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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | A Hundred Years of Italian Opera 1820-1830Forgotten Operatic Arias of the 19th Century including works by Balducci and Bellini
Claire Daniels, Lynne Davies, Nuccia Focile, Eiddwen Harrhy, Marilyn Hill Smith, Yvonne Kenny, Linda Kitchen, Susan McCulloch, Bronwen Mills, Jennifer Rhys-Davies, Theresa Goble, Della Jones, Fiona Kimm, Anne Mason, Diana Montague, Patricia Spence, Penelope Walker, Bruce Ford, Brendan McBridge, Paul Nilon, Ivan Sharpe, Ian Thompson, David Ashman, Karl Morgan Daymond, Geoffrey Dolton, Ian Platt, John Rawnsley, Russell Smythem Jonathan Viera, Clive Bayley, Mark Glanville, Alastair Miles, Ashley Thorburn Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ian Platt, Yvonne Kenny, Diana Montague, Della Jones, Bruce Ford, Linda Kitchen, Ugo Benelli Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | 20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music
Adams, J: | The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Adès: | Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Barber: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Bernstein: | West Side Story - Symphonic Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster | Boulez: | Le Soleil des Eaux Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Copland: | Fanfare for the Common Man Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Delius: | Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Dutilleux: | Cello Concerto Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana Gonzalo Soriano Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue orch. Grofé London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Gorecki: | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Zofia Kilanowicz Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk | Henze: | Barcarola City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Honegger: | Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231' Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Landowski: | Adagio cantabile for string orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski | Lutoslawski: | Concerto for Orchestra | Mahler: | Der Abschied (from Das Lied Von Der Erde) Christa Ludwig (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Maw: | Dance Scenes Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding | Messiaen: | Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Milhaud: | La Création du Monde, Op. 81 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt | Orff: | Carmina Burana Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Penderecki: | Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki | Poulenc: | Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani Gillian Weir City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Pärt: | Spiegel im Spiegel Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | Ravel: | Boléro Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Respighi: | Pines of Rome London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez Angel Romero London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Schnittke: | Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Takemitsu: | Water-ways London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | Tavener: | The Protecting Veil Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky | Tippett: | Concerto for double string orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Turnage: | Drowned Out City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Sarah Chang (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Cello Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
At no time in its long history did European music go through a period of such revolution and diversification as in the 20th Century. Wagner had transformed music in the 19th century to the extent that every composer coming after had to acknowledge his existence, to a lesser or greater extent. The advent of the new century saw a great flourishing of compositional styles and techniques that were largely the direct result of Wagner's influence. Not only that, the new century was to be one of great technological advance and invention. The gramophone and, later, the spread of radio, brought about massive changes in the way that ordinary people accessed and perceived music. Suddenly a whole new world of serious music was to open up to an audience that had hitherto been excluded from what had previously been, albeit unintentionally, an elitist art form. The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition and the first disc begins with a work from 1901 that has become one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, mainly through it's use in another great 20th-century art form – the film: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible. | 
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| | .jpg) | Milestones - Chandos 30th anniversary Box Set
| | The Complete Champions Black Dyke Mills Band, Peter Parkes The King’s Singers: Debut Album The King’s Singers | Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 7 No. 3 for oboe & strings in B flat major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 7 No. 9 for oboe & strings in F major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 9 No. 5 for oboe & strings in C major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 9 No. 8 for oboe & strings in G minor Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 7 No. 12 for oboe & strings in C major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 9 No. 11 for oboe & strings in B flat major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 9 No. 2 for oboe & strings in D minor Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage Concerto Op. 7 No. 6 for oboe & strings in D major Anthony Robson (oboe) Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage | anon.: | Mis Dolencias Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Barrios Mangoré: | Cho da Saudade Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) Las Abejas Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Bax: | Symphony No. 4 Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Tintagel Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson | Boulanger: | Psaume 24 Neil MacKenzie BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Yan Pascal Tortelier Faust et Hélène Lynne Dawson, Bonaventura Bottone & Jason Howard BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier D'un soir triste BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier D'un matin de printemps BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier Psaume 130: Du fond de l'abîme Ann Murray & Neil MacKenzie BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Yan Pascal Tortelier | Butterworth, G: | The Banks of Green Willow London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | Calace: | Amor si culla (Love is a Fool), Op. 133 Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Chopin: | 12 Études, Op. 10 Louis Lortie (piano) 12 Études, Op. 25 Louis Lortie (piano) Trois Nouvelles Études Louis Lortie (piano) | Delius: | Sea Drift Bryn Terfel (baritone) Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox Songs of Farewell Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox Songs of Sunset Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox | Elgar: | Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Mot 'Amour Op. 13 No. 1 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Canto Popolare (In Moonlight) Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Sospiri, Op. 70 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) 6 Very Easy Pieces in the First Position, Op. 22 Nigel Kennedy (violin) & Peter Pettinger (piano) | Giuliani: | Gran Duo Concertant, Op. 85 Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Grainger: | 'The Duke of Marlborough' Fanfare BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Colonial Song (Sentimental No. 1) BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox English Dance BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Shepherd's Hey BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox There Were