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Angel now also has one of the best recordings of J. S. Bach's Magnificat in D (Angel 45027). Here the tenor is again Richard Lewis, whose Deposuit potentes de sede is one of the clearest and most satisfying interpretations of that aria; Geraint Jones conducts his own capable orchestra. On the same record--and, though unseasonal, it is probably this fact that leads us to prefer Jones' recording--is a performance of Henry Purcell's magnificent and rarely heard Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary. (Her majesty died of small pox on the fifth of March...

Author: By Anthony Hiss, | Title: Old 'Crimson's' Guide to Christmas Cheer | 12/20/1961 | See Source »

Gluck: Alceste (Kirsten Flagstad, Raoul Jobin; Geraint Jones Orchestra and Singers conducted by Geraint Jones; London, 4 LPs). This version of the opera, which Composer Christoph Willibald Gluck predicted would "please in 200 years," is distinguished by some stunning choral singing and a sumptuous, apparently effortless performance by Soprano Flagstad, recorded last year when she was 61. Her role: the legendary Greek queen who goes to death in exchange for her husband's life-Apollo has him booked for liquidation-but eventually so moves the god that he revives her. French Canadian Tenor Jobin as the king sings powerfully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Operatic Records | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Thomas Hemsley; members of the Mermaid Theatre, London, conducted by Geraint Jones; H.M.V.). A charming short opera by the finest English composer of all time. Its attractions include a witches' dance, a laughing chorus, a sailors' dance, a hunt scene (with thunderstorm) and, of course, love both requited and tragic. Highlight: Flagstad singing When I Am Laid in Earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Sep. 29, 1952 | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...even closer to the root of the matter, many thought, were the words of Conservative Sir Herbert Geraint Williams in the House of Commons: "Because you have a Prime Minister of great genius and capacity for inspiration, that is no reason his acts should go without criticism. It is a real peril to this country that Mr. Churchill should be regarded as a man beyond challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Churchill's Other War | 6/30/1941 | See Source »

...idylls contained in this book are The Dedication, The Coming of Arthur, Gareth and Lynette, The Marriage of Geraint, Geraint and Enid, Balin and Balan, and Merlin and Vivien...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/22/1896 | See Source »

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