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JESUS GURIDI
ten Basque Melodies / etc Isabel Alvarez (soprano) / Bilbao Choral Society / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena (Conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2011 ] |
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ARAMBARRI
8 Basque Songs / In Memoriam / Spanish Fantasy Itxaro Mentxaka (soprano) / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 21/Jan/2001 ] Jesús Arámbarri is a significant figure in the history of twentieth-century Basque music. A romantic, scholarly and sensitive musician of extraordinary insight and finesse, he drew not only on the tradition established by Felipe Pedrell, Manuel de... |
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WALTER PISTON
Piston: Violin Concertos / Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra James Buswell (violin) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide / * * * * * 5 Stars - BBC Music Magazine (Sept 99) / Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Oct 99) / Critic's Choice Gramophone Magazine 1999 |
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FINZI
Dies natalis / Farewell to Arms / 2 Sonnets James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "James Gilchrist's singing is guided by a refined (yet passionate) sensibility, just right for Finzi, and his voice has substantial reserves of resonance and power." (Gramophone) |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Symphonies Nos.4 and 12 Jana Valaskova (soprano) / Slovak Choirs / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] "The Fourth Symphony opens with a cheery neobaroque march, whose triumph and joy is thrown into confusion and dissonance by the chorus until all Hell literally breaks loose. The change of mood is shocking. The chorus roars with blood lust, as soprano... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op. 54 Jenö Jandó (piano) / Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD ] The Budapest Symphony Orchestra, part of the Hungarian Television and, Broadcasting Organisation, was established after the Second World War and under its Principal Conductor György Lehel has won some distinction. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Schumann: Introduction and Concerto-Allegro Jeno Jando (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "Jeno Jando and his Polish colleagues strike me as getting the balance just about right" Classic CD |
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DAN LOCKLAIR
Symphony of Seasons / Harp Concerto / Lairs of Soundings Janeanne Houston (soprano) / Jacquelyn Bartlett (harp) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2007 ] A professional organist by the age of fourteen, Dan Locklair's prolific output includes symphonic works, a ballet and an opera. |
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ZDENEK FIBICH
Fibich: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Symphony No. 3 / Overtures / etc Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Stilec [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2020 ] Symphony No. 3, written only two years before his untimely death, but at the zenith of his powers as one of the Czech Lands' leading composers, reveals Fibich's sustained melodic and atmospheric powers. |
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JOSEF BOHUSLAV FOERSTER
Foerster: Symphony No. 1 / Festive Overture / From Shakespeare Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Josef Bohuslav Foerster was the successor to Dvořák as organist in Prague, a lifelong friend of Mahler, and a pivotal figure in Czech music, whose almost 200 compositions take in all the major genres. The three selected works here offer an overview... |
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HANNIBAL LOKUMBE
Dear Mrs. Parks Janice Chandler-Eteme / Jevetta Steele / Kevin Deas / Rackham Symphony Choir / Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Wilkins [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] Dear Mrs Parks features a massive ensemble comprised of full orchestra plus two choirs and four vocal soloists. Influenced by blues, jazz, African music and Gospel music, it pays homage to Rosa Parks in the form of imaginary letters to the civil... |
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PADEREWSKI
Paderewski: Piano Concerto Janina Fialkowska (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] "Paderewski's...Piano Concerto of 1888 is a lovely work, a vehicle for virtuoso display, as is the Fantasy. Janina Fialkowska is an articulate, sensitive soloist." - The Independent |
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KARA KARAYEV
Karayev: Symphony No.1 / Violin Concerto Janna Gandelman (violin) / Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Kara Karayev was one of the most prominent figures in the music of 20th-century Azerbaijan, and an inspiration to subsequent generations of Azerbaijani composers. |
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DAVID DIAMOND
Symphony No. 3; Psalm; Kaddish Janos Starker (cello); Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Sep/2004 ] "Fresh, devoted performances of music fully worthy of continued attention would be a fair reaction to this disc." MusicWeb Sept 2004 |
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HINDEMITH
Nobilissima Visione (complete ballet) / 5 Stücke, Op. 44/4 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony prove ideal exponents, capturing the essence of the music in a searing performance, and making the Five Pieces - despite their pedagogical origin - more than a mere filler." (BBC Music) |
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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: Symphony for Violin and Orchestra / Postludium for Piano and Orchestra Janusz Wawrowski (violin) Jurgis Karnavičius (piano) / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee/ [ Naxos / CD - released 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
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MAX BRUCH / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / LOUIS SPOHR
Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Beethoven: Romances / Spohr: Violin Concerto No. 8 Jascha Heifetz (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 29/Aug/2011 ] "More vintage (1951-1954) Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) performances as restored by veteran Mark Obert-Thorn grace this disc….The transfer of the G Minor Bruch Concerto (18 May 1951) has my personal appreciation" Audiophile Audition |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Beethoven/Brahms: Violin Concertos Jascha Heifetz (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Koussevitzky / NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] "This is a miraculous release, the Beethoven especially so: a performance of rare beauty of a work of transfigured loveliness in a recording that has itself undergone a kind of transfiguration. This is a real thoroughbred of a release" Gramophone |
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EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar/Walton: Violin Concertos (rec 1941 & 1949) Jascha Heifetz (Violin) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Goossens, London Sym, Sargent [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] "It is an incredibly moving experience to listen to these repertoire works performed here in a style from a bygone era without the distraction of hiss and crackles." - The Observer |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / CONUS / SARASATE / KORNGOLD
Violin Concertos [rec 1950-1953] Jascha Heifetz (Violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Reissue Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn |