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DAVID DIAMOND
Diamond: Symphony No. 2 / Symphony No 4 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 31/May/2004 ] "Schwarz conducts with keen sensitivity, while the Seattle Symphony relishes the challenge of this then-unfamiliar music." ClassicsToday |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts Volume 1 Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] "The brass in particular impresses…In the midst of the wonderfully glittering winds and strings in Magic Fire Music, the brass interlude sounds with satisfying richness…this is…a highly enjoyable disc" ClassicsToday |
REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Op.8 / The Sirens Op. 33 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "The Sirens is a polished, mature work that is very much worth having. This is...a `must have' for admirers of Gliere. The sound is good and the performances are more than adequate." - Fanfare (U.S.A.) - May/June 1996 |
ROBERT FARNON
Farnon: The Westminster Waltz / Colditz March / State Occasion / Jumping Bean Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] Frank Sinatra dubbed Robert Farnon 'The Guv'nor' in 1962 when the two men first came together in London to work on an album. This summed up Farnon's reputation as being synonymous with the highest standards of craftsmanship across the widest spectrum... |
JOSEF FOERSTER
Foerster: Symphony No. 4 / Festival Overture / My Youth Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lance Friedel (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Josef Bohuslav Foerster was born in Prague in 1859. He studied at the Prague Organ School, and upon graduation he was appointed organist at St Vojtĕch Church, taking over the post from no less a figure than Antonín Dvořák. In these years Foerster... |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Symphony No. 3 / Eroica Fantasia Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The Symphony No. 3 in A major Op. 56 (1855) makes a useful introduction to Anton Rubinstein's complete set of six. It's less inflated and rhetorical than its siblings, having a directness to its thematic material that's immediately appealing. |
GERSHWIN / JOHNSON / RESER / SUESSE
Jazz Nocturne - American Concertos of the Jazz Age Tatiana Roitman / Gary Hammond / Dan Yappie / Peter Mintun / Michael Gurt / Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/May/2011 ] A fantastic selection of concertos from the American Jazz Age including Gershwin's immortal A Rhapsody in Blue, heard here in its complete original version for jazz band, orchestrated by Ferde Grofé. Grofé also orchestrated the Concerto in Three... |
ALEXANDER MOSOLOV
Mosolov: Symphony No. 5 / Harp Concerto Taylor Ann Fleshman, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Arnold [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Alexander Mosolov was one of the foremost composers of the Russian avant-garde during the 1920s. His music was considered 'a testament to the revolutionary spirit of his time', but the legacy of his fame from that period now rests solely on The Iron... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BRAHMS / YSAYE / BACH
Tianwa Yang Live in Concert in St Petersburg Tianwa Yang (violin) / St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] This is the accomplished and stylish Russian debut of Tianwa Yang - one of the most unusual and energetic violinists of our time. To an enthusiastic audience within the walls of the beautiful Court Capella in St Petersburg, she performs the... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite / Five Days - Five Nights Suite Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] "The excellent playing by the National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine. Theodore Kucher's committed interpretations and well balanced sound are all additional reasons to get the Naxos recording" - Fanfare |
MORTON GOULD
Gould: American Ballads / Foster Gallery / American Salute Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra / Theodore Kuchar (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The three works on this record all display Morton Gould's penchant for adopting quintessential American themes, transforming them into his own instantly recognizable style. - American Record Guide (Mark Koldys) |
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HOLST / KHACHATURIAN / GLINKA / PROKOFIEV / ORFF / RACHMANINOV / etc
Classical Heat: music to warm you up [incls 'The Planets', 'Ride of the Valkyries', Carmina Burana & Ritual Fire Dance] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine / Maggini String Qtet / Maria Kliegel / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Over two and a half hours of music to warm you up! |
ANTONIN DVORAK
The Best of Dvorak Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana [ Naxos / CD ] Artists: Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello) BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana, Moyzes Quartet, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Zdenek Kosler, Michael Halász, Jaroslav Krcek |
EMMERICH KALMAN / FRANZ LEHAR / ROBERT STOLZ / JOHANN STRAUSS II / CARL ZELLER
The Best Of Operetta Vol. 3 Soloists / Hungarian Operetta Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD ] "the performances are really first rate" Fanfare |
MAURICE RAVEL
Best Of Ravel Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Marat Bisengaliev (violin) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] Take a large spoonful of Bolero, add a small amount of Pavane, simmer in the heat of Feria, then mix with a little Blues and you have the perfect Ravel. Its the recipe for success in the 'Best of' market. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky Bernd Glemser, Maria Kliegel, Takako Nishizaki & Ilona Prunyi Csr Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Cssr State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice... [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Sep/1997 ] A collection of Tchaikovsky taken from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski - The Best of: Symphonic Variations Overture for Strings etc The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Andrzej Bauer (cello) Krzysztof Bakowski (violin) Piotr Paleczny (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] One of the greatest 20th-century Polish music artists |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (with 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' & 'Babar the Elephant') Dame Edna Everage, Barry Humphries (narrators) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / John Lanchbery [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Sep/1997 ] "Are you sitting comfortably possums?" Dame Edna narrates Peter and the Wolf. This 20th anniversary edition includes a fun sticker sheet. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
The Best Of Berlioz (Includes Royal Hunt And Storm; March To The Scaffold & Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8 ) Rivka Golani (viola), Igor Gruppman (violin) San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Master Chorale, Polish State Phi [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Feb/2003 ] Way ahead of his time, misunderstood, and a rebel. It is difficult to believe, as we hail Beethoven's achievements, that the great German composer had only been dead three years when Berlioz wrote the erotic Symphonie Fantastique. |
