SAMUEL BARBER
Eternal Barber (Incls 'Adagio for Strings') Stephen Prutsman, Daniel Pollack (pianos) / Ormond College Choir / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] Samuel Barber is widely known for his famous Adagio for Strings, the slow movement of a string quartet he wrote in 1936. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1910, he was one of the first students at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he... |
IAN KROUSE
Krouse: Symphony No. 5 / Fanfare for the Heroes of the Korean War / Symphonies of Strings Nos. 1, 2 Steven Gross (horn) Constatine Finehouse (piano) Philip Ficsor (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Underscoring the very special relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea, the version of Ian Krouse's Symphony No. 5 performed on this recording with a South Korean orchestra commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korean War. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Don Quixote / Romance for cello & orchestra in F major Alexander Rudin (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Markson [ naxos / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] "The Naxos sound, too, is commendable for its smooth reliability...comfortable listening...now that I think about it, that's quite a bargain itself!" - John Puccio Sensible Sound August/September 2001 |
AZIO CORGHI
Divara-Wasser Und Blut(Complete Opera) Susanna Von Der Burg / Christopher Krieg / Hasnlutz Hildmann / Munster Symphony Orchestra / Will Humburg [ NAXOS 21ST CENTURY CLASSICS / 2 CD ] |
GRAEME KOEHNE
Inflight Entertainment / Powerhouse / Elevator Music Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] Unchained Melody, Powerhouse, Elevator Music, Inflight Entertainment… just reading the titles, you would not suspect that this is a recording of 'classical' music at all. It is exactly the irony Graeme Koehne intends, for while he deeply appreciates... |
W.A. MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 31, 35 and 40 Symphony Nova Scotia / Georg Tintner [ Naxos Tintner Memorial Edition / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "No one investing in these well prepared performances will be disappointed. Georg Tintner proves to be a reliable guide to Mozart, as he was to Bruckner." -- John Quinn, MusicWeb, 2nd February 2005 |
Symphony Nova Scotia; Georg Tintner, conductor
Colonial Diversions (Lilburn, Grainger, Dreyfus, Benjamin, Coulthard) [ Naxos Titner Memorial Edition 12 / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] Georg Tintner was born in Vienna in 1917. He began studying piano at the age of six and to compose soon after. From nine to thirteen he was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir, where he also conducted the choir in performances of his own compositions.... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 / Serenade No. 2 Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner [ Naxos Tintner Memorial Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] Recorded: 21 March 1990 / 29 January 1992 |
Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 103 & 10 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] |
Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner
Mozart: Symphonies Nos 34 & 41 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Violin Concerto in C Major / Olympie: Incidental Music / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Takako Nishizaki plays the concerto with grace and expression. She is up to Kraus' challenges and is able to conquer them unobtrusively, letting the music sing. She receives warm support from the trimmed down New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Uwe... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Seasons Op. 37b Chanson Triste, Op. 40, No. 2 Mazurka, Op. 40, No. 4 and others Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor and arranger [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky must be regarded as the most popular of all Russian composers |
JOACHIM
Violin Concerto No 3 / Overture 'Hamlet' / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Meir Minsky [ Naxos Violin Concertos / CD - released 15/May/2002 ] Joseph Joachim was regarded as one of the greatest violinists of his generation |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Transcriptions [by Respighi & Elgar] Ilkka Talvi (violin) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] "This is a delightful hour of listening, and for those of you who are weary of "historically-informed" Bach, this could be your disc of the year!...This might not be "authentic" Bach, but it is magnificent Bach. Explore" MusicWweb |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
DAUGHERTY: Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina Terrence Wilson / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "This disc… also draws attention to a name new to me: Giancarlo Guerrero. Watch out for more from him" - MusicWeb International |
THEODORAKIS / SKALKOTTAS / HADJIDAKIS
Impressions for Saxophone And Orchestra (Virtuosic Works by 20th Century Greek Composers) Theodore Kerkezos / Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra / Myron Michailidis [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "Whether your motivation is to hear music for the saxophone or from Greece, this disc is an unmissable bargain" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Dec 2006) |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Symphony No.4 / Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra / Three New England Sketches Therese Elder Wunrow (harp) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/May/2003 ] "First-rate sound" (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
Concerto dell'estate / La Festa delle Panatenee Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra / Myron Michailidis [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] |
PAUL FETLER
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman Thomas H. Blaske (narrator) Aaron Berofsky (violin) / Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra / Arie Lipsky, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and it's all quite agreeable, as is Naxos's sound." Classical Candor, December 2009 |
RICHARD DANIELPOUR
Richard Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs Thomas Hampson (baritone) Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/2016 ] Acclaimed as one of America's leading contemporary composers, Richard Danielpour wrote Songs of Solitude as a response to the events of 9/11. Drawing on the poems of W.B. Yeats, the work enshrines a sense of economy and sparseness, formed of a set of... |