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Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Discography
COMPILED BY DEBORAH HAYES
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1940
Choral Suite (movements 1 and 5)
Oiseau-lyre OL-l00. l940. 78 rpm ten-inch disc. BBC Singers; Boyd Neel Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor. Recorded live by Oiseau-Lyre on 20 June 1938.
1954
Sonata for Harp
In Five Centuries of the Harp (10 sides). Everest 3144 (stereo), 6144 (hi-fi). Nicanor Zabaleta, harp.
Three Gymnopédies
Remington R 199 188. Two 78 rpm twelve-inch discs. RIAS (Berlin Radio) Orchestra; Joel Perlea, conductor. Recorded in 1953 in Berlin. Produced in cooperation with Oliver Daniel and the American Composers Alliance. Liner notes by the composer.
Reissue on 33-1/3 rpm disc: Varèse 81046. 1979.
1955
Concertino da Camera
Columbia ML 4990. Carlo Bussotti, piano; New York Woodwind Ensemble; Carlos Surinach, conductor. With: Sonata for Piano and Percussion.Liner notes by the composer.
Sonata for Piano and Percussion
Columbia ML 4990. Carlo Bussotti, piano; New York Percussion Group. With: Concertino da Camera. Liner notes by the composer.
The Transposed Heads
Louisville 545-6. 2 sound discs, 33 1/3rpm, 12 in. Soloists and Chorus of the Kentucky Opera Association, Moritz Bomhard, director; Louisville Orchestra; Robert Whitney, conductor. Produced by the Kentucky Opera Association, l954. Liner notes by the composer.
1956
Etruscan Concerto
MGM E 3557. Carlo Bussotti, piano; MGM Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
Sinfonia da Pacifica
MGM E 3336. MGM Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor. With: Three Gymnopédies. Liner notes by the composer.
1957
Concerto Romantico
MGM E 3559. Walter Trampler, viola; MGM Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
Letters from Morocco
MGM E 3549. Loren Driscoll, tenor; MGM Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
Prelude and Presto for Ancient American Instruments
Recording published by Andre Emmerich Gallery, 18 East 77th Street, New York, for "Music Before Columbus" exhibition. "Volume 3 in a continuing series of publications." 33 1/3 rpm seven-inch disc. October l957. Performed with ancient instruments belonging to the Andre Emmerich Gallery and the American Museum of Natural History of New York by: Samuel Baron (pan pipe, bird-whistles, flute), Robert Didomenica (armadillo-ocarina, owl-whistle, frog-whistle, conch shell, flute), Elayne Jones (maracas, Teponatzli drums, bone scraper), Herbert Harris (head drum), and Peggy Glanville-Hicks (handclapping) Herbert Harris, conductor. Side 1 contains commentary by Charles Collingwood, side 2 the music.
1964
Nausicaa
Composers Recordings, Inc. CRI SD 175 (highlights). Soloists; Athens Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Surinach, conductor. Recorded at the Athens Festival, 1961. Liner notes by the composer. Reissuedon CD in 1995.
Sonata for Harp
Deutsche Grammophon DG 19131 LPEM. l964. Nicanor Zabaleta, harp.
1966
Prelude for a Pensive Pupil
RCA Victor LM 7042. Robert Helps, piano. In: New Music for the Piano: 24 Contemporary Composers. Reissued by Composers Recordings, Inc. CRI SD 288, 1972.
Sonata for Harp
Esoteric ES 523. 1954. Reissued as Counterpoint CPT 523, 1964/1966. Nicanor Zabaleta, harp. May be a reissue of the previous. Zabaleta--Anthology of Solo Harp Music, vol. 2.
1972
Prelude for a Pensive Pupil.
CRI SD 288. Reissue of RCA Victor LM 7042, 1966.
1973
Sonata for Harp: Pastoral (second movement).
Discourses ABK 15. John Marson, harp. Recorded at Theatre Projects, London, 5 September 1972. Includes program notes by P. Gammond and "The Harp" by R. Rensch.
1979
Sinfonia da Pacifica
MGM E 3336. 1956. MGM Chamber Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
With: Three Gymnopedies. Liner notes by the composer.
Three Gymnopedies
MGM E 3336. 1956. MGM Chamber Orchestra; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
With: Sinfonia da Pacifica. Liner notes by the composer.
Three Gymnopedies
33-1/3 rpm disc: Varèse 81046. Reissue of Remington R 199 188, 1954.
