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AMY BEACH
Quartet for Strings, Op. 89; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 34; Pastorale, Op. 151; etc Ambache (with Gabrielle Lester (violin), Helen Keen (flute ) and Diana Ambache (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - 'Amy Beach's music inhabits conservative rather than progressive ground, a universe or two removed from American contemporaries like Ives. Nevertheless it is fine work, and it's good to welcome this... |
WALTON
Belshazzar's Feast / Coronation Te Deum / Gloria Ameral Gunson (contralto) Gwynne Howell (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Willcocks [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] "The soloist, Gwynee Howell, firm and dark of tone, is among the finest of all exponents." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
CESAR ANTONOVICH CUI
A Feast in Time of Plague: A dramatic work in one act Andrei Baturkin (baritone) Dmitri Stepanovich (bass) Ludmila Kuznetsova (mezzo) / Valeri Polyansky (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] Chandos presents the premiere recordings of the one-act opera A Feast in Time of Plague, Three Scherzos, Op. 82 and three songs for solo voice and orchestra. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ (complete oratorio) Andrew Goodwin, Shane Lowrencev, Matthew Brook, Sasha Cooke / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2019 ] "The marvelous solo singers are utterly convincing, from Andrew Staples' mellow tenor as the Narrator and Matthew Brook's complex Herod, to the love of Joseph and Mary (Williams and Cooke) for their baby and their rush to escape." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
BERG
Wozzeck (Complete opera in English) Andrew Shore (baritone); Alan Woodrow (tenor); Peter Bronder (tenor); Geoffrey Mitchell Choir ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Paul Daniel [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 26/May/2003 ] "This English language version is an almost unqualified success … a fresh and illuminating perspective a harrowing and original masterpiece." (Music Web) |
DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / MOZART / VERDI
Great Operatic Arias: (In English) Andrew Shore (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] The latest volume of Chandos' Great Operatic Arias recordings |
VERDI
Falstaff (Complete Opera in English) Andrew Shore (baritone) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / English National Opera, Paul Daniel [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] "It is serious competition for the currently available recordings in Italian." (Pick of the Month BBC Music Magazine Aug 2002) |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works (Incls 'St Paul's Suite') Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin) Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This 1994 recording is one of the first Holst collections made by Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia. An orchestra he conducted for thirty seven years, until his death. Having brought neglected works by Holst to a more deserved fame in the early... |
ALICE MARY SMITH
Smith: Symphony in A minor / Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra / Symphony in C minor Angela Malsbury (clarinet) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - "The sound-quality nicely balances warmth and detail, and the music itself is undemanding if delightful to listen to" (MusicSource.com) |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Miss Julie (complete opera) Anna Patalong, Benedict Nelson, Rosie Aldridge, Samuel Sakker / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] ""It is sensationally gripping…There is a highly strung, obsessive streak to the music that could come straight out of Vertigo, and how heartening it is to find an English composer writing with such passion" Financial Times |
MARGARET HUBICKI
Dedication in Time (Incls Goladon Suite) Annemarie Sand (mezzo-soprano) Daniel Pailthorpe (flute) Robert Max (cello) James Kirby (piano) / Bochmann Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] Chandos expands its considerable discography of works by women composers with this CD of music by the distinguished composer and teacher, Margaret Hubicki (or Peggy, as she is more widely known). |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: The Collected Concertos for Oboes & Strings [3 CD set] Anthony Robson, Catherine Latham (oboes) / Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "[Robson's] tone is most appealing and his phrasing and musicianship are second to none. Simon Standage provides alert accompaniments, also using original instruments, and creates bright, athletic string timbres...The artistic results are very lively |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Double Oboe and String Concertos, Vol. 1 Anthony Robson, oboe, Catherine Latham, oboe / Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/1996 ] Collegium Musicum 90 is one of today's premiere period ensembles. It regularly receives outstanding reviews for its Chandos recordings. |
CASTELLO & OTHERS
The Contest of Apollo and Pan: An anthology of instrumental music by Castello and his contemporaries Apollo & Pan [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "The performances revel in their distinctive sound world, making much of the music's textural oppositions without straying into mannerism. Sally Holman's dulcian is a reliable and forthright pleasure." Gramophone Magazine, May 2009 |
YORK / ROSSINI / HENSHALL / GINASTERA / PRITCHARD / etc
Aspects Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Nov/2016 ] "All is performed with that same customary blend of high octane virtuosity, relaxed lyricism, tonal richness and perfection of ensemble which has made the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet not merely one of the world's leading guitar ensembles but, for sheer |
ALBENIZ / KROUSE / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / SOR
Cuatro Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "As with the AGQ's previous three albums, not only are the playing and overall ensemble razor-sharp but every tone colour available to a guitarist is exploited to the full. The drama inherent in Sor's Grand Solo is rendered with a lightness redolent |
VARIOUS
Final Cut: Film Music for Four Guitars Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "Music from these and many other famous films is here performed by the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, a dynamic and innovative ensemble that captivates audiences with eclectic repertoire and spell-binding performances." |
ALBERTO HEMSI
Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Alberto Hemsi was born in 1898 in Turgutlu (also known as Cassaba), in Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Although there had been a Jewish presence in Anatolia for more than 2000 years, the population expanded considerably following the Alhambra Decree... |
DMITRI LVOVICH KLEBANOV
Klebanov: Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] "… Fine and fascinating works, superbly played, by a composer who should have much more recognition." MusicWeb |
SZYMON LAKS
Laks: Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos Music In Exile Vol. 3 / CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "This collection of his chamber music - all claimed as premiere recordings, and sparkily played by the ARC Ensemble - speaks of musical development thwarted by an experience that only the inward-looking Passacaille of 1945 hints at." Guardian |
