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CDs and DVDs featuring the composer Arthur Bliss

CATALOGUE NR: 8553460  (barcode: 0730099446020)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: A Colour Symphony. Adam Zero.
ORCHESTRA: English Northern Philharmonia
CONDUCTOR: David Lloyd-Jones

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Lloyd-Jones directs a dramatically paced performance, amply confirming this as one of Bliss'smost inventive, strongly co-ordinated scores, shamefully neglected'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN6576  (barcode: 0095115657621)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Collect
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Five Dances from Checkmate (Bliss). Symphony No.5 op.3 (Rubbra). Little Music for String Orchestra (Tippett).
ORCHESTRA: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Hans-Hubert Schonzeler and Ronald Thomas

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8572226  (barcode: 0747313222674)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Christopher Columbus
TRACKS: Christopher Columbus Suite (arr. Adriano). Seven Waves Away - 3 Orchestral Pieces. Baraza from Men of Two Worlds : Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra with Men's Voices. Men of Two Worlds - 4 excerpts.
ORCHESTRA: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Adriano
ARTISTS: Silvia Capova   Slovak Philharmonic Male Choir    

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CATALOGUE NR: NI5294  (barcode: 0710357529429)
RECORD LABEL: Nimbus
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: A Colour Symphony. Metamorphic Variations.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Barry Wordsworth

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN9896  (barcode: 0095115989623)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Things to Come - Concert Music from the Film. Suite from 'Caesar and Cleopatra'. Welcome to the Queen: March. The Royal Palaces: Suite. Theme from 'War in the Air'.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Rumon Gamba

- Jul-2001 4 Star star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'altogether this splendid CD confirms Bliss as a compser of resource, who could write good tunes to order - at least in the early part of his career'

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CATALOGUE NR: 24106  (barcode: 5028117410623)
RECORD LABEL: Divine Art
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.29
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COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra T58.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Malcolm Sargent
ARTISTS: Trevor Barnard      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Trevor Barnard's excellent performance with Sargent and the Philharmonia is commanding, and there is much to enjoy.' - Penguin Guide to CDs 2002 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8572407  (barcode: 0747313240777)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 28-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: English Music for Viola
TRACKS: Viola Sonata (Bliss). Violin Sonata No.3 (Delius arr. Tertis). Pieces for Viola and Piano : Allegro appassionato / Serenade / Souvenir / Gondoliera / Pensiero / Norse Legend / Berceuse (Bridge).
ARTISTS: Eniko Magyar   Tadashi Imai    

- Jul-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: GMCD7102
RECORD LABEL: Guild
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Coronation Anthems and Hymns
TRACKS: 'Jubilant' Fanfare (Arthur Bliss). I was glad when they said unto me (Charles H H Parry). O taste and see (Ralph Vaughan Williams). Credo from the 'Mass in G minor' (Ralph Vaughan Williams). Praise my soul the King of heaven (John Goss). Trumpet Tune from 'King Arthur' (Henry Purcell). Te Deum in B flat (Charles Villiers Stanford). Psalm 121 'I will lift up mine eyes (Barry Rose). Dominus Regit me (Christopher Dearnely). Let thy hand be strengthened (Christopher Dearnley). All people that on earth do dwell (Ralph Vaughan Williams). Te Deum in C major (Benjamin Britten). Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (Samuel Sebastian Wesley). God save the Queen (Thomas Arne).
CONDUCTOR: Barry Rose
ARTISTS: Choir of St Paul's Cathedral   Christopher Dearnley    

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CATALOGUE NR: PRCD645
RECORD LABEL: Priory
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 02-Nov-1999

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Choral Music of Sir Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Shield of Faith. O give thanks unto the Lord. Stand up and bless the Lord your God. Seek the Lord. Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle? The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
ORCHESTRA: New London Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Millinger
ARTISTS: Collegiate Singers   Richard Moorhouse    

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CATALOGUE NR: 8555931  (barcode: 0747313593125)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 05-May-2003

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Chamber Music volume 2
TRACKS: Oboe Quintet op.21. Piano Quartet op.18. Viola Sonata op.91.
ARTISTS: Nicholas Daniel   Martin Outram   Peter Donohoe   Maggini Qt

- Jul-2003 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8572316  (barcode: 0747313231676)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 26-Apr-2010

