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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 3 Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] Tolstoy says: "Tchaikovsky is dead," - and two huge tears (for everything is larger than life with him...), rolled down his great cheeks" (Marie Scheikevitch). To the writer Vasily Yastrebtsev (1899), Tchaikovsky was a man of his time: "When... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms / On the waterfront (Suite) Jeremy Budd, tenor / Paul Charrier, bass / Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen, soprano / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "It seems entirely appropriate that Marin Alsop's first recording with her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra should be of music by her teacher Leonard Bernstein." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine Oct 2003 |
ERNST TOCH
Toch: Cantata Of Bitter Herbs / Jephta Theodore Bikel / Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz Gerard [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] "Both works are of quality and very well performed and recorded: at a fraction of the price of a concert ticket, this is a real bargain which will well repay curiosity." Penguin Guide 3 Stars |
JESUS GURIDI
El caserio (The Homestead) Bilbao Choral Society / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena (Conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "An attractive zarzuela. I am sure that if you love Rodrigo's or Turina's music will find much to enjoy here. I certainly did" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
JESUS GURIDI
Guridi: Sinfonia Pirenaica / etc Bilbao Choral Society / Gorka Sierra, choirmaster / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Theo Alcantara, conductor / Juan Jose Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "Guridi's Sinfonía pirenaica was written in 1945 and premiered by this orchestra. It's a loquaciously colourful work teeming with textual incident and density and a three-movement symphony of great character and imagination" |
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Bilbao So/Juan Jose Mena
Isasi: Symphony No 2/Ste No 2 [ Naxos / CD - released 31/May/2004 ] |
ISASI
Symphony No. 2, Op. 23 / Suite No. 2, Op. 21 Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Josa Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2004 ] Among the more shadowy figures of early twentiethcentury music is Andres Isasi (y Linares). Born in Bilbao on 18th October 1890, he developed a love of music through playing the piano at the house of his grandfather, with whom he went to live after... |
BILLY MAYERL
Billy Mayerl, Vol. 1 (1925-1936) Court Symphony Orchestra; Jack Hylton Orchestra; Ray Noble Orchestra, with Al Bowlly & Billy Joseph Mayerl [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] Billy Mayerl was born in London and from 1926 ran his own School of Modern Syncopation in the cause of the style of piano-playing that he championed. Thanks to correspondence courses his 'teachings' spread worldwide, and he even counted the future... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Schumann: Introduction and Concerto Allegro Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] "A release well worth hearing." ClassicsToday |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The two Schumann works are fine bonuses, both rendered with the same commitment and insight from soloist and orchestra. In the end, one must assess all these performances as quite extraordinary and fully competitive with the best." ClassicalNet |
JOSEPH MARX
Marx: Complete Orchestral Music Vol 1 (Includes: Symphonic Night Music; Idyll-Concertino on the pastoral quart; Spring Music) Bochum Symphony Orchestra / Steven Sloane [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "An impressionistic South German voice soaked in the quintessence of lyrical expression." MusicWeb |
PETITGIRARD
12 Guardians of the Temple (The) / Poeme / Euphonia Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra / Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] An eclectic musician with a compelling melodic gift, Laurent Petitgirard combines a career as a composer of orchestral and film music with that of an international conductor. This collection includes two of his most recent works, the exotically... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 7 / Tapiola BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "..of his Seventh Symphony and will not be disappointed. It is finely shaped and superbly paced. A Festival Hall performance from 1963, it is well worth rescuing from oblivion. Good sound too." Penguin Guide |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Overtures (with Brahms - Academic Festival Overture) (Rec 1946-49) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn has done a valuable service in transferring these recordings from a number of different sources, including 78-rpm and 45-rpm records. As always in his work, he demonstrates a golden ear for how to extract maximum sound from old... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 And 5 (recorded 1935-1936) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "..the playing is hair-raising throughout. Superlative stuff, a great bargain and absolutely unmissable." -- The Guardian. |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies.3 & 6 Brendan O'Brien (violin) & Patricia Rozario (soprano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kees Bakels [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "Kees Bakels's tranquil Pastoral (No. 3) has beautifully sustained tension and brings lovely playing from soloists in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra." ClassicCD |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (The) (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Apr/2005 ] "There's really no reason not to acquire this CD" International record review (June 2005) |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin (The) (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/May/2005 ] "There's really no reason not to acquire this CD" International record review (June 2005) |
TORU TAKEMITSU
Takemitsu: A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden & other Orchestral Works Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Alsop Marin [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] Largely self taught, Takemitsu's starting points were Debussy, Stravinsky, Berg and Messiaen; he was also influenced by the post-World War II avant-garde such as Boulez, and by his friends John Cage and Morton Feldman. |
JOSE SEREBRIER
Serebrier: Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / José Serebrier [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Serebrier gets back to his roots in a couple of agreeable tangos but the First Symphony is a fascinating document from a teenage composer." Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 |
