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J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV232 Nancy Argenta (soprano) Mark Tucker (tenor) / Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/1992 ] The almighty B minor Mass conducted by Richard Hickox |
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ROBERT CASADESUS
Symphonies Nos 1, 5 & 7 Natasha Jouhl soprano, Alexandra Gibson mezzo-soprano, Mark Wilde tenor, Northern Sinfonia Chorus. Northern Sinfonia.Howard Shelley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] "Performances excellent though in truth the music is variable. I warmed to the warmth and piety of the last, late symphony but the First is the strongest" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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MICHAEL BERKELEY
Jane Eyre (Complete Opera) Natasha Marsh, Fflur Wyn, Beverley Mills / The Music Theatre Wales Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Oct/2002 ] 'Michael Rafferty's deeply committed conducting elicits fine performances from the entire cast and ensemble' - Sunday Times |
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RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Rodgers: Oklahoma! Nathaniel Hackmann, Sierra Boggess, Rodney Earl Clarke, Louise Dearman, Jamie Parker / Oklahoma! Ensemble, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Chandos Records announce the release of the world première recording of the Complete Original Score of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London. |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 5, Op. 76 / Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 41 National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gabriel Chmura [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] '...Gabriel Chmura has a demostrable feel for the fine-honed intensity which chracterizes Weinberg's thinking. On the basis of its first instalment, the, this traversal of his symphonies is set to be a rewarding one.' International Record Review |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphonies Nos 14 and 16 National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice / Gabriel Chmura (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] 'This third volume of Gabriel Chmura's Weinberg cycle features two single-movement symphonies from the years of after Shostakovich's death. Each one is out of the top drawer… Here [in the Fourteenth] and in the Sixteenth, the Polish orchestra do... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74 National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice / Gabriel Chmura, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] "Gabriel Chmura and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra deliver vibrant and committed accounts of the Symphony and the Sinfonietta. Add to this equation Chandos's customary state-of-the-art engineering, and you have a release that deserves... |
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SMETANA
The Bartered Bride (Complete Opera) Neal Davies / Yvonne Howard / Susan Gritton / Geoffrey Moses / Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Opera Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "A crisp, witty translation gives added sparkle to a terrific performance" - Editor's Choice Gramophoen Magazine November 2005 |
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BERNSTEIN / FOOTE / KORNGOLD
American Moments Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jan/2017 ] Engage, Exchange, Connect. That is what this young American piano trio is all about, on stage as well as on this album, its very first. Experience the group at its revelatory best in these idiomatic and fresh interpretations of... |
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FARRENC / BEACH / CLARKE
Her Voice: Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach & Clarke Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] For this their third album for Chandos, the Neave Trio chose to celebrate the work of three outstanding female musical pioneers. Louise Farrenc studied piano with Clementi and Hummel, and composition with Reicha. She was the first female Professor... |
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CAMILLE SAINT SAENS / MEL BONIS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
La Mer: French Piano Trios Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2025 ] The Neave Trio's new album celebrates French works for piano trio, focussing on three works composed around the turn of the twentieth century. Saint-Saëns's Piano Trio no.2 dates from 1892 and comprises five movements. Unusually for Saint-Saëns, the... |
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RACHMANINOFF / BRAHMS / RAVEL
Musical Remembrances Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2022 ] Hailed by the magazine BBC Music for its 'generous and warm-hearted, utterly beguiling playing', the Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. It has been praised by WQXR Radio in New York City for its 'bright and... |
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BEDRICH SMETANA / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / JOSEF SUK / FRANK MARTIN
Rooted Neave Trio [ CHANDOS / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Originally recorded in May 2023 |
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NEEME JARVI 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Neeme Jarvi: Highlights from a Remarkable 30-Year Conducting Career Neeme Jarvi (conductor) / Various Orchestras and Soloists [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "The recording quality is excellent throughout; remarkable given the dates: 1985-2012...A generously timed, idiosyncratic and intrinsically satisfying sampler of Järvi's work for Chandos." (MusicWeb Aug 2012) |
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HUGO ALFVÉN / EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Alfvén / Rautavaara: Orchestral Works Neeme Jarvi / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / SACD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] Hugo Alfvén was an accomplished writer and painter as well as musician and composer. Born in Stockholm in 1872, he studied first at Kungliga Musikhögskolan (the Royal College of Music) and then in Berlin, Dresden, Paris, and Brussels. Influenced by... |
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 3 'Laudes musicae' Neil Mackie (tenor) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'Raphael Wallfisch plays the Concerto as if his life depended on it, and the Symphony draws every bit as much dedication from its performers. The recording is very immediate, and has stunning clarity and detail.'- The Penguin Complete Guide |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Missa Sabrinensis / Stabat Mater Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart - Wind Serenades Netherlands Wind Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/2010 ] The Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Dutch: Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, NBE) comprises musicians from all the major Dutch symphony orchestras. Playing together for the sheer joy of it, the NBE's twenty or so members meet up around eighty times per year. |
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JOHN ADAMS / DAVID LANG
Short Ride in A Fast Machine, Grand Pianola Music / Under Orpheus Netherlands Wind Ensemble / Stephen Mosko [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Sep/2001 ] Chandos series on contemporary and avant-garde repertoire. |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphonies Nos 1 & 7 Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] The Chandos series of Weinberg orchestral works is proving a benchmark series, and contributed significantly to his reappraisal. |