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SAINT-SAENS
La Princesse Jaune / Suite Algerienne Swiss Italian Orchestra / Francis Travis / Maria Costanza Nocentini, soprano [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] ***** Five Stars. BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2001) |
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J.S. BACH
Orchestral Transcriptions by Leopold Stokowski Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Robert Pikler [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Recorded in: ABC Studios, Sydney 1980 |
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley
Reinecke - Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2001 ] "committed performances from his players." (Gramophone) |
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DELIUS / ELGAR / HOLST / MOERAN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "A sumptuous offering all round!" Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2014... |
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COLERIDGE -TAYLOR / DELIUS / WOOD
Tasmin Little plays British Violin Concertos Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Little plays (the Delius) just as much careful attention as the other two equally unfamiliar works on her disc." (Guardian) |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] "Gardner brings out all the harmonic tension in the music in a reading which never loses momentum, even when Gardner reins back the pace to capture the aching passion of the slower episodes. There's explosive energy a-plenty and no lack of dynamism. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI / MIECZYSLAW KARLOWICZ
Szymanowski / Karlowicz: Violin Concertos Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Nov/2017 ] "[Little] doesn't initially let herself go. Yet working closely with Edward Gardner and the BBC SO, eventually she enters the music's seductive web" Gramophone |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto / Double Concerto / Cello Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "Spellbinding performances of three concertos of languid beauty." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2011) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI / ROXANNA PANUFNIK
A Violin for All Seasons Tasmin Little (violin & conductor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] Encapsulating the voluptuous sound of the BBC SO's strings, Tasmin Little is both the soloist and conductor in this unique coupling: Vivaldi's ever-popular 'Four Seasons' meets Roxanna Panufnik's Four World Seasons, the premiere recording of a set of... |
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AMY MARCY CHENEY BEACH / CLARA SCHUMANN / DAME ETHEL SMYTH
Tasmin Little Plays Clara Schumann, Dame Ethel Smyth & Amy Beach Tasmin Little (violin) / John Lenehan (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] The renowned violinist and exclusive Chandos artist Tasmin Little returns with a line-up of three women composers whose lives share some features but also significant differences that illustrate the complex lives of female musicians. |
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FAURE / LEKEU / RAVEL
Faure / Lekeu / Ravel: French Violin Sonatas Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Nov/2014 ] "Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe give a passionate, full-blooded performance of the Lekeu Sonata, taking on board the 22-year-old composer's lofty tone and high ambitions. Their approach is aided by a fine, generous recording." (Gramophone). |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete) Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ CHANDOS / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "Roscoe and Little seem inspired by the greatness and variety of this music. Neither artist has done anything finer on disc." Sunday Times, 28th February 2016 |
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SIR EUGENE GOOSSENS
Sir Eugene Goossens: Orchestral Works, Vol.3 Tasmin Little (violin), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "For those not familiar with the other volumes in the series and encountering Goossens' music fresh, this compelling release will steer the aspiring supplicant on the right path." MusicWeb |
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WALTON / FERGUSON / BRITTEN
British Violin Sonatas Vol 1 Tasmin Little (violin) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] "There are actually two sonatas here, and a suite: Britten's Op 6, a brilliant early essay, satiric yet searingly lyrical - stylistic extremes well met by Little." (Sunday Times) |
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BRIDGE / IRELAND / BLISS / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Violin Sonatas, Volume 2 Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "These are splendid, sensitive, insightful interpretations by two great advocates of British music. I hope Vol. 3 is forthcoming!" (Gramophone) |
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FRANCK / SZYMANOWSKI / FAURE
Franck / Szymanowski / Fauré : Chamber Works Tasmin Little (violin) & Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Apr/2017 ] "With a sympathetic recording and good notes this disc continues the fine legacy of recordings made by this outstanding duo" MusicWeb June 2017 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Strauss / Respighi: Violin Sonatas Tasmin Little (violin) & Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "They also display an intense sympathy with Strauss's melodic style, especially in their delicate and atmospheric account of the slow movement...[the extracts from Sei Pezzi] make for an enjoyable filler." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Crown of India: Interlude Tasmin Little (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Little...finds an element of wit in the fast-moving figuration [of the finale], leading to a more tender treatment of the lyrical contrasting sections." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2010 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Chamber Works Tasmin Little (violin) Tim Hugh (cello) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] "[Little focuses] on the work's outspoken brilliance, with Lane always as a highly reactive partner" (Gramophone) |
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WALTON / EGAR / BRITTEN / VIVALDI / MONTI / etc
The Best of Tasmin Little Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. |