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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Volume 3 Kungsbacka Piano Trio: Malin Broman, Jesper Svedberg, Simon Crawford-Phillips [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] "Intuitive and insightful performances complemented by a fresh and balanced recording. Bravo!" (Record of the Month MusicWeb April 2014) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Trio, Op. 8 / Variations for flute and piano in E major / etc Kungsbacka Piano Trio, with Emily Beynon (flute) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] "This CD opens with an enchanting, 1828 Rondo...it proves a fresh and joyous discovery, treated with plenty of TLC by the engaging duo of Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore...The Kungsbacka Trio balance the three instruments with care [in Op.... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 2 / Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 / etc Kungsbacka Piano Trio, with Philip Dukes (viola) & Richard Hosford (clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] Gabriel Fauré's chamber works, long overshadowed by his popular Requiem (Naxos 8550765), are regaining their rightful place. This new release from the Kungsbacka Piano Trio follows their recording of Fauré's First Piano Quartet and other chamber... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major / Sonatensatz Kungsbacka Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] "no one need hesitate to acquire this disc which has an intensity and a freshness all of its own." (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Trios Volume 1 Kungsbacka Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "These people know their Mozart, and give these trios bouncy (perhaps a bit too much so) readings that Mozart would have enjoyed: bright, brash and with more than a modicum of good humour." cliffsclassics.com |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Trios Volume 2 Kungsbacka Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Composed in 1788 at the peak of his creative powers, though at a time of both artistic success and looming personal crisis, Mozart's last three piano trios are masterpieces whose prevailing character of congenial gaiety is heightened by poignant... |
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JOACHIM ANDERSEN
Andersen: Etudes and Salon Music Kyle Dzapo (flute) / A. Matthew Mazzoni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "Overall this is an enjoyable disc of light-hearted repertoire, performed with good technical control, a lovely flute sound and a well-judged piano accompaniment. Worth hearing." MusicWeb |
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ROSLAVETS
Cello sonatas Nos 1 & 2 / etc Lachezar Kostov (cello) & Viktor Valkov (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets was viewed by his Russian colleagues as one of the most original, innovative and progressive composers of the 1920s. The early works heard on this recording are characterised by passion, drama, mystery, lyricism and a... |
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SEBASTIAN CURRIER
Piano Music Laura Melton (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] Recipient of the prestigious Grawemeyer and Academy Awards, among other prizes and fellowships, Sebastian Currier composes "music with a distinctive voice" (The New York Times). It has been performed at major venues worldwide by acclaimed artists and... |
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RAUTAVAARA
Works For Piano (Etudes; Icons; Preludes) Laura Mikkola, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2002 ] "one of the most colourful and diverse figures in Finnish music..." |
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EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 / Isle of Bliss Laura Mikkola (Piano) / Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eri Klas (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] "Laura Mikkola sounds perfectly attuned to the character of both works and exhibits a wide-ranging, impressive technique..." |
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ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Viola Sonata / Concert Piece / Legend / Trio in 1 movement Laurence Jackson (Violin) / Martin Outram (Viola) / Julian Rolton (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "There is no question that the Viola Sonata ranks as the most significant composition among those collected here, and it is worth the price of the disc on its own" (MusicWeb Jan 2007) |
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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Violin Sonatas (Complete), Vol. 1 - Nos. 1, 2 Laurence Kayaleh (violin), Jean-Fabien Schneider (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] "Throughout this disc Laurence Kayaleh and Jean-Fabien Schneider show great insight into each other's abilities, leading to a real partnership performance with both performers on top form." MusicWeb |
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Zygmunt NOSKOWSKI / Władysław ŻELEŃSKI
Noskowski//Zelenski: Violin Sonatas Laurence Kayaleh (violin) Bernadene Blaha (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2023 ] Both Zygmunt Noskowski and Władysław Żeleński were leading exponents of Polish nationalism in the period from the last quarter of the 19th century. |
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HONEGGER
Complete Violin Sonatas Laurence Kayaleh (violin) / Paul Stewart (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2011 ] Spanning nearly thirty years, these alternately passionate and sober, forceful and nostalgic works display Honegger's lyrical and virtuosic writing for his own instrument. Laurence Kayaleh plays a 1742 Guarnerius violin whose rich singing tone can... |
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MEDTNER
Works for Violin and Piano Vol. 2 Laurence Kayaleh (violin) Paul Stewart (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Distinctly Russian, unabashedly Romantic and full-bodied, yet intellectually devised and highly disciplined, Medtner's compositions for violin and piano encompass music of rare beauty and power, gratifying for both performer and audience. Violin... |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Esquisses Op. 63 Laurent Martin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] "...The range of moods and styles covered - from 'antique' to forward-looking, from serene to darkly disturbed - is startlingly wide. For this reason, and at Naxos's asking price, the disc is worth consideration..." ***Performance**Sound. - Max... |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi: Complete Piano Works Vol 2 (Incls 6 Piano Pieces Op 41) Lawrence Schubert (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] Lawrence Schubert (piano) |
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ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
Pizzetti: Piano Trio / Violin Sonata / 3 Canti Leila Rasonyi (violin) / Laszlo Fenyo (cello) / Alpaslan Ertungealp (piano) [ Naxos Italian Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Ildebrando Pizzetti was hailed in 1921 by The Musical Times as 'doubtless the greatest musician in Italy today'. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FRANZ LISZT
Beethoven/Liszt: Symphony No. 9 (Transcription for two pianos) Leon McCawley & Ashley Wass (pianos) [ Naxos Complete Liszt Piano Music Vol 28 / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "I hope Naxos already has enlisted these artists for Liszt's two-piano version of A Faust Symphony. Highly recommended." --ClassicsToday (10/9) |