Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de Vanus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11

'The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem'.
- Gramophone

'Although Fauré's original version of the requiem accompanied by organ and chamber forces has been much revived in recent years, there is still room for a performance of his orchestral version as good as this one. It boasts arguably the country's best symphonic chorus and a pair of solo voices - the aptly treble-like soprano of Libby Crabtree and sonorous bass of James Rutherford - who bring across the compassion of Fauré's vision. Yan Pascal Tortelier marshals the scoring with drive and warmth.'
- The Telegraph

Based in Manchester, the BBC Philharmonic has established an international reputation, having travelled extensively to the USA, the Far East, South America and all over Europe. Its Principal Conductor is Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Edward Downes is Conductor Emeritus and Vassily Sinaisky (Music Director of the Moscow Philharmonic) is Principal Guest Conductor.

The Orchestra records over one hundred programmes annually for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Television both in the studio and in public concerts all over Britain. Under its exclusive Chandos contract the BBC Philharmonic displays an extensive repertoire featuring artists such as Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Matthias Bamert and Richard Hickox as well as its own conductors.