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NIELSEN
Nielsen-Aladdin Suite / Pan and Syrinx / Helios Overture South Jutland Symphony Orchestra / Niklas Willen, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE (Awards Issue 2005) "Take a bargain-priced route to Nielsen's realm and you won't be disappointed" (Gramophone) |
FELIKSAS BAJORAS
Symphony No. 2 / Suite of Verbs / Prelude and Toccata / The Sign St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra / Nora Petrocenko [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] The Lithuanian composer Feliksas Bajoras began his career as a violinist. His compositions demonstrate his strong interest in Lithuanian folk-music and often contain a personal element. His Symphony No. 2 reflects his experiences on a visit to the... |
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St Louis Symphony/Slatkin/Vonk
Baker: The Glass Bead Game [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] |
KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (suites from the ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] "His [Andre Anichanov's] orchestra is polished. The Naxos sound is clearly superior to that on IMP with a solid bass and open airy highs With the budget pricing of Naxos this disc is a virtual 'steal'." - Fanfare (U.S.A.) - May/June 1996 |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Symphony No 3 / Sinfonietta on Russian Themes St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended a naval career, following the example of his elder brother. He showed some musical ability even as a very small child, but at the age of 14 he entered the Naval Cadet College in St. Petersburg... |
KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian-Ballet Music: Spartacus, Gayneh (excerpts), Masquerade Suite St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andre Anichanov, Conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] Famous ballet music including the famous Sabre Dance |
REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: The Red Poppy (Complete Ballet) St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "From the Russian orchestra comes everything you'd expect: crisp string playing, shimmering brass and a slight seediness to middle voices, which is an integral part of the picture. Andre Anichanov keeps rhythms fresh and gives his players the freedom... |
KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (Suite No. 4) / Masquerade / Circus / Dance Suite St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov / Dmitry Yablonsky [ NAXOS / CD - released 27/Oct/2007 ] "At the price it is easy to recommend" - Fanfare |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 19 ‘Bright May’ / The Banners of Peace St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] Mieczysław Weinberg's 26 symphonies are seen today as a substantial continuation of the Russian tradition. Symphony No. 19 marks 'Bright May' as the month in which the Great Patriotic War came to an end, but expressed with ominous apprehension as... |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Symphony No. 6 St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "No possible reason to hesitate...you will find much to reward you here" (International Record Review) |
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James AIKMAN
Venice of the North Concerti St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande / Charles Wetherbee (violin) / Taimur Sullivan (saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (Highlights from the complete opera) Stanislav Benacka (bass), Silvano Carroli, (baritone), Jan Durco (baritone), Mirosla Dvorsky (tenor) / Slovak Radio Symphony, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Rahbari |
TANEYEV
Oresteia (Orestaya) Overture and Interlude / Overture in D minor / Overture on a Russian Theme Stanislav Yankovsky (clarinet) / Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "Committed playing and full-blooded sound and you have one of the year's most entertaining releases so far." (MusicWeb Aug 2009) |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Kodaly: Háry János Suite / Dances of Galanta (with Dohnanyi: Konzertstuck) Janos Starker (cello); Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] "The finale is the longest and most substantial…recalling earlier material and containing a cadenza and an ending which is the best, most moving part of an impassioned work. János Starker is the excellent soloist." MusicWeb |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: Landscapes of the Soul & Piano Concerto Stephen De Pledge (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich, with the New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] Lyell Cresswell, one of New Zealand's most distinguished composers, is represented on this recording by three examples of his mastery of the orchestral sound world. His Piano Concerto is cast in seven movements, written in memory of his fellow... |
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 |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Symphony No. 2 / A notte alta Sun Hee You (piano) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "One of Casella's subtlest creations, it receives a fine performance from the Rome Symphony Orchestra and Francesco La Vecchia" Gramophone |
