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Brahms; Clara and Robert Schumann: Violin Sonatas / Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for Violin and Piano, O...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Poster, Tom

In 2002, at the age of twelve, Jennifer Pike notably became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Now aged...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/26/2012-09/28/2012)....continue...

Atterberg: Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia piccola'; Suite No. 3; Symphony No. 6 'Dollar Symphony'; En värmlandsrapsodi / Jarvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Kurt Atterberg: Symphony no 6 in C, Op 31, "Dollar Symphony"; Värmland Rhapsody, Op. 36; Suite for violin, viola & string orchestra, Op. 19; Symphony no 4 in G, Op 14, "Sinfonia Piccola"
Performers: Hesselink, Sara Troback; Hogberg, Per
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

In 2010 Neeme Järvi began his Scandinavian project, offering up idiomatic performances of Norwegian composers. Similar in approach, this new survey turns to Sweden, with...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden (05/31/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Ernst Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet, Op. 21; String Quartet, Op. 35 / Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Ernest Chausson: Quartet for Strings in C minor, Op. 35 (completed by D'Indy); Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Poster, Tom
Conductors:
Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

This is the sixth recording by the Doric String Quartet for Chandos Records, and the discography is going from strength to strength. The disc of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (07/04/2012-07/06/2012)....continue...

The Unknown Purcell: Sonatas by Daniel Purcell / Hazel Brooks, violin; David Pollock, harpsichord

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Daniel Purcell: Toccata for harpsichord in A minor; Chaconne for violin (or recorder) & harpsichord in A minor; Solo (Sonata) for recorder (or violin) & continuo in D major; Solo no 2 for flute (or r...
Performers: Brooks, Hazel; Pollock, David [Harpsichord]

Nearly all of Daniel Purcell's surviving solo harpsichord music consists of arrangements, the only clear exception being the short Toccata, a brief essay in the...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (08/01/2011-08/04/2011)....continue...

Bartók: Works for Violin and Piano - Sonatas and Folk Dances / James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor; Hungarian Folksong; Hungarian Folk Tunes; Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56
Performers: Armstrong, Andrew; Ehnes, James [Violin]

Almost half a century earlier, Bartók had written his Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor. It was included in a concert given by...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (06/02/2012-06/04/2012)....continue...

Strauss, Respighi: Violin Sonatas / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for violin & piano, in B minor, P. 110; Six pieces for violin & piano, P. 31
Performers: Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin

Britain's Tasmin Little performs the little-known violin sonatas by Richard Strauss and Ottorino Respighi in her latest recital disc for Chandos. Also included are three...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (05/09/2012-05/11/2012)....continue...

Miklos Rozsa: Violin Concerto; Concerto for String Orchestra; Kaleidoscope, Op. 19a / Jennifer Pike, violin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for Violin & orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto for string orchestra, Op. 17; Theme, Variations & Finale, Op. 13a
Performers: Pike, Jennifer
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philhlarmonic Orchestra

This is Volume 3 of orchestral works by Miklos Rozsa. His Hungarian roots influenced the composer's musical voice, and his works dazzle with virtuosity. The...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford....continue...

Holst: The Wandering Scholar; Suite de ballet; A Song of the Night / Ingrid Attrot; Neill Archer, Alan Opie, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Gustav Holst: Suite de ballet, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 10, H. 43; A Song of the Night, Op. 19 no 1/H 74; The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176
Performers: Hatfield, Lesley; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Another re-release from Hickox's classic recordings finds us knee-deep in lesser-known and widely varied works of Gustav Holst. The Suite de Ballet is one of...continue...
Recording information: St. Nicholas' Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (05/15/1996-05/16/1996)....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works / Neeme Järvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Phaéton, Op. 39; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; La jeunesse d'Hercule, symphonic poem in E flat major, Op. 50; ...
Performers: Iwabuchi, Maya
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The works on this disc are all early, dating from the first half of the composing life of Saint-Saëns - that is, with the one...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2011-09/15/2011)....continue...

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...

