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Kenneth Lieghton: Piano Works

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-06-29

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sonata for piano, Op 64; Preludes for piano; Winter Scene, suite for piano; Piano Sonata, no 3, Op. 27/3
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

"Kenneth Leighton was a superb English composer whose music is slowly but surely gaining the international recognition it deserves...This new Chandos presents Fingerhut in superb...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (10/27/2009-10/28/2009)....continue...

Tansman: Piano Works / Margaret Fingerhut

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Alexandre Tansman: Receuil de Mazurkas, for piano, Vol. 1; Sonata Rustica, for piano; Troisième Sonatine, for piano; Preludes (3) in blues form for piano; Nocturnes (4), for piano; Album d'amis,...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

"It seems such a shame that the forces of dogma and experimentalism which ruled Paris since the Second World War left so many casualties in...continue...

Bainton: Concerto fantasia, Golden River Op 16, etc / Daniel, Fingerhut, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Edgar Leslie Bainton: Pieces (3), for orchestra; Pavane, Idyll and Bacchanal, for string orchestra, with flute & tambourine ad libitum; The Golden River, suite for orchestra (after Ruskin), Op. 16; C...
Performers: Davis, Richard; Fingerhut, Margaret
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

A Stanford-pupil, friend of George Dyson and long-time Principal of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Conservatory, Edgar Bainton emigrated to Australia in 1934, and thus sadly faded from the...continue...

The Essential Dukas / Tortelier, Fingerhut, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-05-23

Works: Paul Dukas: La Péri, fanfare to the ballet; La Péri, ballet; The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Symphony in C major; Polyeucte, overture for or...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Ulster Orchestra

Paul Dukas is almost entirely known for his popular tone poem 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice.' This work is, of course, included in this release; however, these...continue...

Classics - Falla: Love the Magician, etc / Simon, London SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Nights in the gardens of Spain; Dance no 1 (from La vida breve)
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Geoffrey Simon and the Chandos sound engineers have something new and fresh to offer... the singing of Sarah Walker with its vibrant, earthy vitality brings...continue...

Piano Works by Lennox & Michael Berkeley / Fingerhut

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-19

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 23; Pieces (3) (Etude, Berceuse and Capriccio), for piano, Op. 2; Paysage, for piano; Scherzo for piano, Op. 32/2; Sonata for Piano in A major, Op. 20; Ma...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

This release features premiere recording of Concert Study and Michael Berkeley's 'A Strange Meeting' "Margaret Fingerhut plays it all with an imperious technique and displays...continue...

Classics - Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, etc / Handley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Both Vernon Handley and Margaret Fingerhut have made significant contributions to the Chandos catalog, and have received high praise for their recordings....continue...

Classics - Bax: Orchestral Works / Fingerhut, Thomson, LPO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Arnold Bax: Winter Legends, sinfonia concertante for piano & orchestra; Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra in E major
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Although he seldom played in public, Bax was by all accounts a formidable pianist. He composed a great many piano pieces and four sonatas of...continue...

Classics - Moeran: Symphony, Rhapsody, Overture for a Masque

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: E.J. Moeran: Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Overture for a Masque; Rhapsody for piano & orchestra in F sharp major
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

The performances under one of the masters of British music are quite supberb, and the rich Chandos recording is well up to the best vintage...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...

Stanford: Six Irish Rhapsodies, etc / Handley, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Irish Rhapsody for orchestra No 1 in D minor, Op. 78; Irish Rhapsody for orchestra No 2 in F minor, Op. 84 ("The Lament for the Son of Ossian"); Irish Rhapsody for orchestr...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"This series has proved to be quite popular owing to the superb quality of Stanford's compositional skills and the brilliance of the Ulster Orchestra's performances...continue...

Classics - Bax: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Thomson, London PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Arnold Bax: Russian Suite, for orchestra (arr. of piano pieces from 1912-1915); Work(s); Golden Eagle, incidental music for orchestra; Saga Fragment, for trumpet, strings, piano & percussion (arr. of...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Hill, Martyn; Nunn, Richard
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Thomson possesses an intuitive understanding that allows more of the music to compel than one had dared hope... The London Philharmonic plays beautifully..." - The...continue...

Classics - Bax: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Thomson, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Arnold Bax: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex), symphonic variations for piano & orchestra in E major
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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He conducts a mellow affectionate performance of the Concerto... Lydia Mordkovitch plays the solo part with real flair and richness of tone and seems to...continue...

Leighton: Piano Works / Margaret Fingerhut

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-07-25

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sonatina for piano no 2, Op. 1b; Studies (5) for piano, no 1, Allegro ma non troppo, Op. 22/1; Studies (5) for piano, no 2, Allegro leggerissimo, Op. 22/2; Studies (5) for piano, no...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret

"This is the third recording of piano music by...Leighton...His music for piano is elegant, sparkling, shapely, packed with engaging tunes, rich harmonies, and clean-lined counterpoint,...continue...

Bax: Octet, String Quintet, etc / ASMF Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-03-17

Works: Arnold Bax: Octet, for horn, piano & string sextet; Quintet for strings; Concerto, for flute, oboe, harp & string quartet; Threnody & Scherzo, for bassoon, harp & string sextet; In memoriam, for engl...
Performers: Bosch, Leon Enrique; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Fingerhut, Margaret; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Latchem, Malcolm; Marrion, Paul; Orton, Stephen; Sheen, Graham; Sillito, Kenne...
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Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

"Baxians everywhere will rejoice at the appearance of this beautiful and enterprising collection, which fills so many gaps in the composer's current discography...No praise can...continue...