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GANG CHEN / ZHANHAO HE
Chen & He: The:Butterfly Lover's / Three Chinese {oeces Takako Nishikazi (violin) / Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Romantic Violin Concertos / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] "[Nishizaki] a violinist with gratifying tone and impressive agility ... the beautiful sound is assisted by Naxos's clear engineering" Fanfare |
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Solon MICHAELIDES / Manolis KALOMIRIS / Yannis CONSTANTINIDIS / Nikos SKALKOTTAS
TOPOS - 20th-Century Greek Orchestral Music Noé Inui (violin) / Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Zoi Tsokanou [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Greek-Cypriot composer Solon Michaelides's evocative Dawn at the Parthenon is infused with impressionist elements whereas Manolis Kalomiris, the leading figure in Greek national music, turns more to the voluptuous richness of Rimsky-Korsakov. |
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ERNEST BLOCH
4 Episodes / 2 Poems / Concertino / Suite Modale Noam Buchman (flute) / Slovak Radio Symphony / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "All the performances from the various groups are excellent and the recorded sound is consistently superb. If you think Bloch wrote only Schelomo, you should sample this disc." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
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BIZET / BREINER
Bizet / Breiner: Carmen Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra Norbert Kraft, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "The performances seem excellent. Kraft is a sensitive, colorful guitarist, and the arranger seems a more than competent conductor." Fanfare |
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HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Symphony No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 54 / Uppenbarelsekantat (Revelation Cantata) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2007 ] "I suspect they thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and if your taste runs to full-bore romantic escapism, I suspect you will thoroughly enjoy it too." Limelight |
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HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Synnove Solbakken / En Bygdesaga / Elegie Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jun/2007 ] "...this disc is a must for Alfvén fans and, due to the specific qualities of the music, even those who do not otherwise warm to him." (MUsicWeb Aug 2007). |
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LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Five Symphonies Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 24/Feb/2011 ] Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward |
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FRANZ IGNAZ BECK
Beck: Symphonies Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] "tidy, alert readings of these symphonies....At a fiver you wont seriously go wrong" - Gramophone |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Vol 10 (Nos. 30, 55 "Schoolmaster" & 63 "La Roxelane") Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "Alert and vivacious playing from all concerned; admirable pacing and first-class sound…" (Penguin Guide) |
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STAMITZ / BECK / CANNABICH / GOSSEC / CPE BACH / JC BACH / HOFMANN / DITTERSDORF / VANHAL / KRAUS
The World of the 18th Century Symphony Northern Chamber Orchestra ; Nicholas Ward, conductor ; Failoni Orchestra ; Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 2/May/2003 ] The symphony in its various guises was cultivated by composers of every nation, state and principality during the eighteenth century. |
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SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Orchestral Works Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling, with Ilya Kaler (violin) & Gnesin Academy Chorus [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 27/May/2022 ] Sergey Taneyev was a monumental figure of late 19th-century Russian music. He was a student of Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky, and became teacher to Rachmaninov and Scriabin. |
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SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] A pupil of Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky, and a teacher of Rachmaninov and Scriabin, Sergey Taneyev was a monumental figure in Russian music of the second half of the nineteenth century. Although highly independent as a mature artist, Taneyev was... |
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TANEYEV
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Novosibirsk Academy Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2010 ] Known to Tchaikovsky as the 'Russian Bach' and to Rachmaninov as 'a master composer [and] a pinnacle of musical Moscow', Sergey Taneyev was one of the most highly regarded and influential musical figures of his time. |
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JOHANN STAMITZ
Stamitz: Symphonies, Vol. 1 NZSO Chamber Orchestra, Donald Armstrong [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 1/Jan/1996 ] "Yet again, Naxos have shown the way! The range of their bargain price recordings continues to spread apace." - Early Music Review |
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BENET CASABLANCAS
The Dark Backward of Time / 3 Epigrams / Postlude / Love Poem Ofelia Sala (soprano) / Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra / Salvador Mas-Conde [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Expressive power, meticulous virtuosity and a refined musical language combining the traditional and the avant garde have made Benet Casablancas one of today's most widely recognised Spanish composers. |
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COLGRASS / DVORAK / GILLINGHAM
Winds of Nagual / Serenade / No Shadow of Turning Ohio State University Wind Symphony / Russel C. Mickelson [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] The work that gives this disc its name, Michael Colgrass’ Winds of Nagual, was inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and his experiences with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, delving into the secrets of pre-Columbian wisdom. |
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BACH / GILBERTSON / TICHELI / MacKEY
Rest: Music for Wind Band the Ohio State University Wind Symphony, Russel C. Mikkelson [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] Few contemporary groups are as versatile as the Ohio State University Wind Symphony, and their exploration of new and exciting wind music is second-to-none. |
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AKIO YASHIRO
Yashiro: Piano Concerto / Symphony Hiromi Okada (piano) / Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos Japanes Classics / CD - released 4/Nov/2002 ] |
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LUTOSLAWSKI
Twenty Polish Christmas Carols / etc Olga Pasichnyk, Jadwiga Rappé / Polish Radio Chorus, Kraców, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The faster carols have the same sort of energy and modality that you find in Kodály… it's a lovely collection of pieces for dipping into, and they're affectionately performed and recorded." (BBC Music) |
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WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Orchestral Works Volume 6 (Incls 'Symphony No. 1' & 'Silesian Triptych') Olga Pasiecznik (Soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "...not only a sizzling account of the First Symphony, but a fine performance of the late song-sequence Chantefleurs et Chantefables." - Gramophone Critics' choice 1999(Arnold Whittall) |