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Elgar: Cello Concerto; Elegy for Strings, et al. / Paul Watkins, cello

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Performers: Bell, Daniel [Violin]; Bingham, Stephen; Burnard, Steven; Dixon, Peter; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic

Paul Watkins is the cello soloist in a recording that showcases some of Elgar's most popular works. He is accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic and...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (10/04/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

The Glière Orchestral Collection / Richard Watkins, horn; Peter Dixon, cello

5 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-07-26

Works: Reinhold Glière: Symphony no 3 in B minor ("Il'ya Muromets"), Op. 42; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 25; The Zaporozhy Cossacks, symphonic poem, Op. 64; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 8; The ...
Performers: Dixon, Peter; Watkins, Richard
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic

This Chandos box set, which includes many rarities in the concert and record repertoires, is the most comprehensive survey of composer Sir Edward Downes; it...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7 Concert Hall, New Broadcasting House, Manchest....continue...

Korngold: Cello Concerto, etc / Dixon, Shelley, Bamert

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-08-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Military March in B flat major; Concerto for cello & orchestra in C, Op 37; Symphonic Serenade for string orchestra in B, Op. 39; Concerto for piano left-hand & orchestra, Op...
Performers: Dixon, Peter; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc offers four works, from several of Korngold's periods, including the Cello Concerto, an adaptation of a short piece Korngold composed in 1946 from...continue...

Yoshimatsu: Cello Concerto, Age of Birds, etc / Dixon, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Takashi Yoshimatsu: The Age of Birds, for orchestra, Op. 25; Concerto for Cello ("Centaurus Unit"), Op. 91; Chikap, for orchestra, Op. 14a
Performers: Dixon, Peter
Conductors: Fujioka, Sachio
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The BBC Philharmonic tackles all three pieces with virtuosity and panache and the recording captures the full panoply of the Hollywood-style orchestration." - BBC "Attractive,...continue...

The Film Music of Shostakovich / Sinaisky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Return of Maxim, Op. 45; The Man with a Gun (November), film score, Op. 53; Alone (All Alone), film score, Op. 26 (part lost); King Lear, film score, Op. 137
Performers: Dixon, Peter; Galloway, Jennifer; Jordan, Mark
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's 'The Man With The Gun' is given its premiere recording on this new release from the Chandos Movies series. Throughout his career, willingly or...continue...

Stokowski's Symphonic Baroque / Matthias Bamert, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-11-20

Works: Leopold Stokowski: Water Music Suite, transcription for orchestra (after Handel); Sarabande and Courante, transcription for orchestra (from Buxtehude's Keyboard Suite, BuxWV 179); Tu mancavi a tormen...
Performers: Blake, Christopher; Davis, Richard; Dixon, Peter; Millar, Cynthia
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Compared with the old magician, Bamert doesn't come off at all badly: there isn't that uniquely vibrant sound that Stokowski always produced, but the playing...continue...

Dutilleux: Complete Orchestral Works / Tortelier, BBC

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-11-28

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Symphony no 1, for orchestra; Symphony no 2; L'arbre des songes, concerto for violin & orchestra; Sonnets de Jean Cassou (3), for voice & piano or orchestra; Timbres, espace, mouveme...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Argiros, Marios; Burrowes, Edward; Cervenka, Edward; Charlier, Olivier; Chasey, Robert; Chatwin, David; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dintinger, Paul; Dixon, Peter; Fisher, J...
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"For all his splashy harmonic sensuality and colorful timbral ingenuity, Dutilleux is still fundamentally a classicist. His music really belongs in a straight line following...continue...

French Bonbons / Yan Pascal Tortelier, BBC PO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-01-25

Works: Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: La Vierge; Elégie; Meditation (from "Th...
Performers: Dixon, Peter
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal

"There's little competition for these 14 pieces in the catalogue, though they're the kind of pieces that were staples on 78s and early LPs; Chandos...continue...

Gliere: Overtures & Orchestral Works / Sinaisky, BBC Phil

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-03-18

Works: Reinhold Glière: Gyul'sara, opera; Concert Waltz, Op. 90; Shakh-Senem, opera; Ballad, Op. 4; Overture on Slavonic Themes; Heroic March for the Buryiat-Mongolian ASSR, Op. 71; Overture
Performers: Dixon, Peter
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Like Ippolitov-Ivanov, Gliere became fascinated with the folk music of the Soviet Union during his travels through the various republics... If the resulting compositions have...continue...

Yoshimatsu: Symphony No 2, etc / Ogden, Fujioka, BBC Phil

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-03-19

Works: Takashi Yoshimatsu: Symphony no 2 ("At Terra"); Guitar Concerto ("Pegasus Effect"), Op. 21; Threnody to Toki, Op 12
Performers: Dixon, Peter; Janes, Paul; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]
Conductors: Fujioka, Sachio
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Fauré: Orchestral Works / Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-11-21

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, suite for orchestra, Op. 112; Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp major, Op. 19; Pavane, Op. 50; Pénélope, opera in 3 acts; Fantaisie for...
Performers: Davis, Richard; Dixon, Peter; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Masques et bergamasques, which takes its title from Verlaine's sad, mysterious poem Clair delune, is a late stage work that the composer...continue...

Martin: Ballades / Bamert, London Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-08-22

Works: Frank Martin: Ballade for piano & orchestra; Ballade for trombone or tenor sax & small orchestra (arr. from "Ballade for trombone or tenor sax &; Ballade for cello & small orchestra (arr. from "Balla...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Bousfield, Ian; Chambers, Celia; Dixon, Peter; Dukes, Philip; Elms, Roderick; Gledhil, Rachel; Masters, Rachel; Millar, Keith; Robertson, Martin
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Each Ballade is very enjoyable. Their attraction lies in the expertly scored virtuoso solo parts and imaginative orchestrations...The soloists are among Britain's leading musicians, and...continue...

Respighi: Belfagor Overture, Toccata, etc / Downes, Tozer

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-10-01

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Belfagor, concert overture, for orchestra (after opera "Belfagor"), P. 140; Toccata, for piano & orchestra, P. 156; Arrangement; Fantasia Slava for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Argiros, Marios; Dixon, Peter; Tozer, Geoffrey [Piano/Composer]
Conductors: Downes, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith: Cello Concerto, Four Temperaments / Tortelier

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Cello; Theme with Four Variations. The Four Temperaments, ballet for piano & strings
Performers: Chasey, Robert; Dixon, Peter; Fisher, Janet; Shelley, Howard; Simons, Dennis; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra