KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Mihaela Martin (Violin) / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Nov/2007 ] "Well-trained musicians from the Ukraine's National Symphony and heartfelt playing from the Romanian-born violinist Mihaela Martin." -- Music Week, January 24, 2004 |
KAI NIEMINEN
Palomar / Clarinet Concerto (Through Shadows I Can Hear Ancient Voices) / Vicoli in ombra Mikko Raasakka (clarinet) / Sinfonia Finlandia / Patrick Gallois (flute and conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "I feel like I am a painter in music, who having seen or experienced something attempts to give that something a shape in music." - Kai Nieminen |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Elena (complete opera) Mira Graczyk, Niklas Mallmann, Andreas Mattersberger, Daniel Ochoa; Markus Schäfer / Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] During the 1813-14 carnival season in Naples, Simon Mayr wrote a much-admired opera semiseria called Elena. The post-revolutionary Napoleonic era saw great enthusiasm for the rescue opera genre and Elena is a perfect example. |
W. A. MOZART
Flute Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concerto for Flute & Harp Patrick Gallois (flute) Fabrice Pierre (harp) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Patrick Gallois (flute), Fabrice Pierre (harp) |
FRANK MARTIN / FRANCIS POULENC / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ARYEH LEVANON
Works For Pianos and Orchestra MultiPiano Ensemble / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Concertante orchestral works for more than one keyboard instrument saw a revival after the First World War with the neo-Baroque trends of the time helping to revitalise the neglected concerto grosso genre. |
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
Rouse: Symphony No. 5 / Supplica / Concerto for Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary Grammy Award Winner 2021 - Best Contemporary Classical Composition |
PIAZZOLLA
Sinfonia Buenos Aires / Concerto for Bandoneon / Las Cuatro Estaciones Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "The players sound completely at home in the idiom, and Guerrero delivers bold, uninhibited interpretations across the board. This is just a great disc of colorful, distinctive orchestral music, and it belongs in every collection." (10/10... |
JOAN TOWER
Made in America / Tambor / Concerto for Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] 2008 Grammy Award winner for 'Best Classical Album', 'Best Classical Contemporary Composition' and 'Best Orchestral Performance' |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto / Encores (recorded 1949-53) Nathan Milstein (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 31/Aug/2007 ] "The three violin and piano works with Artur Balsam are played with Milstein's usual finesse and bravura, and the disc concludes with two tracks in which Milstein duets with the Italian bass Ezio Pinza in Calm as the night and None but the lonely... |
Nemec/Slovak Rso/Adriano
Pilato: Concerto For Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2008 ] |
VITEZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ
Kapralova: Waving Farewell / Suite en Miniature / Piano Concerto Nicholas Phan (tenor), Amy I-Lin Cheng (piano) / University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Despite her tragically early death at the age of 25, VítÄ›zslava Kaprálová left a portfolio of more than 50 works of the highest craftsmanship and inspiration. |
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ / LOU HARRISON / KATI AGOCS
Works for Violin and Percussion Orchestra Nicolas Kitchen (violin) / Members of the New england Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2022 ] The unique instrumentation of the three works in this album was pioneered by the innovative Lou Harrison, whose 1959 concerto encapsulates his culturally wide-ranging aesthetic. |
Nicolosi/Razumovsky S.O./Mogre
Thalberg:grand Concerto Pour P [ Naxos / CD ] |
FRANZ BERWALD
Berwald: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 / Piano Concerto Niklas Sivelov (piano) / Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra / Okko Kamu [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Strongly recommended." - Fanfare - July/August 1996 |
GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO / GIORGIO FEDERICO GHEDINI
Malipiero: Guitar Concerto / Ghedini: L'Olmeneta Nikolay Shugaev and Dmitrii Prokofiev (cellos) / Rostov Academic Symphony Orchestra, Valentin Uryupin [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] The composers of these 20th-century Italian works were all associated with the cello from a young age. Their deep understanding of the instrument reveals itself in three contrasting concertante pieces. |
Nishizaki/Halasz/Slovak Po
Rubinstein: Violin Concerto [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2001 ] |
W.A MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 & Sinfonia Concertante Takako Nishizaki (violin), Ladislav Kyselak (viola), Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jan/1991 ] "There is a sweet-toned performance of No. 4 from Takako Nishizaki, who is joined by violinist Ladislav Kyselak in the wonderful Sinfonia Concertante K364." - The Guardian |
JONATHAN LESHNOFF
Leshnoff: Elegy / Violin Concerto No. 2 / Of Thee I Sing Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin) / Canterbury Voices / Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Alexander Mickelthwate [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Apr/2023 ] This is Naxos's fifth album devoted to the music of leading American composer, Jonathan Leshnoff. He was GRAMMY-nominated for his album Violins of Hope (Naxos 8.559809) and is among the most frequently performed of living composers. The themes of... |
BIZET / BREINER
Bizet / Breiner: Carmen Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra Norbert Kraft, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "The performances seem excellent. Kraft is a sensitive, colorful guitarist, and the arranger seems a more than competent conductor." Fanfare |