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Alasdair Mitchell

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Alasdair Mitchell
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Glasgow, Scotland
GenresClassical music
InstrumentConductor
Years active1974–present
LabelsChandos 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

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Orchestral recordings

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Title Details
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

References

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  1. ^ Alasdair Mitchell, ArtistInfo by Metason
  2. ^ Andrew Achenbach (July 1998). "Farrar Orchestral Works". Gramophone (review).
  3. ^ Ian Lace (January 2012). "Mcewen: A Solway Symphony; Where the Wild Thyme Blows; Hills o' Heather". BBC Music Magazine (review).
  4. ^ Bernard Benoliel (1997). Ernest Farrar – Orchestral Works (PDF) (Media notes). Chandos Records. CHAN 9586.
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