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SIBELIUS / GADE / MASSON / NYSTEDT / etc
Tender is the North Iain Quinn (organ of Coventry Cathedral) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "This impressive recital sheds new light on the treasures of Scandinavia. Quinn's playing is never less than enthralling and the organ - with Chandos's perfectly balanced engineering - has never sounded finer." (Gramophone) |
TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU
Symphony No 4, Trombone Concerto 'Orion Machine' etc Ian Bousfield (trombone) / BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (March 2002) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet / Piano Quintet Ian Bron (piano) / Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2001 ] 'This is exciting playing of the highest order, always touchingly involved, and above all, deeply committed. I thoroughly recommend the disc'. - Elgar Society Journal |
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GUILMANT / POULENC / WIDOR
Symphony No 1,Op. 42 / Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani / Symphony No 5,Op. 42/1 Ian Tracey (organ); BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] '…tremendous floor-shaking stuff that makes full use of the organ of Liverpool Cathedral (the acoustics of which threaten to overwhelm the music but don't quite succeed) and the fabulous BBC Philharmonic under Yan Pascal Tortelier.' Gramophone |
GUILMANT
Symphony No 2 for Organ and orchestra (with Widor-Symphony No 3) Ian Tracey (organ) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] The three composers on this disc were all known to each other; their lives were directly interconnected, they all knew Cavaillé-Coll and presided over on of his instruments in the churches where they were organist. |
UUNO KLAMI
Karelian Rhapsody, Op. 15 / Kalevala Suite, Op. 23 / Sea Pictures Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'The performances under Petri Sakari are very good indeed, and the recording has a good perspective and a wide dynamic range.' Penguin Guide This disc, which includes Klami's best-known work the Kalevala Suite, is welcomed back to the catalogue... |
CHARLES-FRANÇOIS GOUNOD
Gounod: Symphonies Iceland Symphony Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] "The strings are alert and light and the woodwinds attack Gounod's melodious writing with élan. If Haydn is the influence on the First, it is Beethoven who looms large over the Second" Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2019 |
SIBELIUS
Incidental Music Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] Appearing on the Chandos Classics label, this reissue features performances of incidental music by Jean Sibelius, recorded in 1992 by Petri Sakari and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. |
HUGO ALFVEN
Swedish Rhapsodies / A Legend of the Skerries / etc Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Petri Sakari [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "The Iceland Symphony Orchestra under its Finnish conductor Petri Sakari brings Alfven's music to life with more style and passion than any rival recording." (1001 recordings) |
VINCENT d'INDY
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls 'La Foraªt enchantae') Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "What a promising start to this cycle. Apart from bringing these neglected scores to new audiences this recording also confirms Gamba as a conductor to watch. The orchestral playing is exemplary, the engineering spectacular...A sonic and musical... |
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
Williamson: Orchestral Works, Vol 2 (incls Symphonies Nos 1 & 5) Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "I suppose it is too much to hope that the parlous state of the Icelandic economy will not hobble this series. Fingers crossed that the series will not end in just two volumes; the first appeared in 2007." (MusicWeb April 2009) |
VINCENT D'INDY
Orchestral Works Volume 2 (including Symphony No. 2, Op. 57) Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "The playing of the Iceland SO combines commendable polish and contagious dedication, and Chandos's sound has both tangible presence and enticing glow." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice June 2009 |
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Incls Sinfonietta) Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] 'Williamson's technical facility and stylistic diversity is one this; what he did with his skills is another: the music here is really quite wonderful and played (the occasional lapse of ensemble notwithstanding) with palpable affection and devotion... |
PURCELL / HUMFREY
My Beloved Spake : Anthems by Henry Purcell & Pelham Humfrey Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist, David Stout & Neal Davies / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge & St John's Sinfonia, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Nethsingha juxtaposes such relatively unfamiliar fare with masterpieces including O Sing unto the Lord. He is a committed custodian of the Oxbridge choral tradition, as are his fine soloists" (Sunday Times) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Suite on Words of Michelangelo / Six Romances / October Ildar Abdrazakov (bass) / BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] "An excellent release, but if Melodiya were to re-issue their original recordings with Yevgeny Nestorenko there would be no contest" (MusicWeb March 2006) |
Ilma Achmadeeva / Residentie Orchestra The Hague/Rozhdestvensky
Dukelsky-Zephyr et Flore [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] Classical Music from the song master Vernon Duke! |
SCHUMANN
Abegg Variations / Davidsbündlertänze / Novelettes, Op. 21 Nos 2 & 8 / Geisternähe Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] 'Every piece in this recital is a study in portraiture worthy of Schumann's beloved ETA Hoffmann' (BBC Music Instrumental Choice November 2015) |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN / BÉLA BARTÓK
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] Regarded as one of the finest interpreters of classical and romantic repertoire, Imogen Cooper is internationally renowned for her virtuosity and lyricism. Dame Imogen writes: 'It has taken many years for me to perceive the last three sonatas by... |
CHOPIN
Imogen Cooper's Chopin Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] "This is intelligent music-making of the hihest order and, with a total duration of 80 minutes, real value for money" InternationalPiano |
