Orchestral Music of Arnold Rosner, Vol. 1

On this CD:

1. A Millenium Overture, Op. 112
Composed by Arnold Rosner
Performed by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nicholas Palmer

2. A Sephardic Rhapsody, Op. 95
Composed by Arnold Rosner
Performed by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nicholas Palmer

3. Concerto for 2 trumpets, strings & timpani, Op. 107
Composed by Arnold Rosner
Performed by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra with Robert Murray, Jonathan Martin, Glenn Northern
Conducted by Nicholas Palmer

4. The Tragedy of Queen Jane, Op. 78
Composed by Arnold Rosner
Performed by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra with Robert Murray, Jonathan Martin, Glenn Northern
Conducted by Nicholas Palmer

Tracks:

The Bridge On The River Kwai - Suite For Large Orchestra: Prelude: The Prison Camp
The Bridge On The River Kwai - Suite For Large Orchestra: Colonel Bogey
The Bridge On The River Kwai - Suite For Large Orchestra: The Jungle Trek
The Bridge On The River Kwai - Suite For Large Orchestra: Sunset
The Bridge On The River Kwai - Suite For Large Orchestra: The River Kwai March
Whistle Down The Wind - Small Suite For Small Orchestra: Prelude (Whistle Down The Wind Theme)
Whistle Down The Wind - Small Suite For Small Orchestra: The Three Kings
Whistle Down The Wind - Small Suite For Small Orchestra: Finale
The Sound Barrier - A Rhapsody For Orchestra, Op. 38
Hobson's Choice - Orchestral Suite: Overture And Shoe Ballet
Hobson's Choice - Orchestral Suite: Willie And Maggie (Theme And Variations 1)
Hobson's Choice - Orchestral Suite: Wedding Night (Theme and Variations II)
Hobson's Choice - Orchestral Suite: Finale
The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness - Orchestal Suite: London Prelude
The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness - Orchestal Suite: Romantic Interlude
The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness - Orchestal Suite: Happy Ending (Mountain Crossing - The Children)

Amazon.com

Malcolm Arnold, like Dmitri Shostakovich, wrote a wide range of music, including music for film. But while Shostakovich's film music is generally looked down upon (having been mostly commissioned by the state), Arnold's film music aspires to the same level of seriousness (and delight) as his "important" works. Most familiar here is the music from The Bridge Over the River Kwai, which features Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey's March." Fortunately these works are all orchestrated by the late Christopher Palmer; they would otherwise likely have languished in obscurity. Fans of Arnold's music will want this exceptional collection. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

A Walk Down Memory Lane.......2007-01-18

I purchased this CD about three years ago primarily for the Bridge on the River Kwai music. I had bought the original soundtrack album very soon after seeing the film (in 1957). The thought of having another copy recorded with modern-day technology made the purchase irresistable. One slightly negative (for me) comment about the music is that this is not a re-recording of the original soundtrack. This is a concert suite arranged by Christopher Palmer. The music is "basically" the same. Mr. Palmer has re-arranged much of it and the sequences of events are out of sync with the original. Apart from these differences the music is still awsome sounding! The other pieces on the disk are all well worth listening to for Arnold enthusiasts. Whistle Down the Wind is charming. The Sound Barrier has that Arnold juxtapositioning of the stern and dramatic with the bubbling and warm-and-fuzzy tunes that he is known for. The Hobson's Choice music has a lot of Arnold's humor in it. Upon first hearing, I thought the music was rather "corny" but repeated listenings have allowed me to find the deeper things in it. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is pure Arnold from beginning to end. The grandiose London Prelude opening, the tender Romantic Interlude section, the stirring and ominous Mountain Crossing, and the "This Old Man" tune at the end make this piece, as well as the entire album, a joy to listen to. If you are a Malcom Arnold fan and would like a sampling of his film music, this CD should meet your needs very well. Five stars!

Amazing! .......2006-11-16

This music is amazing! I gotta admit that I bought this Cd mainly because of the tracks from "The Bridge on the River Kwai", but all the other tracks are also very good. My personal favorites are "The Bridge on the River Kwai March"( last track of the Bridge on the River Kwai section of this Cd), the Overture/Shoe Ballet from "Hobson's Choice", and the last track on this Cd, the "Happy Ending: Mountain Crossing-the children". That track is one of my favorite pieces of music ever. One comment on the orchestra that is playing it all: They are great. They play really clean, stay on the beat, and I am sure that they play the music just like Sir Malcolm Arnold intended it to sound. The London Symphony Orchestra is doing a great job on this Cd. This Cd rocks and well deserves five stars!

