PETER SCULTHORPE
Sculthorpe: Irkanda I / Irkanda IV / Lament (1991) / Second Sonata for strings / Cello Dreaming / Djilile Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] "Exceptionally sympathetic advocacy for the doyen of Australian composers" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (August 2003) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St John Passion (complete oratorio) Bach Camerata, Crouch End Festival Chorus, David Temple [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 28/Apr/2017 ] "The solo line-up is without a weak link; among its glories Sophie Bevan's deeply affecting 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze', Benjamin Hulett's finely nuanced 'Erwage', and Robin Blaze's exquisitely judged 'Es ist vollbracht'." BBC Music |
Bamert/London Mozart Players
Pichl:symphonies [ Chandos / CD ] |
Bamert/Shelley/Bbc Philharmoni
Dohnanyi/The Veil Of Pierrette [ Chandos / CD ] |
KENNETH ALFORD
The Music Of Kenneth Alford (Incls 'Colonel Bogey') Band Of H.M. Royal Marines / Captain J.R Mason [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1992 ] The composer of 'Colonel Bogey', 'Dunedin' & 'Eagle Squadron' |
SOUSA
The Invincible Eagle: Famous Sousa Marches The Band Of The Blues And Royals / Major E.W. Jeanes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] All the popular Sousa marches on one specially priced CD. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
633 Squadron Band of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell / Squadron Leader D.S. Stephens [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] Recorded in: RAF College, Cranwell |
VERDI
Four Sacred Pieces / Hymn of the Nations Barbara Frittoli (soprano) / Francesco Meli (tenor) / Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio, Torino / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Mar/2011 ] This is a recording of rarely heard choral works by Verdi, performed by all-Italian forces - the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatre Regio in Turin, with the soloists Barbara Frittoli and Francesco Meli, under the conductor Gianandrea Noseda, an exclusive... |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Symphonies 1 & 2 / etc Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] |
W.A. MOZART
The Magic Flute (Complete Opera in English) Barry Banks (tenor) Elizabeth Vidal (soprano) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Lesley Garrett (soprano) / London Philh / Mackerras [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] "Mackerras re-invigorates the Opera in English series with magnificent Mozart" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine June 2005 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 1 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] "Douglas still allows his head to be led ultimately by his heart, which is what gives the disc its X-Factor." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Works For Solo Piano Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Jan/2018 ] "..his tone is a deep velvet cushion, the legatos full of affection and the rhythms galvanised with great energy." BBC Music Magazine |
BARRY DOUGLAS
Celtic Reflections Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Barry Douglas is best-known for his celebrated performances of great works central to the classical repertoire, not least through his acclaimed Brahms and Schubert series on Chandos. In his new disc Celtic Reflections we hear another side to his... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Works for Solo Piano Vol. 1 [Incls 'Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer''] Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Mar/2014 ] Having produced two highly regarded discs of solo works by Brahms, Barry Douglas, an exclusive Chandos artist, now embarks on the complete solo piano works by Franz Schubert. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Works for Solo Piano Vol. 2 [incls 'Impromptus, D899'] Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] His Brahms series being now complete in six volumes and widely praised, Barry Douglas continues his exploration of Schubert's piano music. The romantic, personal outlook developed in the course of the Brahms survey is fully expressed in this new... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3 [Incls 'Piano Sonata, Op. post., D958'] Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "Overall, this is a very fine recording and is highly recommended." MusicWeb |
TCHAIKOVSKY / MUSSORGSKY
Tchaikovsky Plus One: Piano Works Volume 1 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Two of the most popular romantic Russian piano works from the mid-1870s are heard on this new album from the celebrated Barry Douglas. Lyricism lies at the heart of the twelve movements of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons (1875 - 76), commissioned by the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 2 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "Douglas superbly draws out the contrasts within each piece, bringing out their individual character, but the two ends of the Brahms life spectrum...seem perhaps closer than is entirely comfortable." BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 ***** |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 3 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Dec/2014 ] "The performances are generally first-rate, with a real Brahmsian mix of toughness and slightly gruff charm about them; Douglas is at his best in the early Sonata." (Guardian) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 4 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "Douglas comes fully alive throughout the C major Sonata. His proportioned rubatos in the first movement's second theme and broodingly sustained Andante imbue the unwieldy textures with colour and variety." Gramophone |