More By Artist: Howard Shelley (piano
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ALOYS SCHMITT
Schmitt: Piano Concertos / Rondeau brilliant Howard Shelley (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 84 / CD - released 1/Jul/2022 ] Great Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 84. Composer and conductor, pianist and pedagogue: Aloys Schmitt (1788-1866) was respected by his peers and largely forgotten by posterity. As so often in this series, the three works recorded here will have... |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: The complete works for pedal piano & orchestra Roberto Prosseda (pedal piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Shelley [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 62 / CD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Prosseda seems to have full command of his unwieldy instrument and manages to make Gounod's music sing and dance in a lively fashion. Howard Shelley, who trades his piano for the podium, is an able accompanist" (AudAud.com) |
FRIEDRICH KALKBRENNER
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 4 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion Great Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 41 / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 'Kalkbrenner's First Concerto offers a truly beautiful and atmospheric slow movement...it would be a boring world if we couldn't find an hour to listen to these musical layer cakes from a bygone age' (Pianist: Recommended) |
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Piano Concertos Opp. 3, 14 & 49 Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 5 / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] "Dussek wrote little orchestral music beyond his concertos but the sympathetic collaboration of the Ulster orchestra showcases the increasing subtlety and sophistication of his handling of the orchestra." Gramophone |
ALUN HODDINOTT / FRANK BRIDGE / E.J. MOREAN / ALAN RAWSTHORNE / etc
British Piano Concertos David Wilde, Philip Fowke, Malcolm Binns, Howard Shelley, Peter Wallfisch (piano) / London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, etc [ Lyrita / 4 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/2015 ] "A set of 'British Piano Concertos' compiled from the Lyrita catalogue is a very tempting proposition…[the] sound is consistently excellent, the notes are informative and at a budget price, it's an extremely attractive way of acquiring a lot of... |
HUMMEL
Piano Concerto in E major / Double Concerto Hagai Shaham (piano) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley (piano/director) with Hagai Shaham (violin) [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Apr/2008 ] 'Shelley… is outstanding in this music, synthesizing the classical and romantic elements perfectly.A natural Mozartian, he allies his poise and clarity to a fearless technique, and absorbs Hummels most ostentatious demands into the musical fabric,... |
HUMMEL
Piano Works (Incls Sonata Op 13) Howard Shelley (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/Apr/2000 ] Unusual and rare repertoire from Hummel! |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 3 (Includes Sir Roger de Coverley: A Christmas Dance ) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Nov/2004 ] 'The performances exhibit commitment and a strong sense of familiarirty with all these works. Hickox is thoroughly persuasive at all times, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales delivers the goods with deserved confidence... Full marks for this... |
DOHNANYI
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nos 1 & 2 Howard Shelley (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] 'This new account from Bamert, by turns opulent and incisive and making the most of the colourful orchestral detail, seems to me to be the best currently available.' BBC Music Magazine |
TIPPETT
Piano Concerto / Praeludium / Fantasia on a Theme of Handel / Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Howard Shelley (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] 'committed and taut performances, and beautiful natural, yet dynamic, recordings.'-Fanfare |
PETER DICKINSON
Three Concertos / Merseyside Echoes Howard Shelley (piano) Chloe Hanslip (violin) Jennifer Bate (organ) / BBC Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales [ Heritage / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Heritage presents a brand new recording of a British violin concerto. Chloe Hanslip gives the world premiere recording of Peter Dickinson's Violin Concerto, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conducted by Clark Rundell. This... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 21 (K467) & 24 (K491) Howard Shelley (piano) / City London Sinfonia (conducted from the keyboard) [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] "Shelley's disc seems to me to deserve the warmest recommendation for its natural-sounding recording, clarity of texture and combination of depth and high spirits." - International Record Review (April 2002) |
MENDELSSOHN
An introduction to Mendelssohn (Incls Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 4 'Italian') Howard Shelley (piano) / London Mozart Players / Scottish National Orchestra / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Howard Shelley offers marvellous playing in every respect; fresh, sparkling and dashing in the fast movements, poetic and touching in the slower ones." (Penguin Guide Rosette recording for Piano Concertos) |
DOREEN CARWITHEN
Concerto for Piano and Strings / Suffolk Suite / etc Howard Shelley (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'Shelley, Hickox and the LSO put not a foot wrong.' Tempo |
BEETHOVEN
Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra Howard Shelley (piano) / Orchestra of Opera North [ CHANDOS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - January 2012 |
SCHUMANN / GRIEG / SAINT-SAENS
Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano) / Orchestra of Opera North / Howard Shelley (cond) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2009 ] "This is my first encounter with the Orchestra of Opera North. They prove to be a very able band indeed, providing clear and balanced accompaniment, accurate intonation and clarity of line. Quite able to shine in the passages without the soloist,... |
DELIUS
Piano Concerto / Paris / Brigg Fair / etc Howard Shelley (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] "Sonics are excellent for a standard CD." (AudAud.com) |
CYRIL SCOTT
Symphony No. 3 'the Muses' / Piano Concerto No. 2; etc Howard Shelley (piano) The Huddersfield Choral Society / BBC Philharmonic; Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] "The warmest of welcomes for a remarkable discovery in 20th-century British music" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
DOHNANYI
Violin Concerto No. 2,Op. 43 in C minor / Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45 / Piano Concerto No. 2,Op. 42 in B minor James Ehnes (violin) Clifford Lantaff (harp) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic .Matthias Bamert, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] "These beautifully crafted compositions offer tangible proof that a true master could breath new life into late Romanticism decades after the style had apparently fallen out of fashion. As always the recording has a rich ambiance, which serves... |
RACHMANINOV
Complete Songs Vol.3 (Incls 'Vocalise') Joan Rodgers (soprano) Maria Popescu contralto) Alexandre Naoumenko (tenor) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Howard Shelley (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
