Chandos
Bach: King of Kings (Chandos)
A celebration of the unassuming genius of Sir Andrew Davis [NB]
Rachmaninoff: Symphony 1 & Symphonic dances (Chandos)
Flawed by an unidiomatic account of the symphony [RMay]
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 2, short orchestral works (Chandos)
A splendidly recorded disc of rare Tchaikovsky, performed with spirit and commitment [EJW]
Brahms & Contemporaries Vol. 2 (Chandos)
Genuinely illuminating comparisons are made in this excellent recital [DHa]
Arensky: Symphony 1 (Chandos)
Varied, energetic, colourful music by a composer who never found a distinctive, individual voice before his premature death [RMo]
Walton: Violin Concerto and other orchestral works (Chandos)
A fine choice if one seeks the Violin Concerto and is intrigued by the Suite from Troilus and Cressida [EJW]
Dring: Complete Works for Oboe (Chandos)
A marvellous collection of works by a highly gifted composer with a sense of fun [PRJ]
Schubert: Symphony 9 (Chandos)
A fine account of Schubert’s Ninth, and five orchestrated songs as a bonus [LW]
Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
A superb new recording of Strauss’s disturbing masterpiece [SB]
Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
A thoroughly disappointing recording, poorly sung, indifferently conducted and afflicted by problems in the recorded balance [RMo]
Dring: Complete Works for Oboe (Chandos)
A disc of unexpected delights – delicious music played with wit and elegance [NB]
Peter Moore (trombone): Shift (Chandos)
Peter Moore has built on his astonishing debut and his world renown is well deserved [SA]
Ruth Gipps: Orchestra Works Volume 4 (Chandos)
This series goes from strength to strength – Symphony No.5 is quite a discovery [NB]
Walton: Violin Concerto and other works (Chandos)
Technically accomplished readings that lack the full emotional range implicit in the major works [NB]
Walton: Violin Concerto and other orchestral works (Chandos)
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London embark on a Walton odyssey [PH]
Corigliano: Symphony 2 (Chandos)
This new version of the Second Symphony now takes pride of place on the Corigliano part of the shelf [CC]
Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss (Chandos)
Undemanding delight, witty repartee, romantic enchantment [RB]
Greene: Jephtha (Chandos)
Maurice Greene’s accomplished, perceptive early English oratorio on disc at last, in an excellent performance [JW]
Medtner: Goethe Lieder (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Works of the most eloquent melodic and lyric faculty superbly presented [RB]
Bridge: Orchestral Works, Vol 4 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An extraordinarily rewarding series now celebrated in a fourth volume [RB]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Chandos)
A recording which has a lot going for it but which just misses the mark [JQ]
Williamson: Orchestra Works Vol. 1 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) It is wonderful to have the first disc of this series [IL]
Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 5 (Chandos)
The excellence of the first four volumes is triumphantly maintained [NB]
Górecki: Complete Works for String Quartet (Chandos)
Górecki’s impressive quartets are well worth hearing [SB]
