Chandos Records

24/01/2025

Happy Friday! It's album release day 💿✨
Peter Donohoe’s latest Busoni recording, with Karl Lutchmayer, is available now.
➡ https://lnk.to/CHAN20342FA

Peter Donohoe’s first album devoted to Busoni was enthusiastically received by the critics. This second volume opens with two of Busoni’s finest Bach transcriptions, widely seen as a pinnacle of the repertoire for pianistic virtuosity, and much more widely played than Busoni’s own compositions.

This is followed by the Variations on Chopin’s Prelude in C minor – a work in which Busoni demonstrates his innate skill of re-interpretation, and his mastery of counterpoint, and a piece he reworked several times. The following works are ‘all Busoni’ – the first and second sonatinas, and the Fantasia contrappuntistica, in the composer’s later adaptation for two pianos.

The first Steinway Artist of Indian origin, Karl Lutchmayer is equally renowned as a concert pianist, a lecturer, and a broadcaster. He joins Peter Donohoe in the Fantasia, and also performs the Second Sonatina.

23/01/2025

Big news! We have two nominations in the 2025 BBC Music Magazine Awards! 🥳🎉

Schumann: Works for Oboe & Piano has been nominated for a Chamber award, and Adrian Sutton's Orchestral Works is a Premiere Nominee ⭐

Be sure to vote for the recordings here 👉 https://www.classical-music.com/awards/2025-awards/bbc-music-magazine-awards-2025

Voting closes at midnight on Friday 28th Feb!

17/01/2025

Out next Friday! ⏰ Have you pre-ordered it yet?
👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN20342

Peter Donohoe’s first album devoted to Busoni was enthusiastically received by critics, and nominated for a BBC Music Magazine award. This second volume offers playing and musicality of the same high standards. ✨

13/01/2025

We have FIVE exciting releases heading your way in February 🎊

They're all available to pre-order and save right now! Get ahead of the rush and secure yours now 👉 https://lnk.to/ChandosFeb2025FA

💿 Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet
💿 Haydn: Piano Trios Vol. 4
💿 Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works Vol. 5
💿 Górecki: Complete Music for String Quartet
💿 Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

Go to February 2025 Releases.

10/01/2025

Wow! No. 1 in the Specialist Classical Chart this week 🥳🎊
Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 🎶

The new album has also been selected as BBC Radio 3 and Presto Music's Recording of the Week. What great news to end the week!

Listen/order to the No.1 album here ➡ https://lnk.to/CHAN20284FA

10/01/2025

NEW VIDEO 🎶 Album available to pre-order and save now!
Watch on YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLErdNiuXQ0

Praised by BBC Music magazine for his ‘lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma’, the Lebanese-American Karim Sulayman has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist. He joins the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective for this album of works by Reynaldo Hahn.

Find the pre-order and save link in the YouTube description ✨

Pre-order the album now! Out on 31st January ✨👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN20326IDPraised by BBC Music magazine for his ‘lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma’...

10/01/2025

Out today! Harpsichord Music From The Reign of Louis XIV is here to brighten your January 🎶🎉
👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN0830FA

One of the leading keyboard players of her generation, Sophie Yates is renowned as a performer, educator, and broadcaster.

Yates comments: ‘The cast of extraordinary characters who appear on this recording were all nurtured in the prestigious and wealthy court of Louis XIV. Nevertheless, their music is refined and intimate, prizing expressiveness over display and delighting in the colour and resonance of the harpsichord.’

09/01/2025

THE TOP VOTED ALBUM OF 2024! 🌟

The votes are in for our Customer's Choice Album of 2024, and Adrian Sutton's Orchestral Works came out on top! Congratulations to the wonderful Adrian Sutton, Fenella Humphreys, Michael Seal and BBC Philharmonic for securing the No. 1 spot 👏

All six prize winners have been contacted via email, so please check and respond to confirm your prize! Thank you to every single voter.

