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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... |
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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... |
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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 |
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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. |
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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) |
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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 |
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W. A. MOZART
Divertimento in E flat major / Prelude & Fugues for String Trio Hermitage String Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "If you do not have a recording of the Divertimento already here is an ideal opportunity to do so, and I am sure that in so doing many hours of supreme musical pleasure are guaranteed." (MusicWeb Feb 2011) |
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NIGEL HESS
Hess: The Winds of Power Pupils of Daubeney Middle School, The London Symphonic Wind Orchestra [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Nov/1999 ] |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Riders to the Sea / Flos Campi / etc Philip Dukes (viola) / Ingrid Attrot, Lynne Dawson, Linda Finnie, Pamela Helen Stephen / Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] As he proved with his recording of A London Symphony - Record of the Year, Gramophone Awards 2001 - Richard Hickox was a Vaughan Williams specialist. This reissue of an original 1995 recording features several lesser known works. |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Symphonies 1 & 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Above all, these are real performances without any of the inhibitions of 'studio' recording." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
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HUMMEL
Piano Works (Incls Sonata Op 13) Howard Shelley (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/Apr/2000 ] Unusual and rare repertoire from Hummel! |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 3 (Includes Sir Roger de Coverley: A Christmas Dance ) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Nov/2004 ] 'The performances exhibit commitment and a strong sense of familiarirty with all these works. Hickox is thoroughly persuasive at all times, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales delivers the goods with deserved confidence... Full marks for this... |
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DOHNANYI
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nos 1 & 2 Howard Shelley (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] 'This new account from Bamert, by turns opulent and incisive and making the most of the colourful orchestral detail, seems to me to be the best currently available.' BBC Music Magazine |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Symphony/ Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Concerto |
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TIPPETT
Piano Concerto / Praeludium / Fantasia on a Theme of Handel / Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Howard Shelley (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] 'committed and taut performances, and beautiful natural, yet dynamic, recordings.'-Fanfare |
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MENDELSSOHN
An introduction to Mendelssohn (Incls Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 4 'Italian') Howard Shelley (piano) / London Mozart Players / Scottish National Orchestra / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Howard Shelley offers marvellous playing in every respect; fresh, sparkling and dashing in the fast movements, poetic and touching in the slower ones." (Penguin Guide Rosette recording for Piano Concertos) |
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DOREEN CARWITHEN
Concerto for Piano and Strings / Suffolk Suite / etc Howard Shelley (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'Shelley, Hickox and the LSO put not a foot wrong.' Tempo |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra Howard Shelley (piano) / Orchestra of Opera North [ CHANDOS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - January 2012 |
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SCHUMANN / GRIEG / SAINT-SAENS
Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano) / Orchestra of Opera North / Howard Shelley (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2009 ] "This is my first encounter with the Orchestra of Opera North. They prove to be a very able band indeed, providing clear and balanced accompaniment, accurate intonation and clarity of line. Quite able to shine in the passages without the soloist,... |