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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...
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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...
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Korngold: Märchenbilder, etc / Bamert, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-08-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Schauspiel Overture for orchestra, Op 4; Märchenbilder for piano, Op 3; Der Schneemann, ballet-pantomime; Violanta, opera, Op. 8
Performers: Manning, Peter
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc is devoted to the adolescent compositions of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. This would not normally excite great interest but there is nothing normal about...continue...

Scott: Violin Concerto, etc / Charlier, Brabbins, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Cyril Scott: Festival Overture, for orchestra, chorus & organ ad libitum; Concerto for Violin; Aubade, for large orchestra, Op. 77; Dances (3) for orchestra, Op. 22
Performers: Charlier, Olivier
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

In the third volume of the orchestral works of Cyril Scott, Martyn Brabbins and BBC Philharmonic take us further on the journey of this unique...continue...

Dvorák: Concertos / Hayroudinoff, Ehnes, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-06-21

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Hayroudinoff, Rustem
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"...The Piano Concerto offers a unique mixture of scores, proficiently executed, while the Violin Concerto features some great fiddling (not far removed in manner from...continue...

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Dallapiccola: Marsia, Due Pezzi, etc / Noseda, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Luigi Dallapiccola: Tartiniana for violin & orchestra; Studies (2) for violin and piano; Piccola musica notturna for orchestra or chamber ensemble; Marsia, ballet; Variazioni for orchestra
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Performances are excellent, as are sonics, but be aware that owing to the nature of the music much of this is recorded at a low...continue...

Dohnányi: Concertos, Concertino / Bamert, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-19

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Concerto for Violin no 2 in C minor, Op. 43; Concertino, for harp & chamber orchestra, Op. 45; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 42
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Lantaff, Clifford; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

James Ehnes, whom the Guardian newspaper referred to as 'spellbinding... jaw-droppingly virtuosic' is touring extensively over the next year and will be appearing at various...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...

Bear Essentials - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Gregson: Blazon, Violin Concerto, etc / Brabbins, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: Edward Gregson: Blazon, for orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet; Stepping Out, for string orchestra; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Charlier, Olivier; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"This music is brilliantly performed (both by the soloists and orchestra) and gorgeously recorded, and if nothing else will reaffirm what a grand and glorious...continue...

Schurmann: Violin Concerto, etc / Charlier, Schurmann, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-03-26

Works: Gerard Schurmann: Concerto for orchestra; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Charlier, Olivier
Conductors: Schurmann, Gerard
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"...extremely well-crafted music might be described as 'abstract romantic', straying some from tonality but not so often as to be confused with Berg or Schoenberg....continue...

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, etc / Kavakos, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-05-22

Works: Paul Hindemith: Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Symphonic Metamorphosis
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Although Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphoses is still fairly well represented in the catalog, versions of his fabulous Concert Music for Strings and Brass have been removed...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...

Lalo: Concerto Russe, etc / Charlier, Tortelier, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-11-30

Works: Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 20; Scherzo for orchestra in D minor; Concerto russe, for violin & orchestra, Op. 29
Performers: Charlier, Olivier
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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This collection opens splendidly with a spankingly good performance of the Overture to Leroi d'Ys, with its melodrama, brassy splashes and a...continue...

Szymanowski: Violin Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Mordkovitch

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-11-19

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, for orchestra in E major, Op. 12, M12; Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Mordkovitch is splashy, large-toned, and histrionic - her way with the cadenzas recalls the clairvoyant/orgiastic world of the Mythes, which she has recorded superbly [CHA...continue...

Tippett conducts Tippett: Triple Concerto, Piano Concerto

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Michael Tippett: Concerto for Piano; Concerto for Violin, Viola and Cello
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Caussé, Gérard; Kovacic, Ernst; Tirimo, Martino
Conductors: Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Dutilleux: L'arbre de songes, etc / Tortelier, Charlier

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Henri Dutilleux: L'arbre des songes, concerto for violin & orchestra; J'ai rêvé que je vous portais entre mes bras, for voice & piano or orchestra (Sonnets de Jean Cassou; Il n'y avait que ...
Performers: Charlier, Olivier; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Hill, Martyn
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is a spectacular release. If Chandos offered nothing more here than some of the richest, warmest, fullest orchestral sound you'll hear on a CD...this...continue...

Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano, etc / Mordkovich, Downes

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-01-01

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Poema autunnale, for violin & orchestra, P. 146; Concerto gregoriano, for violin & orchestra, P. 135; Ballata delle gnomidi, symphonic poem, P. 124
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia
Conductors: Downes, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith: Symphonia Serena, etc / Tortelier, BBC Phil

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-11-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphonia serena; Symphony, "Die Harmonie der Welt" (The Music of the Spheres)
Performers: Fisher, Janet; Maxwell, Tania; Orton, Andrew; Simons, Dennis
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
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