GUBAIDULINA
The Canticle of the Sun by St Francis of Assisi (1997); Hommage a Marina Tsvetayeva (1984) David Geringas (cello) Percussionists of Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Danish National Choir / Stefan Parkman [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] Sofia Gubaidulina is one of the word's most famous living composers and her music has a tremendous worldwide following. |
LENNOX & MICHAEL BERKELEY
Berkeley, Lennox & Michael-Symphony No 1; Serenade; Horn Concerto; Coronach David Pyatt, horn, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] "Lennox Berkeley and his son Michael represent two of the brightest stars in 20th-Century British music and Chandos has found excellent advocates for their compositions in Richard Hickox and the BBC National orchestra of Wales." ***** Five Stars BBC... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 [German Requiem] David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This reissue is a moving experience in itself, and not only for returning to the catalogue a superlative recording of Brahms's masterpiece, not the best known at the time of its release in 1991, but also for the exceptional soloists, majestically... |
NINO ROTA
Symphony No. 3 / Concerto soirée for piano and orchestra / Divertimento concertante for double-bass and orchestra Davide Botto (double-bass) / Barry Douglas (piano) / Filarmonica ’900 del Teatro Regio, Turin / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/Apr/2011 ] "Barry Douglas plays with admirable clarity and fondness, careful not to upset the precisely crafted balance between piano and orchestra... Three very engaging works, then, performed with skill and affection, excellently recorded and with good... |
HINDEMITH / KAHN / KLUGHARDT / LOEFFLER
Trios for Oboe, Viola & Piano Han de Vries (oboe), Henk Guittart (viola), Ivo Janssen (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Jun/2002 ] |
Deisus
Russian Medieval Chant [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2001 ] Deisus performs Russian devotional music of the Middle Ages |
PUCCINI / ROSSINI / SAINT-SAENS / LEONCAVALLO / DONIZETTI / FLOTOW / MASCAGNI/ etc
Great Arias & Ensembles from your favourite opera (sung in English) Della Jones / Dennis O'Neill / Jane Eaglen / Cynthia Haymon / Susan Parry / Alan Opie / Diana Montague / Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "Here is a 74-minute sampler from Chandos' excellent Opera in English series. Tenor Dennis O'Neill features prominently in many excerpts and he's a known quantity...This is a nice collection, unique in its own way, and recommended."(ClassicsToday) |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / GIORDANO / MASCAGNI / ROSSINI / etc
More Favourite Tenor Arias Dennis O'neill (tenor) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] This is the second recital disc from Dennis O'Neill, one of Britain's finest tenors.The first recital received great critical acclaim. |
VERDI
A Masked Ball (complete opera) Dennis O'Neill, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Susan Patterson, Jill Grove Geoffrey Mitchell Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra David Parry, conductor [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] Contains the famous aria 'Shame on you' ('Eri tu'). |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete Suites for Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORGE CHADWICK
Melpomene / Rip Van Winkle / Symphonic Sketches / Tam O'shanter Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] “Järvi offers compelling interpretations and gets the Detroit Symphony players to muster more enthusiasm and panache than they display on some of their standard-repertoire recordings. Chandos presents it all in spacious, clear, and nicely reverberant... |
SAMUEL BARBER
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2; Overture: The School for Scandal; Adagio for Strings Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] "Of the available performances of the symphonies, these Chandos versions are the ones to have. the Detroit orchestra turn in polished playing and the recording is rich and vivid." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
ROUSSEL
Symphony No. 3 / Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane / Symphony No. 4 / etc Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] "Neeme Järvi's account of the Third Symphony has an engaging vitality and character and the playing of the Detroit orchestra is highly responsive… very recommendable, given the superior sound and Järvi's obvious enthusiasm for this repertoire." -... |
BARBER
Three Essays for Orchestra, Excerpts from 'Vanessa', Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Nemee Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/May/2001 ] Reissue remastered and with a new coupling |
KURT WEILL
Symphony Nos 1 & 2 / Quodlibet Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Antony Beaumont (cond) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Jun/2006 ] 'This disc is marked by a sense of urgency and top quality playing.. The performers give a freshly inspiring account of this rarely heard but wonderfully entertaining work.' The Times |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Three Sacred Hymns / Symphony No 4 Dmitri Pianov (tenor) Elena Adamovich (harpsichord) Iaroslav Zdorov (counter-tenor) Igor Khudolei (piano) Valeri Polyansky (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 / Symphony for Strings in A flat Op.118a Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano) / I Musici de Montreal / Maxim Shostakovich [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] "In the concerto the immediacy of Cd is also exciting, and the touch of hardness that the piano takes on once or twice did not strike me as inappropriate, nor even the slight trace of harshness in the deliberately vociferous tutti in the first... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Landmarks - 40 Years of Chandos Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass) [ Chandos / CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2019 ] Released to celebrate Chandos' 40th Anniversary, this is a handsomely packaged 40-disc set. Each of the four decades is represented, and each recording has been hand-picked by Managing Director Ralph Couzens. |
NINO ROTA
Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) / I Virtuosi Italiani / Daniel Boico [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] 'Rota remains largely unrecorded, so it's good to be able to offer an enthusiastic welcome to world premiere accounts of his two cello concertos… these concertos create a powerful impression.' BBC Music Magazine |