Sale by Auction Mint Condition Lyrita LPs Lyrita Recorded Edition From the private archive of Lyrita Proprietor Richard Itter Lyrita Recorded Edition & Wyastone Estate Ltd are pleased to make available for sale by auction 97 titles from the original Lyrita LP catalogue. All copies come from the private archive of Lyrita’s founder and proprietor, Richard Itter. The LPs, which are all ‘Nimbus’ pressings, were Sale by Auction manufactured in the company’s Monmouth premises during the mid 1980s. Every LP is in its original sleeve. Mint Condition Lyrita LPs These examples have never been shipped for sale and have been stored upright in their factory boxes in dry, dark, temperate conditions since manufacture. th Closing date: 6 December 2010 This release of 1,987 LPs constitutes the major part of the Lyrita archive, only a handful of reference copies are being retained. Operation of the Auction The auction will open at 09.00 on 1 September 2010 and will close at 24.00 on 5 December 2010. Bids will only be accepted if made by post, fax or e-mail, an order form is attached to this catalogue. LPs will be allocated solely on the highest value bid. Successful bidders will be contacted after the auction has closed at which time we will confirm the allocation, calculate postage and collect payment details. Lyrita wishes to make these LPs widely available so will only allocate 1 example of any title per bid. However, in the event that all bids are satisfied and some LPs remain these will be allocated to any bidders requesting multiple copies and solely on the highest value bid. Any LPs which fail to reach their minimum bid, and which are unsold at the close will be returned to the Lyrita archive. Bidders will be informed of a bid reference number. They may revise this bid at any time. Wyastone will give periodic bulletins of the status and value of bids for each title via the Lyrita website www.lyrita.co.uk. This information will not be given by phone, mail or e-mail. “From the 1960s to the 1990s, those with a taste for obscure English classical composers, or for the obscure works of the well-known ones, needed only one port of call: Lyrita Records. It is like coming across long-buried treasure, and represents perhaps the finest exhibition our music has ever had.” “One point to emphasise is the quality of sound that Richard Itter always insisted on. Ambitiously he employed some of the finest engineers in the recording business, notably those from the Decca company under Kenneth Wilkinson. That means that even Lyrita recordings over 30 years old rival and even outshine many of the latest digital recordings.” John Ireland Symphonic Prelude, Tritons LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Two Symphonic Studies (arr. G. Bush) Julius Caesar - Scherzo and Cortege (arr. G. Bush) Suite ‘The Overlanders’ (arr. C. Mackerras) Robert Still Symphony No.3* * LSO conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens Symphony No.4** ** RPO conducted by Myer Fredman Sir William Walton Portsmouth Point Overture*, Siesta* * LPO conducted by Sir William Walton Sir Arthur Bliss Adam Zero – Suite** ** LSO conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss THE AUCTION LIST Arthur Benjamin Overture to an Italian Comedy RPO conducted by Myer Fredman Frederick Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden Sir Hubert Parry Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy LSO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult An English Suite, Lady Radnor’s Suite Symphonic Variations Sir William Walton Scapino, A Comedy Overture Peter Katin, piano The Quest – Ballet Suite LSO conducted by Sir William Walton Sinfonia Concertante for Orchestra with Piano Capriccio Burlesco John Ireland A London Overture LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Epic March Gustav Holst Japanese Suite LSO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Concertino Pastorale Sir Arthur Bliss Mêlée Fantasque* * LSO conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss The Holy Boy Sir William Walton Music for Children** ** LPO conducted by Sir William Walton A Downland Suite – Minuet & Elegy L. Berkeley/B. Britten Mont Juic. A Suite of Catalan Dances*** *** LPO conducted by Lennox Berkeley John Ireland Prelude, The Forgotten Rite Eric Parkin, piano Gerald Finzi Songs Volume 2 Neil Jenkins, tenor Symphonic Poem Mai-Dun LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult A Young Man’s Exhortation, 10 songs for tenor John Carol Case, baritone Legend for Piano & Orchestra Earth, Air and Rain , 10 songs for baritone Howard Ferguson, piano Overture ‘Satyricon’ David Harries Piano Quintet op.20 University Ensemble, Cardiff Sir Arthur Bliss Meditations on a Theme of John Blow CBSO conducted by Hugo Rignold Ian Parrott String Quartet No.4 Alfredo Wang & James Barton, violin Music for Strings David Wynne String Quartet No.3, Piano Sonata No.2 Frederick Riddle, viola George Isaac, cello Eric Harrison, piano Gustav Holst Lyric Movement for Viola & Small Orchestra Cecil