Classic Film Scores.......2001-04-17

Malcolm Arnold's film scores stand on a par with his concert music; they are of equally high quality. Of the five films represented on this CD, the most prominent would have to be the 1957 best picture Oscar winner, The Bridge on the River Kwai. But, having said that, it would at most have to be considered as first among equals, as the other scores represented are also well-done and well-performed. For film score buffs, this CD should be a keeper.

Jolly Arnold jinks.......2001-01-17

This album will be a delight to baby boomers like me who were taken to the movies during the late fifties and sixties to see these films. The films seem a little dated now but the scores of Arnold bring out tear jerking emotion, nostalgic pangs and jolly japes, all in the blink of an eye. The heavyweight David Lean 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' item is probably the movie you are most likely to see repeated on TV; who can forget the defiant and physically broken Alec Guiness standing up to the Japanese Camp Commander? Yet, paradoxically, although the Colonel Bogey March was very popular when the movie was relaeased, it probably will not be the most played item on the CD if you buy it. Arnold's fecund imagination comes into its own with the 'Hobson's choice' with the brilliant orchestral character sketches of the grumpy and drunken Charles Laughton character on the deep brass, or the thrilling optimism as our hero sudenly realises he can make it. The 'Whistle Down the Wind' offerings are sheer musical poetry that underline the pathos we all feel of our lost childhood vision of Jesus and the haunting theme stays in your head a long while afterwards. The 'Inn of the Sixth Happiness' and 'Sound Barrier' items are wonderful and will be enjoyed again and again as Arnold's imagination jumps around the orchestra in its different tones. A brilliant buy!

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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Treasury of English Song
Favorite English Songs
The Complete Songs, Vol. 4
Songs by Roger Quilter
The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3

ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
Henry King - Neal Davies
Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Call - Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
Chopcherry - John Constable
A Sad Song - John Constable
Rutterkin - John Constable
Bethlehem Down - John Constable
Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
Popular Song - Martyn Hill
Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

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William Primrose Collection, Vol.1

Manufacturer: Doremi Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Early Recordings, Violin and Viola

ASIN: B00000DG46
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Berlioz: Harold In Italy, Op. 16: I. Harold In The Mountains
Berlioz: Harold In Italy, Op. 16: II. March Of The Pilgrims
Berlioz: Harold In Italy, Op. 16: III. Serenade
Berlioz: Harold In Italy, Op. 16: IV. Orgy Of The Brigands
Bax: Son: I. Allegro Moderato - William Primrose/Harriet Cohen
Bax: Son: II. Allegro Energico Ma Non Troppo Presto - William Primrose/Harriet Cohen W
Bax: Son: III. Molto Lento - William Primrose/Harriet Cohen

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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6
Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4
Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7
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ASIN: B0000DIXS1
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Festival Overture
Christmas Eve
Dance Of Wild Irravel
Nympholept
Paean
Overture To A Picaresque Comedy
Cortege

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Typical excellence
who are these guys??

Brass for the Masters, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I0TC
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

Overture For Brass Band: Henry The Fifth
Fantasy For Brass Band, Op. 114 - Malcolm Arnold
Rhapsody In Brass:: Allegro giocoso
Rhapsody In Brass:: Andante con moto
Rhapsody In Brass:: Allegro assai e giocoso
A Kensington Concerto
A Moorside Suite:: Scherzo: Allegro
Nocturne: Adagio
March: Allegro
Comedy Overture: The Frogs (of Aristophanes)
Diversions On A Bass Theme - George Lloyd

Customer Reviews:

Typical excellence.......2006-03-22

If you are looking for a disc with first-rate interpretations of some of the standards in brass band literature, this recording (and its somewhat more refined Volume 1) begs your attention. All of the performances are extremely clean and precise, and the technical requirements of these works are often extensive. There are the moments of overly sentimental playing and wobbly vibrato that was so off-putting to Vaughan Williams in his Henry V, but nothing outside of the standard practice in most British Brass Bands.

who are these guys??.......2000-09-05

Mining may be tough on the lungs, but it does wonders for the embouchure. Wonderful sound, musicianship and conducting. The only flaw, and it is present in their soundtrack recording of "Brassed Off" as well, is the engineer's stubborn refusal to crank up the volume on the gorgeous fleugel solos --when accompanied by the entire band, these lovely riffs (In "Brassed Off, "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" is a classic musical paradox-- at once stunning in both it's economy and lavishness) struggle to be heard and sound like they were phoned in from a pub across the street. Still, the band plays on, flawlessly.

