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!... |
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) |
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... |
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 |
EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Piano Concerto No.1, etc Xiayin Wang (piano), BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Nov/2024 ] Edward MacDowell was the most highly regarded American composer of his generation, and the first to acquire a truly international reputation. Born in New York, he briefly studied piano as a teenager at the Paris Conservatoire, but quickly left to... |
GERSHWIN / COPLAND / BARER
American Piano Concertos Xiayin Wang (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "This is a fine detailed and stylish account of [the Gershwin] that can sit confidently among the best." (Gramophone) |
TCHAIKOVSKY / KHATCHATURIAN
Tchaikovsky & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos Xiayin Wang (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, with Maya Iwabuchi (violin) & Aleksei Kiseliov (cello) [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "Xiayin Wang astounds at every turn, as does the recording; a terrific coupling, too." (MusicWeb March 2016) |
SIR GEORGE DYSON
The Canterbury Pilgrims / At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City Yvonne Kenny / Robert Tear / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "the glory of the piece is the choruses, which are splendidly sung here...The splendid Chandos recording is fully worthy of the vibrant music-making here." Penguin Guide, 2011 edition |
W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass, K.626 Yvonne Kenny (sop) Sarah Walker (mezzo) William Kendall (tenor) / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra/ George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'George Guests new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one might not expect from a conductor and choir who belong to the English cathedral tradition.... |
HANDEL / MOZART / LEHAR / KALMAN / GERSHWIN / NOVELLO / RICHARD STRAUSS
Yvonne Kenny - Great Operatic Arias Vol 2 Yvonne Kenny (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] 'A fine snapshot of a much-loved soprano in some of her most celebrated roles.' Gramophone |
MOZART / DONIZETTI / HANDEL / PURCELL / BIZET / SULLIVAN / PORTER / etc
Yvonne Kenny - Great Operatic Arias Vol 1 Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 7/Aug/2001 ] This is the first disc from Yvonne Kenny in Chandos' Great Operatic Arias series |