Chandos

Mostly Terrific Sibelius From Gardner and Davidsen

David Hurwitz

Here’s a mostly excellent disc, smartly programmed to offer an appealing mix of familiar and less-known music. Soprano Lise Davidsen seems to be all over

Suchon: Not Quite Wonderful Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Eugen Suchon (1908-93) is called by the note-writer of this release the most “influential” Slovak composer of the mid to late 20th century. I’m not

Halvorsen Orchestral Music Vol. 4: Still Going Strong

David Hurwitz

If this latest volume in Chandos’ ongoing series of discs devoted to the orchestral works of Johan Halvorsen is perhaps a tiny bit less interesting

Järvi’s Prokofiev Sixth: Still The Version Of Choice

David Hurwitz

Prokofiev’s Sixth was pretty much neglected by major conductors in

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The Doric Disses Haydn’s Op. 33

David Hurwitz

Listening to these quartets was an education of sorts. Recently, I added a video to my YouTube channel listing my Haydn “ideal” quartet cycle, with

Ethel Smyth’s The Prison: A Work To Be Reckoned With

Robert Levine

The works of Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) are rarely played despite the fact that she was the first woman to have an opera, Der Wald,

Wilson’s Respighi: Not Bad, Not Great

David Hurwitz

I wish I understood what Chandos is thinking. They have this music in their catalogue already. There are a million other versions of it, some

Wilson’s Faceless French Collection

David Hurwitz

These are without question the most characterless performances of this music available. John Wilson leads what sounds like a reading rehearsal with a group of