The Borodin Trio was a classical music trio founded in 1976 by Russians Rostislav Dubinsky (1923–97), his wife, pianist Luba Edlina , and cellist Yuli Turovsky (1939–2013), after Dubinsky, founding first violinist of the famed Borodin Quartet , emigrated from the U.S.S.R. to the Netherlands and later to the United States. (The Borodin Quartet had been named after Alexander Borodin , who was one of Russian chamber music's founders.)
19-578: The Borodin Trio was best known for its recordings on Chandos Records . They were considered to be one of the best piano trios of their generation. Dubinsky and Edlina also performed as The Dubinsky Duo. Turovsky and Edlina also performed as the Borodin Duo . Laszlo Varga replaced Turovsky as cellist in 1991 or 1992. This article about a Russian band or other musical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
38-476: A classical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chandos Records Chandos Records is a British independent classical music recording company based in Colchester . It was founded in 1979 by Brian Couzens . Since March 2024, it has been owned by Klaus Heymann . Chandos Records arose from a band music publisher Chandos Music, founded in 1963, and Chandos Productions,
57-693: A record production company which produced LPs for Classics for Pleasure, and, especially, RCA 's work in the UK. Its first record was Bloch's Sacred Service (ABR1001). Important early recordings were made with Mariss Jansons, Nigel Kennedy and the King's Singers – before they moved to bigger contracts with EMI. In 2005, Chandos Records was the first classical label to offer mp3s on its website. They now run The Classical Shop with over 45 labels on offer, including Naxos, LSO Live, Coro, Avie, Onyx, Alpha and many rarer European labels, which are not available in physical format in
76-401: Is a companion cycle to his better known, All-night Vigil , and it is wonderful to hear it complete (bits sometime crop up in anthologies here and there, but it's scarcely known outside Russia). The superlatives have already piled up against Charles Bruffy's name, and deservedly so. There can only be one reason for a label to release repertoire they already had in their catalogue, and that is that
95-508: Is another in a string of great Kansas City Chorale recordings for Chandos. The Kansas City Chorale is a marvelously responsive choir who communicate all the subtle nuances that makes Clausen's music so special. They sing with tonal purity, beautiful blend and plenty of character. Chandos's audio quality is worthy of such fine performances and captures the Chorale with a natural, warm sound.” Craig Zeichner, Ariama.com "Grechaninov's Passion Week
114-658: The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. In 2009, the two choirs performed at Lincoln Center in New York. Later that year, the Chorale sang for the international choir festival at Incheon , South Korea. Life and Breath, music of René Clausen , the Chorale’s 2012 recording on the Chandos label, won two Grammy Awards . One was for Best Choral Performance, the other, Best Engineered Album, Classical. In 2014
133-736: The Library of Congress . The Chorale joined forces with the Phoenix Chorale (then named Phoenix Bach Choir) to make a joint recording, Eternal Rest , released on the Chandos Records label in 2006. The combined choirs released two more albums with Chandos the following year and released a fourth “two choirs” album in March 2015. The two choirs received international attention when their 2007 Chandos release, Alexander Grechaninov ’s Passion Week , received four Grammy nominations and won
152-727: The London Symphony Orchestra , and "Gramophone Choral Recording of the Year" for Hummel Masses. Chandos recordings have received five Grammy Awards : "Best Opera Recording" in 1997 for Britten's Peter Grimes and in 2008 for Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel , "Best Engineered Classical Album" in 2008 for Gretchaninov's "Passion Week" and in 2013 for "Life and Breath" by the Kansas City Chorale , and "Best Choral Performance" for "Life and Breath." Soloists and conductors who have recorded for
171-703: The Purcell Quartet , Collegium Musicum 90 and Sophie Yates. Chandos is also known for its Movies series, preserving previously lost film scores. In 1990 they launched the Opera in English label, in association with the Peter Moores Foundation, which has resulted in over 80 recordings. Series include: Recordings released by Chandos have won many awards including "Gramophone Record of the Year" for Vaughan Williams's A London Symphony with
