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LYAPUNOV
Violin Concerto in D minor / Symphony No. 1 Maxim Fedotov (violin) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov belonged to the second generation of Russian nationalist composers who were professionally trained and strongly influenced by Balakirev and his associates. |
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EUGEN D'ALBERT
Symphony in F major / Tiefland, Op. 34 MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra / Jun Markl [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Feb/2013 ] The ambitious Symphony in F major is d'Albert's single work in this form, showing him as a gifted composer in the tradition of Brahms. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Symphony in C Major / Symphony in E MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] Although he is best known for his innovative operas and iconic music dramas, Richard Wagner maintained a keen interest in symphonic composition throughout his career. Written in his late teens and early twenties, these two symphonies stand as a... |
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BEETHOVEN
The Creatures of Prometheus Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] The two act Creatures of Prometheus is based on the Greek mythological person who drove ignorance from people, and brought to life two statues who are instructed in the arts. The scenario of the original ballet has long since been lost, though in... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Festival Overture / The Age of Gold Suite Michael Houstoun (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Michael Houston is a clear and characterful soloist." (Gramophone) |
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MARCEL TYBERG
Tyberg: Symphony No. 3 / Piano Trio in F major Michael Ludwig (violin) / Ya Fei Chuang (piano) / Roman Mekinulov (cello) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "...one of the finest conductors of her generation" The New York Times on Falletta |
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KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Mihaela Martin (Violin) / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Nov/2007 ] "Well-trained musicians from the Ukraine's National Symphony and heartfelt playing from the Romanian-born violinist Mihaela Martin." -- Music Week, January 24, 2004 |
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BERNSTEIN
West Side Story (Complete musical) Mike Eldred (tenor) / Betsi Morrison (soprano) / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Feb/2003 ] "It's another coup in the label's exemplary American Classics series, with good studio sound and engaging annotation by Schermerhorn and longtime Bernstein friend and collaborator Sid Ramin." - Billboard, November 30, 2002 |
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ALLA PAVLOVA
Symphony No. 6 / Thumbelina Suite Mikhail Shestakov (violin) / Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra / Patrick Baton [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The highly romantic music of Alla Pavlova, a Russian composer now resident in the USA, has been praised for its 'surreal serenity…woven with unflinching sadness, without concessions to short attention spans and all within the long émigré tradition of... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 Peter Mikulas (bass) / Czech Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "The orchestral playing is outstanding" Classics CD |
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MIKHAIL ALEXEEVICH KUZMIN
Sacred Songs Mila Shkirtil (mezzo) / Karelia State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Petrozavodsk State University Male Choir, Yuri Serov [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] The great twentieth-century Russian poet, Mikhail Alexeevich Kuzmin, was for much of his early life also passionately devoted to composition. Masterpieces of the vocal miniature, his Sacred Songs for voice and orchestra are settings of his own words... |
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ROBERTO SIERRA
Missa Latina "Pro Pace" Milwaukee Symphony Chorus / Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra / Andreas Delfs [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Thoroughly enjoyable new work in dedicated performance" (MusicWeb July 2009) |
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VIEUXTEMPS
Fantasia appassionata / Ballade and Polonaise / Fantaisie-Caprice / Greeting to America Misha Keylin (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "The recorded sound (from 2008 except for the Ballade from 2002) sets the violin in a respectable balance with the orchestra. Recommended, accordingly, to all types of listeners." (Fanfare Nov 2010) |
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ZDENEK FIBICH
Fibich: Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "[The Razumovsky SO]'s sound is superbly rounded, with exactly the right balance. Individually, the instrumentalists play with character and admirable security...Few orchestras worldwide would easily surpass the playing heard on this disc, and the cl |
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ALEXANDER RAHBARI
Rahbari: My Mother Persia - Symphonic Poems Vol. 2 Mohammad Motamedi (tenor), Antalya State Symphony Orchestra/Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "..this is exciting, edge-of-the-seat music, and beautifully delivered by all concerned." MusicWeb |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 3: The King of the Jews (Incidental Music) Moscow Capella / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2004 ] "...Golovshin's interpretation is undoubtedly effective ...At bargain price the...one to buy if you are trying out this intermittently beguiling music for the first time." - Classic CD - December 1996 |
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ALLA PAVLOVA
Elegy / Symphony No. 5 Moscow Radio Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Ziva [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "The recording is bright and forward in the usual Naxos style. The orchestral playing of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio is accomplished enough. It's good to hear that the former Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra in its new guise and... |
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ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Sea Hawk / Deception Moscow Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / 2 CD - released 28/May/2007 ] The two-CD set includes a 24 page booklet written by Korngold film music authorities Brendan Carroll, Rudy Behlmer, and John Morgan. |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] "performed and recorded as handsomely, sympathetically, and idiomatically as on this Naxos release. The disc deserves a high recommendation" Fanfare |
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MAX STEINER
All This, and Heaven Too / A Stolen Life Moscow Symphony Chorus / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] All This, and Heaven Too came in 1940 when the composer's approach was very emotional with highly chromatic writing in the Wagner tradition. The music reflects and comments on the dialogue, surging dramatically and appropriately at every opportunity. |