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BRAHMS / SCHUMANN / WOLF / SCHUBERT
Lotte Lehmann - Lieder Recordings, Vol. 2 (1937-1940) Erno Balogh (Piano) / Lotte Lehmann (Soprano) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 16/Jul/2006 ] In remastering my transfers for this Naxos reissue, I have removed many pops and clicks that were in the original release, and have re-equalised all the tracks in order to present a comparatively warmer sound. In addition, several of the tracks have... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
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Eteri Andjaparidze
Christmas Piano Music [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Music Volume 1 (Incls 'Visions Fugitives') Eteri Andjaparidze [ NAXOS / CD ] We tend to forget that it was as a pianist that Prokofiev first burst onto the international scene, having been a rebellious composition student, graduating at a level that bordered on failure. |
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J.S. BACH
The very best of Bach: Excerpts from orchestral, concertos, vocal and choral works Eteri Andjaparidze (piano) Bela Banfalvi (violin) Emilia Csanky (oboe) Lucy van Dael (violin) Nicholas Gedge (bass-baritone) and many others [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] Presented in a stylish slipcase with a modern take on John Minnion's composer cartoons, with detailed track listings and accessible texts on the composer's life and an overview of their most famous works. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Works for Piano (Incls 'Carnaval, Op. 9') Ethella Chuprik (piano) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] The son of a bookseller, publisher and writer, Robert Schumann showed early abilities in both music and literature, the second facility used in his later writing on musical subjects. As a composer Schumann's gifts are clearly heard in his piano music... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Chamber Music with Violin Eva León (violin) Olga Vinokur (piano) Virginia Luque (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Joaquín Rodrigo is best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez (Naxos 8.555841), but the fame of this great work has eclipsed a prolific output of almost 200 works including the rarely heard and profoundly original works for violin that span almost his... |
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ROCHBERG
Piano Music Volume 2 Evan Hirsch (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2010 ] |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Preludes Vol.2 Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "This release can be highly recommended, not least for the excellent recorded sound." BBC Music |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 6 Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Mar/2007 ] Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples in 1685, sixth of the ten children of the composer Alessandro Scarlatti, Sicilian by birth and chiefly responsible for the early development of Neapolitan opera. |
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ALEZXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Preludes, Vol. 1 Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Music for Violin and Piano, Vol. 2 Fanny Clamagirand (violin) & Vanya Cohen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Sep/2013 ] Saint-Saëns's music's universal appeal is demonstrated in adaptations of his Bach influenced Suite, Op. 16, the gracious Romance, Op. 48 and one of his most famous pieces Le cygne (The Swan). |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Music for Violin and Piano, Vol.1 Fanny Clamagirand (violin) & Vanya Cohen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Prominent among the works of Saint-Saëns for violin and piano is the technically challenging 1885 Violin Sonata No. 1 which balances passion with clarity. |
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ADIGEZALOV / GULIYEV / BADALBEYLI
Azerbaijani Piano Concertos Farhad Badalbeyli (piano) / Murad Adigezalzade (piano) / Joan Rogers (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] All of the composers here combine elements of ancient Azerbaijani tradition with Western forms, colourful orchestration and vivid musical storytelling. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Nine Trumpets One Piano - Trumpet Music From Around The World Fábio Brum [Cornets, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, horn], Santiago Báez (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Jan/2022 ] Nine Trumpets and One Piano is an album of works dedicated to leading trumpeter Fábio Brum and written for the classically conceived combination of trumpet or other high brass instruments and piano. |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Six Sonatas for Cello and Piano Fedor Amosov (cello) / Jen-Ru Sun (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "With a clear recording and good leaflet notes this has been for me an exceptionally and unexpectedly enjoyable disc." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Oct 2010) |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |
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PETER SCHICKELE
Schickele: A Year in the Catskills Felix Wang (cello), Melissa Rose (piano) / Blair Woodwind Quintet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] A Year in the Catskills is a five-movement quintet - a seasonal retrospective suffused with clever baroque tints, elements of pastoral fantasy, and a jazzy finale to dissipate any feelings of melancholy. |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Berlioz Transcriptions Feng Bian (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Complete Piano Music Volume 46 / CD - released 20/Aug/2017 ] Liszt first met Hector Berlioz in Paris before the premiere of the Symphonie fantastique in 1830 and at first their mutual esteem was unbounded. Liszt proceeded to transcribe the music of his friend and two movements from his innovative transcription... |