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 |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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. |
WAGNER
Stokowski's Wagner: music from Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde & Die Walkare BBC Philharmonic / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] Recorded in: New Broadcasting House, Manchester |
J. S. BACH
Stokowski's Symphonic Bach (Vol 2) BBC Philharmonic / Matthias Bamert, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "Extraordinary how Bach's influence on later composers can suddenly snap into focus in Stokowski's ingenious orchestrations - Brahms, Mendelssohn and Mahler are among the allusions. Excellent sound." (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Leopold Stokowski: The Art of Orchestral Transcription BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Bamert brings much commitment to these performances" MusicWeb |
ADRIAN SUTTON
Sutton: Orchestral Works BBC Philharmonic, Michael Seal [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Following a devastating cancer diagnosis in September 2022, Adrian Sutton, composer of the music for War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and other National Theatre productions, made a conscious decision to change his focus,... |
KARLOWICZ
Bianca da Molena / Serenade for String Orchestra / Symphony, Op. 7 in E minor BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] "A young talent cut short early that deserves to be heard." (Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2004) |
SMETANA
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls 'Wallenstein's Camp' & 'Hakon Jarl') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "Brass thrillingly to the fore: have these stirring tone-poems sounded better?" Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2007) |
SMETANA
Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Incls 'The Bartered Bride' Overture & excerpts & 'The Kiss' Overture) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] "Even the most familiar pages from The Bartered Bride… come up fresh as paint, the BBC Philharmonic's immaculate virtuosity as musicianly and refined as it is sparkling." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - August 2009 |
LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Incls Quattro Liriche di Antonio Machado) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Dallapiccola's music may not be easy but is ultimately richly rewarding on repeated hearings, especially when helped by committed and carefully prepared readings such as these. The recording and the production of this release are up to Chandos's... |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Orchestral Works Vol 3 - Symphonies BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jan/2018 ] The exploration by John Wilson of Copland's major orchestral output with the BBC Philharmonic has now reached Volume 3, with this invigorating programme recorded in surround-sound. It opens with An Outdoor Overture, a cheerful and breezy piece which... |
ERIC COATES
Coates: Orchestral Works Vol.2 [Incls 'London Bridge - March' & 'The Enchanted Garden - ballet'] BBC Philharmonic (orchestra); John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2020 ] For the second volume of the music of Eric Coates, John Wilson has built his programme around three contrasting 'major' works. The Suite Summer Days was premiered in October 1919, shortly after Henry Wood had fired Coates from his position as lead... |
ERIC COATES
Coates: Orchestral Works Vol.4 [Incls 'The Three Bears' & 'From Meadow to Mayfair'] BBC Philharmonic (orchestra); John Wilson, with Alex Jakeman (flute) [ Chandos / CD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] John Wilson's fourth volume devoted to music by Eric Coates opens with Music Everywhere, a rousing march that was commissioned by Britain's first independent TV and radio service, Rediffusion, for use as its signature tune. The concert waltz... |
XAVIER MONTSALVATGE
Orchestral Works [incls 'Sinfonía de réquiem'] BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "The performances are immensely persuasive. Ruby Hughes sounds suitably seraphic in Simfonia de Rèquiem, but the vocal honours go to Clara Mouriz, tremendous in Cinco Canciones." (Guardian) |
MANUEL de FALLA
Works for Stage and Concert Hall [incls 'Nights in the gardens of Spain'] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "Often spacious and dark, the performance reaches past its starlit, balmy surfaces to find the ache and stoicism of Spanish history" BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month - March 2012 |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Sursum Corda, Op. 13 / Sinfonietta, Op. 5 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "…the Chandos recording is altogether superb in terms of definition and opulence. A ripely enjoyable disc of beautifully played performances, and a valuable addition to the catalogue, with the sumptuous sound-picture." The Penguin Guide, 3 stars |
EDGAR BAINTON
Margaret Fingerhut (piano) Richard Davis (flute) / The Golden River, Op. 16 / Concerto fantasia / Pavane, Idyll and Bacchanal / etc BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Paul Daniel [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Mar/2008 ] "Paul Daniel, Margaret Fingerhut, the BBC Phil and Chandos have literally done the honours here and these four premiere recordings inestimably enhance the Bainton catalogue." (MusicWeb May 2008) |