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Jonathan Summers
A-Z Of Pianists [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD - released 26/Feb/2007 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] With compelling narration by Jeremy Siepmann, character portrayals by acclaimed actors, and the interpolation of over 25 substantial musical extracts reflecting the development of one of music's most enduringly awe-inspiring composers, we are... |
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Smillie/Timson
Barber Of Seville: Explained [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 2/Apr/2001 ] |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Bob Peck as Beethoven [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] For many people, Beethoven is the greatest composer who ever lived. In this portrait-in-sound, actors' readings combine with his music to reveal a titanic personality, both vulnerable and belligerent, comic and tragic, and above all heroic, as he... |
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Various Artists
Canaletto - Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] |
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Various Artists
Cezanne - Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Anton Lesser as Chopin [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Frédéric Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmerising performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, etudes, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. |
CHOPIN / ROSSINI / OFFENBACH / BIZET / LALO / CHABRIER / etc
Art and Music: Manet - Music of His Time Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony, Kodály Quartet, etc [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Mar/2003 ] Edouard Manet (1832-83) has been called the father of modern painting. In the 1860s he was the leader of a group of young artists who later became known as the Impressionists, though his own work resists any simple label. On this CD, the world of... |
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Various Artists/Griffith
Da Vinci - Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD ] |
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Hugh Griffith
Degas: Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
DISCOVER CHAMBER MUSIC
Discover Chamber Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Jeremy Siepmann (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Chamber music is the most intimate, and arguably the most joyful and sociable, form of music-making in the world. It may also be the oldest, and its scope is all-embracing, ranging from infectious light entertainment to profound explorations of the... |
CHORAL MUSIC
Discover Choral Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2007 ] Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favourites such as John Rutter and Arvo Pärt, via Renaissance motets, oratorios by Bach and Handel, and symphonies by Beethoven,... |
DISCOVER EARLY MUSIC
Discover Early Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Roman world. This left a military and political system in ruins - but a cultural world-view largely intact. Artistically rich and varied in themselves, the Medieval centuries also sparked both the... |
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Various Artists
Discover Film Music [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] |
MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Discover Music Of the 20th Century: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] The 'Discover' series opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the exploration is both revealing and enjoyable. Discover Music of the Twentieth Century is a... |
MUSIC OF A BAROQUE ERA
Discover Music of the Baroque Era: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "One of the important features of "The Naxos Wonder", besides their successful way of making important music available at very affordable prices, is their achievements in the field of education..." |
MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL ERA
Discover Music Of The Classical Era: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] In music, the period from the middle of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth is usually referred to as the 'Classical' Era. This was a period in which the art, literature and architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome were being... |
DISCOVER MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA
Discover Music of the Romantic Era: combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book David McLeery (Writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the world's best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of period. |
DISCOVER OPERA
Discover Opera: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Nick Kimberley (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of our lives, its best-loved tunes heard on football terraces, in films and advertisements, and even... |
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY
Discover The Symphony: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] From modest beginnings in eighteenth-century Italy, the symphony soon developed into the highest form of western instrumental music at the hands of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The symphony became a big, public form that used the community of the... |
