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RACHMANINOV
Complete Songs Vol.3 (Incls 'Vocalise') Joan Rodgers (soprano) Maria Popescu contralto) Alexandre Naoumenko (tenor) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Howard Shelley (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959) Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Owen Brannigan / Philomusica of London / Sir Adrian Boult [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] Originally released on LP by Decca in 1960, this vintage recording, representing a rare collaboration of Peter Pears and Joan Sutherland, has been out of the catalogue for many years and is sure to make a renewed impact in all its remastered glory. |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Music for Violin and Piano Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) Gloria Chien (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "This is a splendid opportunity to get to grips with a large body of Bacewicz's chamber music." MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 7 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "A generation younger than Szymanowski and half a generation older than Lutosawski and Panufnik, Grazyna Bacewicz is a revered figure in Polish music. The orchestral heart of her output as a composer is the seven concertos she wrote for her own... |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 2, 4 & 5 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This is Volume 2 in our series devoted to the music of Grażyna Bacewicz who was regarded by Witold Lutosławski as 'a distinguished Polish composer of the twentieth century and one of the foremost women composers of all time'. Bridging the gap between... |
YOSHIMATSU
Piano Concerto 'Memo Flora'; While an Angel Falls into a Doze . . .,; etc John Barrow flute, Joe Houghton oboe, Kate Wilson harp, Jonathan Price cello, Kyoko Tabe piano, Manchester Camerata. Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos New Direction / CD - released 10/Jul/2005 ] Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in Tokyo in 1953, at a time when Japanese composers had embraced the trend towards avant-garde techniques. While absorbing these, Yoshimatsu opposed the general fashion, returning to popular rhythms and romantic melody and... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Orchestral Works (Incls Concertino for Clarinet & Die Brautwahl) John Bradbury (clarinet) Nelson Goerner (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics 241 / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] 'Since Neeme Järvi and Chandos parted company some years back the byways of the CD repertoire have been much the poorer served. With this disc, business resumes as usual…' BBC Music Magazine |
MASSENET
Werther (Complete Opera in English) John Brecknock (tenor) Patrick Wheatley (baritone) Janet Baker (mezzo) / English Nati [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] .A further addition to Chandos's Opera in English series |
WILLIAM RIMMER / HERMANN LOUSID BLAKENBURG / ROBERT BROWNE HALL
World Famous Marches (Incls 'Flying Eagle' & 'North Star') John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] This recordings brings together music by three of the world's greatest march writers - 23 top class marches, representative of three gifted march writers, each with a different background and a different nationality. |
TRADITIONALLY BRITISH
Traditionally British John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Geoffrey Brand / Roy Newsome [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Traditionally British is the British band - from 'Jerusalem' to 'Loch Lomond'. from 'The Minstrel Boy' to 'All Through the Night' |
Black Dyke Mills Band / Roy Newsome (conductor) / Don Lusher (trombone)
The Spectrum of Brass (featuring the music and arrangements of Gordon Langford) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] In 1816 Peter Wharton founded a brass and reed band in the Yorkshire village of Queenshead - later to become Queensbury. John Foster, apart from being the founder of Black Dyke Mills, played French Horn in this band. |
BEETHOVEN
An introduction to Beethoven (Incls Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' & Symphony No. 5 in C minor) John Lill (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Walter Weller [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'You'll know the meaning of the term 'heart-rending beauty' when you listen to the slow movement of the Piano Concerto.' CD Review |
VERDI
Rigoletto (Complete Opera in English) John Rawnsley (baritone) Arthur Davies (tenor) Helen Field (sop) / English National Opera [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] .A further addition to Chandos's Opera in English series |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Operatic Arias John Tomlinson (bass) / Philharmonic Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2000 ] |
DEBUSSY
Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera in English recorded in 1981) John Tomlinson (bass) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Robert Dean (baritone) / English National Opera / Mark Elder [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2012 ] This live BBC broadcast of Claude Debussy's ground-breaking opera Pelléas and Mélisande was recorded at the Coliseum in 1981. The unique performance is now available on CD for the first time, as part of Chandos' Opera in English historical series,... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Orchestral Works, Volume 1 (Incls 'songs before Sleep') Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) / Paul Watkins (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Richard Hickox (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 24/Nov/2006 ] 'It's hard to imagine a more beguiling start to this series or a more appealing introduction to Richard Rodney Bennett than this CD…I can't imagine anyone not being enraptured by this CD.' Gramophone |
YORK BOWEN
York Bowen: Piano Works Joop Celis (piano) [ Chandos / 4 CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] Bowen composed more than 160 works, which show a blend of romanticism and strong individuality. This collection ranges widely over his output for solo piano, from relatively large-scale structures to quite short, almost miniature, pieces. |
YORK BOWEN
Bowen, York - Sonata No. 6, Op. 160 / 24 Preludes, Op. 102 / Raªverie, Op. 86 Joop Celis, piano [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] York Bowen has been described as 'the English Rachmaninov'. The reason for his subsequent obscurity remains a mystery, for his distinctive music is of the highest quality. |
YORK BOWEN
Works for Piano, Volume 2 (Incls Sonata No. 5 Op. 78 & Four Bagatelles, Op. 147) Joop Celis (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] 'Dutch pianist Joop Celis displays impeccable technique in Bowen's demanding scores. He is clearly an excellent musician. Chandos offers clear, vibrant sound. A lot of dedicated work and effort has gone into this recording.' American Record Guide |
YORK BOWEN
Works for Piano, Volume 4 (Incls Three Novelettes, Op. 124) Joop Celis (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2010 ] "The playing by Joop Celis is, as with the other three volumes in this series, superb. York Bowen and his champion certainly deserve each other!" Recording of the Month MusicWeb May 2010 |
