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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74 National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice / Gabriel Chmura, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] "Gabriel Chmura and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra deliver vibrant and committed accounts of the Symphony and the Sinfonietta. Add to this equation Chandos's customary state-of-the-art engineering, and you have a release that deserves... |
SMETANA
The Bartered Bride (Complete Opera) Neal Davies / Yvonne Howard / Susan Gritton / Geoffrey Moses / Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Opera Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "A crisp, witty translation gives added sparkle to a terrific performance" - Editor's Choice Gramophoen Magazine November 2005 |
BERNSTEIN / FOOTE / KORNGOLD
American Moments Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] Engage, Exchange, Connect. That is what this young American piano trio is all about, on stage as well as on this album, its very first. Experience the group at its revelatory best in these idiomatic and fresh interpretations of... |
FARRENC / BEACH / CLARKE
Her Voice: Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach & Clarke Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] For this their third album for Chandos, the Neave Trio chose to celebrate the work of three outstanding female musical pioneers. Louise Farrenc studied piano with Clementi and Hummel, and composition with Reicha. She was the first female Professor... |
RACHMANINOFF / BRAHMS / RAVEL
Musical Remembrances Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2022 ] Hailed by the magazine BBC Music for its 'generous and warm-hearted, utterly beguiling playing', the Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. It has been praised by WQXR Radio in New York City for its 'bright and... |
BEDRICH SMETANA / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / JOSEF SUK / FRANK MARTIN
Rooted Neave Trio [ CHANDOS / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Originally recorded in May 2023 |
NEEME JARVI 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Neeme Jarvi: Highlights from a Remarkable 30-Year Conducting Career Neeme Jarvi (conductor) / Various Orchestras and Soloists [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "The recording quality is excellent throughout; remarkable given the dates: 1985-2012...A generously timed, idiosyncratic and intrinsically satisfying sampler of Järvi's work for Chandos." (MusicWeb Aug 2012) |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 3 'Laudes musicae' Neil Mackie (tenor) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'Raphael Wallfisch plays the Concerto as if his life depended on it, and the Symphony draws every bit as much dedication from its performers. The recording is very immediate, and has stunning clarity and detail.'- The Penguin Complete Guide |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Missa Sabrinensis / Stabat Mater Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart - Wind Serenades Netherlands Wind Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/2010 ] The Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Dutch: Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, NBE) comprises musicians from all the major Dutch symphony orchestras. Playing together for the sheer joy of it, the NBE's twenty or so members meet up around eighty times per year. |
KEVIN VOLANS
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments / etc Netherlands Wind Ensemble / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Kevin Volans (piano) / Daniel Harding (conductor) / Wim Steinmann (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Born in South Africa, but now resident in Ireland, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of influences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to Africa to study traditional music, his own... |
JOHN ADAMS / DAVID LANG
Short Ride in A Fast Machine, Grand Pianola Music / Under Orpheus Netherlands Wind Ensemble / Stephen Mosko [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Sep/2001 ] Chandos series on contemporary and avant-garde repertoire. |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphonies Nos 1 & 7 Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] The Chandos series of Weinberg orchestral works is proving a benchmark series, and contributed significantly to his reappraisal. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Harpsichord Works (Volume 1) Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "A disc to whet the appetite for further volumes in the series." (The Daily Telegraph ) |
SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
Symphony No. 3 / Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 / etc Nicholas Daniel (oboe) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2002 ] Performance **** Sound Quality ***** BBC Music Magazine |
ARNOLD BAX / GERALD FINZI / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Oboe Quintets Nicholas Daniel (oboe, cor anglais); Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] The legendary British oboist Leon Goossens inspired all the composers represented on this recording, and they wrote all but one of the pieces for his oboe, on which he premièred the works by Delius, Bax, Bliss, and Finzi featured here. |
ELIZABETH MACONCHY
The Sofa / The Departure Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) Sarah Tynan (sop) Anna Leese (sop) George von Bergen (baritone) Louise Poole (mezzo-soprano) / Independent Opera Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Independent Opera's young singers do full justice to both works, with good diction and a real sense of ensemble performance, finely honed under Dominic Wheeler's incisive direction. There's some fine instrumental playing, and an exceptionally clear... |
ALBENIZ
Iberia (Twelve New 'Impressions' in Four Books) Nicholas Unwin (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/Sep/2000 ] The delightful piano music of Albeniz |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Violin, Flute & Clarinet Concertos Kim Sjogren (violin), Niels Thomsen (clarinet), Toke Lund Christiansen (flute) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "there is real depth here, thanks in no small measure to Schønwandt. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
Nienke Oostenrijk soprano; Margriet van Reisen contralto ; Marcel Reijans tenor ; Hubert Claessens bass ; The Netherlands Concert Choir ; Residentie O
Verhulst - Mass, Op. 20 for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] 'A large scale Mendelssohn-style mass receives a delightful performance from native performers.' Gramophone |