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow
TRACKS: Meditations on a Theme by John Blow : Introduction: 'The Lord is my Shepherd' 'I will fear no evil' / Meditation I: 'He leadeth me beside the still waters' / Meditation II: 'Thy rod and staff they comfort me' / Meditation III: Lambs / Meditation IV: 'He restoreth my soul' / Meditation V: 'In green pastures' / Interlude: 'Through the valley of the shadow of death' / Finale: 'In the house of the Lord'. Metamorphic Variations : Elements / Ballet / Assertion / Speculation / Interjections / Scherzo I / Contemplation / Polonaise / Funeral Processions / Cool Interlude / Scherzo II / Duet / Dedicated to G D and A D / Affirmation.
ORCHESTRA: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: David Lloyd-Jones

- Jul-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 8557146  (barcode: 0747313214624)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Piano Concerto. Concerto for Two Pianos. Piano Sonata.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: David Lloyd-Jones
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Martin Roscoe    

- Mar-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Eager and polished performances that do Bliss absolutely proud'

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CATALOGUE NR: TROCD01412
RECORD LABEL: Troubadisc
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.49

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: String Quartet No.1 in B flat T60. String Quartet No.2 T70.
ARTISTS: Fanny Mendelssohn Qt      

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10221X  (barcode: 0095115122129)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.49
RELEASE DATE: 09-Aug-2004

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: A Colour Symphony. The Enchantress. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: Ulster Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
ARTISTS: Linda Finnie   Raphael Wallfisch    

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is a reading which brings out the red-blooded warmth of the writing, with the soloist strongly supported by the Ulster Orchestra under Handley'

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CATALOGUE NR: CC0037
RECORD LABEL: Clarinet Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 04-Jun-2001

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Frederick Thurston Anniversary CD
TRACKS: Clarinet Quartet (Bliss).Caone from Sonata op.129 (Stanford). A Truro Maggot (Brown).
ARTISTS: Gordon Jacob Quintet   Thea King   Aeolian String Qt   Frederick Thurston

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN2411  (barcode: 0095115240120)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Twofer
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-1999

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Checkmate Suite. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings. Hymn to Apollo. Music for Strings. Pastoral.
ORCHESTRA: Ulster Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley and Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Janet Hilton   Della Jones   Lindsays  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the Music for Strings is surely the key work here, and Hickox directs it spontaneously and with deeply expressive feeling'

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CATALOGUE NR: FECD1904  (barcode: 0809157190424)
RECORD LABEL: First Edition
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.16
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2006

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: British Modern volume 1
TRACKS: Discourse for Orchestra (Bliss). Improvisation for Violin and Orchestra (Rubbra). Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra (Arnold). Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (Addison).
ORCHESTRA: Louisville Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Robert Whitney
ARTISTS: Benjamin Owen      

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CATALOGUE NR: 8553383  (barcode: 0730099438322)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1997

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TRACKS: Cello Concerto. Music for Strings. Two Studies.
ORCHESTRA: English Northern Philharmonia
CONDUCTOR: David Lloyd-Jones
ARTISTS: Timothy Hugh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Disc of the Month in Gramophone January 1997

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CATALOGUE NR: CDD22027  (barcode: 0034571120270)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion Dyad
FORMAT: 2 CD Set  DURATION: 102 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-1997

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: English Music for Clarinet
ARTISTS: Thea King   Clifford Benson    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Music, its performance and its recording, of the highest class' Gramophone. 'I don't think that I have ever heard a more convincing recorded account of the instrument' Hi Fi for Pleasure - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN6573  (barcode: 0095115657324)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Collect
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Fanfares
TRACKS: Fanfare for a Dignified Occasion (Bliss). Fanfare for a Festive Occasion (Benjamin). Civic Fanfare (Elgar). Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of London (Bliss). Fanfare arranged Sargent (Walton). Festival Fanfare. Brian). Fanfare for a Coming of Age. (Bliss). Canzona for Brass (Simpson). Fanfare for Brass (Tippett). Royal Fanfares 1-6 : Sovereign's Fanfare / Fanfare for the Bride / Interlude / Royal Fanfare / Wedding Fanfare / Royal Fanfare. Fanfare for Heroes Homage to Shakespeare (Bliss). Fanfare for Europe (Rubbra). Interludes for Trumpets and Trombones from Music for a Festival : Intrada / Round of seven parts / Interlude / Saraband / Madrigal (Jacob). For a State Occasion : For a Brilliant Occasion / For a Gala Occasion (Benjamin). A Queen's Fanfare (Walton). The National Anthem (arr M Coe).
ARTISTS: Locke Brass Consort      

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