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SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Violin Sonata / Piano Music Ivan Peshkov (violin) Olga Solovieva (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "Peshkov's playing is polished and refined but he doesn't stint the fire when it's called for. Peshkov to the list. His playing is polished and refined but he doesn't stint the fire when it's called for." (MusicWeb Feb 2010) |
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EDWARD MacDOWELL
MacDowell: Piano Music Vol. 1 James Barbagallo (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 5/Mar/2009 ] "[John Barbagallo] obviously cares for this music and provides scintillating readings. The Marco Polo sound is near perfect." - Fanfare |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: The Rose - Songs 3 Jana Wallingerová (mezzo-soprano) Giorgio Koukl (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This recording focuses on three of Martinů's song-cycles, and a selection of individual songs from an early period in his life that sheds fascinating light on his enthusiasm for song composition. |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Vol 5) Nos. 48 - 52 Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "This latest volume in Jeno Jando's complete edition presents these pieces in a compelling, modern-instrument version" Gramophone |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Symphonies Nos 1 'Jeremiah' & 2 'The Age of Anxiety' Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Yves Thibaudet, (piano) / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Dec/2016 ] "It's great to see this music being played with such conviction. I don't think that Bernstein could have done better...the engineering is also rock solid and brilliant by turns. A marvelous release by any standard." ClassicsToday 10/10 Jan 2017 |
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FRANZ LISZT
Piano Music Volume 8: Sonata In B Minor / Deux Legendes / Gretchen Jeno Jando (piano) [ NAXOS / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "His account in the burgeoning Naxos Liszt cycle is deeply satisfying on all counts; passion, fantasy and keyboard wizardry are all there, and the effect is always profoundly musical." - BBC Music Magazine 5* |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage Vol. 2 (Italy) Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] "Particularly impressive are the dark hued more introspective pieces" - Classic CD |
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BARTOK
Bartok-For Children Jeno Jando, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] The pieces are described as little pieces for beginners, without stretches of an octave. They are a direct reflection of Bartók's interest in the folk-music of Hungary, and here also of Slovakia. |
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J.S. BACH
Goldberg Variatioions Jeno Jando (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "All in all, Jeno Jandó's Goldbergs add up to a solid, recommendable bargain alternative to the reference versions listed above." -- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com, 25 January 05 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Vol 4) Nos. 36-41 Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Sep/2003 ] "Jando is confirming his reputation as a fluent Haydn interpreter, wholly in sympathy with the composer's musical language." - Gramophone |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Jeno Jando (piano) / Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Ligeti (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Dec/2005 ] "Jando at his best is dynamic and revealing, and the Budapest orchestra plays better than the Chicago with Pollini." - American Record Guide (Tom Godell) March-April, 2001 |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Introduction and Allegro, Op. 92 and Op. 134 Jeno Jando (piano) with Various Orchestras [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2005 ] |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Duets, Vol. 1 Jeno Jando (piano) / Zsuzsa Kollar (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "House pianist Jeno Jando, one of the finest around, is no stranger to Mozart, having recorded most of the composer's piano concertos for the label. He is joined by compatriot Zsuzsa Kollar in lively and stylish readings. Excellent sound." -... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Jenö Jandó (piano) / Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] "Jandó shows his versality in refreshing, clean-fingered account of the Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto, coupled with a dazzling, totally unsentimental reading of the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." Gramophone |
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JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: The Piano Concerto / Indian Summer / A Sea Idyll / etc John Lenehan (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "John Ireland's Piano Concerto of 1930 receives a thoroughly sympathetic, lucid performance, as does the ominously darker Legend of three years later...A delightful disc." (Daily Telegraph) |
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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Young Man's Exhortation (A) / Till Earth Outwears / Oh Fair to See (English Song, Vol. 16) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jul/2007 ] "For lovers of English song, this is an indispensable disc, especially with this thoughtfully compiled programme." (MusicWeb Feb 2008) |
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JOHN McCABE
McCabe: Piano Music John McCabe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "[John McCabe's] piano music is obviously of great significance in his output, and this is a good sampling." © 2016 American Record Guide |
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NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN
Kapustin: Piano Sonata No. 15 / Preludes / Etudes / Bagatelles John Salmon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] Kapustin's pianistic textures are rich, spanning the entire keyboard, with melodies in every register, sweeping arpeggios, tons of chords, and a fantastic array of runs. Such music is Kapustin's birthright: Ukranian born and Moscow trained, he has... |
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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Music Jordi Masó (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Nov/2003 ] A pupil of Pizzetti, the Italian composer, critic and pianist, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is today better known for his guitar works and film scores. From 1940 to 1956 he worked for various film studios in Hollywood, contributing to some 250... |