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Witold Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol. 4 - Symphony no 1; Partita; Chain 2; Preludia taneczne / Michael Collins, clarinet; Tasmin Little, violin

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The fifth and final volume of this Lutoslawski set is the perfect cap to a series that has been called "as polished as it is...continue...

Karol Symanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 "Symphonie Concertante"; Concerto Overture / Louis Lortie, piano; BBC SO

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, for orchestra in E major, Op. 12, M12; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19, M24
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Szymanowski inscribed the original score with part of the poem Witez Wlast by his friend Tadeusz Micinski: 'I will not play you sad songs, O...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum....continue...

Josef Suk: Prague; Summer's Tale / BBC SO, Belohlavek

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Josef Suk: Pohádka Léta (A Summer Tale), Tone Poem For large Orchestra, A, Op. 29; Praga, Op. 26
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Two symphonic poems by Suk are performed here by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiri Belohlavek, who also brought us the highly acclaimed recording of...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum (01/03/2012-01/04/2012)....continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Louis Lortie, Gardner/BBC SO

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-01-31

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos; Symphony no 4
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This is the third volume in the Chandos series devoted to the music of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. It brings together his first surviving...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall (06/29/2011-06/30/2011)....continue...

Delius: Double Concerto; Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto / Tasmin Little, violin; Paul Watkins, cello

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

Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Violin and Cello; Concerto for Violin RT vii/6; Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7
Performers: Little, Tasmin; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The Violin, Double, & Cello Concertos by Delius involving solos string instruments are here brought together on the same disc for the 1st time. Tasmin...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/13/2010-10/14/2010)....continue...

Delius: Appalachia; The Song of the High Hills

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-04-26

Works: Frederick Delius: Appalachia - American Rhapsody; A Song of the High Hills, for wordless chorus & orchestra, RT ii/6
Performers: Bowen, Christopher; Robinson, Olivia
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

This recording presents two rarely heard but striking works by Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Both works are prime examples of Delius's highly individual and ground-breaking use...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/15/2010-10/16/2010)....continue...

Bantock: Omar Khayyám / Handley, Wyn-Rogers, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-23

Works: Granville Bantock: Omar Khayyam, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Menna, Sian; Price, Edward; Robinson, Olivia; Spence, Toby; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Bantock succeeded Sir Edward Elgar at Birmingham University in 1908. During his time there he developed an interest in large-scale choral composition, producing among other...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 88 & 99; Beethoven / Davis, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"The virtues of Colin Davis' Concertgebouw Haydn recordings are well known: judicious tempos, excellent playing (particularly from the wind soloists), and stylish phrasing even in...continue...

Super Audio CD Sampler - RQR

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514...
Performers: Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Civil, Alan; Gazzelloni, Severino; Gedda, Nicolai; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kovacevich, Stephen; Pieterson, George
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Schroder, Jaap; ; Inbal, Eliahu; Varviso, Silvio; Evetz, Eugen; Krips, Josef; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; I Musici; Orchestre de P...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 4 / Kovacevich, Davis

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 / Davis

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra

Skalkottas: Piano Concerto no 2, Suites, etc / Madge, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-04-01

Works: Nikos Skalkottas: Concerto for Piano no 2, A/K 17; Suite for Orchestra no 2, A/K 4; Little Suite for Strings, A/K 7; Small Dance Suite, A/K 13
Performers: Madge, Geoffrey Douglas
Conductors: Christodoulou, Nikos
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

In their pioneering series of Skalkottas's orchestral music BIS is now releasing the sixth installment. The main work here is the 'Piano Concerto No. 2'....continue...

Barber: Vanessa / Slatkin, Graham, Brewer, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Brewer, Christine; Burden, William; Charlesworth, Stephen; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Graham, Susan; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Christine Brewer...[gave] a performance of extraordinary emotional and vocal span. What a cast of formidable American singers this was. There was Susan Graham, with an...continue...

Bach - Conductor's Transcriptions / Slatkin, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

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); Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727; Orchestral Suite no...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"...Slatkin proves that he's the ideal interpreter of this repertory. The softer, more reflective pieces flow serenely and sweetly, while the dramatic toccatas and fantasias...continue...

Bernstein: Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis /Slatkin

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis, for alto, chorus & percussion (or 7 violins & percussion)
Performers: Baker, Simon; Benjafield, Richard; Brannick, Chris; Carter, Roger; Castle, Andrew; Loosley, Clare; Murray, Ann; Richardson, Lindsay
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Oratory School Schola

"Here, all on a single generous disc, we get the best of Leonard Bernstein's choral works, beautifully performed by English forces under a renowned American...continue...

Britten: Prince of Pagodas Suite; McPhee / Slatkin, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-11

Works: Colin McPhee: Balinese Ceremonial Music, for 2 pianos; Tabuh-tabuhan, for 2 pianos & orchestra; Benjamin Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Britten, Benjamin; Burley, Elizabeth; Davis, Michael [Violin]; McPhee, Colin
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra