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add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks FRANCIS CHAGRIN Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Francis Chagrin described himself as 'Romanian by birth, British by nationality and cosmopolitan by inclination'. A student of Paul Dukas and Nadia Boulanger, Chagrin wrote prolifically for films but composed for most genres. The two symphonies are...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks EDWARD ELGAR Elgar: Symphony No. 2 / Cello Concerto (conducted by Elgar) (1927-28) Beatrice Harrison (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra / New Symphony Orchestra / Edward Elgar [ Naxos Historical Elgar conducts Elgar / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "These performances are essential listening for Elgarians. Both are flawed in execution, but both are valuable historical documents. The recording of the Second Symphony is more than that. It is a genuinely exciting recording in its own right...Sound...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / VERDI / MASCAGNI / BIZET Gigli: London, Milan and Rio de Janeiro Recordings (1949, 1951) Beniamino Gigli / Dusolina Giannini / Rina Gigli / Milan Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Stanford Robinson (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Gigli Edition Vol 14 / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] By the time the tracks on this penultimate volume of The Naxos Gigli Edition were cut, Gigli had been singing professionally for thirty-five years.
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks TIPPETT Piano Concerto / Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage Benjamin Frith (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / George Hurst, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2002 ] "Those of you who know little about Tippett should start here, as it is the ideal entry into his sound world, and you don't risk much of the family budget." - Fanfare
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JOHANNES BRAHMS Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 [with Bruckner-Symphony No 7] (Furtwangler, Commercial Recordings 1940-50, Vol. 7) Berlin & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] If the most notable trait of this 1948 recording of Brahms' Second Symphony, Furtwängler's only commercial recording of the work, is the extreme variance of tempo, the composer's characteristically restless contrast of dynamism and lyricism is...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN Beethoven: Symphony No 5 / Egmont Overture (with overtures by Rossini & Weber) [rec 1926-1935] Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "All in all, then, this is a worthwhile addition to a very useful series. Moreover, at its bargain price it makes more widely available the means to explore and gain a deeper understanding of the development of one of the most fascinating conductors...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Begun when he was a seventeen-year-old naval cadet, Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 1 was hailed by the nationalist group 'The Five' as the first truly Russian symphony, in contrast with the German-influenced music of Anton Rubinstein. With its use of...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks LEONARD BERNSTEIN Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / On the waterfront (Suite) Jeremy Budd, tenor / Paul Charrier, bass / Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen, soprano / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "It seems entirely appropriate that Marin Alsop's first recording with her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra should be of music by her teacher Leonard Bernstein." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine Oct 2003
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks ERNST TOCH Toch: Cantata Of Bitter Herbs / Jephta Theodore Bikel / Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz Gerard [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] "Both works are of quality and very well performed and recorded: at a fraction of the price of a concert ticket, this is a real bargain which will well repay curiosity." Penguin Guide 3 Stars
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JESUS GURIDI El caserio (The Homestead) Bilbao Choral Society / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena (Conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "An attractive zarzuela. I am sure that if you love Rodrigo's or Turina's music will find much to enjoy here. I certainly did" (MusicWeb Oct 2006)
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JESUS GURIDI Guridi: Sinfonia Pirenaica / etc Bilbao Choral Society / Gorka Sierra, choirmaster / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Theo Alcantara, conductor / Juan Jose Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "Guridi's Sinfonía pirenaica was written in 1945 and premiered by this orchestra. It's a loquaciously colourful work teeming with textual incident and density and a three-movement symphony of great character and imagination"
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks ISASI Symphony No. 2, Op. 23 / Suite No. 2, Op. 21 Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Josa Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2004 ] Among the more shadowy figures of early twentiethcentury music is Andres Isasi (y Linares). Born in Bilbao on 18th October 1890, he developed a love of music through playing the piano at the house of his grandfather, with whom he went to live after...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks BILLY MAYERL Billy Mayerl, Vol. 1 (1925-1936) Court Symphony Orchestra; Jack Hylton Orchestra; Ray Noble Orchestra, with Al Bowlly & Billy Joseph Mayerl [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] Billy Mayerl was born in London and from 1926 ran his own School of Modern Syncopation in the cause of the style of piano-playing that he championed. Thanks to correspondence courses his 'teachings' spread worldwide, and he even counted the future...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The two Schumann works are fine bonuses, both rendered with the same commitment and insight from soloist and orchestra. In the end, one must assess all these performances as quite extraordinary and fully competitive with the best." ClassicalNet
add to cart $23.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JOSEPH MARX Marx: Complete Orchestral Music Vol 1 (Includes: Symphonic Night Music; Idyll-Concertino on the pastoral quart; Spring Music) Bochum Symphony Orchestra / Steven Sloane [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "An impressionistic South German voice soaked in the quintessence of lyrical expression." MusicWeb
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks 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...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JEAN SIBELIUS Sibelius: Symphony No 7 / Tapiola BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "..of his Seventh Symphony and will not be disappointed. It is finely shaped and superbly paced. A Festival Hall performance from 1963, it is well worth rescuing from oblivion. Good sound too." Penguin Guide
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks RICHARD WAGNER Wagner: Overtures (with Brahms - Academic Festival Overture) (Rec 1946-49) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn has done a valuable service in transferring these recordings from a number of different sources, including 78-rpm and 45-rpm records. As always in his work, he demonstrates a golden ear for how to extract maximum sound from old...
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks JEAN SIBELIUS Sibelius: Symphonies 2 And 5 (recorded 1935-1936) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "..the playing is hair-raising throughout. Superlative stuff, a great bargain and absolutely unmissable." -- The Guardian.
add to cart $25.00 Out of Stock 6+ weeks RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Vaughan Williams: Symphonies.3 & 6 Brendan O'Brien (violin) & Patricia Rozario (soprano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kees Bakels [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "Kees Bakels's tranquil Pastoral (No. 3) has beautifully sustained tension and brings lovely playing from soloists in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra." ClassicCD