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Grimethorpe Colliery Band
A White Christmas With Grimethorpe [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/1997 ] |
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GRIMETHORPE
Grimethorpe Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Gary Gutt, Major Peter Parkes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Dec/1996 ] The Grimethorpe Colliery Band has premiered some of the most important brass music of the twentieth century, including Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Grimethorpe Aria, written for the band, Hans Werner Henze's Ragtimes and Habaneras as well as several... |
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ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN
Aratunian: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Sinfonietta / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Ilya Grubert (violin) Narine Arutiunian (piano) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Chandos / CD ] Alexander Grigori Arutiunian[a] (23 September 1920 - 28 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist, widely known for his 1950 Trumpet Concerto. A professor at Yerevan State Conservatory, he was recognized with many awards for his... |
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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) |
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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 |
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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,... |
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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. |
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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... |
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DANIEL PURCELL
The Unknown Purcell: Sonatas by Daniel Purcell Hazel Brooks (violin) & David Pollock (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] On this recording we have a selection of works for solo harpsichord and for violin and continuo by Daniel Purcell, most of which are premiere recordings. |
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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 |
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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. |