JOACHIM
Violin Concerto No 3 / Overture 'Hamlet' / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Meir Minsky [ Naxos Violin Concertos / CD - released 15/May/2002 ] Joseph Joachim was regarded as one of the greatest violinists of his generation |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Transcriptions [by Respighi & Elgar] Ilkka Talvi (violin) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] "This is a delightful hour of listening, and for those of you who are weary of "historically-informed" Bach, this could be your disc of the year!...This might not be "authentic" Bach, but it is magnificent Bach. Explore" MusicWweb |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto / Souvenir d'un lieu cher Ilya Kaler (violin) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "If you are in the market for a new recording of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto this year, have a listen to this one before just buying Fischer's. You may find, as I did, that you want both" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
PAUL FETLER
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman Thomas H. Blaske (narrator) Aaron Berofsky (violin) / Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra / Arie Lipsky, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and it's all quite agreeable, as is Naxos's sound." Classical Candor, December 2009 |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Gran Duo Concertante / Gran Concerto in F sharp minor / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Jose-Luis Garcia (violin) Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 1 / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "At the heart of most of the music by Bottesini which I have heard, there is an essential simplicity, a kind of directness of feeling, a sense of social conversation, which while it may not make for music of great profundity certainly led Bottesini... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Works for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello) / Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2017 ] "Delightful in every respect." MusicWeb Jan 2018 |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2015 ] "Best of all, she has a beautiful tone in cantabile phrases (check out the Romeo and Juliet fantasy) and a really seductive way with rubato that conveys emotion without distorting the rhythm." (10/10 ClassicsToday Jan 2011 on Vol 2) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 2 (Incls 'Carmen Fantasy') Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "All throughout, Yang seduces, teases, serenades, and sings with her unique sound. How to describe the Yang sound? It's more aggressive than most in attacking the violin's lowest notes, which have a full but slightly rough sound that can only be... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 4 Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jan/2014 ] This stunning programme includes the popular Introduction et Tarantelle and two delightful jotas. Sarasate's scintillating flying staccato technique is heard in the Fantaisie on Weber's 'Der Freischütz' while Le Rêve is a remarkable work in every way |
LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Hofmann: Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Northern Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Leopold Hofmann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most gifted and influential composers of his generation. Although a church musician by profession, Hofmann was also an important and prolific composer of instrumental music . |
JARNEFELT / KASKI / SIBELIUS / RAUTAVAARA / MADETOJA
Finnish Orchestral Favourites Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula. With Maarit Kirvessalo, violin [ Naxos / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Composers who have all achieved fame in their native Finland |
JOAN MANÉN
Manen: Violin Concerto No 3 'Ibérico' Symphony No 2 'Ibérica' Valderrama, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Joan Manén was an admired and prolific Catalan composer who wrote in all genres, from opera to transcriptions. He was also one of the leading violinists of his day and made the first recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Manén's Violin Concerto... |
Beethoven
The Best of Beethoven Volume 1 Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeno Jando (piano) / Kodaly Quartet / Takako Nishizaki (violin) Inga Nielsen (soprano) [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Beethoven highlights drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 Rebecca Hirsch (violin) Tim Hugh (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Not only does Rebecca Hirsch (for the most part) make light of the solo part's fiendish technical difficulties, her playing evinces a beguiling lyrical beauty that's breathtaking. By the side of both Ida Haendel and Lorraine McAslan, she perhaps... |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutosławski: Symphonies / Concertos / Choral and Vocal Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano) Andrzej Bauer (cello) Krzysztow Bakowsk (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Choir, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 29/Jul/2013 ] "Naxos has collected its existing recordings and issued a 10-CD box Lutosławski-Symphonies; Concertos; Choral and Vocal Works…featuring the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (and others) under the direction of Antoni Wit." The WholeNote |
GLAZUNOV
The Seasons / Violin Concerto Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Camilla Kolchinsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2008 ] Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov has not fared well at the hands of later critics. He enjoyed a remarkably successful career in music, becoming Director of the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1905 in the aftermath of the political disturbances of... |
CLASSICAL MUSIC / BEETHOVEN / MOZART/ TCHAIKOVSKY / PIANO / VIOLIN / LULLABY / ORCHESTRA / BALLET
My First Classical Albums Various performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] The 'My First' album series from Naxos is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of... |
IGNAZ JOSEPH PLEYEL
Symphonies Concertantes / Violin Concerto in D Major Victoria Chiang, Isabella Lippi, David Perry (violins) / Baltimore Chamber Orchestra / Markand Thakar [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] Pleyel's symphonies concertantes are characteristic expressions of his idiosyncratic style. They are expansive, leisurely-paced works, texturally transparent in their solo sections and rich in melodic invention. |
FRANZ WAXMAN
Rebecca (Film Score) Viktor Simcisko (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] "At budget price interested parties could hardly refuse such a textually intelligent, well-played and con amore production." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |