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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Symphony No. 4, Fantasia Concertante & Fantasia on a Theme of Handel Howard Shelley (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] Penguin Guide 3 Star Awarded for general excellence of the disc |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Harmoniemesse / Salve Regina in E Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox, with Nancy Agneta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, & Stephen Vacoe [ Chandos Chaconne / CD ] " Tempos are lively, rhythms alert and vital. In the Mass Hickox generates an exhilarating symphonic momentum in, say, the opening sections of the Gloria and Credo, and, aided by an outstandingly clear, well-balanced recording.." Gramophone |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Symphonies 3 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] "Intriguing, stimulating, disturbing - this music is all these. Arnold's orchestral palette is all jewelled colours but his treatment is diamond hard. Hickox and the LSO are splendid." Classical-Music.com |
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Light Of Life, Op. 29 Judith Howarth, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, John Shirley-Quirk / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Richard Hickox/ [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "In the glorious orchestral 'Meditation' Hickox's conducting demonstrates a noble flexibility, sensitivity to dynamic nuance and feeling for climax. Equally the engineering, sumptuous yet detailed, comes close to the ideal." Gramophone |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51 / Sursum corda, Op. 11 / etc Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies & David Wilson-Johnson / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Following the success of The Dream of Gerontius in 1900 and The Apostles in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Rape Of Lucretia Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson, Catherine Pierard, Donald Maxwell / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "Hickox allows his singers plenty of space with no loss of tension; they respond impressively, with Catherine Pierard exceptional as the Female Chorus." BBC Music Magazine, October 2014 **** |
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MAX BRUCH / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Brahms: Violin Concertos Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, May, 1989 |
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 3 (Incls 'Symphony No 1') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Shelley proves a marvellously stylish, involving exponent and is backed to the hilt by Brabbins and the BBC NOW. Chandos's sound and balance, too, are beyond reproach." (Gramophone) |
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CYRIL SCOTT
Scott: Piano Concerto No.1 / Symphony No.4 Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] 'Scott's scoring is extravagant but lucid, his harmony sensuous and involving, and his structures are free but controlled… This is a CD of terrific music, its demands comprehensively met by the musicians, and the recording' International Record Review |
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MILY ALEXEYEVICH BALAKIREV
Balakirev: Symphony No. 2 / Piano Concerto / Tamara Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] "It is irresistible if you like these couplings and want very good modern recording technology." (MusicWeb 2005) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Symphony/ Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Concerto |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Symphony No.1 / Piano Concerto No 1 Howard Shelley (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] "Its unashamed flamboyance and energy, helped by Chandos's spectacular recording, brings great vitality to the music, while the opulent textures make the very most of the composer's spacious tapestries -of sound" Penguin Guide |
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RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos 1-4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Howard Shelley (piano) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (conductor) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] "The Second Concerto's finale easily holds its ground in the proverbial dazzle department, and the Third is a master-class in poise and proportion." (ClassicsToday) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Orchestral Works Vol 2 [Incls. 'Suite For Orchestra - The B's'] Yvonne kenny (soprano) Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] "Essential listening for pursuers of the English pastoral vein: stunningly performed and recorded." MusicWeb |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Triumphs of Oriana I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth, with David Miller, lute [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth |
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ALBERTO GINASTERA / HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS / JOSE EVANGELISTA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista - Music for Strings I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] '…splendidly performed… an absolute knockout. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Gramophone |
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PALL ISOLFSOON & JORUNN VIDAR
Icelandic Works for the Stage Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] Páll Ísólfsson was the first director of the Reykjavík Music School, which opened in 1930. Like other musicians, he was forced by the lack of opportunity in Iceland to study abroad but, unlike others, he was able to return and work as the Organist at... |
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DAG WIREN
Wirén: Orchestral Works Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Bright and lively music from the Swedish composer Dag Wirén is unveiled here in surround-sound by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba, only a few years after the completion of their Grammy-nominated and highly acclaimed series devoted to... |
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MOMPOU / DEBUSSY / ALBENIZ / RAVEL / FALLA
Iberia y Francia Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "these are compelling performances informed by the palette of Goya and undergirded with an inerrantly zesty rhythmic élan." Gramophone Editor's Choice October 2019 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Imogen Cooper Plays Beethoven [incls 'Diabelli variations'] Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Mar/2019 ] "Cooper never goes for effect per se: her goal is purely expressiveness. Für Elise comes like a thoughtful coda." BBC Music Five Stars |