Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra - Also Sprach Zarath - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Digitally re-mastered edition of this 1995 collection of rarities from the Scottish Popsters. Deep Fried Fan club is an amalgamation of Teenage Fan club's currently out of print B-sides, rarities and also includes universally loved InchEverything FlowsInch from their debut album a Catholic Education. Complete with covers of Neil Young and Beat Happening to name a few, this album is perfect for a sunny afternoon with some time to kill.

Ormandy / Philadelphia Orch - Cto for Orch [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/22/2009

The music of William Wordsworth (1908-88) - a great-great-grandson of the poet's brother Christopher - lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworth's music unfolds spontaneously, as a natural process. This second volume brings two concertos, both major works - though long forgotten, and strongly contrasted in their approach the gritty and muscular Piano Concerto is cast in a single, tightly argued span, whereas the lyrical Violin Concerto is expansive and unhurried - and deeply touching. They are complemented by the Three Pastoral Sketches, which grow gently from understated autumnal hues to a dignified and moving climax. All three scores show an extraordinary command of orchestral color.