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BEULAH 14PD8

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Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Anthony Collins’ Sibelius Cycle

Disc 1:
Karelia Overture Op.10 [6:57]
Symphony No 1 in E minor Op.39 (1899) [34:30]
Symphony No 7 in C Op.105 (1924) [19:47]
Disc 2:
Symphony No 2 in D Op.43 (1902) [41:54]
Symphony No 6 in D minor Op.104 (1923) [27:54]
Disc 3:
Symphony No 3 in C Op.52 (1907) [24:48]
Pohjola’s Daughter Op. 49 (1906) [12:54]
Pelléas and Mélisande (excerpts) Op.46 (1905) [16:19]
Nightride and Sunrise Op.55 (1907) [14:32]
Disc 4:
Symphony No 4 in A minor Op.63 (1911) [31:01]
Symphony No 5 in E flat Op.82 (1919) [30:39]
London Symphony Orchestra/Anthony Collins
rec. Kingsway Hall, London 1952-1955 in mono

Cameo

CAMPION CAMEO 2053

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BORDERLANDS
Contemporary British Piano Trios
Camden REEVES (b.1974)

Starlight Squid (2001)
Paul MEALOR (b.1975)

Borderlands (2004)
John PICKARD (b.1963)

Piano Trio (1990)
Philip GRANGE (b.1956)

Piano Trio: Homage to Chagall (1995)
Chagall Trio (Nicoline Kraamwinkel (violin); Tim Gill (cello); Julian Rolton (piano))
rec. 7-8 August 2004, Cosmo Rodewald Hall, University of Manchester. DDD
[49:49]
Acte Préalable APO043

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Grażyna BACEWICZ (1909-1969)
Complete Oboe Works

Trio for Oboe, Harp, and Percussion (1965) [17:53]
Sonatina for Oboe and Piano (1955) [9:07]
Sonata for Oboe and Piano (1937) [10:22]
Trio for Oboe, Violin, and Cello (1935) [9:48
Mariusz Pędzialek (oboe)
Piotr Grodecki (piano)
Barbara Stuhr (violin)
Agata Zając (cello)
Anna Sikorzak-Olek (harp)
Jan Pilch (percussion)
rec. 3-4 June 1999, Austrian Consulate, Cracow, Poland
Campion

Cameo 2024

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Review

Paul Lewis (b.1943)
Serenade and Dance: The Romantic Harmonica Music of Paul Lewis

The Secret World of Polly Flint
Woof! Fantasy
Two Miniatures: Loves; Lark
Impromptu for Harmonica and Harp [5:03]
Spring Suite: Jaunt ; Romance ; Jig .
Tea for Three
Pavane
Seal Morning
Serenata
A Somerset Garland
Norfolk Rhapsody
Serenade and Dance
The Benny Hill Waltz
James Hughes, harmonica;
Centaur CRC2750

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William Grant STILL (1895-1978)
Carmela from Vignettes Trio (1962) [2.35]
Bambalele e Espin Garda – Two Brazilian folk songs from Folk Suite No.1 (1962) [2.11]
Here’s One African-American Spiritual (1941) arranged Louis Kaufman [2.44]
Summerland from Three Visions Suite (1935) [3.56]
Suite for Violin and Piano (1943) [14.41]
Blues from the Ballet Lenox Avenue (1935) arranged Louis Kaufman [3.30]
Quit Dat Fool’nish (1935) [1.15]
Two Cameos – Picnic with Sheilah [1.10]; Procession of the Ants [1.43]
Pastorela – tone poem (1946) [11.07]

Clifford Panton (violin)
Jason Alfred (piano)

Acte Préalable APO130

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Fanny MENDELSSOHN (1805-1847)
Piano Works:-

Allegro con brio No. 4 WV 304 (1836) [5:23]
Allegro grazioso No. 1 WV 294 (1836) [4:59]
Allegro agitato No. 7 WV 300 (1836) [6:06]
Largo con espressione No. 9 WV 322 (1837) [6:55]
Allegro vivace WV 459 (1846) [2:56]
Presto No. 2 WV 459 (1846) [2:44]
Sonata o Capriccio, WV 113 (no date) [6:49]
Allegro agitato WV 302 (1836) [5:20]
Fantasia WV 253 (1830) [6:02]
Klavierstück in e minor WV 393 (1843) [4:02]
Klavierstück in g minor WV 403 (1844) [3:07]
Capriccio No. 10 WV 308 (1836/7) [8:46]
Elżbieta Sternlicht, piano

       

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