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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 (complete incidental music) Elena Okolysheva (mezzo-soprano) / Arkady Mishenkin (tenor) / Moscow Capella / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovchin [ NAXOS / CD - released 18/Oct/2009 ] Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Capella, Igor Golovschin |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsk-Korsakov - Pan Voyevoda, Suite; Sadko, Op. 5; Overture on Russian Themes, Op. 28; May Night (Overture) Elena Okolysheva, mezzo-soprano / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] Powerful orchestral music from one of Russias greatest orchestrators! |
ELGAR
Symphony No 2 Op. 63 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Downes [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "This is a real bargain. A first-class, thoughtful performance; exulting, exciting and sensitive with a tremendous breadth and depth of sound" - BBC Music Magazine |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9 (recorded in 1951) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Hans Hopf / Bayreuth Festival Chorus / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra / Wihelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "The pure freshness of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's voice soars above the ensemble, her ringing tones expressing the spiritual quality of the symphony. Furtwängler emphasises the symphony's warmth and humanity, and its powerful sense of... |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Choral Music Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Catherine Hopper (mezzo), Robert Murray (tenor), David Soar (bass) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "This CD is fast lining itself up to be one of my 'discs of the year.'...the Stabat Mater is an absolute masterpiece and is stunningly presented on this CD" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2016) |
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'). |
JOSEPH HAYDN / ANTONIN DVORAK
Haydn/Dvorak: Cello Concertos Emanuel Feuermann (cello) / Symphony Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent / Berlin State Opera Orchestra / Michael Taube [ Naxos Historical Great Cellists / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] "the beauty of Feuermann's playing impresses mightily." Audiophile Audition (Robert Moon), May, 2000 |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Symphony No 5 / etc George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra/Horia Andreescu [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] "The orchestra, as if aware that this is music of real substance, plays well and with plenty of fire and passion. The recorded sound throughout is more than merely acceptable." (MusicWeb Aug 2013) |
GEORGE TSONTAKIS
Tsontakis: Anasa / True Colors / Unforgettable Eric Berlin, Luosha Fang, Eunice Kim, David Krakauer / Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2017 ] "These recent concertos demonstrate Tsontakis's remarkable ability to absorb and transform sources as disparate as klezmer and popular song. Conductor Miller is one of the composer's most ardent champion" Gramophone |
ERIK SATIE
Satie: Parade / Trois Gymnopedies / Orchestral Works) Nancy Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kaltenbach [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "The music is beguiling and bumptious by turns, its simplicity disguising revolutionary qualities. The Nancy orchestra plays this sad circus music as to the manner born, and the sound and presentation are solid. Another Naxos winner" (Gramophone... |
LOUIS SPOHR
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81 Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Wildner, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Feb/2005 ] Spohr's concertos for the clarinet are in a measure exceptions to this general neglect of his work. They come at an important stage in the development of the instrument and its repertoire and thus hold a special position among players. |
LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 / Potpourri, Op. 80 Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice; Johannes Wildner, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] "Ottensamer's mellow, nicely turned performances" - Penguin Guide |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Philadelphia Stories / UFO Evelyn Glennie (percussion); Colorado Symphony. Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] "No earth-shaking masterpieces here, but Daugherty obviously knows how to handle large orchestral forces. Marin Alsop and her Colorado orchestra respond with vivid and committed playing." - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Route 66 / Sunset Strip / Ghost Range Evelyn Glennie (percussion); Colorado Symphony. Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Daugherty obviously knows how to handle large orchestral forces. Marin Alsop and her Colorado orchestra respond with vivid and committed playing." Music Web International |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Conjurer & Vocalise Evelyn Glennie (percussion), Hila Plitmann (soprano), Mark Baechle (electronics) Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jan/2014 ] "Fresh, vital, vigorous; contemporary music of quality, winningly played [DM] Two stimulating and interesting scores by John Corigliano in excellent performances" (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2014) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Symphony No. 10 (Adagio) Ewa Podles (alto) / Cracow Philharmonic Choir / Cracow Boys' Choir / Polish NAtional Readio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ NAXOS / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "This is a very impressive recording indeed" (American Record Guide) |
CARL von DITTERSDORF
Dittersdorf: Sinfonias Vol 1 Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest, Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos The 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 13/Oct/2002 ] "sparkling performances of three Dittersdorf symphonies.." - American Record Guide |
DITTERSDORF
Sinfonias Vol 2 Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest / Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos The 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] "The slick quicksilver inventiveness and unabashed wit recommends itself immensely when delivered, as here, with such relishable idiomatic brio." (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies nos. 3 and 6 Failoni Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] nice solid readings, well played and admirably recorded. Halasz captures the many classical elements of these works, the lightness, the formal balance, and the transparent orchestral fabric..emphasizing Schubert's extraordinary lyrical gift (Fanfare) |
CARL von DITTERSDORF
Dittersdorf: Dittersdorf: Sinfonias On Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos. 4 - 6 Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Hanspeter Gmur [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Six of the twelve Symphonies after the Metamorphoses of Ovid survive in their original form. These were written in 1783 and introduced to the public in Vienna three years later, when Dittersdorf had occasion to visit the city for the first... |
