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JACQUES IBERT
Neeme Järvi conducts Ibert Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "Ibert emerges from it all as a fine composer, whose unity lies in his almost impudent diversity, and who is often far from frivolous as some have maintained..the disc allows Järvi to show off his Swiss orchestra to perfection. Very fine" Gramophone |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Palestrina: Music For Maunday Thursday Musica Contexta, Simon Ravens [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Feb/1998 ] "these singers are well on the way to achieving perfection here... overall this is a well-thought-out and moving performance" Gramophone [on another Palestrina recording with the same choir] |
ELGAR / DELIUS / HOLST
A Tribute To Elgar, Delius & Holst John Foster Black Dykes Band, John Foster [ Chandos Brass / CD ] John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. In 2014, the band won the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain for a record 23rd time, and the British Open Championship for another... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
More Honourable Than The Cherubim PaTRAM Institue Male Choir [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jul/2021 ] "There's no shortage of Orthodox choral discs, but here is one worth adding to anyone's collection." BBC Music (5 Stars) Choral & Song Choice Oct 2021 |
COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / CARTER / BARBER / CRUMB
American Works for Cello & Piano Paul Watkins (cello), Huw Watkins (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Having explored much of twentieth-century British works for cello and piano, the Watkins brothers now turn their attention to the American contribution to this repertoire. The music spans a fascinating period of some four decades of intensive... |
PARRY / DELIUS / BANTOCK / FOULDS
British Works for Cello & Piano Vol 1 Paul Watkins (cello) / Huw Watkins (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] "Paul Watkins shows himself once again to be peerless in this repertory, while Huw demonstrates that his sparkling playing can be as effective in music of this period as it is so regularly in contemporary repertoire. They lavish great care and good... |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Cello Concerto / Eclogue / etc Paul Watkins (cello), Louis Lortie (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] "Nothing is exaggerated or over-assertive...allowing Finzi's very individual musical voice to speak for itself, as it does so clearly in all the other performances on this disc too." The Guardian |
HENRI DUTILLEUX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dutilleux: Cello Concerto & Selected Orchestral Works Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD ] The virtues of those earlier issues remain evident here, with meticulously prepared, well-played performances, and recordings carefully adapted to the coloristic subtlety and textural delicacy of the music. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 2 Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Lieder ohne Worte - Songs without Words - seems to be a description invented by Mendelssohn himself for these short, lyrical and descriptive piano pieces which he composed so prolifically. Indeed, it is arguable that these works define his pianistic... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Vol.1 Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] "Brilliantly and excitingly played: Peter Donohoe's Mendelssohn series gets off to a great start…impresses with its warm and rich sound." ***** Pizzicato.lu |
DORA PEJACEVIC
Pejacevic: Piano Concerto / Symphony Peter Donohoe (Piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2022 ] Countess Mária Theodora (Dora) Paulina Pejacevic was born in September 1885 in Budapest. Young Dora grew up with all the advantages of an aristocrat: a fairy-tale life of opulent palaces set in idyllic landscapes; privilege, comfort, leisure, and... |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (orchestral suite) / Metamorphoseon Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I shall be surprised and disappointed if the arrival of this disc does not popularize this work and I strongly recommend that you buy it and have a little game asking your friends to guess the composer." (Gramophone) |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The Wooden Prince Suite / Hungarian Pictures Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jul/1991 ] "The drama of the fairy story is told in glowing colours and, unlike most rivals, Jarvi ignores the many little cuts that the composer sanctioned, reluctantly or not, over the years. The opulent playing of the Philharmonia is greatly enchanced by the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Viola Sonatas Nos 1 and 2, etc. / Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Philip Dukes (viola), Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Recognised as one of the world's leading viola players, Philip Dukes has enjoyed a career spanning over thirty years as an accomplished concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He joins forces with Peter Donohoe, acclaimed as one of the... |
BALAKIREV / CUI / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Piano Works by The Mighty Handful Philip Edward Fisher (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/Apr/2011 ] "[Pictures and Islamey] give him a chance to show off his virtuosity and assured technique...Still, the real interest here resides in the more modest works that come in between...This music may be light, but it still stands up to repeated listening." |
OLA GJEILO
Gjeilo: Northern Lights: Choral works Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Warmly appeasing choral music...Mainly mellow in tone, though Dark Night of the Soul strikes deeper." (BBC Music) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony 7 / Sinfonietta Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] ..."the performances simply knock your socks off. The recorded sound is great, the Scottish National Orchestra plays like a world class band.. (a) marvelous, charming, sweeping Järvi Seventh" MusicWeb |
SERGE PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokoviev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Recorded in Glasgow City Hall, September 1988 |
EDWARD ELGAR
An Introduction to Elgar (Incls 'Cello Concerto' & 'Enigma Variations) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance' The Penguin Complete Guide |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
