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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Volume 5 Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] "Douglas continues to create provocative playlists by liberating short pieces from opus-number groups and strategically programming them alongside larger-scale compositions…a mixed bag laced with genuine pearls" Gramophone |
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STANLEY BLACK
The Film Music of Stanley Black (Incls 'Sands of the Desert' & 'Jack the Ripper') BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, conductor [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'As the CD notes by Mervyn Cooke aptly put it, this music represents 'a lost age of innocently witty film writing'. As ever Chandos has done this repertoire proud with a luminous and full-bodied recording.' - Gramophone |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT / LORD BERNERS
The Film Music of (Incls 'Anna Karenina' & 'Nicholas Nickelby') BBC Concert Orchestra / Rumon Gamba (with Mary Carewe, soprano) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic deliver for these few Constant Lambert and Lord Berners scores one of the best albums in the Chandos Film Music series." (MusicWeb June 2008) |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubba: Symphonies Nos 4, 10 & 11 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] "Richard Hickox offers a particularly imaginative account of the Eleventh Symphony in one movement. The Chandos recording is excellent in every respect, with plenty of warmth and transparency of detail." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Symphony Nos 5 & 8 / Ode to the Queen Op 83 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Another from the highly-praised Rubbra symphony series! |
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RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 / Prince Rostislav / Caprice bohémien, Op. 12 BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] "The chief reason for investing in this disc would be the fine, lucid, characterful performance of Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony. But Noseda devotes as much care and attention to Prince Rostislav and the Caprice bohémien...they harbour music of... |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Anthiel: Symphony No. 1, etc BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] In this their third volume of orchestral works of Antheil, John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic present a collection of scores spanning the whole of Antheil's compositional life. Written in the early 1920s, the First Symphony is full of Antheil's... |
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ERIC COATES
Coates: Orchestral Works, Volume 3 [Incls 'Three Men Suite' & 'Dam Busters March'] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "The BBC Philharmonic plays with buoyancy and style. The booklet notes are invaluable: a slice of British history compressed into a few well chosen words." Guardian |
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ERIC COATES
Eric Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 [Incls 'The Jester at the Wedding' & 'London Suite'] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "With good recording, especially as heard in 24-bit sound, I'm very much looking forward to Volume 2. Did I mention the snazzy cover?" MusicWeb Recommended |
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CYRIL SCOTT
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1937) / Symphony No. 1 (1899) BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Feb/2008 ] The Chandos survey of orchestral music by Cyril Scott comes to a close with the premiere recording of the Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1. The BBC Philharmonic is conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with Paul Watkins as the cello soloist. From an early... |
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ADRIAN SUTTON
Sutton: Orchestral Works BBC Philharmonic, Michael Seal [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Following a devastating cancer diagnosis in September 2022, Adrian Sutton, composer of the music for War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and other National Theatre productions, made a conscious decision to change his focus,... |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Symphonies 4 & 5 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] "A brilliant recording all around, and an important one. Bring on the next instalment." Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2017 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 12 & 15 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "Another terrific release from this source." Gramophone |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Sursum Corda, Op. 13 / Sinfonietta, Op. 5 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1995 ] "…the Chandos recording is altogether superb in terms of definition and opulence. A ripely enjoyable disc of beautifully played performances, and a valuable addition to the catalogue, with the sumptuous sound-picture." The Penguin Guide, 3 stars |
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SIR ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: Miracle in the Gorbals and Metamorphic Variations BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Seal (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Oct/2025 ] "Seal again secures a confident, colourfully projected performance from the BBC Philharmonic..." BBC Music |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume 4 [Incls 'Shake Hands with the Devil' & 'The Black Tent'] BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] Started seventeen years ago with the LSO under Richard Hickox, the series continued with Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic, who released volumes 2 and 3 in 2001 and 2005. |
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RUTH GIPPS
Gipps: Orchestral Works, Volume 3 BBC Philharmonic (orchestra); Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Jan/2025 ] "Martin Owen's horn playing, nimble and characterful, is a pleasure in itself. The major piece here - a splendid discovery - is the first of her five symphonies, a wartime creation" BBC Music Feb pick 2025 |
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HENRI DUTILLEUX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dutilleux: Symphonies No s 1 & 2 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2010 ] "vivid and persuasive performances...the sound is really state of the art" Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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MIKLOS ROZSA
Film Music Suites [incls 'Jungle Book' & 'The Thief of Bagdad'] BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] "These performances by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba, who have many a cinematic credit to their name, carry the conviction of an original soundtrack recording in state-of-the-art sound." (Gramophone) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Symphonies, Divertmento, etc BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] The Symphony in C was conceived in Paris in the late 1930s, but completed in America in 1940, and is dedicated to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premièred in... |