Johan Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 / Melina Mandozzi, violin; Ilze Klava, viola

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody for orchestra no 1 in A major; Norwegian Rhapsody for orchestra no 2 in G major; Brudefolget drager forbi (Norwegian Bridal Procession), for orchestra (after Grieg...
Performers: Klava, Ilze; Mandozzi, Melina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the fourth and final volume of colorful and highly appealing orchestral works by the Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. The series is performed by...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway....continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass; Missa brevis K192; Exsultate, jubilate / Susan Gritton, soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 1 in E flat major, K 67 (41h); Church Sonata for O...
Performers: Aldridge, Kate; Bourne, Frances; Challenger, John [Organ]; Faultless, Margaret; Furness, Sam; Gritton, Susan; Humphreys, George; Jones, Simon; Skidmore, Andrew
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St John's College Cambridge

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs Mozart's 'Coronation Mass' alongside four distinguished soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 / James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-01-31

Works: Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 86; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 89; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Albu...
Performers: Armstrong, Andrew; Ehnes, James [Violin]

This is the second volume in a series devoted to the works for strings by Béla Bartók, with James Ehnes the featured soloist. Earlier this...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (05/30/2011-06/01/2011)....continue...

Johan Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Marianne Thorsen, violin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Johan Svendsen: Carnival in Paris, episode for orchestra, Op. 9; Romeo and Juliet Overture, Op. 18; Festival Polonaise, for orchestra, Op. 12; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 26; Tr&...
Performers: Mandozzi, Melina; Thorsen, Marianne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the 1st of a 4 volume project series dedicated to the orchestral works of the Norwegian composer Svendsen. As a composer, Svendsen was...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway....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...

Delius: Double Concerto; Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto / Tasmin Little, violin; Paul Watkins, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Violin and Cello; Concerto for Violin RT vii/6; Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7
Performers: Little, Tasmin; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The Violin, Double, & Cello Concertos by Delius involving solos string instruments are here brought together on the same disc for the 1st time. Tasmin...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/13/2010-10/14/2010)....continue...

Bartok: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Viola Concerto / Ehnes. Noseda, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Hailed as 'the Jascha Heifetz of our day' (The Globe and Mail, Canada), the violinist James Ehnes is widely considered one of the most dynamic...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

Grazyna Bacewicz: Violin Concertos Nos. 2, 4 and 5 / Joanna Kurkowicz, violin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-07-26

Works: Grazyna Bacewicz: Concerto for Violin no 4; Concerto for Violin no 5; Concerto for Violin no 2
Performers: Kurkowicz, Joanna
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Performing the works of Grazyna Bacewicz, Joanna Kurkowicz says of this second volume of violin concertos as 'a tremendous journey through the incredible music of...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw....continue...

Fiesta Criolla: Latin American Orchestral Works

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-06-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milongón festivo, for bandoneon, guitar & orchestra; Manuel Gómez Carillo: Fiesta Criolla, for orchestra; Rapsodia Santiagueña, for orchestra; Juan José Castro: A...
Performers: Chastain, Nora
Conductors: Castagna, Gabriel
Ensemble: Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlinger

Enjoy a veritable feast of early to mid-twentieth century orchestral music by composers from Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Columbia. The works are all premier recordings,...continue...
Recording information: Studio, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (03/19/2010-03/20/2010)....continue...

Miklós Rózsa: Orchestral Works 2 / Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-06-28

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, for violin & orchestra, Op. 4; The Vintner's Daughter, variations on a French song for orchestra, Op. 23a; Hungarian Nocturne, for orch...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Best known for his film music, (A Double Life, Ben Hur, Spellbound) many fans are surprised to learn that Miklós Rózsa wrote many pieces for...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Jarvi

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-04-26

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Symphony no 3 in C major; Sorte Svaner (Black Swans), for orchestra; Wedding March for violin & orchestra, Op. 32/1; Rabnabryllaup uti Kraakjalund (Wedding of Ravens in the Grove of ...
Performers: Hemsing, Ragnhild; Mandozzi, Melina; Thorsen, Marianne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Neeme Järvi returns to conduct the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Volume 3 of Chandos' series of orchestral works by the Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. Of...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway....continue...

Franck, Debussy, Ravel: Violin Sonatas

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-04-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]

Jennifer Pike, one of the brightest up-and-coming stars on the musical scene today, performs some of the greatest chamber works in the violin repertoire. On...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (12/14/2010-12/16/2010)....continue...

Tasmin Little plays works by Elgar

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Work(s); The Crown of India, Op. 66; Polonia, Op. 76
Performers: Little, Tasmin
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

The long - awaited and much anticipated recording of Tasmin Little's Elgar Violin Concerto will be released this November, 100 years after the work's first...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (05/24/2010-05/26/2010)....continue...

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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Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester (2009-07-14&2010-01-04&2010-)....continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri / Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Charles Daniels

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp & strings, o.Op. 147 (TrV 293, AV 147); Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; An...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chance, Michael; Clevenger, Dale; Combs, Larry; Daniels, Charles; Golan, Joseph; Guastefeste, Joseph; Harvey, Peter; Kirkby, Emma; Klein, Alex; Magad, Samuel; Mc...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Purcell Quartet

This new release from Chaconne the Chandos' early music label focuses on Buxtehude's seven cantatas, collectively know as Membra Jesu nostri. The work takes the...continue...

Johan Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Suite Ancienne, Op. 31; Norwegian Dance for violin & orchestra no 3; Air Norvégien for violin & orchestra, Op. 7; Chant de Veslemoy; Symphony no 2 in D minor ("Fate")
Performers: Thorsen, Marianne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Neeme Järvi is back conducting the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, with the violinist Marianne Thorsen, in this second volume of Chandos' series devoted to the orchestral...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (08/24/2009-09/02/2009)....continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60
Performers: Beveridge, Catriona; Creswick, Bradley; Watkin, David
Conductors: Armstrong, Richard

Appearances in opera, concert, and recital by the Grammy Award winning American soprano Christine Brewer are marked by her unique timbre, at once warm and...continue...
Recording information: Trident Audio Post, London (2010-01-17_2010-01-28&2010-); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (2010-01-17_2010-01-28&2010-)....continue...

Lydia Mordkovich pays Tribute to Locatelli, Ysae & Chausson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin & piano in F minor "au tombeau d'après la sonate de Pietro Antonio Locatelli"; Sonata for violin solo no 2 in A minor ("Obsession"), Op. 27/2; Pietro An...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Gusak-Grin, Marina; Kirby, James; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Walker, Nicholas

David Oistrakh (1908 - 1974), one of the most famous violin virtuosos of the last century, made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous...continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantatas & Chamber Music

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-04-27

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Bella dama di nome Santa 'Tu sei quella'; Bella dama di nome Santa; Ardo, è ver, per te d'amore, chamber cantata for soprano, flute & continuo (incomplete); Sinfonie di con...
Performers: Fox, Karina; Miller, Eve; Ngai, Emlyn; Roberts, Gwyn [Recorder]; Rottsolk, Clara [Soprano]; Stone, Richard [Arranger/Conductor]

Tempesta di Mare, the Chamber Players from the Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, have chosen cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti which best show the range of invention for...continue...
Recording information: St Peter's Church in the Great Valley, Malvern, Pennsyl (11/19/2001-11/21/2009)....continue...

Johan Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Neeme Järvi

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Entry March of the Boyars (Bojarernes Indtogsmarsch), for orchestra; Andante Religioso for violin & orchestra; Mascarade Suite; La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bu...
Performers: Mandozzi, Melina; Thorsen, Marianne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Halvorsen's music is one of the best kept secrets of Norway; he was not only an accomplished violinist and conductor, (he was in fact conductor...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (08/24/2009-09/02/2009)....continue...

Herbert Howells: St John's Magnificat

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Herbert Howells: Sequence for St Michael; By the Waters of Babylon, for baritone, violin, cello & organ; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Gloucester Service; Psalm 142 ("I cried unto the Lord with my vo...
Performers: David Adams [Violin/Viola]; John, Gareth [Vocals]; Kraemer, Dominic; Last, Thomas [Vocals]; Mullock, Thomas [Vocals]; Neary, Alice; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Whelan, Paul; Williams, Francis [Tenor...

