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SERGEY TANEYEV
Taneyev: Violin Sonata & Piano Quintet, Op. 30 Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Spectrum Concerts Berlin [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jun/2024 ] Gramophone Magazine, October 2024 Editor's Choice |
CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Guarnieri: Chôros, Vol. 1 Olga Kopylova (piano) Claudia Nascimento (flute) Alexandre Silverio (bassoon)/ São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Camargo Guarnieri's catalogue of works represents a legacy of incalculable worth for Brazilian culture, as has his influence as a teacher on several generations of younger composers. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Préludes Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2019 ] Written over a period of 18 years, Rachmaninov's sets of Préludes are a mirror and a record of his compositional development. With so rich a variety of character, colour, texture and mood, no two préludes are fully alike, and differentiation of tempo... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Sonatas Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2025 ] Symphonic in scale and with great dramatic power, Rachmaninov's Piano Sonata no.1 in D minor is an underappreciated masterpiece, depicting a tremendous range of human emotions. The turbulent and brilliant Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor is heard in... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Boris Giltburg (piano) / Brussels Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto was composed while he was a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, then fully reworked before he left Russia in 1917 and again in 1919. It is hard to explain why it never achieved a higher level of popularity. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Etudes-tableaux Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Aug/2017 ] "Giltburg certainly has something fresh to say in Rachmaninov's Second Concerto...and he says it elegantly and eloquently...one of the most appealing aspects of this performance is its grand trajectory." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Variations on a theme of Corelli Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3' is a complex, epic narrative that moves from a simple opening melody to the triumphant apotheosis at its conclusion. The composer ingeniously links motifs, melodies and at times whole sections between the... |
ALEXANDER ALYABIEV / MIKHAIL GLINKA / ANTON RUBINSTEIN
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol 1 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The piano trio holds an important place in the history of Russian chamber music and to follow the development of the genre is to accompany the fascinating history of Russian music in the 19th century. Its beginnings can be found with Alexander... |
VLADIMIR DYCK / CONSTANTIN IVANOVICH von STERNBERG / SERGEY YOUFEROV
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 5 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jul/2021 ] This album concludes The Brahms Trio's five-volume survey of the piano trio in Russia with remarkable works by composers whose names have all but disappeared from the musical world's collective memory. |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 26 Bruno Vlahek (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Domenico Scarlatti's magnificent sonatas were composed for the Infanta, who became Queen of Spain in 1746. Previous releases in this series have focused primarily on the sonatas contained in Venetian volumes but this one ranges further afield. It... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Part-Songs Cambridge University Chamber Choir / Christopher Robinson / with Iain Farrington (piano) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Highly recommended!" (ClassicsToday.com 9/9 April 2008) |
ARLEN / GERSHWIN / WEILL / SCHWARTZ
Classic American Love Songs Carole Farley (soprano) / John Constable (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] "These songs, created from the 1920s through the 1950s, represent the quintessential sophistication and elegance of an idealized world" |
NED ROREM
Rorem: Selected Songs Carole Farley (soprano), Ned Rorem (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2013 ] "..admirers of Rorem's unique talent will simply have to have this collection. His piano-playing is beautifully supportive." (Gramophone) |
JOHN ADAMS / JOHN CORIGLIANO
Adams: Violin Concerto / Corigliano: The Red Violin: Chaconne Chloe Hanslip (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin, with Charles Owen (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "... the clarity of the Naxos recording is immaculate, making the balance between soloist and orchestra notably clearer than in Gidon Kremer's 1993 CD...The result is a rare communion between composer, soloist, conductor and orchestra" (William Dart) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 5: A German Requiem Op. 45 Christian Kohn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "Karol Stryja succeeds in getting plenty of atmosphere into No. 3 ... this is the best stereo Symphonie Concertante" - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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 |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Claudia Stein (flute), Elisaveta Blumina (piano) Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra, David Robert Coleman [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Mieczysław Weinberg's works for flute were mainly conceived for the renowned soloist Alexander Korneyev. The earliest of these is the 12 Pieces from 1947, a playful series of character studies that touch on a variety of moods. Also from 1947, the... |
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) |
