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FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON / CHERYL FRANCES HOAD
Bridge/Walton/Frances-Hoad: Cello Concertos Laura van der Heijden (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Laura van der Heijden joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for this album of British cello concertos. Frank Bridge's Oration, composed in 1929 - 30 was intended as an outcry against the inhumanity of warfare, and... |
WALKER / Lili BOULANGER / PRICE / BRITTEN / DEBUSSY / FAURE / TAKEMITSU / etc
Path to the Moon Laura van der Heijden (cello) Jâms Coleman (piano) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] "[Walker's Cello Sonata] a tautly argued piece that's a real discovery, persuasively played here...also a performance of Britten's Sonata that vividly captures its sense of dialogue and a many-coloured one of the 1915 Sonata by Debussy." Guardian |
LEOŠ JANÁCEK / ZOLTÁN KODÁLY / ANTONÍN DVORÁK / VITESZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ
Pohádka - Tales from Prague to Budapest Laura van der Heijden (cello) Jâms Coleman (piano) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] The label début of the Exclusive Chandos Artist Laura van der Heijden explores the rich musical heritage of Bohemia. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations / Pomp and Circumstance Marches / Three Bavarian Dances / etc Leon Goossens (oboe) / Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar, George Hurst / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] "A great bargain and highly recommended." (MusicWeb) |
HINDEMITH
Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50, Concerto for Violin, etc Leonidas Kavakos (violin) BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/May/2001 ] Three of Hindemith's strongest works |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Symphony No. 8 / Suite from 'the Census List' Lev Butenin (reciter) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valeri Polyansky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/May/2001 ] Critic's Choice-the Best CDs of 2001 (BBC Music Magazine) |
FAURE
Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de Vanus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Libby Crabtree (soprano) Mary Plazas (soprano) James Rutherford (bass) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2003 ] 'The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem'. (Gramophone |
Life Divine
Black Dyke Mills Band, Peter Parkes, Derek Broadbent, conductors [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 19/Apr/2003 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
SERGEI: PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 / Suite from Cinderella, Op. 87 / Two Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120 / etc Lina Prokofiev (narrator) / Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] No Prokofiev recorded anthology would be complete without a performance of Peter and the Wolf, and here the narrator comes in the person of Lina Prokofiev, the composer's widow. Recorded for Chandos when she was nearly ninety, Music magazine deemed... |
KORNGOLD
Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14 / Symphony, Op. 40 Linda Finnie (contralto) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] Scored for large forces - the rare Symphony in F Sharp major is a work of real imaginative power and ranks alongside the major symphonic works of Mahler and Bruckner; with a powerful and deeply felt slow movement of grandiose character. |
PROKOFIEV
Ivan the Terrible: Concert Scenario Linda Finnie (contralto) & Nikita Storojev (bass) / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'Christopher Palmer strikes again! It is undoubtedly one of the great film scores, and Jarvi more than does it justice with the help of impassioned singing and playing from all concerned.' CD Review |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 / Scythian Suite, Op. 20, from `Ala et Lolly` Linda Finnie (contralto) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Neeme Jarvi's wide-screen spectacular captures the icy intensity in the scenes of devastation and the glitter of the musical patriotism in equal measure." (1001 recordings) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 / Scythian Suite, Op. 20, from `Ala et Lolly` Linda Finnie (contralto) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/1988 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "Neeme Jarvi's wide-screen spectacular captures the icy intensity in the scenes of devastation and the glitter of the musical patriotism in equal measure." (1001 recordings) |
ARTHUR BLISS
A Colour Symphony / The Enchantress / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] 'Chandos's generous compilation is an ideal introduction to his music… the Ulster Orchestra is outstanding and, as ever, Chandos' engineering produces a luxurious sound, highlighting the brilliance and richness of Bliss's orchestration.' - BBC Music... |
RAVEL
Orchestral Works (Including 'Daphnis et Chloe', Piano Trio in A minor & 'Bolero') Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano Stephen Roberts, baritone, Rachel Masters, harp) / Belfast Philharmonic Society, Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2004 ] Tortelier's time with the Ulster Orchestra was extraordinarily fertile and these recordings represent the summit of their combined achievement. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Quartets Lisa Friend (flute) / Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] Members of the Brodsky Quartet meet the internationally famous flautist Lisa Friend in an album of key works of the flute repertoire: Mozart's flute quartets. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Voyage Central Park Lisa Friend (flute), Craig Ogden (guitar) Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 19/Sep/2019 ] Following her acclaimed recording of Mozart's Flute Quartets with the Brodsky Quartet and her more recent disc of Fauré and Debussy, the flautist Lisa Friend continues her journey to explore another sound-world in this programme of works for flute... |
STEPHEN FOSTER / CHARLES TOMLINSON GRIFFES / AMY MARCY CHENEY BEACH / AARON COPLAND etc
American works for Flute Lisa Friend (solo flute) [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Jul/2025 ] The acclaimed flautist Lisa Friend writes: 'It has long been a dream of mine to record an album featuring the works of some of my favourite American composers. Having grown up in New York, I have cherished memories of watching, as a young child, my... |
JAMES MacMILLAN
The Sacrifice (complete opera) Lisa Milne (sop) Leigh Melrose (bar), Christopher Purves (bass) Sarah Tynan (sop) Peter Hoare (ten) / Welsh National Opera, Anthony Negus [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] 'There is no mistaking James MacMillan has a popular hit on his hands, with the cries of bravo as the curtain fell on the world premiere of his new opera.' (Western Mail) |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (complete opera in English) Lisa Saffer / Susan Parry / Anna Burford / Graham Danby / English National Opera Orchestra / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] '"Lisa Saffer makes an ideal Lulu, dramatically compelling to watch, and with a voice to equal the sustained high note writing which Berg gives his protagonist… John Graham-Hall's Alwa is splendid. Robert Haywood an excellent Dr Schön…"' Peter... |
