In a Monastery Garden etc
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Composer or Director: Jenö Hubay, Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Sternhold, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Vittorio Monti, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Label: Phase 4
Magazine Review Date: 8/1996
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 77
Mastering:
ADD
Catalogue Number: 444 786-2LPF
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| In a Monastery Garden |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Wedgwood Blue |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| In the Mystic Land of Egypt |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Bells across the meadows |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| In a Chinese Temple Garden |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Sanctuary of the Heart |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Cockney Suite, Movement: Bank Holiday ('Appy 'Ampstead) |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| (The) Phantom Melody |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| In a Persian Market |
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer
Albert W(illiam) Ketèlbey, Composer Eric Rogers, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| (14) Scènes de la Csárda, Movement: Yellow May Bug (Op 34) |
Jenö Hubay, Composer
Jenö Hubay, Composer Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra |
| Jocelyn |
Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Composer
Benjamin (Louis Paul) Godard, Composer Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra |
| (6) Morceaux, Movement: No. 6, Valse sentimentale in F minor |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Fêtes tziganes |
Sternhold, Composer
Sternhold, Composer Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra |
| Thaïs, Movement: Méditation |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Josef Sakonov, Violin Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer London Festival Orchestra |
| (Der) Opernball, 'Opera Ball', Movement: Im chambre separée |
Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, Composer
Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, Composer |
| Much Ado About Nothing, Movement: Intermezzo (Garden Scene) |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra |
| (6) Songs, Movement: No. 6, None but the lonely heart (wds. Mey, after Goethe) |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Csárdás |
Vittorio Monti, Composer
Josef Sakonov, Violin London Festival Orchestra Vittorio Monti, Composer |
Author: Andrew Lamb
After almost 30 years the Decca Phase 4 collection of nine of Ketelbey’s best-known pieces is still a source of delight both in terms of quality and performance. The big tunes come across irresistibly, the performances never descending into vulgarity, with strongly sung choral contributions adding a welcome extra dimension. The inclusion of pieces in contrasted style – the raucous ’Appy ’Ampstead and the utterly charming Wedgwood blue – helps confirm that there was more than one aspect to Ketelbey’s rich invention.
In a Persian Market most particularly highlights Rogers’s concentration on elegance and refinement by comparison with the rival collection from John Lanchbery, whose performances are generally brasher and more passionate. If overall there is little to choose between the two, viewed simply as Ketelbey collections, their fill-ups contrast sharply. In the Decca collection of violin showpieces the Garden scene from Korngold’s Much Ado About Nothing stands out as something of an oasis among Sidney Sax’s souped-up orchestral arrangements of more familiar war-horses, which hardly gel with Ketelbey’s well-tuned style as readily as Classics for Pleasure’s coupling of Luigini’s Ballet egyptien suite. That may be the determining factor in whether to go for this Decca collection. As far as the Ketelbey is concerned, it can certainly be warmly recommended.'
In a Persian Market most particularly highlights Rogers’s concentration on elegance and refinement by comparison with the rival collection from John Lanchbery, whose performances are generally brasher and more passionate. If overall there is little to choose between the two, viewed simply as Ketelbey collections, their fill-ups contrast sharply. In the Decca collection of violin showpieces the Garden scene from Korngold’s Much Ado About Nothing stands out as something of an oasis among Sidney Sax’s souped-up orchestral arrangements of more familiar war-horses, which hardly gel with Ketelbey’s well-tuned style as readily as Classics for Pleasure’s coupling of Luigini’s Ballet egyptien suite. That may be the determining factor in whether to go for this Decca collection. As far as the Ketelbey is concerned, it can certainly be warmly recommended.'
In a Monastery Garden etc
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