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WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
WALTON
Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario / As you Like it: A Poem for Orchestra Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Catherine Bott (soprano) / Academy St Martins / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Marriner and the Academy draw out all the romantic warmth of both scores, and the sound is richly atmospheric to match, with a sharper focus and a keener sense of presence than on some recordings from this source. The Hamlet music may not match... |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner Songs Sofia Fomina [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] ike his friend and contemporary Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Medtner enjoyed a privileged and affluent upbringing, and was also exiled from Russia following the revolution in 1917. Unlike Rachmaninoff, Medtner could point to an ancestry that was part... |
Soloists / Choro della Radio Svizzera / Diego Fasolis
Eisler - Die Mutter / Four Pieces / Woodburry-Liederbachlein /etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] Eisler, a significant figure in the public fight against facism! |
SCHOENBERG
Complete works for strings Schoenberg Quartet, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberto Benzi [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 - Chamber |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: The Bear Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Alan Opie (baritone) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass) / Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Sir William Walton wrote two operas, the second - The Bear - far more readily acclaimed than the first, and more often performed. Its premiere took place in Aldeburgh in June 1967 as part of the twentieth Aldeburgh Festival, and followed the... |
GRIEG
Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 / Six Songs for voice and orchestra / Three Orchestral Pieces from 'sigurd Jorsalfar' Solveig Kringelborn (soprano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] 'Rozdestvenskys direction is adroit, affectionate and imaginative, and the extraordinary beauty and poignancy of Griegs inspiration is revealed very clearly.' Gramophone |
COUPERIN
Pieces de clavecin Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Sophie Yates has an instinctive feel for the repertoire and her playing is elegant, stylish and poised.' International Record Review |
BLOW / CLARKE / CROFT / GREENE / JONES / ARNE / BACH
The Pleasures of the Imagination Sophie Yates [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] On this new album, our exclusive artist Sophie Yates focuses on English harpsichord music, after successful French and Spanish recordings and a highly praised Handel series, among much else. From the influence of Purcell in the opening pieces by his... |
Various Composers
Harpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIV Sophie Yates (early keyboard instruments) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jan/2025 ] One of the leading keyboard players of her generation, Sophie Yates is renowned as a performer, educator, and broadcaster. She writes of this programme: 'The Versailles of the seventeenth century was very different from the huge, opulent palace we... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Transcriptions of Concertos by Vivaldi Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "performances that outclass most of the catalogue competition...Her finely honed legato technique shines in slow movements...Yates's informative, well-written notes complement the stylish sensitivity of her harpsichord artistry" Gramophone Magazine, Aug |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Complete String Quartets Vol 2 (Nos 4, 11 & 3) Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] Volume Two in a continuing series |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Complete String Quartets Volume 5 (Nos 5 & 15) Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] 'The superlative Sorrel Quartet have now recorded 13 of Shostakovich's 15 string quartets. They are up against formidable competition, but their playing and their understanding of the music equals that of their international rivals... a superb... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich - Complete String Quartets Vol 3 (Nos 8, 9 & 13) The Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Sep/2001 ] "The deeply committed, skilful performances of the Sorrel Quartet serve Shostakovich well, confirming his contribution among the major composers of music for the string quartet medium." (MusicWeb Dec 2001) |
RUBBRA
Missa cantuariensis, Op. 59 / Dormi Jesu, Op. 3 / Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 / etc St Margaret's Westminster Singers, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "The singing of the St Margaret's Singers is smooth, spiritual and intellectually engaged. The two brief carols are atmospherically done. Of the two masses the Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici (a cappella) is the most constantly rewarding, right from... |
CONSTANT LAMBERT
The Bird Actors / Pomona / Romeo and Juliet State Orchestra of Victoria / John Lanchbery [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] 'All in all, an extremely welcome and entertaining disc'. Gramophone |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Stephen Hough (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "In Stephen Hough's virtuosic hands, the coruscating final coda of the A minor Concerto is one of the most exciting things I've heard for years. Bravo!" - Lionel Salter (Gramophone) |
PERCY GRAINGER
An Introduction to Percy Grainger (Including Country Gardens & Handel in the Strand) Stephen Varco (baritone) Penelope Thwaites (piano) / Joyful Company of Singers / BBC Philharmonic / City of London Sinfonia / etc [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Here's a recipe guaranteed to delight Grainger acolytes and inquisitive newcomers alike: a liberal sprinkling of old friends." (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Goldberg Variations Steven Devine (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 31/May/2011 ] "Devine has the technique, the imagination and the mastery of period style to give a thoroughly satisfying performance...Devine's reading is worthy of consideration alongside other distinguished recent traversals" (Gramophone) |
