Tuesday 13th February
LMS Committee
Personal Selections
Personal selections of recorded music, heroically put together by members of the committee on the day when the scheduled speaker was unable to come because of illness.
David Saunders
| Composer | Title | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell | Trumpet Tune "Cibell" | Purcell Quartet | Chandos Chaconne, CHAN0571 |
| Vaughan Williams | Symphony 4, 1st mvt | BBCSO cond. Vaughan Willliams 1937 | Dutton, CDAX8011 |
| Vaughan Williams | Symphony 9, 3rd mvt | BBCSO cond. Andrew Davis, Proms 2008 | BBC Music Magazine, BBC MM333 |
| Howells | Elegy For Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra | Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand SO, cond. Marc Taddei | ASV CD, DCA1181 |
| Will Todd | "What Sweeter Music" from CD featuring Jazz Missa Brevis | St. Martins Voices & Will Todd Ensemble, cond. Will Todd | Signum Classics, SIGCD563 |
Neil Crutchley
These are all pieces that I heard for the first time over 45 years ago and have loved ever since.
| Composer | Title |
|---|---|
| Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 - Deus in adiutorium meum intense |
| Schubert | Octet - 3rd mvt - allegro vivace |
| Suk | Serenade for Strings - 1st mvt |
| Ireland | Ragamuffin from London Pieces (piano) |
| Poulenc | Nocturne No.1 (piano) |
| Howells | Collegium Regale - Magnificat |
David Fisher
- Albinoni – Concerto Grosso in D: [opening] Leeds Philharmonic Orchestra [conductor Donald Hunt] – (acceleration in the opening few bars)
- Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture: Berlin Symphony Orchestra [conductor Alfred VanWeth] – (badly mis-pitched trumpets)
- Schubert – Unfinished Symphony: Berlin Symphony Orchestra [conductor Alfred VanWeth] – (bad edit shortening both movements)
- Bach – Johannes Passion:
- Von den Stricken meiner Sünden - Simon Clulow (countertenor)
- Ich folge dir gleichfalls - Lenka Skornickova (soprano)
- Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern/Jesum von Nazareth - Kevin McLean-Mair (Evangelist) & Chorus
- Ach, mein Sinn Andrew Carwood - (tenor)
- Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine - Chorus
