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Xavier Montsalvatge: Orchestral Works / Ruby Hughes, soprano; Clara Mouriz, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Xavier Montsalvatge: Partita, for orchestra; Canciones negras (5); Calidoscopi, for 2 pianos; Simfonia de Rèquiem, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Hughes, Ruby; Mouriz, Clara
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Montsalvatge was one on the most influential musical figures in Catalan music during the late the 20th century. He explored virtually every musical form, but...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (12/08/2011-12/09/2011)....continue...

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Raquel Lojendio

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Nights in the gardens of Spain; Homenajes, suite for orchestra
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam; Lojendio, Raquel
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The works for stage and concert hall by Manuel de Falla starts off Chandos' new Spanish series with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Juanjo Mena....continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (2011-06-18_2011-06-09&2011-)....continue...

Rachmaninoff: The Bells; Spring; Three Russian Songs / Svetla Vassileva, soprano; Misha Didyk, tenor

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Spring, cantata for baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 20; Russian Songs (3) for chorus & orchestra, Op. 41; The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & o...
Performers: Didyk, Misha; Tanovitski, Alexei; Vasilieva, Svetla
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the 7th and final volume in Chandos' Rachmaninoff series, performed by the BBC Philharmonic led by Noseda. The disc was recorded live at...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (07/31/2011)....continue...

Beecham Collection - Smetana, Verdi, Mozart, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op....
Performers: Grandi, Margherita; Schoeffler, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Mahler / Kurt Sanderling, BBC PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Mitchinson, John; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time on DVD is Kurt Sanderling as he conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra through Schumann's Symphony No. 4 and Mahler's Das Lied...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Subtitles: English, French
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Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight / Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op. 24
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bronder, Peter; Didyk, Misha; Murzaev, Sergey
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Ildar Abdrazakov's Baron is a nasty portrait, snarling, self-involved, perpetually sneering. Terrific, in fact... The BBC Philharmonic plays wonderfully and the recording is spotless, with...continue...

Smetana: Music from the Bartered Bride, etc / Gianandrea Noseda, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Overture to The Secret (Tajemstvi); Libuse; The Devil's Wall (Certova stena); The Brandenburgers in Bohemia (Branibori v Cechách); Overture to The ...
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The first volume of this series was met with great critical acclaim. 'Gramophone', making the disc an 'Editor's Choice', commented: "This is a superb disc....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 9 / Sanderling, BBC PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-03-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

There appears to be no current recordings available by Rohzdestvensky of the works represented on this CD, recorded in stereo by the BBC in the...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead Op 29, "Youth" Symphony, Symphony no 1 / Noseda, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-06-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony in D minor "Youth Symphony" (part lost; 1st movement survives), TN ii/43; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The first disc in Gianandrea Noseda's Rachmaninoff series, 'Francesca da Rimini', was CD of the Week in 'The Daily Telegraph', and 'The Times' commented, "Noseda...continue...

Scott: Concerto for Cello, Symphony no 1 / Watkins, Brabbins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-03-04

Works: Cyril Scott: Concerto for Cello; Symphony no 1 in G major
Performers: Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The Chandos survey of music by Cyril Scott comes to a close with two world premiere recordings of the Cello Concerto and First Symphony. Cyril...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 10 (Version by Cooke) / Noseda

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-02-05

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler's deeply personal Tenth Symphony deals with death, redemption, and salvation and is seen by many as a farewell to life. Left as a single...continue...

Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini / Noseda, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-12-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Didyk, Misha; Murzaev, Sergey; Vasilieva, Svetla
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninoff's one-act opera uses a libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a story told by Dante in his divine Comedy. An underlying theme is that...continue...

Smetana: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Noseda, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-23

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Festival Overture in D major, for orchestra ("Revolutionary"), JB 1; Richard III, symphonic poem, JB 1; Hakon Jarl, symphonic poem, JB 1; Der Fischer (Rybár), for harmonium, har...
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Although 'Ma vlast' has always overshadowed his other orchestral music, Smetana developed a symphonic style which made a fundamental contribution to the identity of Czech...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Overtures, etc / Sinaisky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-07-31

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Pskovityanka) (standard version), opera in 3 acts with a prologue; Fairy Tale (Skazka, or Baba Yaga), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 29; Neapolitan Song (Nea...
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This new disc from the BBC Philharmonic offers the ever-popular Capriccio Espagnol along with the rarely heard Overtures to The Maid of Pskov and The...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

An Introduction to Percy Grainger

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air), folk song for 10 strings with 2 horns ad lib. (BFMS; Green Bushes, passacaglia for 22 solo instruments or orchestra (B...
Performers: Archer, David; Thwaites, Penelope; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Reynish, Timothy
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD includes the cream of Grainger's vast output and the carefully planned compilation is both an ideal introduction to this extraordinary composer's music....continue...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan WIlliams Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Story of a Flemish Farm; The Loves of Joanna Gooden; Bitter Springs
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir

"...As on previous installments these are handsomely groomed performances from the BBC Philharmonic under Rumon Gamba in superbly natural and vivid sound. Michael Kennedy's notes...continue...

