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ORAZIO VECCHI
L'Amfiparnaso (complete musical comedy) I Fagiolini / Eligio Quinteiro / Robert Hollingworth (cond) with Simon Callow (narrator) [ Chandos / DVD - released 1/May/2004 ] G :- "L'Amfiparnaso" is the classic music theatre work of the Italian Renaissance, written just before the first opera and based on the characters of the commedia dell'arte. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Fantaisie Triomphale: Symphonic Organ Works Ian Tracey (organ) / BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] Following on from the tremendous popularity of the two previous volumes, this is Ian Tracey's third symphonic organ works CD for Chandos on the enormous Willis organ of Liverpool Cathedral. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Grandes PiAces Symphoniques (Incls Widor-Symphonie, Op. 13 No. 4) Ian Tracey (organ of the Liverpool Cathedral) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "First-class performances and recording make this the ideal CD for beginners and aficionados of the French organ repertoire alike: very strongly recommended." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2007) |
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SCHOENBERG
Pierrot Lunaire (with Webern-Concerto, Op.24) Jane Manning (Sprechstimme) / Nash Ensemble / Simon Rattle [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1991 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Jane Manning has very much made the work her own, and her partnership with Simon Rattle may be regarded as definitive." (1001 recordings on Pierrot Lunaire) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera recorded in English in 1971) Janet Baker / Robert Ferguson / Anne Collins / Katherine Pring / Clifford Grant / Sadler's Wells Chorus and Orchestra / Raymond Leppard [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "Richly enjoyable...Baker catches the langour and the selfish ambition of this unpleasant character with subtly varied tone...And the diction! Put down the libretto, listen, and weep for what was." Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Historic |
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W.A. MOZART
Cosi Fan Tutti (Complete opera in English) Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Cristopher Maltman / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "This may seem a bit repetitive but the music making here has the same quality as in the symphonies and Cosi is one of my favourite operas. Here it is sung in English and the OAE, chorus and cast are excellent. This is a considerable bargain too."... |
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FOULDS
A World Requiem Jeanne-MichAle Charbonnet, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stuart Skelton, Gerald Finley / BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Leon Botstein [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "The revival of this important work after more than 80 years on Remembrance Sunday 2007 was well-justified by the commitment of the performers. It was wonderfully captured by the engineers and the set is beautifully presented too." (MusicWeb... |
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HUMPERDINCK
Hansel & Gretel (Complete Opera in English) Jennifer Larmore (mezzo) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Rosalind Plowright (mezzo) / New London Children's Choir / Philharmonia Orch / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "After 40-odd years, this is the English Hansel to have." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine September 2007 |
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ROSSINI
Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri [The Italian Girl in Algiers] (highlights in English) Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Brad Cohen [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] The latest instalment in the lauded Chandos Opera in English label is Rossini's The Italian Girl of Algiers. One of Rossini's most wonderful comic operas, it has a plot full of wit, warmth and endearing craziness and music bubbling with fun and laughter. |
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HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959) Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Owen Brannigan / Philomusica of London / Sir Adrian Boult [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] Originally released on LP by Decca in 1960, this vintage recording, representing a rare collaboration of Peter Pears and Joan Sutherland, has been out of the catalogue for many years and is sure to make a renewed impact in all its remastered glory. |
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WILLIAM RIMMER / HERMANN LOUSID BLAKENBURG / ROBERT BROWNE HALL
World Famous Marches (Incls 'Flying Eagle' & 'North Star') John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] This recordings brings together music by three of the world's greatest march writers - 23 top class marches, representative of three gifted march writers, each with a different background and a different nationality. |
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TRADITIONALLY BRITISH
Traditionally British John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Geoffrey Brand / Roy Newsome [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Traditionally British is the British band - from 'Jerusalem' to 'Loch Lomond'. from 'The Minstrel Boy' to 'All Through the Night' |
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Black Dyke Mills Band / Roy Newsome (conductor) / Don Lusher (trombone)
The Spectrum of Brass (featuring the music and arrangements of Gordon Langford) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] In 1816 Peter Wharton founded a brass and reed band in the Yorkshire village of Queenshead - later to become Queensbury. John Foster, apart from being the founder of Black Dyke Mills, played French Horn in this band. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Operatic Arias John Tomlinson (bass) / Philharmonic Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2000 ] |
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DEBUSSY
Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera in English recorded in 1981) John Tomlinson (bass) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Robert Dean (baritone) / English National Opera / Mark Elder [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2012 ] This live BBC broadcast of Claude Debussy's ground-breaking opera Pelléas and Mélisande was recorded at the Coliseum in 1981. The unique performance is now available on CD for the first time, as part of Chandos' Opera in English historical series,... |
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RENE CLAUSEN
Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Although he writes in all genres, René Clausen is today one of America's most popular choral composers...On this release, choral works by Clausen are performed by the Kansas City Chorale, another choir of great international renown" |
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Kennedy Nigel
Plays Jazz [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] |
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The King's Singers
The King's Singers: Original Debut [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] Recorded in: Olympic Studios, Barnes. Released on Collect - the midprice Chandos label. |
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TRADITIONAL
Klezmer Kleztory, I Musici de Montraal Yuli Turovsky, conductor [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented Multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - Some of the world's best Klezmer musicians are joined by I Musici de Montréal, an award-winning ensemble that has made many recordings for Chandos, and... |
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - The Mines of Sulphur (Complete Opera) Kristopher Irmiter (bass-baritone) Beth Clayton (mezzo-soprano) Brandon Jovanovich (tenor) James Maddalena (baritone) / Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Gothic opera The Mines of Sulphur is reminiscent of suspense thrillers from Edgar Allan Poe to Alfred Hitchcock. Love, longing, and dark as well as light comedy abound in this macabre tale of greed and retribution set in... |