ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 The Tempest Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2017 ] "I can only say that they are one of the very best trios I have heard. Their technical skill and musicianship shine through." MusicWeb Nov |
HOWARD HANSON
Hanson: Piano Music Thomas Labe (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2000 ] Though perhaps best known for his choral and orchestral works, the piano played a central role in the development of Howard Hanson as a composer. |
PABLO SARASATE
Sarasate: Complete works for violin and piano Tianwa Yang (violin) Markus Hadulla (piano) [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2018 ] "Each piece is beautifully characterized and played with great polish and confidence... Reviewing brings a lot of surprises." American Record Guide |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795 Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor) |
FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Sonatas for flute and piano Uwe Grodd (flute) / Matteo Napoli (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "[Grodd] is a rare breed of musician as a flutist and conductor. He plays these sonatas with a bright, energetic sound and an awareness of the entire score that, ideally, all musicians should have." (American Record Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op.12 Nos 1 - 3 Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/1994 ] "Naxos are on to a winning combination here. These performances are wonderfully fresh and alive." (Penguin Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op.3 Nos 1 - 3 Jeno Jando (piano) / Takako Nishizaki (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Mar/1993 ] "we must conclude - as we usually do with Naxos - that this is a good buy." - American Record Guide |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
The Best Of Schumann Jenö Jandó (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Kristin Merscher (piano), Balázs Szokolay (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kodály Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2007 ] The very best of Robert Schumann compiled from the vast Naxos catalogue! |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski - The Best of: Symphonic Variations Overture for Strings etc The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Andrzej Bauer (cello) Krzysztof Bakowski (violin) Piotr Paleczny (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] One of the greatest 20th-century Polish music artists |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Volume 2: Rare Historical Recordings 1925-1950 Various great pianists [ Naxos Great Pianists / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] In this second volume in the continuing Naxos series devoted to historic recordings of piano transcriptions of Bach's music, fifteen works are expertly transformed for the modern piano. |
W. A. MOZART
My First Mozart Album (Incls 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' & Clarinet Quintet') Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Jenö Jandó (piano), Ladislav Kyselak (viola), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Georg Ti [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of the best composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250 years ago but he carries on being famous - so he must have been special. He giggled a lot. He was also good at playing... |
SCHUBERT / GRIEG / JOPLIN / CHOPIN / etc
My First Piano Album (Incls 'Marche Militaire' & 'Maple Leaf Rag') Various performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] Listen to the piano turn into a bumblebee, a donkey, trolls, a bird, a horse and a butterfly! Sometimes it isn't anything except a piano, but the music coming out of it is exciting and beautiful. Can you spot Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? Mozart... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
The Best of Prokofiev Tedi Papavrami (violin), Kun-Woo Paik (piano) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czecho-Slovak State Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2005 ] A new addition to the Naxos 'Best of' series features the outstanding series of Prokofiev recordings made with the Ukraine orchestra. |
Vatin/Ensemble D'arco
Haydn: Piano Concertinos/Trios [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Verbier Festival - The 25th Anniversary Concert (Blu-ray) Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ Naxos / Blu-ray - released 12/Jul/2019 ] The Verbier Festival is one of classical music's greatest events. In celebration of the festival's 25th anniversary, this unique concert brings together 36 classical stars in an unprecedented evening of ingenious programming and captivating... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Piano Music Victor Sangiorgio (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2007 ] "Victor Sangiorgio, a pianist new to me, plays this music with authority and assertiveness, captured in excellent sound….there is a wonderful revelation waiting in store for you!" Audiophile Audition |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Concert Overture / Study in B-flat minor Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "A splendid addition to what is now an indispensable cycle." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Piano Music Vol. 5: Overtures Alexander Paley, Brian Zeger (piano, four hands) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] Weber's childhood was in a theatrical environment as the family was part of his father's touring theatre company. He had been born in 1786 in Germany and given the names Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber. His education was haphazard as the company... |
KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Prokofiev / Khachaturian / Shostakovich: Piano Concert & Recital (1944-1949) William Kapell (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Anton Dorati, Boston Symphony [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "During the past few years Naxos has carved out a considerable piece of the historic reissue market simply by providing shellac-era favorites in newly minted transfers at budget... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Rarities and Short Piano Works Wojciech Waleczek (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Among Schubert's compositions are rare and overlooked works for solo piano that reflect staging posts of his short compositional life. As a boy he had studied with Salieri who almost certainly encouraged him to explore contrapuntal techniques in 1812. |