Tag: Traditional
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Lusty Broadside Ballads & Playford Dances from 17th Century England
“nearly flawless: singing is not flashy, but genuinely well executed … playing is solid and infectious … songs are well selected and intelligently ordered – as if it could have been plucked from a tavern 350 years ago …. Throughout, there is an infectious joy expressed in the four-part harmonies. There are songs here that…
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Christmas Carols from Oxford
“These two famous anthologies of carols from the earliest 15th century to the 20th here hold 29 in total, including many popular ones but also many rare discoveries. “Magdalen College, Oxford, played an important part in the Victorian revival of the celebration of Christmas and especially of carol singing. A key figure in this was…
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The Very Best of Paul Robeson
“he opened his mouth and let out that tremendous resonant voice of his to the last stop, and Ol’ Man River echoed from the far hills around us. His voice filled the universe and we were carried with it to glorious heights” (Crosby Gaige)
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Christmas-time Carols
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Manhattan Playboys – American Light Classics
“For over four decades when conducting the BBC’s Light Orchestras on radio… I always included pieces from the American repertoire which I knew from the Boston Pops and the Hollywood Bowl. These wonderful melodies were also a “hit” with audiences at my “Pops at the Philharmonic” concerts. I have put together a selection of favourites,…
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Balalaika Favourites!
“virtuosity & splendid musicianship is the keynote…other instruments too between them they provide some very attractive sounds….(including) tremendously exciting Flight of the bumblebee, Dance of the Comedians and the charming Waltz of the Faun… Recording very natural-sounding with wide dynamic range” (Gramophone)
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Brass in Battle
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Folk Songs of the British Isles
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The Merrymakers – British Light Classics
“For over four decades I conducted the BBC’s Light Orchestras in programmes like Melodies for You, Invitation to Music, Music while you Work, Friday Night is Music Night and their annual International Festival of Light Music…Radio Clyde transmitted “live” my “Pops at the Philharmonic” concerts, and I also conducted the light orchestras of Europe; With…
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Hymns From England
“The foundation stone was laid in 1220 for a new cathedral in St Mary’s Mead, part of Salisbury’s water meadows, for what became one of the finest and most imposing medieval structures in England. The dedication took place in 1258. For many years the Cathedral Choir has been recognised as one of the finest in…
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The Very Best of Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Collection
“Klever Kaff or The Lass from Blackburn, originally a telephonist then pianist who yearned to sing, combined two things: the personality to communicate with the widest audience, and encourage them in great music, with world-class artistic quality. Bruno Walter, Mahler’s pupil, said: The greatest thing in music in my life has been to have known…
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The Welsh Male Voice Choir Tradition
“The special tradition of the Welsh Male Voice Choir ‘wells up from the Valleys’ here in stirring and passionate performances of classics sung in both Welsh and English”
