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BEST OF OPERA
Best Of Opera Vol. 1 (arias & excerpts from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, etc) Various orchs/artists incl Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "There are ways in which this brand-new super-budget recording of Il barbiere di Siviglia puts to shame just about every other version of the opera there has yet been" - Gramophone review of the Barber of Seville |
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MORTON GOULD
Gould: Symphonies 2, 3 & 4 / Spirituals for String Choir & Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "The Symphonettes represent Gould's best crossover work - the Symphonette No. 4 deriving its character from Latin-American dance forms to make it one of his most popular compositions." CD Choice (UK) |
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JAKUB JAN RYBA
Czech Christmas Mass - Missa Pastoralis Vladimir Dolezal / Josef Ksica / Pavla Ksicova / Vaclav Sibera / Dagmar Vankatova / Czech Madrigalists Orchestra & Choir / Frantisek Xaver Thuri [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] Czech Madrigalists Orchestra, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Frantisek Xaver Thuri |
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ALEXANDER CAMPKIN
Campkin: True Light, Missa Brevis, The First Kiss Vox Chamber Choir, David Crown [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Alexander Campkin is renowned as a leading young choral composer who has been commissioned by some of the most prestigious musical organisations in Britain. True Light reveals the energy and majestic sound world that he commands, as well as qualities... |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Seven Gates of Jerusalem, 'symphony No. 7' Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] "A disturbingly moving and dramatic apocalypse for your front room" (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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WOJCIECH KILAR
Bogurodzica / Piano Concerto / Hoary Fog / Koscielec 1909 Warsaw Philharmonic Choir / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Wit Antoni [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] "The sound in all works is vivid and state-of-the-art. All in all, this disc can be strongly recommended." (ClassicalNet) |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Utrenja Wasaw Boys Choir / Warsaw Philharmonic Choir / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "Under the experienced Antoni Wit, the Warsaw forces give a clear, confident account, with the continuity of spoken and sung passages expertly managed, and a first-rate line-up of soloists." BBC Music Magazine |
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CHILCOTT / MEALOR / HOLST / MacMILLAN / O'Regan / etc
The Song of the Stars: British Music for Upper Voice Choir Wells Cathedral School Choralia, Christopher Finch., with Eleanor Turner (harp) & Elliot Launn (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] The 24 singers together create a sound that is both blended and impeccably balanced, completely consistent throughout widely varied repertoire, but also capable of such constant reinvention." Editor's Choice Gramophone (Awards Issue) |
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Winchester College Choir
Xmas With Winchester College [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (Recorded in December 2012) [BLU-RAY] Wolfgang Koch, Kurt Streit, Franz Grundheber, Manuela Uhl / Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Symphoniker, Bertrand de Billy, Keith Warner [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 13/Aug/2021 ] Recorded at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria, December 2012 |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (Recorded in December 2012) Wolfgang Koch, Kurt Streit, Franz Grundheber, Manuela Uhl / Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Symphoniker, Bertrand de Billy, Keith Warner [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] Recorded at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria, December 2012 |
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Worcester Cathedral Choir, Choir of Tewkesbury Abbey, Elora Festival Singers
Gabriel's Message: One Thousand Years Of Carols [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/1999 ] Sixty six minutes of wonderful choral music |