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Remarkably moving music

Arnold: Film Music, Vol.2

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ASIN: B00004YU77
Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

Trapeze: Suite: 1. Prelude
Trapeze: Suite: 2. Romance
Trapeze: Suite: 3. Fanfare
Trapeze: Suite: 3a. Elephant Waltz
Trapeze: Suite: 4. Mike And Lola
Trapeze: Suite: 5. Tino's Arrival In Paris
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Symphony Study 'Machines' For Brass, Percussion And Strings, Op.30 (Theme And Five Variations)
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David Copperfield: Suite: 1. Main Titles And Opening Scene: Allegro - Meno Mosso
David Copperfield: Suite: 2. The Micawbers: Allegro
David Copperfield: Suite: 3. Young Lovers: Allegro
David Copperfield: Suite: 4. Finale: Moderato
You Know What Sailors Are: Scherzetto For Clarinet And Orchestra: Moderato - Allegro - Lento... - John Bradbury/BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba
Stolen Face: Ballade For Piano And Orchestra: Allegro Energico - Andante Con Moto - Allegro... - Phillip DysonBBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba
The Belles Of St Trinian's: Comedy Suite (Exploits For Orchestra): 1. Prelude: Allegro - Alla Marcia
The Belles Of St Trinian's: Comedy Suite (Exploits For Orchestra): 2. Train To Trinians: Allegro...
The Belles Of St Trinian's: Comedy Suite (Exploits For Orchestra):3. Flash And Miss Fritton...
The Belles Of St Trinian's: Comedy Suite (Exploits For Orchestra): 4. Races And Games (Tribal...
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The Holly And The Ivy: Fantasy On Christmas Carols
The Captain's Paradise: Postcard From The Med

Customer Reviews:

Remarkably moving music.......2001-11-17

I had no idea what I was getting when I bought this CD; it has become one of my most listened-to albums. Arnold had a genius for romantic melody that moves the soul. I believe his fame will grow in the 21st century as the silliness of modern atonal music is forgotten and the eternal values of melody and beauty regain their place in western culture.

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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7

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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6
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ASIN: B0001CCXSE
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Lento
III. Molto Moderato - Allegro Molto
Epilogue. Molto Cantabile

Tracks:

Theme. Lento Espressivo
Variation I 'Youth'. Allegro: Restless And Tumultuous
Variation II 'Nocturne'
Variation III 'Strife'. Allegro Vivace
Variation IV 'The Temple'. Slow And Solemn
Variation V 'Play'. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace
Intermezzo 'Enchantment' Very Moderate Tempo
Variation VI 'Triumph'. Moderate Tempo: Glowing And Passionate

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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6

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ASIN: B0000DIXS2
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Gopak (National Dance). Allegro Deciso
Nocturne (May Night In The Ukraine). Tempo Moderato Quasi Andante
In A Vodka Shop. Allegro Vivace
Glamour
Slumber Song
Eternity
A Lyke-Wake (Border Ballad)
I Prelude, Act I. Andante
IV Prelude, Act II, Scene 1. Pavane. Tempo Pomposo
VII Prelude, Act II, Scene 2. Allegro Appassionato
VIII Prelude, Act III, Scene 1. Poco Lento
IX Prelude, Act III, Scene 2. Maestoso
X Mary Stuart's Prayer. Lento
For Piano And Small Orchestra
Allegro Moderato Ma Con Molta Vivacita

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The Raleigh Ringers

The Raleigh Ringers

Manufacturer: Raleigh Ringers
ProductGroup: Music
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Classical Sonos

ASIN: B000067V0H
Release Date: 1995-11-01

Tracks:

Canticle
Hungarian Dance
Fantasy on King's Weston
Cascades
Linus & Lucy
Psalm of Peace
Blessed Assurance
Passacaglia
Fantasy #1 in F Minor
Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu
Comedian's Gallop
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Hymn to Joy
Bohemian Rhapsody
Dream On
Hotel California
Stairway to Heaven

Album Description

This is the first CD produced by The Raleigh Ringers. It highlights their diverse repertoire and includes transcriptions of classical and popular pieces (such as Hungarian Dance and Linus and Lucy), original compositions written for handbells, and arrangements of classic rock and roll. This is one of the best selling handbell CDs in the world and is over 74 minutes of music.

Customer Reviews:

The Raleigh Ringers.......2006-11-03

I've got lots of upbeat classical stuff, but the sounds and tingling on this CD are fantastic. A great mix of traditional and contemporary pieces. This CD is a real ringer!