190-663: The Chorale travelled to Halifax, Nova Scotia , to perform at Podium , the Association of Canadian Choral Communities' national conference. They joined with the Phoenix Chorale and recorded the All-Night Vigil (Rachmaninoff) , which was released in March 2015, and won the Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Classical, and was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, Classical. “ Life and Breath
209-621: The Kansas City Chorale's recording Life and Breath: Music of René Clausen won the Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance. The album also received a Grammy for its engineer (John Newton, Sound Mirror, Boston, MA). Their most recent collaborative recording with the Phoenix Chorale , Rachmaninoff 's All-Night Vigil, won the Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Classical, and was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, Classical. The Chorale has produced 11 recordings total, 7 on its own and 4 together with its sister choir,
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#1732790192478228-487: The UK. The name "Chandos" refers to James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674–1744), at whose Palladian -style house, Cannons , the composer Handel was engaged as a composer-in-residence for a year (1717–1718). In addition to the eleven Chandos Anthems , Handel also wrote other works, including Acis and Galatea , at Cannons. The company originally had its office in Chandos House, Chandos Place, London SW1,
247-405: The holiday season in 1994. Nimbus released four more Chorale recordings over the next four years. The choir performed the world premiere of Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine , a setting of Charles Anthony Silvestri 's poetry by composer Eric Whitacre at the 2001 American Choral Directors Association National Convention. In 2004 the Chorale traveled to Washington, DC to present a concert at
266-636: The label include Sir Charles Mackerras , Rebecca Evans, Jennifer Larmore , Julian Lloyd Webber , Sir Thomas Allen , Alan Opie , Tasmin Little , Bruce Ford, Barry Banks, Christine Brewer , Lesley Garrett, Horacio Gutiérrez , Neeme Järvi , Simon Keenlyside , Hideko Udagawa , Alexandre Naoumenko and Safri Duo . They have recording partnerships with, among others, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Louis Lortie . The late conductor Richard Hickox
285-601: The new performance is so striking." William Whitehead, BBC Music Magazine – May 2007 Choral/Vocal CD of the Month In 2007, their recording of Alexander Grechaninov's Passion Week (recorded jointly with the Phoenix Chorale) was nominated for four Grammy Awards , and won for Best Engineered Album, Classical. In 2008, their CD Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works, also with the Phoenix Chorale, was nominated for Best Choral Performance and Best Surround Sound Album. In 2012,
304-551: The singers formed a board, hired a new conductor, and continued the choir. Mr. Bruffy began conducting the Chorale in 1988. The choir evolved from its “classy sassy” repertoire and bake sale fundraisers to one of the premiere performing arts organizations in North America. Nimbus Records , based in the United Kingdom, selected the Chorale as its first North American choir. The first album, Nativitas , came out for
323-552: The street name derived from the Duke. The Chandos catalogue contains a range of classical music – for example, much orchestral, choral and chamber music by such lesser-known British composers as Herbert Howells , Gerald Finzi , Charles Villiers Stanford and Arnold Bax , conducted by eminent conductors including Richard Hickox , Gianandrea Noseda , Neeme Järvi and Vernon Handley . They also specialise in early music , on their label Chaconne, with performances by artists such as
342-575: Was many times a Gramophone winner with Chandos recordings. Kansas City Chorale The Kansas City Chorale is a professional 27-voice chorus conducted by Charles Bruffy . They perform a four concert series in Kansas City , tour nationwide, and perform with their sister choir, the Phoenix Chorale , also conducted by Mr. Bruffy. During his tenure as conductor, the chorus has achieved international acclaim. Mr. Bruffy, renowned for his fresh interpretations of both traditional and new music,
361-562: Was noted by The New York Times as a disciple of the late Robert Shaw . The Chorale has premiered works by Maija Einfelde , Jean Belmont Ford, Libby Larsen , Zhou Long , Stephen Paulus , Steven Stucky , Eric Whitacre , and Chen Yi , among other composers. The Kansas City Chorale was founded in 1982 by conductor Jonathan Griffith as part of his DMA graduate work at the University of Missouri-Kansas City ’s Conservatory of Music. When Mr. Griffith completed his work and moved on,
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