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HOLST
'The Perfect Fool', Op. 39 / The Golden Goose, Op. 45 No 1 / The Morning of the Year, Op. 45 No. 2 Joyful Company of Singers & BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Holst's distinctive sound is carefully manicured in this recording; the rapid "mercurial" passages of string-and wind-writing of The Perfect Fool are delivered with exemplary crispness and vitality…" Disc of the Month Gramophone Magazine, Feb 2009 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Choral Edition Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "The bulk of Britten's choral output, repackaged at budget level from full-price originals. Wonderfully sympathetic performances, rich recording. A top bargain for the Britten centenary." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
SVENDSEN / GROSSMAN / MANDEL / LANGFORD / etc
The Concert Sound of the John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band. John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos Brass / CD ] Black Dyke Band, formerly John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos 3 & 4 Francesa Dego (violin), Francesca Leonardi (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] "These performances capture the very essence of Mozart's Salzburg style best, setting up, meticulously matching and weaving in and out of the solo line with captivating suppleness and alertness." Five Stars BBC Music Recording of the Month Nov 21 |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY/ ANTON WEBERN / ALMA MAHLER / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Transfigured Francesca Chiejina (soprano) / Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, with Tom Poster (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Known for its championship of neglected repertoire, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective presents a programme of works by members of the Second Viennese School, based around Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Il Cannone - Francesca Dego Plays Paganini's Violin Francesca Dego (violin), Francesca Leonardi (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Paganini's violin, the legendary 'il Cannone', made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1743, is one of the most important musical instruments in the history of Western music. Paganini was the greatest virtuoso of his time, acclaimed throughout Europe... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Essential Vaughan Williams [Incls 'Flos campi', 'Suite for viola and orchestra' & 'Serenade to Music'] Frederick Riddle (viola) / Bournemouth Sinfonietta & Chorus, George Hurst, Norman Del Mar [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] "A resplendent if rather idiosyncratic collection with plenty of surprises and not a few discoveries." (MusicWeb Sept 04) |
GEORGES AURIC
The Film Music of Georges Auric (Includes 'Passport to Pimlico' & 'The Lavender Hill Mob') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution / 'The Tale of the Stone Flower' [excerpts] Gennady Rozhdestvensky (narrator) / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'It is good to have so sharply original and refreshingly dramatic a piece complete on disc at last, and occasional disc that rises far above its first inspiration. As a valuable fill-up comes a suite of excerpts from the folk-tale ballet of 1948, The... |
Geoffrey Hardcastle solo cornet; Center City Brass Quintet
Romantic Music For Brass (Mendelssohn; Ewald; Bahme) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] 'Sparkling runs, impeccable chording, sensitive nuancing between foreground and background, sweet phrasing, a faultless balance in an ideal acoustic - this is becoming dangerously enthusiastic... This is the real McCoy - naughty but very, very nice.'... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Piano Works (Including Sonatina No.6; Toccatas; Prelude & Fugue in D) Geoffrey Tozer (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] "Altogether an excellent release bringing together many of Busoni's best works. Geoffrey Tozer may not be a natural Busonian compared to others but he does portray Busoni's work in a convincing light." |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Complete piano works Vol 7 (Includes Four Lyric Fragments & Four Fairy Tales) Geoffrey Tozer (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2001 ] 'Wonderful stuff.' - Fanfare Magazine |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Piano Works Vol 8 (Includes Three Arabesques, Op. 7 & Two Fairy Tales, Op. 8) Geoffrey Tozer (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "A welcome addition to this complex but rewarding composer's discography. Tozer plays this music with skill, understanding and obvious high regard" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Complete symphonies / Piano Concerto / etc Geoffrey Tozer (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitajenko [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2000 ] Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitajenko |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS COLLECTION: Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 'Antar' / Capriccio Espagnol Geoffrey Tozer (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitajenko [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] …in Kitajenko's warmly expressive reading, its [Symphony No. 2] structure is clarified, with well-sprung playing from the Bergen Orchestra, richly recorded in opulent digital sound.' The Guardian |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner: Piano Concertos / Sonate-Ballade Geoffrey Tozer (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi, conductor [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] Geoffrey Tozer's substantial recorded survey of Medtner's music has helped generate new interest in the composer. Two discs for the price of one. |
HANDEL
Sacred Choral Works (Incls Nisi Dominus) Lynne Dawson, Lynda Russell, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Michael George / The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Jan/2005 ] |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: In the Stream of Life [Songs] Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] "Finley sings them all with his usual finesse and careful shading, reserving his full power for the few genuinely climactic moments...The subtle, respectful orchestrations wrap around his voice like a glove" Guardian |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress (Complete Opera) Gerald Finley, Rebecca Evans / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Sep/2001 ] Rosette (Penguin Stereo Guide) - "The Chandos recording is superb, spacious and atmospheric, with the many onstage effects beautifully balanced, yet with words always clear…(an) overpowering recording." |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Solo Songs (Complete) Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) / Adrian Thompson (tenor) / Roderick Williams (baritone) / John Talbot (piano) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 18/Aug/2010 ] "The songs comprise an impressive body, light-hued but intense, tinged with a distinctly Celtic melancholy...they're all well worth hearing." BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 ***** |
