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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) |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Sextet / Clarinet Quartet / Cello Divertimento Michel Lethiec (clarinet) Arto Noras (cello) Markus Maskuniitty (horn) / Bruno Pasquier Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] "..Memorable...There is much rewarding listening here. Recommended." MusicWeb |
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ROBERT VOLKMANN
Volkmann: Romantic Piano, Vol. 8 Levon Avagyan [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] A native of Germany, Robert Volkmann was virtually unknown as a composer until the 1840s when he moved to Hungary. It was there that Volkmann achieved wider recognition due in part to Franz Liszt, Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner expressing... |
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Ligorio
Falla: Piano Music 1 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
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SCHUMANN / LISZT / WEBER / SCRIABIN / BACH / BARTOK
Women at the piano-An anthology of piano performances, Vol. 2 Lili Kraus / Kathleen Long / Raie de Costa / Madeleine de Ellen Ballon / Marie-Aimee Warrot / Galina Werschenska / etc [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] In this second volume, Naxos continues its comprehensive anthology of historic performances by the pioneering women pianists who recorded during the first half of the twentieth century. |
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GODZINSKY / KLAMI / FOUGSTEDT / SZENTIRMAY / PARTANEN / KASKI
Evening Dusk Serenade - Newly Discovered Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra Linda Hedlund (violin), Elisa Järvi (piano) / La Tempesta Orchestra, Jyri Nissilä [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] The repertoire of Finnish music for violin and orchestra is full of hidden gems, with a substantial amount of works remaining unperformed and unpublished. |
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YORK BOWEN / IMOGEN HOLST / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Chamber Music with Viola Yue Yu (viola), Anthony Hewitt (piano), Jeffrey Armstrong (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2022 ] An accomplished horn and viola player, York Bowen is said to have preferred the tone of the viola to the violin. Inspired by the virtuosity and vibrato style of the distinguished violist, Lionel Tertis, Bowen wrote several works for him and became... |
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ROGER QUILTER
O Mistress Mine / To Daisies / Julia's Hair / Go, Lovely Rose and other songs Lisa Milne (mezzo-soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Duke Quartet [ Naxos The English Song Series / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Roger Quilter was born in Hove in 1877 into comfortable family circumstances. His father was Sir Cuthbert Quilter, who in 1881 founded the National Telephone Company and was for... |
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Liszt
Piano Music Vol.11 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Liszt
Piano Music - Vol.7 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Liszt Piano Music
Vol.10 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete Songs (Vol 2): Children's Songs Op.54; Six Romances Op.73 Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano) Ljuba Orefenova (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "well worth adding to your collection" (Sunday Tribune, Dublin) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete Songs (Volume 3) Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano) Ljuba Orfenova (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "...At [Ljuba Kazarnovskaya's] best, her sensitivity to words and her gift for phrasing respond well to the subtle melodic lines, and she is beautifully supported by her... |