Milestones: 30 Years Of Chandos (30 Landmark Recordings)
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Composer: ShostakovichComposer: Bax
Composer: Boulanger
Composer: Chopin
Composer: Elgar
Composer: Grainger
Composer: The King's Singers
Composer: Handel
Composer: Vaughan Williams
Composer: Holst
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Music Label: Chandos
Music reviews of Milestones: 30 Years Of Chandos (30 Landmark Recordings)
Music Review: Happy 30th Anniversary Chandos
Rating: 5 Stars
The early 1980's : Chandos raises the bar.
I began distributing Chandos Records in Canada when they were actually "records." I mean, of course, 12" vinyl Long Play records! It was 1982 and Chandos was just a few years old. Remarkably, Brian Couzens, along with his young son Ralph, had established the company as a major new UK producer of high-quality classical records in a very short time, and their reputation for excellence in every aspect of music production was spreading quickly throughout the classical music world. This young, creative, independent, upstart company was challenging the major record labels by raising the bar to a new level.
Chandos leads the way with the first Compact Discs.
It was the spring of 1983, I remember quite vividly the excitement and anticipation around the office when Chandos announced the release of their very first Digital Compact Disc. None of us had even seen a CD player yet! Once again, the Couzens' were forging ahead with cutting edge technology, and applying it to the service of great music. Classical music fans and audiophiles, especially, embraced the Compact Disc in a big way, and it wasn't long before Chandos CDs were being used in Hi-Fi shops around the world as demonstration discs, slowly replacing the venerable LP record.
Truly International : Not just "Steak and Kidney Pie."
The extent to which Chandos supports British music and musicians simply cannot be covered in a few paragraphs. More than any other UK company, Chandos has brought British composers, musicians, singers, and orchestras to a world-wide audience. The incredible depth of the Chandos catalogue, and the steady stream of new recordings, bears ongoing testimony to their unwavering commitment to British music and culture.
But hang on a minute; they're not just "steak and kidney pie" either! The Chandos catalogue is a veritable treasure trove of the great composers of the world from the Medieval period to the present day. In the summer of 1989 the launch of the `Chaconne' series established Chandos as a major producer of Early Music performed on period instruments, using historical performance practices.
Chandos 30th Anniversary Collection "Milestones" : What a great way to celebrate!
What more difficult task could there be than to pour over hundreds and hundreds of great recordings and be limited to only thirty choices! Where do you start; with personal and staff favourites, audiophile blockbusters, award winners? Or do you draw a big circle on the floor, grab a few hundred, throw them in the air and go with the ones that land outside the circle? Whichever way the Couzens' decided to make their selections, it must have been excruciating to have been forced to leave out so many other superb recordings. But, I can say for certain that the thirty recordings in the "Milestones" set truly deserve the honour of being included in a collection that celebrates such a glorious history, so far!
The world of classical music has a very bright future as long as we continue to be blessed with people like Brian and Ralph Couzens and the many talented people they have chosen to work with over the last three decades. Even in today's difficult market that has claimed many casualties in recent years, Chandos continues to forge ahead, steadfast and resolute in their commitment to capture great music for the enjoyment of generations to come.
It has been an honour and a pleasure for me to have been associated with the Couzens' and the many great people at Chandos, by serving as their Canadian distributor since 1982. Each coming year another "Milestone" will be laid to mark the history, and the future, of one of the world's greatest classical music companies. May we all be there to celebrate each one with you!
Happy 30th Anniversary Chandos! From all your Canadian fans!
(And now...let's open up a copy of "Milestones" and really celebrate!)
With deepest respect and admiration,
Yours truly,
Greg Pastic, President
SRI Canada.
Description of Milestones: 30 Years Of Chandos (30 Landmark Recordings)
2009 thirty CD box set. Containing 30 celebrated, award-winning CDs from Britain's finest classical label, this limited collector's edition is bound to be the biggest-selling box set of 2009! Jam-packed with acclaimed Australian artists including Yvonne Kenny, Charles Mackerras and Craig Ogden plus British greats Emma Kirkby, Nigel Kennedy, Bryn Terfel, Richard Hickox and many others. It showcases Chandos' Early Music, Film Music, Opera In English and Contemporaries Of Mozart ranges. Also contains bonus 2009 Chandos catalog. Almost 35 hours of music!Classic Rock CDs
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