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GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] "Certainly the drive and conviction behind these performances suggest that Oramo believes passionately in the music's worth, and the BBCSO revels in its expert orchestration. It all promises well for subsequent instalments" The Guardian |
FLORENT SCHMITT
Schmitt: Symphony No.2 etc BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/May/2018 ] "Feverish, bacchanalian energies are unleashed in 'Orgie et Danses'…[in the Symphony] Oramo does an especially fine job stitching a narrative thread together from the multiple shifts of mood and perspective" BBC Music |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, etc BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 31/May/2019 ] Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2013, Sakari Oramo has a special affinity with the music of his compatriot the Finnish composer Sibelius, which this recording admirably demonstrates. Sibelius's ever-popular Lemminkäinen Suite... |
REBECCA CLARKE / CHARLES IVES
Piano Trios Bekova Sisters [ Chandos / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] |
ECCLES
Eccles: The Judgment of Paris / Three Mad Songs Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) Claire Booth (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Christian Curnyn, whose reputation continues to grow in the world of Baroque opera, here conducts the world premiere recording of Judgment of Paris performed by the award-winning Early Opera Company, along with a stellar cast of soloists. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Elektra Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2026 ] First performed in Dresden in 1909, Elektra was Strauss's first collaboration (of many) with the librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and is the most modernist of all of his operas. Based on the (heavily reworked) play by Sophocles, Hofmannsthal's... |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 / Clarinet Concerto / Helios Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Sep/2025 ] Edward Gardner's series of Nielsen symphonies with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra continues with this recording of No. 5, complemented with the overture Helios and the Clarinet Concerto, featuring Alessandro Carbonare as soloist. Nielsen composed... |
LUCIANO BERIO
Orchestral realisations of Schubert, Brahms & Mahler Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Gardner shapes it all beautifully, and his soloists - Michael Collins in the Sonata, baritone Roderick Williams in the songs - are suave and refined." (Guardian) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op 71 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] "(Jarvi's) conducting is characterful throughout, and particularly effective in the second half of act one, when the fairytale atmosphere turns scary. The Bergen Philharmonic's playing is both virtuosic and impeccably detailed." (Guardian) |
JOHAN SVENDSEN
Orchestral Works Vol 1 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] This is the first volume in a projected series of four, dedicated to the orchestral works of the Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen. As a composer, Svendsen was intrigued and inspired by the new trends in music represented by Wagner, Berlioz, and... |
JOHAN SVENDSEN
Orchestral Works Vol 2 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "[The Cello Concerto] is a fascinating and addictive work that deserves more airings...But Jarvi and his Norwegians are on scintillating form throughout and the Cello Concerto and dark readings of the Symphony are to be treasured." (Gramophone... |
JOHAN HALVORSEN
Orchestral Works Volume 4 (Incls 'Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1 & 2) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] This is the fourth and final volume of colourful and highly appealing orchestral works by the Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. The series is performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Neeme Järvi. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (complete ballet) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, with James Ehnes (violin) [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "The Bergen Philharmonic proves an ideal instrument for one of Tchaikovsky's most magical scores. Neeme Jarvi's every demand is met with immaculate playing, recorded in a warm but not too resonant acoustic." (BBC Music) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Overtures Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "If you're looking for a set of Berlioz overtures then this disc has very strong claims on your attention." (MusicWeb March 2013) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Job / Symphony No. 9 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2017 ] 'Andrew Davis's journey through the sequence is quite briskly paced, but never in a way that's perfunctory. He also gets a superlative response from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.' recording of the Month BBC Music April 2017 |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: King Olaf / The Banner of Saint George Emily Birsan, Barry Banks, Alan Opie, Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2015 ] "The Chandos sound is full-blooded and excellent in every respect... for this project Ralph Couzens was assisted by Gunner Herleif Nilsen of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation; between them they've produced very fine results." (MusicWeb Feb '15) |
JUAN CRISÓSTOMO DE ARRIAGA
Arriaga: Symphony / Herminie etc Berit Norbakken Solset (soprano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] The Spanish music specialist and former Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena, continues the series 'La Música de España', which has seen the recording of orchestral works by de Falla, Turina, and Albéniz, with another important... |
ARUTIUNAN / PAKHMUTOVA / VAINBERG
Soviet Trumpet Concertos Bibi Black (trumpet) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Constantine Orbelian [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] The beautiful Bibi Black plays some ccntemporary Soviet composers.! |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Black Dyke Plays Rossini John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Peter Parkes (conductor) [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
Blitz
Black Dyke Mills Band, Peter Parkes, conductor [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 19/Apr/2003 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
