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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 ] |
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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 |
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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... |
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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 |
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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) |
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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... |
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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. |
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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 ] |
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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. |
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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. |
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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... |
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GEORGE DYSON
Dyson: Choral Symphony ' St paul's Voyage to Melita The Bach Choir / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2017 ] "Karabtchevsky and his Sao Paulo forces drive through the thick and teeming turmoil with panache. But they also cherish the tender and thinner moments when Villa Lobos's pulse slackens and lyricism peeks through" BBC Music |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The Complete Naxos Recordings conducted by Marin Alsop Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paulo Mestre, Jubilant Sykes, etc / Baltimore Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 8 CD/DVD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was without question the greatest musician America ever produced. As an inspirational teacher and renowned conductor he was the nation's musical ambassador to the world, and his work as a composer bridged gaps and broke down... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] "She underlines the affinities of Prokofiev's masterly scoring and melodic memorability with those of her mentor, Leonard Bernstein. It's an account of high drama and rapturous lyrical qualities." Sunday Times |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Mar/2011 ] "Recorded live in Baltimore's Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, when played on a Blu-ray player and surround sound system they deliver not only riveting performances but a wonderful sense of space and presence. More please, Naxos!" Gramophone |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Mar/2011 ] 'Alsop's Baltimore orchestra parades a refined tonal profile that pays its own special dividends … Alsop should please both the eager newcomer … and the seasoned collector. There'll be no disappointment on either score.' (Gramophone). |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "This is immensely refreshing, unforced and engagingly natural Dvorak playing. The slow movement is very well characterized and there's a sure sense of architecture as well as some rapturous playing" International Record Review |
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "Alsop brings a vigorous spring to the music's step...At no point does her Mahler seem anything less than well considered and expertly groomed. But one still wishes she'd take off the leash and let the music run free for a while." (Gramophone) |
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DVORAK
Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60 / Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 / etc Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "..the excellent Baltimore players bring their own quietly distinctive personalities to the various dialoguing lines...and there's plenty of energy in both the Scherzo and the finale" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine December 2010 |