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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 8 ‘Polish Flowers’, Op. 83 Rafal Bartminski (tenor), Magdalena Dobrowolska (soprano) & Ewa Marciniec (alto) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] A product of Mieczysław Weinberg's remarkable burst of creativity in the 1960s, the Eighth Symphony uses texts drawn from Julian Tuwim's epic poem Polish Flowers which reflect on Poland's troubled past and ominous future. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem [German Requiem] Op 45 Miriam Gauci (soprano), Eduard Tumagian (baritone) Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "certainly worth considering" CD Review |
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HOLST / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Planets / Symphony No. 4 Ralph Vaughan Williams / BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] "Wonderful to have such amazing historical audio documents of two great English composers conducting their own works. This was a release that I enjoyed from start to finish" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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PATRIC STANFORD
Stanford: Symphony No. 1 / Cello Concerto / Prelude to a Fantasy Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] Patric Standford wrote in a wide variety of forms, from large-scale orchestral and choral music to a cappella, chamber and instrumental pieces. While teaching at the Guildhall School of Music in London he won several major international composition... |
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REINECKE
Symphony No.1 King Manfred (extracts) Rhenish Philarmonic Orchestra / Alfred Walter [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] A great introduction to this neglected composer |
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CARL REINECKE
Reinecke: Symphony No.1 Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Walter [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2001 ] |
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Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra / Samuel Friedmann
Raff - Symphony No.1 To the Fatherland [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2001 ] New recording of a sadly neglected composer |
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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Symphony No.1 "To The Father" Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra / Samuel Friedmann [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Nov/2001 ] Recorded: 30th to 31st May, 1988 Recording Venue: Rhein-Mosel-Halle in Koblenz |
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WELCHER
Haleakala / Prairie Light / Clarinet Concerto Richard Chamberlain (narrator) / Bill Jackson (clarinet) / Honolulu Symphony Orchestra / Donald Johanos (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] Born in Rochester, New York, in 1948, composer-conductor Dan Welcher has been gradually creating a body of compositions in almost every imaginable genre including opera, concerto, symphony, vocal literature, solo piano, and various kinds of chamber... |
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RESPIGHI
La Primavera / Quattro Liriche / La pentola magica [The Magic Pot] Richard Haan (baritone) Jana Valaskova (soprano) Vladimir Kubovcik (bass) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] " John Sunier Audiophile Audition, June 2009 Respighi is of course mainly connected with his series of super-colorful widescreen panoramic tone poems inspired by Rome. Their brilliant colors and obvious appeal have totally overshadowed the... |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
The Best of Gershwin Richard Hayman and His Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Selby (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, and more [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Gershwin drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue |
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VARIOUS
Broadway Without Words Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] |
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OFFENBACH / RAOUL MORETTI / JACQUES BREL / RICHARD HAYMAN
An Evening In Paris Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The popular perception of Paris as an easy-going city of romance has been reflected in musical terms since before the Belle Époque. |
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BERLIOZ
Harold In Italy / Les Francs-Juges, Op.3 Overture / Reverie et Caprice, Op.8 Rivka Golani, viola ; San Diego Symphony Orchestra ; Yoav Talmi, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Feb/2003 ] "Naxos often gives us pleasure by introducing artists otherwise unknown. Talmi has real feeling for Berlioz... Excellent value." - BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 |
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Sir Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 3 / Cross Lane Fair Rob Lea (bodhran) & Mark Jordan (northumbrian pipes) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "For a listener who is, as Susan Sontag called herself, "a zealot of seriousness", the rewards are deep and stirring." (Sunday Times) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' Robert Holzer (bass) Gabriele Lechner (soprano) Michael Pabst (tenor) Diane Elias (mezzo) / Zagreb Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Richard Edlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/1990 ] The Austrian conductor Richard Edlinger was born in Bregenz in 1958 and directed his first concerts at the age of seventeen. He completed his studies at the Vienna Academy in conducting and composition in 1982. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major / Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 (1928, 1932) Robert Kajanus / London Symphony Orchestra / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historial Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 3 / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] Sibelius said of Kajanus that "there are none who have gone deeper and given [my symphonies] more feeling and beauty" |
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JOHN ADAMS
Nixon in China (complete opera) Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl / Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - "(Alsop) leads the score with grand sweep and understanding, and her Colorado forces bring out its colors vividly; moreover, she inspires her cast to sing as if they're having a great time with this... |
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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Symphonies, Vol. 4 (No 1 / ClarinetConcerto) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The recording, from June 2007, resounds ever so warmly, the clarinet, strings, and horns quite ripe, without any hint of professional slickness that might rob Stanford's music of its spontaneous appeal." -- Audiophile Audition, December 21, 2008 |
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ANDRES, NATHAN, SHEPHERD, TSONTAKIS
Boston Symphony Commissions Robert Sheena (cor anglais) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "US composing is in rude health if this set of BSO commissions is anything to go by. George Tsontakis's Sonnets for horn and orchestra is the sparklingly expressive jewel in this crown." BBC Music |