Recordings of Lennox Berkeley's music

A Maldon Christmas

Format: CD
Release date: December 2008
Available from: Maldon Tourist Information Centre, Maldon, Essex, UK Tel:  01621 856503

This CD features favourite Christmas hymns such as 'O Come All Ye Faithful' and 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'. It also includes many beautiful examples of choral music for the Advent and Christmas seasons. These range from Lennox Berkeley's 'I sing of a Maiden' to Palestrina's Christmas Day antiphon, 'Alma Redemptoris Mater' and John Tavener's 'The Lamb'.

Proceeds from the sale of the CD go to St Mary's appeal for a new pipe organ.

• I Sing of a Maiden

Performed by the Choir of St. Mary's Maldon & Colin Baldy (conductor)

O be joyful in the Lord

Format: CD
Label: Guild
Release date: November 2008
Catalogue no: GMCD7325

• The Lord is My Shepherd (op. 91 part 1)

Performed by the Lincoln Cathedral Choir, Aric Prentice (conductor), Charles Harrison (organ) & Christopher Mitchell (treble)

Twelve Days: A Christmas Celebration

Format: CD
Label: LIR Classics
Release date: November 2008
Catalogue no: LIR017

• I Sing of a Maiden

Performed by Katy McAdam & Matthew Altham (conductor)

Sing reign of fair maid

Format: CD
Label: Regent Records
Release date: October 2008
Catalogue no: REGCD284

• Salve Regina (op. 48 part 1)

Performed by the Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir & Sarah MacDonald (conductor)

Lennox Berkeley, Arthur Benjamin: Works for Piano

Format: CD & Digital download
Label: Lyrita
Release date: July 2008
Catalogue no: REAM.2109

• Three lmpromptus (op. 7)
• Four Concert Studies (op. 14 part 1)
• Sonata for Piano (op. 20)
• Six Preludes (op. 23)
• Scherzo (op. 32 part 2)
• Concert Study in Eb (op. 48 part 2)

Performed by Colin Horsley (piano)

Rubbra Violin Sonata No. 2, L. Berkeley Violin Sonatina & Theme and Variations

Format: Digital download
Label: Naxos Classical Archives
Release date: June 2008
Catalogue no: 9.80126
Available from: Classics Online

Performed by Frederick Grinke (violin) and Lennox Berkeley (piano)

• Sonatina (op. 17)
• Theme and Variations (op. 33 part 1)

Antiphon: A Tribute to John Manduell

Format: CD
Label: Dutton Vocalion
Release date: March 2008
Catalogue no: CDLX 7207
Available from: Dutton Vocalion, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK Tel: 01923 803001

Features the world premiere recording on CD of Antiphon, plus Rondo for Nine for string nonet by John Manduell and works by Mátyás Seiber, Peter Crossley-Holland, Gordon Crosse and Anthony Gilbert

• Antiphon (op. 85)

Performed by the Manchester Chamber Ensemble & Richard Howarth (conductor)

Hear my Words

Format: CD & Digital download
Label: Signum
Release date: February 2008
Catalogue no: SIGCD115

• The Lord is My Shepherd (op. 91 part 1)

Performed by the Eton College Chapel Choir, David Goode (organ) & Ralph Allwood (conductor)

Alan Rawsthorne, Lennox Berkeley, Alan Bush

Format: CD
Label: Lyrita
Release date: February 2008
Catalogue no: SRCD256

• Sonatina (op. 17)
• Sextet (op. 47)

Performed by the Music Group of London

Rodrigo: Concerto de Aranjuez

Format: CD
Label: RCA
Release date: January 2008

• Concerto for Guitar (op. 88)

Performed by the Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard, Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar) & Jean-François Paillard (conductor)