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In the South: Works for string quartet by Wolf, Puccini, Verdi, Turina, Piazzolla, Paganini / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Hugo Wolf: Serenade for String Quartet in G major "Italian Serenade"; Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E minor; Joaquín Turina: L...

The Brodsky Quartet here turns to the sunshine, bright colors, and deep passions of the South, performing Latin-inspired music for string quartet by composers who...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (10/28/2012-10/30/2012)....continue...

Italian Intermezzo: Music Without Words

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-01-25

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Suor Angelica; Edgar, opera; Alfredo Catalani: Loreley; La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Siberia; Fedora; Amilcare Ponchielli: La ...
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea

The intermezzi recorded on this CD are, in the main, orchestral mood-painting interludes found in the great Italian operatic repertoire of the 19th and early...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 21

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; John Adams: Doctor Atomic; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Mastersingers of Nuremberg; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Brain-Gabbott, Emma; Crowe, Lucy; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Hancock, Gareth; Jenkin, Kathryn; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Miles-Johnson, Deborah
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Leading baritone and dramatic interpreter of his generation, Gerald Finley is an artist who sets alight the stage and delights the ear, whatever role he...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London, England (04/13/2009-04/16/2009)....continue...

Opera In English - Puccini Passions

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Edgar, opera; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angel...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Haymon, Cynthia; Hayward, Robert; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Le Brocq, Mark; Lee, Colin; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Orchestr, Philharmonia Pit; Abel, Yves; Parry, David; Hancock, Gareth

This set includes brand new recordings - with premiere recordings of Manon Lescaut and La Rondine in English. Here is an excellent compilation as an...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Opera in English - Dennis O'Neill

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Attila; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Ché...
Performers: O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

This is the second recital disc from Dennis O'Neill, one of Britain's finest tenors. The varied program of arias, which represent some of the world's...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Turandot / Parry, Eaglen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Bayley, Clive; Eaglen, Jane; Gedda, Nicolai; Le Brocq, Mark; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary; Sidhom, Peter; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"For some people, this recording may be the best way to experience Eaglen's Turandot - her physique does not suggest a beauty men would risk...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Madam Butterfly / Abel, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-11-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Bayley, Clive; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bleiker, D'Arcy; Brett, Frances; Clarke, Paul Charles; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Taylor, Ann; Wood, Roland; Yuris...
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

An accomplished cast of world-renowned singers performs one of the world's best-loved operas. Paul Charles Clarke, who takes the role of Pinkerton in this recording,...continue...

Opera in English - Great Arias from Favorite Operas Vol 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Ruggero Leoncavallo: ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostock, Angela; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hampson, Thomas; Haymon, Cynthia; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Masterson, Valerie; O'Neill, Dennis ...
Conductors: Parry, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Elder, Mark; Bellini, Gabriele

This collection not only brings together the highlights from the more recent Opera in English recordings from Chandos, but also includes a 40-page booklet that...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: Tosca -Highlights /Eaglen, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Booth-Jones, Christopher; Daszak, John; Eaglen, Jane; Holland, Ashley; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Shore, Andrew; Yurisich, Gregory
Conductors: Parry, David

The Guardian
... one of the most formidable, vocally satisfying portrayals of the role of Tosca in years. The thrilling security with which she [Jane Eaglen]...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 5 / Kenny, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-08-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; King A...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Parry, David

"...the Australian soprano is in fine voice throughout, with the clearest English diction since her fellow-antipodean Joan Hammond, a smooth legato and ringing top notes...Barry...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 3 / O'Neill

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-04-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I lombardi; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesia...
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Bullock, Susan; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David

Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

Opera in English - Puccini: La bohème / Parry, Haymon, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-07-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Dazeley, William; Hall, Peter; Haymon, Cynthia; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Milhofer, Mark; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Parfitt, Paul; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Parry, David

"This is the best that I've heard yet in Chandos's series of operas in English, good enough in fact to create a delemma. Does one...continue...

The Melody Shop / Parkes, Cutt, Grimethorpe Colliery Band

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-06-16

Works: Karl L. King: The Melody Shop, march; Jimmy Webb: MacArthur Park; Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Herbert L. Clarke: Caprice Brillante "The Débutante"; Richard Wagner:...
Performers: Grimethorpe Colliery Uk Coal Band, The
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter; Cutt, Gary
Ensemble: Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Opera in English - Puccini: Tosca / Parry, Eaglen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-05-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Booth-Jones, Christopher; Daszak, John; Eaglen, Jane; Holland, Ashley; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Rose, Peter de; Shore, Andrew; Yurisich, Gregory
Conductors: Parry, David

"This is an issue to delight far more than devotees of opera in English...the first recording to demonstrate the powers of Jane Eaglen at full...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

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 / Phillip McCann

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-01-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Edward Cockrane Purcell: Passing by...
Performers: McCann, Phillip; Robertson, Iain
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter
Ensemble: Black Dyke Mills 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