Latest News: Classical, Chandos (label)
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Interview,
Jennifer Pike on The Polish Violin 10th January 2019The violinist talks to Katherine about her new album of music by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Karłowicz and Moszkowski, released last Friday on Chandos Records.
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Recording of the Week,
Orchestral Works by George Antheil 4th January 2019The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present the second volume in Chandos's survey of the orchestral works of American composer, George Antheil.
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Recording of the Week,
John Wilson conducts Copland's Third Symphony and Connotations 9th November 2018Chandos's superb survey of the American composer's orchestral music with the BBC Philharmonic continues to raise the roof as the Fanfare for the Common Man returns transformed.
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Interview,
Federico Colli on Domenico Scarlatti 5th June 2018The Italian pianist talks to Katherine about The Power of Illusion, the first instalment of his projected survey of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Recording of the Week,
Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos by Ginastera 1st June 2018Chandos's survey of Ginastera's orchestral music concludes with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and other works performed by pianist Xiayin Wang and the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena.
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Recording of the Week,
Federico Colli plays Domenico Scarlatti 4th May 2018The Leeds International Piano Competition winner makes his debut on Chandos with a bold, inquisitive recital of the Neapolitan composer's keyboard sonatas.
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Interview,
Edward Gardner on Walton 17th April 2018The conductor talks to David about the latest instalment in his series of Walton recordings on Chandos - featuring James Ehnes setting aside his violin in favour of the viola for Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Interview,
Sakari Oramo on Florent Schmitt 26th March 2018The conductor talks to Katherine about recording the Alsatian composer's Symphony No. 2 and Antoine et Cléopâtre on Chandos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Music by Florent Schmitt conducted by Sakari Oramo 9th March 2018James listens to a wonderful new recording of music by the neglected French composer Florent Schmitt, including his ballet suites, Antoine et Cléopâtre.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis concludes Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies 29th September 2017James listens to the final instalment in a cycle begun by the great Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams' evocative Sinfonia Antartica, with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Interview,
David Temple on recording Bach in English 11th April 2017The conductor talks to David about his new St John Passion with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, sung in Neil Jenkins's translation.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis continues Chandos's cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies 10th February 2017David enjoys Andrew Davis' account of Vaughan Williams' most mysterious symphony, and the Biblical ballet Job, with the Bergen Philharmonic.
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Recording of the Week,
Gerald Finley sings Sibelius songs 30th December 2016Katherine listens to baritone Gerald Finley's collection of brooding, melancholy orchestral songs by Sibelius.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach's Christmas Oratorio from John Butt and Handel's Messiah from Andrew Davis 2nd December 2016David listens to a contrasting double-bill of festive oratorios, with the Dunedin Consort and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
John Wilson conducts music by Aaron Copland 29th January 2016Katherine listens to the first volume of John Wilson's Copland project with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts music by Arthur Bliss 25th September 2015David listens to Andrew Davis's new recording of Bliss's choral masterpiece, Morning Heroes, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
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Recording of the Week,
Zemlinsky String Quartets from the Brodsky Quartet 9th February 2015Katherine enjoys string quartets by the Romantic composer Alexander Zemlinsky, performed by the Brodsky Quartet.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts Elgar's King Olaf 26th January 2015James listens to Edward Elgar's relatively little-known cantata, based on Longfellow's poem about Olaf, the first Christian king of Norway.
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Recording of the Week,
Edward Gardner conducts orchestral music by Janáček 29th September 2014James listens to the first instalment in an exciting new series – Chandos’ survey of the orchestral works of Janáček, conducted by Edward Gardner.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts orchestral works by Bax 1st September 2014James listens to the culmination of Chandos's Bax project, including the first ever recording of his Four Orchestral Pieces, conducted by Andrew Davis.