Since you are interested in Stanford: Clarinet Sonata / Piano Trio No. 3 / 2 Fantasies, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Songs of the Fleet / Songs of the Sea / A Ballad of the Fleet Gerald Finley (baritone) / BBC National Chorus of Wales / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2006: Choral Recording - "An out-and-out winner, with Finley on top form - heartily recommended!" (Recording of the Month Gramophone July 2006) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Concertos For Two Pianos Benjamin Frith / Hugh Tinney / Rte Sinfonietta / Proinnsias O Duinn [ NAXOS / CD ] "To the great credit of Benjamin Frith and Hugh Tinney that without score in hand, you would be hard pressed to guess who was playing what. In short, a not-to-be-missed opportunity to explore the precocious young Mendelssohn at super-bargain... |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Symphonies, Vol. 1 (Nos. 4 and 7) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] Central to Stanford's achievement are the seven symphonies covering the greater part of his career. Although they remain well within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, these accomplished works are marked by resourceful and often... |
STANFORD
Symphony No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 94 / Symphony No. 3 in F minor 'Irish', Op. 28 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "This latest instalment maintains the high standards of the previous two releases, offering fine playing, which is by turns spirited and poetic, and very good sound. As ever, David Lloyd-Jones is thoroughly inside the music." (MusicWeb Oct 2008) |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Irish Rhapsody Nos 1 - 6 / Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 126 / Concert Variations upon an English Theme, Op. 71 'Down among the Dead Men' Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'With a distinguished array of soloists, committed playing from the Ulster Orchestra and richly sonorous sound, these discs will give much pleasure.' BBC Music Magazine |
BRITTEN / BRIDGE / BAX / STANFORD
Works by the Sea Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This record gives an excellent introduction to twentieth-century English programme music.' Tower Records, Guide to Classical Music |