Moeran: Chamber Music

On this CD:

1. String quartet, No 1 in A minor
Composed by E. J. Moeran
Performed by Simon Aspell, Elizabeth Charleson, Gregory Ellis, Christopher Marwood, Vanbrugh Quartet

2. String quartet in E flat major
Composed by E. J. Moeran
Performed by Simon Aspell, Elizabeth Charleson, Gregory Ellis, Christopher Marwood, Vanbrugh Quartet

3. Fantasy quartet for oboe, violin, viola & cello
Composed by E. J. Moeran
Performed by Simon Aspell, Elizabeth Charleson, Nicholas Daniel, Gregory Ellis, Christopher Marwood, Vanbrugh Quartet

4. Piano Trio in D major
Composed by E. J. Moeran
Performed by Caroline Dearnley, Rebecca Hirsch, John Lenehan

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Moeran: String Quartets
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • à découvrir...
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Moeran: String Quartets

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  1. Symphony in G Minor
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  3. Walton: Piano Quartet / String Quartet
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  5. Chamber Music 1

ASIN: B0000014GP
Release Date: 2000-10-06

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In E Flat Major: Allegro moderato ma ben animato
  2. String Quartet In E Flat Major: Lento - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro vivace
  3. String Quartet In A Minor: Allegro - Lento - Tempo primo
  4. String Quartet In A Minor: Andante con moto
  5. String Quartet In A Minor: Rondo: Allegro vivace
  6. String Trio In G Major: Allegretto giovale
  7. String Trio In G Major: Adagio
  8. String Trio In G Major: Molto vivace - Lento sostenuto
  9. String Trio In G Major: Andante grazioso - Presto

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars à découvrir..........2005-07-14

Voici un autre compositeur anglais qui gagne à être découvert.
vous découvrirez le côté un peu pastoral de l'époque.
Une belle acquisition à bas prix.

5 out of 5 stars MOERAN THE MERRIER!.......2000-06-24

It's hard to imagine that these pieces have fairly languished unheard--- at least on American shores. A shame... until now. Those familiar with Moeran's contemporary, Frank Bridge, will no doubt spot his similar and subtle use of the British folk idiom throughout these works.

The Eb Quartet is an early two movement work beautifully wrought and flavored by a very tangible English countryside. Delightful!

The A Minor Quartet is a three movement affair that shows Moeran's remarkable compositional growth: he takes his innately pastoral writing to broader and deeper places. The second movement Andante is especially touching. (Amazing that this music was written in 1921 and, yet, its dominant characteristic retains a penchant for the romantic--- certainly Elgar was more "modern" at this time, interestingly enough.)

The String Trio in G of 1931, in five movements, is an inventive, melodious and utterly delightful work. Again, special mention should be made of the beguiling Adagio... and the Andante grazioso finale.

More well known for his orchestral works, we should thank Naxos for bringing these lovely chamber pieces to CD, in such fine performances by the Maggini Quartet and in a full, warm sound.

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    ASIN: B00008ZZ2Y
    Release Date: 2003-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony In G Minor: Vivace - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    2. Clear And Gentle Stream - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
    3. The Shropshire Lad: Loveliest Of Trees - Christopher Maltman
    4. Two Aquarelles: Gaily, But Not Quick - David Lloyd-Jones
    5. Summer Music - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    6. In The Wood: Adagio - Nicholas Daniel
    7. Sospiri - English Northern Philharmonia
    8. As You Like It: Under The Greenwood Tree - Andrew Penny
    9. Egdon Heath - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    10. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    11. Like As The Hart - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
    12. Alla Marcia - Maggini Quartet
    13. A Cotswold Hill Tune - David Lloyd-Jones
    14. Vivace - Andrew Penny
    15. Andantino - Andrew Penny
    16. Con Moto - Andrew Penny
    17. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Andrew Penny

    Album Description

    A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by the elite of British artists such as the Maggini Quartet, the Choir of St. John's College Cambridge and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under David Lloyd-Jones.
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      ASIN: B00005Y0MS
      Release Date: 2002-05-21

