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Paul Westcott
We are saddened to announce the death of Paul Westcott. He died of cancer on Christmas day, one day before his 53rd birthday.
Paul was Press Officer at Chandos Records for 25 years and was instrumental in its success.
He was much loved in the industry and by all at Chandos right up to this day and will be much remembered for his huge knowledge of music, optimism, dedication and love for the industry and those that worked within it. RIP Paul. We miss you.
Ralph Couzens, MD Chandos Records.
We are delighted - and extremely proud - to have been awarded Gramophone's coveted 'label of the year'. Editor Martin Cullingford writes "A commitment to the finest artists and the highest sound quality, the Colchester-based company is a shining beacon for the art of recording".
We are saddened to hear that the conductor Bramwell Tovey has passed away. Known for his work with Brass Bands & orchestras, he will be greatly missed.
BBC R3 Disc of the Week!
Georgia Mann enjoys Donohoe's Mendelssohn.
Happy 85th Maestro!
Wishing maestro Neeme Järvi a happy 85th birthday.
Critics Circle Award
TTOTS is the joint winner for Outstanding Achievement!
Purchase Film
Dutilleux wins BBC Award!
SoL/Wilson win Orchestral award for third year running!
Presto Record of Year
English Music for Strings is Presto Music's 2021 Pick
Gramophone Awards
Peter Grimes named 'Record of the Year!'
Sinfonia of London debut!
SoL & John Wilson make stunning Proms debut
Recording with Sir Roger
Francesca Dego shares experiences in the Strad
Thais wins Juno Award!
Sir Andrew Davis disc wins Best Classical Album (Vocal)
The Prison wins a GRAMMY
Smyth premiere recording wins at March 2021 awards.
Barry Douglas Podcast
Father-son-duo Barry & Liam start new music podcast.
Peter Donohoe
Born in Manchester in 1953, Peter Donohoe CBE studied at Chetham’s School of Music and Leeds University before going on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music with Derek Wyndham and in Paris with Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility, and commanding technique.
25% discount on back catalogue titles!
“… As ever, the brilliance of the playing makes this essential listening, the precision and attention to detail alive and exhilarating. The entire disc holds the attention, but the last movement of the Elgar, urgent and impassioned, has you on the edge of you seat: a tour de force.”
“… As ever, the brilliance of the playing makes this essential listening, the precision and attention to detail alive and exhilarating. The entire disc holds the attention, but the last movement of the Elgar, urgent and impassioned, has you on the edge of you seat: a tour de force.”
“… The performance by Dario Salvi and the freshly playing Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra has exactly those qualities that this French music needs: Esprit, charm and rhythmic verve.”
“… The performance by Dario Salvi and the freshly playing Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra has exactly those qualities that this French music needs: Esprit, charm and rhythmic verve.”
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“… In what is now his second CD of Gipps' works, the BBC Philharmonic and Rumon Gamba confirm their reputation as insightful and dedicated stewards of forgotten yet individual music. Let's hope that the series will be continued not only with Symphonies 1 and 5, but also with other orchestral works.”
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“… In what is now his second CD of Gipps' works, the BBC Philharmonic and Rumon Gamba confirm their reputation as insightful and dedicated stewards of forgotten yet individual music. Let's hope that the series will be continued not only with Symphonies 1 and 5, but also with other orchestral works.”
Recommended
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“…A thoroughly convincing double CD.”
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“…A thoroughly convincing double CD.”
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“The trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger convinces with an all-round successful program of French concerts from the middle and later 20th century.”
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“The trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger convinces with an all-round successful program of French concerts from the middle and later 20th century.”
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“The German baroque opera 'Boris Goudenow' makes a great impression in a CD production from the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.”
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“The German baroque opera 'Boris Goudenow' makes a great impression in a CD production from the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.”
"The Doric String Quartet expressively explores Britten and Purcell."
"The Doric String Quartet expressively explores Britten and Purcell."
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“A thoroughly successful rediscovery of a forgotten opera by Bernardo Pasquini.”
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“A thoroughly successful rediscovery of a forgotten opera by Bernardo Pasquini.”