SYMPHONIC WORKS :

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Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon, for orchestra

(1939 ; revised in 1940)

 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales 

Conducted by Perry So

(broadcast from 7 March 2016)

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I- The Conflict : Allegro molto (2.56)

II- The Nuptial Feast : Moderato largamente (7.19)

III- The Penance : Andante cantabile (8.06)

IV- The Return of Pryderi : Allegro (6.59)

 

 

Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes, for orchestra

(1940)

 

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Royal Ballet Sinfonia 

Conducted by Andrew Penny

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London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Charles Groves

 

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National Youth Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Arthur Davison

(from the 1969 LP "Music for Pleasure")

 

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Tecwyn Evans

(broadcast from 1st March 2016)

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London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Mansel Thomas

(from 78rpm)

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

 

 

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Symphonic Impressions 

(Symphony No. 1)

(1943 ; revised in 1952)

 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

(broadcast from 3 March 2008)

 

I- Allegro con fuoco (12.04)

II- Andante liricamente (9.41)

III- Scherzo barbaro e segreto (5.03)

IV- Epilogue : Andante solenne (11.50)

 

 

 

 

Penillion, symphonic poem in four movements

(1955)

 

​BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

(broadcast from 1st March 2007)

I- Moderato cantando (5.15)
II- Allegro con fuoco (2.06)
III- Andante con tristezza (6.22)
IV- Allegro agitato (4.16)

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by Charles Groves

Ray Allan, solo ​trumpet

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I- Moderato cantando (4.35)

II- Allegro con fuoco (1.55)

III- Andante con tristezza (5.22)

IV- Allegro agitato (3.34)

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Symphony No. 2

(1956 ; revised in 1975)

 

​BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Vernon Handley

(revised version, from the Lyrita CD)

I- Allegro marciale (9.04)
II- Andante sostenuto (11.54)
III- Allegro scherzando (7.10)
IV- Largo (9.16)

 

 

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​BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Vernon Handley

(original version, broadcast from 1973 or 1974)

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I- Allegro marciale (9.39)

II- Andante sostenuto (11.05)

III- Allegro scherzando (7.42)

IV- Largo (11.14)

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BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by John Carewe

(broadcast from March 1973)

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Scottish National Orchestra

Conducted by Alexander Gibson

(broadcast from 4 March 1974)

I- Allegro marciale (8.58)
II- Andante sostenuto (10.13)
III- Allegro scherzando (7.34)
IV- Largo (10.50)

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

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I- Allegro marciale (9.07)

II- Andante sostenuto (12.39)

III- Allegro scherzando (7.50)

IV- Largo (9.21)

 

 

 

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Processional, for orchestra

(1962 ; revised in 1968)

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Variation on "Braint"

Fifth movement of the collective work "Severn Bridge Variations" (1966)

 

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BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Jac van Steen

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Perry So

(broadcast from 27 January 2017)

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BBC Training Orchestra

Conducted by Adrian Boult

(world premiere, 11 January 1967)

 

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BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Boris Brott

(broadcast from 20 July 1976)

 

 

 

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Ballads for orchestra

(1968)

 

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Baldur Brönnimann

 

I- Allegro moderato, alla canzone (4.47)

II- Alla marcia solenne (3.25)

III- Andante calmante (5.31)

IV- Allegro furioso (3.29)

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BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Vernon Handley

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I- Allegro moderato, alla canzone (4.34)

II- Alla marcia solenne (3.45)

III- Andante calmante (5.17)

IV- Allegro furioso (3.11)

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BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Boris Brott

(1978 Proms)

 

I- Allegro moderato, alla canzone (5.15)

II- Alla marcia solenne (3.40)

III- Andante calmante (4.52)

IV- Allegro furioso (3.08)

 

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WORKS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA :

 

Elegy for string orchestra

(1936 ; revised in 1940)

 

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Baldur Brönnimann

(broadcast from 18 August 2006)

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Ryan Bancroft

(BBC broadcast)

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Sea Sketches, for string orchestra

(1944)

 

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Conducted by Roy Goodman

 

I- High Wind : Allegro energico (2.56)
II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (2.05)
III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.21)
IV- Breakers : Presto (2.08)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (6.04)

 

 

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

(broadcast from 24 May 2016)

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I- High Wind : Allegro energico (3.55)
II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (2.22)
III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.10)
IV- Breakers : Presto (2.29)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (5.54)

 

 

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English Chamber Orchestra

Conducted by David Atherton

 

I- High Wind : Allegro energico (3.22)
II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (2.09)
III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.27)
IV- Breakers : Presto (2.21)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (6.09)

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Holly Mathieson

(BBC broadcast from 21 June 2021)

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​I- High Wind : Allegro energico (3.21)

II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (2.22)

III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.24)

IV- Breakers : Presto (2.43)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (6.17)

 

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

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I- High Wind : Allegro energico (3.56)

II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (2.20)

III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.43)

IV- Breakers : Presto (2.34)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (6.32)

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Christoph Koenig

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I- High Wind : Allegro energico (3.26)

II- Sailing Song : Allegretto (1.50)

III- Channel Sirens : Lento misterioso (4.00)

IV- Breakers : Presto (2.22)

V- Calm Sea in Summer : Andante tranquillo (4.29)

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The Dark Island, excerpts from the incidental music, for string orchestra

(1948)

 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Mansel Thomas

(recorded in 1948)

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CONCERTANTE WORKS :

 

Sinfonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra

(1941)

 

Huw Watkins, piano

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Baldur Brönnimann

(broadcast from 19 August 2006)

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I- Allegro (7.15)

II- Lento (7.08)

III- Alla marcia (9.29)

 

 

 

