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HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Symphony No. 4, Op. 39 / Festival Overture, Op. 52 Arndis Halla (soprano) / Johann Valdimarsson (tenor) / Sigrun Edvaldsdottir (violin) / Richard Talkowsky (cello) / Iceland Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "The Naxos recording is better, however, being a modern digital offering, recorded in a sympathetic acoustic, allowing all parts to be heard clearly. The orchestra is certainly well up to the task." (MusicWeb 2005) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 / Carnaval, Op. 9 (with Richard Strauss-Burleske in D minor, TrV 145) (Rec 1939-46) Claudio Arrau (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Desire Defauw (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] This third Naxos volume of Claudio Arrau's recordings from the 1930s and 1940s includes two performances set down in an incredibly short period of time. Richard Strauss's Burleske was recorded at a morning session on 13th April 1946 at Orchestra Hall... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 (with Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No 1) (rec 1929 & 1932) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Albert Coates & John Barbirolli [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn, the producer, mentions the difficulties presented by the Brahms. The results of his wrestlings sound as good as we may reasonably expect for the venerable age of the recording, but it is true that the Tchaikovsky sounds more than... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (recorded 1946 & 1953) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfreed Wallenstein / NBC Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] This release is the first in a series devoted to Arthur Rubinstein's 'middle period' Chopin cycle, recorded from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (Rec 1946-1950) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Golschmann [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 19/Feb/2006 ] ""Though many collectors already own the RCA Rubinstein Edition, they may gravitate to these restored-sound inscriptions made possible through Mark Obert-Thorn and the Naxos label." (Audiophile Audition) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 2/Apr/2001 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 / Schumann: Kinderszenen (Rec 1935/47) Artur Schnabel (Piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 15/Nov/2001 ] Naxos historic series continues |
BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / MOZART
Early Recordings Vol. 2 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) / Milan Pomeriggi Musici Symphony Orchestra / Ettore Gracis [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] These works, all recorded in Milan by Michelangeli between the ages of 19 and 31, show a man at the beginning of his career as an already finished artist. One can only echo what a critic wrote in 1948, 'What a pianist! Technically, the playing is... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 / Brahms: Tragic Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "The famous Toscanini/BBC performance has often been reissued, and the present compilation and transfer can hold its own with the best. A useful reminder that the Pastoral with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with its extra dimension of humanity, more... |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 8 Arturo Toscanini / Nbc Symphony Orchestra [ NAXOS HISTORICAL / CD ] |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 / Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 BBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "The BBC players respond with splendid fervour and precision, and the sound on the Naxos transfers is exceptionally good." - David Cairns, The Sunday Times |
EARL KIM
Kim: Violin Concerto / Dialogues / Cornet Cecylia Arzewski (violin) / Ireland RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] Earl Kim was born in 1920 in Dinuba, California and studied with Arnold Schoenberg, Ernst Bloch, and Roger Sessions. He was a professor at Princeton from 1952 to 1967 and at Harvard from then until 1998, and was the recipient of numerous awards and... |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphonic Variations / Concertante for Piano Left Hand Ashley Wass (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "The young pianist Ashley Wass play[s] impeccably - not only stylishly, but also with subtle, expressive shading and lovely liquid tone quality." The Independent |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Winter Legends / Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex) / Saga Fragment Ashley Wass (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Naxos' recording captures the full range of the music (it's pretty wide), yet maintains clarity even in the tutti passages. Bax fans will find much to enjoy in this release." (10/10 ClassicsToday July 2011) |
RAFFAELLO DE BANFIELD
Lord Byron's Love Letter (complete opera recorded in 1958) Astrid Varnay / Gertrude Ribla / Nicoletta Carruba / Mario Carlin / Academy Symphony Orchestra of Rome / Nicola Rescigno [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] The RCA Victor recording of Raffaello de Banfield's 1955 opera Lord Byron's Love Letter is a true rarity, remaining in their catalogue for only a short time and never reissued on CD before now. Based on a Tennessee Williams play set in late... |
JESUS RUEDA
Sinfonia No. 3, "Luz" / Imaginary Journey Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] This recording presents the definitive version of Jesús Rueda's Third Symphony, a journey towards the light in which the composer revels in the dazzling textures filled with colour and dynamism that he loves. |
MANOLIS KALOMIRIS
Symphony No. 3 in D minor / Triptych / etc Nikitas Tsakiroglou (narrator) / Athens State Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis [ Naxos Greek Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2007 ] |
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. |
ESTEBAN BENZECRY
Benzecry: Ciclo de canciones / Violin Concerto / Clarinet Concerto Ayako Tanaka (Soprano) Xavier Inchausti (Violin) Mariano Rey (Clarinet) / Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Boggiano [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] French-Argentinian composer Esteban Benzecry has built up a distinctive body of work, from symphonies to works for solo piano. He stands as a worthy successor to such masters as Ginastera, Villa-Lobos and Chávez, with music that is suffused with... |
