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... |
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 |
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... |
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 |
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 |
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). |
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 |
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) |
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 |
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
Granados: Danzas Espanolas (orchestrated by Rafael Ferrer) Barcelona Symphony and Cataloni National Orchestra. Salvadoe Brotons [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] Enrique Granados was born in Lérida on 27th July 1867. During his childhood he spent some years in the Canary Islands, a period that he always fondly remembered as a lost paradise. His leaning towards music became apparent at an early age, but he... |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Ballet Music from the Operas Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, MichaĆ Nesterowicz [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "This is a most entertaining collection with just a few dull moments - Meyerbeer's fault, not Nesterowicz's - and, as expected, the orchestra really enters into the spirit of this music...One or two dull patches can't take the shine off this engaging |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Ballet Music [Incls 'El Cid'] Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Hérodiade deals with... |
LEONARDO BALADA
Guernica / Symphony 4 'Lausanne' / etc Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, Salvador Mas Conde [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] |
GLORIA COATES
Symphonies Nos. 1, 7 and 14 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Munich Chamber Orchestra / Siegerland Orchestra / Jorge Rotter, Christoph Poppen, Olaf Henzold (Conductors) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] Coates is something of a classicist among modern composers. She loves symmetry, palindromes, mirrors, and above all, canons. Looking at her scores, it is often possible to quickly tell where a piece is going |