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." |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / Waltz Suite, Op. 110: Nos. 1, 3 & 4 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Järvi celebrates [the symphony's] epic grandeur" International Record Review |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 8 Jean Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Mancheter Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Volume 8 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's survey of Mozart's piano concertos with Gábor Takács- Nagy and Manchester Camerata features two late concertos - Nos 26 and 27 - along with the overtures to Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), and La... |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn Piano Sonatas Vol 8 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Jul/2019 ] After leaving the boys' choir of St Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, one of the ways the young Haydn found to support himself was as a harpsichord teacher. The three early sonatas featured on this recording were almost certainly intended for his... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Bavouzet Plays Schumann Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "Bavouzet brings [the later works] to life here with a radiant energy that utterly refutes the notion that Schumann's creative powers were by now fast waning." BBC Music Five Stars |
CLEMENTI / DUSSEK / HUMMEL / WOLFL
The Beethoven Connection: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Sonatas Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Volume 5 (Transcriptions - 3 Ballets) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Nov/2009 ] "A marvellous conclusion to Bavouzet's absolutely essential Debussy series. Altogether a remarkable achievement, and the disc is every bit as essential as previous instalments." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Instrumental |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano sonatas Vol 7 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] Alongside an internationally acclaimed celebration of Debussy's centenary, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet continues his sumptuous journey through Haydn, the instalments consistently praised for their intelligent approach and clear and vivid interpretations.... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Piano sonatas Vol 3 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Once again Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's Haydn sweeps the field, at least on a modern instrument. He ornaments lavishly but always intelligently, and as before he omits codas or cadences before the second of the second-half repeats." (10/10 ClassicsToday... |
PIERRE-CHARLES SANCAN
Sancan: A Musical Tribute Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Adam Walker (Flute) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "This tribute led by one of his many distinguished pupils, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Yan Pascal Tortelier, who fell under Sancan's influence at the Paris Conservatoire, is as authentic as it is valuable and rewarding." Gramophone Editor's Choice Aug |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5 (Complete) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "Throughout, Bavouzet displays a light touch and laudable levels of physical stamina, with a firm grasp of the very different personalities of each piece." GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Concerto |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano / director); Karin Egardt (oboe); Kevin Spagnolo (clarinet); Mikael Lindström (bassoon); Terése Larsson (horn) [ Chandos SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] Following his acclaimed recording of sonatas by contemporaries of Beethoven, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet further celebrates the great composer's anniversary year with this set of the complete Piano Concertos. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12 & 13 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] The three concertos featured on this album were composed together in 1782 / 83 - shortly after Mozart had left his patron and position in Salzburg to establish himself as a freelance composer and performer in Vienna. The concertos were all performed... |
SIBELIUS
Violin Concerto / Finlandia, Op. 26 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 / etc Jennifer Pike (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] Jean Sibelius is perhaps best known for his seven great symphonies but there is also a large body of music for the concert hall, the theatre, and the salon, some of which is explored on this release. The Violin Concerto in D minor, Sibelius's only... |
ALFVEN / BINGHAM / GJEILO / MAHLER / STANFORD etc
Like To The Lark Jennifer Pike (violin), Maria Forsström (mezzo-soprano), The Swedish Chamber Choir, Simon Phipps [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The Swedish Chamber Choir makes its debut on Chandos with this fascinating programme of works for choir, choir and solo voice, and for choir and violin. The founder and conductor, Simon Phipps, leads the choir in unaccompanied works by Swedish and... |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: The Sanguine Fan / Froissart Overture / 'Enigma' Variations Jenny Miller (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Apr/1996 ] 'Bryden Thomson… finds all the charm of The Sanguine Fan ballet, characterising it well without inflating it…' ***The Penguin Complete Guide |
VERDI / SUPPE / NICOLAI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / AUBER / WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Overtures John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band, Major Peter Parkes & Davis Hurst [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Originally recorded in 1988 |
MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recorded at St Jude's Church, London NW11; 7-8 March 1995 |
WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Fantasy-Waltzes / Twelve Preludes John Ogdon (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] Recorded in Snape Maltings in October 1984 |