Classics
Re-issued, re-mastered, mid-price recordings.
Launched in October 2002, 'Classics' is a mid-price label that has become the main reissue label for Chandos. All releases are 24-bit digitally remastered and recoupled for maximum value, and include three-language notes and texts where appropriate.
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French Ballet Music of the 1920s
RecommendedL’Éventail de Jeanne, ballet in one act by ten French composers; Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, ballet in one act by members of the group Les Six
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
The zany exuberance of Les mariés, concocted by five of Les Six in the 1920s, is infectiously captured in this colourful reissue, as is L'éventail, a contemporaneous ten-composer collaboration. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, February 2001, Second Choice
2 CDs
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Field - Piano Concertos
Míceál O’Rourke (piano), David Juriz (violin), Jennifer Godson (violin), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) & Julia Desbruslais (cello)
London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert
O’Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow. — More…
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Poème
The Artistry of Lydia Mordkovitch
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), with Marina Gusak-Grin (piano), with Marina Gusak-Grin (piano) & Gabriel Woolf (narrator), with Clifford Benson (piano), with Julian Milford (piano)
her distinctiveness of tone is unmistakeable — deep and plummy, as forceful as mellifluous. Wilhelmj’s version of Wagner’s Album Leaf piano solo spurs her to wonders of phrasing. Chausson’s... — More…
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Prokofiev - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
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Vaughan Williams: Riders to the Sea
RecommendedIngrid Attrot (soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) & Karl Daymond (baritone), Philip Dukes (viola)
Northern Sinfonia, The Sinfonia Chorus, Richard Hickox
A one-act opera based on the play of the same name, Riders to the Sea is a straightforward tragedy that pits helpless humans against the remorseless sea of Galway Bay. Richard Hickox leads the... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes, Orpheus & L'Histoire du Soldat: Concert Suite
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
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Warm, sweet tone, and generally close regard for Mendelssohn's markings infuse both works with life and feeling. Only an unduly slow tempo for the Andante of Op. 12 verges dangerously on the... — More…
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