Aronowitz, viola Brook Green Suite for Strings William Bennett, flute Sir Arnold Bax Symphony No.1 LPO conducted by Myer Fredman Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Strings Peter Graeme, oboe Moorside Suite – Nocturne ECO conducted by Imogen Holst Sir Arnold Bax Symphony No.2 LPO conducted by Myer Fredman St Paul’s Suite for Strings Sir Arthur Bliss Serenade for Baritone & Orchestra John Shirley-Quirk, baritone Sir Arnold Bax Symphony No.6 NPO conducted by Norman Del Mar Rout for soprano & Orchestra* * Rae Woodland, soprano Hymn to Apollo* LSO conducted by Brian Priestman John Ireland Piano Concerto in E flat Eric Parkin, piano The World is Charged * LSO conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss ‘These Things Shall Be’ for Baritone, Chorus & Orchestra John Carol Case, baritone With the Grandeur of God, Cantata** ** LSO wind & brass conducted by Philip Ledger LPO Choir A Prayer to the Infant Jesus*** *** Ambrosian Singers conducted by Philip Ledger LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Gustav Holst A Somerset Rhapsody LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Gustav Holst Fugal Overture LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Hammersmith – Prelude and Scherzo Sir Arnold Bax Symphonic Poem, November Woods Beni Mora – Orchestral Suite E. J. Moeran Sinfonietta Scherzo Gerald Finzi Songs Volume 1 Robert Tear, tenor Elizabeth Maconchy Overture Proud Thames LPO conducted by Vernon Handley Till Earth Outwears, 7 songs for tenor John Carol Case, baritone Geoffrey Bush Music (1967) for Orchestra *LPO conducted by Lennox Berkeley Before & After Summer, 10 songs for baritone Howard Ferguson, piano Lennox Berkeley Symphony no.3* **LPO conducted by William Alwyn I Said to Love, 6 songs for baritone William Alwyn Four Elizabethan Dances (nos. 1,2,4 & 5)** E. J. Moeran Sonata for Cello & Piano Peers Coetmore, cello Sir Arnold Bax Symphony no.5 LPO conducted by Raymond Leppard Prelude for Cello & Piano Eric Parkin, piano PIANO MUSIC John Ireland Sextet for Clarinet, Horn & String Quartet Melos Ensemble A Folk Story, Bank Holiday, Berceuse, Sonata for Cello & Piano André Navarra, cello Prelude, Rune, Stalham River, Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Gervase de Peyer, clarinet The White Mountain, Toccata Eric Parkin, piano E. J. Moeran Overture for a Masque Peers Coetmore, cello William Baines Silverpoints, 4 pieces, Paradise Gardens Eric Parkin, piano Rhapsody No.2 LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Coloured Leaves, 4 pieces, Twilight Pieces, 3 pieces Cello Concerto Tides, Seven Preludes Gustav Holst Ballet Music from The Golden Goose Emmanuel Hurwitz, violin William Alwyn Mirages, A song Cycle for Baritone & Piano Benjamin Luxon, baritone Capriccio, Two Songs Without Words Kenneth Sillito, violin Divertimento for Solo Flute David Willison, piano Double Concerto for two Violins & Orchestra ECO conducted by Imogen Holst Naiades, Fantasy Sonata for Flute & Harp Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute Marisa Robles, harp Sir Arnold Bax Symphonic Poem, Tintagel LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Arnold Cooke Symphony No.3 LPO conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite Northern Ballad No. 1 ‘Jabez and the Devil’ – Suite from the Ballet Symphonic Poem, The Garden of Fand Mediterranean Malcolm Williamson Concerto for Organ & Orchestra Malcolm Williamson, organ & piano Piano Concerto No.3 LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult William Alwyn Symphony No.3 LPO conducted by William Alwyn Symphonic Prelude, The Magic Island Sir Lennox Berkeley Symphony No.1 Garth Beckett & Boyd McDonald, pianos Concerto for 2 pianos & Orchestra LPO conducted by Norman Del Mar John Ireland Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 Yfrah Neaman, violin Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 Eric Parkin, piano Cyril Scott Piano Concerto No.1 John Ogden, piano LPO conducted by Bernard Herrmann John Ireland Songs Volume 1 Benjamin Luxon, baritone Songs of a Wayfarer, 4 songs Alan Rowlands, piano Cyril Scott Piano Concerto No.2 John Ogden, piano When Lights go rolling round the sky, Early One Morning, Poem for Piano & Orchestra LPO conducted by Bernard Herrmann Hope the Hornblower, Sea Fever, Marigold Five Poems by Thomas Hardy Sir Arnold Bax Symphony No.7 LPO conducted by Raymond Leppard 3 Songs, Love and Friendship, Friendship in Misfortune, The one Hope We’ll to the Woods no more, 2 songs & a postlude Gerald Finzi A Severn Rhapsody Rodney Friend, violin Introit for Violin & Small Orchestra LPO conducted by Sir Adrian Boult John Ireland Songs Volume 2 Benjamin Luxon, baritone Nocturne (New Year Music) 2 Songs, Tryst, During Music Alan Rowlands, piano Prelude for String Orchestra Songs Sacred & Profane, 6 songs Three Soliloquies (from the Suite ‘Love’s Labours Lost’) Five XVIth Century Songs Romance for String Orchestra Blow out you Bugles, If there were Dreams to sell The Fall of the Leaf I have twelve Oxen, Spring