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Chandos

Classical Album Review: Sibelius Tone Poems — Focused and Bold Performances

The Norwegian soprano’s execution of the vocal line in Luonnotar is nothing short of astounding.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: "Sibelius", Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO)., Chandos, Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen

Classical Album Review: American Quintets — Why Has it Taken so Long?

This disc from the London-based Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective pairs piano quintets by Amy Beach and Florence Price with Samuel Barber’s haunting “Dover Beach.”

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: American Quintets, Amy Beach, Chandos, Florence Price, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Classical Album Review: “French Music for the Stage”

There’s much to enjoy here and admire, both in the performances and the selections on hand, which hardly dwell on the usual suspects or limit themselves too narrowly.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Chandos, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, French Music for the Stage, Neeme Järvi

Opera CD Review: William Alwyn’s Powerful Take on Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” — A Neglected Masterpiece

The second recording of William Alwyn’s searing opera confirms the work’s vitality and importance. It is one of the best and most accessible operas to have been written in the past few decades.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Anna Patalong, Chandos, Miss Julie, Ralph P. Locke, Sakari Oramo, William Alwyn

Classical CD Reviews: Delibes Ballet Suites, John Williams in Vienna, and John Harbison Concertos

Terrific performances, blazing with color, character, and wonderful technique from Neeme Järvi and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra offer considerable pleasure with some misteps; another triumphant release from Gil Rose and the BMOP.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BMOP/sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Chandos, Deutsche Grammophon, Gil-Rose, John Harbison, John Williams

Classical CD Reviews: Michael Daugherty’s “This Land Sings,” Ethel Smyth’s “The Prison,” and David Lang’s “prisoner of the state”

A welcome political homage to Woody Guthrie, a new recording of Ethel Smyth’s 1931 choral symphony makes a strong case for a full reconsideration of her output, and David Lang’s rejiggering of Beethoven’s Fidelio is both stirring and timeless.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Chandos, David Lang, Decca Gold, Ethel Smyth, Michael Daugherty, Naxos, prisoner of the state, The Prison, This Land Sings

Classical CD Reviews: James MacMillan’s Viola Concerto, Magnus Lindberg’s “Accused,” and Richard Rodney Bennett Orchestral Works

James MacMillan’s Viola Concert is a magnificent addition to the repertoire; the debut recording of Magnus Lindberg’s song cycle Accused leaves a bit to be desired; a fetching, brilliant gathering of orchestral music by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Chandos, Hyperion, Ondine

Classical CD Reviews: Isabelle Faust plays Schoenberg, Mariss Jansons conducts Saint-Saëns and Poulenc, and John Wilson conducts Korngold

Isabelle Faust makes Arnold Schoenberg’s thorny Violin Concerto sing; Mariss Jansons lends heft to Saint-Saëns’ Symphony no. 3, and John Wilson continues to be your go-to conductor for Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BR Klassik, Chandos, Harmonia Mundi

Classical CD Reviews: “Escales,” “Jeux de Miroirs,” and Liszt Symphonic Works

John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London are one of the new decade’s most exciting partnerships; Javier Perianes’ album with the Orchestre de Paris is quite clever; Is Liszt’s music trash? The debate continues.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Review Tagged: Audite, Chandos, Harmonia Mundi

Classical CD Reviews: Ernst von Dohnányi Orchestral Works, Handel & Haydn Society plays Haydn, and Eric Coates Orchestral Works

A noteworthy recording of Ernst von Dohnányi’s Symphony no. 1; as usual, Harry Christophers and the Handel & Haydn Society play Haydn with their customary elegance and character; a celebration of British composer Eric Coates – his music’s impossibly fresh tunefulness, striking progressions, and vividly idiomatic orchestrations.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BBC Philharmonic, Chandos, Coro, CPO, Eric Coates, Ernst von Dohnányi, Handel & Haydn Society, John Wilson, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

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