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MAURICE RAVEL / LENNOX BERKELEY / ADAM POUNDS
Ravel / Berkeley / Pounds: Orchestral Works Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] "...perfect interpreters in Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, who luxuriate in Ravel's wondrous Le Tombeau de Couperin and make a persuasive case for Pounds's third symphony in this world premiere recording." Sunday Times |
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ERICH KORNGOLD / FREDERICK LOEWE / JOHNNY MANDEL / DAVID RASKIN etc
Hollywood Soundstage Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] "..it has never sounded so good thanks to Chandos's super high quality recording. A dazzlingly rich and ravishing treat." Five Stars BBC Music - Screen Choice Dec 2022 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / FRANZ SCHREKER / ERICH KORNGOLD
Orchestral Works: Metamorphosen Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] "These militant, tightly controlled, sometimes breathtaking performances demand to be heard and may divide opinion." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Orchestral |
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JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: Orchestral Works Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] "An absolutely outstanding disc in superb sound...The presentation is up to Chandos's normal high standards, with a very detailed analysis of each work and a history of the orchestra." MusicWeb recommended June 2022 |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 4 (with Sally Beamish: Trance) Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2025 ] "this quartet of trios is a canny selection from Trio Gaspard, which adds further desirability when dispatched with the affection and innate understanding that have become hallmarks of the ensemble's performances." Gramophone |
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EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Vol 1 [Incls Piano Concerto No.1] Xiayin Wang (piano), BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Nov/2024 ] Edward MacDowell was the most highly regarded American composer of his generation, and the first to acquire a truly international reputation. |
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GERARD SCHURMANN
Schurmann: Piano Concerto Xiayin Wang (soloist) / BBC Philharmonic featuring Ben Gernon BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2024 ] The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the... |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Hassan - Complete Incidental Music Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia, Jamie Phillips [ Chandos / CD - released 19/May/2024 ] Although he had initially declined the commission, Delius was persuaded to write the incidental music for Hassan by the actor and director Basil Dean, in July 1920, for performances he was planning for His Majesty's Theatre, London, the following... |
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FRANZ XAVER SCHARWENKA
Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4 Alexander Markovich (piano) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 31/Mar/2014 ] "Jarvi's watchful support and...control of orchestral dynamics gives Markovich more room to shape phrases effortlessly: his playing is especially fine [in the Scherzo of No. 1], cool-headed, but always meticulous...[in No. 2] Markovich blends fiery v |
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HUBERT PARRY
Parry: The Soul's Ransom / The Lotos-Eaters / Blest pair of Sirens / Invocation to Music Anne Dawson / Della Jones / Arthur Davies / Brian Rayner Cook / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert & Richard Hickox (conductors) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "The choral singing and the playing of the LPO under Matthias Bamert is magnificent, ably championing these deserved revivals." Classic CD |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius in Norway [incls 'On hearing the first cuckoo in spring' & 'Eventyr'] Ann-Helen Moen (soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2014 ] "A string of orchestral and vocal works inspired by the composer's love for the landscape of the Scandinavian country" Financial Times |
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ROBERT MÜLLER-HARTMANN
Müller-Hartmann - Chamber Works ARC Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote many letters to fellow composer Robert Müller-Hartmann between 1938-1950. Over the twelve years he and Vaughan Williams developed a strong friendship and Müller-Hartmann became an important collaborator. |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Vol. 1 - String Quartets Nos 2, 5, and 8 Arcadia Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The seventeen string quartets of Weinberg span nearly half a century, from his student days in Warsaw to the end of his career in Moscow, and show his development as a composer more clearly than his work in any other genre. The Second Quartet,... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: String Quartets Nos. 4 and 16 Arcadia Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 31/Mar/2023 ] "The individual instruments might be clearly positioned, yet the group's unity is never endangered. The Arcadia Quartet knows how to present all this in an exquisite performance." Pizzicato |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: String Quartets Vol. 2 - String Quartets Nos. 1, 7 & 11 Arcadia Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] For this the second volume in their series of Weinberg's string quartets, the Arcadia Quartet again presents three quartets from contrasting periods in the stylistic development of the composer. The first quartet of the self-taught teenager, written... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Complete Works for Wind Quintet Vol 1 [Incls 'Harmony Music No 5' & 'Five Intermezzos'] Athena Ensemble [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Mar/2000 ] "Elgar was a slow developer, and these pieces written in his youth are hardly prophetic - but they're craftsmanlike, charming and fun. This pioneering recording stands up well." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 **** |
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FRANZ KROMMER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Krommer: Symphonies Op 40 & Op 102 London Mozart Players, Matthais Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/1994 ] Franz Krommer (27 November 1759 - 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist. He was one of the most popular composers in 19th-century Vienna alongside Beethoven whom he knew. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Music, Vol. 6 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] This sixth volume in Barry Douglas's acclaimed Schubert series features two major works. The Sonata in A minor, D 845 was completed in 1825, just before Schubert started work on his 'great' Symphony in C major. As in so much of his later writing,... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Works Vol.5 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2020 ] For his fifth volume of Schubert's piano works, Barry Douglas turns to a contrasting pair of sonatas composed in the 1820s. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol.3 (with Prokofiev: 10 pieces from 'Romeo & Juliet') Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] For the third volume of his musical tribute to Russia, Barry Douglas has selected a range of love songs and dances by Tchaikovsky that span much of his composing life. |