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AMERICAN CLASSICS
American Classics (Incls Stars and Stripes Forever, Fanfare for the Common Man & Rhapsody in Blue) Various Artists including Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphnoy Orchestra, etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] 'Chandos plunders its American back-catalogue for this attractive and rather handy sampler of 20th-century Americana.' Classic FM Magazine |
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COATES / WALTON / GOODWIN / BLISS / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Remembrance Classics Various Artists including Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] Music with a war or patriotic theme including Land of Hope and Glory, Onward Christian Soldiers & the Battle of Britain March |
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BRITISH BRASS BANDS
The British Bandsman Centenary Concert 1887-1987 Besses O` Th` Barn Band / Black Dyke Mills Band / IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band / Harry Mortimer (Guest Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] Recorded in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester 5th September 1987 featuring guest conductor Harry Mortimer |
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RICHARD HICKOX
Within A Dream: A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox Various performers / City of London Sinfonia / Northern Sinfonia / Australian Opera & Ballet / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November, 2008, at the age of just 60, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and breadth of his musical achievements were astonishing as this 2 CD collections reveals. |
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CLASSICS FOR FUNERALS
In Memory of... (Classics for Funerals) Various performers incls Scottish National Orchestra, the Sixteen, BBC Philharmonic, Emma Kirkby, Detroit Symphony [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2005 ] Morbid though the subject of this disc may seem, it was very definitely the logical next Bear Essentials release. We are regularly contacted by bereaved relatives, who ask us to suggest suitable music for use at funerals - as indeed, we are told, are... |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works [6 CD set] Various Soloists / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2012 ] The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the fifth anniversary,... |
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JOHN TAVENER
Richard Hickox conducts Sir John Tavener (Incls 'Theophany') Patricia Rozario, John Mark Ainsley & Andrew Murgatroyd / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 28/May/2012 ] "While there may be doubts over the music there can be no doubt as to the excellence and commitment of all three performances on this pair of discs. The recorded sound and booklet are up to the usual very high Chandos standards." (MusicWeb, Aug 2012) |
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CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra Verity Gunning (oboe) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Gunning [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] This is the first disc in an on-going series of music by Christopher Gunning. |
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PROKOFIEV
On the Dnieper,Op. 51 / Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 Victoria Smolnikova (mezzo-soprano) Igor Tarasov (baritone) / Russian State Symphonic Cappella / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valeri Polyansky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] This is one of two recordings from Polyansky and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Prokofiev's death. |
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NICCOLO PICCINNI
Le donne vendicate (The Revenge of the Women) Musical intermezzi for four voices in two parts Vincenzo Di Donato, tenor, Giuliana Castellani, soprano, Mauro Buda, baritone, Sylva Pozzer, soprano, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] 'This recording of an early Picinni inter-mezzo comes from Swiss Italian Radio, a source of previous welcome sets of 18th century operas.' Early Music Review |
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W.A. MOZART
The Marriage of Figaro (Complete opera in English at a special price) William Dazeley, Yvonne Kenny, Rebecca Evans, Christopher Purves, Diana Montague, Jonathan Veira, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra Davi [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] 'There's thrilling modern-instrument playing from the Philharmonia and Parry holds the whole thing together, doubling as pianist for the accompanied recitative.' Classic FM 'Disc of the Month' October 2004 |
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ALAIN / DURUFLE
Dances Of Life And Death William Whitehead (Oberthür organ of Auxerre Cathedral) [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] "Whitefield's compelling playing represents advocacy of a high order." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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JEHAN ALAIN / MAURICE DURUFLE
Dances of Life and Death (Jehan Alain and Maurice Durufle) William Whitehead, organ [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] "Whitehead plays with clarity and authority. Registrations are well chosen and he achieves a good mélange of colours" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
From Maine To Oregon: The Williams Fairey Band Plays Sousa Marches The Williams Fairey Band / Major Peter Parkes (Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] 'Semper Fidelis' opens this brassy selection of popular Sousa marches. |
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PIAZZOLLA
Orchestral Works (Incls Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires & Sinfonietta for Chamber Orchestra) Warttembergische Philarmonie Reutlingen / Gabriel Castagna [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] The Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is best remembered for his tangos which combine the raw energy of that dance form with the brilliance of a master orchestrator. |
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PIAZZOLLA
Orchestral Works (Incls Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires & Sinfonietta for Chamber Orchestra) Warttembergische Philarmonie Reutlingen / Gabriel Castagna [ Chandos SACD / SACD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] The Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is best remembered for his tangos which combine the raw energy of that dance form with the brilliance of a master orchestrator. - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound!... |
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RACHMANINOV
Moments musicaux Xiayin Wang (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "From the very first listen it was clear that this was a very good disc indeed but its exceptional quality impinged on me with each repeated hearing. A disc of exceptional quality." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month June 2012) |
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GERSHWIN / WILD
Tribute to Earl Wild Xiayin Wang (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] The works on this disc are performed by the young American pianist Xiayin Wang who with her consummate technical brilliance and fine musicianship has already achieved a high level of recognition for her commanding performances in such venues as New... |
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ALBERTO GINASTERA
Ginastera: Orchestral Works 3 Xiayin Wang (piano), BBC Philharmonic [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] "There's a mercurial quality in Wang's playing that gives her performance of the First Concerto a markedly choreographic feeling…The BBC Philharmonic have gone from strength to strength in this series." Gramophone |