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J.S. BACH
The Violin Concertos Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding (violins) / Collegium Musicum 90 / Simon Standage [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1996 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "A notable virtue of Aimon Standage's recording lies in its chamber music approach, which allows us to listen to performances of unusual intimacy." (NA 1001 Classical) |
LECLAIR
Violin Sonatas, Nos 1, 3, 5 & 8 Simon Standage (violin) / Nicholas Parle (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] -- 'What an exquisite recording this is! Presented under the overall title 'Excess of Good Taste', this performance of music by Leclair and his contemporaries fully justifies its name.' Goldberg |
HUMMEL/SCHUBERT
Piano Quintets Simon Standage (violin), Peter Collyer (viola), Poppy Walshaw (cello), Elizabeth Bradley (double-bass), Susan Alexander-Marx (fortepiano, director) [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Jan/2014 ] This release on the Chaconne label is presented by the leading fortepianist and clavichordist Susan Alexander Max and her ensemble The Music Colllection. World-renowned specialists in the period performance of late eighteenth- / early... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Summertime - music for oboe & guitar Simon Wynberg (guitar) John Anderson (oboe & cor anglais) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1992 ] |
RESPIGHI
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suites 1 - 3 Sinfonia 21 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] Including The Complete Ancient Airs & Dances; Suite No. 2 for Flute and String Orchestra: Aria; Berceuse for String Orchestra |
CHARBRIER / DURUFLE / SAINT-SAËNS / DEBUSSY / IBERT
Escales: French Orchestral Works Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] John Wilson and Sinfonia of London release their second album, following widespread and universal critical acclaim for their first recording, of Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. This new recording explores the unique sound world of French orchestral... |
BRAHMS / LIGETI / MOZART / SCHUMANN
Horn Trios Martin Owen (horn), Francesca Dego (violin), Alessandro Taverna (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Jul/2024 ] The renowned horn player Martin Owen is joined by the violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Alessandro Taverna in this varied and compelling programme. |
GEORGE ENESCU / EUGENE YSAYE / GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz/Ysaÿe/Enescu: Music For Strings Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/May/2024 ] For this their fourth album of music for string orchestra, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London present a programme of works by three composers from the Franco-Belgian school of string pedagogy, who were all themselves virtuosic string players. |
SERGE RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 / Preludes in C Sharp Minor Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Mar/2023 ] "… To experience the full magnificence of Rachmaninov's orchestration, we need Wilson's imaginative attention to details and Chandos's superior engineering" Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony no.1 / Symphonic Dances Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/May/2025 ] John Wilson and Sinfonia of London complete their set of Rachmaninov symphonies with this recording of the First Symphony and the Symphonic Dances. |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Orchestral Works (Incls Ma Mère L'oye, Boléro & La Valse) Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] "What really shines here is the illumination of so many colouristic permutations, sounding for all the world as if Ravel had just in this moment heard them." Gramophone Award WINNER 2022 - Spatial Audio |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Pines, Fountains & Festivals of Rome Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Aug/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Orchestral BBC Music Award WINNER 2021 - Orchestral |
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 / Vocalise / The Isle of the Dead Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] "I have never heard Rachmaninov's imaginative scoring here [in The Isle of the Dead] brought out so vividly, allowing us to appreciate the powerful pictorial imagination of the composer." Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Orchestral |
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... |
SIR THOMAS ALLEN
Great Operatic Arias: Thomas Allen Vol 2 Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry (with Susan Gritton soprano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2008 ] "The careful husbanding of his vocal resources, and choice of repertoire, over his career means he can take on a recording such as this without fear for his reputation. Darker tone of course, but, unlike many others there is no sign of vocal spread... |
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 |
