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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 |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 5 (Incls Barbar, the little Elephant) Francois Mouzaya (narrator), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Laurent Lefevre (bassoon), Stephane Logerot (double bass), Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] "The narrators are two gifted children, the pianist Alezandre Tharaud, whose acute playing has sparked the series." Turok's Choice |
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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) |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
The Best of Haydn Capella Istropolitana, Kodaly Quartet, Camerata Cassovia, Jeno Jando (piano), and many more [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Haydn drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Best Of Ravel Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Marat Bisengaliev (violin) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] Take a large spoonful of Bolero, add a small amount of Pavane, simmer in the heat of Feria, then mix with a little Blues and you have the perfect Ravel. Its the recipe for success in the 'Best of' market. |
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JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Mozart/Haydn/Schumann: Chamber Music Favourites Jeno Jando (piano) / Kodaly Quartet, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Recorded at the Unitarian Church, The Italian Institute, and the Reformed Church in Budapest |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
My First Violin Album [Incls 'Salut d'amour' & 'fantasy on Carmen'] Ilya Kaler (violin), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jenö Jandó (piano), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Chloë Hanslip (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it and the top performers make it sound beautiful. They can also do clever things on it, with their fingers whizzing up... |
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DELIUS / IRELAND
Evening Songs: Delius and Ireland Songs Arranged for Cello and Piano Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Jiaxin Cheng (cello) / John Lenehan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "What emerges - as if we needed reminding - is the great gift of each man for melody: divorced from their texts, they work almost better in this form!" International Record Review |
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PETER SCULTHORPE
Sculthorpe: Earth Cry / Piano Concerto / Kakadu / etc William Barton (didgeridoo) / Maria Anna Cislovska (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2004 ] "Tasmanian composer Sculthorpe's psychedelic images of primeval times, nature and infinity are well worth your trouble. A superb and breathtakingly inexpensive disc. Miraculously good value at every level." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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AMY BEACH
Beach: Piano Concerto / Gaelic Symphony Alan Feinberg (piano) Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Schermerhorn (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] "Prepare to be thrilled by the melodic invention and charming rhythmic energy of this music. Well worth exploring." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Piano Music, Vol. 2: Peches de vieillesse, Vol. 2 [Sins of my old age] Alessandro Marangoni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Rossini spent his final years in Paris where he wrote numerous short piano pieces arranged in 13 volumes, which he jokingly called Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), that juxtapose irreverence and seriousness. Volume VI, Album for Smart Children... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Chamber Music & Rarities, Vol. 1: Peches de vieillesse, Vols. 8 [Sins of my old age] Alessandro Marangoni (piano & harmonium) with Massimo Quarta (violin), Ugo Favaro (horn), & Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano) [ Naxos Peches de vieillesse Vol 8 / CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] Featuring ten premiere recordings and a number of recently discovered 'Sins of Old Age' manuscripts unassigned to specific volumes, this album brings together a notable diversity of genres and instrumentation. They include the catchy Allegretto for... |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano Op. 39 Dmitry Feofanov (piano) / Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Feofanov does a heroic job... Good recording makes this well worth anybody's money" (Penguin Guide) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II BLU-RAY András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Distinguished Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Extending the variety already evident in Book I (available on 2.110653), Bachs effortless brilliance and new-found... |
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IAN VENABLES
Venables: On the Wings of Love / Venetian Songs Andrew Kennedy (tenor) / Richard Hosford (clarinet) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 21 / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "[Venables] manages to create worthwhile new artefacts within his conservative idiom. Expertly crafted, the results offer something genuinely personal and at times profound." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice - December 2010) |
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PIAZZOLLA
Astor Piazzolla's Best Tangos Aquiles Delle-Vigne (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Piazzolla's earthy yet highly developed music gains a new dimension of intimacy but also of power in the hands of this master of the keyboard. |
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RODRIGO
Piano Music, Vol. 1 Artur Pizarro (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Artur Pizarro gives excellent performances. Great virtuosity is rarely required but sensitivity to variations of mood is the key here and he captures the spirit of the music to perfection. |
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RODRIGO
Piano Music, Volume 2 (Incls ' 3 danzas de Espana') Artur Pizarro (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] This second and final volume of Artur Pizarro's recording of Rodrigo's complete solo piano music for Naxos includes miniatures written for 'small hands', including those of his daughter Cecilia, the virtuosic Sonatas de Castilla, the Suite para... |
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J. S. BACH
BACH: Complete Piano Concertos Vol 1 Hae Won Chang (piano) / Camerata Cassovia, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] "A couple of delightful CDs... you will certainly enjoy these vigorous, enticing and thoroughly musical performances." CDReview |