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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN / etc
Fur Elise & Other Romantic Piano Wks Various pianists from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] Shorter piano pieces from the 19th century. |
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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 |
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W. A. MOZART
My First Mozart Album (Incls 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' & Clarinet Quintet') Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Jenö Jandó (piano), Ladislav Kyselak (viola), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jozsef Balogh (clarinet), Georg Ti [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of the best composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250 years ago but he carries on being famous - so he must have been special. He giggled a lot. He was also good at playing... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
The Best of Prokofiev Tedi Papavrami (violin), Kun-Woo Paik (piano) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czecho-Slovak State Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2005 ] A new addition to the Naxos 'Best of' series features the outstanding series of Prokofiev recordings made with the Ukraine orchestra. |
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Vatin/Ensemble D'arco
Haydn: Piano Concertinos/Trios [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Trios Vol 2 Vienna Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Jan/2000 ] "...finds the Vienna Brahms Trio in the fine form demonstrated here, buyers have [a] highly attractive choice for the complete set. There is no question about the music; it belongs in all serious collections of classical chamber music." Fanfare |
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WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue / Sinfonia Concertante / Hindemith Variations Peter Donohoe (piano) / English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] William Walton occupies his own position in English music of the twentieth century, chronologically between the generation of Gustav Hoist and Vaughan Williams and that of Benjamin Britten. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Concert Overture / Study in B-flat minor Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "A splendid addition to what is now an indispensable cycle." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Prokofiev / Khachaturian / Shostakovich: Piano Concert & Recital (1944-1949) William Kapell (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Anton Dorati, Boston Symphony [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "During the past few years Naxos has carved out a considerable piece of the historic reissue market simply by providing shellac-era favorites in newly minted transfers at budget... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Rarities and Short Piano Works Wojciech Waleczek (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Among Schubert's compositions are rare and overlooked works for solo piano that reflect staging posts of his short compositional life. As a boy he had studied with Salieri who almost certainly encouraged him to explore contrapuntal techniques in 1812. |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 10 [transcriptions] Wolf Harden (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2018 ] "The most intriguing tracks on this recording are the Brahms Chorale Preludes for Organ Op.122 in which Brahms' Romanticism is augmented by Busoni's often heroic keyboard style. Harden plays this with such perfect balance" The WholeNote |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Piano Music - Poemes / Waltzes / Dances Xia Yin Wang (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Scriabin lovers will find plenty to revel in and for the newcomer to the music of this very special composer I can hardly imagine a better disc to gain insight into his world." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
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LUDWIG avn BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (Nos. 1, 2, 9) Xyrion Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "As an inexpensive means of getting to know Beethoven's first two piano trios this disc may have its merits, but there are considerably greater rewards to be had from the elegantly-shaped and warmly recorded accounts by the Trio" (BBC Music) |
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ZEZ CONFRREY
Confrey: Piano Music [Incls 'Kitten on the keys'] Eteri Andjaparidze (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Jun/2020 ] "Andjaparidze brings some poetry tot the final bars of [Three Little Odditiies], and is most impressive in the rapt Romanza, playing with gentle delicacy in the Novelette." Fanfare |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Schnittke: Fuga for solo violin / Klingende Buchstaben for solo cello / Piano Quintet / String Trio 1999 AFCM Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jan/2002 ] "The force behind this brilliant collection is violinist Mark Lubotsky, the original soloist of Schnittke's first two violin concertos and the dedicatee of the second. Lubotsky's connection with the man and the music is obvious from the first note of... |
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AARON JAY KERNIS / JORGE LIDERMAN / STEVEN MACKEY
New American Chamber Music with Guitar Aaron Jay Kernis (piano) / Hila Plitmann (soprano) / Axel Strauss (violin) / David Tanenbaum (guitar & conductor) / San Francisco Conservatory Guitar [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Each of these new pieces was written for the artists who perform them here. |