Chandos
Bacewicz: Violin Concertos Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Why these concertos don’t enjoy greater currency is beyond me [DWa]
Mozart, Rossini, Kreutzer & Crusell: Bassoon Concertos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Much to enjoy here … listen to this and marvel at playing of such eloquence [JS]
Schwertsik: Baumgesänge, Nachtmusiken (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A fascinating disc for the inveterately curious [NB]
Loesser: Guys and Dolls (Chandos)
These Guys and Dolls provide great entertainment [JQ]
Järvi Conducts Shostakovich (Chandos)
A jewel-in-the-crown souvenir of Neeme Järvi’s astonishingly fruitful relationship with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra [SGa]
Glière: The Orchestral Collection (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Done with Chandos style … elite results … voluptuously lyrical and vividly imagined [RB]
Enescu: Octet & Piano Quintet (Chandos)
I was bowled over by this one [SB]
Bartók: Violin & Viola Concertos (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A disc of superb value in playing time terms as well as anything else [NB]
The Italian Intermezzo (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Magical, uninhibited heart-on-sleeve performances delivered in the very best Chandos sound [IL]
Grieg: Lyric Pieces Vol. 2 (Chandos)
Despite a cautious approach in places, Donohoe shows how much this music means to him, and what careful delight he takes in playing it [SGa]
Leighton: Symphony No 1 and Piano Concerto No 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Well done Chandos – I waited for 36 years and you have not disappointed me! [JF]
Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé & Le Palais hanté (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An auspicious and impressive debut for this new performing team [NB]
Saxophobia: Celebrating the saxophone craze of the 1920s (Chandos)
A fun disc for lovers of the saxophone or the 1920s [SB]
Brahms & Contemporaries: Piano Quartets, Vol 3 (Chandos)
The next volume in the Kaleidoscope’s Brahms series proves again that he is mightier than his contemporaries [ST]
Enescu: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Involved music delivered with elegance and panache [GD]
Britten: Phaedra, A Charm of Lullabies, Lachrymae (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A wonderful collection which succeeds because of the excellence of the performances [MG]
Saxophobia: Celebrating the Sax Craze of the 1920s (Chandos)
Hugely entertaining, backed up by phenomenal technique and rigorous research [NB]
Verdi: Four Sacred Pieces & Hymn of the Nations (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A most compelling disc [MC]
Mozart: Horn Concertos (Chandos)
A fine new set of Mozart’s horn concertos [SB]
Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol 3 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Utterly beguiling [NB]
Delius: Appalachia & The Song of the High Hills (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully shaped and sensitive readings [IL]
Rota: Symphony No 3, Concerto soirée (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Quirkily entertaining, here is Rota the clown on display with effervescent lampooning music [IL]
Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 5 (Chandos)
A fine addition to the Storgårds/BBC Philharmonic Shostakovich symphony cycle [WH]
Rachmaninov: Aleko (Chandos)
Déjà Review) Noseda conducts intelligently, sensitively, with full structural awareness of the dramatic trajectory [CC]
