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CHAN 10702

Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2, etc. – Michael Collins, City of London Sinfonia

On this disc, the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, plays the clarinet in three works for clarinet and orchestra by Weber, as well as conducting the City of London Sinfonia. The disc also includes Weber’s horn concertino, featuring the soloist Stephen Stirling.

The two concertos and the concertino for clarinet and orchestra are considered among the repertoire cornerstones for today’s clarinettists. Weber wrote the works for his personal friend Heinrich Bärmann, the principal clarinettist of the Munich court orch ...

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HA 3279

Dvorák: Symphonies Nos 7 and 8 – Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington

Roger Norrington’s journey ...

CHAN 10702

Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2, etc. – Michael Collins, City of London Sinfonia

On this disc, the exclusive Chandos artist, ...

LP 0058

Honegger: Pastorale d’été, Symphony No. 4, Une cantate de Noël – LPO, Jurowski

Today the ...

IN 0593

Home Speaks to the Wandering – Dead Cat Bounce

‘The sounds on Home Speaks to the Wandering are as adventurous ...

WH 0048

Schubert, Beethoven, Britten, and Hahn: Songs – Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

Often referred to as one of the most ...

AV 2194

Avie AV 2194

Made in Britain – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson

Made in ...

CHAN 10695

Chandos CHAN 10695

Beethoven: complete works for piano and orchestra – Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, Howard ...

TU 7170

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 – Mihoko Fujimura, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Nott

‘It’s taken a while, but in any list ...

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CHAN 0702
The quality of this performance is high, with a fine Italian period-instrument orchestra, the Academia de li Musici,...
CHAN 10376
Howard Shelley and the BBC Philharmonic span the idiom with panache and sensibility, identifying a composer whose cre...
Telegraph
WH 0002
Whether he sings or speaks, Allen’s ability to penetrate meaning is total. Essential for Allen devotees, and a great ...
The Times
WH 0004
Felicity Lott’s wicked way with the lighter range of song – folk songs, cabaret, show tunes, French mélodie – account...
The Times
WH 0007
Crowned by a sublime performance of Brahm’s Clarinet Quintet, this recital simply oozes class...
Classic FM Magazine
UK 9122
What Hill does is allow the listener to come to the music, rather than bring the music to the listener...
Gramophone
SIG 088
Britain's answer to the Kronos...
Guardian
DV 4157W
“Any disc by Katin is warmly welcome. He is, without doubt, our finest pianist. The late piano music of Brahms is me...
Dr David Wright