BBC Concert Orchestra - Orchestral Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Yale Choral Artists has rapidly established itself as one of the most innovative professional choirs in the world, and it's recordings of works by three Yale composers showcase the breadth of contemporary American choral music. They include the powerful 'statement to the court' by David Lang, whose 'the little match girl passion' won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Ted Hearne's 'Consent' uses four disparate texts in a complex personal exploration of the role of language in his life, while Hannah Lash's 'Requiem' is an expression of sorrow framed through a re-translation of the Latin text. Lang's work as well as Lash's are receiving here their world premiere recordings. Album Tracks 1. Statement to the Court (2010) 2. Consent (2014) 3. Requiem (2016)

John Wilson's third volume of the music of Eric Coates combines some of the composer's larger-scale works with miniatures and two marches. The Cinderella Phantasy frames the well-known fairy-tale from Cinderella's perspective, glossing over the more brutal elements of the original, with some notably descriptive writing for the dream sequences, the ball and of course the happy ending. The Three Men is to some extent autobiographical, as Coates explores his love of his native Nottinghamshire countryside, his love for London and his love of the sea. The Three Elizabeths is a suite of portraits of three great figures in English History - Queen Elizabeth I; Elizabeth of Glamis (then the Queen Consort, now remembered as the Queen Mother), and Princess Elizabeth (who of course became Queen Elizabeth II). Lost Love is a wistful Romance written in 1939, while the much later Sweet Seventeen is a beautiful waltz, inspired by Eric and his wife Phyliss' love of dancing. In fact, the title refers to his first date with Phyllis, at the Blenheim Restaurant, the day before her seventeenth birthday. Two marches complete the programme - the Television March was commissioned by the BBC (just three weeks before the date of broadcast!) for the resumption of television broadcasting in 1946. The Dam Busters March was used as the main title for Michael Anderson's 1955 film and is arguably the composer's most widely known work. Album Tracks 1. Television March 2. Three Men~I. The Man from the Country 3. Three Men~II. The Man about Town 4. Three Men~III. The Man from the Sea 5. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella, alone by the fire, dreaming 6. Cinderella, a phatasy~Her Fairy Godmother calls her softly and she gradually wakes 7. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella dresses for the ball ... She feels reassured 8. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella arrives at the Palace ... He asks Cin

The First and Fourth Symphonies of the Swiss composer Richard Flury (1896-1967) both have a strong sense of place. They retain a hint of Bruckner but are fluid rather than monumental. The First is lyrical and grandiose in equal measure, reflecting the grandeurs of the Swiss landscape. The Fourth was inspired by memories of childhood visits to Liechtenstein and spins out tunes and atmosphere with the profligacy of a Hollywood film score. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 1 in D minor (1922-23) 2. Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Liechtensteinische (1950-51)