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YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Chamber Works [incls 'Sonata for Clarinet & Piano op.109'] Robert Plane (bass clarinet) Mia Cooper (violin) & David Adams (viola) / Gould Piano Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The Gould Piano Trio...well recorded, play with fine teamwork and a strong feeling for Bowen's idiom...this is a valuable introduction to a formidably well equipped, if doggedly conversative, late Romantic composer." (BBC Music) |
BERNARDO PASQUINI
Sonate per gravicembalo Roberto Loreggian (harpsicord & spinet) with Francesco Ferrarini (cello) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] 'The excellent Roberto Lorregian brings an attractive improvisatory quality to his playing, starting some pieces with a flourish of his own and employing rubato here and there.' Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin Roderick Williams (baritone) Iian Burnside (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Jul/2019 ] In this, the first of a series of three recordings of Schubert's great song cycles for Chandos, Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside bring their formidable talents to bear on one of the pinnacles of classical lieder. |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works Volume 5 (Includes Suite for Strings & Two Songs of Robert Bridges) Roderick Williams, baritone BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] "Charming miniatures performed with great refinement ... enchants from beginning to end. Strongly recommended" - MusicWeb Oct 2004 |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 / Nocturne Roderick Williams (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] 'Finally, there's a real treat: the first recording of a recently discovered Nocturne, an intensely moving setting of Walt Whitman's 'Whispers of Heavenly Death' composed in 1908. It's evocatively sung here by Roderick Williams.' (BBC Music Magazine) |
SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
A Dinner Engagement, Op. 45 (An Opera in Two Scenes, Libretto by Paul Dehn) Roderick Williams, Yvonne Kenny, Claire Rutter, Jean Rigby, Anne Collins, Robin Leggate, Blake Fischer / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] "A long-neglected British opera at last makes a sparkling début on record" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Sept 2004 |
NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Vol 4 (Symphony Nos 1 & 5) Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Splendidly played and evocative recordings to finish Hogwood's fine Gade cycle.' Gramophone |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
A Cotswold Romance / The Death of Tintagiles Rosa Mannion / Thomas Randle / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] 'Richard Hickox directs a vivid performance [of A Cotswold Romance] with splendid support from his assembled forces. Although not major works, these are notable additions to the catalogue, and the performances could hardly be better' BBC ***** |
HANDEL
Serse (complete opera) Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Joélle Harvey / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2013 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine September 2013 |
HANDEL
Semele, HWV 58 Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Hilary Summers (contralto) Brindley Sherratt (bass) / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "A most satisfying and enjoyable account of Handel's sex-centred oratorio. Rosemary Joshua catches all of Semele's vanity, her sensuality and her ambition while still managing to make her likeable...the whole thing has a wonderful freshness and... |
HANDEL
Handel Duets Rosemary Joshua (soprano) & Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) / English Concert, Harry Bicket [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] This Handel collection features two great singers alongside the English Concert, arguably one of the best baroque orchestras in the UK. |
EDWARD GREGSON
Gresson: A Vision in a Dream Ross Knight (tuba) Edward Gregson (piano) Rachel Roberts (viola) Jennifer Galloway (oboe) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Nov/2025 ] An award-winning English composer of international standing, and one of the leading composers of his generation, whose music has been performed, recorded, and broadcast in many countries, Edward Gregson celebrates his eightieth birthday in 2025. |
STRAVINSKY
Jeu de cartes (The Card Game) / Orpheus / Suite from 'the Soldier's Tale' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'Järvi's 1992 coupling of Stravinsky's Jeu des cartes (still relatively rare on CD) and Orpheus was welcomed 'with open arms…' when it first appeared; he has an orchestra [the Royal Concertgebouw] capable of lightness of touch and tone without... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Experiments on a March Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Clark Rundell [ Chandos / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] This disc is sure to delight lovers of marching band music, and will be an ideal introduction for those keen to discover more about this delightful genre of music. |
HESKETH / SKALKOTTAS / CORIGLIANO / GORB
Dances With Winds Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Clark Rundell, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] The four sets of dances for wind orchestra recorded here are from different times and places: the Mediterranean in the 1930s, the United States in the 1970s, contemporary Britain. But between them they show how readily dance idioms can be used to... |
HOLST / BACH / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Wind Band Classics Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Timothy Reynish [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/2005 ] The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra is recognised as one of the leading conservatory ensembles in the world and performs internationally. It has already released several highly enjoyable discs on Chandos, all notable for their energy... |
BERLIOZ / SCHMITT / MILHAUD / SAINT-SAENS / BOZZA
French Wind Band Classics Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] 'There are only a handful of conductors who know this repertoire really well and Tim Reynish rules supremely amongst them. His interpretations are authoritative, as are his programme notes, and I cannot recommend this CD too strongly to serious... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Complete Symphonic Poems (Incls 'The Golden Spinning Wheel' & 'The Wood Dove') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] "excitingly played and conducted" (ClassicsToday) |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / The Miraculous Mandarin, (suite) / The Wooden Prince Suite / etc Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] This '2for1' reissue brings together the best performances by Neeme Järvi of the music by Bartók, taken from his extraordinarily prolific recording career with Chandos Records. |
WAGNER
Parsifal (an orchestral quest) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] "The Tannhauser excerpt...really begins to boil in the infamous ballet music, giving the sonorous RSNO brass something they can finally tuck into with relish" BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 ** |
