Bax, Dyson, Veale, Bliss: Violin Concertos / Mordkovitch, Hickox, BBCSO, BBCNO Wales

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This two-disc set, offering four, fine British 20th c. violin concertos by the composers Bax, Dyson, Veale and Bliss, is released in tribute to the late violinist Lydia Mordkovitch (1944-2014). • After her 1979 British debut, Ms. Mordkovitch became one of the first artists to record for Chandos, founded the same year. • During her UK residency of nearly thirty-five years, she devoted many of her sixty recordings to British repertoire. • A “charismatic performer and a faithful interpreter of a composer’s wishes.” (Guardian) • “… real flair and richness of tone…” (Gramophone) • Recorded 1995-2006.


Product Description:

  • Release Date: July 31, 2015


  • Catalog Number: CHAN 241-53


  • UPC: 095115245323


  • Label: Chandos


  • Number of Discs: 2


  • Composer: Arnold Bax, George Dyson, John Veale, Sir Arthur Bliss


  • Conductor: Bryden Thomson, Richard Hickox


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra


  • Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch



Works:

  1. Concerto for Violin

    Composer: John Veale

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch (Violin)

    Conductor: Richard Hickox


  2. Concerto for Violin

    Composer: Arnold Bax

    Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch (Violin)

    Conductor: Bryden Thomson


  3. Concerto for Violin in E flat major

    Composer: George Dyson

    Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

    Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch (Violin)

    Conductor: Richard Hickox


  4. Concerto for Violin, F 111

    Composer: Sir Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales

    Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch (Violin)

    Conductor: Richard Hickox