Order/listen to the winning album here
➡ https://lnk.to/CHAN20349FA

09/01/2025

Customer's Choice Album of 2024 💿✨ The results are in!

You've had your say, and the second and third place albums are...
⭐ Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra
⭐ Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

The top voted album will be announced later today 🥳 Can you guess what it is?

Six lucky prize winners have been contacted via the email used to respond to the poll. Please check your emails and respond to confirm your prize! 🎁 Thank you for all of your valuable votes.

Order/listen
Sibelius 👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN5267FA
Carousel 👉 https://chandos-records.lnk.to/CHSA5342FA

07/01/2025

Wow! What a great start to 2025. Our latest release has been selected as BBC Radio 3 and Presto Music's 'Recording of the Week' 🥳🙌

If you haven't yet, you can order or stream Ruth Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 here 👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN20284

06/01/2025

Freshly updated! The Sound of Chandos on Spotify 💿🎧
👉 https://lnk.to/TheSoundofChandosFA

Our playlist has just been updated with the highlights from our latest releases, featuring new singles from our upcoming January and February albums. It's the perfect playlist for finding your next favourite recording.

Remember to save the playlist for future listening!

Cover stars: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

06/01/2025

EDIT: The vote is now CLOSED. Thank you for all of your votes 🙌

LAST DAY TO VOTE!
⏰ Vote closes today at 4pm GMT (in 6 hours!)
https://lnk.to/CustomersChoice2024

It’s your last chance to vote for your favourite Chandos album of 2024 ✨ SIX voters will win fantastic prizes. The winners will be contacted via email so keep your eyes peeled 👀

You could win…
🌟 One person - 45 CDs released in 2024
✨ Five people – All three January 2025 releases

Good luck! The top voted album will be announced this week 🥳

03/01/2025

Our first release of 2025 is available now! ✨
👉 https://lnk.to/CHAN20284FA

For this third instalment in his survey of orchestral works by Ruth Gipps, Rumon Gamba, conducting the BBC Philharmonic, is joined by the horn soloist Martin Owen.

Gipps wrote the Horn Concerto in 1968 for her son, Lance Baker. Here the virtuoso Martin Owen brings the work vividly to life. The work demonstrates Gipps’s personal voice, and features some wonderful writing for winds.

02/01/2025

Just a few days left to get your vote in for a chance to win!
➡ https://lnk.to/CustomersChoice2024

Time's almost up! ⏰

Get your vote in ASAP for our Customer's Choice Album of 2024 for a chance to win a fantastic prize. All you need to do is select your favourite Chandos album of 2024 and submit!
👉 https://lnk.to/CustomersChoice2024

What's up for grabs?
🎶 One lucky person will win EVERY 2024 album on CD. That's 45 CDs!
🎵 Five voters will win our January 2025 releases on CD

VOTE CLOSES 6TH JANUARY!

01/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🎇🎆

The Chandos team would like to say a big thank you to our wonderful customers for the continued loyalty and support in 2024. We can't wait to dive into an amazing 2025!

Sign up to our newsletter to keep up with all of the excitement. There's so much to come this year so don't miss out.
➡ https://lnk.to/ChandosNewsletterFA

27/12/2024

Time's almost up! ⏰

Get your vote in ASAP for our Customer's Choice Album of 2024 for a chance to win a fantastic prize. All you need to do is select your favourite Chandos album of 2024 and submit!
👉 https://lnk.to/CustomersChoice2024

What's up for grabs?
🎶 One lucky person will win EVERY 2024 album on CD. That's 45 CDs!
🎵 Five voters will win our January 2025 releases on CD

VOTE CLOSES 6TH JANUARY!

24/12/2024

‘Tis the season…🎶❄
To bring extra joy to your festive celebrations, we’ve curated the ultimate wintery Christmas playlist! The perfect soundtrack to your holiday season 🎄

Listen and save on Spotify 👉 https://lnk.to/ClassicalWinterFA