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DMITRY KABALEVSKY
Kabalevsky: Cello Concertos. Nos 1&2 Alexander Rudin (cello) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2016 ] "these performances convey the flow and character of the music admirably" (BBC Music) |
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JOAO DOMINGOS BOMTEMPO
Bomtempo: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 Algarve Orchestra, Alvaro Cassuto (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "The music is given a compelling treatment by the recently founded but highly proficient Algarve Orchestra. At budget price this issue should help give it [Bomtempo's music] the wider currency it clearly deserves." Gramophone |
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MANUEL DE FALLA
El Amor Brujo / El Sombrero de Tres Picos Alicia Nafe (mezzo-soprano) / Maria Jose Martos (mezzo-soprano) / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes (conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 18/Jun/2005 ] Manuel de Falla is generally acknowledged as the leading figure in Spanish music of the twentieth century. |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) Rah Graciela Alperyn, Giorgio Lamberti, Doina Palade, Alan Titus / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Ra [ Naxos Opera Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2000 ] |
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LUKAS FOSS
Foss: Ode / Renaissance Concerto / Three American Pieces / Symphony No. 1 in G major Amy Porter (flute) Nikki Chooi (violin) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
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BALAKIREV
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Grande Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs Anastasia Seifetdinova (piano) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "..this is a fascinating release well worthy of investigation." MusicWeb May 2009 |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT
Symphony No. 2 / Fuga Solemnis Anders Johnsson (organ) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Vassily Sinaisky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Following their recording of Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 1 and excerpts from his opera Notre Dame (8570828), the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky here present Schmidt's astonishing Second Symphony. |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT
Symphony No. 4 in C major / Variations on a Hussar's Song Anders Johnsson (organ) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Vassily Sinaisky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Neither piece could hope for a more persuasive performance, the Malmö Symphony and their Russian-born Principal Conductor, Vassily Sinaisky, bring such a telling gravitas to the symphony, the sound of every department placing it among the elite of... |
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GUISEPPE MARTUCCI
Martucci: Orchestral Music (Complete), Vol. 1 - Symphony No. 1 / Nocturne / Andante / Canzonetta / Giga Andrea Noferini (cello) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] The foremost Italian orchestral composer of the late nineteenth century, as well as an accomplished pianist and conductor, Giuseppe Martucci was one of the first of a line of composers, which included Sgambati, Mancinelli and Faccio and, later,... |
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MYROSLAV SKORYK
Skoryk: Violin Concertos 1-4 Andrej Bielow (violin) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Myroslav Skoryk, a postgraduate student of Dmitry Kabalevsky, is one of Ukraine's leading composers and teachers. His works range from opera and ballet, a symphonic transcription of Paganini's 24 Caprices, and his cycle of nine Violin Concertos... |
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MYROSLAV SKORYK
Skoryk.: Violin Concertos (Complete), Vol. 2 - Nos. 5-9 Andrej Bielow (violin) / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2020 ] Myroslav Skoryk is one of Ukraine's leading composers and teachers, with a portfolio of works that include opera, a symphonic transcription of Paganini's Caprices, and a cycle of nine violin concertos written over a 45-year span. |
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LEONARD BALADA
Balada: Orchestral Works Vol 1 Andres Cardenes (violin) / Barcelona Symphony Orchestra / Matthias Aeschbacher [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2001 ] "Give this one a listen."- Classics Today |
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CAN ATILLA
Atilla: Symphony No. 2 'Gallipoli - The 57th Regiment' Angela Ahıskal (soprano) & Onur Şenler (cello) / Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Burak Tüzün [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2017 ] Can Attila is one of the leading Turkish composers of his generation. Success in film and television music has been accompanied by comparable achievement in the orchestral repertory. The Gallipoli campaigns in the First World War have always held... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Angela Rippon (narrator) / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos Children's Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2007 ] "Angela Rippon's concise narration is dynamically conveyed with interest as one might expect from this lover of ballet. (Presumably she wrote the notes as no credit is given in this respect.)" --Review by Raymond Walker, Musicweb International,... |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works Volume 15: Symphonies 5 & 8 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2000 ] "Serviceable recordings and detailed notes added to an evocative front cover make this a very desirable bargain." (ClassicalNet) |
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HUBERT KLYNE HEADLEY
Headley: California Suite / Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Symphony No. 1 Anna Bogulyubova (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2007 ] "The performances here are consistently exciting, with Anna Bogolyubova a confident soloist in the two concertos, and Dmitry Yablonsky leading an orchestra that sounds like it's having a remarkably good time. You will too." ClassicsToday |
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HENRYK GORECKI
Antoni Wit Conducts Henryk Górecki [Incls Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) ] Anna Górecka (piano) Carol Wincenc (flute) Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "What impresses me most about this performance is its sprituality" - Gramophone on the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs |
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BORIS PIGOVAT
Requiem - 'The Holocaust' / Poem of Dawn Anna Serova (viola) / Croatian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Guerini [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Of Ukrainian origin, Boris Pigovat is now based in Israel where he has won several distinguished national awards. His Holocaust Requiem received the ACUM prize in 1995, and was premièred at a concert dedicated to the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar.... |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos Nos, 1 and 2 / Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra Antonio Meneses (cello) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos The Music of Brazil / CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] The Cello Concerto No. 1 was Villa-Lobos's first major orchestral work. Filled with youthful energy and displaying an eclectic style, it is the sound of the composer finding his voice. Three decades later and with his reputation at its height, the... |
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MARCEL POOT
Poot: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Antwerp Philharmonic, Belgian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Franz André, Frédéric Devrees [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 14/May/2021 ] The Belgian composer, Marcel Poot, was one of the most striking musical figures of his time, with a spicy compositional style that exemplified his zest for life. His cycle of seven symphonies, the earliest of which show the influence of Ravel,... |