CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janet Hilton Plays Weber Janet Hilton (clarinet) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Lindsay String Quartet / Keith Swallow (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1982 ] 'Janet Hilton's is a very fine performance. The slow movements are ruminative and beautifully played.' Fanfare |
ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: Checkmate Suite / Quintet for Clarinet and Strings / etc Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Lindsay String Quartet / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] Sir Arthur Bliss was born at Hawthornden, Queen's Ride, Barnes on 2nd August 1891. After an education at Rugby he went up to Pembroke College Cambridge. |
W.A. MOZART
Cosi Fan Tutti (Complete opera in English) Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Cristopher Maltman / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "This may seem a bit repetitive but the music making here has the same quality as in the symphonies and Cosi is one of my favourite operas. Here it is sung in English and the OAE, chorus and cast are excellent. This is a considerable bargain too."... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Masses 'theresienmesse' 'Kleine Orgelmesse' Janice Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1996 ] The Chandos Mass Edition continues |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Ivanhoe (Complete Opera) Janice Watson (sop) Geraldine McGreevy (sop) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-sop) Toby Spence (ten) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "The singers provide a polished performance, sing superbly and support each other admirably. Special mention should be made of Janice Watson with sincerity of portrayal and effortless top notes" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2010) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Peter Grimes (complete opera) Janice Watson, Yvonne Barclay, Anne Collins, Philip Langridge / City of London Sinfonia; London Symphony Chorus (amateur) / Richard [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Up to the highest tradition of Chandos sound: indeed, quite spectacular, vast in range, with well-managed perspectives and just enough hints of stage action to be convincing." - Alan Blyth (Gramophone) ) |
DELIUS
Requiem / A Mass of Life Jean Rigby, Joan Rodgers, Nigel Robson / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'A full and atmospheric Chandos recording confirms this as a first choice.' The Guardian |
ARNOLD BAX
In Memoriam / concertante for Piano (left hand) and orchestra / The Bard of the Dimbovitza Jean Rigby (mezzo) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Vernon Handley and the BBC Philharmonic do full justice to Bax's opulent yet iridescent sound world…' Gramophone |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Ruth Op. 50 (complete opera) Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) Mark Tucker (tenor) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Claire Rutter (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Joyful Company of Singers [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] Premiere recording of Sir Lennox Berkeley's opera Ruth. |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sontas, Vol. 6 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] The highly acclaimed series of Haydn's complete piano sonatas with multi-award winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has now reached Volume 6. |
MOZART
Mozart Piano Concertos, Vol.7 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Volume 7 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's Mozart piano concertos survey with Gábor Takács-Nagy and the Manchester Camerata features two of the late concertos - Nos 24 and 25 - along with a spirited reading of the Overture to Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 9 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2018 ] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet returns for the second volume of his survey of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. The project, set to conclude with Vol. 3 in 2014, runs alongside his complete recording of Haydn's Piano Sonatas. Vol. 1 of the Beethoven series was... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 3 [Nos 22- 32] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's fascinating journey through Beethoven's complete sonatas now comes to an end with this third volume. The prodigious exploration reaches its culmination in this three-disc set - sold for the price of 2 CDs as were its two... |
BEETHOVEN
Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 [Nos 1- 10] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] To run parallel with his complete Haydn series, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is now starting a complete, chronological cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas. This first set covers the sonatas composed in the 1790s. Two further volumes, of middle and late... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 [Nos 11- 21] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2014 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice February 2014 |
DEBUSSY
Complete Works for Piano [5 CD set] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2012 ] "As for Bavouzet, he's one of those rare birds who can honor the composer's wishes yet manage to impart a fresh spin upon familiar material. His intelligent musicality is such that you almost never notice his prodigious technique working wonders"... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete works for piano Vol 3 (Inls 'Deux Arabesques' & 'Children's Corner') Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009: Instrumental Award Winner - "Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's Debussy cycle for Chandos gets better with each new installment. A release to savor." ClassicsToday 10 [sound] / 10 [performance] |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Volume 1 (Preludes Books 1 & 2) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 22/May/2007 ] "The opening of 'La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune' floats languorously, captured in marvellous sound, with warm bass textures and clarity without harshness in the piano's upper registers." (BBC Music) |
DEBUSSY
Complete Works for Piano, Volume 2 (Incls 'Estampes' & 'L'isle joyeuse') Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] 'I had the highest praise for Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's first volume of Debussy, and the present disc is fully the equal of that one in terms of colour, refinement of touch, spontaneity and technical finish' International Record Review |