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ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Tintagel / Symphony No. 7 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2004 ] "From a purely artistic viewpoint, however, no one will regret snapping up this final issue in what has been a highly commendable series." - Gramophone |
RAUTAVAARA
Symphony No.7, Angel of Light / Angels and Visitations Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Hannu Koivula (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] Einojuhani Rautavaara was born in Helsinki on 9th October, 1928. Graduating from Helsinki University in 1952, he studied at the Sibelius Academy with Aarre Merikanto until 1955, and, after receiving a Koussevitzky Foundation fellowship in 1955, in... |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: The School for Scandal Overture / Symphonies 1 & 2 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2001 ] "the two Symphonies are played by the Scottish orchestra with passionate commitment and deep lyrical feeling." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORGE ROCHBERG
Rochberg: Symphony No 1 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] MusicWeb - Recording of the Year 2008 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] "This account has plenty of fire and imagination" (ClassicsToday) |
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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. |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Symphony No.1 / Ivan the Terrible Slovak State PO (Kosice), Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] From Russia's master composer musician |
LOUISE FARRENC
Farrenc: Symphony No.1 / Overtures / etc Solistes Européens Luxembourg, Christoph König [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "Indeed, all the performances here, under conductor Christoph König, are suitably fresh and lively." ClassicsToday |
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... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-2 / Sonata for Solo Violin Tianwa Yang (violin) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] Prokofiev first became fascinated by the violin upon hearing the playing of his private teacher, Reinhold Glière. A dozen years later Prokofiev wrote his Violin Concerto No. 1 - a work of contrasting open-hearted lyricism and whimsical playfulness... |
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... |
TERRY RILEY
Riley: The Palmian Chord Ryddle / At the Royal Majestic Tracy Silverman (electric violin), Todd Wilson (organ) / Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2017 ] Terry Riley's name will always be associated with his breakthrough work In C, but his influence on modern music has stretched far beyond minimalism. Both of the works on this recording reveal Riley's spirit of exploration and his close collaboration... |
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) |
