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... |
RACHMANIOV / KALINNOKOV
Symphony No. 3 / etc. London Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] |
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. |
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... |
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 |
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... |
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) |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Complete music for solo piano (Including Gaspard de la nuit; Valses nobles et sentimentales and Pavane pour une infante dafunte) Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'These are among the most distinguished Ravel performances on record.' Hi Fi News |
GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré : Après un rêve: a Fauré Recital, Volume 1 Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "The pianist employs a wider range of dynamics to the music than others, and inflects the melodies with songful force. Lortie deftly mixes and matches original works with effective transcriptions of the composer's more familiar songs and orchestral f |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt at the Opera Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2013 ] In this new release, the exclusive Chandos artist and award-winning pianist Louis Lortie continues his exploration of piano works by Franz Liszt. His previous Liszt releases have been critically acclaimed, Gramophone describing his performance of the... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol. 5 Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Louis Lortie's Chopin series is achieving landmark status, as confirmed by the increasingly enthusiastic reviews of progressive volumes. This fifth one sumptuously highlights the Polish influences in Chopin's music, offering gems from among the... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Louis Lortie plays Chopin Volume 2 Louis Lortie, piano [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Apr/2012 ] "an understated view of the composer, yet one that is fully cultivated and always convincing...not that Lortie is afraid of big expression, or lacking in virtuosity: his elegant playing always gets to the heart of the matter...a highly satisfying rec |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Louis Lortie plays Chopin Volume 3 Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 31/Mar/2014 ] "Lortie is a model Chopinist: eloquent but never sentimental, elegant without ever sounding effete, dramatic but never exaggerated, harmonically luminous, structurally immaculate - and surprising." (Five Stars BBC Music) |