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Polish Nrso/Halasz
Mahler:symphony No.1 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Polish Nrso/Halasz
Mahler:symphony No.7 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Complete Symphonies Lynda Russell (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Warsaw Boys' Choir, Antoni Wit, Michael H [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2017 ] "The excellent quality of the Katowice Orchestra of Polish Radio is impressively demonstrated...it stands comparison with any rival" Penguin Guide on No 6 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.9 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / 2 CD ] "Once you hear the first few minutes of the opening movement, that rich gutty East European string tone, the burnished brass, the tangy woodwinds, you know that this is a fine Mahler orchestra" American Record Guide |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & The Storm Overture Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "For an indication of the high quality of Tchaikovskian perception and execution on offer here, start with the early symphonic poem based on Ostrovsky's The Storm." - CD Review |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand' Polish Radio Choir, Warsaw Boys Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "Exceptional value … serious Mahlerians really should hear it" (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Oct 2006) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand' BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Polish Radio Choir, Warsaw Boys Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Jun/2011 ] Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound", was how Mahler himself described the impact of the closing pages of the Symphony. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, Song of the Night; Symphony No. 4 Op. 60 Symphonie Concertante; Concert Overture Op. 12 Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice) ; Karol Stryja, conductor [ 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 |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
The very best of Strauss: Excerpts from various orchestral and vocal works Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Hungarian Operetta Orchestra / Austrian Radio Symphony [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] Johann Strauss, the most prolific composer in 19th Century Vienna, wrote hundreds of uplifting Waltzes, Marches and Polkas which are still enjoyed to this day. |
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INCE
Ince - Symphony No. 3, 'siege of Vienna' / Symphony No. 4, 'sardis' Prague Symphony Orchestra / Kamran Ince, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] Written mainly to commission, Kamran Ince's predominantly instrumental catalogue embraces symphonies, concertos, chamber music and scores for ballet and film. His music expresses the topography of a country which stretches from the High Taurus to the... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, 'Classical' / Symphony No. 5 National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/1997 ] Sergey Prokofiev belongs to the generation of Russian musicians who completed their studies before the Communist Revolution of 1917. His early education had been at home, where he had tuition from Glière, before entering the St. Petersburg... |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: La Jolie Fille de Gand (Complete Ballet) Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] After increasing successes with ballets, melodramas and theatrical works, Adolphe Adam won widespread acclaim with Giselle.. A year later he wrote La Jolie Fille de Gand, which was received just as enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike. |
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PAUL CHIHARA
Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Quynh Nguyen (piano) Rieko Aizawa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Barlow [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Recipient of numerous notable awards and commissions, Paul Chihara is renowned for his film and television scores as well as for an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works. Composed for and in close collaboration with... |
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JAMES PRICE JOHNSON
Johnson: De Organizer / The Dreamy Kid (excerpts) Rabihah Davis Dunn, Olivia Duval, Lori Celeste Hick & other soloists / University of Michigan Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler [ Naxos American Opera Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Renowned as an influential jazz pianist, James P. Johnson also flourished as a composer of opera and of show tunes in the 1920s and 1930s. His two short operas The Dreamy Kid and De Organizer offer contrasting stories of African American life at that... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
The Best Of Rachmaninov Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel (conductor), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Chill With Rachmaninov Vytautas Sondeckis (cello) Bernd Glemser (piano) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov was born at Semyonovo, Russia in 1873, the son of aristocratic parents. However, his father's extravagant lifestyle depleted the family's fortunes to the extent that they were forced to sell off most of their estate and... |
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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) |