CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Guarnieri: Chôros, Vol. 1 Olga Kopylova (piano) Claudia Nascimento (flute) Alexandre Silverio (bassoon)/ São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Camargo Guarnieri's catalogue of works represents a legacy of incalculable worth for Brazilian culture, as has his influence as a teacher on several generations of younger composers. |
SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS
Weiss: Lute Works (arr. D. Cerović for guitar) Danijel Cerović (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Silvius Leopold Weiss was acknowledged as the greatest lutenist of his age, composing over 600 pieces for the instrument organised into suites or sonatas. In these arrangements for guitar, Danijel Cerović has selected the only two of Weiss's sonatas... |
VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: Ode to a Nightingale / Piano Concertino / Symphony No. 7 Inna Galatenko, Oleg Bezborodko, Marija Grikevičiūtė / Lithuanian National Symphony, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Valentin Silvestrov's elusive post-modern style is rich in nostalgia for the lost music of a barely remembered past filled with beauty and spiritual aspiration. |
JAKE RUNESTAD
Runestad: Choral Music (Sing, Wearing the Sky) Kantorei, Jake Runestad, Joel Rinsema [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] The prolific young composer Jake Runestad has won numerous awards for his music, which ranges from opera to works for chamber ensemble. He is particularly valued for his choral compositions which exemplify a desire to write expertly crafted, socially... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon (1827 Paris version) (complete opera) Baurzhan Anderzhanov, Elisa Balbo, Randall Bills, Alexey Birkus, Albane Carrère, Silvia Dalla Benetta / Virtuosi Brunensis, Fabrizio Maria Carminati [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Following the French theatre tradition for spectacular biblical dramas during Lent, Rossini's Moïse was an incredible success at its Parisian premiere in 1827, and the opera is presented here in its complete form. |
KENNETH FUCHS
Fuchs: Point of Tranquility / Christina's World / Rush / Forever Free The United States Coast Guard Band, Adam Williamson [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] The exceptional United States Coast Guard Band, in definitive performances of seven works for symphonic winds by one of America's leading composers. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 - 7 (Beethoven 32 Vol. 2) Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos Beethoven Sonatas Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Aug/2020 ] Boris Giltburg has set out to study and film all 32 piano sonatas by Beethoven by the end of 2020. The project started as a personal exploration, driven by curiosity and his strong love of the Beethoven sonatas. |
ALNAR / TÜZÜN / BARAN / BALCI
Turkish Piano Trios Bosphorus Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] This album of piano trios by four Turkish composers, the first in a series, covers three generations of composers whose music combines traditional rhythms and modalities with established Western classical sonorities. |
MICHEL PIGNOLET de MONTECLAIR
Monteclair: Beloved and Betrayed - Miniature dramas for Flute and Voice Carrie Henneman Shaw (soprano) Leela Breithaupt (flute) / Les Ordinaires [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667-1737), a noted basse violon player in Paris, composed a small but exquisite body of innovative works in a variety of forms, including an opera-ballet. He was also an important figure in the composition of music for... |
VASILY KALAFATI
Kalafati: Symphony in A Minor / Légende / Polonaise Choir of the Music Department of the University of Athens, Athens Philharmonia, Byron Fidetzis [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Greek by parentage, Vasily Kalafati settled permanently in St Petersburg where he counted Rimsky-Korsakov among his teachers, and later included Igor Stravinsky among a distinguished roll-call of his own students. |