Since you are interested in Eternal Rest, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations / Symphony No. 4 / Piano Concerrto Louis Lortie (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine April 2012 |
JOSEF SUK
Orchestral works: Praga, Symphonic Poem / A Summer's Tale BBC Symphony Orchestra. Jirí Belohlávek [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2013: Orchestral |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Spotless Rose - Hymns to the Virgin Mary Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] 'Where has this fabulous choir been all my life? No choral strength you can name eludes them…,' wrote American Record Guide on Shakespeare in Song, the first release by the Phoenix Chorale in 2004. |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Concertos (with music by Massenet & Debussy) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "The interpretations catch the ear with their blend of subtle phrasing, polish and unanimous zest...A group of charming solo piano miniatures by Massenet complements and at times connects with the styles of Debussy and Ravel" (Gramophone Award... |
FOULDS
A World Requiem Jeanne-MichAle Charbonnet, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stuart Skelton, Gerald Finley / BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Leon Botstein [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "The revival of this important work after more than 80 years on Remembrance Sunday 2007 was well-justified by the commitment of the performers. It was wonderfully captured by the engineers and the set is beautifully presented too." (MusicWeb... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Christopher Columbus (A Musical Journey) Julian Glover, Jamie Glover (speakers) / Caroline Carragher (sop) / Jean Rigby (mezzo) / Tom Randle (ten) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] This exciting release is conducted by Richard Hickox, the recipient of numerous accolades for previous recordings of Walton's music, and features father and son actors Julian and Jamie Glover |
RENE CLAUSEN
Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Although he writes in all genres, René Clausen is today one of America's most popular choral composers...On this release, choral works by Clausen are performed by the Kansas City Chorale, another choir of great international renown" |
TRADITIONAL
Klezmer Kleztory, I Musici de Montraal Yuli Turovsky, conductor [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented Multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - Some of the world's best Klezmer musicians are joined by I Musici de Montréal, an award-winning ensemble that has made many recordings for Chandos, and... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - The Mines of Sulphur (Complete Opera) Kristopher Irmiter (bass-baritone) Beth Clayton (mezzo-soprano) Brandon Jovanovich (tenor) James Maddalena (baritone) / Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Gothic opera The Mines of Sulphur is reminiscent of suspense thrillers from Edgar Allan Poe to Alfred Hitchcock. Love, longing, and dark as well as light comedy abound in this macabre tale of greed and retribution set in... |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Laura Claycomb (soprano) / Barry Banks (tenor) / Christopher Maltman (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchatra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] This performance of Orff's popular dramatic cantata Carmina burana was recorded live at the Barbican Centre in November 2007, Richard Hickox conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus with Laura Claycomb, Christopher Maltman... |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth - Banks of Green Willow) London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2003 ] 'Hickox and the LSO respond with an unquenchable spirit, generous flexibility and tender affection that suit VW's admirably ambitious inspiration to a T, and Chandos' sound is big and bold to match. Quite simply, an essential purchase for anyone... |
EUGENE GOOSSENS
Symphony No. 1 / Phantasy Concerto Howard Shelley, piano / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "With Howard Shelley as the soloist, the performance has a glittery sheen; it's an attractive, likable work that deserves at least an occasional outing." The Guardian, 20th February 2009 **** |
EUGENE GOOSSENS
Orchestral Works Volume 2 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "Chandos's rich sound is up to the usual high standards and outshines Goossens's own 1922 recording of Tam O'Shanter" Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphonies Nos 1 & 7 Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] The Chandos series of Weinberg orchestral works is proving a benchmark series, and contributed significantly to his reappraisal. |
JOACHIN RAFF
Symphony No 2 / Four Shakespeare Preludes Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "Järvi and his Suisse Romande players seem to be having a whale of a time, or least that's the impression that these extremely vital performances suggest...a perfect place to dip a toe into Raffian waters." (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals) Johannes Chum (tenor), Robert Holl (bassbaritone), Sandra Trattnigg (soprano), Michelle Breedt (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Singverein, Kristjan Järvi [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2008 ] "With Robert Holl a sympathetically soft-grained God and Johannes Chum a sweetly lyrical rather than heroically over-forced St John, this Book now stands as top choice." (BBC Music) |