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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Sinfonia TWV 50:1 in G major 'Grillen-Symphonie', etc. Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford, Raul Diaz (horns), Simon Standage (violin) / Collegium Musicum 90 [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 25/Nov/1993 ] "This release shows Telemann at his most irrepressibly good-humoured and imaginative." Gramophone |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd: The Great Service Steven Devine (organ) / The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble & Musica Contexta [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "The Great Service, consisting of settings of liturgical texts for Matins, Communion, and Evensong, is among the finest music by William Byrd for the Anglican Church." |
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HUMMEL
Fortepiano Sonatas Susan Alexander-Max (fortepiano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] 'Alexander-Max has an appreciation for Hummel's writing that comes through clearly in her confident and skilful playing, and, although she easily could, she is careful not to grab the spotlight all for herself.' All Music Guide. |
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FLORENT SCHMITT
La Tragedie de Salome / Le Palais Hante / Psaume 47 Susan Bullock (soprano) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "it has taken a Chandos SACD recording to render what must be nigh-definitive readings. This is not music for casual listening, but music lovers prepared to give themselves over to an experience that will leave them somewhat drained need not... |
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HUMMEL
Mass in D minor / Salve Regina Susan Gritton / Pamela Helen Stephen / Mark Padmore / Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] 'But Susan Gritton sings it [Salve Regina] with gusto, while she and the other soloists form a well-blended quartet in the Mass, whose performance under Hickox is confident and shapely, as well delivered in warm lucid sound.' BBC Music Magazine |
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J.S. BACH
Lutheran Masses, Vol 1 (BWV234 & 235) Susan Gritton (sop) Robin Blaze (alto) Mark Padmore (ten) Brian Harvey, Peter Harvey (basses); Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/1999 ] "Occasionally the undirected ensemble needs drawing together and the odd blip springs up, but these are fresh, characterful (the oboe and flute playing is occasionally quirky but musically affecting) and spontaneous Bach performances which will... |
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HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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W.A. MOZART
Coronation Mass / etc Susan Gritton, soprano, Frances Bourne, mezzo-soprano, Sam Furness, tenor, George Humphreys, bass [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs alongside four soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's Sinfonia. |
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BUXTEHUDE
Sacred Cantatas Suzie LeBlanc soprano; Emma Kirkby soprano; Peter Harvey bass; The Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2003 ] 'A sound choice of beautiful voices and elegant playing marks a distinguished issue.' Gramophone |
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JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
Orchestral Works (Incls 'Concerto in B flat') Tempesta di Mare / Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] Richard Stone of Tempesta di Mare describes the pieces as 'fantastic, true discoveries… they have the breadth and complexity of J.S. Bach without the austerity, and have a much more evolved sense of orchestral colour that's truly extraordinary'. |
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JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Premiere recordings This is Volume 2 in Chandos' series of orchestral works by Johann Friedrich Fasch, a contemporary of J.S. Bach and Telemann. In his day, his output in terms of cantatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music was performed... |
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JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
Orchestral Works, Volume 3 Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2012 ] This is the third and concluding volume in Tempesta di Mare's series of orchestral works by Johann Friedrich Fasch, a contemporary of J.S. Bach and Telemann. In his day, the works of Fasch - cantatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music - were... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
The Heart of Invention: Piano Trios Trio Goya [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Trio Goya perform all four works with vigour and sensitivity" Gramophone Magazine, September 2010 |
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SIR HAMILTON HARTY
Harty: A John Field Suite Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] |
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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 |
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BIZET
Carmen Suites / L'Arlesienne Suites Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] |
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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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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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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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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. |