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 |
TRADITIONAL
Celtic Airs Barry Douglas (piano), Eimear McGeown (Irish flute, whistles), Catriona McKay (Scottish harp) & Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "This ravishing, richly emotional collection of arrangements is a bittersweet joy. Providing his own eloquent piano arrangements, Barry Douglas plays with utter conviction in the quality of the material…gorgeous and sublime" Classical Ear |
BARTOK
Works For Violin & Piano Vol 2 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] James Ehnes has previously explored Béla Bartók's concertos for violin and for viola, to great acclaim. This disc is the second in his equally successful survey of Bartók's chamber music for the violin. His accompanist, once more, is Andrew... |
ARNOLD BAX
Octet / String Quintet / Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Harp, and String Quartet / etc Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] In Memoriam, originally subtitle 'An Irish Elegy', is scored for cor anglais, harp and string quartet. The music is announced, bard-like, by the harp, with a repeated spread chordal motif; the cor anglais immediately sounds the folk-like main theme,... |
MISCHA SPOLIANSKY
The film music of Mischa Spoliansky [Incls ''The Man Who Could Work Miracles'' & "The Ghost Goes West''] BBC Concert Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] Chandos Movies, with conductor Rumon Gamba has developed quite a reputation for re-discovering music from the halcyon days of British cinema. In this latest instalment, Chandos Movies welcomes the film music of Mischa Spoliansky. |
CLIFTON PARKER
The Film Music of Clifton Parker (Includes 'treasure Island' & 'sink the Bismarck!') BBC Concert Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] "Clifton Parker's claim to fame rests on his film music and specifically on Seascape from Western Approaches. He had a real gift for sea music both tender and stormy. Don't miss it." - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
JOHN ADDISON
The Film Music of John Addison (Includes 'A Bridge Too Far' & 'the Charge Of The Light Brigade') BBC Concert Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 22/May/2007 ] "One of the very best of Chandos's British film music series with Gamba and the BBC Concert Orchestra on top form" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
BRIAN EASDALE
The Film Music (Incls 'The Red Shoes' & 'Black Narcissus') BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "this excellent CD puts [Easdale] back where he belongs, in the top rank of film composers...The young voices of the BBC National Chorus of Wales add a vivid and dynamic dimension to both of these scores." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice May 2011 |