Since you are interested in Kreisler: Complete Concerto Recordings Vol.1, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Best Of Mendelssohn (Incls 'The Hebrides' Overture & Violin Concerto in E minor: II. Andante) Benjamin Frith (piano) Peter Nagy (piano) Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] Felix Mendelssohn, grandson of the distinguished Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn, the additional surname Bartholdy adopted on his conversion to Christianity, was born in Hamburg, the son of a banker. The family moved to Berlin, where Mendelssohn was... |
NIKOLAY KARLOVICH MEDTNER
Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Quintet Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) Zuzana Bourova (viola) Ewald Danel (violin) Jozef Podhoransky (cello) Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) / Moscow Symphony Or [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "virtuosic and brilliant playing from Konstantin Scherbakov" (Penguin Guide) |
STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring / Violin Concerto / Symphonies of Wind Instruments Jennifer Frautschi (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 8 / CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] This new recording of the 1967 edition of The Rite of Spring, a major landmark of twentieth century music, is released in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Stravinsky. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios 'Archduke' & 'Ghost' Jeno Jando (piano) / Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Csaba Onczay (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] The so-called Ghost Trio, Opus 70 No.1, in D major, was the first of a pair of such works written in 1808 and dedicated to Countess Marie von Erdödy, in whose house Beethoven had taken up residence in that year. |
DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: 7 Sonatas, BuxWV 259-265 John Holloway (violin) / Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba) / Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Jan/2006 ] "Wonderful music, very well performed. I have listened to the disc repeatedly since it came into my hands. It gets better every time." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
BUXTEHUDE
Chamber Music (Complete), Vol. 3: 6 Sonatas John Holloway (violin) Ursula Weiss (violin) Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] "Of the many Buxtehude recordings which have come my way recently from the Naxos/Dacapo stable and elsewhere, this is perhaps the one likely to be played most often." (MusicWeb March 2008) |
JOHN McCORMACK
McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916) John McCormack (tenor) with various orchestras and accompaniments [ Naxos Historical McCormack Edition / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Ward Marston's restorations draw out as much information from these more than 90-year-old records as is possible and those who are still sceptical about acoustic recordings should give this disc a try." (MusicWeb May 2008) |
BENDA FAMILY
Violin Concertos Vol 1 Josef Suk & Ariane Pfister, Violin / Suk CO / Christan Benda [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Oct/2001 ] a musical tradition from the time of the first Benda |
J.A. BENDA
Viola Concerto (with F. Benda - Violin Concerto) Josef Suk, viola / Ariane Pfister, violin / Suk CO / Christian Benda [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] Music from this 18th century family |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 (Rec 1952) Joseph Fuchs (violin) Artur Balsam (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "Remastering of the original Deccas, inscribed at the Pythian Temple, New York, has been scrupulously cleaned up by Marian and Victor Ledin, an obvious labor of love." (AudAud.com ****) |