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RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 / Prince Rostislav / Caprice bohémien, Op. 12 BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] "The chief reason for investing in this disc would be the fine, lucid, characterful performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony. But Noseda devotes as much care and attention to Prince Rostislav and the Caprice bohémien...they harbour music of... |
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RESPIGHI
Orchestral Works Vol 2: Buerlesca / Rossiniana / etc BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 24/Nov/2006 ] 'Performances of all four works are outstanding, with the Chandos sound bringing out the full richness of Respighi's writing. How sad that he died so young.' Gramophone |
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LISZT
Symphonic Poems, Volume 2 (Incls Eine Faust-Symphonie) BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Jun/2006 ] "The recorded sound on this splendid disc is considerably superior, with greater depth and resonance, and the strings, especially in the Mephistophelian fugue, have a bite and attack that the older technology was unable to capture." (BBC comparing to... |
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LISZT
Symphonic Poems, Volume 3 (Incls Mazeppa) BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] "Mazeppa is the most familiar of these works, and Noseda gives it a rousing performance… Noseda deals well with the often episodic nature of this music… He does this by an acute sense of pacing, so that each section seems to inhabit its natural... |
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KARLOWICZ
Returning Waves / A Sorrowful Tale / Episode at a Masquerade BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Nov/2005 ] 'The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra plays with typical musicianship and commitment for its dynamic conductor, and the recording is equally typical in being resonant and ripe.' International Record Review on CHAN 10171 |
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KURT SCHWERTSIK
Baumgesänge, Op. 65 / Herr K. entdeckt Amerika, Op. 101 / Nachtmusiken, Op. 104 BBC Philharmonic / HK Gruber [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 21/Sep/2011 ] The works by the Austrian composer Kurt Schwertsik are characterised by his own particular exploration of tonality, and his sense of musical irony and humour. |
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GRUBER
Frankenstein!! / Dancing in the Dark / etc BBC Philharmonic / HK Gruber [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] '…a virtually uncategorizable work, a zanily bedazzling collage of different influences and styles, ranging all the way from bar-room cabaret to operatic declamation … great fun.' Classic CD |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie / Symphony No. 3 'silence' BBC Philharmonic / James MacMillan [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] To everyone's amazement, MacMillan's work was greeted with a warmth and intensity rarely experienced in Britain after the death of Benjamin Britten. The work's success brought a new realisation: that it was possible for a modern composer to address... |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6, etc BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] The symphonic output of George Antheil, the self-proclaimed 'bad boy of music', is further investigated by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds, in the second album of the series. |
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SIBELIUS
Complete Symphonies (plus 'Three Late Fragments') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "this is a fine and distinctive set from an orchestra playing consistently at somewhere near its best and conducted by a Sibelian of stature." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Orchestral) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 'The Year 1905' BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Apr/2020 ] "There's much to commend John Storgårds' account of the Eleventh Symphony. He has a firm vision of the score and the splendid BBCPO executes this vision with incisive, committed playing." MusicWeb |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphonies, Vol. 3 [Includes Symphony No 3] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] "Wilson's empathy with this music is infectious." The Sunday Times |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry" (BBC Music Orchestral Choice - March 2016) |
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JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Canto a Sevilla BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena [ CHANDOS / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] "This is one of the finest discs coming from the BBC Philharmonic in quite a while. Do try to hear it." ClassicsToday 9/9 |
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J. S. BACH
Bach Transcriptions (arrangements by great composers) BBC Philharmonic / Leonard Slatkin [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Oct 2000) - Five Stars (*****) Classic CD (Oct 2000) |
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NOVAK
Toman and the Wood Nymph / De profundis / Overture: Lady Godiva BBC Philharmonic / Libor Pesek [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] 'It is good that we are finally becoming aware of him [Novak]. Certainly this outstanding release does its share. It includes good notes and has stunning sound'. American Record Guide |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 / Japanese Suite, Op. 33 / Beni Mora, Op. 29 No. 1 BBC Philharmonic & Manchester Chamber Choir, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "'Mars', one of his best performances, is quite fast, rigidly controlled, frighteningly bleak and with a cold sound...Even the terrific climax, with ffff organ chords, has a barren quality to it." (International Record review) |
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ARNOLD BAX
London Pageant, Concertante for Three Wind Instruments and Orchestra BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2001 ] 'Martyn Brabbins directs a set of performances as crisply polished as they are infectious, and Chandos' sound is characteristically sumptuous to match' Gramophone |
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J. S. BACH
Stokowski's Symphonic Bach (Orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Bamert's warmly sympathetic readings obviously follow his mentor's way with this music...the result is very enjoyable, and the Chandos stereo here is very much in the demonstration bracket." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Stokowski's Symphonic Baroque BBC Philharmonic / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/2001 ] arrangements by one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors. |