CARL CZERNY
Czerny: Piano Trios Sun-Young Shin (violin), Benjamin Hayek (cello) & Samuel Gingher (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] "It's always good to have more from Czerny, and virtually everything on the CD is light and entertainingly undemanding to listen to, while offering some further insight into the development of the piano trio itself." MusicWeb |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 3 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] A virtuoso pianist, Ferdinand Ries began composing piano sonatas at a time when the genre was undergoing significant changes from the models of Haydn and Mozart to new developments by Clementi, Beethoven and Hummel. Ries also pre-figures Schubert's... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 5 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Kagan's performance is simply marvellous throughout - she plays with sophistication, expression and humour that Ries himself would certainly have applauded." (MusicWeb July 2011) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol. 5 Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Benjamin Loeb (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, the son of a court musician who, in the year of his youngest child's birth, published an influential book on violin-playing. |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 6 Takako Nishizaki (Violin) Benjamin Loeb (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "Excellent performances packed with quality music of extraordinary interest" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.4 in A-minor, Op.23 / Violin Sonata No.10 in G-major, Op.96 / 12 Variations on 'se vuol ballare' Takako Nishizaki (violin) Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2002 ] "they are particularly good at bringing out the dry and delicate wit that abounds in the music" - Classic CD |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios, Vol. 1 [Nos 3 & 4 "Dumky"] Tempest Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] ."The all-star Tempest Trio make their recording debut with two Romantic masterworks that fully capture the music's emotional changeability and power." BBC Music |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 The Tempest Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2017 ] "I can only say that they are one of the very best trios I have heard. Their technical skill and musicianship shine through." MusicWeb Nov |
HOWARD HANSON
Hanson: Piano Music Thomas Labe (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2000 ] Though perhaps best known for his choral and orchestral works, the piano played a central role in the development of Howard Hanson as a composer. |
PABLO SARASATE
Sarasate: Complete works for violin and piano Tianwa Yang (violin) Markus Hadulla (piano) [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2018 ] "Each piece is beautifully characterized and played with great polish and confidence... Reviewing brings a lot of surprises." American Record Guide |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Cello Concerto / Grand Fantasia and Toccata / Eclogue for Piano & Strings Tim Hugh (cello) / Peter Donohoe (piano) / Northern Sinfonia / Howard Griffiths [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "Tim Hugh and the Northern Sinfonia communicate with depth and feeling. Hugh is recorded more as first among equals than prominent soloist, which works well" (BBC Music) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795 Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Flute Trios [Nos 15 - 17] Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) & Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "…Uwe Grodd, Martin Rummel and Christopher Hinterhuber…bring a sense of appropriate social occasion to this unfailingly sunny and no-nonsense music." NZ Herald |
FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Sonatas for flute and piano Uwe Grodd (flute) / Matteo Napoli (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "[Grodd] is a rare breed of musician as a flutist and conductor. He plays these sonatas with a bright, energetic sound and an awareness of the entire score that, ideally, all musicians should have." (American Record Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op.12 Nos 1 - 3 Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/1994 ] "Naxos are on to a winning combination here. These performances are wonderfully fresh and alive." (Penguin Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op.3 Nos 1 - 3 Jeno Jando (piano) / Takako Nishizaki (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Mar/1993 ] "we must conclude - as we usually do with Naxos - that this is a good buy." - American Record Guide |
ANTONIN DVORAK
The Best of Dvorak Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana [ Naxos / CD ] Artists: Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello) BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana, Moyzes Quartet, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Zdenek Kosler, Michael Halász, Jaroslav Krcek |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
The Best of Schubert Jenö Jandó (piano), Leonard Hokanson (piano) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Villa Musica Ensemble, Mandelring Quartet, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD ] Artists: Jenö Jandó (piano), Leonard Hokanson (piano) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Villa Musica Ensemble, Mandelring Quartet, Michael Halász |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
The Best Of Schumann Jenö Jandó (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Kristin Merscher (piano), Balázs Szokolay (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kodály Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2007 ] The very best of Robert Schumann compiled from the vast Naxos catalogue! |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski - The Best of: Symphonic Variations Overture for Strings etc The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Andrzej Bauer (cello) Krzysztof Bakowski (violin) Piotr Paleczny (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] One of the greatest 20th-century Polish music artists |