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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Works for Cello and Orchestra Alexander Rudin (cello) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD ] "I would draw your attention to the Concerto Ballata. Sweet, very Russian, and just the right amounts of melancholy and drama. Recorded only three times." Penguin Guide |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol 11 - Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar" Alexander Vinogradov (bass), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] "Vasily Petrenko's generally sensational Shostakovich cycle concludes with this powerful and gripping performance of the Thirteenth Symphony. Naxos' sonics are also excellent, with particularly well-judged balances between the choir and the orchestra |
GUISEPPE MARTUCCI
Martucci: Orchestral Music (Complete), Vol. 1 - Symphony No. 1 / Nocturne / Andante / Canzonetta / Giga Andrea Noferini (cello) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] The foremost Italian orchestral composer of the late nineteenth century, as well as an accomplished pianist and conductor, Giuseppe Martucci was one of the first of a line of composers, which included Sgambati, Mancinelli and Faccio and, later,... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Angela Rippon (narrator) / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos Children's Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2007 ] "Angela Rippon's concise narration is dynamically conveyed with interest as one might expect from this lover of ballet. (Presumably she wrote the notes as no credit is given in this respect.)" --Review by Raymond Walker, Musicweb International,... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov - Orchestral Works Vol 10: The Sea / Oriental Rhapsody / etc Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] "An enjoyable disc, on the whole, and the sound is good too." ClassicsToday |
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... |
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. |
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... |
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 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / The Tempest / Eugene Onegin: Polonaise & Waltz Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "Banowitz is an excellent pianist." American Record Guide |
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 |
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 |
NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Begun when he was a seventeen-year-old naval cadet, Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 1 was hailed by the nationalist group 'The Five' as the first truly Russian symphony, in contrast with the German-influenced music of Anton Rubinstein. With its use of... |
JESUS GURIDI
Guridi: Sinfonia Pirenaica / etc Bilbao Choral Society / Gorka Sierra, choirmaster / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Theo Alcantara, conductor / Juan Jose Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "Guridi's Sinfonía pirenaica was written in 1945 and premiered by this orchestra. It's a loquaciously colourful work teeming with textual incident and density and a three-movement symphony of great character and imagination" |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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" |
ROY HARRIS
Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 "Gettysburg" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "This disc is a significant addition to the Naxos' Harris discography and an essential disc for anyone interested in symphonic Americana." (AudAud.com) |
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) |
