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The Hickox Legacy
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George Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims
RecommendedYvonne Kenny (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor) & Stephen Roberts (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
This superb offering of a full-length cantata based on the Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales bears out its reputation as Dyson's masterpiece. It's a fresh, tuneful work, aptly exuberant... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Engineering
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Punchy, in-your-face accounts, in turbo charged sound. —
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Delius: Sea Drift, Songs of Farewell & Songs of Sunset
RecommendedSally Burgess (mezzo-soprano), Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Hickox
The huge power of Bryn Terfel’s singing was already making waves when he made these recordings aged 27, showcasing both his once-in-a-generation baritone voice and superstar artistry (not least... —
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Choral
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Elgar: The Black Knight, Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Elgar completed The Black Knight in 1893 and it provided him with his first big success. The text tells of a sinister, unnamed 'Prince of mighty sway', whose appearance at the King's court during... —
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Bridge: Orchestral Works, Volumes 1-6
The Collector's Edition
Howard Shelley (piano), Alban Gerhardt (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Philip Langridge (tenor), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox
Listening to this comprehensive Chandos set, Bridge’s position as a shadowy transitional figure comes into sharper focus, the early Edwardiana yielding to a much more sharply defined mature... —
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Holst: The Wandering Scholar
Ingrid Attrot (soprano), Neill Archer (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone) & Donald Maxwell (bass), Lesley Hatfield (violin)
Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Walton: Troilus and Cressida
Judith Howarth (soprano), Yvonne Howard (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor), Nigel Robson (tenor), Brian Cookson (tenor), Peter Bodenham (tenor), Keith Mills (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone) James Thornton (baritone), Clive Bayley (bass), Bruce Budd (bass), Stephen Dowson (bass) & David Owen-Lewis...
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Opera
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Richard Hickox conducts Holst
Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin), Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe), Stephen Tees (viola)
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Elgar: The Kingdom
Roderick Elms (organ), Margaret Marshall (soprano), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox
