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: Symphonies, Vol. 1 (Nos. 4 and 7) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Following on from its illuminating Bax series, Naxos here launches a cycle of Stanford's even symphonies, with high-quality playing and a conductor in David Lloyd-Jones who characterises the music perceptively." Daily Telegraph |
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... |
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 |