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      1. Suo (The Marsh) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
      2. Approach Of Autumn - English Northern Philharmonia
      3. Adagio - Maggini String Quartet
      4. Violin Concerto: II - Adele Anthony
      5. Romance: Andante Tranquillo - Robert Plane
      6. Valse Triste, Op.44 No.1 - Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
      7. Om Manga Ar - Niklas Sivelov
      8. Andantino - Andrew Penny
      9. Des Pas Sur La Neige - Francois-Joel Thiollier
      10. The Night - Petri Alanko
      11. Mazurka, Op.50 No.3 - Martin Roscoe
      12. Ludus - Rebecca Hirsch
      13. Landscape: Lento - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
      14. Song For Athene - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
      15. Sancta Maria - Thomas Bloch

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      2. Prelude For Strings - David Lloyd-Jones
      3. Sospiri, Op.70 - English Northern Philharmonia
      4. The Blue Bird, Op.119 No.3 - Oxford Camerata
      5. Kyrie - Noel Edison
      6. Chelsea Reach - John Lenehan
      7. Des Abends - Benjamin Frith
      8. Felicissima Quest'Alma - Olga Pasichnyk
      9. Adagio - Capella Istropolitana
      10. Adagio - German Wind Soloists
      11. Romance - Okko Kamu
      12. Sheperd's Boy - Richard Edlinger
      13. Andante Assai - Tedi Papavrami
      14. The Lord's Prayer - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
      E.J. Moeran: The Collected 78 rpm Recordings - Symphony  in G minor, String Trio, Songs
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        E.J. Moeran: The Collected 78 rpm Recordings - Symphony in G minor, String Trio, Songs

        Manufacturer: Divine Art
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        Release Date: 2007-04-03
        The Banks Of Green Willow
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          The Banks Of Green Willow

          Manufacturer: Capitol
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          ASIN: B00000DOAH
          Release Date: 1993-05-11
          Moeran: String Quartet No. 1; Fantasy Quartet; Sonata for Violin & Piano
          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
          • Remastered midprice reissue--Where's the sinfonietta?
          Moeran: String Quartet No. 1; Fantasy Quartet; Sonata for Violin & Piano

          Manufacturer: Chandos
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          1. Morean: Rhapsodies Nos.1 & 2; In the Mountain Country; etc.
          2. Moeran: Violin Concerto; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow; Cello Concerto

          ASIN: B00013BOFQ
          Release Date: 2004-02-24

          Tracks:

          1. I. Allegro - Melbourne String Quartet
          2. II. Andante Con Moto - Melbourne String Quartet
          3. III. Rondo. Allegro Vivace - Melbourne String Quartet
          4. Allegro Moderato - Sarah Francis
          5. I. Allegro Non Troppo - Sarah Francis
          6. II. Lento - Sarah Francis
          7. III. Vivace E Molto Ritmico - Sarah Francis

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars Remastered midprice reissue--Where's the sinfonietta?.......2007-03-10

          Chandos released 3 excellent full-length mid price, remastered Moeran CDs by Vernon Handley and the Ulster Orcehstra in 2004. This one is not one of them.


          This CD is only 53 minutes long, and only one of the recoridngs is actually from Chandos. The Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings. The other two pieces, String Quartet No.1 and Sonata for Violin & Piano are actually from ABC Records in Australia, and recording dates aren't even listed. Now this is fine, but I wonder why Chandos opted to include these pieces instead of the Sinfonietta recorded by Norman Del Mar and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta in the 80s? I would have much preferred to have that instead of the violin sonata, but nonetheless, putting Moeran recoridngs back in print is good for Moeran fans.
          Coates, Moeran: Violin Concertos
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            Coates, Moeran: Violin Concertos

            Manufacturer: Divine Art
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            ASIN: B000F5GJLY
            Release Date: 2006-07-18
            Complete Solo Piano Music
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              Complete Solo Piano Music
              Moeran , and Hunt
              Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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              2. Morean: Rhapsodies Nos.1 & 2; In the Mountain Country; etc.

