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RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos 1-4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Howard Shelley (piano) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] "The Second Concerto's finale easily holds its ground in the proverbial dazzle department, and the Third is a master-class in poise and proportion." (ClassicsToday) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Orchestral Works Vol 2 [Incls. 'Suite For Orchestra - The B's'] Yvonne kenny (soprano) Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] "Essential listening for pursuers of the English pastoral vein: stunningly performed and recorded." MusicWeb |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Triumphs of Oriana I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth, with David Miller, lute [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth |
JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / GIUSEPPE TARTINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Works for Cello & Strings I Musici De Montreal, Yuli Turovsky (cello) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Jul/1989 ] Recorded: Paroisse La Nativite, La Prairie, Quebec, May 1988 |
ALBERTO GINASTERA / HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS / JOSE EVANGELISTA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista - Music for Strings I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] '…splendidly performed… an absolute knockout. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Gramophone |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Organ Concertos Iain Quinn (organ), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "The organ employed in this recording, despite only being built in 1969 by Grant, Degens and Bradbeer Ltd, has a light yet warm sound that suits this performance and sounds in keeping with Haydn's music" MusicWeb |
PALL ISOLFSOON & JORUNN VIDAR
Icelandic Works for the Stage Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] Páll Ísólfsson was the first director of the Reykjavík Music School, which opened in 1930. Like other musicians, he was forced by the lack of opportunity in Iceland to study abroad but, unlike others, he was able to return and work as the Organist at... |
DAG WIREN
Wirén: Orchestral Works Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Bright and lively music from the Swedish composer Dag Wirén is unveiled here in surround-sound by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba, only a few years after the completion of their Grammy-nominated and highly acclaimed series devoted to... |
MOMPOU / DEBUSSY / ALBENIZ / RAVEL / FALLA
Iberia y Francia Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "these are compelling performances informed by the palette of Goya and undergirded with an inerrantly zesty rhythmic élan." Gramophone Editor's Choice October 2019 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Imogen Cooper Plays Beethoven [incls 'Diabelli variations'] Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Mar/2019 ] "Cooper never goes for effect per se: her goal is purely expressiveness. Für Elise comes like a thoughtful coda." BBC Music Five Stars |
RAVEL / LISZT / FAURE
Le temps perdu Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] Borrowing the title from Proust's great novel, Imogen Cooper's latest recital features a collection of pieces that she learnt as a teenager in Paris, or in her twenties working with Alfred Brendel in Vienna, but none of which she has performed on the... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt Op112 Inga Nielesn (sop) Deon van der Walt (tenor) Annemarie Moller (mezzo) / Danish National Radio Symphony & Choir, Gustav Kuhn [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The chorus and orchestra are first rate and the recording sponsored by Danish Radio, is full-bodied and atmospheric. A valuable rarity." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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JOSEF HAYDN [transc Stegmann]
Ivan Ilić plays Haydn: Symphonies [transcribed for piano by Carl David Stegmann] Ivan Ilić (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2019 ] "This well-recorded release further demonstrates his penchant for unusual, fresh, and impeccably executed program building." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rocking Horse Road Jacqui Dankworth and the Brodsky quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Jacqui Dankworth is one of the most highly regarded and celebrated vocalists in the UK. The Sunday Times called her 'One of our finest singers, regardless of category' |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Violin Concerto / Three Pieces for Orchestra James Ehnes (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] "His mellow tone is ideally captured on the recording, as is his readiness to play the role of accompanist when the main melodic line lies in the orchestra." Five Stars BBC Music - Concerto Choice Dec 2022 |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphony No.4 / Violin Concerto James Ehnes (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/May/2023 ] Nielsen's epic Violin Concerto was premièred in Copenhagen in February 1912, by the violinist Peder Møller. Nominally the work is structured in two movements; each opens with a slow section and moves to a faster one. |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hummel: Potpourri, Op. 94 / Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca / Variations, Op. 115 / Violin Concerto in G James Ehnes (violin & viola) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, piano & conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] "One of the most highly regarded composers during his life (1778-1837), Hummel's reputation has suffered neglect ever since...f you like Mendelssohn's concertos, the charm of this one should captivate you." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone 2004 |
PURCELL / SCHUBERT / DOVE / BARBER
Solitude James Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] "Together these make for a rewarding programme that repays concentration. Gilchrist is, as ever, a hugely clear and communicative singer, in perfect balance with Tilbrook's sense of focus and poise" Guardian |
AARON COPLAND / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI / CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland / Lutoslawski / Nielsen: Works for Clarinet & Orchestra Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] "Janet Hilton's new record couples two of the best, and most attractively complementary, twentieth-century clarinet concertos with what at the moment seems to be every clarinettist's favourite fill-up." Gramophone |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Symphony No. 1 / Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani Jaroslav Saroun (piano) Vaclav Mazacek (timpani) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Jira Belohlavek [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Jiri Belohlavek has a superb command of the work's ebb and flow." |
