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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 |
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RAVEL / LISZT / FAURE
Le temps perdu Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] Borrowing the title from Proust's great novel, Imogen Cooper's latest recital features a collection of pieces that she learnt as a teenager in Paris, or in her twenties working with Alfred Brendel in Vienna, but none of which she has performed on the... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt Op112 Inga Nielesn (sop) Deon van der Walt (tenor) Annemarie Moller (mezzo) / Danish National Radio Symphony & Choir, Gustav Kuhn [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The chorus and orchestra are first rate and the recording sponsored by Danish Radio, is full-bodied and atmospheric. A valuable rarity." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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JOSEF HAYDN [transc Stegmann]
Ivan Ilić plays Haydn: Symphonies [transcribed for piano by Carl David Stegmann] Ivan Ilić (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2019 ] "This well-recorded release further demonstrates his penchant for unusual, fresh, and impeccably executed program building." 10/10 ClassicsToday |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto / Apollon musagète / etc James Ehnes (vioin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "…James Ehnes gives a performance of unobtrusive elegance … Ehnes's intonation is, as ever, second to none." Gramophone |
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ALBAN BERG
Berg: Violin Concerto / Three Pieces for Orchestra James Ehnes (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] "His mellow tone is ideally captured on the recording, as is his readiness to play the role of accompanist when the main melodic line lies in the orchestra." Five Stars BBC Music - Concerto Choice Dec 2022 |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphony No.4 / Violin Concerto James Ehnes (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/May/2023 ] Nielsen's epic Violin Concerto was premièred in Copenhagen in February 1912, by the violinist Peder Møller. Nominally the work is structured in two movements; each opens with a slow section and moves to a faster one. |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hummel: Potpourri, Op. 94 / Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca / Variations, Op. 115 / Violin Concerto in G James Ehnes (violin & viola) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, piano & conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] "One of the most highly regarded composers during his life (1778-1837), Hummel's reputation has suffered neglect ever since...f you like Mendelssohn's concertos, the charm of this one should captivate you." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone 2004 |
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PURCELL / SCHUBERT / DOVE / BARBER
Solitude James Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] "Together these make for a rewarding programme that repays concentration. Gilchrist is, as ever, a hugely clear and communicative singer, in perfect balance with Tilbrook's sense of focus and poise" Guardian |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel James Gilchrist (tenor), Philip Dukes (viola), Anna Tilbrook (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Having previously recorded British repertoire on Chandos, James Gilchrist joins the pianist Anna Tilbrook nine years after their previous recording, in a lyrical journey through some of Vaughan Williams's best songs and rarely heard chamber works.... |
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AARON COPLAND / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI / CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland / Lutoslawski / Nielsen: Works for Clarinet & Orchestra Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] "Janet Hilton's new record couples two of the best, and most attractively complementary, twentieth-century clarinet concertos with what at the moment seems to be every clarinettist's favourite fill-up." Gramophone |
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ARNOLD BAX
IBax: n Memoriam / concertante for Piano (left hand) and orchestra / The Bard of the Dimbovitza Jean Rigby (mezzo) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Vernon Handley and the BBC Philharmonic do full justice to Bax's opulent yet iridescent sound world…' Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / 9 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2018 ] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet returns for the second volume of his survey of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. The project, set to conclude with Vol. 3 in 2014, runs alongside his complete recording of Haydn's Piano Sonatas. Vol. 1 of the Beethoven series was... |
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CLEMENTI / DUSSEK / HUMMEL / WOLFL
The Beethoven Connection: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Sonatas Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Volume 10 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] "Bavouzet captures much of the essential 'Papa Haydn' style behind these works. Measured, lively, sparkling and beautifully phrased, his playing is unimpeachable. Alongside oodles of charm, there is an unfailing brilliance to his articulation" BBC |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Volume 11 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Jul/2022 ] "Bavouzet's gifts of insightful exposition and revelation are matched by the wisdom of his curation…A triumph." Sunday Times Five Stars |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Piano Concertos 1 - 3 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Gianandrea Nozeda [ Chandos / CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine November 2010 // BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Choice - October 2010 // BBC Music Award Finalist 2011 Orchestral // Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Concerto |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5 (Complete) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "Throughout, Bavouzet displays a light touch and laudable levels of physical stamina, with a firm grasp of the very different personalities of each piece." GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Concerto |