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The Chandos label needs no introduction. It is and always has been the company's flagship. The label now boasts over 1500 titles which cover the length and breadth of the musical spectrum.
Quite apart from the quality of performances and sound for which Chandos is renowned, the company has pioneered the idea of the 'series' which allows a composer's work to be appreciated through a range of recordings: such series include the Tchaikovsky Symphonies, Dvorák Symphonies & Tone Poems, Strauss Tone Poems, Prokofiev Symphonies & Concertos, Parry Symphonies, Tippett Symphonies, the Respighi cycle and, of course, the mammoth Walton edition.
In 1994 Chandos launched the New Direction series. The repertoire presented is contemporary and in some cases avant garde with composers such as Nørgård, Schnittke, Tavener, Leifs and Yoshimatsu represented. Such composers have a crossover appeal to the larger market place. Chandos will now develop the series to explore contemporary music in its many forms.
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Schubert
Piano Trios, Opp. 99 & 100
'These are glowingly affectionate readings, captured in a warm, generous acoustic which casts a gentle halo over the proceedi...
Brahms
Complete Hungarian Dances
Järvi has captured the feel of the music - more Gypsy than Hungarian - very well… If you missed this one the first time around ,...
Strauss, R.
Four Last Songs
She [Felicity Lott] never loses sight of what the words are about; her vocalism is consistently poised and centered; and its no wonde...
Rachmaninov
Piano Concertos 1-4/ Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
'Wild is a 'larger than life' pianist, one who can spin out a lyrical line and use romantic ges...
Shostakovich
Ballet Suites Nos 1-5/ Festive Overture/ Suite from 'Katerina Ismailova'
'I've heard no conductor handle this music better than Järvi… These are vi...
Tchaikovsky
Hamlet/ Festival Overture
The performances here under Geoffrey Simon are excitingly committed and spontaneous; the orchestral playing is nearly alwa...
Ireland
Orchestral and Choral Works
Richard Hickox is a sympathetic interpreter of the composer and obtains sensitive results (and good singing) in The Holy Boy ...
Stanford
Six Irish Rhapsodies"...superb performances and recording."
The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-1...
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