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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Preludes and Etudes Martin Cousin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Anton Rubinstein was one of the greatest pianists of his age - a virtuoso the equal of Liszt and a popular composer whose career took him all over the world. Despite his invaluable contributions to Russian music, his legacy proved controversial with... |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Six Preludes & Fugues in Free Style & Three Pieces, Op. 71 Martin Cousin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] Anton Rubinstein's remarkable virtuoso career during the 19th century coincided almost exactly with the final developments of the modern piano. The increasing popularity of the instrument combined with Rubinstein's formidable execution earned him... |
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JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Complete German Songs Martin Hummel (Baritone) / Birgid Steinberger (Soprano) / Glen Wilson (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "This is a CD which in any one interested in the history of the German lied will surely want to hear; admirers of Schubert should find it of considerable interest." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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JOSEF FRIEDRICH DOPPELBAUER
Doppelbauer: Essential Works for Cello and Piano Martin Merker (cello), Anna Adamik (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] "I found the recorded sound to be splendid and all of the performances good. I just wish the quality of the music matched the performances and sonics." Fanfare |
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ARNOLD / JACOB / BERKELEY / DELIUS / IRELAND
English Viola Sonatas Martin Outram (viola) / Julian Rolton (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "What a fabulous disk! English music at its best in performances of the highest order. This isn't for a minority audience - viola players only - this is essential listening for everyone with an interest in music."(Bargain of the Month Music Web May 2010) |
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HASKELL SMALL
Lullaby of War / Renoir’s Feast / Three Etudes in Sound Martin Rayner (narrator) / Soheil Nasseri (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] American composer Haskell Small "has a rich imagination as a composer and an assured mastery of forms. Highly original without being self-consciously modernistic, this music has a sense of traditional structures and values without losing sight of its... |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 4 (9 Preludes, Op. 1 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] "Martin Roscoe - a pianist of considerable ability - he has obviously dedicated a great deal of time to this composer, and the hard work pays off in spades. His readings are authoritative and convincing" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 1 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 1- 4 ; Four Studies, Op. 4; Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "A bargain, and strongly recommended." - Gramophone |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 2 (Mazurkas, Op. 50, Nos. 5-12 ; on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 ; etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "Roscoe takes wing through it all, rising nobly to the poetry of the Fantasia and the Variations... A genuine bargain" - Fanfare |
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REINHOLD GLIERE
Complete Duets with Cello Martin Rummel & Alexander Hülshoff (cellos), Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) & Till Alexander Körber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2013 ] A highly decorated composer in Soviet Russia, Reinhold Glière maintained a low political profile and a conservative but astonishingly inventive melodic style. His interest in national harmonies and folk-music emerges in the Twelve Album Leaves, and... |
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JOSEPH MERK
Fleurs d'Italie Martin Rummel (cello) & Roland Krüger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2013 ] Joseph Merk was the most outstanding cellist in Vienna in the first half of the nineteenth century. |
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ANTONIO SOLER
Soler: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1 - 15 Martina Filjak (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] These fifteen sonatas are heard here in the order proposed by Rubio's catalogue. Pianist Martina Filjak - "brilliance, sensitivity and imagination" (The New York Times) - is a much admired international artist. |
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GIOVANNI SGAMBATI
Sgambati: Sinfonia festiva / Piano Concerto in G minor Massimiliano Damerini (piano) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI, Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2023 ] Giovanni Sgambati led the revival of Italian orchestral music during the late 19th century. He was a favourite student of Liszt, admired by Wagner, and a pivotal figure in the emancipation of his country's music from the dominance of bel canto opera.... |
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GIORGIO FEDERICO GHEDINI
Complete Piano Music Volume 1 Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] This is the first in Naxos's two-disc survey of Ghedini's complete piano music |
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GIORGIO FEDERICO GHEDINI
Complete Piano Music Volume 2 Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Mar/2011 ] This second of Naxos's two-disc survey of Giorgio Federico Ghedini's complete piano music includes his largest-scale work for solo piano, the 1922 Sonata, an intimate and harmonically complex piece which emphasizes pianistic colour. Volume 1 is... |
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ENESCU
Piano Sonata No. 1 / Suite No. 2 Matei Varga (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Pianist Matei Varga is a prizewinner of numerous international competitions, among them the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, the Porto International Piano Competition and the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest. |
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ANTONIO SOLER
Soler: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 42 - 56 Mateusz Borowiak (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "The intimate yet full bodied sonics are remarkably lifelike, as if Borowiak is working his magic just a few feet away from you. In short, this disc, along with numerous live performances posted on YouTube, clearly positions Borowiak as a piano talen |
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LORENZO PEROSI
Perosi: Piano Quintets Nos. 3 and 4 / String Trios Matteo Bevilacqua (piano) / Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] Lorenzo Perosi was both a priest and a composer, enriching Italian music with a large body of transcendent choral music that was admired by Puccini. Much less well known is his chamber music, written during a creative outpouring after serious... |
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GIUESEPPE MARTUCCI
Martucci: Piano Works Matteo Generani [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Giuseppe Martucci was one of the formative figures in the re-establishment of Italian instrumental music in the second half of the 19th century. His orchestral music had advocates as powerful as Mahler and Toscanini, and his piano concertos won... |
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GALUPPI
Galuppi: Keyboard Sonatas Volume 3 Matteo Napoli (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] This selection includes late works from the Passatempo al Cembalo. Matteo Napoli has been praised for his "enviable poise" (International Record Review) in volume 1 (8.572263) and "finely nuanced" playing (Fanfare) in volume 2 (8.572490). |