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HENRIQUE OSWALD
Oswald: Symphony, Op. 43 Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabio Mechetti [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] Henrique Oswald was perhaps the most European of Brazilian composers, having spent a large part of his life in Italy; he also absorbed influences from France and Germany. Oswald's music always retains a lyrical character with qualities of elegance... |
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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. |
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TIOMKIN
Red River (original film score) Moscow Symphony Chorus / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "All praise to the Moscow forces however – their vocal brethren perhaps excluded - for their powerful commitment to this score and its ebullient realisation in this performance." (MusicWeb Sept 2006) -- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com |
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MARIO PILATI
Pilati: Preludio, aria e tarantella; Quattro canzoni popolari italiane, Divertimento, Bagatelles Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] Mario Pilati was a leading member of the Italian generation of composers born around the turn of the 20th century. His love of the Baroque can be felt in the sunny and joyful immediacy of Preludio, aria e tarantella, originally conceived for violin... |
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GLAZUNOV
Raymonda (complete ballet) Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "Annissimov positively luxuriates in this music...in terms of both sound and performance this is the Raymonda to have." - American Record Guide |
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GLAZUNOV
Orchestral works Vol 13: Symphony No. 6 / The Forest Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Anissimov, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Feb/2004 ] "Anissimov and his Moscow players give an excellent account of themselves, and the engineers have obliged with truly room-filling volume" American Record Guide |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 7: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Alexander Anissimov, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2003 ] "Anissimov gets an eminently sympathetic performance from the Moscow orchestra" - Penguin Guide |
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MALIPIERO
Symphonies Vol. 2 - Nos. 1 & 2 / Sinfonie del silenzio e de la morte Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Gian Francesco Malipiero may be considered the most original and inventive of the generation of Italian composers born around 1880 (the so-called "generazione dell'Ottanta"). This second Naxos issue of the cycle of 11 numbered and 6 unnumbered... |
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GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
Symphonies, Vol. 3 - Nos. 5, 6, 8, 11 Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] This third volume of Malipiero's symphonies features the most widely played of all his Symphonies, the strikingly original Sixth (for strings) from 1947. The adventurous, at times dissonant Fifth, with its concertante part for two pianos, juxtaposes... |
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GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
The Symphonies Volume 5 - Symphonies Nos. 9 and 10 Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] One of the most significant threads in Malipiero's huge and many-sided output, they strengthen his claim to be regarded as the most important and original Italian composer of his generation. Sinfonia dello zodiaco vividly depicts the ever-changing... |
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GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "..the playing by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and their conductor Antonio de Almeida is stimulating. To my mind, they are great advocates of Malipiero's music. The programme notes...are informative, well written and essential reading." (MusicWeb... |
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BERNARD HERRMANN / ALFRED NEWMAN
The Egyptian (complete film score) Moscow Symphony orchestra & Choir / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "This beautifully recorded performance, conducted by Willam Stromberg, features 71 minutes of the mysterious, brooding and evocative joint score." --Review by Andy Cooper, The Leader-Post, |
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ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Egyptian Nights - Complete Ballet Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] A student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Anton Arensky holds a distinguished place in the history of Russian music as both an academic and a composer. For his 1900 ballet Egyptian Nights, based on Pushkin, he chose an... |