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GORDON SHI-WEN CHIN
Chin: Double Concerto / Formosa Seasons Cho-Liang Lin (violin) / Felix Fan (cello) / Kansas City Symphony Orchestra / Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Formosa Seasons" is based on a series of Haiku-like poems, and is dedicated to the celebrated Taiwanese-American violinist Cho-Liang Lin. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Complete Organ Symphonies / 5: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 / Symphony No. 8 / I. Prélude (original 1887 version) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Widor's cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op. 42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.... |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn / Variations on Das Fest der Handwerker / Le retour de Londres Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "(A) lovely disc of Hummel rarities. Christopher Hinterhuber is terrific in these works, and seems to be fast becoming a Naxos favourite. That label also works its old and much--appreciated trick of unearthing a really excellent but little-hyped band... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (Incls Piano Concerto No 3) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "The Austrian pianist Christopher Hinterhuber plays with commitment and is a fine advocate for these works, just as able to command attention with flashes of fire as he is to lead the ear through the most delicate figurations. Grodd and the Gävle... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 5: Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 42 / Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 177 / etc Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra takes on the fifth and final volume, coupling the first and last of the concertos with a charming Introduction et Rondeau Brillant." William Dart NZ Herald Five Stars |
HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras (Complete) Cynthia Estill, bassoon / Jose Feghali, piano / Erik Gratton, flute / Rosana Lamosa, soprano, Nashville Symphony Orchestra Cellos [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2006 ] "The market was just crying out for this release ... highly recommended, a considerable bargain and a fine memorial to Kenneth Schermerhorn" (MusicWeb) |
JOSEPH BOULOGNE SAINT-GEORGES
Saint-Georges: Symphonies concertantes / Symphony in G major Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a brilliant swordsman, athlete, violin virtuoso and gifted composer, with a claim to being the most talented figure in an age of remarkable individuals. He was an early and important exponent of the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No 1 / Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
ADdINSELL / BATH / RODNEY BENNETT / C. WILLIAMS / FARNON / DUNCAN / CURZON / etc
Best of British Light Music Classics Vol 4 (Ins The Warsaw Concerto, Cornish Rhapsody & The Dream of Olwen) Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Adrian Leaper / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gary Carpenter [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Feb/2003 ] All your favourite light music classics |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Complete Ballet) Czecho-SLovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jan/2003 ] "Lenard's complete Swan Lake is both exhilarating and full-blooded" - Penguin Guide |
EUGEN d'ALBERT
D'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2 / Esther Overture Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "Either performance would make a welcome addition to a collection" Fanfare |
BRIGHT SHENG
Let Fly Dan Zhu (violin), Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Bright Sheng [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Inspired by the image of a violin melody flying off, Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng's virtuosic three-movement concerto Let Fly interweaves Chinese and Western classical elements. Vivid legends of astrological animals inform Zodiac Tales, a... |
JACQUES IBERT
The Ballad of Reading Gaol Daniela Kubricka (soprano) / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus & Slovak Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2015 ] Based on Oscar Wilde's impassioned text 'Le Ballade de la Geôle de Reading', Jacques Ibert's first symphonic work astonished and impressed audiences with its dark atmospheres of anguished madness and terror. The Trois Pièces de Ballet portray society... |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 "The 4 Temperaments" & 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This, then, is a real bargain and the best way to have these symphonies at a very affordable cost. Indeed, I would recommend them at any price!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphony No. 3 / Three Latin American Sketches Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] 'Slatkin rightly tilts the music towards nobility' Orchestral Pick of the Month BBC Music Sept 2017 |
BORIS TISHCHENKO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tishchenko: Symphony No. 7, Op. 119 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] Often considered the direct heir to the legacy of Shostakovich, Tishchenko studied with both Galina Ustvolskaya, a one-time pupil of Shostakovich, and the great man himself. A professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory since 1986, Tishchenko is a... |
GEORGE DYSON
Dyson: Symphony in G Major / Concerto da Chiesa / At the Tabard Inn Duncan Riddell (violin) / Helen Cox (violin) / Stuart Green (viola) / Timothy Walden (cello) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, con [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Jun/2005 ] "With solo strings atmospherically set against the full string band, this is a neglected masterpiece. At the Tabard Inn was designed as an overture for his choral work, The Canterbury Pilgrims, and completes a first-rate disc, superbly played." |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Concert Fantasia Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "Nebolsin hardly puts a foot wrong, and Michael Stern secures rhythmically vibrant playing from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra" BBC Music Magazine |
FRANCISCO MIGNONE
Mignone: Concertos Emmanuele Baldini (violin) Fabio Zanon (guitar) Ovanir Buosi (clarinet) Alexandre Silvério (bassoon) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos The Music of Brazil / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Sentimental, dynamic, exuberant, multi-talented and extremely eclectic, Francisco Mignone, whose Italian background brought a sense of universality to his musical nationalism, was a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene during the 20th century.... |
ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: A Colour Symphony / Adam Zero English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] "Terrific value for money, then, and a generous pairing which should hopefully win many new friends for this fine composer." --Review by Gramophone, June 2007 |
