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ALEXEY SHOR
Shor: Images from the Great Siege Verdiana (London Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan) London Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] One of the pivotal and bloodiest battles of 16th-century Europe, the four-month siege of Malta by an Ottoman armada of some 200 ships, from which the local population led by the Knights of Malta emerged victorious, was an extraordinary episode of... |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Beecham) (1928, 1938) London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Great Conductors / CD - released 13/Jan/2002 ] In the early months of 1938 Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra set about making the records for the third and final volume to be issued by Columbia Records under the auspices of The Delius Society. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 / etc London Symphony Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] "A great jumping off point for listeners new to Britten's music. For us seasoned veterans, it is a fine revisit to some old favorites" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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PERSICHETTI
Divertimento / Masquerade / Parable IX London Symphony Orchestra Wind and Percussion Ensemble / David Amos (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] In the face of partisan antagonism, Persichetti advocated, through his music, the notion of a broad working vocabulary based on a fluent assimilation of all the materials and techniques which had appeared during the 20th century. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus [ Naxos Historical Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 2 / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "The programme is artfully sequenced. First we get the fey and fragile exotica, glistening fantasy and wan orientalism of Belshazzar's Feast. Then come the exuberant outer movements of the Karelia Suite...Phrasing is nicely sculpted throughout." MW |
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DEREK BERMEL
Bermel.: Migration Series / Mar de Setembro / A Shout, A Whisper, and A Trace Luciana Souza, Ted Nash, Julliard Jazz Orchestra, Albany Symphony, D. A. Miller [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2019 ] Migrations provides a generous view of Derek Bermel's superb craftsmanship and eclectic style, in which classical forms, world music, jazz, blues and American folk music create a mix that reaches directly into the body and the heart. Commissioned by... |
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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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GINASTERA
Panambi / Estancia (Complete Ballets) Luis Gaeta / London Symphony Orchestra / Gisele Ben-Dor (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Much admired by Aaron Copland, the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) is widely regarded as one of the most important and original South American composers of the 20th century. |
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GUISEPPE MARTUCCI
Orchestral Music, Vol. 2: Symphony No. 2 / Theme and Variations / Tarantella / Gavotta Lya de Barberiis (piano) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] This is a not-to-be-missed series." (AudAud Five Stars Nov 2009) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem Lynda Russell, Thomas Randle, Michael Volle / Scottish Festival Chorus / BBC Scottish Symphony / Martyn Brabbins [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.4 Lynda Russell (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "Well there are a lot of fine Fourths, some of them name-brands. But this is as good as any of them - really - and costs a fraction of what they cost" American Record Guide |
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection': arrangement for piano four hands by Bruno Walter Maasa Nakazawa (piano) & Suhrud Athavale (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] World-renowned conductor Bruno Walter was particularly well acquainted with Gustav Mahler's work, and was employed as his assistant at the Hamburg Opera at the time Mahler's Second Symphony was given its première in Berlin. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Past & Future - From Heavy Metal to Symphony Orchestra Magnus Rosén (electric bass) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Hvila Quartet / David Björkman [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] Past Future - for the first time a record featuring the electric bass as solo instrument with symphony orchestra. Magnus Rosén is a former member of multi-platinum and award winning heavymetal act Hammerfall, but has in later years pursued a career... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphonies, Vol. 1 [Symphonies Nos 1 & 2] Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/2015 ] "Without any comparisons I was wholly engrossed in these readings and the playing of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the recording of it is up to the highest standards." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
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CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / etc Alessandro Marangoni (piano) / Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "Tuneful, lushly scored, unpretentious and superbly crafted, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's two piano concertos (1927, 1936) deserve their stylish resuscitation by the young Italian pianist Alessandro Marangoni, who had to dig in dusty libraries to find... |
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DMITRY KABALEVSKY
Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Overtures Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] Dmitry Kabalevsky found his mature style and achieved international success with his first opera Colas Breugnon, the overture of which was soon picked up as an orchestral showpiece in the West. The Second Symphony was likewise championed by... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Saint-Saëns wrote five symphonies between the years 1850 and 1886. The cycle began with the Mozart-influenced Symphony in A but as a precocious composer of 17 he wrote his first numbered symphony, a work much admired by Berlioz and Gounod. He... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphonies, Vol. 2 [Symphony No 3 'Organ' & Symphony in A Major] Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Apr/2015 ] "This is a fine disc, with excellent orchestral playing throughout, guided by sure-footed stylistic and structural direction from Soustrot." MusicWeb |
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EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Orchestral Works Malmö Symphony Orchestra & Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / 8 CD Box Set - released 28/Apr/2014 ] This boxed set of Grieg's complete orchestral works is a celebration of the composer's rich and multi-faceted aesthetic. Grieg was an idealistic humanist whose music and writings underlined a harmony between humans and nature. The sense of nostalgia... |
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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Orchestral Sets Nos. 1-3 Malmo Chamber Choir / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2008 |