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SCHUBERT / FAURE / MASSENET / ELGAR / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Violin Favourites Yan Pascal Tortelier (violin) / Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Jan/2014 ] |
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TRADITIONAL
The Voice of Wales Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir / Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] The choir popularly known as "Tredegar Orpheus" can trace its origin to the 1880's when it was known as the Tredegar Male Voice Society. In October 1909 a group of 20 or so men decided to form a glee party to take part in an eisteddfod which was... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / PAUL JUON / NIKOS SKALKOTTAS
Berlin Stories: Mendelssohn, Juon, Skalkottas Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jun/2023 ] Berlin Stories is the first in a new series of recordings by the Trio Gaspard, based on different cultural capitals and composers associated with them. The album features three composers who lived and worked in Berlin for a period of their lives -... |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN / LEONID GOROKHOV
Haydn: Piano Trios II / Gorokhov: For Gaspard Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Described by Gramophone as 'an album of joyous, imaginative music-making that whets the appetite for future instalments', the first volume of Trio Gaspard's Haydn cycle was enthusiastically received by buyers and critics alike. As in the case of that... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Joseph Haydn: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 3 Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jun/2024 ] Those who have followed this series so far will not be surprised by the high levels of virtuosity and performative imagination that are evident throughout. - Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Three Piano Trios, Op.1 Trio Goya [ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD - released 26/Jul/2018 ] "Immaculate and tasteful playing on perfectly chosen instruments" The Strad |
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JOSEF HAYDN
The Heart of Invention: Piano Trios Trio Goya [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Trio Goya perform all four works with vigour and sensitivity" Gramophone Magazine, September 2010 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
beethoven: Triple Concerto (with Brahms - Double Concerto) Trio Poseidon / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neemw Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] |
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MASSENET
Neeme Järvi conducts Massenet Truls Mørk (cello) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Jules Massenet has long been associated primarily with opera, while his orchestral works have gone unappreciated. This collection of overtures, ballet music, and concert pieces, each with its own unique orchestral colour, showcases Massenet's... |
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SIR HAMILTON HARTY
Harty: A John Field Suite Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] |
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ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 3 (Includes November Woods; Tintagel & The Happy Forest) Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'The Celtic twilight in Bax's music is ripely and sympathetically caught… The Chandos recording is superb.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
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ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 4 (Includes The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew; Into the Twilight & On the Sea Shore ) Ulster Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] 'With readings as affectionate and illuminating as these, Bax's music can rarely have been better communicated.' Hi-Fi News and Record Review |
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ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphony No 4 / Tintagel Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "This CD of the Fourth Symphony and Tintagel deserves an enthusiastic welcome and is a demonstration disc, even by the high standards Chandos have established in this field." (Gramophone) Winner - Engineering Gramophone Awards 1984 |
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DELIUS
Florida Suite / North Country Sketches / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / etc Ulster Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2000 ] '…the Chandos recording allows Delius's palette of colours to shine through' BBC Music Magazine |
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BRITTEN / BRIDGE / BAX / STANFORD
Works by the Sea Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This record gives an excellent introduction to twentieth-century English programme music.' Tower Records, Guide to Classical Music |
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DELIUS
The Essential Delius (Incls 'Florida Suite', 'A Song before Sunrise' & 'the Walk to the Paradise Garden') Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] 'Well-filled 2-CD set, an embarrassment of riches. It is well-played, splendidly recorded, delicately shaded, and rich in expression' American Record Guide |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Serenade No 1 in D / Variations on a theme by Haydn Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Recorded at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, January/March, 1988 |
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DVORAK
Dvorak: Tone Poems Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Penguin Guide three stars *** |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Orchestral Works (Incls 'Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes' & 'Young Apollo') Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley / English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford / I Musici de Montreal [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] The popular orchestral works of Benjamin Britten. |
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BIZET
Carmen Suites / L'Arlesienne Suites Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] |