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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Danish National Concert Choir, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "I find these performances utterly fascinating, though it would be next to impossible to offer a comprehensive catalogue of the various colourful twists and turns that characterise Fischer's performances (there are far too many of them)." Gramophone |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Doktor Faust Davide Livermore (director), Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Martin Piskorski, Marian Pop, Ćukasz Konieczny, Dominic Barberi, Dan [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Doktor Faust, which Busoni considered a personal creative drama and which occupied him for over twelve years, was left incomplete on his death at the age of 58. He had searched for a dramatic subject that he hoped would represent the apex and... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigals [Books 1 - 9] Delitiæ Musicæ, Marco Longhini [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 24/Jul/2020 ] The editions used in these recordings are the most authentic and uncut, and, in keeping with 17th-century practice, employ male voices only. Praised as 'compelling, simultaneously controlled and imaginative' (American Record Guide) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies / Vocalise / Isle of the Dead / Symphonic Dances Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2023 ] "Slatkin is with Rachmaninov, all the way. He revels in the first movement's restless shifts, pitting the brute power of full ensemble against woodwind detail and soaring cellos." (William Dart NZ Herald on Symphony No. 3) |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: L'étoile du nord (complete opera) Elizabeth Futral, Darina Takova, Agnete Munk Rasmussen, Patrizia Cigna, Juan Diego Flórez / National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Vladimir Jurowski [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/May/2022 ] After composing a spectacular series of grand operas for the Paris Opéra, Meyerbeer turned to two comic operas with spoken dialogue. One of these was L'Étoile du Nord ('The North Star'). |
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VON BINGEN / STROZZI / FARRENC / SCHUMANN / BEACH / BACEWICZ / GUBAIDULINA / etc
Female Composers Ensemble San Felice, Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini, Cappella Artemisia, Canto Fiorito [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 9/May/2025 ] This remarkable set gathers many individual recordings of music by women composers, which Brilliant Classics has quietly yet actively championed in their catalogue for decades, uniting it with exciting new outings. |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Graf Mourja (violin), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet), Francoise Groben (cello) [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] " Acclaim for these recordings can be summed up by the comment 'you simply can't go wrong with any of the discs in this series.' (ClassicsToday.com on their original release) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas prove the depth of her expression and performing power. Biret is one of the finest interpreters of her generation, and on this collection, favors slower tempos and a light touch, all the more... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Idil Biret (piano) / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1999 ] "anyone wanting a Chopin cycle, will be well served by this set. Biret is one of the finest pianists before the public today… Definitely a rewarding reissue." ClassicalNet |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Complete) Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] The variety and boldness of invention found in Haydn's piano sonatas are rewarded by Jeno Jandó's "no-nonsense, down-to-earth vivacity" (BBC Music Magazine) in this boxed set. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Vaughan Williams Anthology [8 CD set] Joan Rodgers (sop) Christopher Maltman (bar) Jennifer Pike (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmon [ Naxos / 8 CD Box Set - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of Britain's most illustrious composers, and this specially curated selection of works demonstrates the sheer breadth of his achievement. |
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SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Complete Orchestral Works [6 CD set] Karina Gauvin (soparno), Thomas Trotter (organ), Stéphane Rancourt (oboe), John Gracie (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The RSNO positively glows in this extremely welcome and romantically rewarding and alluringly-priced set. It hardly matters that this is in fact the only such collection." (MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets (complete) Kodaly Quartet [ Naxos / 24 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "This is fine, traditional (in a good sense) quartet-playing, and unlike other complete quartet cycles currently available (Tatrai, Angeles), this set is REALLY complete." (ClassicsToday) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FRANZ LISZT
Beethoven/Liszt: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Transcriptions) S464/R128 Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Complete Piano Music Vol 21 / 5 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "... one of the most capable, daring and interesting musicians of these days." (Peter Cossé) |
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Leroy Anderson
Classical Juke Box [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 2/Dec/2002 ] |
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BEETHOVEN / ELGAR / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / POPPER / etc
Maria Kliegel - Anniversary Edition Maria Kliegel (cello) / with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Camerata Transsylvanica, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] "Her playing has great virtuosity, but it is her phrasing especially in the Elgar, which suggests a great musical intelligence" - Classic CD |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Complete Lute Music Nigel North (lute) [ Naxos / 4 CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] Arguably the finest recordings of Dowland's much-loved lute music, Nigel North's Dowland Lute Edition has gained him a garland of critical accolades: 'A collector's item' (The Times on Vol 1, 8.557586), 'a remarkable performance of wonderful music'... |
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SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Orchestral Works Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling, with Ilya Kaler (violin) & Gnesin Academy Chorus [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 27/May/2022 ] Sergey Taneyev was a monumental figure of late 19th-century Russian music. He was a student of Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky, and became teacher to Rachmaninov and Scriabin. |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Symphonies (Complete) / Dances Ireland National Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 29/Oct/2021 ] "These performances have the composer's imprimatur (he was present at the recording sessions) and can be cordially recommended." Penguin Guide |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works (9CD) Orchestre National de Lyon, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2012 ] This collection contains all Debussy's works for orchestra as well as many orchestral arrangements of his piano music. Together these display a rich panorama of Debussian sound and a remarkable insight into the composer. Established arrangements by... |