Since you are interested in Piano Rags (Incls 'Maple Leaf Rag'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Lieder, Vol. 1 Dorothea Craxton (soprano) Babette Dorn (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "I am not going to get carried away with praise, but these are songs just as worthy of our attention as many from Schubert, and it is good to note that this is the first volume of a cycle." David's Review Corner, December 2009 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sonatas (Sonatinas) For Violin And Piano Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "Korean-born Dong-Suk Kang plays with style and panache" - Penguin Guide |
CARSON COOMAN
Piano Music Donna Amato (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2007 ] This disc presents a survey of the piano music of American composer Carson Cooman, performed by pianist Donna Amato, for whom the virtuosic Fourth Piano Sonata was composed. |
GINASTERA
Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2 Dora De Marinis (piano) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Julio Malaval [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Feb/2001 ] "Slightly fuller and deeper sound…The performers are equal to the occasion in every piece." James Miller Fanfare September/October 2001 |
CLARA SCHUMANN
Songs (complete) Dorothea Craxton (soprano) Hedayet Djeddikar (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Clara Schumann the composer often worked in her husband's shadow, many of her songs being mistaken for his, although those best loved by the public flowed from her pen. Some were composed and performed before their marriage, others set texts which he... |
GRANADOS
Piano Music, Vol. 10: In the Village Douglas Riva Jordi Maso (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] "This is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding piano discs I've heard this year. Verdict: an essential purchase for all pianophiles." (MusicWeb International May 2008) |
GRANADOS
Piano Music Vol 2: Goyescas Douglas Riva (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2002 ] One of the most important Spanish keyboard works. |
GRANADOS
Piano Music Vol 7: Sentimental Waltzes / 6 Expressive Studies Douglas Riva (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "The sound of this CD is excellent and matches the superb playing by Riva." - John France, musicweb.net |
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
Granados: Piano Music Vol 6 [Incls 'The Enchanted Palace in the Sea] Douglas Riva (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Enrique Granados was born on 27th July 1867 in Lérida, near Barcelona. Son of an army captain, he began his study of the piano in 1879 and the following year he continued with Joan Baptista Pujol (1835-1898) at the Academia Pujol. |
SCHIFRIN / SCHULLER / SHAPIRO
Schifrin / Schuller / Shapiro: Piano Trios Eaken Piano Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] These three works are very enjoyable and mix well as a program. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Naxos Historical great Pianists / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Born in Basel, Switzerland on 6th October, 1886, Fischer's musical talent became evident at an early age when only four years old he struck a note on the piano and stated, correctly, "This is G." |
BEETHOVEN / WAGNER / FURTWANGLER
Furtwangler Vol. 2: Orchestral Concert (1937-1939) Edwin Fischer (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "This disc offers a good example of why Wilhelm Furtwängler is regarded by so many good musical judges as a great conductor. These are performances that will grace any collection and I strongly recommend this disc." -- John Quinn, MusicWeb, 4... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 / Symphony No. 4 (recorded 1950-51) Edwin Fischer (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Here are two great Beethovenians, at the height of their powers, at work, offering masterful interpretations of music heard perhaps too often in routine or less than inspiring performances." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Paganini and Handel Variations (1937-1940) Egon Petri (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] The pianist Egon Petri was born in Hanover in 1881 and had his first violin lessons at the age of five from his father, the Dutch-born violinist Henri Petri, a favourite pupil of Joseph Joachim. |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Piano Music Volume 8 (Lyric Pieces, Books 1-4) Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] "Steen-Nøkleberg is entirely inside this music. He manages to make the familiar pieces sound fresh, and the less familiar... are most imaginatively played." - Gramophone - May 1996 |