BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / FRANCK
Violin Sonatas (Rec 1937, 1950, 1951) Jascha Heifetz, violin / William Kapell, piano / Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano / Artur Rubinstein, piano [ Naxos Great Violinists / CD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] "Those were the days. The roster of pianists here is almost beyond belief … and they're all accompanying! Three truly great pianists in the company of one of the greatest violinists" (MusicWeb May 2005) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
The very best of Beethoven: Excerpts from orchestral, concertos and chamber and piano works Jay Baylon (bass-baritone) Diane Elias (contralto) Robert Holzer (bass-baritone) Jeno Jando (piano) Maria Kliegel (cello) 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. |
LISZT
Ballades / Polonaises / etc Jean Dube (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] Jean Dubé (piano) |
BERNSTEIN
Symphony No. 2 / West Side Story (Symphonic Dances) / Candide Overture Jean Louis Steuerman (piano) / Florida Philharmonic Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "The inevitable Candide overture goes at quite a lick. So many continents. So little time. James Judd's Florida Philharmonic point and counterpoint with some aplomb and the big lyric tune is not merely glossed over but sung." - Edward Seckerson,... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 7-13 / Preludes, Op. 103 / Romances, Op. 17 Jean Martin (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] Jean Martin, a pupil of Yves Nat, Pierre Pasquier, Pierre Kostanoff and Guido Agosti, divides his time between concert engagements and teaching. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 1-6 / Theme And Variations Op. 73 Jean Martin (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Jean Martin is obviously at home here" - Penguin Guide |
Jean-Francois Beaudin, flute / Mary Oleskiewicz, flute / David Schulenberg, piano / Stephanie Vial, cello
Quantz - Flute Sonatas [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] Johann Joachim Quantz was the most important flute virtuoso of the eighteenth century. Best known today for his Essay on Playing the Flute (Berlin, 1752), he wrote some two hundred sonatas for flute and continuo, about forty trio sonatas for two instr... |
TANSMAN
Chamber Music with Clarinet Jean-Marc Fessard (clarinet) / Eliane Reyes (piano) / Francis Pierre (harp) / Quatuor Elysee [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] "Tansman was never less than an efficient craftsman." Gramophone |
MILHAUD
Suite for Clarinet, Viiolin & Piano / Scaramouche / Violin Sonata No 2 Jean-Marc Fessard (clarinet) Frederic Pelassy (violin) Eliane Reyes (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Jean-Marc Fessard (clarinet), Frédéric Pélassy (violin) & Eliane Reyes (piano) |
DEBUSSY
Four-Hand Piano Music Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Olivier Chauzu (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] The recent discovery (2008) of the Première Suite d'orchestre for piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form. |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music Vol. 1 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "even [Casadesus and Cortot] could hardly have made a finer case for the composer than Jean-Pierre Armengaud, whose rich experience is reflected in well-recorded performances of outstanding vitality and expertise." (Gramophone) |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music, Vol. 2 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] Though he is best known for his orchestral works, Albert Roussel wrote an important body of piano music. This second of three volumes of the complete piano works includes the composer's own reduction of his earliest orchestral work, Résurrection. |
CUI
25 Preludes Op 64 Jeffrey Biegel, piano [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Feb/2003 ] "Jeffrey Biegel delivers sensitive renditions of these works, alive to Cui's shifting moods. He has plenty of technique, if the limited technical expertise required by these preludes offers any chance to judge, and is capable of delicacy, a wide... |
ANTIONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (arr. piano) / Mandolin Concerto RV 425 (arr. piano) / Lute Concerto RV 93 (arr. piano) Jeffrey Biegel (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "Jeffrey Biegel's rendition of the terrific Piano Concerto is the best yet" - Classics Today on Jeffrey Biegel's performance of Leroy Anderson's Piano Concerto - available on Naxos 8.559313 |
ELLEN TAAFE ZWILICH
Millennium Fantasy / Images / Peanuts Gallery Jeffrey Biegel (piano) / Read Gainsford (piano) / Heidi Louise Williams (piano) / Florida State University Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Jiménez [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The sonics are also excellent: bright, clean, and well-balanced. A splendid disc, then, in all respects, and a mandatory acquisition if you're interested in good contemporary music." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
ELGAR
The Very Best Of Elgar Jenö Jandó (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Maria Kliegel (cello), Peter Donohoe (piano), Simone Lamsma (violin), Yurie Miura (piano), NZSO [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal ceremonies with intimate family gatherings. This 2-CD set features Elgar's most frequently... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Later Piano Music (Historical Hungarian Portraits) JenÅ‘ jando (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Piano Music Vol 54 / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "I must give this Naxos disc a very high recommendation because of Liszt's great music, Jandó's excellent performances and the very generous timing. Lisztians and piano connoisseurs take note!" MusicWeb |
MAURICE JACOBSON
Theme and Variations, The Music Room & Mosaic Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Julian Jacobson (piano) & Mariko Brown (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] Maurice Jacobson was regarded in his lifetime as a "musician extraordinary" such was his versatility as a composer, performer and music administrator. His works are fundamentally classicist, varying from the timeless austerity of The Lord is my... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Jennifer Pike (violin), Sina Kloke (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Vaughan Williams withdrew or destroyed many works from his earliest period, but he considered The Solent, with its haunting opening and luminous polyphonic textures, as among his 'most important works'. The Fantasia is his earliest known piece for... |