Cinema Classics 2006

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quartet f...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Charlston, Terence; La Scola, Vincenzo; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Hurst, George; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Feodorov, Victor; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic O...

Personnel: Kym Amps (soprano); Terence Charlston (harpsichord)....continue...

The Film Music of William Alwyn Vol 3 / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-01-24

Works: William Alwyn: The Music Box; The Million Pound Note; The Way Ahead; Swiss Family Robinson; The Rocking Horse Winner; Geordie; The Cure for Love; Penn of Pennsylvania; The True Glory; The Running Man
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rumon Gambas recordings with the BBC Philharmonic in Chandos popular Film Music series are regarded as top choices in the repertoire, as much for the...continue...

Balakirev: Symphonies no 1 & 2, etc / Sinaisky, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Mily Balakirev: Symphony no 1 in C major; King Lear (Korol' Lir), incidental music; Overture on Russian Themes no 2 "Russia"; Symphony no 2 in D minor; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1...
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Balakirev occupies a key position in Russian musical history. He was chiefly known as the leader of the Mighty Handful. He was largely self-taught and...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 3, etc / Goerner, et al

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Felix Blumenfeld: Etude for Piano left hand in A flat major, Op. 36
Performers: Goerner, Nelson
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

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...

Karlowicz: Rebirth Symphony, etc / Noseda, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Music to the White Dove, Op. 6; Serenade for string orchestra in C major, Op. 2; Symphony in E minor, Op. 7 ("Revival")
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Chandos's recorded sound is superb, giving full rein to the many loud forced passages without becoming constricted or harsh. The plush of the string tone...continue...

Arensky: Symphony no 2, etc / Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Anton Arensky: A Dream on the Volga, Op. 16; Nal and Damayanti, Op. 47; Suite for 2 Pianos no 3 in C major, Op. 33 "Variations"; Intermezzo for Strings, Op. 13; Symphony no 2 in A major, Op. 22
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Vassily Sinaisky is master of this repertoire and has made a string of recordings of Russian music with the BBC Philharmonic, all of which have...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...

Fauré: Requiem, etc / Tortelier, Plazas, Stephen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; La naissance de Venus, for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra or piano ("mythological scene"), Op. 2; Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; Plazas, Mary; Robinson, Timothy; Rutherford, James; Scott, Jonathan; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Choir

Fauré: Requiem, etc / Tortelier, Plazas, Stephen, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; La naissance de Venus, for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra or piano ("mythological scene"), Op. 2; Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; Plazas, Mary; Robinson, Timothy; Rutherford, James; Scott, Jonathan; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Choir

"Recorded in All Saints, Tooting in January this year, this SACD is a very welcome addition to Hickox's fine Vaughan Williams cycle for Chando. It's...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...

Bear Essentials - British Film Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: Ron Goodwin: The Trap; Battle of Britain; 633 Squadron; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Sir Arthur Bliss: Things to Come, F 131; Alan Rawsthorne: Uncle Silas; The Cruel Sea; William W...
Performers: Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Dukes, Philip; Roscoe, Martin; Wild, Earl
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron; Gamba, Rumon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard; Stephens, D. S.; Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Air Force Regiment Band; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, etc / Noseda, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque; La pentola magica, ballet on Russian melodies, P. 129; Arrangement
Performers: Sawle, Hannah
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The playing of the BBC Philharmonic may not be quite as polished as that of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit, but it is...continue...

Prokofiev: The Stone Flower / Gianandrea Noseda, B.B.C. PO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"While the conductor (Noseda) doesn't disguise the fact that the score's perky and unusual orchestration is sometimes more interesting than its melodic substance, much of...continue...

The Film Music of Richard Addinsell

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Richard Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips, film score; Warsaw Concerto; Love on the Dole, film score; Blithe Spirit, film score; The Black Rose, film score; Scrooge, film score; Tom Brown's Schooldays, fi...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Chetham's Chamber Choir; Manchester Cathedral Choir Boys

"In works not so familiar Addensell sounds less like Rachmaninov and more like the purveyors of British light music. Bliss and Eric Coates come to...continue...
Personnel: Martin Roscoe (piano).

Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting, Manchester, England (02/12/2002/02/13/2002).

