I'm quite fond of 20th Century British composers and very much enjoy those who were composing in the second half of the century such as on the Lyrita LP (SRCS 57) to which I'm listening now:
Elizabeth Maconchy - Overture, Proud Thames
Geoffrey Bush - Music (1967) for Orchestra
Lennox Berkeley - Symphony No. 3
William Alwyn - Four Elizabethan Dances
Another wonderful Lyrita recording from 1972. London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by VERNON HANDLEY (Maconchy & Bush) and by LENNOX BERKELEY (Berkeley) and by WILLIAM ALWYN (Alwyn).
Probably not engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson as I can't find it in his discography along with other Lyritas, but still marvelously recorded by some other member of the Decca recording team (John Dunkerley, perhaps?). As Arthur Salvatore says in his list "One of the finest sounding Lyrita's, and it also has an excellent variety of music. All the compositions are short and imaginatively orchestrated." I completely agree.
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Elizabeth Maconchy - Overture, Proud Thames
Geoffrey Bush - Music (1967) for Orchestra
Lennox Berkeley - Symphony No. 3
William Alwyn - Four Elizabethan Dances
Another wonderful Lyrita recording from 1972. London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by VERNON HANDLEY (Maconchy & Bush) and by LENNOX BERKELEY (Berkeley) and by WILLIAM ALWYN (Alwyn).
Probably not engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson as I can't find it in his discography along with other Lyritas, but still marvelously recorded by some other member of the Decca recording team (John Dunkerley, perhaps?). As Arthur Salvatore says in his list "One of the finest sounding Lyrita's, and it also has an excellent variety of music. All the compositions are short and imaginatively orchestrated." I completely agree.
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