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KEVIN PUTTS
Putts: The City / Marimba Concerto / Moonlight Katherine Needleman (oboe) Ji Su Jung (marimba) / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] 'This collection of recordings is especially meaningful for me because it charts my growth as an orchestral composer from my years as a student - when the Marimba Concerto was composed - to more mature work such as Moonlight.' |
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GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto / An American in Paris Kathryn Selby (piano) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "Kathryn Selby makes a strong showing in the Gershwin Concerto" - Fanfare |
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Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Piano Concerto / Worldes Blis Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2013 ] Dedicated to Kathryn Stott, Peter Maxwell Davies's Piano Concerto is "one of the most attractive and immediately likeable piano concertos to appear for some time. Miss Stott's performance must be regarded as definitive in its comprehensive grasp of... |
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JOSEPH HOLBROOKE
Holbrooke:Violin Concerto 'The Grasshopper' (Violin Sonata No. 2), Op. 59 / Violin Sonata No. 1 ('Sonatina'), Op. 6a / Horn Trio in D (original versio Kerenza Peacock (violin) / Mark Smith (horn) / Robert Stevenson (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] "All the performances are of a high standard, often brilliant and imaginative, and I was particularly impressed with Kerenza Peacock's lithe, elegant violin-playing and her easy conquest of the virtuoso demands of The Grasshopper" (Gramophone) |
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Kliegel/R.P.O/Halasz
Dvorak:cello Concerto [ Naxos / CD ] |
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ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Piano Concerto / Ryabinin Fantasia / To the Memory of Suvorov / Symphonic Scherzo Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "Not surprisingly, these performances are very Russian in feeling, and after a bold opening both orchestra and the excellent soloist make the very most of the concerto's memorable secondary theme...A most enjoyable collection." Penguin Guide |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Concerto in modo misolidio / Concerto a cinque Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Capella Istropolitana / Howard Griffiths & Ewald Danel [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Ottorino Respighi was born in Bologna in 1879 and studied the violin and viola at the Liceo Musicale there from 1891 with Federico Sarti. |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2) Konstanty Kulka (violin) Chee-Yun (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Krzystof Penderecki's orchestral recordings continues on Naxos |
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Kreisler/Zimbalist/Sargent/Lpo
Complete Concerto Recordings Vol 3 [ Naxos Historial Great Violinists / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] |
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Laredo/Robinson/Iris/Stern
Rorem: Double Concerto [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2006 ] |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos Laszlo Kecskemeti (recorder) with Borbala Dobozy (harpsichord) Attila Falvay (violin) Laszlo Hadady (oboe) Gyorgy Kertesz (cello) Gyorgy Olajos (basso [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 15/Jan/2006 ] "Very enjoyable performances of music which is more various and subtle than one might expect" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
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RESPIGHI
Violin Concerto in A major / Aria for Strings / Suite for Strings / Rossiniana Laura Marzadori (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of New York ‘Ottorino Respighi’ / Salvatore Di Vittorio [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] "Salvatore di Vittorio, an enterprising scholar/ conductor, has completed Respighi's Violin Concerto in A and conducts it here with the sinuous-toned young violinist Laura Marzadori tackling the solo part." (The Times) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / AIRAT ICHMOURATOV
Schubert: Death and the Maiden / Ichmouratov: Concerto Grosso No. 3 'Liechtenstein' LGT Young Soloists / Alexander Gilman (leader and artistic director) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Gustav Mahler arranged Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 'Death and the Maiden' by expanding it into a grand orchestral spectacle. It reveals his admiration for Schubert and serves to intensify the quartet's journey through life, death and human... |
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ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinārangi Tocker" / Cello Concerto Li-wei Qin (cello) / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Brett Dean, Garry Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2014 ] "There is no question that the Auckland Philharmonic are superbly in control as is Brett Dean, himself a violist and composer and just forging an extra career as a conductor. The recording is vivid and allows the music space although the quiet passag |
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QIN WEN-CHEN
Qin: Violin Concerto 'The Border of the Mountains', Cello Concerto 'Dawn', Suona Concerto 'Calling the Phoenix' Li-Wei Qin (cello) Mengla Huang (violin) Qianyuan Zhang (suona) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gottfried Rabl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] A native of Inner Mongolia, Wenchen Qin grew up with the folk music of his homeland and is now one of China's most influential composers. His violin concerto The Border of the Mountains exploits the extraordinary colors and flexibility of both... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Violin Concerto / Canadian Carnival / Mont Juic Lorraine McAslan (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] “McAslan’s fiery reading of the Concerto is ideally partnered by Bedford bring out the depth of the orchestral writing, as well as the fun in the Overture and the collaborative dance suite Mont Juic.” Five Stars ***** BBC Music Mag (November 2005) |
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GEORGE FREDERICK McKAY
Violin Concerto / Sinfonietta No. 4 / Song Over the Great Plains Ludmilla Kovaleva, piano / Brian Reagin, violin / Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra / John McLaughlin Williams, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2005 ] "Naxos's third McKay disc ... a worthy revival of music that could otherwise have been lost to posterity" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphony No. 18 / Violin Concerto / The Jolly Miller Marat Bisengaliev, violin / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Lionel Friend, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "The violin concerto is a great work and deserves the recognition that it has so long been denied. I can only hope that this present recording does much to remedy this oversight" (MuusicWeb July 2005) |
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ELGAR
The Violin Music (includes Violin Concerto and much more) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Camilla Bisengalieva (oboe) / West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra / Bundit Ungrangsee [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] A comprehensive collection of Elgar's Violin Music on 3 CDs, featuring Marat Bisengaliev as soloist. |
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HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's 'Faust' Op.20 Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2003 ] "this can be recommended regardless of price....these are performances of bravura excitement, warm, flowing tone, and awesome ease of execution...This Wieniawski release is an incredible bargain" - Fanfare |