Three Friends BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Fisher's Boarding House BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox We Were Dreamers BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Harvest Hymn BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Blithe Bells BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Walking Tune (Symphonic Wind Band Version)/Suite: 'In a Nutshell' BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox Green Bushes BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox | Grechaninov: | Passion Week, Op. 58 The seven days known as Passion Week represent an entirely unique period in the liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church: a time of great liturgical intensity in which worshippers are invited to re-live, “in real time”, the dramatic events in the life of Jesus Christ. Each setting can be regarded as a musical highlight from the particular service in which it occurs. Musically speaking, Grechaninov regarded Passion Week as “exhausting all the technical means which the unaccompanied chorus can render.” It takes the listener through a broad range of emotional and spiritual experience, and enlarges both the musical forms and the choral forces in terms of range and complexity of texture. Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy | Handel: | Chandos Anthem No. 1 'O, be joyful in the Lord' Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) & Michael George (bass) The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust' Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) & Michael George (bass) The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers Chandos Anthem No. 3 'Have mercy upon me' Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) & Michael George (bass) The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers | Harty: | Violin Concerto Ralph Holme (violin) Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Piano Concerto Malcolm Binns (piano) Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson The Children of Lir Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Variations on a Dublin Air Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson The Londonderry Air Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Ode to a Nightingale Heather Harper (soprano) Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson A Comedy Overture Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson An Irish Symphony Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson In Ireland Colin Fleming (flute) & Denice Kelly (harp) Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson With the Wild Geese Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Scottish National Orchestra & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox & Sir Alexander Gibson Brook Green Suite Scottish National Orchestra & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox & Sir Alexander Gibson St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 Scottish National Orchestra & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox & Sir Alexander Gibson | Hummel, J: | Piano Concerto in B minor Op. 89 Stephen Hough (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 85 Stephen Hough (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Bryden Thomson Mass in D major Op. 111 Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox Mass in B flat major Op. 77 Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox Alma virgo Susan Gritton (soprano) Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox Concerto for Mandolin in G major: Andante con variazioni Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Janacek: | Glagolitic Mass original version Tina Kiberg (soprano), Randi Stene (contralto), Peter Svensson (tenor), Ulrik Cold (bass) & Per Salo (organ) Copenhagen Boys` Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras | Kodály: | Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13 Tina Kiberg (soprano), Randi Stene (contralto), Peter Svensson (tenor), Ulrik Cold (bass) & Per Salo (organ) Copenhagen Boys` Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras | Lauro: | Quatro Valses Venezolanos Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Llobet: | El Noi de la Mare (The Mother's Son) Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) El Testament d'Amelia (Amelia's Testament) Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) El Mestre (The Master) Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Palumbo: | Petite Bolero Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Persichini: | Polcha variata Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Waltz Suite Op. 110 Nos. 1, 3 & 4 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson & David Thomas Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott | Rachmaninov: | Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Op. post. Borodin Trio Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 Borodin Trio | Respighi: | Belkis, Queen of Sheba: orchestral suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon Metamorphoseon Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Romero, C: | Suite Andaluza: Soleares Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Sagreras: | El Colibri (The Hummingbird) Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Shostakovich: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35 Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano) & James Thompson (trumpet) I Musici de Montréal, Maxim Shostakovich & Yuli Turovsky Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a transcribed Barshai from String Quartet No.8 I Musici de Montréal, Maxim Shostakovich & Yuli Turovsky | Stanford: | Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 Gerald Finley (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet Gerald Finley (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox Songs of the Fleet Gerald Finley (baritone) BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox | Strauss, R: | Der Rosenkavalier (highlights) Yvonne Kenny (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano) & Andrew Shore (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra , Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Peter Kay Children`s Choir, David Parry | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Vanhal: | Symphony in G minor London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert Symphony in D major London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert Symphony in C minor London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert | Vaughan Williams: | Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony' London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox Suite from the music for the film 'Scott of the Antarctic' Merryn Gamba (soprano) BBC Philharmonic & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Rumon Gamba Coastal Command Suite BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba The People's Land BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba | Villa-Lobos: | Chôros No. 1 for guitar Craig Ogden (guitar) Prelude No. 1 in E minor Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Vivaldi: | Concerto in C major RV425 Craig Ogden (guitar) & Alison Stephens (mandolin) | Walton: | Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario arr. Christopher Palmer Christopher Plummer (speaker) Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner |
Chandos Records celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2009. Founded by Brian Couzens, Chandos quickly established itself as one of the world’s leading classical labels. To celebrate thirty years in the classical recording world, Chandos is releasing a limited edition thirty-disc set featuring highlights of the company’s recording history. Each CD will be packaged in a CD wallet featuring the original artwork, and the 2009 Chandos catalogue will be included within each set. A special Chandos 30th Anniversary web page will also run throughout 2009, which will include rare archive photographs, podcasts, company history, interviews with artists, and details of the ‘Milestones’ box set |
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