Featured Titles from Chandos - Winter 2013

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s vivid interpretations of Debussy’s complete piano works are now available in a 5-CD collector's edition. This series put Bavouzet on the map, establishing him as an internationally acclaimed pianist. (5 CDs)

Debussy: Complete Works for Piano / Bavouzet

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10743 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Claude Debussy

Performers: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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One of ArkivMusic's Best of 2012. This is Debussy in the great French tradition. A major achievement. (2 CDs)

Debussy: Orchestral Works / Deneve, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Release Date: 05/29/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5102 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Claude Debussy

Conductor: Stéphane Denève

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Women Of The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus

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An enchanting addition to the Delius discography and a fascinating insight into his early years, when he employed large orchestral forces in a late-Romantic style yet also foreshadowed the subtle lyricism of his later works.

Delius: Piano Concerto, Paris / Shelley, Davis, Royal Scottish NO

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10742 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frederick Delius

Performers: Howard Shelley

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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With many works recorded here for the first time, this is an ideal production and a highly imaginative and packed program eloquently communicated through superb performances.

Parry: Orchestral & Choral Works / Jarvi, BBC NO of Wales

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10740 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Hubert Parry

Performers: Amanda Roocroft

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

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This is Volume 3 in Chandos's series of orchestral works by Miklós Rózsa. The composer’s unique musical voice was highly influenced by his Hungarian roots, and his works often dazzle with virtuosity.

Rozsa: Violin Concerto, Concerto for Strings / Pike, Gamba, BBC PO

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10738 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Miklos Rozsa

Performers: Jennifer Pike

Conductor: Rumon Gamba

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A delicious recording of the surviving score of Handel's incidental music, amplified with fizzy orchestral additions that emphasize the parallels between Handel and Purcell.

Handel: Alceste / Curnyn, Crowe, Hulett, Foster-Williams, Early Opera Company

Release Date: 05/29/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 788 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Frideric Handel

Performers: Lucy Crowe, Benjamin Hulett, Andrew Foster-Williams

Conductor: Christian Curnyn

Orchestra/Ensemble: Early Opera Company

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Elgar's fairytale melodrama adapted by Sir Andrew Davis who also here conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in the most comprehensive recorded version to date. (2 CDs)

Elgar: The Starlight Express / Manahan Thomas, Williams, Davis

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5111 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Sir Edward Elgar, Clive Carey

Performers: Roderick Williams, Elin Manahan Thomas, Simon Callow

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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This fun disc is distinguished by outstanding playing from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra brilliantly led by veteran conductor Neeme Järvi and recorded in stunning multichannel sound.

Neeme Jarvi Conducts Saint-Saens / Jarvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Release Date: 06/26/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5104 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Neeme Järvi and the Bergen Philharmonic launch a new project devoted to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous ballet scores with a complete performance of Sleeping Beauty, in hybrid SuperAudio.

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Jarvi, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5113 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

Orchestra/Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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If you fancy treating your mind to some seriously stimulating sounds, this latest volume of Edward Gardner’s superb Lutoslawski series is a splendid journey on which to embark.

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 2; Grave; Cello Concerto; Mala Suite / Gardner, Watkins, BBC Symphony

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5106 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Witold Lutoslawski

Performers: Paul Watkins

Conductor: Edward Gardner

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Cellist Claes Gunnarsson plays with gorgeous tone and plenty of personality. Thord Svedlund and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra are confident and sympathetic advocates. If you don’t know Weinberg’s music at all, this would be a good place to start.

Weinberg: Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 20 / Svedlund, Gunnarsson, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Release Date: 05/29/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5107 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg

Performers: Claes Gunnarsson

Conductor: Thord Svedlund

Orchestra/Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

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This disc brings together - uniquely - three of the very finest British clarinet concertos in marvelous performances caught in sumptuous Chandos sound. It’s a triumph for all concerned.

British Clarinet Concertos: Stanford, Finzi, Arnold

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10739 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford, Gerald Finzi, Malcolm Arnold

Performers: Michael Collins

Conductor: Michael Collins

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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This is a marvelous release: for the intriguing music, the superb performances, and the first-class sound.

British Works For Cello & Piano, Vol. 1 / Paul & Huw Watkins

Release Date: 10/30/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10741 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Charles Hubert Parry, Frederick Delius, Granville Bantock, John Foulds

Performers: Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins, Conductor] Paul [Cello Watkins

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This splendidly conceived, presented, and executed Chandos series treats Bridge with authoritative style and sensitive musicianship. (6 CDs)

Bridge: Orchestral Works - The Collector's Edition

Release Date: 07/31/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10729 Number of Discs: 6
Composer: Frank Bridge

Performers: Howard Shelley, Alban Gerhardt, Roderick Williams, Philip Langridge ...

Conductor: Richard Hickox

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Weber’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 are not profound works but are certainly clever, fun, and entertaining. The dark-hued palette of the Bassoon Concerto reveals Weber’s ear for rich sonority.

Weber: Symphonies No 1 & 2, Bassoon Concerto / Geoghegan, Mena, BBC PO

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10748 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

Performers: Karen Geoghegan

Conductor: Juanjo Mena

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Symphony No. 2 by Szymanowski is a work of great power and ingenuity, with many passionate and varied contrasts in its use of solo instruments. Internationally acclaimed pianist Louis Lortie joins the orchestra for the impressive Symphony No. 4 subtitled Symphonie concertante.

