Chandos
Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
A further opportunity to get to know her fine music [PH]
Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Sonatinas, Bach transcriptions (Chandos)
Busoni’s great Fantasia in its two piano version is the climax of this rewarding disc [SB]
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Chandos)
This is a disc that no lover of Sibelius will want to miss [WH]
Gipps: Orchestral Works Volume 3 (Chandos)
All the music is expertly crafted, highly attractive and, in the best sense of the word, entertaining [JQ]
Block: Chamber Works (Chandos)
The rediscovery of Frederick Block is another success in the Music in Exile series [WK]
Sutton: Violin Concerto & Orchestral works (Chandos)
Enjoyable, buoyant music, superbly performed and recorded [WH]
Arnold: Concerto for 28 Players & Orchestral Suites (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Hickox and Chandos at their very best [RB]
Quilter: Go, Lovely Rose (Chandos)
A fine recital of songs is a welcome addition to the Quilter discography [PT]
Matilda Lloyd (trumpet): Resonance (Chandos)
A nice selection of music for trumpet and orchestra that just lacks the needed impact [MBu]
MacDowell: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (Chandos)
A finely played piano concerto and orchestral works by a most highly regarded North American composer of his generation [EJW]
Corvus Consort: Welcome Joy (Chandos)
A joyful celebration of women’s voices and women composers [PT]
Mozart: Piano Concerti Nos 1-4 (Chandos)
Performances to encourage an investigation of Mozart’s rarely played apprenticeship to the piano concerto trade [MG]
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (Chandos)
Cool, restrained and beautifully played in Nordic style [RMo]
Vaughan Williams: Film Music, Vol 1 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Thrilling, evocative performances captured in the best Chandos sound. Especially important for presenting the full score of Scott of the Antarctic [IL]
Gipps: Piper of Dreams (Chandos)
Wonderful playing in an essential addition to the Gipps discography [WK]
MacMillan: The Birds of Rhiannon (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A highly recommended collection of works for choir and orchestra by MacMillan, magnificently performed under the direction of the composer [CT]
Block: Chamber Works (Chandos)
Another laudable composer emerges in the ‘Music in Exile’ series [JW]
Taneyev: Symphonies (Chandos/Presto)
Two most interesting Russian symphonies in accomplished and committed performances [JQ]
Rodgers: Carousel (Chandos)
Wilson and his colleagues do full justice to this Broadway masterpiece [JQ]
Elgar: Overtures (Chandos)
A much-admired Elgar Overtures disc still sounds resplendent [JW]
Schurmann: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Brilliant recordings of wonderfully evocative music [PRJ]
Sutton: Orchestral works (Chandos)
A refreshing dose of new music in that much-loved English tradition [DC]