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12-05-2014, 06:59 PM
EAC-FLAC link below. This is my own rip.
Artwork & booklet included. Do not share. Buy the original!
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"Using a mix of French and English soloists -- Jean-Bernard Pommier and Anne Queff�lec
in the piano concertos and Maggie Cole and Gillian Weir in the harpsichord and organ
concertos -- and the London Sinfonia as his backup band, [Richard] Hickox turns in smart and
stylish performances of these familiar works packed with plenty of wit and charm."
All Music
"The tradition of British vocal groups championing [Francis] Poulenc's music has been continued
of late in several excellent records, and now comes yet another. Temporarily departing from the
Renaissance and Baroque periods in which they have hitherto been represented on disc, The Sixteen
give a deeply committed and technically brilliant reading."
Gramophone
Music Composed by
Francis Poulenc
Played by the
City of London Sinfonia
With
Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano)
Anne Queff�lec (piano)
Maggie Cole (harpsichord)
Gillian Weir (organ)
Catherine Dubosc (soprano)
And
The Sixteen
The Westminster Singers
Conducted by
Richard Hickox
Harry Christophers
"Richard Hickox was one of the most active and well-known conductors in Britain, with a
strong international reputation, especially for performing music of his native country.
He began conducting at the age of 16 and, after studies at the Royal College of Music
and Queen's College, where he was an organ scholar, he founded the City of London
Sinfonia in 1971, of which he remained musical director until his death.
In 1972 he became organist and master of music at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster,
remaining in that position until 1982. In 1977 he was appointed conductor of the
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and in 1982 became the music director of the
Northern Sinfonia in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is credited with re-establishing that
orchestra as an ensemble of stature, confirmed by a highly successful tour of the
United States and a complete Beethoven symphony recording cycle for the ASV label.
He was associate conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 1985,
and took the same title at the London Symphony Orchestra in 1985. He shared
leadership duties with Simon Standage for Collegium Musicum 90, a period-instrument
group the two founded.
All this activity made Hickox a very familiar face on the British music scene. With his
various choral and orchestral ensembles he frequently appeared at the major British
music festivals and at the BBC Proms Concerts. He participated in several notable
special projects, including a BBC video production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and
an appearance in the Istanbul Festival leading a production of Mozart's The Abduction
from the Seraglio inside the actual sultans' seraglio in the Topkapi Museum. He also
provided music for a Ken Russell film for the BBC on the wives of great composers.
In the 1990s he increased his involvement with opera, leading new productions of
Handel's Julius Caesar in Berlin, Walton's Troilus and Cressida in a live BBC broadcast
of an Opera North production, and Vaughan Williams' Pilgrim's Progress at the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He conducted a televised production of Britten's
Turn of the Screw on the BBC in 2004.
He guest conducted around the world, including frequent appearances with the
Los Angeles Opera and the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo. He made over 300
recordings and won numerous awards, including a Gramophon Award in 1992 for
his account of Britten's War Requiem, and three Gramophone Awards, a Diapason
d'Or, the Deutsche Schalplattenpreis, and a Grammy for his recording of Britten's
Peter Grimes in 1995 on the Chandos label, probably the most honored classical
recording of the last quarter of the twentieth century. His recordings appeared on
the ASV, Argo, EMI, and Virgin labels, and in the early '90s he had been an
exclusive Chandos artist. More recording awards were received in 2001 and
2006 for the music of Vaughan Williams and Stanford, respectively. In 2005,
he was appointed director of the Opera Australia. Hickox died of a heart attack
following a recording session in Wales in November 2008."
All Music
Download Link - https://mega.co.nz/#!nVIgRJia!JP_NfQOJBQrVDwmp9rsdZGRKrr-0kaLV3axi3-COnMw
Source: Virgin Classics CDs, 2008 (Recorded: 1988-91) (my rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo, Level: -5
File Size: 1.18 GB (incl. artwork, booklet, logs & cues)
Enjoy! Don't share! Buy the originals! Please leave a "Like" or "Thank you" if you enjoyed this! :)
Artwork & booklet included. Do not share. Buy the original!
