LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
beethoven: Triple Concerto (with Brahms - Double Concerto) Trio Poseidon / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neemw Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] |
MASSENET
Neeme Järvi conducts Massenet Truls Mørk (cello) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Jules Massenet has long been associated primarily with opera, while his orchestral works have gone unappreciated. This collection of overtures, ballet music, and concert pieces, each with its own unique orchestral colour, showcases Massenet's... |
ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky - Lyric Symphony in seven songs to poems by Rabindranath Tagore, Op. 1 / Incidental music to Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline' Turid Karlsen (soprano) Jaroslav Brezina (tenor) Franz Grundheber (baritone) / Members of Bremen Shakespeare Company / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ; [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] This disc contains the premiere recording of Zemlinsky's complete incidental music to Shakespeare's Cymbeline. |
SIR HAMILTON HARTY
Harty: A John Field Suite Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 3 (Includes November Woods; Tintagel & The Happy Forest) Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'The Celtic twilight in Bax's music is ripely and sympathetically caught… The Chandos recording is superb.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 4 (Includes The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew; Into the Twilight & On the Sea Shore ) Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] 'With readings as affectionate and illuminating as these, Bax's music can rarely have been better communicated.' Hi-Fi News and Record Review |
DELIUS
Florida Suite / North Country Sketches / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / etc Ulster Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2000 ] '…the Chandos recording allows Delius's palette of colours to shine through' BBC Music Magazine |
BRITTEN / BRIDGE / BAX / STANFORD
Works by the Sea Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This record gives an excellent introduction to twentieth-century English programme music.' Tower Records, Guide to Classical Music |
DELIUS
The Essential Delius (Incls 'Florida Suite', 'A Song before Sunrise' & 'the Walk to the Paradise Garden') Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] 'Well-filled 2-CD set, an embarrassment of riches. It is well-played, splendidly recorded, delicately shaded, and rich in expression' American Record Guide |
CLASSICAL FAVOURITES
Classical Favourites (Mozart's Symphony No 40 & Schubert's Symphony No 8) Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] 'No matter how jaded you may be about these works, I encourage you to spring the few bucks to get this low-priced re-release... and go to the Schubert and Mozart, which are a real revelation.' American Record guide |
BRAHMS / DVORAK / GRIEG / TCHAIKOVSKY
Romantic Favourites Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] A delightful collection of popular favourites |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Serenade No 1 in D / Variations on a theme by Haydn Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Recorded at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, January/March, 1988 |
DVORAK
Dvorak: Tone Poems Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Penguin Guide three stars *** |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Orchestral Works (Incls 'Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes' & 'Young Apollo') Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley / English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford / I Musici de Montreal [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] The popular orchestral works of Benjamin Britten. |
BIZET
Carmen Suites / L'Arlesienne Suites Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] |
Ulster Orchestra. Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Bizet - Carmen Suites Nos 1 and 2; L'Arlasienne Suites Nos 1 and 2 [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] Reissue at a very special price |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / ARNOLD BAX / FRANK BRIDGE / BENJAMIN BRITTEN etc
Seascapes Ulster Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish National Orchestra [ Chandos Collect / CD ] |
MOZART ? WEBER / HUMMEL
Bassoon Concertos Valeri Popov (bassoon) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] |
WALTON
A Centenary Celebration (Special Price) Various Artists [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] Chandos celebrates the life and works of William Walton |
JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK
Works for Keyboard Vol 2 Robert Woolley (harpsichord/virginal) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] "A rich, rewarding brew of imaginative harpsichord music, expertly played. …these are pleasingly natural performances. There is not much competition in the world of Sweelinck recordings, but this stands out as an excellent harpsichord release in its |