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In the South: Works for string quartet by Wolf, Puccini, Verdi, Turina, Piazzolla, Paganini / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Hugo Wolf: Serenade for String Quartet in G major "Italian Serenade"; Giacomo Puccini: Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E minor; Joaquín Turina: L...

The Brodsky Quartet here turns to the sunshine, bright colors, and deep passions of the South, performing Latin-inspired music for string quartet by composers who...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (10/28/2012-10/30/2012)....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...

Joaquin Turina: Danzas Fantasticas / Clara Mouriz, soprano; Juanjo Mena

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Joaquín Turina: Danzas fantásticas, for orchestra (or piano), Op. 22; Poema en forma de canciones, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 19; Saeta en forma de Salve a la Virgen de la Espera...
Performers: Mouriz, Clara
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic

This disc forms part of our ongoing Spanish Music series, performed by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena. Here the focus is...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (2011-12-09&2012-06-21&2012-)....continue...

Works for Clarinet and Orchestra by Mozart, Copland, Kats-Chernin / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Elena Kats-Chernin: Ornamental Air, for basset clarinet & orchestra
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Michael Collins combines the roles of clarinet soloist and conductor as he leads the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in three works that chart the journey of...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (06/11/2012-06/16/2012)....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...

Goffredo Petrassi: Magnificat; Psalm IX / Sabina Cvilak, soprano; Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Goffredo Petrassi: Magnificat, for soprano leggero, chorus & orchestra; Salmo 9, for chorus, string orchestra, brass, percussion & 2 pianos
Performers: Cvilak, Sabina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Teatro Regio Torino Orchestra

In the English-speaking world, his contemporary Luigi Dallapiccola may be better known, but Petrassi was just as highly regarded in his home country. His music,...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Regio, Torino, Italy (07/05/2012-07/07/2012)....continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Symphony No. 2; Grave; Cello Concerto; Mala Suite / Edward Gardner, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Paul Watkins, cello

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Concerto for Cello; Metamorphoses; Symphony no 2
Performers: Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This is the fourth volume in Chandos' series devoted to the music of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. Described by Gramophone as a 'veritable dream...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum (12/05/2011-12/06/2011)....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...

British Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1: Concertos by Stanford, Finzi and Arnold / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80; Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Clarinet no 2, Op. 115
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This disc marks the beginning of a new survey of British Clarinet Concertos, featuring the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, who here combines the role...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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Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi / Joan Rodgers, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Alan Opie, Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song, for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This re-release of Herbert Howells' Hymnus Paradisi and A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song forms part of the new Hickox Legacy series commemorating the life and...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (11/02/1998-11/04/1998); All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (11/07/1998)....continue...

Final Cut: Film Music for Four Guitars / Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: Rachel Portman: Chocolat; Gustavo Santaolalla: The Motorcycle Diaries; Elliot Goldenthal: Frida; N/A: Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? song (for the film Don Juan Demarco); James Horner: Titanic; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

This disc comprises some of cinema's most memorable musical moments, as chosen and arranged for four guitars by the members of the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet....continue...
Recording information: Liverpool University Recording Studio (12/16/2011-12/20/2011)....continue...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 20 / Claes Gunnarsson, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony no 20, Op. 150; Concerto for Cello, Op. 43
Performers: Gunnarsson, Claes
Conductors: Svedlund, Thord
Ensemble: ; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

This is the fourth disc in our series dedicated to the orchestral works of Mieczyslaw Weinberg, performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Thord Svedlund....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden....continue...

British Flute Concertos by Alwyn, Berkeley, Poulenc, Dove / Emily Beynon, flute

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Jonathan Dove: The Magic Flute Dances, concerto for flute & orchestra; William Alwyn: Concerto for flute & 8 winds; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Lennox Berkeley: Concerto for Flute Op...
Performers: Beynon, Emily
Conductors: Tovey, Bramwell
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Welsh flautist Emily Beynon plays a selection of British flute concertos, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Bramwell Tovey. Beynon is...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (10/27/2011-10/29/2011)....continue...

British Clarinet Sonatas: works by Stanford, Bliss, Bax, Ireland and Howells / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: John Ireland: Fantasy-Sonata, for clarinet & piano in E flat major; Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Arthur Bliss: Pastoral, for clarinet & piano, F. 92; Arnold Bax: S...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; McHale, Michael

Chandos presents the first volume in a new series of British Clarinet Sonatas, featuring the exclusive Chandos artist Michael Collins in works by Bax, Bliss,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (04/30/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

Arthur Benjamin and Leighton Lucas: Film Music / Rumon Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Arthur Benjamin: The Conquest of Everest; Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; An Ideal Husband; Leighton Lucas: Yangtse Incident; Portrait of Clare; The Dam Busters; Sta...
Performers: Court, Robert; Roe-Williams, Catherine; Sara, Abigail
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Arthur Benjamin composed the Storm Clouds Cantata in 1934 for Hitchcock's first version of The Man Who Knew Too Much. In the 1956 color remake...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff (10/03/2011-10/05/2011).

Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960) is by far the better known of the two composers represented on this CD, a beautifully rec...continue...

Petits-Fours: Favourite Encores / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Playera; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Pupulares Españolas; Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; La capricieuse, Op...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Smissen, Robert

Chandos Records has signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

Berio: Realisations; Schubert, Brahms, Mahler / Roderick Williams, Michael Collins

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Luciano Berio: Schubert-Berio; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Berio had an abiding fascination with reconciling the past and the present, which can be seen in his orchestral realizations of works by Mahler and...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (08/16/2011-08/19/2011)....continue...

Korngold: Piano Quartet & String Sextet / Stott, Stumm, Lafollette

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Quintet for piano & strings in E major, Op. 15; Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10
Performers: Lafollette, Bartholomew; Stott, Kathryn; Stumm, Jennifer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

Described by the magazine Gramophone as 'one of the finest young string quartets', whose members are 'musicians with fascinating things to say', the Doric String...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Louis Lortie, Gardner/BBC SO

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-01-31

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos; Symphony no 4
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This is the third volume in the Chandos series devoted to the music of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. It brings together his first surviving...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall (06/29/2011-06/30/2011)....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...

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Enrico Dindo, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-01-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Dindo, Enrico
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich wrote two cello concertos for his great friend Mstislav Rostropovich. The works are here performed by the cellist Enrico Dindo, whom Rostropovich himself described...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset, DR Byen, Copenhagen (2010-04-09_2010-04-10&2011-)....continue...

Après la Nuit: works for trumpet & orchestra by Jolivet, Copland, Hindemith, Arutiunian, Wiltgen / Philippe Schartz, trumpet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Paul Hindemith: Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon & string orchestra; Alexander Arutiunian: Elegy, for flugelhor...
Performers: Geoghegan, Karen; Schartz, Philippe; Williams, Chris [Piano]
Conductors: König, Christoph

The trumpet is star of this disc, which combines both well-known and rarities in the trumpet repertoire. The works are performed by Schartz, one of...continue...
Recording information: Trifolion, Echternach, Luxembourg (06/21/2011-06/23/2011)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

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

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick; Sinfonietta / Richard Edgar-Wilson, tenor; David Wilson-Johnson, baritone

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

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick, cantata for male chorus, soloists & orchestra; Sinfonietta for string orchestra
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Danish National Symphony Choir

Herrmann, born in NY, 1911 to Russian immigrants is best known today as a composer of film music. He worked with Hitchcock on North by...continue...

My True Love Hath My Heart - English Songs, Howells, Britten Ireland, et al. / Sarah Connolly, ms

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Folksongs (7), Volume 3; How sweet the answer, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 4); Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ; Early one morning, for voic...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Martineau, Malcolm

Connolly received excellent reviews for her recital performance of 'English Songs' on April 11, 2011 at Alice Tully Hall, NYC. The NY Times wrote: 'Ms...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (02/01/2011-02/02/2011)....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...

Lutowslawski: Vocal Works / Lucy Crowe, soprano; Gardner, BBC SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Silesian Triptych, for soprano & orchestra (collabration with Bryston); Lacrimosa (fragment of a requiem), for soprano, chorus & orchestra (or organ); Paroles tissées; Slee...
Performers: Crowe, Lucy; Purves, Christopher; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Edward Gardner, presents Muzyka Polska Volume II, the second disc in their Polish Music series. Dedicated to...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England (03/29/2011-03/31/2011)....continue...

Czech Music for Strings / Leos Janacek, Bohuslav Martinu & Pavel Haas

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-07-26

Works: Leos Janácek: Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2; Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Bohuslav Martinu: Sextet for string orchestra, H. 224a; Pavel Haas: Study for String Orchestra
Conductors:
Ensemble: Janacek Chamber Orchestra

In this recoding by the award-winning, Janácek Chamber Orchestra, features music by Czech composers Janácek, Martinu, and Hass. This outstanding recording will be remembered most...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Czechoslovak Hussite, Slezská Ostrava, Cz....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...

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...

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...

Weinberg: Symphony 3; "Golden Key" Suite

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony no 3 in B minor, Op. 45; The Golden Key, suite from the ballet no 4, Op. 55
Conductors: Svedlund, Thord
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra led by Svedlund is back with a new recording in the series devoted to works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Born in Poland...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden....continue...

Britten: Phaedra; A Charm of Lullabies; Lachrymae / Sarah Connolly

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Two Portrait...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Monks, Susan; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The repertoire on this CD is written across a period of more than 45 years, beginning the year Britten entered the Royal College of Music...continue...
Recording information: Maida Vale Stodio No. 1, London, England (09/23/2010-09/25/2010)....continue...

York Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / A. Davis

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: York Bowen: Symphony no 1 in G major, Op. 4; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 31
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic

York Bowen (1884-1961) 'The English Rachmaninoff' has a distinguished reputation as a composer and pianist. "The most remarkable of the young British composers," said Saint-Saëns....continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester (10/10/2010-10/11/2010)....continue...

Nino Rota: Symphony No. 3; Divertimento Concertante; Concerto Soirée

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Nino Rota: Concerto Soirée, for piano & orchestra; Divertimento concertante, for double bass & orchestra; Symphony no 3 in C major
Performers: Botto, Davide; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Filarmonica '900 del Teatro Regio, Turin

Nino Rota is a well known composer of film music - and probably always will be, as long as classics such as Fellini's La Strada,...continue...
Recording information: Sala Regia, Teatro Regio, Turin (05/28/2010-05/30/2010)....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...

Britten: Works for Orchestra / Gardner/BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-03-29

Works: Benjamin Britten: Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Peter Grimes
Performers: Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Conductor Edward Gardner and cellist Paul Watkins join forces with the BBC Philharmonic to honor Benjamin Britten. Written for Mstislav Rostropovich, the Symphony for Cello...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester (07/14/2010/07/15/2010)....continue...

Walton: String Quartets / Doric Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-03-29

Works: William Walton: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor

This new release represents one of the comparatively rare recordings of the string quartets by William Walton, one of England's finest composers. The works are...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (07/14/2010-07/16/2010)....continue...

The Film Music of Brian Easdale

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-02-22

Works: Brian Easdale: The Red Shoes, ballet; Kew Gardens, suite; Black Narcissus, suite; The Battle of the River Plate, prelude and march; The Battle of the River Plate; Adventure On!, suite; Gone to Earth,...
Performers: Easdale, Brian; Gamba, Rumon; Lane, Philip; Millar, Cynthia
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Brian Easdale was a prolific composer whose extensive output covered many genres; from instrumental pieces to choral works, including a mass for the new Coventry...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (03/08/2010-03/10/2010)....continue...

The Lyrical Clarinet / Michael Collins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-02-22

Works: Norbert Burgmüller: Duo for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 15; Gerald Finzi: Bagatelles (5) for clarinet & piano, Op. 23; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings no 3...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; McHale, Michael

Virtuoso clarinetist Michael Collins, accompanied by Michael McHale on the piano, returns for a second volume in Chandos' series showcasing the extraordinarily wide range of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (06/10/2010-06/12/2010)....continue...

Xiayin Wang plays the Piano Music of Wild & Gershwin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Earl Wild: Grand Fantasy on Porgy and Bess, for piano (after Gershwin); Virtuoso Etudes (7) on Gershwin Songs, for piano; Improvisation in the Form of a Theme and Three Variations on "Someone to watc...
Performers: Wang, Xiayin

Earl Wild the legendary piano virtuoso who died in January 2010 aged 94 was fondly known as the Peter Pan of pianists on account of...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (06/24/2010-06/25/2010)....continue...

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays works by Ravel, Debussy & Massenet

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Jules Massenet: Impromptus (2) for piano; Toccata for piano in B fl...
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs French repertoire on this his second disc of concertos for Chandos. His recording of the Bartok Piano Concertos was released in September...continue...

Virtuoso Clarinet / Michael Collins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Alamiro Giampieri: Carnival of Venice, capriccio variations for clarinet & orchestra in B flat; André Messager: Solo de concours for clarinet & piano; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for ...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Lane, Piers

Michael Collins is one of the most versatile clarinetists, possessing a dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship that have made him the favourite of conductors, composers,...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Witold Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphony no 3; Chain 3, for orchestra; Concerto for Orchestra
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Edward Gardner, the music director of English National Opera and an exclusive Chandos artist, has completed the first disc in a projected Chandos series devoted...continue...
Recording information: Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London, England (07/05/2010/07/06/2010)....continue...

Bartok: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea

This is the first concerto recording by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet for Chandos. Following the tremendous success of his complete Debussy piano music edition ('This could well...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 16; Quartet for Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 26; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 34

The Doric String Quartet is now firmly established as one of the outstanding quartets of its generation. Now in its eleventh season, it regularly performs...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (04/05/2010-04/07/2010)....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...

Kenneth Leighton: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Brabbins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-07-27

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Symphony no 1, Op. 42; Concerto for Piano no 3, Op. 57 ("Concerto estivo")
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn

This is the third volume in Chandos’ latest championing of the music of Kenneth Leighton, presenting two further premiere recordings. One of the most famous...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (12/14/2009-12/15/2009)....continue...

Martinu: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Paul Watkins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-07-27

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1; Variations on a Slovak folksong for Cello and Piano; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2; Variations on a theme of Rossini for Cello and Piano; Sonata f...
Performers: Watkins, Huw; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]

Paul Watkins is one the leading cellists around today, in much demand throughout the world. This is his first disc as an exclusive Chandos artist....continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (10/01/2009-10/03/2009)....continue...