Since you are interested in Overtures (Includes 'Le Carnaval Romain' & 'Le Corsaire'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BERLIOZ
Lelio, ou Le Retour a la vie / Helene / etc Sune Hjerrild, Gert Henning Jensen (tenors) Jean-Philippe Lafont (baritone) Danish National Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] The Danish National Symphony Orchestra adds to its large discography on Chandos with this unique coupling Of all the major works of Hector Berlioz, the monodrama Lélio, part II of the Symphonie Fantastique is surprisingly one of the least known... |
WALTON
The Quest (complete ballet) / The Wise Virgins: Suite from Ballet London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] -The ballet music of William Walton |
ELGAR
Symphony 1 & 2 / The Sanguine Fan / Froissart London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] 'The playing of the LPO is beyond praise and the attention to the myriad details of the scores of both works will supply revelations to the most ardent Elgarians.' - Gramophone |
SMETANA
Overture and Dances from 'the Bartered Bride' / String Quartet in E minor London Symphony Orchestra. Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] ..'splendidly exuberant performances…' Gramophone Magazine |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth-The Banks of Green Willow) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER, Orchestral and Recording of the Year |
ERNEST BLOCH
Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) Louis Berkman (baritone) / The Zemel Choir / members of the London Chorale and the London Concord Singers / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'When this recording was originally issued on LP I compared it with all previous versions of the work… finding it to be superior with regard to both performance and sound… I remain enthusiastic about this Chandos release, especially in its CD... |