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BERLIOZ
Lelio, ou Le Retour a la vie / Helene / etc Sune Hjerrild, Gert Henning Jensen (tenors) Jean-Philippe Lafont (baritone) Danish National Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] The Danish National Symphony Orchestra adds to its large discography on Chandos with this unique coupling Of all the major works of Hector Berlioz, the monodrama Lélio, part II of the Symphonie Fantastique is surprisingly one of the least known... |
ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Orchestral Works Volume 4 Gillian Keith (soprano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Musica Italiana / CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "Hugely enjoyable for Casella fans and all those who enjoy Technicolor excitement in their music." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb October 2015) |
GOFFREDO PETRASSI
Coro di morti / Quattro inni sacri / Partita / Noche oscura Giorgio Berrugi (tenor) & Vasily Ladyuk (baritone) / Orchestra and Chorus, Teatro Regio, Torino, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Musica Italiana / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] This new Petrassi recording with Gianandrea Noseda and his Italian forces is part of our ongoing Italian music series. Last year's release of Salmo IX° and the Magnificat (CHAN10750) was widely praised, Gramophone stating: 'The performances by the... |
KURT ATTERBERG
Atterberg: Orchestral Works Volume 5 Anna Larsson (soprano) & Olle Persson (baritone) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Aug/2016 ] The final volume in our Atterberg series with Neeme Järvi and his Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra is finally out. Recorded on SACD like most of the previous ones, it features two late, again rarely performed symphonies: Nos 7 and 9. |
KURT ATTERBERG
Symphony No 3 / Three Nocturnes from 'Fanal' / etc Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, with Sara Trobäck Hesselink (violin) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] The warm and tuneful music of Atterberg - one of Sweden's leading composers in the twentieth century - meets the idiomatic spirit and commitment of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi, for volume four in this series. The... |
KURT ATTERBERG
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, with Sara Trobäck Hesselink (violin), and Per Högberg (viola) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "Järvi's is the truest and most opulent [Sixth Symphony]...The couplings are equally beguiling...Järvi's accounts of these at least match their rivals and together comprise an excellent start to the series." Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 |
MESSIAEN
Quatuor pour la fin du temps / Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano / etc Gould Piano Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Who would want to listen to anything after the Quartet for the end of Time? …while they lack the freedom of Messiaen's recording, the Gould Trio and Robert Plane are among the best modern accounts." (BBC Music) |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Aladdin Op. 34, Fairy Tale drama in Five Acts Guido Paevatalu (baritone) Mette Ejsing (contralto) / Danish National Radio Chamber Choir. Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The two soloists are very good and the Danish forces respond keenly to Rozhdestvensky'a baton...excellent recording." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
DANCLA / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET
Petite Ecole de la Melodie Guido Rimonda (violin) Christina Canziani (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2009 ] Giudo Rimonda is a highly respected violinist in Italy. He is accompanied here by Cristina Canziani and together they perform three intimate works arranged for piano and violin. |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst - Orchestral Works, Vol 4 [Includes Symphony 'The Cotswolds'] Guy Johnston (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Oct/2018 ] "Remarkably translucent SACD sound distinguishes this latest addition to a highly collectable Holst series. None of the music recorded here was published in his lifetime, but all of it is worthy of the attention of Holstians." CD Choice |
HUMMEL
Piano Concerto in E major / Double Concerto Hagai Shaham (piano) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley (piano/director) with Hagai Shaham (violin) [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Apr/2008 ] 'Shelley… is outstanding in this music, synthesizing the classical and romantic elements perfectly.A natural Mozartian, he allies his poise and clarity to a fearless technique, and absorbs Hummels most ostentatious demands into the musical fabric,... |
ERNEST BLOCH
Concerto symphonique in B minor / Scherzo fantasque / Hiver-Printemps Halida Dinova (piano) / Symphony Orchestra of the State Academic Cappella of St Petersburg; Alexander Tchernushenk [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] This is an important collection of Bloch's rarely recorded music for piano and orchestra. |
JOSEF GURETZKY
Concertos of Josef Guretzky The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen [ Chandos / Chaccone / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen takes its name from the original ensemble that gave London's first public concerts, from 1678, and which continued to meet well into the middle of the eighteenth century. The members of the group are... |
GOTTFRIED FINGER
Finger: A Bohemian in London - Violin Sonatas Hazel Brooks (violin) David Pollock (harpsichord / organ) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "The Duo brings this music valuably to life and shows that Finger's is a voice that deserves to be heard." MusicWeb |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem / Sinfonia da Requiem / Ballad of Heroes Heather Harper (soprano) John Shirley-Quirk (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Heather Harper has at last recorded the 'role' she created-indeed it is her farewell to her many admirers as she has now retired. I heard her sing it in St Paul's not long ago and thought then that her peculiar accents, her inevitable shaping of so... |
SIR HAMILTON HARTY
Orchestral Works (Includes the Violin Concerto, Variations on a Dublin Air & An Irish Symphony) Heather Harper (soprano) Ralph Holmes (violin) Malcolm Binns (piano) / Ulster orchestra. Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / 3 CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'The Irish symphony has won great acclaim for its excellent scoring and good craftsmanship. The Scherzo is particularly engaging. It is extremely well played by the Ulster Orchestra under Bryden Thomson… The recording is absolutely first class in... |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies No's 3 and 4 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2015 ] "Bittersweet, nostalgic, often restrained in expression, this is a musically compelling work...Collectors of Chandos's already excellent Weinberg series should seriously consider investing in this disc," BBC Music |
LAWSON / HENEGHAN
Celtic Fanfares; Ghost Train / House at the North Pole; Walking the Wild Rhondda Heneghan & Lawson Virtual Orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] This CD features premiere recordings of music by two of Britain's most exciting contemporary composers. |
KODALY / BRITTEN
Works for solo cello Henrik Dam Thomsen, cello [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] "Put simply, these wonderful performances belong in any serious collection, so this CD is highly recommended. The superb recording captures the cello's full sonorities in a fairly live acoustic. (Allmusic.com) |
KODALY / BRITTEN
Works for Solo Cello Henrik Dam Thomsen, cello [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'Henrik Dam Thomsen is a splendid player, technically assured, showing strong rapport with both the main works.' Gramophone |
