classical music: alun

classical music: alun

classical music:

Alun

Ludwig Thuille: Symphony; Piano Concerto

Ludwig Thuille, Alun Francis, ...

Cpo Records, 2006

Finally! A Gap in the Discography Is Filled At Last!
From the time I first heard Ludwig Thuille's masterly Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat Major, Op. 6, thirty years ago, I have wanted to hear more music by this sadly neglected composer, a more traditionalist friend of Richard Strauss. Apart from a meager handful ...

Crusell: Clarinet Concertos
Thea King, Bernhard Henrik Crusell, ...

Hyperion UK, 2005

The Clarinet in Concert

Thea King, Max Bruch, ...

Hyperion UK, 1997

Unexpectedly good and little heard repertoire
Most of these pieces are not familiar but all of them show originality and well repay listening. The performances are outstanding and the sound quality is high. Definitely a disk to seek out if you have an interest in high quality repertoire that somehow has not found ...

The Art of Barry Tuckwell
Ludwig van Beethoven, Luigi Cherubini, ...

Decca, 2006

Ernst Toch: Complete Symphonies - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Alun Francis

Ernst Toch, Alun Francis, ...

cpo, 2006

All of Toch's Symphonies at a Real Bargain Price
The cpo label seems to go in for 'the complete [symphonies, piano works, string quartets] of' various composers, usually composers whose works are not widely represented on disc, and we're the richer for that. That certainly is the case with Ernst Toch (1887-1964) ...

Offenbach: Christopher Columbus

Jacques Offenbach, Alun Francis, ...

Opera Rara UK, 1997

Forget History!
For those of you who like Gilbert and Sullivan, you'll smile at this recording. I did scenes from this piece as a freshman in college, and many of the songs have stayed fresh in my mind even after all these years. Technically, though, Offenbach didn't write it: this is ...

Christmas Through the Ages

Michael George, Charles Pott, ...

Hyperion UK, 2001

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty
I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now! This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque ...

Milhaud: The Complete Symphonies (Box Set)

Darius Milhaud, Alun Francis, ...

Cpo Records, 2000

You'll Be Surprised
Milhaud's harmonic language is complex and challenging, the Basel band is top-notch, and the recorded sound is superb, so you'll find yourself coming back time and again to this pleasant, fulfilling set. The attractive price (as of this writing) is a major lure, so ...

Ernst Toch: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Ernst Toch, Alun Francis, ...

Cpo Records, 2000

Pulitzer Prize Symphony Gets Second Recording in 30 years
Whoever suggested Alun Francis record the symphonies of Ernst Toch must be given high honors! Toch's 3rd Symphony recieved the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1956. One of the reasons why was its rather unusual instrumentation-along with the standard orchestra he included ...

Milhaud: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra

Darius Milhaud, Alun Francis, ...

Cpo Records, 2007

Gallic Insouciance
The cpo label deserves real credit for bringing us not only this 2CD set with all of Milhaud's works for piano and orchestra but an earlier issue with all his symphonies. And on an earlier CD with 'French Concertos for Two Pianos' we get his work in that form. Can his ...

Wolf-Ferrari - Concerto Violin /Serenade for Strings

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Cpo Records, 2000

Wolf Ferrari Violin Concerto revisited
Although the effort by the violinist Ulf Hoelscher and the conductor Alun Francis has to be judged appreciatively, their performance of Wolf Ferrari violin concerto cannot be compared in any way to the brilliant, nervous, legato and masterly performance by the great ...

Finzi/Stanford: Clarinet Concertos
Thea King, Gerald Finzi, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Baroque Christmas Music
Henry Purcell, Gaetano Maria Schiassi, ...

Hyperion UK, 1999

Alun Hoddinott, Don Banks: Horn Concertos; Humphrey Searle: Aubade; Nicholas Maw: Sonata for strings & 2 Horns
Don Banks, Alun Hoddinott, ...

Lyrita, 2008

Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

Humphrey Searle: Symphonies 1 & 4

Humphrey Searle, Alun Francis, ...

Cpo Records, 1999

A good second instalment of cpo's Searle symphony cycle
This is the second and concluding volume of cpo's cycle of the symphonies of the underrated English composer Humphrey Searle. The first, highly recommendable volume contains symphonies 2, 3 and 5 and this volume couples the first and fourth symphonies with two shorter ...