Chandos
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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Dances
RecommendedSinfonia of London, John Wilson
The hand-picked players of his Sinfonia of London are thrilling in [the] big moments, a relatively small ensemble conjuring the heftiest sonorities…Not always super-refined or conventionally... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th May 2025
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Special offer. Sibelius: Violin Concerto
James Ehnes (soloist), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Sibelius’s ultra-virtuosic Violin Concerto demands stellar qualities from its soloist. James Ehnes has them all, and then some – vast technical firepower, full-on richness of tone without technicolor... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Rubbra: Symphony Nos. 3 & 7
RecommendedBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
For some years the Third Symphony was a repertory piece, at least on BBC programmes, but it fell out of favour in the late 1950s. Commentators have noticed a certain Sibelian cut to its opening... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba & Metamorphoseon
RecommendedPhilharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
Superb playing from the Philharmonia, treated to one of the finest recordings that even Chandos has produced. Indeed, this mid-1980s CD received one of the many Gramophone Engineering Awards... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Engineering
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Special offer. Grazyna Bacewicz: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
These are two symphonies that show off the Polish composer at the height of her orchestral powers: in the early 1950s, when her writing was resolutely abstract, sombre at heart, serious in purpose... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Peter Donohoe presents the composer in a characteristically robust manner… [Donohoe] invests the more frothy, facile writing with gravitas and depth… excellent bit of programming… bold and forthright... —
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Coming soon. Frank Loesser: Guys and Dolls
Sierra Boggess (Sarah Brown), Nathaniel Hackmann (Sky Masterson), Louise Dearman (Miss Adelaide), David Seadon Young (Nathan Detroit), Sir Thomas Allen (Arvide Abernathy), Damian Humbley (Nicely-Nicely Johnson) Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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The Neave’s way with [the Smyth] is expansive, with an attractive warmth of tone in the interlocking string phrases of the outer movements and playing at once weighty and admirably restrained... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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In her early 70s, her technique remains supreme and for the most part her interpretations are entirely satisfying. For me, her Liszt is the most impressive of all, in which she remembers Brendel’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time
RecommendedPumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Bass Ashley Riches shines particularly as the narrator, bringing a terrif ic clarity and command to the role. The BBC Symphony Orchestra give a fine performance, but the real star of the show... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd May 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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