- Conductor: None
- Composer: None
- Audio CD (18 April 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Reference Recordings
- ASIN: B000001593
- Other Editions: Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 286,217 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a fine digital recording of Arnold's music from 1992. It is one of so many valuable Malcolm Arnold records. Arnold appears to be a great conductor of his own works and his music stands up to repeated listening on grammophone records perfectly. Recording is colourful, detailed and excellent. Everything on here is compelling and enjoyable. There may be other Arnold records to recommend to beginners (such as the RCA "Collection" issue) but this is a good one for the converted.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Some of Arnold's Best
3 May 2001
Format:Audio CD
Malcolm Arnold is an absolute master of the orchestra thanks to long experience as a player (trumpet) in London orchestras, to his experience as a film composer and conductor (Bridge on the River Kwai, for instance), and to his natural gifts as a composer. He has a strong, well-profiled melodic sense and a superb rhythmic sense. These overtures are prime examples in miniature form of his work, and the peformances are impeccable: authoritative from the man himself, who knows just how to get the results he wants from the players. He lets his creations bloom in a way that holds your attention - and brings you back for repeated hearings. If you do not know Arnold, this is a perfect introduction. If you do know his work, why are you reading this; you should be ordering it! (Technically, the disc is beyond reproach in the best Reference tradition.)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
There are no words ...........
27 July 2007
Format:Audio CD
.....to express just how wonderful this recording is. Great composers do not always do a great job conducting their own music, but Arnold sure did. [One could wish that Mahler had lived till we learned to record full orchestras].
All five tracks are wonderful, and the interpretation is, naturally, definitive. Track five, "Commonwealth Christmas Overture" is the longest, and is one of the most absolutely joyous things I've ever heard.
Several years ago, the folks at Reference Recordings told me that this was the best recording they had ever done. They MAY be right, but they have done a lot of great stuff. Two things I know [1] Keith Johnson got this absolutely perfect, and [2] this is one of the all time joys of recorded sound.
A final word about track three, "The Smoke"....it has some of the most astounding percussion you will ever hear. IF YOU CRANK IT UP TOO HIGH, YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR SPEAKERS!!! Get this record without fail; you'll love it. But, if you ignore my warning, I will not pay to replace your speakers.
All five tracks are wonderful, and the interpretation is, naturally, definitive. Track five, "Commonwealth Christmas Overture" is the longest, and is one of the most absolutely joyous things I've ever heard.
Several years ago, the folks at Reference Recordings told me that this was the best recording they had ever done. They MAY be right, but they have done a lot of great stuff. Two things I know [1] Keith Johnson got this absolutely perfect, and [2] this is one of the all time joys of recorded sound.
A final word about track three, "The Smoke"....it has some of the most astounding percussion you will ever hear. IF YOU CRANK IT UP TOO HIGH, YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR SPEAKERS!!! Get this record without fail; you'll love it. But, if you ignore my warning, I will not pay to replace your speakers.
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