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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony [Symphony No 1] London Philharmonic orchestra & chorus. Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] "This is admirable for the conductor's musicality and an idiomatic solo soprano. The baritone is dry of timbre but never less than intelligent. Much warmer and more resonant that many rivals." [BBC Music Magazine] |
HUBERT PARRY
Parry: Complete Symphonies (Nos 1- 5) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "Bamert proves a masterly interpreter and takes us convincingly through the symphonic terrain of a highly influential composer....The sound is rich and full to match the outstanding playing" Penguin Guide |
FRANK MARTIN
Symphonie / Symphonie Concertante / Passacaglia London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] Penguin Guide: Rosette Winner |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DELIUS
Orchestral Works London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] Serenade to Music was originally written for sixteen solo singers and orchestra, to celebrate Sir Henry Wood's fifty years as a conductor, and it was he who conducted the first performance of it at a Promenade Concert in the Queen's Hall in 1938. |
GEORGE DYSON
Dyson: Symphony in G / Overture, At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City London Symphony Chorus / City of London Sinfonia / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'This is a very fine recording, beautifully set in the glowing acoustic of the Blackheath Hall.' - Gramophone on In Honour of the City and At the Tabard Inn |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Black Knight, Op.25 / Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op.27 London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
SMETANA
Overture and Dances from 'the Bartered Bride' / String Quartet in E minor London Symphony Orchestra. Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] ..'splendidly exuberant performances…' Gramophone Magazine |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No 2 'Little Russian' in C minor (original 1872 version) / Serenade for small orchestra / Romeo and Juliet Fantasy overture / etc London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'The performances here under Geoffrey Simon are excitingly committed and spontaneous; the orchestral playing is nearly always first-rate and the digital recording has spectacular resonance and depth to balance its brilliance.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
BRAHMS
21 Hungarian Dances London Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 9/Jun/2003 ] 'Järvi has captured the feel of the music - more Gypsy than Hungarian - very well… If you missed this one the first time around , grab it now. At its new medium price, it's hard to go wrong. Good notes and attractive packaging complete the... |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3, Op. 44 in A minor / Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] These recordings of late works by Rachmaninov, newly combined on one disc, are still regarded by many as top choices for the repertoire. |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth - Banks of Green Willow) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] 'Hickox and the LSO respond with an unquenchable spirit, generous flexibility and tender affection that suit VW's admirably ambitious inspiration to a T, and Chandos' sound is big and bold to match. Quite simply, an essential purchase for anyone... |
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RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth-The Banks of Green Willow) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER, Orchestral and Recording of the Year |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Punchy, in-your-face accounts, in turbo charged sound." BBC Music |
BARBER / HINDEMITH / NIELSEN / JANACEK
Twentieth-century Music for Winds London Winds [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] A stunning combination of virtuoso players who also enjoy active solo careers, the ensemble London Winds is renowned for its technical brilliance, interpretative vision, and joie de vivre. |
ERNEST BLOCH
Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) Louis Berkman (baritone) / The Zemel Choir / members of the London Chorale and the London Concord Singers / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'When this recording was originally issued on LP I compared it with all previous versions of the work… finding it to be superior with regard to both performance and sound… I remain enthusiastic about this Chandos release, especially in its CD... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos, Vol.2 Louis Lortie, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] Following the acclaimed release of Piano Concertos Nos 1, 2, and 4 in September 2018, Louis Lortie completes his survey of Saint-Saëns's piano concertos with this recording of Concertos Nos 3 and 5, once again with Edward Gardner and the BBC... |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Duets: Bolero, Introduction & Allegro, Ma Mere l'Oye, La Valse etc Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier (pianos) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] A Penguin Stereo Guide Rosette recording |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Piano Concertos, Aubade, and other works Louis Lortie & Hélène Mercier (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] The French-Canadian pianists draw a persuasive portrait of the melancholic Parisian that Poulenc was: playful and depressed, like his tutor, Erik Satie. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: 27 Etudes,Opp. 10, 25 and posth Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "the performance is as remarkable for keyboard finesse as imaginative vitality. Last but not least, take note that unlike his three CD rivals, Lortie finds space for the Trois nouvelles etudes ending with that so very beautiful benedictory farewell... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Op 31 Nos 1,2, & 3 Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Nothing in these readings is either awkward or tasteless and the pianist's tone throughout remains free of the clangorous thiness that has infected other accounts." International Record Review (Nov 2000) |
