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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 |
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. |
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) |
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... |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Complete Symphonies (with Rogue's Comedy Overture & Tintagel ) BBC Philharmonic / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD - released 3/Dec/2003 ] "Handley is in total sympathy with Bax's music and his direction is authoritative as well as idiomatic. Superb sound from the Chandos and BBC engineers. We would not be without this set" Penguin Guide |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Gianandrea Noseda Rachmaninov series / CD - released 29/Oct/2007 ] "This is an excellent way of coming to know a flawed but interesting piece of Rachmaninov, and it is much helped by excellent presentation from Chandos" Gramophone |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: The Symphonies BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2003 ] "Handley is in total sympathy with Bax's music and his direction is authoritative as well as idiomatic. Superb sound from the Chandos and BBC engineers. We would not be without this set." Penguin Guide |
GEORGE ENESCU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Enescu:: Symphony No..3 / Romanian Rhapsody Op 11, No 1 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "Under the baton of Rozhdestvensky, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra have a distinctively soviet contour, with astringent strings and vivid orchestral attacks." MusicWeb |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: "Eroica" Variations / etc Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martinu: Piano Trios Nos 2 & 3 / Czech Rhapsody / Nocturnes The Bekova Sisters [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] The Bekova Sisters were born in Kazakhstan and studied at the Moscow Conservatory. After their much-publicised reunion in the West and sensational debut in 1989 on the South Bank, London, the Sisters have rapidly established themselves on the... |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Love Songs of Hafiz Ben Johnson (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Dec/2014 ] "Johnson is a fine soloist [in the Songs of Hafiz], while Gardner's forces are ecstatic in these near-masterpieces; they also make a decent case for the disowned post-romantic First Symphony." (Sunday Times) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 and 3 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under its Chief Conductor, Edward Gardner, embarks on a new Brahms cycle with this first instalment, containing the first and third symphonies. Recorded in Surround Sound in Bergen's Grieghallen - the orchestra's... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Music Vol 2 (Incls Visions Fugitives Op.22 & Piano Sonata No. 7 Op.83) Boris Berman (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] Boris Berman was born in Moscow, Russia in the former Soviet Union. He studied piano at the Tchaikowsky Conservatory in Moscow with the great Lev Oberin where he graduated with distinction in both piano and harpsichord. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Simple Symphony / Prelude and Fugue for strings Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Thomas [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Jul/1985 ] The Complete Music For Strings Recorded in the Guildhall, Southampton in July and October 1977. |
DEBUSSY / BACH / FAURE / SHOSTAKOVICH / KHACHATURIAN / SATIE / etc
Golden Oldies: A 50th Birthday Celebration Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "In the greatest encore piece of them all the Brodsky's players battle exuberantly through Khachaturian's 'Sabre Dance', with swoops and biting down bows and, surely, big smiles on their faces. The recording does them full justice." The Strad |
ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK / ROZANNA PANUFNIK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Messages: Chamber Music for Strings Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Dec/2014 ] 2014 marks the centenary of Polish-British composer Andrzej Panufnik. Here the Brodsky Quartet joins in this year of reminiscence and celebration with Messages, a recording of works both by Andrzej and his daughter Roxanna Panufnik. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet D956 / Quartettsatz D703 Brodsky Quartet, with Laura van der Heijden (Cello) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, the Brodsky Quartet has performed more than 3000 concerts on the major concert stages of the world and has released more than seventy recordings. A natural curiosity and insatiable desire to explore... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: String Quartet / Piano trio / etc Brodsky Quartet with Sioned williams (harp) & Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "....with some ravishing shading down to the most hushed pianissimos. All this is caught in wonderfully rich and transparent sound, a credit to the Chandos engineers." Gramophone |
