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Film & TV Music of Christopher Gunning

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Christopher Gunning: Poirot Variants, for alto saxophone & orchestra; La Môme; Under Suspicion; Cold Lazarus; Rosemary and Thyme; Rebecca; Pollyanna; Firelight; When the Whales Came; Poirot; Lig...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bradshaw, Julia; Compton, Matthew; Gamba, Rumon; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Robertson, Martin; Tibbels, Nicole; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

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Vincent d'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Rumon Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Vincent d'Indy: Istar, symphonic variations, Op. 42; Choral varié, Op. 55; Symphony no 3, Op. 70 ("De bello Gallico"); Diptyque Méditerranéen, for orchestra, Op. 87
Performers: Flosason, Sigurdur
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Rumon Gamba and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra follow their Grammy-nominated volume 1 and Editor's Choice winning Volume 2 with four rare orchestral works from Vincent...continue...
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Gregson: Trumpet Concerto, Saxophone Concerto, etc / Antonsen, Sugawa, Goerner, Rundell, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Edward Gregson: Concerto for Trumpet; Concerto for Piano & Wind 'Homages'; Saxophone Concerto
Performers: Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Goerner, Nelson; Sugawa, Nobuya; Turner, Paul
Conductors: Rundell, Clark
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gregson, a noted composer and conductor of contemporary music, retires from his post as Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music this year....continue...

Nobuya Sugawa plays Yoshimatsu, Honda, Ibert, Larsson / Sado, BBC PO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-05-27

Works: Takashi Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto ("Albireo Mode"), Op. 93; Toshiyuki Honda: Concerto du vent, for saxophone & orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instruments...
Performers: Sugawa, Nobuya
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Sugawa is unfazed by the work's difficulties, and the rhapsodic opening movement, which seems to refer back to Debussy's Indonesian-inspired Impressionism, is an absolutely gorgeous...continue...

Classics - Tippett: The Symphonies / Hickox, Bournemouth SO

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-10-18

Works: Michael Tippett: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 3 for soprano & orchestra; Symphony no 4; New Year Suite, suite from the opera for orchestra
Performers: Bush, Melanie; Holmes, Tim; Horch, Kyle; Millett, Robert; Robinson, Faye; Smith, Steve; Taylor, S. Alan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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This is Tippett firing on all cylinders, with a performance and recording to match.
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Bizet: Carmen Suite no 1 & 2, etc / Tortelier, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Hubar, Theresia van Hellenburg; Swann, Christopher
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley's Fourth is the most expansive of his symphonies and should appeal to those who find the others too acerbic or terse. It's a...continue...

Kochlin: Le Saxophone Lumineux / F. Mondelci, K. Stott

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-04-23

Works: Charles Koechlin: Etudes (15) for saxophone & piano, Op. 188; Pieces (15) for horn(s) & piano, Op. 180
Performers: Mondelci, Federico; Stott, Kathryn

"...All is well in this recording, for Mr. Mondelci, having studied with the great Jean-Marie Londeix and spent a lot of time comparing the published...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...

Tippett: Symphony no 2, etc / Hickox, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Symphony no 2; New Year Suite, suite from the opera for orchestra
Performers: Bush, Melanie; Holmes, Tim; Horch, Kyle; Smith, Steven; Taylor, S. Alan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le Toit; Poulenc, Ibert / Tortelier

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-02-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les biches, suite for orchestra (from the ballet), FP 36; Jacques Ibert: Divertissement, for chamber orchestra; Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58; La création du mo...
Performers: Holmes, Tim; Schumann, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Järvi, Chicago SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Performers: Herseth, Adolph; Lane, Burl; Pokorny, Gene
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme