Arnold - Complete Symphonies and Dances
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8506041
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 6
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 22nd October 2021
Contents
Works
Cornish Dances (4), op.91English Dances Set I, op.27
English Dances Set II, op.33
Irish Dances (4), op.126
Scottish Dances (4), op.59
Symphony no.1, op.22
Symphony no.2, op.40
Symphony no.3, op.63
Symphony no.4, op.71
Symphony no.5, op.74
Symphony no.6, op.95
Symphony no.7, op.113
Symphony no.8. op.124
Symphony no.9, op.128
Welsh Dances (4), op.138
Artists
National Symphony Orchestra of IrelandQueensland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew PennyWorks
Cornish Dances (4), op.91English Dances Set I, op.27
English Dances Set II, op.33
Irish Dances (4), op.126
Scottish Dances (4), op.59
Symphony no.1, op.22
Symphony no.2, op.40
Symphony no.3, op.63
Symphony no.4, op.71
Symphony no.5, op.74
Symphony no.6, op.95
Symphony no.7, op.113
Symphony no.8. op.124
Symphony no.9, op.128
Welsh Dances (4), op.138
Artists
National Symphony Orchestra of IrelandQueensland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew PennyAbout
Andrew Penny has made over 50 recordings for the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. Much of the repertoire is British music and includes symphonies by Arnold and Havergal Brian, film music by Vaughan Williams and Walton, theatre music by Sullivan and Holbrooke, and light music by Coates and Arnold. His complete cycle of Arnold’s nine symphonies was produced in time for the composer’s 80th birthday in October 2001 and became BBC Music Magazine’s top recommendation. Penny has been on the instrumental music staff at Hymers College since 1977 and is the longest serving musical director of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra. He was awarded the MBE for services to music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2014.
This is the second appearance of this box of Sir Malcolm Arnold’s Symphonies – see the earlier box on 8505178, though this new one includes the Dances. This reissue coincides with the 2021 centenary of Arnold’s birth.
The set received very good reviews. Gramophone said: ‘Drawing some consistently bright-eyed, agreeably polished playing from his useful Dublin band, Andrew Penny brings a clear-headed perception to Sir Malcolm Arnold’s uniquely rewarding symphonic odyssey... a notable achievement and terrific value for money. Excellent presentation too.’
ClassicsToday.com added: ‘This set arguably constitutes the best series of recordings in the Naxos catalogue – performances of uniformly high quality made in the presence of the composer and recorded with more realistic balances and cleaner textures than any of their rivals’.
International Record Review also commented: ‘Andrew Penny’s ability to take the long view over the five years during which this cycle was recorded, the steadiness and responsiveness of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland… The determination of all concerned has resulted in there now being available at super-budget price a body of work second to none.’
2021 has also seen the expansion and reissue of Alan Poulton’s book Malcolm Arnold: Catalogue of Works with a foreword by Julian Lloyd Webber – an indispensable book for Arnold admirers.
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