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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 / Jean Efflam Bavouzet, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonat...
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam

To run parallel with his complete Haydn series, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is now starting a complete, chronological cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas. This first set covers...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (2008-10-28_2008-10-30&2010-)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra / Howard Shelley, piano

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Croft, Hazel; Gibson, Paul; Herbert, Gillene; Hugh, Timothy; Little, Tasmin; McGuckin, Kathryn; Rendall, Paul; Robinson, Dean; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of Opera North

The piano remained the main instrument of Beethoven throughout his life. This specially priced 4 CD box set represents his entire and sizeable output for...continue...
Recording information: Leeds Town Hall (2010-09-??&3011-06-??&2011-); Victoria Hall (2010-09-??&3011-06-??&2011-)....continue...

Louis Lortie plays Beethoven

9 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, Op. 6; Sonata...
Performers: Lortie, Louis; Mercier, Helene

Beethoven has always been a part of the concert repertoire of exclusive Chandos artist Louis Lortie, and it rose again to the top of his...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Gunnarsson, Claes; Trobäck, Sara
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Trio Poseidon

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra perform these two popular concertos with Trio Poseidon taking the soloist roles. Sara Trobach Hesselink is the Leader of the Orchestra,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden....continue...

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets / Borodin String Quartet

8 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...

Beethoven's string quartets need no introduction. These recordings, previously issued across six individual releases, are here collected in a box set for less than half...continue...

Great Operatic Arias Vol 2 / Brewer, Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Lu...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Howarth, Judith; Robinson, Timothy
Conductors: Parry, David

"Hats off, gentlemen. A diva. The real, rare, wondrous thing. Her name is Christine Brewer." With these words the 'Evening Standard' described the first of...continue...

Inga Nielsen - Voices, Live & Studio Recordings

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Athalia, HWV 52; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di L...
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Christiansen, Christian [Bass Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gurtler, Friedrich; Hannibal, Lars; Henning-Jensen, Gert; Nielsen, Arne; Nielsen, Inga; Noli, Alberto; Pappano, Antonio [C...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Kuhn, Gustav; Albrecht, Gerd; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Schoenwandt, Michael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Metzmacher, Ingo; Wallberg, Heinz; Firman, David

This two CD set spans a period of more than fifty years, from Inga Nielsen's first ever recording, made at the age of six accompanied...continue...

An Introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

This CD couples Beethoven's most famous symphony and most famous piano concerto - with the striking Prometheus Overture as a bonus. John Lill famous for...continue...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 6 / Borodin Quartet

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-03-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet

"This completes the Borodin Beethoven cycle - the previous five volumes consist of single CDs. It has proved to be a fascinating project, distinguished by...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias / Brewer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Arthur Sullivan: The Golden Legend, ...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Brewer, Christine; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

"[Christine Brewer is] a rare creature: a genuine dramatic soprano, producing a generous column of brightly colored yet solid tone up to (at least) a...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 5 / Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132; Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135

The series has received high praise in the face of ferocious competition: Gramophone remarked that 'if the other late quartets match this accont of 'Op....continue...

Opera in English - Beethoven: Fidelio / Parry, Brewer, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Catling, Ashley; Evans, Rebecca; Hunka, Pavlo; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Margison, Richard; Purves, Christopher; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"Christine Brewer is so much in command, and in such splendid voice, that there is no doubt that it is Vanessa's story." - Gramophone "The...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 4 / Borodin String Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127; Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

"These Borodin accounts are distinguished by their feeling of spontaneity; the continual small rubati and emphases may be worked out in advance but sound like...continue...

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 3 / Borodin String Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"; Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133

"These Borodin accounts are distinguished by their feeling of spontaneity; the continual small rubati and emphases may be worked out in advance but sound like...continue...

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...

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 2 / Borodin String Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-05-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"

"In Quartet 8's opening Allegro, chords that are played with great incisiveness by other quartets are sort of pushed so that they gather intensity; no...continue...

Classical Favourites / Vernon Handley, Ulster Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-04-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Beethoven: String Quartets Vol 1 / Borodin String Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "Razumovsky"

The Borodins realized that there is a tradeoff between audibility and energy, and their performance favors the former over the latter. The balance of the...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...

Beethoven: Mass in C Major / Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Elegiac song (Elegischer Gesang) ("Sanft wie du lebtest") for 4 voices & string quartet, Op. 118; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, cantata for chorus & o...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"Hickox has already shown his affinity for Haydn's masses, so it is no surprise that this Beethoven mass, written in a Haydnesque style for Prince...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...

Beethoven: String Quartets Op 18 / Borodin String Quartet

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...

"If you like electricity and virtuosity, the Borodin may feel tepid. But their playing is splendidly cultured and musical, deep in feeling, without sounding excessively...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 8 / J. Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-04-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ca...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Tomlinson, John; Vaughan, Elizabeth
Conductors: Parry, David

BBC Music Magazine
John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he displays...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 31 / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-10-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 16 in G major, Op. 31 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat, Op. 31
Performers: Lortie, Louis

"...What Lortie offers is the best of modern music-making--faithful to the written notes, but even more to the music that they are meant to evoke....continue...

Beethoven: Overtures, Leonora no 3, etc /Lill, Weller, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 22, 26, 49 / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 11 in B flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 19 in G minor, Op. 49 no 1; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Lortie, Louis

Beethoven: Septet, Quintet in C / St. Martin in the Fields

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29; Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb

Somehow the Septet of Beethoven has a hard time escaping a certain element of 'corn' for this listener: Not so in this wonderful recording by...continue...

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Opp 27 & 28 / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pas...
Performers: Lortie, Louis

Beethoven: Symphony no 7, etc / Donohoe, Netherlands Wind En

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-07-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Octet for winds in E flat major, Op. 103; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op. 16; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; George, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble

"...The youthful chamber works are crafted with a sentience uncommon for one so young, they are pleasing and congenial and offer us a cameo of...continue...

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Op 101 & 106 / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-03-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Lortie, Louis

"Lortie is simply a stunning pianist for whom technical problems do not exist...the textures a transparent even when thick...the voicing of each part projected with...continue...

Stokowski Encores / Matthias Bamert, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-04-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 6 in E minor, "As Pants the Hart", HWV 251b; Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Johann Mattheson: Sui...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Opp 6, 7 & 14 / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-03-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major...
Performers: Lortie, Louis; Mercier, Helene

Beethoven: Piano Trios 'Ghost' & 'Archduke'/ Borodin Trio

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin Trio

Beethoven: Complete Bagatelles / John Lill

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 33; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126; Bagatelle for piano in C minor, WoO 52; Allegretto for piano in C major ...
Performers: Lill, John

Beethoven: Serenade, Trio, Duo / Milan, Azzolini, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D major, Op. 25; Trio for piano, flute & bassoon in G major, WoO 37; Duo for clarinet & bassoon in C major, WoO 27/1
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chilingirian, Levon; Milan, Susan; Williams, Louise

Beethoven: Ten Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Pia...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin Trio

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Opp 13, 53, 81a / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Performers: Lortie, Louis

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Symphony no 10 / Gibson, Weller

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Symphony no 10 in E flat major (realized & completed by Barry Cooper)
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Rondos, etc / Louis Lortie

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica"; Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34; Rondo for Piano in C major, Op. 51 no 1; ...
Performers: Lortie, Louis

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata; Beethoven / Imai, Vignoles

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Ludwig van Beethoven: Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major, Op. 42
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Vignoles, Roger