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JOHN IRELAND
Orchestral Music (Incls A Downland Suite & Concertino Pastorale) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Aug/2006 ] *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: Orchestral Works City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] In 1971, Richard Hickox founded the Richard Hickox Orchestra, which in 1979 became the City of London Sinfonia. Fifteen years later he made this highly praised recording of orchestral works by John Ireland, now made available at 'classic Chandos'... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Concertos (Incls 'Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra') Claes Gunnarsson (cello) Anders Jonhall (flute) Urban Claesson (clarinet) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Thord Svedlund [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "The present Chandos issue is another disc to show that the music of Russia is a much broader church than the image presented by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. These works could in the broadest sense be said to belong on the same shelf and sector as the... |
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JOAQUIN TURINA
Danzas Fantasticas Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "Simply magnificent and a must-hear for all those with a penchant for all things Spanish and ripely orchestrated." Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2013 |
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ELGAR
Crown of India, Op. 66 [Orchestrations by Anthony Payne] Clare Shearer (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Finley (baritone), various narrators / Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2009 ] "The music… is from start to finish authentic middling Elgar, highly enjoyable and well worth revival. Gerald Finley shines as St George in 'The Rule of England', however embarrassing the words." BBC Music Magazine |
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SIR RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 [Incls Marimba Concerto] Colin Currie (marimba) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] "Wilson is the ideal interpreter of this fine retrospective of five symphonic works by a genuine "crossover" composer, famous for his film and television scores." Sunday Times |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies 103 ('Drum Roll'); 104 ('London'); 95 Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Haydn Symphony Edition / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] The Chandos Haydn Symphony Edition |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies 101 ('the Clock'); 94 ('surprise'); 102 Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Haydn Symphony Edition / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] The Chandos Haydn Symphony Edition |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: String Concertos Vol 1 Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 30/Oct/2001 ] Chandos presents the first volume of Vivaldi's string concertos. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: String Concertos Vol 2 Collegium Musicum 90. Simon Standage [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 30/Oct/2001 ] 'Another excellent disc from Collegium Musicum 90'-Early Music Review |
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MANFREDINI / SCARLATTI / VIVALDI / TELEMANN / CORELLI
Christmas Concertos and Cantatas Collegium Musicum 90 / Simon Standage (director/violin) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] 'This is a delightful addition to the Christmas market, and the careful selection of its items and superb recording ensure that, like the traditional puppy, it's not just for Christmas' Classic CD on its original release |
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ALESSANDRO MARCELLO
La cetra-6 Concertos Collegium Musicum 90 / Simon Standage (director/violin) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] 'Collegium Musicum 90 yield stylish performances with well detailed and crisp articulation throughout.' Classic CD |
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THOMAS ARNE
Arne: Complete Trio Sonatas Collegium Musicum 90 (Simon Standage, violin) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] ''The perfection of the band's intonation and ensemble playing makes them sovereign in largo and andante movements.'' International Record Review |
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MONTANARI / MOSSI / VALENTINI
Maestro Corelli's Violins Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage (violin) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 28/Apr/2017 ] "This is a highly enjoyable recording of some very fine concertos, and the playing is up to Simon Standage and Collegium Musicum 90's usual high standards. The sound is intimate and chamber-music orientated." MusicWeb |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Ouverture Comique Collegium Musicum 90 / Simon Standage violin / director [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] Critic's Choice-The Best CDs of 2001 (BBC Music Magazine) |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: The Autograph Scores Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage, violin/director [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "CM90, as usual, are gently bright and stylish. The orchestral sound is not the full-bodied one of continental Telemann-frequenters such as the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra or the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin but is blessed with an airy, sunny... |
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HANDEL
Handel Classics (Includes 'Let the Bright Seraphim', Dead March from Saul, 'Ombra mai fu' & the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba) Collegium Musicum 90, Sophie Yates (harpsichord), The Purcell Quartet, Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The Sixteen, etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Handel poured out music faster that a copyist could copy it. This outstanding 40-track selection celebrates his genius in real style." Classic FM Magazine |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah [complete oratorio recorded in 1991] Joan Rodgers, Della Jones, Christopher Robson, Philip Langridge, Bryn Terfel / Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Feb/2002 ] |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Music Of The Nations Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "The performances are clean, neatly characterized and brightly recorded, from an orchestra that is really beginning to settle into a character of its own these days. I've said before that one can't listen to Telemann without warming to the man in... |