This recording heralds the beginning of an exclusive recording contract between Chandos and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. All performances will be conducted...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (2009-01-09&2009-01-10&2009-)....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...
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Cyril Scott: Piano Trios; Cornish Boat Song; Clarinet Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-01-26

Works: Cyril Scott: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Quintet for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Cornish Boat Song, for violin, cello & pi...
Performers: Cooper, Mia; David Adams [Violin/Viola]; Plane, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

Cyril Scott was one of the 'Frankfurt Gang'; a group of young composers who studied at the Hoch'sche Konservatorium with the likes of Roger Quilter...continue...

Complete Tranquility

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-01-26

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Concerto in C minor for cello and orchestra; Count Unico-Wilhelm van Wassenaer: Concerto armonico no 3 in A major; Concerto armonico no 4 in F minor; Concerto armonico no 1 in ...
Performers: Aubut, Alain; Baskin, Theodore; Hall, Lucia; Hurtubise, Benoit; Hutchins, Timothy; Montreal, I Musici de; Norris, David Owen; Prevost, Christian [Violin]; Shaverdian, Gregory [Piano]; Shostakovich, D...
Conductors: Turovsky, Yuli; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: Ensemble Repercussion; I Musici de Montréal

With fine performances from I Musici de Montreal, 'Complete Tranquility' is a generous three-disc set packed full of music that will encourage you to slow...continue...

Mozart: Duo Sonatas, Vol. 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131; Sonata for violin & piano no 22 in A major, K. 305 (K. 293d); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c);...
Performers: Govier, Geoffrey; Mackintosh, Catherine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Amadè

Catherine Mackintosh and Geoffrey Govier formed Duo Amade in order to perform the charming and intimate works for violin and fortepiano by Mozart in concert,...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London N6 (07/14/2008-07/16/2008)....continue...

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2, Violin Sonata no 1 / Mordkovitch, Oppitz, Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-08-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia; Oppitz, Gerhard
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

"Jarvi is an outstanding collaborator. His feeling for this composer's music is well established, and he brings out details that other conductors are content to...continue...

Grazyna Bacewicz: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 7 / Joanna Kurkowicz, Lukasz Borowicz, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Grazyna Bacewicz: Concerto for violin & orchestra no 7; Concerto no 3, for violin & orchestra; Concerto no 1, for violin & orchestra; Overture, for orchestra
Performers: Kurkowicz, Joanna
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Grazyna Bacewicz, one the most distinguished Polish composers of the twentieth century and one of...continue...

Monteverdi Series Vol 3 - Sweet Torment / Hollingsworth, I Fagiolini, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il quinto libro de madrigali; Il sesto libro de madrigali; Madrigals, Book 6; Concerto. Settimo libro de madrigali; Madrigals, Book 9; Hor che'l ciel e la Terra; Gira il nemico in...
Performers: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Mulroy, Nicholas; Quinteiro, Eligio; Ritchie, Fiona; Spissky, Peter; Sterling, David
Conductors: Hollingworth, Robert
Ensemble: Barokksolistene (Chamber Orchestra); I Fagiolini

"By exploring works that move the emotions of the listener I Fagiolini present a sumptuous selection of madrigals which demonstrate both the huge variety of...continue...

Lydia Mordkovitch plays Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Volkonsky, Khandoshkin & Stravinsky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky: Improvisato for Violin and Piano, Op. 21; Andrei Volkonsky: Sonata for viola & piano; Ivan Khandoshkin: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, Op. 3; Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella;...
Performers: Milford, Julian; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Walker, Nicholas

On this release Lydia Mordkovitch performs a personal selection of Russian pieces for violin or viola. All of them display her expressive capacity and brilliant...continue...