Szymanowski: Symphonies No 2 & 4 / Gardner

Release Date: 01/29/2013 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5115 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Karol Szymanowski

Performers: Louis Lortie

Conductor: Edward Gardner

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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As violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong demonstrate on this new recording, Bartók fashioned some vibrant and colorful arrangements from his folk journeys.

Bartok: Works For Violin & Piano Vol 2 / James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong

Release Date: 01/29/2013 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10752 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Béla Bartók

Performers: James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong

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The works by Purcell recorded here range from his teenage years to the crowning glory of O sing unto the Lord, from his thirties. Humfrey was a well-traveled English composer influenced by Italian and French music.

My Beloved Spake: Anthems By Henry Purcell & Pelham Humfrey

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 790 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Henry Purcell, Pelham Humfrey

Performers: James Gilchrist, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal] Davies, Iestyn Davies, Peter Hicks ...

Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

Orchestra/Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia

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Petrassi’s talents showed themselves early and his encounter with Renaissance and Baroque music left a lasting impression, reflected in several large-scale choral works in which Petrassi combines polyphony with modern harmonies.

Goffredo Petrassi: Magnificat; Salmo Ix

Release Date: 01/29/2013 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10750 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Goffredo Petrassi

Performers: Sabina Cvilak

Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda

Orchestra/Ensemble: Turin Teatro Regio Chorus, Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra

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Rarely heard music by Henry Purcell's younger brother, Daniel Purcell, played by the Duo Dorado, who have been charming audiences with their performances since 1999.

The Unknown Purcell - Sonatas By Daniel Purcell / Brooks, Pollock

Release Date: 01/29/2013 Label: Chandos Catalog: 795 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Daniel Purcell

Performers: Hazel Brooks, David Pollock

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This is music admirers of traditional Romantic repertoire ought to know, a hugely enjoyable disc of undemandingly appealing music presented in typically superb Chandos sound.

Johan Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Jarvi, Mork, Bergen Philharmonic

Release Date: 09/25/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10711 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johan Svendsen

Performers: Truls Otterbech Mork

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

Orchestra/Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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From the super-hushed atmospheric opening, shimmering strings representing the mist-shrouded Vltava River, through the swashbuckling Hussite horn calls and vivid battle scenes, to the triumphant conclusion with spine-tingling organ, Belohlávek inspires a performance of total commitment.

Josef Suk: Prague; Summers Tale, Praga / Belohlavek, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Release Date: 09/25/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5109 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Josef Suk

Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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The latest release in the La Música de España series marks the centenary of Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge, the best of whose music combines Catalan and Caribbean folk idioms with taut neoclassical structures and a glamorous, post-impressionistic sense of orchestration. The performances are immensely persuasive.

Xavier Montsalvatge: Orchestral Works / Mena, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Release Date: 09/25/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10735 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Xavier Montsalvatge

Performers: Clara Mouriz, Ruby Hughes

Conductor: Juanjo Mena

Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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The third and concluding volume in the Tempesta di Mare/Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra series of orchestral works by Bach contemporary Johann Friedrich Fasch includes premiere recordings of lute and recorder concertos.

Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

Release Date: 09/25/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 791 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johann Friedrich Fasch

Conductor: Gwyn Roberts

Orchestra/Ensemble: Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

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5 stars! Chaucer’s amusingly ironic depictions and Dyson’s memorable tunes and imaginative orchestration are a winning combination. A very fine recording. (2 CDs)

Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims / Hickox, Kenny, Tear, Roberts, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Release Date: 07/31/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 24143 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: George Dyson

Performers: Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts

Conductor: Richard Hickox

Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

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Suppé was often referred to as ‘the Viennese Offenbach’. Although the bulk of his operettas have sunk into obscurity, his bright and colourful overtures have survived. Neeme Järvi leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Suppe: Overtures, Marches / Jarvi, Royal Scottish NO

Release Date: 01/29/2013 Label: Chandos Catalog: 5110 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz von Suppé

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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Little and Lane’s Strauss Sonata is flooded with melodic light and surges and muses with all the eruptive and serenading romance of the same composer’s Don Juan. They have every right to be proud of their achievement here.

Violin Sonatas: Strauss, Respighi / Little, Lane

Release Date: 11/13/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10749 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss, Ottorino Respighi

Performers: Tasmin Little, Piers Lane

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Douglas's playing is thoughtful and caring, surging and strongly energetic, and fully alive to the searching, rarefied quality of the music.

Brahms: Works For Solo Piano Vol. 1 / Douglas

Release Date: 04/24/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10716 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Performers: Barry Douglas

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Collegium Musicum 90 is up to its usual standard of excellence, and this disc only adds to an already world-class reputation. Even if you have most of the works on other recordings, I would make this one your standard.

Telemann: The Autograph Scores / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90

Release Date: 04/24/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 787 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

Conductor: Simon Standage

Orchestra/Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

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A very fine release, sporting superior sound. The Schubert Ensemble turns in topflight playing and thoughtfully considered performances.

Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 87, Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81 / Schubert Ensemble

Release Date: 05/29/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 10719 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonín Dvorák

Performers: Jane Salmon, Simon Blendis, Douglas Paterson, William Howard ...

Orchestra/Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble

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First-class performances of first-class repertoire, and highly recommended. Be sure to add these works to your collection of Baroque instrumental repertoire.

Buxtehude: VII Suonate Op. 2 / Purcell Quartet

Release Date: 02/28/2012 Label: Chandos Catalog: 784 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude

Performers: Catherine Weiss, Catherine Mackintosh, Richard Boothby, Robert Woolley

Orchestra/Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

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