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HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959) Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Owen Brannigan / Philomusica of London / Sir Adrian Boult [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] Originally released on LP by Decca in 1960, this vintage recording, representing a rare collaboration of Peter Pears and Joan Sutherland, has been out of the catalogue for many years and is sure to make a renewed impact in all its remastered glory. |
WILLIAM RIMMER / HERMANN LOUSID BLAKENBURG / ROBERT BROWNE HALL
World Famous Marches (Incls 'Flying Eagle' & 'North Star') John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] This recordings brings together music by three of the world's greatest march writers - 23 top class marches, representative of three gifted march writers, each with a different background and a different nationality. |
TRADITIONALLY BRITISH
Traditionally British John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Geoffrey Brand / Roy Newsome [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Traditionally British is the British band - from 'Jerusalem' to 'Loch Lomond'. from 'The Minstrel Boy' to 'All Through the Night' |
Black Dyke Mills Band / Roy Newsome (conductor) / Don Lusher (trombone)
The Spectrum of Brass (featuring the music and arrangements of Gordon Langford) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] In 1816 Peter Wharton founded a brass and reed band in the Yorkshire village of Queenshead - later to become Queensbury. John Foster, apart from being the founder of Black Dyke Mills, played French Horn in this band. |
DEBUSSY
Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera in English recorded in 1981) John Tomlinson (bass) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Robert Dean (baritone) / English National Opera / Mark Elder [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2012 ] This live BBC broadcast of Claude Debussy's ground-breaking opera Pelléas and Mélisande was recorded at the Coliseum in 1981. The unique performance is now available on CD for the first time, as part of Chandos' Opera in English historical series,... |
RENE CLAUSEN
Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Although he writes in all genres, René Clausen is today one of America's most popular choral composers...On this release, choral works by Clausen are performed by the Kansas City Chorale, another choir of great international renown" |
Kennedy Nigel
Plays Jazz [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] |
The King's Singers
The King's Singers: Original Debut [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] Recorded in: Olympic Studios, Barnes. Released on Collect - the midprice Chandos label. |
TRADITIONAL
Klezmer Kleztory, I Musici de Montraal Yuli Turovsky, conductor [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented Multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - Some of the world's best Klezmer musicians are joined by I Musici de Montréal, an award-winning ensemble that has made many recordings for Chandos, and... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - The Mines of Sulphur (Complete Opera) Kristopher Irmiter (bass-baritone) Beth Clayton (mezzo-soprano) Brandon Jovanovich (tenor) James Maddalena (baritone) / Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Gothic opera The Mines of Sulphur is reminiscent of suspense thrillers from Edgar Allan Poe to Alfred Hitchcock. Love, longing, and dark as well as light comedy abound in this macabre tale of greed and retribution set in... |
ETHEL SMYTH
Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn,and Orchestra / Serenade in D Sophie Langdon (violin) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Odaline de la Martinez [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/1996 ] This is easily the most impressive Smyth offering yet to have appeared on CD, and it is conducted with understanding and commitment. The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Laura Claycomb (soprano) / Barry Banks (tenor) / Christopher Maltman (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchatra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] This performance of Orff's popular dramatic cantata Carmina burana was recorded live at the Barbican Centre in November 2007, Richard Hickox conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus with Laura Claycomb, Christopher Maltman... |
TOMMASO BERNARDO GAFFI
La forza del divino amore Leona Peleskova (soprano) Marivi Blasco (soprano) Sergio Foresti (bass) / Ensemble 'Pian & Forte', Antonio Frigé [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] Bernardo Gaffi's La forza del divino amore (The Power of Divine Love) is an intriguing rarity, and receives its premiere recording here. |
FAURE
Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de VACnus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50 / Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Libby Crabtree (soprano) Mary Plazas (soprano) James Rutherford (bass) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem" Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Concerto for Violin & Cello / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Recorded in St Jude's Church, Central Square, London, July 1988 |
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. |
ZIEHRER / JOHANN STRAUSS II / OSCAR STRAUSS / KALMAN / MESSAGER / etc
Treasures of Operetta (Music from Casanova, Veronique, Merry Widow, Maid of the Mountains, Floradora, Arcadians, White Horse Inn, etc) Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / Peter Morrison (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers / The Chandos Singers / The Chandos Concert Orchestra / Barry Knight [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2004 ] 'This is a terrific compilation, because the singers cover a huge range of operetta, from 1890s Paris and Vienna confections... up to such London Sweetmeats as Old Chelsea....' - American Record guide |
IVOR NOVELLO
Songs (Including 'A Violin Began to Play', 'Some Day My Heart Will Awake' & 'We'll Gather Lilacs' Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / The Chandos Concert Orchestra; Gordon Langford, piano; Stuart Barry, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] 'Chandos, Marilyn Hill Smith and Stuart Barry deserve full marks for taking the task so seriously - orchestrations sound to be authentic…' Gramophone |
JOSEF HAYDN
Masses ''Groae Orgelmesse' & 'Missa Cellensis' Mark Padmore, Susan Gritton / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2002 ] "Hickox chooses lively yet never hectic tempi, secures clean choral and orchestral textures and strikes a happy balance between dancing energy and due liturgical gravity...a clear first choice." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Sept 2002) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The World Of The Spirit / King Arthur Suite / American Overture Martyn Hill (tenor), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Britten Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "The recording is superbly wide in its range and offers a realistic quality." Gramophone |
