Arnold: Little Suite Nos. 1 & 2/Concerto For 28 Players/Variations For Orchestra/A Manx Suite

Malcolm Arnold (Composer), Horatio Parker (Composer), Richard Hickox (Conductor), London Sinfonia (Orchestra), City of London Sinfonia (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: London Sinfonia, City of London Sinfonia
• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Composer: Malcolm Arnold, Horatio Parker
• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B000000B0G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,461 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Variations

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow two masterpies on one cd, November 3, 2005

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This review is from: Arnold: Little Suite Nos. 1 & 2/Concerto For 28 Players/Variations For Orchestra/A Manx Suite (Audio CD)

I must thank the Third Ear guide or I would have heard about this cd. All of these pieces are from the mature part of his life and display the tecnical mastery and humor found in his symphonies. The concerto fpr 28 players is one masterpiece which is compsed seially and has moments maked by sharp dissonance combined with breaks for more melodious sound and syncopations typical of Stravinsky.

The Variations for Orchestra are based on a coronation march by one of Arnold's students Ruth Gipps. I consider yhis another masterpiece of Arnold even tough it is only 11 minutes. The variations are enchatingly beautiful and well performed. by hickox. As soon as i finished playing this I was so awestruck that I immediately replayed it. This cd belong in the collection of all classical music lovers. please excuse typos i have a neurolicic disese.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Rewarding, July 15, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arnold: Little Suite Nos. 1 & 2/Concerto For 28 Players/Variations For Orchestra/A Manx Suite (Audio CD)

As much as I like Malcolm Arnold, I do not really care for sampler disks. It was with great delight, then, that I came across this recording, which can have much the same effect as a sampler disk--to interest newcomers in the music of Malcolm Arnold--but which contains whole works that have not been recorded elsewhere. The Malcolm Arnold devotee will recognize the Arnold touch in the first few minutes of this CD; indeed, the opening bars of Little Suite No. 1 are like a little synopsis of his symphonic sound. This delightful recording can be recommended to all, because those who already have many recordings of Malcolm Arnold will want to hear the two recording premieres (the Manx Suite and the Ruth Gipps Variations--two entertaining and rewarding compositions), while those unfamiliar with Arnold's music will find this recording an excellent introduction to his style, and as a bonus, the sound quality is impeccable.