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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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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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ISANG YUN
Chamber Symphony I / Tapis / Gong-Hu Rana Park (harp) / Korean Chamber Ensemble / Piotr Borkowski (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] "If you know Yun’s music, you will need no further recommendation to get this disc for Gong-Hu and Chamber Symphony I. If you have never heard it and are willing to give it a try, you will not be disappointed either by the pieces or the fine... |
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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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ELISABETTA BRUSA
Brusa: Requiem Op.25 / Stabat Mater Op.24 Réka Kristóf (soprano) Dorottya Láng (alto) István Horváth (tenor) Marcell Bakonyi (bass) / Hungarian radio Symphony and Choir, Riccardo Frizza [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] Most of Elisabetta Brusa's compositions have been written for orchestral forces, with four volumes currently available on Naxos. The two new choral pieces in this fifth volume offer a revealing look at the composer's response to spirituality and her... |
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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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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Favourites (Incls Toccata from Symphony No 5) Robert Delcamp (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "I can therefore recommend this is as a highly enjoyable, and, thanks to the organ, rather remarkable release" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |