Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milestones: Chandos 30th anniversary Box Set, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: In memoriam, Suite from 'the Tempest', Op. 1, Symphony in E 'Irish' BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2000 ] 'Hickox directs first-rate performances, full of colour and rhythmic life, in a nicely resonant acoustic that suits the young Sullivan's astonishing skill'. (BBC Music Magazine) |
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JOHN STAINER
Stainer: The Crucifixion Martyn Hill (tenor) / Michael George (bass) / Margaret Philips (organ) / BBC Singers / Leith Hill Festival Singers / Brian Kay [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] Recorded in: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London 13,14 January 1997 |
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WAGNER
Stokowski's Wagner: music from Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde & Die Walkare BBC Philharmonic / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] Recorded in: New Broadcasting House, Manchester |
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J. S. BACH
Stokowski's Symphonic Bach (Vol 2) BBC Philharmonic / Matthias Bamert, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "Extraordinary how Bach's influence on later composers can suddenly snap into focus in Stokowski's ingenious orchestrations - Brahms, Mendelssohn and Mahler are among the allusions. Excellent sound." (BBC Music) |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger Edition, Volume 15: Orchestral Works 3 BBC Philharmonic / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Hickox secures a set of performances that are simply past praise in their combination of stylish swagger and heartwarming commitment to the cause. Wonderful Chandos sound, too, irrepressibly vivid. Terrific stuff!" Gramophone |
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ALAN RAWSTHORNE
The Film Music of Alan Rawsthorne (Includes 'the Captive Heart' & 'the Cruel Sea') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 4/Apr/2000 ] "The music is splendidly played and given Chandos's top-quality sound." (Penguin Stereo Guide.) |
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KORNGOLD
The Film Music of Erich Korngold, Volume 2 (The Sea Hawk) BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] "By sheer coincidence I recently re-watched the wonderful 1940 Errol Flynn film for which this score was composed. I'd momentarily forgotten the composer's identity and when that incredibly arresting fanfare started up, was all but swept out to sea... |
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
The film music of (Incls Murder on the Orient Express & Far from the Madding Crowd) BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] "The BBC Philharmonic under Rumon Gamba rises to the occasion. Indeed it plays all the music here as if it meant it." (International Record Review Feb 2001) |
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ARTHUR BLISS
The Film Music of (Incls Things to Come & Caesar and Cleopatra) BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 23/Jul/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Award) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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RON GOODWIN
The Film Music of Ron Goodwin (Includes '633 Squadron' and 'the Battle of Britain Suite') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] Once heard, Ron Goodwin's film music themes are etched indelibly onto the memory. He is famous for the music he wrote for military films - especially those with a flying theme - such as Those Magnificent Men in the Flying Machines, Battle of Britain... |
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MIKLOS ROSZA
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls 'Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "A lovely disc lovingly and thoroughly written up by Andrew Knowles. More please and soon." (MusicWeb April 2009) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
-The Film Music of Vaughan Willams Vol 1 (Incls 'scott of the Antarctic' & 'Coastal Command Suite') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 4/Oct/2002 ] '…a full-blooded performance by the BBC Phil on cracking form.' Classic FM Magazine |
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KORNGOLD
The Film Music (Incls 'the Sea Wolf' & 'the Adventures of Robin Hood') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] "All credit to Chandos: a superb disc. It valuably fills a yawning gap in the discography and opens the door on one of the most subtle and grown-up of film scores." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |
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FRANCIS CHAGRIN
The Film Music of Francis Chagrin (Incls 'Greyfriars Bobby' & 'An Inspector Calls') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] "A most welcome and timely release, since 2005 is the centenary year of Chagrin's birth. I hope now that Gamba might have a look at Chagrin's symphonies." (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
The Film Music of William Alwyn, Volume 3 (Incls ''the Magic Box' & 'Geordie') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] "A third collection of Alwyn's film music has the composer ranging far and wide" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice Dec 2005 |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Overtures (Includes 'A Grand Grand Festival Overture') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Apr/2005 ] "Hugely entertaining music conducted with incisiveness and flair. A pretty unmissable disc. I urgently recommend it." (MusicWeb) |
