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SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Harmonious Echo Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), David Owen-Norris (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century. He was revered as a composer of oratorios, and was urged by Queen Victoria... |
MERCADANTE / BELLINI / RICCI / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / VIARDOT
Casta Diva - Operatic Arias transcribed for trumpet Matilda Lloyd (trumpet) / Britten Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] "The flawless tone, purity of line and dynamic subtlety she coaxes from her instrument are shown off to particularly impressive effect in Arban's set of variations from Norma...Overall, this is immensely assured and really great fun." BBC |
RACHMANINOV / SCHONBERGER / WEINBERG / GOEDICKE
Matilda Lloyd - Resonance Matilda Lloyd (trumpet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lee Reynolds [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] "Lloyd and conductor Lee Reynolds take Weinberg at his word, hitting the metronome mark (minim=152) on the nose to produce a sense of manic urgency that feels exactly right." Gramophone |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 7 in C / Divertissement No 1 / Rondeau / etc MAceAIl O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] The Chandos John Field collection continues. |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Four Orchestral Pieces / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta / etc Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Dec/2013 ] "The Melbourne orchestra sounds wonderful in these works...Gardner's account [of the Four Orchestral Pieces] certainly affirms this as undue neglect." (Sunday Times) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Lyrical Clarinet Volume 3 Michael Collins (clarinet) Michael McHale (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "One has to salute the extraordinary facility and irresistibly seductive, lyrical grace of Michael Collins's playing, surely one of his instrument's greatest living exponents." Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2020 |
SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Clarinet concerto and Orchestral works Michael Collins (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Jan/2023 ] Rumon Gamba leads the BBC Philharmonic in this collection of lesser-known pieces by the British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold. Born in 1921, he was inspired by Louis Armstrong to take up the trumpet at the age of twelve. Following study at the Royal... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 / Clarinet Quintet Michael Collins (clarinet) / Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] "Finely recorded, this is outstanding even by Collins and the Brodsky's standards." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Virtuoso Clarinet Vol 1 Michael Collins (clarinet) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "I enjoyed this disc immensely and give it my strongest recommendation." International Record Review pick of the Month (Oct 2010) |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
Crusell: Clarinet Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet), Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/May/2018 ] "These three early-19th-century concerto showpieces delightfully bring out the best of the clarinet as an instrument, and Michael Collins as a player of real virtuosity and character. Enjoy!" Recording of the Month Gramophone June 2018 |
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol.4 [Includes Concerto for Piano and Orchestra] Michael McHale (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2020 ] In this fourth volume in their Richard Rodney Bennett series, John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra turn to his Piano Concerto, commissioned by the John Feeney Trust for the CBSO and written in 1968. |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 6 in C major; Piano Concerto No.4 in E flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "The soloist is very persuasive, and he receives admirable support from Bamert and the London Mozart Players. First-class, natural balanced recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major, `L`incendie par l`orage`/ Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "Excellent support throughout from Bamert, and first-class recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel Nathaniel Hackmann, Mikaela Bennett, Sierra Boggess, Julian Ovenden / Sinfonia of London, 'Carousel' Ensemble, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following the success of last year's release of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London turn their attention to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel. |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 3 'Laudes musicae' Neil Mackie (tenor) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 3/May/1989 ] 'Raphael Wallfisch plays the Concerto as if his life depended on it, and the Symphony draws every bit as much dedication from its performers. The recording is very immediate, and has stunning clarity and detail.'- The Penguin Guide |
HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Missa Sabrinensis Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra., Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
KEVIN VOLANS
Volans: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments / etc Netherlands Wind Ensemble / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Kevin Volans (piano) / Daniel Harding (conductor) / Wim Steinmann (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Born in South Africa, but now resident in Ireland, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of influences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to Africa to study traditional music, his own... |
MADELEINE DRING
Dring: Complete Works for Oboe Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Adam Walker (flute), Amy Harman (bassoon), Antonio Oyarzabal (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 23/May/2025 ] Madeline Dring was born into a musical and theatrical family, and gained an exhibition scholarship to the junior department of the Royal College of Music aged nine. Her focus changed from violin to piano and composition, which she studied with... |
CAPLET / BOULANGER / DEBUSSY / CHAMINADE
Paradis Sur Terre: A French Songbook Nicky Spence (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Young Singer of the Year at the 2015 Opera Awards, Nicky Spence joins the highly praised accompanist Malcolm Martineau, just honoured with an OBE, in this unique collection of French songs from the turn of the last century, a repertoire that was very... |
