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ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] "This is glorious music, played with character and vitality." (The Daily Telegraph) |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Schuman: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 / Judith Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "Wonderfully intense and luminous playing from the Seattle Orchestra. These are fine readings and the disc is made by the first modern recording of the Third Symphony in quite some time. Who knows, perhaps one of these days we will hear it... |
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WILLIAMS SCHUMAN
Symphony No. 8 / Night Journey (plus Ives - Variations on 'America') Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Powerful music presented in exemplary sound and compelling performances." (MusicWeb May 2010) |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9 / Circus Overture / Orchestra Song Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] "Recommended with all possible enthusiasm - thank you Naxos!" -- John Phillips, MusicWeb International, May 2005 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Gerard Schwarz Collection Seattle Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / 30 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2017 ] This remarkable collection of recordings celebrates the seventieth birthday of one of the world's leading conductors, Gerard Schwarz, whose career in music spans over half a century. |
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Sefika Kutluer, flute ; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra ; Peter Breiner, conductor
Tango Goes Symphony [ Naxos Light Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] A popular song of the 1950s, guyed brilliantly by Hermione Gingold and Gilbert Harding, suggestively invited us to "…do the tango …the dance of love." The tango has always retained its image of a dance unashamedly sexual in character and such indeed w... |
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RAVEL / BARBER / BIZET / SZYMANOWSKI / RIMSKY KORSAKOV
Femmes Fatales - Soprano Heroines from the Orient Seljan Nasibili (soprano), National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Yalchin Adigezalov [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Composers of every era have drawn on the strengths, sorrows and joys of women for operas and vocal works, inspiring some of their most powerful music. From the heartbreaking tragedy of Samuel Barber's Andromache's Farewell to the magical storytelling... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Idil Biret (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "In sum, this beautifully engineered disc tells much about these oft-recorded works we think we know better than we actually do." ClassicsToday |
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CARLO GIORGIO GAROFALO
Violin Concerto / Romantic Symphony Sergei Stadler (violin) / New Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Joel Spiegelman [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Garofalo has a melodic gift and with a bit more experience might have given Respighi a run for his money." American Record Guide |
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CONUS / ARENSKY / WEINBERG
Russian Violin Concertos Sergey Ostrovsky (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "This attractive release brings together three violin concertos by lesser-known Russian-based composers. They're in sparkling interpretations by yet another gifted Russian violinist and a fine conductor following in his late father Kurt's illustrious... |
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LEONARD BALADA
Symphony No. 5, Prague Sinfonietta, Divertimentos Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Alonso-Crespo (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Evolution and transformation, obsession towards a goal. This is my modus operandi in music. My conviction is that one’s personality can prevail despite changes and seemingly different presentation of the ideas. Can an artist stop being himself when... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite / Karelia Suite / Finlandia Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2005 ] "Most impressive. In its keen intelligence, fiery snap and thrust, Petri Sakari's account of the four Legends proves more than a match for the finest. The Iceland SO may not be world-beaters, but they respond to their thoughtful young Finnish... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos.1 & 3 Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Aug/1998 ] The musical abilities of Sibelius were soon realised, although not developed early enough to suggest music as a possible profession, until he had entered university in Helsinki as a law student. His first ambition had been to be a violinist. |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Symphony No. 13, Op. 115 / Serenade Op 47 Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] Weinberg's Symphony No. 13, dedicated to the memory of his mother, is cast in a single movement that unfolds in a symmetrical arc. A large orchestra is used sparingly in chamber-like textures with motivic ideas that evolve over the course of the... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Symphony No. 17, Op. 137 'Memory' & Suite for Orchestra Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Oct/2016 ] "Weinberg's musical patrimony takes another step forward and at Naxos price exploration is encouraged." MusicWeb |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies [Complete] Sinfonia Finlandia, Patrick Gallois / Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Bela Drahos / Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon [ Naxos / 34 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] One of the most extraordinary bequests in the history of music, Haydn's symphonies established his reputation as the greatest composer of his time. |
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MIKHAIL IPPOLITOV-IVANOV
Symphony No 1 / Turkish Fragments Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Choo Hoey [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2016 ] A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and Director of the Moscow Conservatory, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov is most famous for his evocative Caucasian Sketches [8553405]. He was always interested in the music of the ethnic minorities in the Soviet Union and in... |
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VICTOR HERBERT
Columbus Suite / Irish Rhapsody / etc Slovak National Symphony Orchestra / Keith Brion [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Victor Herbert, beloved name in American music, was one of the most prodigiously multi-talented musicians in our history. He was a major orchestral conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony, and even a candidate to be music director of the New York... |
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JUDITH LANG ZAIMONT
Chroma: Northern Lights / Symphony No. 2, "Remember Me" (excerpts) / Stillness Slovak National Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 11/May/2010 ] |
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RAVEL
Bolero / Daphnis et Chloe / Ma Mere L'oye Slovak Philharmonic Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Jean (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "This is a treasurable collection excellently conducted by Kenneth Jean" - American Record Guide (USA) |