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GOODWIN / BLISS / ARNOLD / RAWSTHORNE / COATES / ALWYN / etc
British Film Classics [2 CD set] BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox; Earl Wild piano / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] 'British Film Classics' represents some of the greatest film music ever written in some of the finest recorded performances. The repertoire juxtaposes some much-loved film scores with unexpected and original items, to form a highly satisfying and... |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
The Film Music of Vol 2 (Includes 'A Night to Remember' & 'Winslow Boy') BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba with Susan Bullock (soprano) [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 17/Nov/2001 ] 'A fine showcase of a melodically gifted and subtle English composer of film scores'. - Gramophone |
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GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites / Lyric Suite / Piano Concerto Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "As a well-filled, single-disc collection of Grieg's Greatest Hits, this is a great buy." American Record Guide! |
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ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Symphony in G minor / Overture for a Masque / Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra Margaret Fingerhut (piano) Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Handley's reading is superb, and both the remastered sound and generous timing of this disc require an automatic recommendation." American Reocrd Guide |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Messe de Requiem / Partsongs Marie-Paule Dotti (sop) Guillemette Laurens (mezzo) Luca Lombardo (tenor) Nicolas Testa, bass Coro della Radio Svizzera, Lugano Orchestra del Italiana [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] This is the only available recording of the Requiem Mass, a highly appealing work with beautiful and complex harmonies. |
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ZIEHRER / JOHANN STRAUSS II / OSCAR STRAUSS / KALMAN / MESSAGER / etc
Treasures of Operetta (Music from Casanova, Veronique, Merry Widow, Maid of the Mountains, Floradora, Arcadians, White Horse Inn, etc) Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / Peter Morrison (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers / The Chandos Singers / The Chandos Concert Orchestra / Barry Knight [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2004 ] 'This is a terrific compilation, because the singers cover a huge range of operetta, from 1890s Paris and Vienna confections... up to such London Sweetmeats as Old Chelsea....' - American Record guide |
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IVOR NOVELLO
Songs (Including 'A Violin Began to Play', 'Some Day My Heart Will Awake' & 'We'll Gather Lilacs' Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / The Chandos Concert Orchestra; Gordon Langford, piano; Stuart Barry, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] 'Chandos, Marilyn Hill Smith and Stuart Barry deserve full marks for taking the task so seriously - orchestrations sound to be authentic…' Gramophone |
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Marina Shaguch, soprano, Alexander Kisselev, bass, Residentie Orchestra The Hague
Nabokov, Nicolas - Ode: Maditation sur la majesta de Dieu / Union Pacific [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2002 ] "projected with great fervour and commitment by Polyansky" (BBC Music) |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge / Piano Quintet / etc Mark Padmore (tenor) Alison Dods (violin) / The Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "Listening to this fine new release and revisiting the comparative versions of On Wenlock Edge - sheer indulgence! - I'm struck by the excellence of all of them...this new Chandos disc is an outstanding release and admirers of Vaughan Williams can... |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Britannia / The Berserking / Into the Ferment Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] 'Energy and wit abound in music with plenty of stories to tell.' (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 3 (Incls Suites from 'Hamlet' & 'the Young Guard') Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic / Vassily Sinaisky [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "The Chandos issue will appeal to film music buffs and Shostakovich completists but it deserves to reach a wider audience given the flair and dynamism of the music-making and the high quotient of tunes. As I observed last time round, Sinaisky is... |
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ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 8 (Incls 'Enchanted Summer' & 'Walsinghame') Martyn Hill (tenor) Anne Williams-Kingm, Lynore McWhirter (sopranos) / Brighton Festival Chorus / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This issue represents a considerable achievement for all involved. The spacious recording copes beautifully with everything Bax can muster.' Hi-Fi News |
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ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 6 (Includes Russian Suite ; Four songs for tenor and orchestra & Romantic Overture) Martyn Hill (tenor) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] "This disc, at mid-price, is an excellent place to start for anyone wishing to dip their aural toe into Bax's music" (MusicWeb April 2004) |