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Petits-Fours: Favourite Encores / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Playera; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Pupulares Españolas; Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; La capricieuse, Op...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Smissen, Robert

Chandos Records has signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Paul Watkins, cello; Huw Watkins, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Song Without Words for piano in D major; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 i...
Performers: Watkins, Huw; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]

The Watkins brothers, Huw and Paul, join forces to perform works by Mendelssohn for cello and piano. The 2 Sonatas for Cello and Piano which...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (05/10/2011-05/12/2011)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Classics - Mendelssohn: String Quartets no 1 & 2 / Gabrieli Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12

Mendelssohn wrote his first two string quartets before his twenty-first birthday and they are typical of the mastery with which he adopted the romantic style...continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Sonatas / William Whitehead

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65
Performers: Whitehead, William

This is the first time an authentic instrument of this period has been used to record Mendelssohn's Six Organ Sonatas. Recently restored, the organ gives...continue...

Classics - Mendelssohn: Piano Trios nos 1 & 2 / Borodin Trio

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin Trio

Mendelssohn in his maturity wrote two well-known piano trios which stand as peaks among his chamber music compositions. On the original release of these recordings,...continue...

Mendelssohn: Paulus, Op 36 / Hickox, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-04-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers

Chandos is pleased to announce the return of Mendelssohn's 'Paulus' to the Chandos catalogue. It comes in attractive new packaging at mid-price and is timed...continue...
Personnel: Susan Gritton (soprano); Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano); Barry Banks (tenor); Peter Coleman-Wright (bass voice).

Recording information: St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales (05/05/2000)....continue...

Christmas Carols from York Minster / Francis Jackson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel); Coventry Carol (2); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); The Holly and the Ivy (E...
Performers: York Minster Choir
Conductors: Jackson, Francis

Recording information: York Minister (1973/1976)....continue...

Spirit of Scotland - Berlioz, MacCunn, Arnold, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Waverley Overture, Op. 1; Rob Roy Overture, H.54; Malcolm Arnold: Tam O'Shanter Overture, Op. 51; Scottish Dan...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"A highly attractive and colourful sequence, excellently performed... With brilliant recording and highly informative notes by Andrew Keener, who would be unlikely to find time...continue...

An Introduction to Felix Mendelssohn

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, ...
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Shelley, Howard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Weller, Walter
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Mendelssohn's exhilarating 'Italian' Symphony is one of the warmest, most vivacious and melodic works in the repertoire and has understandably become a central work in...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Marlow, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-05-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; Hear my prayer; Beati Mortui, sacred chorus for male chorus, Op. 115/1; Die deutsche Liturgie; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle W...
Performers: Adams, Christopher; Bennett, Rachel; Brookshaw, Alastair; Casey, Paul; Cheng, Eugenie; Csey, Paul; Downes, Paula; McCarey, Angus; Tortise, Andrew; Williams, Mark
Conductors: Marlow, Richard
Ensemble: Cambridge Trinity College Choir

Mendelssohn devoted much of his energy and talent to music for liturgical use, and it forms a substantial proportion of his output. A collection of...continue...

Family Carols / Willcocks, Bach Choir, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-05

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The First Nowell (English); A Maiden Most Gentle (French); The Gloucester Wass...
Performers: Bates, Nigel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Scott, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: Fanfare Trumpeters; Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

The Bach Choir's Family Carols is a fairly standard choral Christmas album. There are no twists and turns in the arrangements, and the carols are all quite familiar. That's not a bad thing, however, i...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies / Weller, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Sympho...
Performers: Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; Haymon, Cynthia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Bear Essentials - Lullaby Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-08-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495; Camille Saint-Saën...

Romantic Music for Brass / Center City Brass Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Victor Ewald: Quintet no 3 in D flat major, Op. 11; Oskar Böhme: Trumpet Sextet for 3 trumpets, bass trumpet, trombone & teno...
Performers: Hardcastle, Geoffrey; Sutte, Jack

The acclaimed ensemble takes its name from the famous downtown district of Philadelphia, where the ensemble was founded in 1985 by students of the prestigious...continue...

Romantic Music for Brass / Center City Brass Quintet

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Victor Ewald: Quintet no 3 in D flat major, Op. 11; Oskar Böhme: Trumpet Sextet for 3 trumpets, bass trumpet, trombone & teno...
Performers: Hardcastle, Geoffrey; Sutte, Jack

Romantic Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Enigma Variations; Stanley Myers: The ...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Byfield, Jack; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; Edlina, Luba; Fingerhut, Margaret; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafa...
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian; Shelley, Howard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Shostakovich, Maxim; Handley, Vernon; Byfield, Jack; Horenstein, Jascha; Järvi, Neeme; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tortel...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Cathedral Strings; I Musici de Montreal; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharm...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

Goldrush / Safri Duo

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in F minor, Op. 35/5; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp...

Formed in 1988, the Safri Duo have built up a broad repertoire which consists of famous piano works arranged for marimba and vibraphone, as well...continue...

Romantic Piano Concertos - Brahms, Schumann, etc / Margalit

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Margalit, Israela
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"These are bold and muscular performances" -Fanfare "a particularly brilliant recording" -Gramophone...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets 2 & 4, etc / Sorrel Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-09-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Pieces (4) for string quartet, Op. 81; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Performers: McCormack, Gina; Sorrel Quartet; Thatcher, Helen; Wardman, Vicci; Yates, Catherine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sorrel Quartet

"...The Sorrel's priority is music first and it is abundantly clear from the opening sweep of the E minor Quartet that it has a special...continue...

All of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies! / McCann, et al

5 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-10-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Rusalka; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Faust; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Edward Cockram Purcell: Passing By; Giacomo Puccini: Madama ...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip; Newsome, Roy; Robertson, Ian
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter; Langford, Gordon; Blackledge, Douglas; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Black Dyke Band; Sellers Engineering Band

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

The World's Most Beautiful Melodies Vol 5 / Phillip McCann

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Welsh Traditional: Suo Gân (Lullaby), song; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Frederick D...
Performers: Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter
Ensemble: Huddersfield Choral Society; Sellers Engineering Band

The World's Most Beautiful Melodies Vol 4 / Phillip McCann

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-04-01

Works: César Franck: Mass for 3 Voices, Organ, Harp, Cello and Double Bass in A, M 61/Op. 12; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Traditional: Believe me if all those endearing young charms; Song of t...
Performers: Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip
Conductors: Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: Leeds Parish Church Boys' Choir; Sellers Engineering Band

More of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies / Phillip McCann

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-01-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Scottish Traditional: Over the Sea to Skye (a.k.a. "The Skye Boat Song"); Haydn Wood: A Brown Bird Singing for voice & piano; Dermot Ma...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; McCann, Phillip
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter; Langford, Gordon
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Black Dyke Band

Seascapes

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Arnold Bax: Mediterranean, for piano; Tintagel, tone poem for orchestra; Frank Bridge: The Sea; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea So...
Performers: Seascapes
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, George

Mendelssohn, Raff: Octets / ASMF Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Joachim Raff: Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in C, Op. 176
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Serenade / Tommy Reilly, ASMF Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: James Moody: Bulgarian Wedding Dance, for harmonica & strings; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Romance for cello & piano, Op. 69; Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 no 1; Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dances (4) ...
Performers: Reilly, Tommy

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Hickox, White, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Plowright, Rosalind; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Organ Classics / Michael Austin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Léon ...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]