The Hoffnung Festival of Music

~ Release by Gerard Hoffnung (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Tuning & Announcement
instruments:
Tom Kenyon
spoken vocals:
Rodney Stewart (double bass player)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
Gerard Hoffnung0:39
2A Hoffnung Festival Fanfare
trumpet:
Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
A Hoffnug Festival Fanfare
composer:
Frank Renton
Frank Renton0:51
3A Grand, Grand Overture
vacuum cleaner:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar), Bill Oddie (British comedian, birder & conservationist) and Donald Swann
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
A Grand Grand Festival Overture, op. 57
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1956)
part of:
Works of Malcolm Arnold by opus number (number: op. 57)
Malcolm Arnold7:28
4Concerto for Hosepipe & Orchestra
horn:
Richard Watkins (hornist)
arranger:
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Sinfonia pastorale in G major: III. Presto
composer:
Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Sinfonia pastorale in G major
Leopold Mozart3:12
5The Ballad of County Down
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Ballad of County Down, Mostly in D major
composer:
Francis Chagrin
Francis Chagrin6:25
6The Tay Whale
horn:
Esther Rantzen
spoken vocals:
Eleanor Bron (English actress)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
The Famous Tay Whale
lyricist:
William McGonagall
composer:
Mátyás Seiber (Hungarian-British composer)
Mátyás Seiber7:05
7Quasimodo e Giulietta: Aria - Act 9, Scene 12
tenor vocals:
Christoph Ellermeier (tenor)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Quasimodo E Giulietta - Aria Act 9, Scene 12
composer:
Giacomo Scarlatina (English 20th century composer)
Giacomo Scarlatina8:13
8The Cougher
vocals:
Jill Gomez (soprano) and Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
Gerard Hoffnung5:27
9Leonora Overture No. IV
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1988-02)
conductor:
Michael Massey
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Leonora Overture No. 4 (comedy overture) (in 1988-02)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
is based on:
Overture “Leonore” no. 3 in C major, op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven11:24
10Lochinvar
bagpipe:
Lachlan Stewart (Bagpiper)
vocals:
Ian Wallace (English bass-baritone opera singer)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Lochinvar
lyricist:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle7:09
11Concerto popolare
piano:
David Owen Norris (pianist)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Concerto popolare
composer:
Franz Reizenstein (composer and pianist) (in 1956)
Franz Reizenstein12:55
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1The Concert Master
spoken vocals:
Rodney Stewart (double bass player)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
Gerard Hoffnung1:40
2Concerto d'Amore for Violin & Orchestra
violin:
Jagdish Mistry and Candida Thompson (violinist)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Concerto d'Amore For Violin & Orchestra
composer:
Wilfred Josephs (English 20th century composer)
Wilfred Josephs13:45
3Overture: The Heaving Bagpipe
spoken vocals:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Overture 'The Heaving Bagpipe'
composer:
Wilfred Josephs (English 20th century composer)
Wilfred Josephs9:40
4Haydn's SURPRISE Symphony
performer:
Bamber Gascoigne, John Lill (pianist), Sybil Michelow, Sir Patrick Moore and Donald Swann
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante
Joseph Haydn8:09
5Metamorphoses on a Bedtime Theme
baritone vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Metamorphosis on a Bed-Time Theme
lyricist:
Alistair Sampson (lyricist)
composer:
Joseph Horovitz (British composer)
Joseph Horovitz12:35
6Orchestral Switch
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Orchestral Switch
composer:
Frank Butterworth
Frank Butterworth8:41
7Disconcerto for Piano & Orchestra
piano:
David Owen Norris (pianist)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
live recording of:
Disconcerto for Piano & Orchestra
composer:
Wilfred Josephs (English 20th century composer)
Wilfred Josephs9:48

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orchestra:Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
copyrighted (©) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1989)
recorded at:Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-02)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16437888 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000027CDT [info]