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FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
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HUMMEL
Mandolin Concerto, Trumpet Concerto, Ballet Music 'Das ZauberglAckchen' Alison Stephens (mandolin) Urban Agnes (trumpet), London Mozart Players, Shelley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] the first recording of the newly discovered Mandolin Concerto. |
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VERDI / ROSSINI / VERDI / BELLINI
Great Operatic Arias Alistair Miles (bass) with various accompaniments [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 4/Apr/2000 ] Sensational bass arias recorded in English for the first time! |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Alwyn Mellor, Anna Larsson, Thomas Allen, Stuart Skelton / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "A top class performance and magnificent recording of this vast piece." MusicWeb International, 20th January 2017 |
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SCHOENBERG
Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 / Piano Concerto, Op. 42 Amalie Malling (piano) Scottish National Orchestra / Matthias Bamert. Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] 'Amalie Malling proves an intelligent and sympathetic soloist… Michael Schønwandt gets very good results from the Danish Orchestra and the texture is lucid and transparent, and splendidly recorded.' The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs on the Piano... |
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HUBERT PARRY
Choral Works (Incls 'Jerusalem' & 'The Birds of Aristophanes') Amanda Roocroft (soprano) / BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] "This is breast-swelling stuff...the BBC National Orchestra of Wales gives warmly sympathetic renditions of music which was probably completely unfamiliar to them before the recording sessions. The Chandos sound is excellent." (BBC Music) |
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AMY BEACH
Quartet for Strings, Op. 89; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 34; Pastorale, Op. 151; etc Ambache (with Gabrielle Lester (violin), Helen Keen (flute ) and Diana Ambache (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - 'Amy Beach's music inhabits conservative rather than progressive ground, a universe or two removed from American contemporaries like Ives. Nevertheless it is fine work, and it's good to welcome this... |
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WALTON
Belshazzar's Feast / Coronation Te Deum / Gloria Ameral Gunson (contralto) Gwynne Howell (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Willcocks [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] "The soloist, Gwynee Howell, firm and dark of tone, is among the finest of all exponents." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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CESAR ANTONOVICH CUI
A Feast in Time of Plague: A dramatic work in one act Andrei Baturkin (baritone) Dmitri Stepanovich (bass) Ludmila Kuznetsova (mezzo) / Valeri Polyansky (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] Chandos presents the premiere recordings of the one-act opera A Feast in Time of Plague, Three Scherzos, Op. 82 and three songs for solo voice and orchestra. |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ (complete oratorio) Andrew Goodwin, Shane Lowrencev, Matthew Brook, Sasha Cooke / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2019 ] "The marvelous solo singers are utterly convincing, from Andrew Staples' mellow tenor as the Narrator and Matthew Brook's complex Herod, to the love of Joseph and Mary (Williams and Cooke) for their baby and their rush to escape." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
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DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / MOZART / VERDI
Great Operatic Arias: (In English) Andrew Shore (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] The latest volume of Chandos' Great Operatic Arias recordings |
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VERDI
Falstaff (Complete Opera in English) Andrew Shore (baritone) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / English National Opera, Paul Daniel [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] "It is serious competition for the currently available recordings in Italian." (Pick of the Month BBC Music Magazine Aug 2002) |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works (Incls 'St Paul's Suite') Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin) Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This 1994 recording is one of the first Holst collections made by Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia. An orchestra he conducted for thirty seven years, until his death. Having brought neglected works by Holst to a more deserved fame in the early... |
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ALICE MARY SMITH
Smith: Symphony in A minor / Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra / Symphony in C minor Angela Malsbury (clarinet) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - "The sound-quality nicely balances warmth and detail, and the music itself is undemanding if delightful to listen to" (MusicSource.com) |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Thaïs (complete opera) Anna Maria Chiuri, Michael Nagy, Stephan Rugamer, Adam Riis / Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Gianandrea Noseda continues his series of recordings of the works of Luigi Dallapiccola, this time with his Danish forces. Seen by many as Dallapiccola's masterpiece, Il prigioniero (The Prisoner) is a one-act opera composed in the late 1940s, and... |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Miss Julie (complete opera) Anna Patalong, Benedict Nelson, Rosie Aldridge, Samuel Sakker / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] ""It is sensationally gripping…There is a highly strung, obsessive streak to the music that could come straight out of Vertigo, and how heartening it is to find an English composer writing with such passion" Financial Times |
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MARGARET HUBICKI
Dedication in Time (Incls Goladon Suite) Annemarie Sand (mezzo-soprano) Daniel Pailthorpe (flute) Robert Max (cello) James Kirby (piano) / Bochmann Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] Chandos expands its considerable discography of works by women composers with this CD of music by the distinguished composer and teacher, Margaret Hubicki (or Peggy, as she is more widely known). |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: The Collected Concertos for Oboes & Strings [3 CD set] Anthony Robson, Catherine Latham (oboes) / Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "[Robson's] tone is most appealing and his phrasing and musicianship are second to none. Simon Standage provides alert accompaniments, also using original instruments, and creates bright, athletic string timbres...The artistic results are very lively |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Double Oboe and String Concertos, Vol. 1 Anthony Robson, oboe, Catherine Latham, oboe / Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/1996 ] Collegium Musicum 90 is one of today's premiere period ensembles. It regularly receives outstanding reviews for its Chandos recordings. |
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CASTELLO & OTHERS
The Contest of Apollo and Pan: An anthology of instrumental music by Castello and his contemporaries Apollo & Pan [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "The performances revel in their distinctive sound world, making much of the music's textural oppositions without straying into mannerism. Sally Holman's dulcian is a reliable and forthright pleasure." Gramophone Magazine, May 2009 |