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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!
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“… The instrumental pieces offer musical entertainment at a high level, are imaginatively instrumented and melodically always catchy. The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the swinging direction of Andrew Penny, captures his charm with easy-going delicacy…”
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“… The instrumental pieces offer musical entertainment at a high level, are imaginatively instrumented and melodically always catchy. The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the swinging direction of Andrew Penny, captures his charm with easy-going delicacy…”
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“… All in all, this is an entertaining overview of the work of British tone poets …”
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“… All in all, this is an entertaining overview of the work of British tone poets …”
“The Wolfenbüttel composer Schürmann proves to be a master of secular and sacred cantata on a CD worth listening to… The singer quartet largely dispenses with vibrato and finds great homogeneity in the tutti parts. Marie Luise Werneburg has a glittering soprano voice and also masters the few coloratura masterfully and beautifully. The same can be said of her colleague Verena Gropper. Altus David Erler sings very naturally and easily. Hans Jörg Mammel has an agile tenor. The bass Wolf Matthias Friedrich sings particularly calmly and thus gains great credibility. The booklet is of desirable detail. The CD is a total success.”
“The Wolfenbüttel composer Schürmann proves to be a master of secular and sacred cantata on a CD worth listening to… The singer quartet largely dispenses with vibrato and finds great homogeneity in the tutti parts. Marie Luise Werneburg has a glittering soprano voice and also masters the few coloratura masterfully and beautifully. The same can be said of her colleague Verena Gropper. Altus David Erler sings very naturally and easily. Hans Jörg Mammel has an agile tenor. The bass Wolf Matthias Friedrich sings particularly calmly and thus gains great credibility. The booklet is of desirable detail. The CD is a total success.”
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“Lars Vogt gives the two Mendelssohn piano concertos a dramatic impact that gives the works a surprisingly somber aura.”
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“Lars Vogt gives the two Mendelssohn piano concertos a dramatic impact that gives the works a surprisingly somber aura.”
“Telemann's Michaelis oratorio 1762 shows the Hamburg composer at the peak of his creative power even in the last decade of his life… The Cologne Academy under Michael Alexander Willens offers the work in an extremely differentiated and transparent rendition, so that every word (even in the chorus) is understandable and vitality and spiritual dimensions are equally evident at all times…”
“Telemann's Michaelis oratorio 1762 shows the Hamburg composer at the peak of his creative power even in the last decade of his life… The Cologne Academy under Michael Alexander Willens offers the work in an extremely differentiated and transparent rendition, so that every word (even in the chorus) is understandable and vitality and spiritual dimensions are equally evident at all times…”
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