FERDINAND REBAY
Rebay: Sonatas for Violin and Guitar / Sonata for Viola and Guitar Laurence Kayaleh (Violin) Michael Kolk (Guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Ferdinand Rebay was born in Vienna where he studied piano and composition, winning the Brahms Prize. He wrote operas, a symphony, concertos and many songs, but was increasingly drawn to writing for the guitar for which he wrote 600 pieces of various... |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Castelnnovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet / Ecloghe / Fantasia / Sonatina for Flute and Guitar Leonard Becker (guitar), Chloé Dufossez (flute), Various Artists [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of Italy's most influential and important composers during the 20th century. He was inspired to write for the guitar after meeting Andrés Segovia. |
DANIEL-FRANCOIS AUBER
Auber: Overtures, Vol. 2 [Incls 'Violin Concerto in D Major, S. 165'] Markéta Čepická (violin) / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice, Dario Salvi [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] The second volume in this series (Volume 1 is on 8.574005) continues to explore little-known examples of Auber's elegant and refined operatic music. Julie was his first stage work, its fantasia-like beauty foreshadowing the operas, opéras-comiques... |
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Rouse: Symphony No. 5 / Supplica / Concerto for Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary Grammy Award Winner 2021 - Best Contemporary Classical Composition |
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 21 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Wind Orchestra, Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] This current volume of Sousa's music for wind band presents three exceptional examples of Sousa's musical creativity. |
FERNANDO LOPES-GRACA
Lopes-Graca: Songs and Folk Songs, Vol. 2 Susana Gaspar (soprano) Ricardo Panela (baritone) Nuno Vieira de Almeida (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jul/2021 ] Fernando Lopes-Graça was one of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 20th century. He composed songs in many genres, including folk-song arrangements, modernist settings of Portuguese poetry, and songs. |
ANDY SCOTT
Scott: Saxophone and Piano Works Timothy McAllister (Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone) Liz Ames (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Andy Scott is a British Composer Award winner and a founder member of the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. As a saxophonist for over 40 years, Scott's virtuosic yet harmonically subtle music is open to a wide variety of influences. |