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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74 / Tit for Tat / Folk Songs Roderick Williams (baritone) & Iain Burnside (piano [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 22 / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "Williams finds an ideal emotional stance - involved, totally word-conscious but never melodramatic...as a recorded recital, Williams - and Burnside, who is similarly colourful, have created an outstanding achievement." (Gramophone Award Nomination... |
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GEORGE BUTTERWORTH
Butterworth: Songs from A Shropshire Lad / Folk Songs from Sussex (English Song, Vol. 20) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Williams's engagingly fresh delivery, secure technique, eloquent turn of phrase and variety of tone are a joy throughout, as is his crystal-clear diction. Burnside, too, is at his customarily unmannered, attentive best, the crispness and poise of... |
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JOHN IRELAND
Songs (Incls 'Five Poems by Thomas Hardy') Roderick Williams (Baritone) / Iain Burnside (Piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 18 / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "Roderick Williams is such a good singer he can make the voice part sound vocal and natural in a way not many have succeeded in doing. …the pianist, Iain Burnside, plays with a sureness of touch to match the highly skilled naturalness of Williams's... |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / The House of Life / etc Roderick Williams (Baritone) / Iain Burnside (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The early songs of Vaughan Williams reflect the contemporary interest in a form to which Parry and Stanford had given much encouragement. |
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MUZIO CLEMENTI
Clementi: Piano Jewels - Capriccios / Toccata / La chasse Rodolfo Leone (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] Clementi's influence on pianists has proved enduring, whether through his compositions, books of instruction, or the introduction of new levels of virtuosity on the pianoforte. This album explores a selection of works that have never been recorded. |
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IVOR NOVELLO
The Dancing Years / King's Rhapsody (Rec 1939-1950) Roma Beaumont (vocals) / Phyllis Dare (vocals) / Mary Ellis (soprano) / Olive Gilbert, Dunstan Hart, Vanessa Lee (vocals) / with Ivor Novello (piano) [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] 'I am not a highbrow. I am an entertainer. Empty seats and good opinions mean nothing to me'. (Ivor Novello) |
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GABRIEL URBAIN FAURE
Fauré - Poulenc: Works for Piano & Orchestra Romain Descharmes (piano), Malmö Opera Orchestra, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Oct/2024 ] There are fruitful contrasts in the works for piano and orchestra of these two French composers. Gabriel Fauré's Ballade in F sharp major is graceful and serene but ends with a Lisztian flourish, whereas his neglected Fantaisie, though modestly... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Wedding Cake Valse / etc Romain Descharmes (piano) / Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2017 ] "the climax of [Africa] is carried off with a nonchalant swagger that I found iresistible, the triangle adding a curious buzzing effect. The warmth and depth of the orchestal contribution and Marc Soustrot's eye for detail are significant bonuses." |
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THEODOR KULLAK
Kullak: Romantic Piano, Vol. 7 Roman Fediurko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] The German pianist and teacher Theodor Kullak, a piano student of Carl Czerny among others, enjoyed a stellar career. His transcriptions, arrangements and studies have proved enduring, while his lesser-known original works contain an abundance of... |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Préludes et Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S171d / Album-Leaves Roman Kosyakov (piano) [ Naxos Complete Liszt Edition Vol 56 / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] Born at Raiding, in Hungary, in 1811, the son of Ádám Liszt, a steward in the service of Haydn's former patrons, the Esterházy princes, Franz Liszt had early encouragement from members of the Hungarian nobility, allowing him in 1822 to go to Vienna. |
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SCHUBERT
Winterreise Roman Trekel, baritone / Ulrich Eisenlohr, piano [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "..this is a singer who really knows how to sing songs. And this is a disc that should be in the collection of all who love songs and Schubert and music that touches the heart and stirs the soul." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
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CHARLES WUORINEN
6 Trios Ronald Borror (Trombone), Alan Feinberg (Piano), Daniel Druckman (Marimba), Daniel Druckman (Vibraphone) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] The ways in which the composer approaches the four types of ensemble here illustrate his participation in that tradition of the ensemble genre that has been a lure for generations of Western composers. |
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LEONARD BALADA
Orchestral Works Vol 2 Rosa Torres-Pardo (piano) Eliot Fisk (guitar) Magdalena MartAnez, flute [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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CLAUDE BOLLING
Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio Roselli Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] |
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CARL CZERNY
Bel Canto Concertante Rosemary Tuck (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] "Carl Czerny wrote so much more than just studies, and it is great to have more and more of it become available on CD. At Naxos's bargain price, it would be virtually impossible not to welcome this charming CD. After all, each work is both attractive |
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CARL CZERNY
Czerny: Piano Concertinos / Fantaisie et Variations brillantes Rosemary Tuck (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Carl Czerny found fame and fortune in 19th-century Vienna by writing fashionable and popular works as well as developing techniques for the newly emerging piano with his numerous études. Much of Czerny's concert music for piano was considered 'wild... |
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CARL CZERNY
Grand Concerto in A minor / etc Rosemary Tuck (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Carl Czerny, one of Vienna's most illustrious musicians, was Beethoven's student and devoted friend. Renowned today for his piano treatises, he was also a prolific composer in almost every genre, but it is the music for his own instrument that has... |
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WILLIAM VINCENT WALLACE
Opera Fantasies and Paraphrases Rosemary Tuck (piano) / Richard Bonynge (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] As an internationally admired opera composer, William Vincent Wallace was perfectly placed to provide brilliant fantasies and paraphrases from the operatic repertoire, refashioned for the domestic piano market. Most in this selection date from... |
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WILLIAM VINCENT WALLACE
William Vincent Wallace: Celtic Fantasies Rosemary Tuck (piano) & Richard Bonynge (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
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WILLIAM VINCENT WALLACE
Chopinesque Rosemary Tuck (piano) & Richard Bonynge (piano) / Tait Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] The scintillating virtuoso pianist and composer William Vincent Wallace wrote a sheaf of memorable compositions for his instrument. He met the huge demand for sheet music by producing a series of waltzes, nocturnes, mazurkas, barcarolles, and other... |