EDWARD ELGAR
Music for Violin & Piano Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Julian Milford (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) - Lydia Mordkovitch was born in Russia and studied at the Odessa Conservatory, then at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow where she was assistant to David Oistrakh. |
WALTON
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Sonata for Violin and Orchestra / etc Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Latham-Koenig [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Recorded in: St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tribute to David Oistrakh Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Nicholas Walker (piano) / Marina Gusak-Grin (piano) / Clifford Benson (piano) / Julian Milford (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] David Oistrakh, one of the most famous violin virtuosos of the last century, made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous works for violin. Among the many violin virtuosi of the younger generation whom he inspired is Lydia Mordkovitch, one... |
KABALEVSKY
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/May/2003 ] The quirky fun music of Kabalevsky |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Irish Rhapsody Nos 1 - 6 / Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 126 / Concert Variations upon an English Theme, Op. 71 'Down among the Dead Men' Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'With a distinguished array of soloists, committed playing from the Ulster Orchestra and richly sonorous sound, these discs will give much pleasure.' BBC Music Magazine |
KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto in D minor / Cello Concerto in E minor Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2002 ] This disc couples two of Khachaturian's best concertos |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Violin Concerto / Lonely Waters / Whythorne's Shadow / Cello Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch / Ulster Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Vernon Handley; Norman Del Mar [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] 'The Cello Concerto was written for Peers Coetmore who was to become his wife. Raphael Wallfischs playing makes the neglect of this glorious piece all the more astonishing.' Gramophone |
SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Suite de Concert, Op. 28 (with Rimsky-Korsakov - Fantasy on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33) Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "A mellower Mordkovitch is outstanding in this splendid Russian pairing. A disc to enjoy. Sounds like she did." (Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue 2008) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] This album is a tribute features Lydia Mordkovitc's famous 1989 recording of Shostakovich's violin concertos with Neeme Järvi and the Scottish National Orchestra. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Violin sonata No 1 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "..She is aided by a most lovely, close yet lustrous and deep Chandos recording. This is a precise yet yieldingly romantic version which can be placed alongside the finest: Oistrakh and Sitkovetsky." (MusicWeb Aug 2009) |
KABALESKY / VOLKONSKY / KHANDOSHKIN / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
Russian works for violin and piano Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) with Julian Milford & Nicholas Walker (pianos) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Lydia Mordkovitch performs a personal selection of violin and viola works, chosen for their idiom which combines brilliant violin technique and strong expressivity and the theme of Russia. This album has been generously supported by the Royal Academy... |
PROKOFIEV / BRAHMS / SCHUMANN / STRAUSS / etc
Lydia Mordkovitch plays Violin Sonatas Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Gerhard Oppitz (piano) [ Chandos Collect / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Jul/2002 ] |
LILI BOULANGER
Boulanger: Faust et Hélène / L: D'un soir triste / etc Lynne Dawson, soprano, Ann Murray, Bonaventura Bottone, BBC Sym., Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] Gramophone Magazine 2000 Winner - Choral Recording |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Chandos Anthems - complete Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) James Bowman (alto) / The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Chandos Chaconne / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1994 ] The Sixteen are a United Kingdom-based choir and period instrument orchestra; founded by Harry Christophers, they started as an unnamed group of sixteen friends in 1977, giving their first billed concert in 1979. |
MICHAEL BERKELEY
Baa Baa Black Sheep: A Jungle Tale (Complete opera) Malcolm Lorimer (boy treble) Ann Taylor-Morley (mezzo-soprano) William Dazeley (baritone) Fiona Kimm (contralto) / Chorus of Opera North; English Nort [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] 'This recording was made at performances by a uniformly strong Opera North cast... warmly recommended: even if you don't think you like contemporary opera, give it a try.' - BBC Music Magazine |
ENNIO MORRICONE / NINO ROTA / PAOLO SILVESTRI / GATO BARBIERI
Postcards From Italy: Italian Music For Film Marco Albonetti (saxophone), Roma Sinfonietta, Paolo Silvestri [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] For his third album for Chandos, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti turns to the rich tradition of film music from his native Italy. Marco writes: 'Film music has been described as the defining new genre of classical music in the twentieth century. It... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Amarcord d'un Tango Marco Albonetti (soprano saxophone), Daniele di Bonaventura (bandoneón), Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2022 ] Marco Albonetti writes: '"Amarcord" signifies memory, the nostalgic re-enactment of the past. Here, it evokes the idea of joining two instruments, the saxophone and the bandoneón, both of which were invented in the middle of the nineteenth century.... |
ROSSINI
Complete Piano Edition Vol. 4 - Peches de Vieillesse / Album pour les enfants degourdis Marco Sollini (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] The fourth volume of this well-received series, is subtitled 'Post-Adolescent Shrewdness' and covers Book 6 of the Péchés de vieillesse. This substantial works of 13 books offers the listener an ironic and irreverent look - visually and aurally of... |
ROSSINI
Complete Piano Works, Volume 2 Marco Sollini (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] This is the second in Chandos' series of Rossini's complete piano works. |
ROSSINI
Complete Piano Works, Volume 3 (Incls 'Album pour les enfantes adolescentes') Marco Sollini (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] ‘The relish and panache of his (Sollini) playing here are not to be gainsaid and the recordings are superb’' Gramophone |