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JOHANN STRAUSS JR.
100 Most Famous Waltzes Overtures Polkas And Marches Volume 1 Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Sep/2007 ] A generous selection of popular Strauss favourites taken from the complete Strauss edition. |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
100 Most Famous Waltzes Overtures Polkas And Marches Volume 2 Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, [ NAXOS / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] The very best of Johann Strauss II taken from the complete Strauss edition. |
PETITGIRARD
12 Guardians of the Temple (The) / Poeme / Euphonia Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra / Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] An eclectic musician with a compelling melodic gift, Laurent Petitgirard combines a career as a composer of orchestral and film music with that of an international conductor. This collection includes two of his most recent works, the exotically... |
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DITTERSDORF
Sinfonias Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "The prolific but largely neglected Dittersdorf has long been deserving of greater attention as these scintillating performances of bright and ebullient sinfonias delightfully demonstrate. The slick quicksilver inventiveness and unabashed wit... |
ERNEST BLOCH
4 Episodes / 2 Poems / Concertino / Suite Modale Noam Buchman (flute) / Slovak Radio Symphony / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "All the performances from the various groups are excellent and the recorded sound is consistently superb. If you think Bloch wrote only Schelomo, you should sample this disc." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: 5 Orchestral Pieces / Cello Concerto / Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 (orch. Schoenberg) Fred Sherry (Cello) / London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft (Conductor) [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] In 1933, Schoenberg transcribed for cello a harpsichord concerto by the baroque composer Matthias Monn (1717-50). He dedicated his arrangement to Pablo Casals, whom he had met in Vienna, but Casals considered it too demanding. |
ARAMBARRI
8 Basque Songs / In Memoriam / Spanish Fantasy Itxaro Mentxaka (soprano) / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 21/Jan/2001 ] Jesús Arámbarri is a significant figure in the history of twentieth-century Basque music. A romantic, scholarly and sensitive musician of extraordinary insight and finesse, he drew not only on the tradition established by Felipe Pedrell, Manuel de... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: A Faust Symphony (Version for Two Pianos, S647/R369) (Complete Piano Music Vol. 34) Marcus Ullmann (tenor) / Franz Liszt Piano Duo / Liszt School of Music Chamber Choir, Weimar [ Naxos Liszt Complete Piano Music Edition / CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] A recording of the Faust Symphony arranged for two pianos |
BEHZAD ABDI
Abdi: Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (Complete opera) Mohammad Motamedi, Hossein Alishapour, Babak Sabouri, Eshaq Anvar / Credo Chamber Choir, Ukraine National Symphony, Vladimir Sirenko [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] The music of Iranian composer Behzad Abdi fuses dastgāh (the Iranian modal system) with Western classical forms. He wrote Iran's first national opera, Rumi, and Hafez also exemplifies his approach to the medium. |
ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT
Abraham Lincoln: A Likeness in Symphony Form / etc Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] wonderfully varied accomplishments cry out for further exploration and rediscovery. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Abraham Lincoln Portraits Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Since only the Copland and Ives works are presently available on CD, this set is a must for collectors of American music, aside from patriotic associations. The Harris and the Persichetti works alone make it an essential purchase." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
ADAM
Adam: Giselle (excerpts) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] Speedily written amidst a hotbed of Parisian infatuations and given a timeless parochial setting, this archetypal romantic ballet has everything from unrequited love to deceit, drama, tragedy, and conciliatory resolution. |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: La Filleule des fées (Complete Ballet) Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] Adolphe Adam is best known today for the ballets Giselle and Le Corsaire, but his prolific output included 39 operas and several other ballet scores, including the vivacious tale of La Filleule des fées ('The Fairies' God-daughter'). The story takes... |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: La Jolie Fille de Gand (Complete Ballet) Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] After increasing successes with ballets, melodramas and theatrical works, Adolphe Adam won widespread acclaim with Giselle.. A year later he wrote La Jolie Fille de Gand, which was received just as enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives / Harmonielehre Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2021 ] Pulitzer and Erasmus Prize-winning composer John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. His works stand out among contemporary classical compositions for their depth of expression, brilliance of sound, and the profoundly... |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: City Noir / Fearful Symmetries / Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2024 ] John Adams' music has long since captured the admiration of listeners for its inimitable American qualities. City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles, with Adams calling it 'an imaginary film score' in its evocation of... |
YASUSHI AKUTAGAWA
Akutagawa: Ellora Symphony / Trinita Sinfonica / Rhapsody New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa, conductor [ Naxos Japanese Classics / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "Thanks be to Naxos for continuing to plumb the mines of interesting and unusual music, and presenting it at their ever-attractive price. Highly recommended." (MusicWeb June 2005) |
PROKOFIEV
Alexander Nevsky / Pushkiniana Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2005 ] "Naxos offers a well-planned and by and large admirably executed and recorded disc, to which the 'Dance of the Oprichniks' from Ivan the Terrible makes arousing conclusion." - David Fanning, Gramophone, June 2003 |
HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Complete Symphonies, Suites & Rhapsodies Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen [ Naxos / 7 CD Box Set - released 25/Nov/2022 ] The music of Hugo Alfvén has always been close to the hearts of the Swedish people. He is regarded as representing the spirit of the country, partly owing to his intimate knowledge of Swedish folk music. |
