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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari[']s…leadership is inspiring. The overall effect is low-key compared to some of the 'big guns', but it seems a legitimate other way to play the music. The Naxos sound is beautiful-better than many of the 'big' labels." American Record Guide |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies No 44 'Trauer', No 88, No 104 'London' Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/1990 ] "Wordsworth's preference for relatively relaxed speeds is a little more marked here than in Mozart, but the varied choice of works on each disc is most attractive. At their modest cost, these are well worth collecting." Three Stars Penguin Guide |
GORDON SHI-WEN CHIN
Chin: Double Concerto / Formosa Seasons Cho-Liang Lin (violin) / Felix Fan (cello) / Kansas City Symphony Orchestra / Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Formosa Seasons" is based on a series of Haiku-like poems, and is dedicated to the celebrated Taiwanese-American violinist Cho-Liang Lin. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Complete Organ Symphonies / 5: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 / Symphony No. 8 / I. Prélude (original 1887 version) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Widor's cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op. 42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.... |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn / Variations on Das Fest der Handwerker / Le retour de Londres Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "(A) lovely disc of Hummel rarities. Christopher Hinterhuber is terrific in these works, and seems to be fast becoming a Naxos favourite. That label also works its old and much--appreciated trick of unearthing a really excellent but little-hyped band... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 (Incls Piano Concerto No 3) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "The Austrian pianist Christopher Hinterhuber plays with commitment and is a fine advocate for these works, just as able to command attention with flashes of fire as he is to lead the ear through the most delicate figurations. Grodd and the Gävle... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 5: Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 42 / Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 177 / etc Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra takes on the fifth and final volume, coupling the first and last of the concertos with a charming Introduction et Rondeau Brillant." William Dart NZ Herald Five Stars |
JOSEPH BOULOGNE SAINT-GEORGES
Saint-Georges: Symphonies concertantes / Symphony in G major Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a brilliant swordsman, athlete, violin virtuoso and gifted composer, with a claim to being the most talented figure in an age of remarkable individuals. He was an early and important exponent of the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No 1 / Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Complete Ballet) Czecho-SLovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jan/2003 ] "Lenard's complete Swan Lake is both exhilarating and full-blooded" - Penguin Guide |
EUGEN d'ALBERT
D'Albert: Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2 / Esther Overture Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "Either performance would make a welcome addition to a collection" Fanfare |
BRIGHT SHENG
Let Fly Dan Zhu (violin), Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Bright Sheng [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Inspired by the image of a violin melody flying off, Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng's virtuosic three-movement concerto Let Fly interweaves Chinese and Western classical elements. Vivid legends of astrological animals inform Zodiac Tales, a... |
JACQUES IBERT
The Ballad of Reading Gaol Daniela Kubricka (soprano) / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus & Slovak Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2015 ] Based on Oscar Wilde's impassioned text 'Le Ballade de la Geôle de Reading', Jacques Ibert's first symphonic work astonished and impressed audiences with its dark atmospheres of anguished madness and terror. The Trois Pièces de Ballet portray society... |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphony No. 3 / Three Latin American Sketches Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] 'Slatkin rightly tilts the music towards nobility' Orchestral Pick of the Month BBC Music Sept 2017 |
BORIS TISHCHENKO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tishchenko: Symphony No. 7, Op. 119 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] Often considered the direct heir to the legacy of Shostakovich, Tishchenko studied with both Galina Ustvolskaya, a one-time pupil of Shostakovich, and the great man himself. A professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory since 1986, Tishchenko is a... |
ALBERTO GINASTERA
Ginastera: Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2 Dora De Marinis (piano) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Julio Malaval [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Feb/2001 ] "Slightly fuller and deeper sound…The performers are equal to the occasion in every piece." James Miller Fanfare September/October 2001 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Concert Fantasia Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "Nebolsin hardly puts a foot wrong, and Michael Stern secures rhythmically vibrant playing from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra" BBC Music Magazine |
FRANCISCO MIGNONE
Mignone: Concertos Emmanuele Baldini (violin) Fabio Zanon (guitar) Ovanir Buosi (clarinet) Alexandre Silvério (bassoon) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos The Music of Brazil / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Sentimental, dynamic, exuberant, multi-talented and extremely eclectic, Francisco Mignone, whose Italian background brought a sense of universality to his musical nationalism, was a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene during the 20th century.... |
ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: A Colour Symphony / Adam Zero English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] "Terrific value for money, then, and a generous pairing which should hopefully win many new friends for this fine composer." --Review by Gramophone, June 2007 |
LOUIS SPOHR
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81 Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Wildner, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Feb/2005 ] Spohr's concertos for the clarinet are in a measure exceptions to this general neglect of his work. They come at an important stage in the development of the instrument and its repertoire and thus hold a special position among players. |
