Chandos
Shostakovich: Symphonies 12 & 15 (Chandos)
Well played and well engineered but lacking character [NB]
Brodsky Quartet – Golden Oldies (Chandos)
A highly diverting selection of lighter pieces to celebrate the Brodsky Quartet’s fifty-year anniversary [RMo]
Howells: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
Rare works in very fine performances, and a superb warm recording [HC]
Rubbra: The Jade Mountain (Chandos)
The first opportunity to find on one disc Rubbra’s complete songs from a period of over fifty years [GH]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Chandos)
Beautiful playing compromised by excessive restraint in the final two movements [RMo]
Music for Strings (Chandos)
An absolutely outstanding disc containing some of the best of English string music [EJW]
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) Befreit: A Soul Surrendered (Chandos)
A very rewarding album, including songs by two unjustly neglected composers [JQ]
Alwyn: Symphonies 1-5 (Chandos)
Lively interpretations that steer well clear of the routine [RB]
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A most impressive album [IL]
Rubbra: The Jade Mountain (Chandos)
Rubbra’s overlooked songs recorded in sympathetic performances [JW]
Stravinsky: Violin & Piano (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) An unexpectedly wide range of memorable repertoire in colourful and personally characterised performances [LF]
Arnold: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
A great way to fill the gaps in one’s Malcolm Arnold collection with these superb performances and sound LW]
Bax: Film Music (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Bax’s discomfort with the medium of film music shows through [IL]
Music for Strings (Chandos)
Superb playing and engineering; any reservations will centre upon the desirability of the programme [RMo]
Arnold: Orchestral Works (Chandos)
A superb overview of Arnold’s music from light to dark with a definitive concerto performance [NB]
Stravinsky: Symphonies (Chandos)
Superb new recordings of the Stravinsky symphonies with worthwhile extras [SB]
Berg: Orchestral works (Chandos)
Superb performances of two major works by Berg and two worthwhile rarities [SB]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies (Chandos/Halle)
Two very highly accomplished sets, either of which any listener would be happy with, but ultimately my heart belongs to the Chandos box [ST]