Howells: Orchestral Works 2-CD set

HERBERT HOWELLS (1882-1983)

1

King's Herald (1934; 1937)

4:24

Arranged for full orchestra and organ from the suite Pageantry

Allegro brillante - Animato

2

Paradise Rondel, Op. 40 (1925)

9:34

Allegro e vivace

3

Fantasia (1936-37)*

17:24

for cello and orchestra

Tranquillo, quasi andante

4

Threnody (compl. 1935)*

9:05

for cello and orchestra

Orchestrated by Christopher Palmer

Lento calmato, assai teneramente

5

Pastoral Rhapsody (1924-24)

12:19

Tranquillo, non troppo lento

6

Procession, Op. 36 (1920;1922)

4:37

Allegro moderato, sempe ritmico

The B's, Op. 13 (1914)

32:18

Suite for orchestra

7

I

Overture. Bublum

9:59

8

II

Lament. Bartholomew

7:36

9

III

Scherzo. Blissy

2:40

10

IV

'Mazurka' alias 'Minuet'. Bunny

3:37

11

V

March. Benjee

8:15

Three Dances, Op. 7 (1914-15)†

14:30

for violin and orchestra

12

I

Giocoso molto

5:29

13

II

Quasi lento, quieto

6:54

14

III

Molto allegro

2:02

In Green Ways, Op. 43 (1915; 1928)‡

18:12

15

I

Under the Greenwood Tree

1:45

16

II

The Goat Paths

8:11

17

III

Merry Margaret

2:42

18

IV

Wanderer's Night Song

4:20

19

V

On the Merry First of May

1:04

Yvonne Kenny soprano‡

Lydia Mordkovitch violin†

Moray Welsh cello*

Richard Hickox

8 & 9 February 1995 (disc one)

27 & 28 July 1996 (disc two)