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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Works 2 - Sonata in E Major / Variations serieuses / Preludes and Etudes, Op. 104 Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "So what higher praise for Frith than to say that thanks to his fluency, tact and fancy, not a single work in this second volume seems to outstay its welcome....this disc could surely sell at more than its modest price" Classical Good CD... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Works 1 - 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 / 3 Caprices, Op. 37 Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Benjamin Frith offers a highly imaginative set of the Op. 35 Preludes and Fugues, full of diversity, from the flamboyant opening Prelude in E minor to the expansive Prelude No. 6 in B flat." Penguin Guide |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / JOHN FIELD
Easy Listening Classics Benjamin Frith / Peter Nagy (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Naxos' Easy-Listening Piano Classics presents a delightful range of music from Baroque masterpieces to beautiful works of the Classic and Romantic eras, as well as Impressionist classics, specially selected for discerning listeners to enjoy at home... |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 5 Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Mar/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Benjamin Frith is an inspired choice for the fifth disc in Naxos's cycle, a compelling advocate of the piano, distilling the essence of harpsichord techniques - the sparkle of plucked... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Music Vol.2 (Nocturnes Nos 10-18) Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2001 ] "They are beautifully played by the young British pianist Benjamin Frith. The recording is good and the notes are fine. All in all, this is an attractive bargain." - American Record Guide |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Music Volume 1 (Nocturnes and Sonatas) Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] "Frith captures the benign tranquillity of these miniatures beautifully... Listen to the Nocturne in C minor as an example of Frith's keen sensitivity to balance and texture." BBC Music Magazine, Jan 2000 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Works Vol 3 (Incls Sonata in B flat) Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Frith plays the Sonata, and the balance of the program, with clarity and strength, and follows the dramatic contours with vaulting confidence." Fanfare |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Clarinet Sonatas / Piano Trio / Trio in One Movement Benjamin Frith (Piano) / Alice Neary (Cello) / Robert Plane (Clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "The recording quality is typical Potton Hall, warm, detailed and well balanced and the liner notes by Lewis Foreman (who else?) very informative, even if the music is discussed in chronological order of composition, the opposite of the playing order... |
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Piano Concerto / Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage Benjamin Frith (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / George Hurst, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2002 ] "Those of you who know little about Tippett should start here, as it is the ideal entry into his sound world, and you don't risk much of the family budget." - Fanfare |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6 Benjamin Frith (piano) / Northern Sinfonia, Bela Drahos [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] "Sparkling performances from all concerned in a fine, well-recorded Field concerto series... Following up his two previous discs for Naxos of piano concertos by John Field, Benjamin Frith again proves an ideal soloist in attractive, decorative... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos, Nocturnes, Sonatas Benjamin Frith (piano), Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Jan/2019 ] 'Benjamin Frith has done a stellar job in bringing these concertos into the sunlight, brilliantly supported by the Northern Sinfonia under David Haslam' (Pianist magazine). |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Best Of Mendelssohn (Incls 'The Hebrides' Overture & Violin Concerto in E minor: II. Andante) Benjamin Frith (piano) Peter Nagy (piano) Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, the additional surname Bartholdy adopted on his conversion to Christianity, was born in Hamburg, the son of a banker. The family moved to Berlin, where Mendelssohn was... |
SCOTT JOPLIN
Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 2 Benjamin Loeb (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] "All in all a winning compilation, sympathetically played by Benjamin Loeb. The Naxos engineers have done a pretty good job too, and the booklet notes are both informative and interesting. Compared with the Rifkin disc, which contains many of the... |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Piano Sonata / Piano Fantasy / Piano Variations Benjamin Pasternack (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Dec/2005 ] "The exemplary recorded sound has a very wide dynamic range. This is yet another highly recommendable disc in Naxos's American Classics series." (MusicWeb International, June 2005) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin Recordings Vol 2 (Incls 24 Preludes Op 28 & Ballades Nos 1-4) (Rec 1938-52) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] This second volume of Moiseiwitsch's Chopin recordings focuses on the complete Préludes, Op. 28, which the great pianist had attempted to record, unsuccessfully, with the acoustic process, and the Four Ballades. The recording of the complete Préludes... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS / MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Benno Moiseiwitsch Vol 1 (Incls. Pictures at an Exhibition) (1927-1945) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] Three major compositions from this great pianist |
HUMMEL / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / WAGNER
Great Pianists-Benno Moiseiwitsch Vol 2 Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] A selection of 'encores' from this great pianist |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 11 (1916-1927) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 23/Aug/2007 ] This eleventh disc in the Naxos Moiseiwitsch Edition is devoted specifically to acoustic and electrical recordings of music by Chopin made from the beginning of the legendary pianist's career. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (1937-1948) Benno Moiseiwitsch (Piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "If ever a pianist made a case for the First Concerto, it was Moisewitch. His is a loving performance...At budget price, this release is unquestionably a supreme bargain." - Martin Scot Kosin, Fanfare July/August 2002 |
EDVARD GRIEG / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / FRANZ LISZT
Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 5 (1939-1947) Benno Moiseiwitsch (Piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "Naxos's fifth volume of Benno Moiseiwitsch's (1890-1963) recordings is of considerable interest. The Russian pianist's 1941 recording of the famous Grieg concerto with the Halle Orchestra is played fast and loose, a bit ragged, with the emotional... |
