Melos Ensemble - Music among Friends
The Melos Ensemble was formed by musicians who wanted to play chamber music scored for a larger ensemble in a combination of strings, winds and other instruments with the quality of musical rapport only regular groups can achieve.
All its members were excellent musicians who held positions in notable orchestras and appeared as soloists. The clarinettist Gervase de Peyer, flautist Richard Adeney, viola player Cecil Aronowitz and cellist Terence Weil were the founding members.
Planned as a group of twelve players - string quintet, wind quintet with piano and harp - this could be expanded by other players to perform an enormous range of works from Mozart through the classics and romantics of Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms to Bartok, Janacek, Nielsen, Poulenc and Khatchaturian. They also gave first performances and then recorded works by four then young British composers: Richard Rodney Bennett, Harrison Birtwistle, Gordon Crosse and Peter Maxwell Davies.
The principal musicians who joined the initial four were the violinists Emanuel Hurwitz and Ivor McMahon, double bass player Adrian Beers, oboist Peter Graeme, horn player Neil Sanders, bassoonist William Waterhouse, pianist Lamar Crowson and harpist Osian Ellis.
Many of the recordings are classics of the Gramophone and have been rarely out of the catalogue. Here is a set bringing together all their recordings made during those fifteen halcyon years of glorious music-making. ( EMI )
Tracklist
CD 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
[ 1] I. Allegro
[ 2] II. Larghetto
[ 3] III. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
[ 4] IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso
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Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 20 & 24.I.1964, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Franz Schubert 1797-1828
Piano Quintet in A major, D.667
[ 5] I. Allegro vivace
[ 6] II. Andante
[ 7] III. Scherzo: Presto
2YEA 3264
[ 8] IV. Thema: Andantino - Variations 1 - 6
[ 9] V. Finale: Allegro giusto
2YEA 3265 bands 1 & 2
Lamar Crowson, piano
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Adrian Beers, double-bass
Recorded: 28 - 30.XI.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major, D.487
[10] Adagio
[11] Rondo concertante
2YEA 3265 band 3
Lamar Crowson, piano - Emanuel Hurwitz, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 1.XII.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Quintet in E flat major for piano and wind, K.452
[ 1] I. Largo - Allegro moderato
[ 2] II. Larghetto
[ 3] III. Rondo: Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Quintet in E flat major for piano and wind, Op. 16
[ 4] I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
[ 5] II. Andante cantabile
[ 6] III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
Lamar Crowson, piano
Peter Graeme, oboe - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 20 & 21.VII.1965, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sextet in E flat major, Op. 81b
[ 7] I. Allegro con brio
[ 8] II. Adagio
[ 9] III. Rondo: Allegro
Neil Sanders, horn - James Buck, horn
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 4.II.1970, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Michael Williamson
Balance engineer: Michael Gray
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[10] March for Sextet in B flat major, WoO 29
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Keith Puddy, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - James Buck, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Edgar Williams, bassoon
[11] Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
Peter Graeme, oboe - Sarah Barrington, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Keith Puddy, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - James Buck, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Edgar Williams, bassoon
Recorded: 1.XII.1969, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
[ 1] I. Adagio - Allegro con brio
[ 2] II. Adagio cantabile
[ 3] III. Tempo di Menuetto & Trio
[ 4] IV. Tema con Variazioni: Andante
[ 5] V. Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace) & Trio
[ 6] VI. Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Adrian Beers, double-bass
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Neil Sanders, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 30.III & 3 - 5.XII.1969, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Suvi Raj Grubb
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
[ 7] I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
[ 8] II. Andante
[ 9] III. Scherzo: Allegro leggerissimo
[10] IV. Presto
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Kenneth Sillito, violin
Ivor McMahon, violin - Iona Brown, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Kenneth Essex, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Keith Harvey, cello
Recorded: 3, 5 & 6.I.1968, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Octet in E flat major, Op. 103
[ 1] I. Allegro
[ 2] II. Andante
[ 3] III. Menuetto: Allegro
[ 4] IV. Finale: Presto
Peter Graeme, oboe - Sarah Barrington, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Keith Puddy, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - James Buck, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Edgar Williams, bassoon
Recorded: 20 & 21.XI. and 1.XII.1969, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Michael Williamson & Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Franz Schubert 1797-1828
Octet in F major, D.803
[ 5] I. Adagio - Allegro
[ 6] II. Adagio
[ 7] III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace & Trio
[ 8] IV. Andante
[ 9] V. Menuetto: Allegretto & Trio
[10] VI. Andante molto - Allegro
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Adrian Beers, double-bass - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 14, 15, 17 & 18.XII.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Suvi Raj Grubb
Balance engineer: Robert Gooch
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CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Duo No. 1 in C major, WoO 27
[ 1] I. Allegro
[ 2] II. Larghetto sostenuto
[ 3] III. Rondo: Allegretto
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 11.X.1969, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
[ 4] I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
[ 5] II. Lebhaft, leicht
[ 6] III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 15.II.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1973 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Marchenzahlungen, Op. 132
[ 7] I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
[ 8] II. Lebhaft und sehr markiert
[ 9] III. Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
[10] IV. Lebhaft, sehr markiert
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 14.II.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1973 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
[11] I. Allegro
[12] II. Adagio
[13] III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
[14] IV. Con moto - Un poco meno mosso
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Max Reger 1873-1916
Clarinet Quintet in A major
[15] II. Vivace
