SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
Symphony No. 3 / Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 / etc Nicholas Daniel (oboe) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2002 ] Performance **** Sound Quality ***** BBC Music Magazine |
ARNOLD BAX / GERALD FINZI / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Oboe Quintets Nicholas Daniel (oboe, cor anglais); Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] The legendary British oboist Leon Goossens inspired all the composers represented on this recording, and they wrote all but one of the pieces for his oboe, on which he premièred the works by Delius, Bax, Bliss, and Finzi featured here. |
ELIZABETH MACONCHY
The Sofa / The Departure Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) Sarah Tynan (sop) Anna Leese (sop) George von Bergen (baritone) Louise Poole (mezzo-soprano) / Independent Opera Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Independent Opera's young singers do full justice to both works, with good diction and a real sense of ensemble performance, finely honed under Dominic Wheeler's incisive direction. There's some fine instrumental playing, and an exceptionally clear... |
ALBENIZ
Iberia (Twelve New 'Impressions' in Four Books) Nicholas Unwin (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/Sep/2000 ] The delightful piano music of Albeniz |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Violin, Flute & Clarinet Concertos Kim Sjogren (violin), Niels Thomsen (clarinet), Toke Lund Christiansen (flute) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "there is real depth here, thanks in no small measure to Schønwandt. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
Nienke Oostenrijk soprano; Margriet van Reisen contralto ; Marcel Reijans tenor ; Hubert Claessens bass ; The Netherlands Concert Choir ; Residentie O
Verhulst - Mass, Op. 20 for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] 'A large scale Mendelssohn-style mass receives a delightful performance from native performers.' Gramophone |
EDWARD ELGAR
Kennedy Plays Elgar Favourites Nigel Kennedy (violin) Peter Pettinger (piano) [ Chandos / CD ] Also with Steven Isserlis (cello) |
TRADITIONAL
Kalinka - Popular Russian Songs (Including Kalinka & Song of the Volga boatman) Nikita Storojev (bass) David Ashkenazy (piano) [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] Reissue at a special price |
YOSHIMATSU / HONDA / IBERT / LARSSON
Saxophone Concertos Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Yutaka Sado [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Jun/2008 ] "Nobuya Sugawa plays wonderfully throughout. The sheer beauty of his sound is simply superb, and his flawless technique clearly matches his musicality which is never at fault. The BBC Philharmonic plays beautifully." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
YOSHIMATSU
Saxophone Concerto / Symphony No 3 Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone) / BBC Philharmonic Orcjestra / Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] Based in Manchester, the BBC Philharmonic has established an international reputation, having travelled extensively to the USA, the Far East, South America and all over Europe. |
Noel Mangin, bass, John Fryatt, tenor, Ambrosian Singers, Bath Festival Orchestr
Mozart, W.A.-The Abduction from the Seraglio (Complete opera in English) [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2002 ] Complete opera recorded in 1967 with a top cast |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
Nordic Voices Sing Victoria Nordic Voices [ Chandos Chaconne SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jul/2017 ] "This Chandos SACD deserves the closest attention and headphones to register the full impact, in terms of both separation and integration, of this exquisite group." (AudAud.com) |
PER NORGARD
Frostsalme Danish National Choir/DR, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Stefan Parkman [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
King Priam (complete opera) Norman Bailey, Heather Harper, Thomas Allen / London Sinfonietta, David Atherton [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
JACOB ter VELDHUIS
Paradiso Oratorio: Oratorio based on Dante's 'Divine Comedy' Claron McFadden (soprano), Tom Allen (tenor) / North Netherlands Concert Choir & Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/May/2003 ] "it is hard to imagine a better testament to their partnership than this magnificent two-disc set of Debussy's orchestral works. These are especially sensuous accounts, luxuriating in not only Debussy's wondrous orchestral colours, but also his love... |
BARTOK / JANACEK
Music for Strings Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown [ Chandos / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Iona Brown became Artistic Director of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra in 1981. It has since become established as one of the foremost chamber orchestras in Europe, appearing regularly at prestigious venues in Europe and the USA. The orchestra is... |
RACHMANINOV
Symphonic Dances / The Bells Olga Lutsiv-Ternovskaya / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valeri Polyansky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] A new recording of some brilliant Russian choral singing! |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Concerto for Piano & Strings / Requiem Olga Sizova (soprano) Anaida Agadzhanian (soprano) Ludmilla Kuznetsova (mezzo) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Requiem - music to Schiller's drama Don Carlos |
SCHUMANN
Concerto for Orchestra / Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Olivier Charlier (violin) / BBC Philharmonic, Gerard Schurmann [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] premiere recordings from this Dutch East Indies composer |
EDOUARD LALO
Lalo: Violin Concerto / Le Roi d'Ys Olivier Charlier (violin) BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] '…Olivier Charlier is staggering virtuosic… Yan Pascal Tortelier and the BBC Philharmonic are matchless in this music. Very highly recommended indeed.' The Guardian |