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MARTINU
Cello Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Paul Watkins (cello) / Huw Watkins (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Nov/2010 ] "The Watkins duo sound convincingly on Martinu's wavelength from the first bar of the First Sonata...The two sets of variations come off superbly too...An excellent disc and the best of the commerically available sets." (Gramophone) |
MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Works for cello & piano Paul Watkins (cello) Huw Watkins (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "There have been plenty of recommendable recordings of this music...but this finely balanced and recorded Chandos CD now stands high on the list of recommendations." (Gramophone) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas / Clarinet Trio Paul Watkins (cello) Ian Brown (piano) Michael Collins (clarinet) [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "Collins, Watkins and Brown play as a proper, instinctive ensemble, well tailored in phrasing, unanimous in their attack and architectural finesse, and mellifluous in their shaping of Brahms's melodic and harmonic richness." The Telegraph |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 / Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite Op. 53a Paul Watkins (cello) / Robert Murray (tenor) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Apr/2011 ] "These are outstanding performances, as good or better than the composer's own...this release is a major entry in the Britten discography, and the sonics are every bit the equal of the interpretations." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2011) |
EDGAR BAINTON
Epithalamion / An English Idyll (with Hubert Clifford-A Kentish Suite ; The Casanova Melody ; Five English Nursery Tunes, etc) Paul Whelan (baritone) / BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2003 ] "Heartfelt, polished advocacy for some neglected music - a job well done." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (March 2003) |
PERCY GRAINGER
Works for solo piano Works 3 Penelope Thwaites, piano [ Chandos / CD - released 17/May/2004 ] |
PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger Edition Vol 16: Works for solo piano Penelope Thwaites, piano [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/2001 ] Chandos's complete Grainger edition continues |
PERCY GRAINGER
Works for solo piano Vol 2 (Grainger Edit Vol 17) Penelope Thwaites (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/Jan/2002 ] Thwaites is known as a leading authority on Grainger's music |
TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU
The Age for Birds, Op. 25; Cello Concerto,Op. 91; etc Peter Dixon cello; BBC Philharmonic; Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] This is the latest release in Chandos' survey of the complete orchestral works of its exclusive composer in residence,Takashi Yoshimatsu. |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Cello Concerto, Op. 37 / Piano Concerto, Op. 17 / Symphonic Serende Op 39 Peter Dixon (cello) / Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "The works on this disc, another Chandos mid-price re-issue, cover a wide time span, and is most desirable for the inclusion of the splendid Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and even more so for the masterly Symphonic Serenade, a 1947 work for... |
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GLIERE
The Glière Orchestral Collection [5 CD set] Peter Dixon (cello) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Sir Edward Downes enjoyed a long association with the BBC Philharmonic, serving as its Chief Guest Conductor, then Principal Conductor, and finally as Conductor Emeritus. His recording of Glière's Symphony No. 3 Ilya Muromets proved the beginning of... |
MESSIAEN
Oiseaux Exotiques / Couleurs de la Cite Celeste and other works for piano and ensemble Peter Donohoe / Netherlands Wind Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuuw [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] Reinbert de Leeuw and his crackerjack Dutch musicians negotiate these difficult scores with dazzling aplomb, not to mention pianist Peter Donohoe's razor-sharp timbre and rhythmic suppleness. The bright, close-up live recording captures the full... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Elegien / Toccata / etc Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jul/2021 ] "The Toccata BV 29, being a transcription of Bach's Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 564, allows Donohoe's artistry to flower. The first movement has a majestically cathedral sound, and the Adagio has grave beauty, with the Fugue flying exhilaratingly" |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Peter Donohoe (Piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Jul/2025 ] This second volume of Sakari Oramo's Bacewicz series features three rarely recorded works, played with conviction by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and featuring Peter Donohoe as the soloist in the Piano Concerto. Grazyna Bacewicz was a pioneering... |
DORA PEJACEVIC
Pejacevic: Piano Concerto / Symphony Peter Donohoe (Piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2022 ] Countess Mária Theodora (Dora) Paulina Pejacevic was born in September 1885 in Budapest. Young Dora grew up with all the advantages of an aristocrat: a fairy-tale life of opulent palaces set in idyllic landscapes; privilege, comfort, leisure, and... |
KORNGOLD
Schauspiel Ouverture / Marchenbilder Peter Manning (violin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] 'The BBC Philharmonic under Matthias Bamert give an altogether excellent account of these scores and are recorded with remarkable realism.' Classic FM |
EDWARD GREGSON
Trombone Concerto / A Song for Chris - Cello Concerto / etc Peter Moore (trombone) Guy Johnston (cello) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "A splendid showcase not only for the composer and the two excellent soloists but also the BBC Concert Orchestra, excelling itself under the Canadian conductor Bramwell Tovey. Brilliant, cleanly focused Chandos sound, too." (Gramophone March 2011) |
ELGAR
Works for piano (Incls 'Dream Children' & two Sonatinas) Peter Pettinger (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "The piano sound on this Chandos disc is lovely as you would expect, and the big acoustic of St. Silas Church is not unattractive for Peter Pettinger's excellent pianism and musicianship. We can be grateful to both Chandos and Pettinger that so many... |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (orchestral suite) / Metamorphoseon Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I shall be surprised and disappointed if the arrival of this disc does not popularize this work and I strongly recommend that you buy it and have a little game asking your friends to guess the composer." (Gramophone) |
RESPIGHI
Church Windows / Brazilian Impressions / Metamorphoseon / Roman Festivals / etc Philharmonia Orchestra. Geoffrey Simon, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] "Geoffrey Simon is sympathetic and secures very fine playing from the Philharmonia..the wide dynamic range and a striking depth of perpective create the most spectacular effects." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
