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ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 3 Laurence Jackson (Violin) / Ashley Wass (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Nov/2006 ] "The Naxos series has continued its devotion to Bax with impressive results. You need the previously unrecorded sonata movements if you're serious about the composer. And the performances are eloquent and impressive. Next up will be the second and... |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Incls Violin Sonata No. 2) Laurence Jackson (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Committed and thoughtful performances of some of Bax's most deeply-felt music concerned with the horrors of World War I and the tragic events of the Easter Uprising in Dublin." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
CHARLES VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: The Railway / Preludes / Etudes / Esquisses Laurent Martin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "this is a disc that pianophiles may well want to marvel over" - American Record Guide - May/June 1996 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Complete Songs (Vol 1): Zemphira's song; Midnight; Lullaby; etc Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano) Ljuba Orefenova (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Kazarnovskaya is a rapidly rising star, with appearances at Salzburg, la Scala, the Met and Vienna. She brings a rich soprano voice and considerable feeling to 17 of the... |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Fantasies (Complete) Madoka Inui (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2006 ] "Hummel's homage to his master is touchingly blended with his own profound feel for the piano, thanks to the flair and intensity of the award-winning Madoka Inui." -- Anthony Holden, The Observer, December 11, 2005 |
ALWYN / BAX / BERKELEY / BRITTEN / MOERAN / RAWSTHORNE / etc
British String Quartets Maggini Quartet, with David Campbell (clarinet), Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Naxos / 20 CD Box Set - released 4/Dec/2019 ] "Another British string quartet rarity from the Maggini Quartet. Fine performances of two superbly confident chamber works." Editor's Choice - Gramophone |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet In E Minor / Piano Quintet In A Minor Maggini String Quartet / Peter Donohoe (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "the Maggini Quartet impress with the luminous refinement and beguiling tonal beauty of their music-making" - Gramophone |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Piano Music Mark Boozer (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] Long known as the doyen of Afro-American composers, William Grant Still was born on 11th May, 1895, in Woodville, Mississippi to musical and scholarly parents of African-American, Native American, Spanish, Irish, and Scotch heritage. Following the... |
ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi: Complete Piano Works Vol 1 (Incls 6 Concert Etudes Op.28) Markus Pawlik (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] Rosette (Highest Award) Penguin Stereo Guide |
FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Phantasy / String Quartets Nos. 2 and 4 Martin Roscoe (piano) / Maggini Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "The Magginis complete their Bridge cycle in distinguished style" - Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month May 2005 |
IGOR MARKEVITCH
Markevitch: Complete Orchestral Works Volume 7 - Piano Concerto / Cantate / Icare Martyn van den Hoek (piano) / Nienke Oostenrijk (soprano) / Netherlands Concert Choir / Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] "Icare is arguably Markevitch's masterpiece, one of the great ballets of the 20th century. If you don't know Markevitch the composer, this is probably the best place to start." (ClassicsToday 10/10 Jan 2011) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Reflections Matthew Jones (violin and viola) & Annabel Thwaite (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "There isn't a single dud item here...Jones's playing of both instruments enthrals. His viola tone is different from the turbocharged massiveness of many of today's soloists; instead he searches out the instrument's capacity for gentle light and shad |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 1 [Incls Harlequin Dreaming & Summer Idyls] Matthew Schellhorn (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] With this album, Matthew Schellhorn sheds new light on Herbert Howells as a truly significant 20th-century composer for the piano. From the charming Summer Idyls, written before the composer began studies at the Royal College of Music, to the mature... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Word (selection) Peter Nagy (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Peter Nagy does a workmanlike job with these little gems, playing them with feeling and technical proficiency. This CD is a high price spread in terms of performance and sound but at the cost of a low price spread. How does Naxos do it" SensibleSound |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Festival Overture / The Age of Gold Suite Michael Houstoun (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Michael Houston is a clear and characterful soloist." (Gramophone) |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol 2 Michael Lewin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] "American pianist Michael Lewin takes on the second batch in Naxos' set of The Complete Keyboard Sonatas by Italian Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti." Blogcritics Magazine, April 05, 2007 |
FRANZ DANZI
Danzi: Wind Quintets Op.67 1-3 / Sonata for Horn Michael Thompson Wind Quintet, with Michael Thompson (horn) Philip Fowke (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "...These three are as cleverly written as always, appealing to the listener's intelligence but also to a sense of humour." © 2000 Gramophone |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Chamber Music Vol.2 [Incls Violin Sonata & Clarinet Sonata] Graf Mourja (violin), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet), Francoise Groben (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "there are wonderfully spiky moments from Graf Mourja in the Stravinskian Violin Sonata, and Ronald Van Spaendonck's control of the haunting slow movement of the Clarinet Sonata is mesmerising." (BBC Music) |
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
Works for Violin and Piano Nazrin Rashidova (violin) & Daniel Grimwood (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Dec/2015 ] Moritz Moszkowski enjoyed a considerable international reputation as a composer and pianist and was fêted as the natural successor to Chopin. It is a mark of his music's success that it was arranged for countless ensembles and solo... |
SIGMUND THALBERG
Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor / Souvenirs de beethoven Francesco Nicolosi (piano) / Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] Thalberg's Piano Concerto in F minor, Opus 5 is a relatively early work. The first movement opens with the expected orchestral exposition, presenting two contrasting subjects, before the entry of the soloist with an elaboration of the material. |
