Patric Standford on BMS label

[Alan Howe]

Just to underline Dundonnell's news in the Joubert thread:

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the direction of David Lloyd-Jones have recorded three major Standford works for issue on the British Music Society label during late spring of 2012.   David Lloyd-Jones directs performances of the First Symphony and A Prelude to a Fantasy: The Naiades, and Raphael Wallfisch is the soloist in Standford's Cello Concerto . Wallfisch, who is also the Concerto's dedicatee, gave the first broadcast performance over 30 years ago.  This will be the first commercial recordings of these works.
http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/standford.htm#reco

[albion]

Great news. The BMS received a large bequest from the late Michael Hurd - I wonder if this is reflected in this more ambitious recording project ...



... if so, long may such projects continue.

[albion]

This valuable addition to the British symphonic discography will be on general release from 1st July -



BMS441CD

Symphony No.1, The Seasons – An English Year (1972)
l Spring: Allegro decioso, risoluto
ll Summer: Adagietto
lll Autumn: Scherzo
lV Winter: Epilogue (Variations)

Cello Concerto (1974, revised 2004)
l Adagio, ma con moto
ll Molto vivace
lll Adagio, molto tranquillo

Prelude to a Fantasy, The Naiades (1980)

Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by David Lloyd-Jones

Sound-clips are available here - http://www.britishmusicsociety.com/audio/27_standford/recordings_27.html

[Gareth Vaughan]

A very important release indeed.

[Alan Howe]

The CD is now listed at MDT:
http://www.mdt.co.uk/standford-patric-first-symphony-the-david-lloyd-jones-british-music-society.html