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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: Symphony No 9 / The Morning Watch for chorus and orchestra Lynne Dawson, Della Jones / BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Another from the highly-praised Rubbra symphony series! |
ENNIO MORRICONE / NINO ROTA / PAOLO SILVESTRI / GATO BARBIERI
Postcards From Italy: Italian Music For Film Marco Albonetti (saxophone), Roma Sinfonietta, Paolo Silvestri [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] For his third album for Chandos, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti turns to the rich tradition of film music from his native Italy. Marco writes: 'Film music has been described as the defining new genre of classical music in the twentieth century. It... |
ALEXANDRE TANSMAN
Piano works (Incls 'Recueil de Mazurkas' & 'Trois Preludes en forme de Blues') Margaret Fingerhut (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] "…Margaret Fingerhut has an unerring sense of when to indulge the flamboyance, as well as of how to introduce a poetic quality without becoming unduly sentimental." Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphonic Variations & Morning Song Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1987 ] Recorded At - All Saints Church, Tooting, London |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Winter Legends & Saga Fragment Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1987 ] Recorded in All Saints' Church, Tooting, London, on April 3 & 4, 1986 |
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Concert Variations on an English Theme Margaret Fingerhut (piano) Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1989 ] Recorded February 19-23, 1989. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / MARIE-JOSEPH CANTELOUBE
Britten/Canteloube: Songs Mari Eriksmoen (soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner (cond) [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Following successful appearances at the Opéra- comique, in Paris, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Oper Frankfurt, Komische Oper Berlin, and Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, the Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen is undoubtedly a rising star. |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Piano Works Marina Staneva (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] Following her acclaimed début recital, Marina Staneva returns with a programme of works by the Spanish-Catalan composer Federico Mompou. The programme opens with Paisajes (Landscapes), written in 1942, 1947, and 1960. |
MARIUS NESET
Neset: Manmade / Windless / Every Little Step / A Day in the Sparrow's Life Marius Neset (saxophone) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Born in Bergen in 1985, the Norwegian saxophonist and composer Marius Neset has earned countless nominations and awards for his performances and recordings, and has performed with jazz musicians all over the world. |
FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Ballades The London Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Originally recorded in 1994 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / CARL MARIA VON WEBER / RICHARD STRAUSS
Horn Concertos Martin Owen (horn) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Aug/2023 ] Regarded as one of Europe's leading horn players, Martin Owen appears as a soloist and chamber musician around the world. Currently principal horn at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he has previously served as principal horn of the Royal Philharmonic... |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet / Piano Quintet Martin Roscoe (piano), Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] The three great chamber works, the String Quartet, Piano Quintet, and Violin Sonata, were among the very last works that Elgar wrote, composed during an intensive and productive period in 1918 and 1919 whilst living at Brinkwells in Sussex, and under... |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martinu: Memorial to Lidice / Field Mass / Symphony No. 4 Ivan Kusnjer (baritone) / Czech Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlavek [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "The luscious, intricately scored pages of the bighearted Fourth Symphony sound opulent in this recording...the playing is glorious, intoxicating in its richness and sure-footed poise." Gramophone |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The World Of The Spirit / King Arthur Suite / American Overture Martyn Hill (tenor), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Britten Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "The recording is superbly wide in its range and offers a realistic quality." Gramophone |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphony No 7 / Four Songs for Tenor and Orchestra Martyn Hill (tenor) / Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I found his interpretation of the Seventh fully acceptable...I found myself in his more leisurely company enjoying the scenery." MusicWeb |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Songs Mary Bevan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) & David Owen Norris (piano) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2017 ] "the powerful Tennyson cycle The Window, George Herbert's Sweet Day and many others - thanks to Norris's inspired direction - make you realise what a fine, underrated songwriter Sullivan was." Sunday Times |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Harmonious Echo Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), David Owen-Norris (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century. He was revered as a composer of oratorios, and was urged by Queen Victoria... |
MERCADANTE / BELLINI / RICCI / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / VIARDOT
Casta Diva - Operatic Arias transcribed for trumpet Matilda Lloyd (trumpet) / Britten Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] "The flawless tone, purity of line and dynamic subtlety she coaxes from her instrument are shown off to particularly impressive effect in Arban's set of variations from Norma...Overall, this is immensely assured and really great fun." BBC |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger: Works For Large Chorus And Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "Performances throughout are pretty much exemplary, these combined Melbourne and Sydney forces straining every sinew under Sir Andrew Davis's lucid lead.'" Gramophone |
