Dutton Epoch - 3 New Quad SACDs (April 2023)

[haikubass]

New classical batch is here:

The April release is headed by Vaughan Williams’s rousing music for the film “49th Parallel.” This is the first time that the complete score has been made available, thanks to conductor Martin Yates’s performing edition, transcribed from the original manuscripts.

That mainstay of English light music, Albert Ketèlbey, is featured with various suites and individual pieces, most of them in their first digital recordings.

Finally, the Tippett Quartet and pianist Lynn Arnold give typically immaculate performances of Elgar’s String Quartet and Piano Quintet, and Albert Sammons’s Phantasy Quartet in its world premiere recording.

Ralph Vaughan Williams • 49th Parallel: the complete music written for the film - BBC Concert Orchestra/Martin Yates
[SACD Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo]
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7405
Albert Ketèlbey • Rare Works - BBC Concert Orchestra/Martin Yates
[SACD Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo]
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7407
Edward Elgar • String Quartet & Piano Quintet + Albert Sammons • Phantasy Quartet - Tippett Quartet / Lynn Arnold
[SACD Hybrid Stereo & Multi-Channel]
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7406

 

[ubertrout]

Very cool to see! The Prelude from 49th Parallel is lovely but I don't know the rest of the music. The Elgar chamber works aren't as obscure as some of their other recent recordings. Never heard of Ketèlbey before, could be interesting?

 

[dadregga]

The Tippett stuff is almost always uniformly great, so picking these up.

 

[Soundfield]

Never heard of Ketèlbey before, could be interesting?

Ketelby was an Edwardian composer of light music. His stuff is very 'twee'. Once heard, never remembered!

 

[quadmatter]

Will need to catch up with Dutton's releases and will certainly be interested in getting the RVW and Elgar releases

 

[johnbs]

Ketelby was an Edwardian composer of light music. His stuff is very 'twee'. Once heard, never remembered!

I can’t agree with this assessment of all his music. In a Persian Market is memorable, for example

 

[atrocity]

I can’t agree with this assessment of all his music. In a Persian Market is memorable, for example

(Referenced in an obscure Firesign Theatre bit as "In a Persian Melon"!)

 

[Soundfield]

(Referenced in an obscure Firesign Theatre bit as "In a Persian Melon"!)

Well, I did warn you!

 

[bming]

Just listened to the 49th Parallel. Wonderful surround sound recording and glorius music. 81 minutes andten seconds long. Getting close to the formats maximum length. Keep them coming Mr Dutton.

 

[jslasher]

The Dutton Epoch SACDs are the cat's pyjamas. Excellent production as well as sound.

 

[drh3b]

Ketelby was an Edwardian composer of light music. His stuff is very 'twee'. Once heard, never remembered!

Mostly true. "In A Persian Market" is very good, imo, unfortunately, it's not on this SACD

 

[britmarc]

Question:- All are 'multichannel'... Is this 4.0 quad // 5.0 // or 5.1 ?

 

[ubertrout]

Question:- All are 'multichannel'... Is this 4.0 quad // 5.0 // or 5.1 ?

I believe all their recordings are actually 4.0 - but that's 5.0 with a silent center channel.