Bliss: Checkmate Suite, Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Hymn to Apollo, Music for Strings & Lie Strewn the White Flocks

Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Ulster Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, Janet Hilton, David Haslam, Lindsay String Quartet

• Released on 1/02/1999 by Chandos
• Main artists: Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Ulster Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, Janet Hilton, David Haslam, Lindsay String Quartet
• Genre: Symfonieën

Checkmate Suite (Arthur Bliss)

1 I. Prologue. The Players

Vernon Handley 00:06:23

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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2 II. Dance of the Four Knights

Vernon Handley 00:04:01

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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3 III. Entry of the Black Queen

Vernon Handley 00:05:46

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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4 IV. The Red Knight's Mazurka

Vernon Handley 00:02:52

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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5 V. Ceremony of the Red Bishops

Vernon Handley 00:02:22

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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6 VI. Finale. Checkmate

Vernon Handley 00:03:56

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (Arthur Bliss)

7 I. Moderato

Janet Hilton 00:06:34

Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Lindsay String Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Janet Hilton, Clarinet, MainArtist - Keith Swallow, Piano, MainArtist

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8 II. Allegro molto

Janet Hilton 00:07:25

Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Lindsay String Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Janet Hilton, Clarinet, MainArtist - Keith Swallow, Piano, MainArtist

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9 III. Adagietto espressivo - Allegro moderato

Janet Hilton 00:09:00

Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Lindsay String Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Janet Hilton, Clarinet, MainArtist - Keith Swallow, Piano, MainArtist

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10 IV. Allegro energico

Janet Hilton 00:06:17

Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Lindsay String Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Janet Hilton, Clarinet, MainArtist - Keith Swallow, Piano, MainArtist

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11 Hymn to Apollo

Vernon Handley 00:11:19

Vernon Handley, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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Music for Strings (Arthur Bliss)

12 I. Allegro moderato, energico

Richard Hickox 00:09:18

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer

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13 II. Andante, molto sostenuto

Richard Hickox 00:11:14

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer

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14 III. Allegro molto

Richard Hickox 00:06:43

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer

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Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks" (Arthur Bliss)

15 I. Introdcution and The Shepherd's Holyday

Richard Hickox 00:04:28

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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16 II. A Hymn to Pan

Richard Hickox 00:02:53

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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17 III. Pan's Saraband

Richard Hickox 00:01:55

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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18 IV. Pan and Echo

Richard Hickox 00:03:42

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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19 V. The Naïads' Music

Richard Hickox 00:05:24

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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20 VI. The Pigeon Song

Richard Hickox 00:04:39

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Della Jones, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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21 VII. The Song of the Reapers

Richard Hickox 00:02:07

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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22 VIII. Finale

Richard Hickox 00:01:39

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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23 IX. The Shepherd's Night-Song

Richard Hickox 00:06:59

Richard Hickox, Conductor, MainArtist - Northern Sinfonia, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Arthur Bliss, Composer - David Haslam, Flute, MainArtist - Sinfonia Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Alan Fearson, MainArtist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
• Total length: 02:06:56

• Main artists: Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Ulster Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, Janet Hilton, David Haslam, Lindsay String Quartet
• Composer: Arthur Bliss
• Label: Chandos
• Genre: Klassiek Symfonische muziek Symfonieën
Available in
24-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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