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SCHOENBERG
Pierrot Lunaire / Chamber Symphony No. 1 / 4 Orchestral Songs / Herzgewachse Anja Silja / Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Eileen Hulse / Philharmonia Orchestra / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Robert Craft [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Apr/2007 ] "Authoritative accounts of some of Schoenberg's greatest works, with Silja brilliant in Pierrot Lunaire, and the whole programme conducted with the deepest understanding by Craft, also author of the magnificent notes." Five Stars ***** BBC Music Mag... |
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VAUGHAN WILLAIMS
The Best of (Incls The Wasps Overture & Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis) Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) David Greed (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony / English Northern Philharmonia / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest in folk-song yet underpinned by a personal vision and language. |
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GLORIA COATES
Coates: Symphony No. 15 / Cantata da Requiem / Transit Ars Nova Nuremberg / Talisker Players / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Boder [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] Gloria Coates is one of the most startlingly individual figures on the contemporary music scene, and the most prolific female symphonist in history. Her Symphony No. 15, the newest and most ambitious work on this recording, is subtitled Homage to... |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Nusch-Nuschi-Tänze / Sancta Susanna / Symphony, "Mathis der Maler" Ausrine Stundyte (soprano) Anette Schönmüller (mezzo) / Wiener Singakademie, women section, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] ""Alsop's reading is full of colour and beautiful pacing...the brass players lack for nothing when it comes to that magnificent brass chorale postlude to the Symphony's last movement." MusicWeb Recommended |
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ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphony No. 2 / November Woods Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "...this recording has a physical impact and emotional involvement that genuinely compel. A veritable blockbuster." Gramophone |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Stabat Mater / Sine Nomine, Op. 37 / Te Deum Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Alison Hill (soprano) / The Bach Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "The Bach Choir has a palpable vibrancy in its range and layers of dynamics which are complemented by the extensive and highly sensitive palette of Howells's orchestra...and the incisive solo tenor role of Benjamin Hulett." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: The Tender Land Suite / Piano Concerto / Old American Songs Benjamin Pasternack (piano) Nathaniel Stampley (baritone) / Elgin Symphony Orchestra / St. Charles Singers / Robert Hanson [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "Another collection of American classics that deserves the highest praise. With exemplary playing, singing and an acoustic to match this is plainly indispensable." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |
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GEORGES BIZET
The Best Of Bizet Various soloists / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD ] Compiled from recordings previously released by Naxos International |
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CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Guarnieri: Chôros, Vol. 1 Olga Kopylova (piano) Claudia Nascimento (flute) Alexandre Silverio (bassoon)/ São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Camargo Guarnieri's catalogue of works represents a legacy of incalculable worth for Brazilian culture, as has his influence as a teacher on several generations of younger composers. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Flos Campi Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "Vivid performances in a fine series face strong budget competition" - Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month (Dec 2004) |
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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Intimations of Immortality / For St Cecilia James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Aug/2006 ] "This new account boasts an eloquent soloist in James Gilchrist, fine orchestral playing, and choral singing which is accomplished if occasionally lacking in extremes of attack or intimacy." BBC Music |
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Sir CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Elegiac / Symphony No. 5 in D major Op. 56 L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "This is another distinguished instalment in this Stanford cycle. Collectors who bought the earlier issue of the Fourth and Seventh symphonies should not hesitate to add this companion volume to their shelves. More please!" (MusicWeb) |
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ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Mar/2005 ] "Powerful music then, splendidly played and vividly recorded, and all for a modest outlay. Good though the Lyrita recordings were, they are displaced by this newcomer." Three Stars Penguin Guide |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas [2 CDs] Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/May/2012 ] "Serebrier has a remarkable gift for drawing polished and vigorous performances from his orchestra. The result has all the tension and bite of a live performance with the advantage of studio techniques, helped by refined and beautifully balanced... |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Stokowski Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions (With music by Tchaikovsky) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Jose Serebrier (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2005 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE - Recording of the Month (Awards Issue 2005) "Brilliant recordings of Stokowski's technicolor spectaculars" |
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KURT WEILL
Weill: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 / Suite - Lady in the Dark Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 24/Aug/2005 ] "A satisfying Second and alluring couplings make this disc a triumph" (Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept 2005) |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: The Wooden Prince Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Mar/2008 ] "Alsop and her orchestra do justice to Bartók's most overtly romantic large-scale score; it's a performance that will surely appeal beyond the ranks of Bartók devotees to balletomanes generally." (Gramophone) |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Dance Symphony / Symphony No. 1 / Short Symphony Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "The moods of these early Copland works are brilliantly captured by Marin Alsop and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra." The Top 10 Classical Recordings of 2008 (Telegraph UK) |
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JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in a Fast Machine Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "Bristling energy to aching desolation: a bargain survey that has real impact" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine November 2004 |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger: The Power Of Love / Country Gardens Etc. Percy Grainger, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Keith Brion [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "a colourful enough collection of characteristic pieces" Penguin Guide |