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 2 & 4.V. & 2.VII.1964, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 6
Franz Berwald 1796-1868
Grand Septet in B flat major
[ 1] I. Adagio - Allegro molto
[ 2] II. Poco adagio - Prestissimo - Adagio
[ 3] III. Finale: Allegro con spirito
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Neil Sanders, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Emanuel Hurwitz, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello - Adrian Beers, double-bass
Louis Spohr 1784-1859
Double Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 65
[ 4] I. Allegro
[ 5] II. Scherzo: Vivace
[ 6] III. Larghetto
[ 7] IV. Finale: Allegretto molto
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Kenneth Sillito, violin
Ivor McMahon, violin - Iona Brown, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Kenneth Essex, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Keith Harvey, cello
Recorded: 31.III. & 1.IV.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Carl Maria von Weber 1786-1826
Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34
[ 8] I. Allegro
[ 9] II. Fantasia: Adagio
[10] III. Menuetto: Capriccio presto
[11] IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 12 & 13.I.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Suvi Raj Grubb
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 7
Carl Nielsen 1865-1931
Wind Quintet in A major, Op. 43
[ 1] I. Allegro ben moderato
[ 2] II. Menuet
[ 3] III. Praeludium: Adagio - Tema con variazioni: Un poco andantino
Richard Adeney, flute - Peter Graeme, oboe & coranglais
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Neil Sanders, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 4 & 5.XII.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Robert Gooch
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Leos Janacek 1854-1928
Mladi (Youth)
[ 4] I. Andante
[ 5] II. Moderato
[ 6] III. Allegro
[ 7] IV. Finale: Con moto
Richard Adeney, flute/piccolo - Peter Graeme, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Stephen Trier, bass-clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 9.XII.1966 and 1 & 7.II.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
In the Mist
[ 8] I. Andante
[ 9] II. Molto adagio
[10] III. Andantino - Presto
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 2.XII.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Concertino
[11] I. Moderato
[12] II. Con moto
[13] III. Piu mosso
[14] IV. Allegro
Lamar Crowson, piano - Emanuel Hurwitz, violin
Ivor McMahon, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Neil Sanders, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 1 & 2.XII.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 8
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
[ 1] Introduction & Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp & String Quartet 10.39
Richard Adeney, flute - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Osian Ellis, harp
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 2.VII.1968, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1970 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
[ 2] I. Presto
[ 3] II. Andante
[ 4] III. Rondo
Peter Graeme, oboe - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 15.XII.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Clarinet & Bassoon
[ 5] I. Allegro
[ 6] II. Romance
[ 7] III. Finale
Gervase de Peter, clarinet - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 18 & 19.XII.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Jean Francaix 1912-1997
Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon
[ 8] I. Prelude
[ 9] II. Allegretto assai
[10] III. Elegie
[11] IV. Scherzo
Peter Graeme, oboe - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Recorded: 23 & 28.XII.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Divertissement for Bassoon & String Quintet [12] I. Vivace
[13] II. Lento
[14] III. Vivo assai
[15] IV. Allegro
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Emanuel Hurwitz, violin
Ivor McMahon, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Adrian Beers, double-bass
Recorded: 28.XII.1967 & 1.I.1968, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1970 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Darius Milhaux 1892-1974
Suite for Violin, Clarinet & Piano
[16] I. Ouverture
[17] II. Divertissement
[18] III. Jeu
[19] IV. Introduction et Final
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 29.I.1971, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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CD 9
Bela Bartok 1881-1945
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet & Piano
[ 1] I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance): Moderato, ben ritmico
[ 2] II. Piheno (Relaxation): Lento
[ 3] III. Sebes (Fast Dance): Allegro vivace
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 30.XI, 1.XII.1970 and 29.I.1971,
No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1973 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Nikolaos Skalkottas 1904-1949
Octet
[ 4] I. Allegro moderato
[ 5] II. Andante cantabile
[ 6] III. Presto
William Bennett, flute - Peter Graeme, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
[ 7] Eight Variations on a Greek Folk Tune
Robert Masters, violin - Derek Simpson, cello
Marcal Gazelle, piano
Recorded: 15 & 16.IV.1966, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Aram Khachaturian 1903-1978
Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Piano
[ 8] I. Andante con dolore, con molto espressione
[ 9] II. Allegro
[10] III. Moderato
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Emanuel Hurwitz, violin
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 30.XI, 1.XII.1972, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: David C. Mottley
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
(P) 1973 EMI Records Ltd. STEREO/ADD
Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953
[11] Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Lamar Crowson, piano - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 20.XII.1970, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Michael Gray
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CD 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K.498
[ 1] I. Andante
[ 2] II. Menuetto & Trio
[ 3] III. Allegretto
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Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Lamar Crowson, piano
Recorded: 27.XII.1963, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Louis Spohr 1784-1859
ctet, Op. 32
[ 4] I. Adagio - Allegro
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Eli Goren, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Patrick Ireland, viola, Terence Weil, cello
Adrian Beers, double-bass - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Neil Sanders, horn - Barry Tuckwell, horn
Recorded: 22.II.1957, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Sir Arthur Bliss 1891-1975
Conversations (1920, first public perf.: Aeolian Hall 20.IV.1921)
for Flute, Oboe and String Trio
[ 5] I. Committee meeting: Moderato
[ 6] V. In the Tube at Oxford Circus: Allegto energico
Richard Adeney, flute - Peter Graeme, oboe
Eli Goren, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Novello & Co.
Recorded: 10.IV.1958, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
RECORDED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMPOSER
Producer: Basil Lam
Balance engineer: Laurie Bamber
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Sir Arthur Bliss 1891-1975
Quintet for Oboe and Strings (first performed 1927)
[ 7] I. Assai sostenuto - Moderato
[ 8] II. Andante con moto
[ 9] III. Vivace
SW 7667 (complete LP side)
Peter Graeme, oboe
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Oxford University Press
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (1932, first performed 1933)
[10] I. Moderato
[11] II. Allegro molto
[12] III Adagietto espressivo - Allegro molto
[13] IV. Allegro energico
SW 7666 (complete side)
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
Recorded: 1 & 2.II.1963, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Anthony Griffith
Balance engineer: Christopher Parker
Novello & Co.
BOTH WORKS RECORDED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COMPOSER WHO WROTE:
“I attended all the recording sessions for these two Quintets, and I should like to express in print my admiring gratitude to the two superlative soloists for so finely realising their difficult roles, and to the string players for their perfect ensemble playing. Both performances rejoice the heart of the composer.”
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CD 11
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett born 1936
Calendar - for Chamber Ensemble (1960)
[ 1] Allegro
[ 2] Lento espressivo
[ 3] Molto animato
The Melos Ensemble
Richard Adeney, flute/piccolo - Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Philip Jones, trumpet - Arthur Wilson, trombone
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Cecil Aronowitz, viola
Terence Weil, cello - Lamar Crowson, piano
James Blades, percussion - Stephen Whittaker, percussion
conducted by John Carewe
Recorded: 30 & 31.XII.1963, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Gordon Crosse born 1937
Concerto Da Camera for Solo Violin, Wind and Percussion (1962, first performed 1965)
[ 4] Prologo
[ 5] Scherzo
[ 6] Canto -
[ 7] Finale
The Melos Ensemble
Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute - Peter Graeme, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Anthony Jennings, bass-clarinet
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Neil Sanders, horn - James Buck, horn
David Mason, trumpet - Philip Jones, trumpet
Alfred Flaszinski, trombone
Tristan Fry, percussion - Jack Lees, percussion
Manoug Parikian, violin
conducted by Sir Edward Downes
Recorded: 23.II.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Sir Harrison Birtwistle born 1934
Tragadia (1965)
[ 8] Prologue
[ 9] Parados
Episodion [10] Strophe I
[11] Anapaest I
[12] Antistrophe I
[13] Stasimon
Episodion [14] Strophe II
[15] Anapaest II
[16] Antistrophe II
[17] Exodus
The Melos Ensemble
Richard Adeney, flute/piccolo - Peter Graeme, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - Neil Sanders, horn
William Waterhouse, bassoon - Hilary Wilson, harp
Emanuel Hurwitz, violin - Ivor McMahon, violin
Cecil Aronowitz, viola - Terence Weil, cello
conducted by Lawrence Foster
Recorded: 23 & 24.IV.1967, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Universal Edition (London) Ltd.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies born 1934
Leopardi Fragments - Cantata for soprano, contralto and instrumental ensemble (1961-2)
[18] Stridore notturno
[19] (Moderato)
[20] La speme che rinasce
[21] (Moderato: recitando)
[22] Mi diedi tutto
[23] [bar 145]
[24] Campagna in gran declivio
[25] (Lentiss.)
[26] Ahi tu passati
Mary Thomas, soprano - Rosemary Phillips, contralto
The Melos Ensemble
Richard Adeney, flute/piccolo - Peter Graeme, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet - William Waterhouse, bassoon
Philip Jones, trumpet - Arthur Wilson, trombone
Terence Weil, cello - Osian Ellis, harp
conducted by John Carewe
Recorded: 29 & 30.XII.1963, No. 1, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Balance engineer: Neville Boyling
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Schott & Co. Ltd.
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