Milestones: 30 Years Of Chandos (30 CD box set, APE)

Audio CD
Number of Discs: 30 CD box set
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Chandos
Size: 7.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751)
Oboe Concertos
Anthony Robson oboe
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage

CD 02
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Symphony No. 4
Tintagel
Ulster Orchestra
Bryden Thomson

CD 03
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Psaume 24
Neil MacKenzie
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Faust et Hélène
Lynne Dawson soprano
Bonaventura Bottone tenor
Jason Howard bass

D’un soir triste
D’un matin de printemps
Psaume 130. Du fond de l’abîme
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
Neil MacKenzie tenor
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier

CD 04
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Twelve Études, Op. 10
Twelve Études, Op. 25
Trois Nouvelles Études, Op. post.
Louis Lortie piano

CD 05
Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
Sea Drift
Songs of Farewell
Songs of Sunset
Sally Burgess mezzo-soprano
Bryn Terfel baritone
Waynflete Singers
Southern Voices
Members of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox

CD 06
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Salut d’Amour, Op. 12
Mot d’Amour, Op. 13 No. 1
In Moonlight
Sospiri, Op. 70
Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2
Very Easy Melodious Exercises in the First Positiion, Op. 22
Sonata, Op. 82
Nigel Kennedy violin
Peter Pettinger piano

CD 07
Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
The Duke of Marlborough
Colonial Song
English Dance
Shepherd’s Hey
There Were Three Friends
Fisher’s Boarding-House
We Were Dreamers
Harvest Hymn
Blithe Bells
Walking Tune
In a Nutshell
Green Bushes
BBC Philharmonic
Richard Hickox

CD 08
Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956)
Passion Week, Op. 58
Caroline Markham mezzo-soprano
Paul Davidson tenor
Bryan Taylor baritone
Phoenix Bach Choir
Kansas City Chorale
Charles Bruffy

CD 09
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Chandos Anthems, Volume 1
Anthem No. 1 ‘O be joyful in the Lord’
Anthem No. 2 ‘In the Lord I put my trust’
Anthem No. 3 ‘Have mercy upon me’
Lynne Dawson soprano
Ian Partridge tenor
Michael George bass
The Sixteen
The Sixteen Orchestra
Harry Christophers

CD 10
Hamilton Harty (1879-1941)
An Irish Symphony
A Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra
Bryden Thomson

CD 11
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
The Planets, Op. 32 (1916)
Women’s Voices of the Scottish National Orchestra Chorus
Scottish National Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

CD 12
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Piano Concerto, Op. 85
Piano Concerto, Op. 89
Stephen Hough piano
English Chamber Orchestra
Bryden Thomson

CD 13
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Mass, Op. 111
Alma virgo
Susan Gritton soprano

Mass, Op. 77
Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox

CD 14
Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
Mša Glagolskaja
Per Salo organ

Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13
Tina Kiberg soprano
Randi Stene contralto
Peter Svensson tenor
Ulrik Cold bass
Copenhagen Boys Choir
Danish National Symphony Choir
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

CD 15
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No. 6, Op. 111
Waltz Suite, Op. 110
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi

CD 16
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Emma Kirkby soprano – Dido
Judith Nelson soprano – Belinda
Judith Rees soprano – Second Woman
David Thomas bass-baritone – Aeneas
Jantina Noorman mezzo-soprano – Sorceress
Emily van Evera soprano – Enchantress
Rachel Bevan soprano – Enchantress/Sailor
Tessa Bonner soprano – Spirit
Taverner Choir
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott

CD 17
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Trio élégiaque No. 1, Op. post.
Trio élégiaque No. 2, Op. 9
Borodin Trio:
Rostislav Dubinsky violin
Yuli Turovsky cello
Luba Edlina piano

CD 18
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Belkis, Queen of Sheba
Metamorphoseon
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon

CD 19
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Concerto No. 1, Op. 99
Concerto No. 2, Op. 129
Lydia Mordkovitch violin
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi

CD 20
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Dmitri Shostakovich piano
James Thompson trumpet
Maxim Shostakovich

Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
Yuli Turovsky

I Musici de Montréal

CD 21
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Songs of the Fleet, Op. 117
Gerald Finley baritone

The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, Op. 24
Songs of the Sea, Op. 91
Gerald Finley baritone
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox

