Overtures from the British isles.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Gamba, Rumon, conductor.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, performer.

Language:

English

French

German

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Overtures.

Incidental music--Excerpts.

Incidental music.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Overtures.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:17:05) : digital, CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, [2014]

System Details:

digital stereo

audio file CD audio

Summary:

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays music by Austin, Bantock, Cowen, Gardiner, Mackenzie, Coleridge-Taylor, Stanford, and Sullivan. Conducted by Rumon Gamba.

Contents:

The sea venturers : concert overture, 1934 / Frederic Austin (11:07)

Prelude to Oedipus tyrannus : op. 29, from incidental music to the play, 1887, revised 1888 / Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (8:27)

Overture to The song of Hiawatha, op. 30, no. 3, from Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha, 1899 / Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (11:21)

The butterfly's ball : concert overture for full orchestra, 1901/ Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (11:48)

The frogs (of Aristophanes) : comedy overture for orchestra, 1935 / Sir Granville Bantock (8:26)

Overture to The little minister : from incidental music to the play, 1897 / Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (8:12)

Overture to Macbeth : for incidental music to the play by William Shakespeare, 1888 / Sir Arthur Sullivan (8:13)

Overture to a comedy : for orchestra, 1906, revised 1911 / Henry Balfour Gardiner (8:29).

Participant:

BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Rumon Gamba, conductor.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Recorded 2013 April 24-26 BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff.

Program notes in English, German and French in container.

Contains:

Contains: Austin, Frederic. Sea venturers.

Contains: Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924. Oedipus tyrannus. Prelude

Contains: Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Scenes from The song of Hiawatha. Overture.

Contains: Cowen, Frederic H. (Frederic Hymen), 1852-1935. Butterfly's ball.

Contains: Bantock, Granville, Sir, 1868-1946. Frogs.

Contains: Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, 1847-1935. Little minister. Overture

Contains: Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Macbeth. Overture

Contains: Gardiner, H. Balfour (Henry Balfour), 1877-1950. Overture to a comedy.

OCLC:

868833048

Publisher Number:

095115179727

CHAN 10797 Chandos

10797 Chandos