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

(1950)

 

Matthew Trusler, violin

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Jason Lai

(broadcast from 14 August 2006)

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I- Liricamente (9.08)

II- Andante sostenuto (6.52) - attacca

III- Allegro con spirito (8.34)

 

 

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Madeleine Mitchell, violin

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Jamie Phillips

I- Liricamente (9.27)

II- Andante sostenuto (6.32) - attacca

III- Allegro con spirito (8.22)

(Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 03/11/2021)

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Yfrah Neaman, violin

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Vernon Handley

(broadcast from 22 November 1967, BBC Music Programme)

 

I- Liricamente (10.03)

II- Andante sostenuto (7.54) - attacca

III- Allegro con spirito (8.33)

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Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

(1963)

 

Lisa Lynn Verzella, trumpet

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra 

 

I- Andante con moto (4.56)

II- Poco lento (Passacaglia) (4.01)

III- Allegro con brio (3.49)

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Huw Morgan, trumpet

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Tecwyn Evans

(broadcast from 1st March 2016)

 

I- Andante con moto (5.58)

II- Poco lento (Passacaglia) (4.31)

III- Allegro con brio (3.49)

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Howard Snell, trumpet

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Charles Groves

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I- Andante con moto (5.17)

II- Poco lento (Passacaglia) (4.26)

III- Allegro con brio (3.41)

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Carillons, Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra

(1965 ; revised in 1973)

 

Anthony Camden, oboe

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Charles Groves

 

I- Moderato con moto (3.24)

II- Allegretto alla pavana (1.58)

III- Lento rapsodico (1.36)

IV- Allegro scherzando (3.30)

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VOCAL/CHORAL WORKS :

 

The Dancers : Choral Suite

for Soprano, Women's choir, string orchestra and harp

(1951)

 

Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano

Caryl Thomas, harp

Richard Hickox Singers

City of London Sinfonia

Conducted by Richard Hickox

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I- Gather for Festival (3.15)

II- Tarantella (2.49)

III- Roundelay (5.17)

IV- Lose the Pain in the Snow (3.19)

V- To the Wild Hills (5.04)

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Six Poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins

for Contralto and string sextet
(1958)

Helen Watts, contralto
Simon Standage, violin I
Elizabeth Shenton, violin II
Richard Williamson, viola I
Simon Whistler, viola II
John Heley, cello I
Shuna Wilson, cello II
Conducted by Richard Hickox

I- Pied Beauty (2.23)
II- Peace (3.20)
III- Spring and Fall (1.51)
IV- No worst, there is none... (3.37)
V- Hurrahing in Harvest (2.43)
VI- The Windhover (2.26)

 

 

 

The Parlour, Opera in One Act

(1961)

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Recorded by the BBC at the Odeon Cinema, Llandudno, on 18 August 1966.

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Missa Cambrensis, for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra

(1971)

 

Janet Price, soprano

Rhiannon Davies, alto

Kenneth Bowen, tenor

John Barrow, bass

Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society

Llandaff Cathedral Boys' Choir

BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Robert Joyce

World Premiere Performance, 16 June 1971 (broadcast on 4 July 1971)

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I- Kyrie eleison

II- Gloria ; Laudamus te ; Domine Deus ; Qui tollis peccata mundi ; Quoniam tu solus sanctus ; Cum Sancto Spiritu

III- Credo ; Carol Nadolig ; [Credo] ; Beatitudes ; Crucifixus

IV- Sanctus ; Benedictus

V- Agnus Dei ; Dona Nobis Pacem

 

 

 

 

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Fflur Wyn, soprano

Catherine Wyn Rogers, contralto

Andrew Rees, tenor

Jason Howard, bass

Rowan Williams, narrator

Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion Children's Chorus

BBC National Chorus of Wales

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Tecwyn Evans

(broadcast from 1st March 2016)

 

I- Kyrie eleison
II- Gloria ; Laudamus te ; Domine Deus ;

Qui tollis peccata mundi ; Quoniam tu

solus sanctus ; Cum Sancto Spiritu

III- Credo ; Carol Nadolig ; [Credo] ;

Beatitudes ; Crucifixus

IV- Sanctus ; Benedictus
V- Agnus Dei ; Dona Nobis Pacem

 

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Ave maris stella, for SATB Chorus a cappella

(1973)

 

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Richard Hickox Singers

Conducted by Richard Hickox

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BBC Singers

Conducted by Charles Peebles

(broadcast from 29 June 2016)

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BBC National Chorus of Wales

Conducted by Adrian Partington

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Fairest of Stars, for Soprano and orchestra

(1973)

 

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Janet Price, soprano

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Sir Charles Groves

 

 

 

 

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Ailish Tynan, soprano

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

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Two Interlinked Choruses

for SATB Chorus, 2 Horns and Harp
(1975)

 

Richard Hickox Singers
Frank Lloyd, horn I
Christopher Larkin, horn II
Caryl Thomas, harp
Conducted by Richard Hickox

I- Harp Song of the Dane Women (6.19)
II- Mariners' Song (4.03)

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CHAMBER MUSIC AND WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS :

 

Sonatina for Flute and Piano

(1931)

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Sarah Newbold, flute

Zoe Smith, piano

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I- Allegro scherzando (2.39)

II- Poco adagio (5.09)

III- Presto (3.14)

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Hiraeth, for solo Harp

(1951)

 

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Performed by Edward Witsenburg

 

 

 

 

 

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Performed by Fatma Ceren Necipoğlu

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Performed by Anne Denholm

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Elegy for Cynddylan, for Trumpet and Piano

(1970)

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Philippe Schartz, trumpet

Chris (Christopher) Williams, piano

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