CD 22
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), highlights
Yvonne Kenny soprano – The Feldmarschallin
John Tomlinson bass – Baron Ochs
Diana Montague mezzo-soprano – Octavian
Andrew Shore baritone – Herr von Faninal
Rosemary Joshua soprano – Sophie
Jennifer Rhys-Davies soprano – Marianne
Elizabeth Vaughan contralto – Annina
Eugene Ginty tenor – Major-Domo/Landlord
Gareth Roberts tenor – Valzacchi
Paul Parfitt bass-baritone – Boots
Peter Kay Children’s Choir
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Parry

CD 23
Peter Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons

CD 24
Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)
Symphony, g2
Symphony, D4
Symphony, c2
London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert

CD 25
George Butterworth (1885-1916)
The Banks of Green Willow

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)

London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox

CD 26
The Film Music, Volume 1

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Suite from the music for the film ‘Scott of the Antarctic’
Merryn Gamba soprano
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus

Costal Command Suite
The People’s Land

BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba

CD 27
William Walton (1902-1983)
Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario
Ian Watson harpsichord

Appendix 1
Giles Farnaby (c. 1563-1640)
Rosa Solis
Ian Watson harpsichord

Anonymous
Watkin’s Ale
Ian Watson harpsichord

Appendix 2
Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957)
Obal, dinlou Limouzi
Celia Nicklin oboe
Ian Watson harpsichord
Christopher Plummer narrator
Choristers of Westminster Cathedral
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner

CD 28
The Complete Champions

John Wilfred Heaton (1918-2000)
Contest Music

George Lloyd (1913-1998)
Royal Parks

Gilbert Vinter (1909-1969)
Salute to Youth

John McCabe (b. 1939)
Cloudcatcher Falls

Black Dyke Mills Band
Peter Parkes

CD 29
The King’s Singers: Original Debut Recording

Sunshine/Gilbert/Simons
The Peanut Vendor

Traditional
Shenandoah
Cherry Ripe

George and Ira Gershwin
Summertime

Pruda/Luna/Russell
Time Was

Traditional
Scarborough Fair

Peter Il’yich Tchaikovsky
None but the Lonely Heart

Traditional
Linstead Market
The Oak and the Ash

Burt Bacharach
Wives and Lovers

Traditional
Blow Away the Morning Dew

Tiomkin/Webster
The Green Leaves of Summer

Ron Goodwin
What Kind of Things

The King’s Singers
The Gordon Langford Trio

CD 30
Music from the Novels of Louis de Bernières
‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ and the Latin Trilogy

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto in C major, RV 425
Craig Ogden guitar
Alison Stephens mandolin

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
from Concerto for Mandolin in G major
Craig Ogden guitar
Alison Stephens mandolin

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Grand duo concertant, Op. 85
Craig Ogden guitar
Alison Stephens mandolin

Benedetto Persichini (c. 1880/90-?)
Polcha variata
Alison Stephens mandolin

Raffaele Calace (1863-1934)
Amor si culla, Op. 133
Alison Stephens mandolin
Angy Palumbo

Petite Bolero
Craig Ogden guitar
Alison Stephens mandolin

Julio Sagreras (1879-1942)
El Colibri
Craig Ogden guitar

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Choros No. 1
Craig Ogden guitar

Prélude No. 1
Craig Ogden guitar

Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)
Four Venezuelan Waltzes
Craig Ogden guitar

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)
Choro da Saudade
Craig Ogden guitar

Las Abejas
Craig Ogden guitar

Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
El Noi de la Mare
Craig Ogden guitar

El Testament d’Amelia
Craig Ogden guitar

El Mestre
Craig Ogden guitar

Traditional
Mis Dolencias
Craig Ogden guitar
Alison Stephens mandolin

Celedonio Romero (1918-1996)
from Suite Andaluza
Craig Ogden guitar

Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
from Homenaje a Tárrega
Craig Ogden guitar

Outstanding value for excellent recordings

This set collects a great cross-section of music, from a few quite familiar works (Tchaikovsky, Symphony #5; Holst, The Planets) to some that are by composers hardly known (Harty, Vanhal). There are symphonies, concertos (Hummel’s piano concertos played by the outstanding pianist Stephen Hough are included), chamber music, opera, and choral music. Many of this reviewer’s favorite discs are included, notably Bax’s Fourth Symphony, and in particular a disc by the Black Dyke Mills Band. Recordings were made in the U.K., Denmark, Norway, Canada, and the U.S. All are at least excellent.

This set would be ideal for anyone who has become familiar with the best-known works of Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, … and wants to try out a wider-ranging repertoire for a truly minimal cost.