Alasdair Mitchell Explained

Alasdair Mitchell
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Instrument:Conductor
Genre:Classical music
Years Active:1974–present
Label:Chandos Records

Alasdair Mitchell (born 1950)[1] is a British classical music conductor.

Mitchell is best known for his recordings with Chandos Records, which include Farrar Orchestral Works. "The pioneering efforts of conductor Alasdair Mitchell… and the Philharmonia do Farrar proud".[2]

Mitchell has also recorded the work of Scottish Classical Composer and Educator John Blackwood McEwen that include ‘A Solway Symphony’, “Mitchell catches all the rich shifting subtleties and glowing colours of Spring Tide and Moonlight”.[3]

Discography

Orchestral recordings

TitleDetails
McEwen: Three Border Ballads
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Chandos Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
McEwen: Solway Symphony • Hills o' Heather • Where the Wild Thyme Blows
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Chandos Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Farrar: Orchestral Music[4]
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Chandos Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD
McEwen: Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Chandos Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Alasdair%20Mitchell Alasdair Mitchell
  2. Web site: Farrar Orchestral Works. review. Gramophone. Andrew Achenbach. July 1998.
  3. Web site: Mcewen: A Solway Symphony; Where the Wild Thyme Blows; Hills o' Heather. review. BBC Music Magazine. Ian Lace. January 2012.
  4. Ernest Farrar – Orchestral Works. Chandos Records. Bernard Benoliel. 1997. CHAN 9586.