Tag Archives: Chandos

ENDNOTES – Northern lights, western winds

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES – Northern lights, western winds A Swedish symphonist * A Mass of the Western Wynde * Mendelssohn in Reformation spirit * Waltzes with William Alwyn If companies such as Chandos Records had never existed, I doubt if very many … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – Chamber cornucopia

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES CHAMBER CORNUCOPIA Brodsky Quartet at Kings Place * Overtures galore from Victorian and Edwardian Britain * Delius from Norway * Schubert and Hummel from Finchcocks Classical Music Editor STUART MILLSON savours a varied musical menu Kings Place, the newest … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES Tasmin Little – ebullient torch-carrier for excellence

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES Tasmin Little – ebullient torch-carrier for excellence Classical Music Editor Stuart Millson meets TASMIN LITTLE, O.B.E. Just before Christmas, the Quarterly Review was very fortunate to meet one of our country’s foremost musical talents, the brilliant violinist, Tasmin Little. Known … Continue reading →

Posted in QR Home | Tagged Bach, Chandos, classical outreach, Elgar Violin Concerto, Endnotes, Kurt Masur, Paul Patterson, Sir Andrew Davis, Stuart Millson, Tasmin Little, The Naked Violin, Yehudi Menuhin School, Ysaye | Leave a comment

ENDNOTES – Prokofiev, Szymanowski, Vaughan Williams and Arnold

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Derek Turner

Endnotes – Prokofiev, Complete Works for Violin; Szymanowski in the High Tatras; Malcolm Arnold and Vaughan Williams in classic recordings STUART MILLSON looks to Europe’s east Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953) is, possibly, one of the most difficult composers to discuss. For … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – Vaughan Williams from Oregon – and an elegy by Herbert Howells

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES STUART MILLSON enjoys Vaughan Williams from Oregon – and an elegy by Herbert Howells American conductors and orchestras have long been interested in British music. The two Leonards, Bernstein and Slatkin, both made memorable recordings of Elgar; Robert Shaw … Continue reading →

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Nordic romanticism, Australian exuberance and lieder

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Derek Turner

Nordic romanticism by Svendsen, Australian exuberance from Grainger – and lieder by Arlen STUART MILLSON enjoys a mixed-bag of CD releases Chandos Records, based at Colchester, Essex, is one of the most impressive names in the independent recording industry. When … Continue reading →