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JOACHIM NIKOLAS EGGERT
Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Gérard Korsten [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] "Kraggerud revels in [the Halvorsen's] exuberance and easy melody. His advocacy for the Nielsen is justly famed, Svendsen's Romance an exquisite encore." Sunday Times |
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JOACHIM NIKOLAS EGGERT
Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Gérard Korsten [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Welcomed overwhelmingly on its première, Eggert's largescale First Symphony hints at Mozart and Haydn but foreshadows Mendelssohn in its wind textures and rich harmonies. |
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RODRIGO
Complete Orchestra works, Vol. 9 Gwyneth Wentink (Harp) / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] Joaquín Rodrigo was attracted to writing for the harp because of the instrument's 'joyful sonorities and affinity for diatonic music, that is to say for music of clarity and simplicity'. |
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HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Symphony No. 3 / Swedish Rhapsody No. 3 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Niklas Willen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] "The sensitive, well-prepared performances under Niklas Willén also serve these symphonies well." Penguin Guide |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 for Soprano, Bass and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 135 Magdaléna Hajossyova, Peter Mikolas / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1993 ] "Slovák's account of No.14 is one of the finest, strongly characterized in each of the 11 contrasted movements with the help of two superb soloist." Penguin Guide |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Le Bougeois Gentilhomme Halasz / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] |
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EBERHARD
Piano Concerto 'Shadow Of The Swan' Halida Dinova (Piano) / St Petersburg Cappella Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Tchernoushenko [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] St. Petersburg Cappella Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Tchernoushenko |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker & Rimsky Korsakov: Christmas Eve Suite Prunella Scales (narrator), Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] Narrated version with Prunella Scales |
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VERDI / BELLINI / GOUNOD / MASSANET
Operatic Arias for Bass Hao Jiang Tian (Bass), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] A veteran of the world's most prominent opera stages, Tian has established a particularly close relationship with New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he has appeared every season since 1991. |
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WOJCIECH KILAR
Kilar: Choral and Orchestral Works Hasmik Papian (soprano) / Cracow Philharmonic Chorus / Polish National Radio Symphony [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Kilar was a contemporary of Gorecki and Penderecki |
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GEIRR TVEITT
Tveitt: Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 5 Havard Gimse (piano) / Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone (Guy Rickards) June 2001 |
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LEROY ANDERSON
Orchestral Favourites (Includes 'The Syncopated Clock', 'the Typewriter' & 'the Waltzing Cat') Hayman Symphony Orchestra. Richard Hayman [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "the performances affectionate and enthusiastic." (Gramophone July 2002) |
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LERNER and LOEWE
Orchestral Selections from My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi, etc Hayman Symphony Orchestra. Richard Hayman [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / LOUIS GRUENBERG
Prokofiev/Gruenberg: Violin Concertos Jascha Heifetz (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historial Great Violinists / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Another legendary Prokofiev recording is the 1937...Needless to say, Heifetz's delivery of the solo part is mesmerically brilliant in the finale, but the violinist also captures to perfection the lyrical nostalgia of theslow movement." BBC Music |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
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Helletsgruber/Anday/Lpo/Maikl
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] |
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ALFVEN / LARSSON / PETERSON-BERGER / STENHAMMAR / etc
Swedish Orchestral Favourites Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] |
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FRANZ BERWALD
Berwald: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra / Okko Kamu [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] "Sound, thoughtful performances, free from eccentricity and with no lack of character...Niklas Sivelöv proves an accomplished and intelligent soloist whose account is thoroughly recommendable in its own right." Gramophone |
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JEAN SIBELIUS / CHRISTIAN SINDING
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 / Sinding: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 45 Henning Kraggerud (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Bjarte Engeset, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Oct/2004 ] The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was born in 1865, the son of a doctor, in a small town in the south of Finland, the language and culture of his family being Swedish. It was at school that he was to learn Finnish and acquire his first interest in... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS / CHRISTIAN SINDING
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 / Sinding: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 45 Henning Kraggerud (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 26/Aug/2005 ] "Here's a well-balanced Finno-Norwegian disc that presents a major concerto leavened by a shorter work for violin and orchestra." MusicWeb |