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ORAZIO VECCHI
L'Amfiparnaso (complete musical comedy) I Fagiolini / Eligio Quinteiro / Robert Hollingworth (cond) with Simon Callow (narrator) [ Chandos / DVD - released 1/May/2004 ] G :- "L'Amfiparnaso" is the classic music theatre work of the Italian Renaissance, written just before the first opera and based on the characters of the commedia dell'arte. |
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MONTEVERDI
Fires and Ashes: Monteverdi Series Vol 2 I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Feb/2008 ] This is the second volume of Monteverdi's vocal chamber music compiled with wit and imagination by Robert Hollingworth. We can trace Monteverdi's evolution from the early Mantuan a cappella madrigals that made his reputation, right through to the... |
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GIOVANNI CROCE
Carnevale Veneziano: The Comic Faces of Giovanni Croce I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] '‘This disc hovers on the edge of high camp: that it doesn’t quite overstep the mark is due to the sheer quality of the singing and the fundamental seriousness of the group’s approach’.' Early Music News |
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WILLIAM BYRD
The Early Byrd Sophie Yates (virginals) / I Fagiolini / Fretwork [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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TURINA / VILLA-LOBOS / PIAZZOLLA / etc
Latin Impressions I Musici de Montreal / Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/Apr/2000 ] A fascinating collection,inspired by Spain and its dance idioms! |
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SKALKOTTAS / BRAHMS / HAYDN / BARTOK / etc
Dances from the Heart of Europe I Musici De Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Jul/2003 ] 'Turovsky and his Montréal players have proved in several previous releases that they are an excellent and responsive band… fifty-two tracks in all, and an intriguing and enjoyable disc.' BBC Music |
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BORODIN / DVORAK
Works for Strings. I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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GLIERE / GLINKA / TANEYEV / GRECHANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Organ Music from Russia Iain Quinn at the organ of Winchester Cathedral [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Iain Quinn is outstanding and his skilful, polished use of the Winchester Cathedral organ makes this one of the best CDs you'll hear of that instrument' - Gramophone |
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COPLAND / IVES / BARBER / COWELL / STILL / PAULUS
Variations on America: Organ Works Iain Quinn (organ) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Variations on America presents a programme that includes both the well-known works of the American organ repertoire alongside pieces that are welcome discoveries for the listener. |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Organ Concertos Iain Quinn (organ), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "The organ employed in this recording, despite only being built in 1969 by Grant, Degens and Bradbeer Ltd, has a light yet warm sound that suits this performance and sounds in keeping with Haydn's music" MusicWeb |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Fantaisie Triomphale: Symphonic Organ Works Ian Tracey (organ) / BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] Following on from the tremendous popularity of the two previous volumes, this is Ian Tracey's third symphonic organ works CD for Chandos on the enormous Willis organ of Liverpool Cathedral. |
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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. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Grandes PiAces Symphoniques (Incls Widor-Symphonie, Op. 13 No. 4) Ian Tracey (organ of the Liverpool Cathedral) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "First-class performances and recording make this the ideal CD for beginners and aficionados of the French organ repertoire alike: very strongly recommended." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2007) |
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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... |
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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 |