              ASIN: B00007FZAS
              Release Date: 2003-02-25

              Tracks:

              1. Bank Holiday (1925)
              2. The White Mountain (1927)
              3. On A May Morning (1921)
              4. Toccato (1921)
              5. A Folk Story
              6. Rune
              7. The Lake Island
              8. Autumn Woods
              9. At A Horse Fair
              10. Prelude
              11. Berceuse
              12. Theme And Variatins (1920)
              13. Summer Valley (1925)
              14. Stalham River (1921)
              15. Windmills
              16. Elegy
              17. Burlesque
              18. Irish Love Song (1926)
              May Harrison
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                May Harrison

                Manufacturer: Symposium
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                Delius, FrederickDelius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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                ASIN: B000009IEE
                Release Date: 1994-07-15
                Moeran: Serenade in G; Nocturne; Warlock: Capriol Suite; Serenade
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • Moeran and Warlock's Mediaeval capers.
                Moeran: Serenade in G; Nocturne; Warlock: Capriol Suite; Serenade

                Manufacturer: Chandos
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000000AK3
                Release Date: 1992-09-30

                Tracks:

                1. SERENADE IN G: I Prologue
                2. SERENADE IN G: II Intermezzo
                3. SERENADE IN G: III Air
                4. SERENADE IN G: IV Galop
                5. SERENADE IN G: V Minuet
                6. SERENADE IN G: VI Forlana
                7. SERENADE IN G: VII Rigadoon
                8. SERENADE IN G: VIII Epilogue
                9. Serenade For String Orchestra: Allegretto moderato
                10. Capriol Suite: I Basse-Danse - Allegro moderato
                11. Capriol Suite: II Pavane - Allegretto, ma un poco lento
                12. Capriol Suite: III Tordion - Allegretto con moto
                13. Capriol Suite: IV Bransies - Presto
                14. Capriol Suite: V Pieds-en-l'air - Andantino tranquillo
                15. Capriol Suite: VI Mattachins - Allegro con brio
                16. Nocturne: Lento

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Moeran and Warlock's Mediaeval capers........2000-04-14

                This is a fun CD for the most part and the residuum that is not fun is sublime. Let me qualify this. Both Warlock (Phillip Heseltine) and Ernest Moeran were important figures in the English Musican Renaissance of the 1920-30's. They were born in the same year, thirty two after Delius, twenty two years after Vaughan Williams and eleven after Bax. They were both infatuated for a time by the chromatic sliding structures and the contemplative aestheticism of the older master. Heseltine, when he was an eighteen year old schoolboy at Eton had actually corresponded with Delius. He must have come across very impressive as a correspondent. Delius was no sucker for juvenile sycophancy and yet he took Heseltine seriously, eventually becoming a personal friend of his. As Peter Warlock the composer he led the way in his friendship with Moeran due to his stronger personality. Two works on this CD relate to this idolisation. The Serenade for Strings of Warlock is a beautiful work which was written to celebrate Delius' 60th birthday in 1923 (actually he was 61; Delius had simply got it wrong). The melody is redolent of Delius' own in his 'A Song before Sunrise', one of his impressionistic pieces for small orchestra. Warlock retains Delius' fastidious brushwork but is not impressionistic here though. His work is instead a full blooded disquisition on the rhythms and harmonies of small scale Delius but to this he adds his own strengths of fine form. In Warlock's refined calligraphy, the ripe Delian melody winds its way around the strings, eventually coming to a strong but ruminative climax, and ends up with a smiling, plump cadence complete with a final plucked chord. To any lover of the Delius of the smaller orchestral pieces this is a must and we can only join Warlock in worshipping at the Temple of Grez-sur-Loing. Delius would never have produced a work like this, for this is no generic product. It is essential Warlock and every bar is authentic! I have had three versions of this work on vinyl and this is as good as any of the others. The pace is Delius' own, something that used to be thought of (well in the 1960's, anyway) as almost mystical and peculiar to Beecham. Thankfully this was all hype and this recording among many proves it can be done by others as well. The Nocturne is Moeran's offering at the same altar of Delian idolatory but he plumbs for an evening Nocturne complete with a serenading baritone. Robert Nichols elegaic words are almost de trop for this wonderful piece is sheer poetry as pure sound and certainly deserves more than the occassional hearing. Typically, as a summing up of Delius' rapture music this is the more successful of these two but will be probably far less patronised by concert programs. Warlock was an avid student and lover of English Tudor and other early music and his Capriol Suite he introduced the crunchy harmonies of his era into the dances of the Elizabethan period. The Serenade by Moeran is exactly the same in concept as Warlock's Capriol Suite as a crossover work but was written 18 years after Heseltine's death. He had repudiated some parts ex post facto but thankfully this recording restores them and the result is a substantial work brimming over with melodies, jumping rhythms and startling harmonic jumps. All in all, great fun and beautifully played!

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