1985
Five Songs: “Unlucky Love” and “Homespun Collars”
Australian Songs and Ballads. Larrikin LRF 153. [ca. 1985]. Gregory Martin, baritone; Norma Williams, piano.
1992
The Transposed Heads.
ABC Classics CD 434139-2. Gerald English (tenor); Michael Leighton-Jones (baritone); Genty Stevens (soprano); West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Perth Festival Chorus; David Measham, conductor.
Gymnopédie nos. 1 and 3.
Bush Symphony. ABC 512 894-2. Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Myer Fredman, conductor.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.
Wir wandelten. Wanda Music (Sweden) CD-1. Cheryl Jonsson, soprano; Otto Freudenthal, piano.
Etruscan Concerto
Riley: June Buddhas; Harrison, Seven Pastorales. MusicMasters Classics 01612-067089-2. 1992. Keith Jarrett, piano; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor.
1994
Sinfonia da Pacifica.
Tasmania Symphony: The Legend of Moinee / Sinfonia da Pacifica. Vox Australis CD VASTO13-2. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Richard Mills, conductor.
Frolic and Come Sleep.
Woman’s Song. New Market Music NEW1042.2. Helen Noonan, soprano; Peter Locke, piano.
Three Gymnopedies.
Swagman’s Promenade: Australian Light Classics. ABC Classics 442374-2 (2 CDs). West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Myer Fredman, conductor.
1995
Nausicaa (highlights)
CRI CD 695. Reissue of LP CRI, 1962.
Sonata for Harp.
Awakening. Tall Poppies TP071. Marshall McGuire, harp.
Profiles from China
On CD that accompanies One Hand on the Manuscript: Music in Australian Cultural History, 1930-1960. Canberra: Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, 1995. ISBN: 0731520823.
Sinfonia da Pacifica ii: Lento tranquillo
The Swoon Collection, ABC 446 631-2. Probably a reissue of Tasmania Symphony.
1996
Harp Sonata
Musik für die Welt von Morgen. Hamburg: Charade CD CHA 3020.
Sonata for Piano and Percussion.
Pianos & Percussion. Anthology of Australian Music on Disc, Canberra School of Music, CSM24. Susanne Powell, piano; Michael Askill, conductor.
1998
Thomsoniana
Nocturnes: Twentieth-Century Music for Voice, Horn & Piano, Equilibrium EQ 15 (DDD). Cantecor Trio; Linda June Snyder (soprano); Neal Gittleman, conductor.
1999
Come Sleep.
On a Poet’s Lips. Artworks CD AWO19. Jane Edwards (soprano); Marshall McGuire, harp.
2000
Sonata for Harp etc
Peggy Glanville-Hicks: The Songs. Tall Poppies TP112. Includes Profiles from China, Three Songs, Mimic Heaven: Five Songs by A E Housman, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, Letters from Morocco and Sonata for Harp. Gerald English tenor; Ronald Peelman, piano; Marshall McGuire, harp
Come Sleep.
Repose: Lullabies and Cradle Songs by Australian composers. Move Records MCD142. Linda Thompson, soprano; Deviani Segal, piano.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.
Canberra New Music Ensemble. CNME 0002. Angela Giblin, mezzo soprano; Margaret Legge-Wilkinson, piano; Rachel Best-Allen, clarinet; Steve Allen, guitar.
2001
Prelude for a Pensive Pupil
CRI Archival Release CD 874. Reissue of CRI SD 288 (1966 and 1972).
2002
Sonata for Harp
The Twentieth Century Harp. Artworks, 2002. Marshall McGuire, harp.
2004
Gymnopedie no. 3
ABC Classics. Reprint of Eternity: The Timeless Music of Australia's Composers.
Sinfonia da Pacifica: Allegro giocoso
Alchemy. ABC 476 156-2. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
2005
Come Sleep
Songs from Australia. Wirrapang 2005. Wendy Dixon, soprano; David Miller, piano.
Concertino da Camera
Red Earth. Tall Poppies B000777JOK. Tall Poppies Ensemble: Geoffrey Collins, flute/piccolo; Cathy McCorkill, clarinet; John Harding, violin; Esther van Stralen, viola; David Pereira, cello; Daryl Pratt, percussion; Roger Brooke, bassoon; Ian Munro, piano; David Stanhope, conductor.
2006
Come Sleep
Love Me Sweet. ABC Classics 476 9108. Jane Edwards, soprano; Marshall McGuire, harp.
2007
Sonata for Harp
CharM: Twentieth Century Music for Harp. ABC Classics 476 5951 (set of two CDs). Marshall McGuire, harp.