Please leave a "Like" or "Thank you" if you enjoyed this!
"Using a mix of French and English soloists -- Jean-Bernard Pommier and Anne Queff�lec
in the piano concertos and Maggie Cole and Gillian Weir in the harpsichord and organ
concertos -- and the London Sinfonia as his backup band, [Richard] Hickox turns in smart and
stylish performances of these familiar works packed with plenty of wit and charm."
All Music
"The tradition of British vocal groups championing [Francis] Poulenc's music has been continued
of late in several excellent records, and now comes yet another. Temporarily departing from the
Renaissance and Baroque periods in which they have hitherto been represented on disc, The Sixteen
give a deeply committed and technically brilliant reading."
Gramophone
Music Composed by
Francis Poulenc
Played by the
City of London Sinfonia
With
Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano)
Anne Queff�lec (piano)
Maggie Cole (harpsichord)
Gillian Weir (organ)
Catherine Dubosc (soprano)
And
The Sixteen
The Westminster Singers
Conducted by
Richard Hickox
Harry Christophers
"Richard Hickox was one of the most active and well-known conductors in Britain, with a
strong international reputation, especially for performing music of his native country.
He began conducting at the age of 16 and, after studies at the Royal College of Music
and Queen's College, where he was an organ scholar, he founded the City of London
Sinfonia in 1971, of which he remained musical director until his death.
In 1972 he became organist and master of music at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster,
remaining in that position until 1982. In 1977 he was appointed conductor of the
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and in 1982 became the music director of the
Northern Sinfonia in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is credited with re-establishing that
orchestra as an ensemble of stature, confirmed by a highly successful tour of the
United States and a complete Beethoven symphony recording cycle for the ASV label.
He was associate conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 1985,
and took the same title at the London Symphony Orchestra in 1985. He shared
leadership duties with Simon Standage for Collegium Musicum 90, a period-instrument
group the two founded.
All this activity made Hickox a very familiar face on the British music scene. With his
various choral and orchestral ensembles he frequently appeared at the major British
music festivals and at the BBC Proms Concerts. He participated in several notable
special projects, including a BBC video production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and
an appearance in the Istanbul Festival leading a production of Mozart's The Abduction
from the Seraglio inside the actual sultans' seraglio in the Topkapi Museum. He also
provided music for a Ken Russell film for the BBC on the wives of great composers.
In the 1990s he increased his involvement with opera, leading new productions of
Handel's Julius Caesar in Berlin, Walton's Troilus and Cressida in a live BBC broadcast
of an Opera North production, and Vaughan Williams' Pilgrim's Progress at the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He conducted a televised production of Britten's
Turn of the Screw on the BBC in 2004.
He guest conducted around the world, including frequent appearances with the
Los Angeles Opera and the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo. He made over 300
recordings and won numerous awards, including a Gramophon Award in 1992 for
his account of Britten's War Requiem, and three Gramophone Awards, a Diapason
d'Or, the Deutsche Schalplattenpreis, and a Grammy for his recording of Britten's
Peter Grimes in 1995 on the Chandos label, probably the most honored classical
recording of the last quarter of the twentieth century. His recordings appeared on
the ASV, Argo, EMI, and Virgin labels, and in the early '90s he had been an
exclusive Chandos artist. More recording awards were received in 2001 and
2006 for the music of Vaughan Williams and Stanford, respectively. In 2005,
he was appointed director of the Opera Australia. Hickox died of a heart attack
following a recording session in Wales in November 2008."
All Music
Download Link - https://mega.co.nz/#!nVIgRJia!JP_NfQOJBQrVDwmp9rsdZGRKrr-0kaLV3axi3-COnMw
Source: Virgin Classics CDs, 2008 (Recorded: 1988-91) (my rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo, Level: -5
File Size: 1.18 GB (incl. artwork, booklet, logs & cues)
Enjoy! Don't share! Buy the originals! Please leave a "Like" or "Thank you" if you enjoyed this! :)