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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
150 Years of the John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band Phillip McCann (cornet) / Black Dyke Mills Band / Peter Parkes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1992 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
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ARGENTO / MANTYJARVI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MARTIN / HARRIS
Shakespeare in Song Phoenix Bach Choir / Charles Bruffy (director) [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] A unique collection of Shakespeare songs which will appeal to lovers of song and admirers of the Bard. On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in multichannel sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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MANTYJARVI / TICHELI / MARTIN / CLAUSEN
Eternal Rest Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy |
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JOSEF RHEINBERGER
Sacred Choral Works (Incls Mass, Op. 109) Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale / Charles Bruffy [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "This new recording was made by two professional American choirs, the Phoenix Bach Choir and the Kansas City Chorale, conducted by Charles Bruffy. The two groups come together annually to record double choir works. The resulting ensemble is... |
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VERDI / SUPPE / NICOLAI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / AUBER / WEBER
Plays Overtures Black Dyke Mills Band, Peter Parkes, David Hurst, conductors [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
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COUPERIN
Les Nations, Volume 2 Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] There are few recordings of Les Nations, a collection of sonatas and suites in which Couperin further developed the style established in his famous sets of Concerts royaux. |
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BUXTEHUDE
Seven Sonatas, Op. 1 BuxWV 252-258 The Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] |
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BUXTEHUDE
Seven Trio Sonatas, Op. 2, BuxWV 259-265 The Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "All four musicians...reveal their experience and expertise as interpreters, particularly of this kind of German repertoire, which they have been championing for some time now; less flamboyant or fatly comfortable of sound than Koopman's group, they... |
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ELIZABETHAN MUSIC
Elisa is the fayrest Quene QuintEssential Sackbut and Cornett Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2002 ] In 1558 the hopes and dreams of the English people for a better society, after the ravages of the reign of Queen Mary, were intertwined with their aspirations for the new Tudor monarch, Elizabeth. Over the next forty-five years she was to prove... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Mass (A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers) Randall Scarlata (baritone) / Company of Music / Tolzer Knabenchor / Tonkunstler-Orchester Niederosterreich / Kristjan Jarvi [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "Bravo and thrice-triple bravo! Bernstein's flower child finally comes of age." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3) ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2 ; The Running Set ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Rebecca Evans (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - This latest SACD release in the series features the premiere recording of the reconstructed Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2. |
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BIZET
The Pearl Fishers (Highlights in English) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Barry Banks (tenor) / Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Brad Cohen [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] 'It was Rebecca Evans's Gretel, who took the honours. Spinning out radiant lines of delicious purity, she made it hard to see how the role could be sung better' The Times |
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WEISS
Lute Concerti Richard Stone (lute) / Tempesta di Mare [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] 'Clearly a lot of work has gone into the reconstructions and they not only convince, they delight.' International Record Review |
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ALBAN BERG
Orchestral Works Robert Murray (tenor) Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Saga Danielsson (child soprano) Geraldine McGreevy (soprano); Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "Thanks to the lucid conducting of Mario Venzago, the magnificent and fearless playing of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and a Chandos recording which combines clarity and enormous weight, this set represents an outstanding addition to the... |
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HERMAN LOVENSKJOLD
La Sylphide (Ballet) Royal Danish Orchestra / David Garforth, with Kim Sjogren, violin [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] "Performance and recorded sound alike are excellent. The recording first appeared in conjunction with the ballet's 150th anniversary and its reissue at reduced price is to be warmly welcomed." (Gramophone) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / GLAZUNOV / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Russian Masterpieces (Incls 'Sabre Dance', 'Procession of the Nobles' & 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] All the best Russian classics from the large Chandos catalogue. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / SHOSTAKOVICH / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / etc
Russian Dances (Incls Dance of the Tumblers, Pushkin Waltzes & Pas de Deux from 'The Nutcracker')) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] A great collection of popular Russian favourites with all top performances drawn from the vast Chandos catalogue. Great for car listening. |
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WAGNER
Tristan and Isolde - An Orchestral Passion Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "...with fine playing and vivid sonics, this disc is certainly recommendable." (ClassicsToday Feb 2011) |
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WAGNER
Die Meistersinger: an Orchestral Tribute (arranged by Henk de Vlieger) / Eine Faust-Ouvertüre / Overture to ‘Columbus’ Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] Neeme Järvi conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the fourth album of their Wagner series. |
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SUPPE
Overtures & Marches Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Jarvi is back with the orchestra with which he won so many laurels in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He brings both zip and sentiment to these orchestral delights. He is, for example, as soulful as Bruch in the preamble to Dichter und Bauer and... |