FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The String Quintets Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] The Doric String Quartet is firmly established as one of the leading quartets of its generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics around the globe. Following their acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's string quartets, here... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 12 & 15 Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] "..the main event is the G major Quartet...And very impressive it is too, spacious without ever sounding ponderous." Gramophone Magazine Award Nomination 2017 - Chamber |
EDVARD GRIEG
Edvard Grieg Kor Sings Grieg Edvard Grieg Kor [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/May/2019 ] "Lang's Last Spring is a beautiful, distilled and resonant work after Grieg and is nobly sung by the Bergen-based Edvard Grieg Choir here, as is the Norwegian composer's own choral arrangement of his Ave maris stella" Gramophone |
GRACE WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Williams: The Dancers / Two Choruses / Ave Maris Stella / Six Gerard Manley Hopkins Poems Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Helen Watts (contralto) Caryl Thomas (harp) / Richard Hickox Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/1999 ] "The recorded sound is excellent. .. I found this a fascinating disc. Anyone interested in fine choral writing and singing - or in exploring a new pathway in music - should seek it out. And I predict we will be hearing more of Grace Williams." A.R.G. |
INGVAR LIDHOLM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lidholm: Greetings from an Old World / Toccata e Canto / Kontakion / Ritornell Elemer Lavotha (cello) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Recording made in 1991, 1992 & 1993 |
PAUL SCHOENFELD / FRANK BRIDGE / AMY BEACH / FLORENCE PRICE / AARON COPLAN / etc
From Brighton To Brooklyn Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2022 ] "…Urioste's playing is nuanced and committed, while Poster impresses with his joyous fantasy, tonal range and versatility." International Piano |
AIRAT ICHMOURATOV
Ichmouratov: Viola Concerto No.1 / Piano Concerto Elvira Misbakhova (viola) Jean-Philippe Sylvestre (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Peacock [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] The Volga-Tatar-born Canadian composer and conductor Airat Ichmouratov conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in this recording of two of his major works, in Chandos' third album devoted to the works of this outstanding composer. |
ALWYN / BERKELEY / POULENC / DOVE
British Flute Concertos Emily Beynon (flute) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bramwell Tovey [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] The Welsh flautist Emily Beynon plays a selection of British flute concertos, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Bramwell Tovey. Beynon is the Principal Flute of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Equally at home in... |
ANDREA GABRIELI
Gabrieli, (A.):The Madrigal in Venice: Politics, Dialogues and Pastorales The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble ; I Fagiolini ; Robert Hollingworth director [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] 'Anyone who is smitten with the muscial traditions of this most fascinating of all cities, should not hesitate to buy this record.' (Gramophone) |
GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Three Concertos Eric Parkin (piano) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/1993 ] Dyson was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. Studied with Charles Stanford at the Royal College of Music (he later became director of that institution) and traveled to Germany and Italy on A Mendelssohn Scholarship. |
HENRI SAUGUET / JULES MASSENET / JACQUES IBERT
French Music For Ballet Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Mar/2019 ] In this fascinating recording the legendary Neeme Järvi explores two lesser-known French ballets by Sauguet and Ibert, complemented by the Ballet Suite from Massenet's opera HérodiadeLes Forains. Sauget's wide-ranging influences, notably the... |
ARTUE KAPP / ARTUR LEMBA / MIKEL LUDIG
Kapp / Lemba / Ludig: Orchestral Works Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "Anyone a little hesitant about straying outside the well-known should not be concerned with this release: it invites exploration." MusicWeb |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: All-night Vigil [Vespers], Op. 37 Evgeny Kachurovsky (baritone) Igor Morozov (tenor) / PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, Ekaterina Antonenko [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Serge Rachmaninoff, PaTRAM* Institute Male Choir invites you to experience the extraordinary beauty of his choral tour de force, the All-night Vigil, composed in 1915. The Vigil is a traditional... |
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Symphony No. 3 / Praeludium Faye Robinson (soprano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] "...beautifully recorded and well documented disc, can be recommended with confidence." BBC Music Magazine |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 Federico Colli (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "In this collection of Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas, Colli disdains the traditional same-key pairings, his own focusing instead on contrast, thus brilliantly illuminating each work's uniqueness. His beautiful sound consistently beguiles the ear…" Sun |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / 2 songs Felicity Lott (soprano) / Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/1987 ] '..the skilled Chandos engineering ensures that the orchestral layout is very believable, heard within a natural perspective.' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius,Op. 38 [with Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens; I was glad] Felicity Palmer (sop) Arthur Davies (ten) Gwynne Howell (bass) / London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/1988 ] "...Howell is an imposing vocal presence...The choral singing is as good as any I've heard on disc...The playing of the LSO is superb throughout" MusicWeb International, 25th September 2013 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Evoke Ferio Saxophone Quartet / Timothy End (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2021 ] Evoke is the third album of the Ferio Saxophone Quartet, following their previous critically acclaimed albums Flux and Revive. In this recording the Quartet are joined by the pianist Timothy End for a programme of original works and arrangements for... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classic Brass John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Geoffrey Brand / Roy Newsome [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] A selection of popular classics arranged for Brass ensemble |