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YORK / ROSSINI / HENSHALL / GINASTERA / PRITCHARD / etc
Aspects Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Nov/2016 ] "All is performed with that same customary blend of high octane virtuosity, relaxed lyricism, tonal richness and perfection of ensemble which has made the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet not merely one of the world's leading guitar ensembles but, for sheer |
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ALBENIZ / KROUSE / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / SOR
Cuatro Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "As with the AGQ's previous three albums, not only are the playing and overall ensemble razor-sharp but every tone colour available to a guitarist is exploited to the full. The drama inherent in Sor's Grand Solo is rendered with a lightness redolent |
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VARIOUS
Final Cut: Film Music for Four Guitars Aquarelle Guitar Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "Music from these and many other famous films is here performed by the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, a dynamic and innovative ensemble that captivates audiences with eclectic repertoire and spell-binding performances." |
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ALBERTO HEMSI
Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Alberto Hemsi was born in 1898 in Turgutlu (also known as Cassaba), in Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Although there had been a Jewish presence in Anatolia for more than 2000 years, the population expanded considerably following the Alhambra Decree... |
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DMITRI LVOVICH KLEBANOV
Klebanov: Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] "… Fine and fascinating works, superbly played, by a composer who should have much more recognition." MusicWeb |
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SZYMON LAKS
Laks: Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos Music In Exile Vol. 3 / CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "This collection of his chamber music - all claimed as premiere recordings, and sparkily played by the ARC Ensemble - speaks of musical development thwarted by an experience that only the inward-looking Passacaille of 1945 hints at." Guardian |
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PAUL BEN-HAIM
Music in Exile: Chamber Music by Paul Ben-Haim ARC Ensemble [ Chandos Music in Exile / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "It's all beautifully and wonderfully captured by the players and the Chandos recording team...This is a fascinating disc which begins to open up the world of a truly significant composer who should be much better known." (MusicWeb) |
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JOACHIM RAFF
Orchestral Works Volume 2 (incls Symphony No 5) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2014 ] "Järvi's performance is an absolutely splendid one - both markedly more propulsive and, to my ears, more excitingly cogent than any other I have encountered, yet with no loss in terms of technical sophistication or affectionate glow...Collectors with |
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WALTER KAUFMANN
Music in Exile: Chamber Works by Walter Kaufmann Arc Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] For the fourth instalment in its Music in Exile series, the Toronto-based ARC Ensemble turns its attention to the music of Walter Kaufmann. Kaufmann's intriguing and extensive body of work remains largely forgotten, certainly underappreciated.... |
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JERZY FETELBERG
MUSIC IN EXILE, Vol. 2: Chamber Works by Jerzy Fitelberg ARC Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] This is Volume 2 in our series of works by Jewish composers who were forced to flee the Third Reich during the 30s.The Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble here presents premiere recordings of chamber works by Jerzy Fitelberg. |
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ERNEST KANITZ
Music In Exile: Chamber Works by Ernest Kanitz ARC Ensemble, with Anna Štube & Marie Bérard (Violin) [ Chandos Music in Exile / CD - released 14/Nov/2025 ] he ARC Ensemble's Music in Exile series continues with this exploration of chamber works by Ernest Kanitz. |
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ARCADELT / PALESTRINA / SILVA
Le Divin Arcadelt: Candlemas in Renaissance Musica Contexta with The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] Through the works of Arcadelt, de Silva, and Palestrina, the vocal ensemble Musica Contexta, with The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, takes us on a journey of musical Rome on a February day at the end of the sixteenth century. |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: String Quartets Volume 5 [Nos 3, 9 & 14] Arcadia Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 30/May/2025 ] The Arcadia Quartet reaches the penultimate release in its acclaimed complete Weinberg string quartets series with this volume, featuring Quartets nos 3, 9, and 14. As in previous volumes, the works are taken from contrasting periods of Weinberg's... |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons) Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] In the summer of 1717, after performing his Water Music during a royal cruise on the Thames, Handel began composing for James Brydges (1674-1744), who became the first Duke of Chandos and created the Cannons Concert at his estate in Cannons (near... |
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MYASKOVSKY / SCHNITTKE / DENISOV
Chamber Works Stepan Arman (violin) / I Musici de Montréal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 12/Mar/2001 ] "This is a nicely contrasted programme of 20th-Century Russian music for small orchestra, strongly played and well recorded. Arman is a superb soloist here, creating a dazzling conclusion to a most enjoyable disc." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Arthur Davies (tenor) Della Jones (contralto) Roderick Earle (bass) / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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WALTON
Christopher Columbus - Suite / Songs after Edith Sitwell / The Twelve Arthur Davies (tenor) Jill Gomez (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) / Westminster Singers [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] Unusual works of William Walton |
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PAUL TORTELIER
Paul Tortelier - Hommage to (Double Concerto, Suite in D minor & Offrande) Arto Noras, Maud Martin Tortelier, Paul Tortelier, BBC Ph. Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Historical / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] Paul Tortelier and his family all feature on this unique disc, masterminded by his violinist and conductor son Yan Pascal, released on the tenth anniversary of the death of Paul Tortelier. |
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Asmf
Grainger:13 Wrks Fr Chamber En [ Chandos / CD ] |
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SCHUBERT
'Trout' Quintet / Adadio & Rondo Concertante Academy of St martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Oct/2002 ] The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble was created in 1967 to perform the larger chamber works-from quintets to octets-with players who customarily work together, instead of the usual string quartet with additional guests. |