If the public perception were correct, Richard Addinsel...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

The Film Music of Vaughan Williams / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Scott of the Antarctic, film score; Coastal Command, suite from the film score for orchestra (arranged by Mathieson); The People's Land, film score (based on traditional melod...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Scott, Jonathan
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the first of two volumes of Vaughan Williams film music in Chandos' highly successful Film Music Series. Vaughan Williams film music constituted an...continue...
Personnel: Jonathan Scott (organ).

Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (03/12/2002-03/21/2002)....continue...

Karlowicz: Lithuanian Rhapsody, etc / Tortelier, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Odwieczne piesni (Eternal Songs), symphonic poem, Op. 10; Stanislaw and Anna of Oswiecim, Op. 12; Lithuanian Rhapsody, Op. 11
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"One of Poland's greatest late-Romantic composers...these magically orchestrated symphonic poems communicate a yearning for the eternal which at times draws Karlowicz close to his Czech...continue...

Lyapunov: Symphony no 1, etc / Shelley, Sinaisky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Sergey Lyapunov: Symphony no 1 in B minor, Op. 12; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E major, Op. 38; Polonaise for orchestra, Op. 16
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Polonaise is a buoyant exercise very much in the style of Glazounov, with outer sections suggesting a triumphal procession and a lilting strain in...continue...

Dohnányi: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Shelley, Bamert, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-02-26

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica, pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 32b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 5
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"A little Wagner and a large measure of Brahms are the prime ingredients in Dohnanyi's youthful, accomplished, excessive and very likeable First Piano Concerto. Howard...continue...

Schreker: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Sinaisky, Karnéus, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-10-23

Works: Franz Schreker: Romantic Suite, for orchestra, Op. 14; Songs (5), for a low or middle voice & orchestra; Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin, opera; Vorspiel zu einer grossen Oper, for orchestra
Performers: Karneus, Katarina
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Schreker revival continues apace and gradually the glories of this late-Romantic contemporary of Zemlinsky and Schoenberg (his music is closer to the former than...continue...

Lyadov: Baba Yaga, Eight Russian Folksongs, etc / Sinaisky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-06-26

Works: Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; From the Apocalypse, symphonic picture for orchestra, Op. 66; Polonaise for orchestra in D major, Op. 55; The enchanted lake, Op. 62; Village Scene by the Inn, mazur...
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc is a knock-out in every way. Uncommon, gorgeous music, splendidly performed and recorded. Chandos has coupled some of the Russian composer Liadov's most...continue...

Franck: Symphony in d, Symphonic Variations / Lortie, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-02-27

Works: César Franck: Les Eolides, M 43; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Symphony in D minor, M 48
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Again typically fresh, Romantic and fluent in the Symphonic Variations, Tortelier has an evident ally in Lortie, who makes the beginning conversational rather than brusque...continue...

Sullivan: Symphony in E major, etc / Richard Hickox, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Overture (In Memoriam), for orchestra in C major; The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1; Symphony in E major ("Irish")
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Throughout the latter half of his life, Sullivan suffered recurrent doubt as to whether he was wasting his time composing comic operas. His state of...continue...

Grainger Edition Vol 15 - Orchestral Works 3 / Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-10-24

Works: Percy Grainger: Green Bushes, passacaglia for orchestra; Hill Song no 2, for orchestra; The Merry King, folk song for 10 or more strings or winds or both & piano with organ ad lib. (BFMS 3; Eastern I...
Performers: Janes, Paul
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Here's a recipe guaranteed to delight Grainger acolytes and inquisitive newcomers alike: a liberal sprinkling of old friends, three of the composer's...continue...

Novák: Lady Godiva Overture, etc / Pesek, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-07-25

Works: Vitezslav Novák: Lady Godiva Overture, Op. 41; Toman and the Wood Nymph, for orchestra, Op. 40; De Profundis, symphonic poem for large orchestra & organ, Op. 67
Conductors: Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Novak was considered to be a leading light in Czech music, helping to solidify the Bohemian national style. All three works presented here are highly...continue...

Schreker: Fantastic Overture, etc / Vassili Sinaisky, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-03-28

Works: Franz Schreker: Prelude to a Drama (Vorspiel); Valse lente, for orchestra; Ekkehard Overture for orchestra, Op 12; Der Schatzgräber, opera in 4 acts (w/prologue and epilogue); Der Ferne Klang, o...
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Performances of Frnaz Schreker's operas are still scandalously rare...This new Chandos release is undoubtedly the best yet...Pride of place on the disc goes to the...continue...

Guilmant: Symphony no 2; Widor, Franck / Tracey, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-02-22

Works: Alexandre Guilmant: Symphony no 2 for organ & orchestra, in A major, Op. 91; Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony no 3 for organ & orchestra, Op. 69; César Franck: Chorales (3)
Performers: Tracey, Ian
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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