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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 East-West Chamber Orchestra, Rostislav Krimer [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Symphonic thinking dominated Mieczysław Weinberg's final decade, and these chamber symphonies are part of an interrelated sequence that reworks and cites earlier pieces. |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 / Symphony No. 4 (recorded 1950-51) Edwin Fischer (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Here are two great Beethovenians, at the height of their powers, at work, offering masterful interpretations of music heard perhaps too often in routine or less than inspiring performances." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
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HISATO OHZAWA
Piano Concerto No 3 'Kamikaze' / Symphony No 3 'The Founding of Japan' Ekaterina Saranceva (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dimitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky |
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JOAQUIM SERRA
Orchestral Works El Valles Symphony Orchestra, Salvador Brotons, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 3/Sep/2002 ] Although the composer Joaquim Serra is extremely famous within Catalonia, he is unfortunately far less well-known to audiences beyond his homeland. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (with Sibelius-Symphony No 2) Eleanor Roosevelt (narrator) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Koussevitzky / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Toscanini [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] This disc restores to the catalogue, after an absence of more than 50 years,Koussevitzky's second recording of Peter and the Wolf, with Eleanor Roosevelt as narrator.Taped during his last recording sessions on 29th November, 1950, Koussevitzky's... |
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ERNEST BLOCH
America / Suite Hebraique Elena Matusova, choirmaster / Hagai Shaham, violin / Lucnica Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2005 ] "This will be a surefire winner for Bloch specialists and also for those intrigued by patriotic immigrant Americana. These are both good performances and I greatly liked Shaham's sturdy singing tone." -- Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International, June 2005 |
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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 |
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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! |
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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 |
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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... |
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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) |
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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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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 |
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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) |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphony No. 1 / Partita English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel [ Naxos / CD ] "Irrespective of price, this is a version of the much-recorded symphony that competes with the finest ever, and outshines most" - Gramophone |
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MANUEL DE FALLA
La Vida breve (complete opera) Enrique Baquerizo (tenor) / Manuel Cid (tenor) / Alfonso Echeverria (bass) / Alicia Nafe (mezzo-soprano) / Asturias Symphony / Maximiano Valdes [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] Manuel de Falla is universally acknowledged as the central personality of twentieth-century Spanish musical culture. Born in 1876 in Cádiz, Andalusia, he aspired as a young boy to be a writer but by the mid-1890s had decided to concentrate on music. |
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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 |
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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... |