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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano Op. 39 Dmitry Feofanov (piano) / Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Feofanov does a heroic job... Good recording makes this well worth anybody's money" (Penguin Guide) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II BLU-RAY András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Distinguished Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Extending the variety already evident in Book I (available on 2.110653), Bachs effortless brilliance and new-found... |
IAN VENABLES
Venables: On the Wings of Love / Venetian Songs Andrew Kennedy (tenor) / Richard Hosford (clarinet) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 21 / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "[Venables] manages to create worthwhile new artefacts within his conservative idiom. Expertly crafted, the results offer something genuinely personal and at times profound." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice - December 2010) |
GAO PING
Gao Ping: Shuo Shu Ren / Distant Voices / Cello Sonata No. 2 Anita Jehli (Cello) / Gao Ping (Piano) / Gao Ping (Vocals) / Pyramide Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "Shuo Shu Ren, or The Storyteller, was inspired by my childhood memories of listening to folk stories. Folklore and the oral tradition were very much a part of people's lives before television invaded China in the 1980s." |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 / 7 Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok for Soprano and Piano Trio, Op. 127 Anita Soldh (soprano) / Stockholm Arts Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] "The Stockholm Arts Trio successfully captures the youthful ardour of the First Trio...Anita Soldh produces a remarkably authentic Slavic sound " - Classic CD |
PIAZZOLLA
Astor Piazzolla's Best Tangos Aquiles Delle-Vigne (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Piazzolla's earthy yet highly developed music gains a new dimension of intimacy but also of power in the hands of this master of the keyboard. |
RODRIGO
Piano Music, Vol. 1 Artur Pizarro (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Artur Pizarro gives excellent performances. Great virtuosity is rarely required but sensitivity to variations of mood is the key here and he captures the spirit of the music to perfection. |
RODRIGO
Piano Music, Volume 2 (Incls ' 3 danzas de Espana') Artur Pizarro (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] This second and final volume of Artur Pizarro's recording of Rodrigo's complete solo piano music for Naxos includes miniatures written for 'small hands', including those of his daughter Cecilia, the virtuosic Sonatas de Castilla, the Suite para... |
J. S. BACH
BACH: Complete Piano Concertos Vol 1 Hae Won Chang (piano) / Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] "A couple of delightful CDs... you will certainly enjoy these vigorous, enticing and thoroughly musical performances." CDReview |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Complete Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 Hae Won Chang (piano) / Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD ] "It is difficult to imagine a more satisfying pair of discs of this repertoire." Daily Telegraph |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Music Vol.2 (Nocturnes Nos 10-18) Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2001 ] "They are beautifully played by the young British pianist Benjamin Frith. The recording is good and the notes are fine. All in all, this is an attractive bargain." - American Record Guide |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos No 7 / Irish Concerto Benjamin Frith (piano) Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] Dublin-born prodigy John Field enjoyed a wide reputation and great popularity. He was renowned as a soloist for his delicacy of nuance and as a composer for his cultivation of that most poetic of forms, the nocturne. His Piano Concertos were eagerly... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Benjamin Frith (piano) Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Apr/2001 ] "quite heart-felt in the slow movements" (Absolute Sound) |
JOHN FIELD
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 Benjamin Frith (piano) / Northern Sinfonia / David Haslam (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Apr/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - "[Benjamin Frith's performances] match in every way - and even outshine - previous versions." - Edward Greenfield, The Guardian, London 10th September 1999 |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: In the Mountain Country Benjamin Frith (piano), Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "sympathetically conducted by JoAnn Falletta...Celtic pastoralism with astringent chromatic harmonies and sometimes stormy emotions." (Times) |
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) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Barcarolle / Nocturnes Nos. 2, 19 / Scherzos Nos. 1, 3, 4 (Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 13) (recorded 1939-1952) Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The pianist's exquisite singing tone is perfectly captured and he creates powerful and impassioned climaxes while never sacrificing his impeccable taste, style and elegance. |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Piano Sonatas 3 & 10 Bernd Glemser (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] Born to an aristocratic Moscow family, Alexander Scriabin overcame a diminutive size, with hands that barely stretched an octave, to become an outstanding concert pianist. As the years progressed, he grew more interested in composition. |
CHRISTIAN SINDING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sinding: Songs Bodil Arnesen (soprano) / Erling Ragnar Eriksen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] Christian Sinding was born in 1856 in Kongsberg, Norway, where his father was an engineer. His mother was artistically minded, encouraging her three sons' artistic interests and both Christian's brothers pursued artistic careers |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Shostakovich/Schnittke: Piano Quintets Boris Berman (piano) / Vermeer Quartet. [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jan/2003 ] "Boris Berman and the Vermeer Quartet prove to be extremely sensitive to the emotional demands of each work, giving highly accomplished and committed performances in adequate, if somewhat studio-bound sound." - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine,... |
