℗ 2005 Chandos
| Released | March 1, 2005 |
| Duration | 1h 14m 29s |
| Catalogue No. | CHAN10293 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Malcolm Arnold: Overtures - A Grand Grand Festival Overture - Peterloo - Tam O' Shanter - Beckus the Dandipratt - Robert Kett (premier recording) and other concert overtures
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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A Grand Grand Festival Overture, Op. 57
Malcolm Arnold; Kathy Jones; Helena Miles; Chris Hoyle; Fiona Macintosh; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
7:59 | |||
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1.2
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Peterloo, Op. 97
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
10:08 | |||
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1.3
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The Smoke, Op. 21
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
7:57 | |||
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1.4
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Tam o' Shanter, Op. 51
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
8:17 | |||
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1.5
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A Flourish for Orchestra, Op. 112
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
3:25 | |||
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1.6
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The Fair Field, Op. 110
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
7:17 | |||
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1.7
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A Sussex Overture, Op. 31
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
9:18 | |||
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1.8
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Anniversary Overture, Op. 99
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
4:19 | |||
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1.9
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Robert Kett Overture, Op. 141
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
7:52 | |||
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1.10
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Beckus the Dandipratt, Op. 5
Malcolm Arnold; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba |
7:57 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... musically valid and convincing as well as emotionally rewarding ... should be part of any self-respecting collection of 20th century English music. Hear! Hear!"
- Fanfare
"... every one of these examples shows his orchestral personality at its exuberant best ... most entertaining and marvellously played ... recording is of the demonstration class."
- Gramophone
"Arnold is arguably Britain’s greatest living composer ... (he) has a wicked sense of humour as shown in A Grand Grand Festival Overture, which features three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher. This splendid CD includes the famous Tam o’Shanter and Peterloo overtures ..."
- Classic FM
Rumon Gamba, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the engineers involved with this 2004 Arnold recording earned critical praise worldwide, including a Gramophone review that called the sound quality "demonstration class." Alongside some of Arnold's most entertaining and popular overtures, the programme includes the world premiere of the Robert Kett Overture.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.50 -1.24 to 0.00 | -23.53 -27.13 to -21.65 | -18.77 -21.30 to -17.20 | 15 13 to 16 | |
| 1 | A Grand Grand Festival Overture, Op. 57 | -0.11 | -21.80 | -17.2 | 13 |
| 2 | Peterloo, Op. 97 | -0.78 | -24.03 | -19.3 | 16 |
| 3 | The Smoke, Op. 21 | 0.00 | -24.17 | -18.7 | 15 |
| 4 | Tam o' Shanter, Op. 51 | 0.00 | -22.95 | -18.7 | 15 |
| 5 | A Flourish for Orchestra, Op. 112 | -1.20 | -22.01 | -17.7 | 14 |
| 6 | The Fair Field, Op. 110 | -0.41 | -23.81 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 7 | A Sussex Overture, Op. 31 | 0.00 | -24.94 | -20.5 | 15 |
| 8 | Anniversary Overture, Op. 99 | -1.08 | -21.65 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 9 | Robert Kett Overture, Op. 141 | -0.17 | -22.76 | -17.4 | 14 |
| 10 | Beckus the Dandipratt, Op. 5 | -1.24 | -27.13 | -21.3 | 16 |