Dancla: Petite École de la mélodie Op. 123; Saint-Saëns, Massenet / Rimonda, Canziani

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-03-31

Works: Charles Dancla: Petite École de la mélodie, short pieces (12) for violin & piano, Op. 123; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; Jules Massenet: Med...
Performers: Canziani, Cristina; Rimonda, Guido

Guido Rimonda and Cristina Canziani perform three intimate works for violin and piano. Chief among them is the world premiere recording of Dancla's 'Petite Ecole...continue...

The Contest of Apollo & Pan

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-02-24

Works: Dario Castello: Sonata for 3 instruments & continuo no 10 (Sonata Concertate II/10); Sonate concertate in stil moderno Book 2; Sonata for 2 instruments & continuo no 7 (Sonata Concertate II/7); Sonat...
Performers: Devine, Steven; Erhardt, Tassilo; Holman, Sally; Sansom, Ben
Conductors:
Ensemble: Apollo & Pan

The dynamic young chamber group Apollo & Pan was formed in 1993 by Tassilo Erhardt, Sally Holman and Steven Devine and features the combination of...continue...

Bernstein: Mass / Jarvi, Scarlata, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2009-02-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Achammer, Barbara; Bassman, Damien; Bauer, Andreas; Dlouhy, Theresa; Drexel, Georg; Fieldes, Mat; Frolich, Bernd; Gassner, Suzanne; Gellev, Vesselin; Gheorghiu, Alexander; Gruber, Heidemaria; Haumer,...
Conductors: Järvi, Kristjan
Ensemble: Absolute Ensemble

One of Bernstein's most controversial compositions, 'Mass' was written at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center...continue...

Hartke: Piano & Chamber Music - Horse with the Lavender Eye, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-02-24

Works: Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Post-modern Homages, for piano in 2 sets; Sonata for Piano; The King of the Sun, for piano quartet; Henriqu...
Performers: Bjerken, Xak; Faria, Richard; Jewett, Ellen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Angeles Piano Quartet

Stephen Hartke is widely recognised as one of the leading composers of his generation. His individual voice is marked by a sense for melody and...continue...

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Concerto / Iona Brown, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-01-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Anvik, Vebjorn; Brown, Iona; Gimse, Havard; Tomter, Lars Anders

This recording by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra was directed by Iona Brown and was a Gramophone "Critic's Choice" on first release. The reviewer commented, "performances...continue...

Mozart: Duo Sonatas Vol 1 / Duo Amadè

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 303 (293c); Variations (6) on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon aman...
Performers: Govier, Geoffrey; Mackintosh, Catherine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Amadè

Catherine Mackintosh and Geoffrey Govier met at the Royal College of Music and in the 1980s formed Duo Amade specifically to perform the charming and...continue...

Taneyev: Suite de concert; Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasy on 2 Russian Themes / Järvi, Mordkovitch, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-10-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasia on Two Russian Themes, for violin & orchestra in B minor, Op. 33; Sergei Taneyev: Suite de concert for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Christmas Concertos & Cantatas - Telemann: In dulci jubilo, etc / Standage, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & strings ("Cantata pastorale per la nati; Antonio Vivaldi: Co...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Standage, Simon; Trevor, Caroline
Conductors: Standage, Simon;
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"Here's a reissue of one of the most successful and accessible items in the early music catalog of the British label Chandos. Originally issued in...continue...

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps, Les offrandes oubliées, etc / Plane, Gould Piano Trio

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées; Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano; Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Gould, Lucy; Plane, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

"Their reading of Quatuor pour la fin du Temps is notable for the musician's sense of balance, bringing some lines to the foreground and keeping...continue...

Enescu: Violin Sonata no 2; Bacewicz: Sonata da camera, Violin Sonata no 3, Partita / Lydia Mordkovitch, Ian Fountain

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-06-24

Works: George Enescu: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in F minor, Op. 6; Grazyna Bacewicz: Sonata da camera for violin & piano (Sonata no 1); Sonata for Violin no 3; Partita for violin & piano
Performers: Fountain, Ian; Mordkovitch], Lydia

Lydia Mordkovitch, a passionate performer and long time Chandos artist, here partnered by the pianist Ian Fountain, presents a programme of works by two Eastern...continue...