The Hickox Legacy
-
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... —
Awards:
-
Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
-
Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Choral
-
-
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... —
Awards:
-
Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Engineering
-
-
Special offer. 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...
Awards:
-
Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Opera
-
-
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... —
-
-
-
Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Alison Hargan (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), David Rendall (tenor), Bryn Terfel (baritone), Robert Lloyd (bass) & Stephen Roberts (bass)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Supported by a strong cast of soloists, Hickox delivers a warmly expressive and subtly nuanced interpretation which really catches fire in the more inspired second part of Elgar's oratorio. —
-
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
-
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens & I was glad
Roderick Elms (organ), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Much of [Davies's] singing, especially in Part I, is full-throated, almost Italianate and he has all the vocal heft you could wish for...Howell is an imposing vocal presence...The choral singing... —
-
Special offer. Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Jean Rigby (Lucretia), Nigel Robson (Male Chorus), Catherine Pierard (Female Chorus), Donald Maxwell (Tarquinius), Alastair Miles (Collatinus), Alan Opie (Junius), Patricia Rozario (Lucia), Ameral Gunson (Bianca)
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Hickox allows his singers plenty of space with no loss of tension; they respond impressively, with Catherine Pierard exceptional as the Female Chorus. —
