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MARCEL TYBERG
Marcel Tyberg: Symphony No. 2 & Piano Sonata No. 2 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta / Fabio Bidini [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] This recording of the Second Symphony develops on these musicians' experience and enthusiasm in further revelations from a forgotten composer. The Piano Sonata No. 2 is also in the eminently safe hands of internationally renowned pianist Fabio Bidini |
CHRISTOPHER MOHR
Mohr: From The Realm Of The Shadow - A music drama in three acts Soloists / Ukraine National Symphony Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos American Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Feb/2001 ] "Mohr draws on a variety of styles for his musical collage: neo-baroque, soft-rock, new age, and something I'll call ear-papering-the kind of quasi-classical stuff you hear at Olympic events or Cirque du Soleil" ClassicsToday |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Symphony for String Orchestra / Concerto for String Orchestra / Piano Quintet No. 1 Capella Bydgostiensis, Mariusz Smolij [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Nov/2014 ] Grażyna Bacewicz played a leading role in bringing Polish music into the 20th-century mainstream and onto the international stage. Following in the footsteps of Szymanowski, her works convey a striking emotional directness by combining elements of... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
The Best of Sibelius Capella Istropolitana / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was born in 1865, the son of a doctor, in a small town in the south of Finland, the language and culture of his family being Swedish. It was at school that he was to learn Finnish and acquire his first interest in... |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1 and 4 / Serenade for Strings Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Freshly spontaneous throughout", said the Gramophone of the Enigma, "undoubtably good value", added the Penguin Guide. |
BIZET / BOITO / GOUNOD / ROSSINI / VERDI
Carlo Colombara: The Art of the Bass Carlo Colombara (bass) / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra & Prague Tchaikovsky Orchestra [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 15/Feb/2012 ] "It all proves to be quite entertaining, both for the rarely collected bass opera repertoire and for the fine performances of Colombara, both musical and dramatic…the cleverly staged visual elements add greatly to the total package." Fanfare |
JOSE SEREBRIER
Serebrier: Symphony No. 3 / Symphonie mystique Passacaglia / Perpetuum Mobile / etc Carole Farley, soprano / Yi Yao, accordion / Laurent le Chennadec, bassoon / Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra / Jose Serebrier, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] "Throughout this recording there is a great star quality. 5 stars out of 5"" Fono Forum |
JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works Volume 4 (Including Concierto para piano y orquesta ) Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra; Max Bragado Darman, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Sinfonia sevillana / Danzas fantasticas / Ritmos / La procesion del Rocio Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra / Max Bragado Darman, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "The recording is clear, warm-sounding and with a believably spacious acoustic." Gramophone, April 2003, Editor's Choice |
Cecily Atkinson (alto) Lynton Atkinson (tenor) Margaret Burdett (soprano) Jonathan Prentice (bass) Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and orchestra
A Christmas Choral Spectacular (arr. Peter Breiner) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "The singing and orchestral playing are full of good cheer." -- Geoffrey Norris, The Daily Telegraph, 4/12/04 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Execution of Stepan Razin (The) / October / 5 Fragments, Op. 42 Charles Robert Austin (Bass-baritone), Abraham Kaplan (Choirmaster), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Dmitry Shostakovich must be reckoned among the leading composers of the twentieth century. Heralded by Soviet authorities following the Bolshevik revolution, his fortunes rose and fell in response to the thoughts and actions of Joseph Stalin. During... |
CHEN GANG / XIAN XING-HI
The Yellow River Piano Concerto / The Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto Chen Jie (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Yellow River Concerto is one of the most popular of all Chinese works, a richly melodic exploration of scenic variety, and a forceful expression of patriotic pride. Written in 1958 by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto... |
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Kodaly: Háry János Suite / Summer Evening / Symphony in C major Chester Englander (cimbalom) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] Zoltán Kodály's life was largely occupied with collecting his country's folk music and devising the internationally renowned method of music education that bears his name. |
BORIS TISHCHENKO
Tishchenko: Symphony No. 8 / Concerto for violin, piano & string orchestra / etc Chingiz Osmanov (violin) & Nikolai Mazhara (piano) Mila Shkirtil (mezzo-soprano) / St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Serov [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Boris Tishchenko was one of the most recognisable and important Russian composers of his time. His studies with Shostakovich - whose mantle as Russia's leading symphonist he assumed after his teacher's death in 1975 - proved decisive. Symphony No. 8,... |
JENO HUBAY
Hubay: Violin Concertos Chloe Hanslip (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "…Hanslip's radiant artistry and phrasal sensitivity is highly seductive. …witness her first entry in the Second Concerto which is shaped with exquisite finesse...well-balanced engineering rounds out a splendid release." Five Stars BBC Music |
JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Dame Kobold Choir of the Theatre of the City of Ústí nad Labem, West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra (Mariánské Lázne), Dario Salvi [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2026 ] Joachim Raff moved in circles that included Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann, and he ultimately became one of the best-known German composers of his day. Of Raff's six stage works Dame Kobold ('The Phantom Lady') was the first of a series of comic... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Concerto Pastoral in D, Op. 120') Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "...If you've yet to make this composer's acquaintance, this is an excellent place to start." International Record Review |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano and Orchestra Works (complete) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries' works for piano and orchestra stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. |
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER
Chasing Light / Morning's Embrace / Percussion Concerto Christopher Lamb (percussion) / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A highly popular concert piece, the 'fresh, engaging' (Metro) and technically demanding Percussion Concerto is performed here by the acclaimed soloist for whom the work was written, Christopher Lamb. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 1, 'A Sea Symphony' Christopher Maltman, baritone / Joan Rodgers, soprano / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paul Daniel, conductor [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] "The sound on this disc, in all formats, is excellent, accurately representing the size and depth of the performing group. In the opening phrases the organ pedal notes are clearly differentiated from the timpani rolls, and the words of the chorus are... |
