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PAUL MORAVEC
Chamber Symphony / Cool Fire / Autumn Song Marya Martin (flute) Stephen Williamson (clarinet) Erik Ralske (horn) and others [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "This contains some of the most interesting contemporary music around played with panache." (MusicWeb Recording of the Year 2008) |
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JENNIFER HIGDON
Higdon: Duo Duel / Concerto for Orchestra Matthew Strauss, Svet Stoyanov (percussion) / Houston Symphony, Robert Spano [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Aug/2023 ] Pulitzer Prize- and three-time GRAMMY award-winning composer, Jennifer Higdon, continues to write what the Chicago Sun-Times describes as music "both modern and timeless". |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 [German Requiem] Anna Lucia Richter (soprano) & Stephan Genz (baritone) / Leipzig MDR Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] "a sensitive and often moving account of the score. Alsop's tempos are never ponderous, in places almost brisk...at its bargain price, this honest, no-nonsense account, beautifully played and sung, is certainly competitive." BBC Music Oct 2013 |
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MAX BRUCH / EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar/Bruch: Violin Concertos Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar, Landon Ronald [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] "This is the first concerto recording made by Menuhin, in 1931. He is playing his 'Prince Khevenhüller' Stradivari, which was purchased for him when he was 12 years old. There is a strong sense in this recording of the promise of the future" Gramopho |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Festival Overture / The Age of Gold Suite Michael Houstoun (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Michael Houston is a clear and characterful soloist." (Gramophone) |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
The Snows of Kilimanjaro / 5 Fingers (complete soundtracks) Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "This is another fine addition to Naxos's growing catalogue of Film Music Classics. Stromberg brings strong and intelligent performances from the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the sound is bright and clear in the label's best manner." (MusicWeb July... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St.Matthew Passion Jozef Mukk, Istvan Gati, Judit Nemeth, Ibolya Verebits / Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Gerza Oberfrank [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set ] "A refreshingly lithe and young sounding Evangelist, Jósef Mukk, leads a team of Hungarian soloists with fresh clear voices" Penguin Guide |
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JOHN ADAMS
Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives / Harmonielehre Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2021 ] Pulitzer and Erasmus Prize-winning composer John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. His works stand out among contemporary classical compositions for their depth of expression, brilliance of sound, and the profoundly... |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Symphony No 2 / Robert Browning Overture Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Schermerhorn (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] ""His tempos may be considered slow in the third and fourth movements, but in both his recordings the work luxuriates in a way that nobody else achieves." Gramophone |
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WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski - Cello Concerto / Chain No. 3 / Novelette Andrezej Bauer (cello) / National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Nov/2002 ] "his is an excellent disc; fine music, well played and recorded, and all at the special Naxos price...the disc as a whole conveys of some of the most characterful and individual music of the last 30 years." Gramophone |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 4 '1942' & 6 / McKonkey's Ferry - Concert Overture National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/1999 ] "Theodore Kuchar's Ukrainian orchestra plays well in an idiom which it must have found unexpectedly familiar, and is well recorded." BBC Music |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 8, 21 & 26 New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] Each of the three symphonies on this recording represents a significant milestone in Havergal Brian's long musical journey, and each demonstrates the breadth of his symphonic approach. No. 8 was the first of Brian's symphonies to be performed and is... |
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JOHN ANTILL
Antill: Corroboree / Outback Overture New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "This excellent recording of the complete ballet by James Judd and the New Zealand Symphony orchestra fills a big gap. With precision and charm, this disc brings out its originality and its primitivist colouristics." (Sydney Morning Herald) |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphony No 3 / Billy the Kid (Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "It's the Billy the Kid Suite that makes the stronger impression. The pace is compelling through to the end, the flavouring is sharp and fresh, and it's hard to keep the feet from tapping spontaneously in the Mexican Dance." - Stephen Johnson, BBC... |
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: The Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/May/2002 ] "There's a freshness and enthusiasm in Judd's readings, and he takes care with the music, observing every detail. Throughout all three symphonies there is a greater breadth and warmth of emotion than we've heard before." - Sunday Star Times (May 2002 |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Dream Children / Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] "The freshness of inspiration is a delight, superbly brought out in these fine performances from New Zealand, with James Judd always an idiomatic Elgarian. The Wand of Youth Suites in particular range wonderfully wide in mood and invention; they... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Orchestral Miniatures (Incls Chanson de matin & 3 Bavarian Dances) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] "Especially impressive are the woodwind, which excel the rest of the ensemble in both beauty of playing and ability to follow their conductor...the horns are also impressive. This orchestra has a great future in front of it." MusicWeb September 2006 |
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LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: The Voice Inside / Alas! How Swift / Cassandra's Songs / Kaea New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] New Zealand-born Edinburgh-based Lyell Cresswell has composed works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, voice and solo instruments which have been widely performed and broadcast. |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Orchestral Suites 1-3 / Herodiade (Ballet Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce [ Naxos / CD ] "The playing of the New Zealand orchestra is first class, polished and vivid." Penguin Guide |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Tanzsuite Divertimento, Op 85 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Richard Strauss was appointed co-director of the Vienna State Opera in 1919 and soon set about composing a new ballet for the refurbished historic Redoutensaal in the city. At carnival in February 1923 the work was unveiled - a delectable series of... |