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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...

Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies, etc / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Alice Mary Smith Meadows White: Symphony in A minor; Andante for clarinet & orchestra; Symphony in C minor
Performers: Malsbury, Angela
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

That these works have, until now, remained unrecorded, perhaps bears witness to the fact that the discrimination against which Alice Mary Smith battled over a...continue...

Hummel: Violin Concertos, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Potpourri for viola & orchestra in G minor ("Fantaisie"), Op. 94; Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca, for violin & orchestra (unverified); Variations on a theme from a Berlin Singsp...
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"This will be welcomed by Hummel enthusiasts. The performances are all polished and are recorded warmly in Chandos's usual manner." - Bauman, American Record Guide...continue...

Hummel: Piano Concerto, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 34a (also published as Op. 36); Rondo brillant for piano & orchestra in A major, Op. 56; Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in B flat maj...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"Both of these pieces could easily be taken for Chopin, and Shelley's flair for the grand gesture seems quite in keeping. This is far and...continue...

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 - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Cramer: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: Johann Baptist Cramer: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano no 7 in E major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 8 in D minor, Op. 70
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"German-born but London-based, 'Glorious John' Cramer was one of the most celebrated composer-virtuosi of his day... it would be hard to imagine a more colourful,...continue...

Hummel: Mandolin & Trumpet Concerto, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Overture for orchestra in D major (arranged from overture to "Die gute Nachricht"), S. 148; Mandolin Concerto in G major, S. 28; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO ...
Performers: Agnas, Urban; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"An attractive, offbeat programme that frames Hummel's popular trumpet concerto and his airy, Mozartian concerto for Mandolin with two rarities: the overture, composer to celebrate...continue...

Mozart, Krommer: Oboe Concertos / Francis, Shelley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Franz Krommer: Concerto for Oboe no 1 in F major, Op. 37; Concerto for Oboe no 2 in F major, Op. 52
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

'Garnished with a Mozartian eloquence and eliciting from Francis her creamiest sounds...' (BBC Music Magazine)...continue...

Hummel: Piano Concerto in E, etc / Shelley, London Mozart

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in E major ("Les Adieux"), Op. 110; Concerto for piano, violin & orchestra in G major, Op. 17
Performers: Shaham, Hagai; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"...As with Shelley's recording of the G-Major Concertino, I found myself utterly entranced. Far from 18th-century fluff, the Double Concerto, in the hands of these...continue...

Hummel: Piano Concertos / Shelley, London Mozart Players

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concertino for piano & small orchestra in G major (revision of Mandolin Concerto, S. 28), Op. 73; Concerto for Piano in A flat major, Op. 113; Gesellschafts Rondo for piano & o...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"If Hummel represents 'the final flowering of the Mozarteum culture', he also provides a clear link to Chopin...Listen to the first movement [of the Sixth...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 6 - nos 21 & 22 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

"My regard for Howard Shelley's ongoing Mozart piano series on Chandos increases with each successive release in what is rapidly evolving into one of the...continue...

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

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 4 - nos 12 & 19 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 3 - nos 14 & 27 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 2 - nos 9 & 17 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 1 - no 20 & 23 / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players