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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Music Volume 6: Complete song transcriptions of Chopin, Mendelssohn, & Robert & Clara Schumann Joseph Banowetz (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 6 / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "This is a wonderful disc, in which pianism of the highest quality is brought to bear on repertoire which might seem outdated, but which springs to life thanks to the technique and insight of Joseph Banowitz." Classic CD |
RUBINSTEIN
Theme and Variations / Akrostichon No. 2 Joseph Banowetz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Anton Rubinstein remains a towering figure in the history of Russian music. During his lifetime he was regarded as perhaps the only pianist worthy to be compared with Liszt, and also enjoyed an international reputation as a composer. Despite his... |
PAUL KLETZKI
Piano Concerto / 3 Preludes / 3 Unpublished Piano Pieces / Fantasie Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] 2010 Grammy Award Nomination - Best Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra) |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 (Rec 1952) Joseph Fuchs (violin) Artur Balsam (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "Remastering of the original Deccas, inscribed at the Pythian Temple, New York, has been scrupulously cleaned up by Marian and Victor Ledin, an obvious labor of love." (AudAud.com ****) |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas Nos. 8-10 (Rec 1952) Joseph Fuchs (violin) Artur Balsam (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The Kreutzer is spick and span, decisive and taut, albeit there are one of two misplaced rubati. Overall it's robust, masculine playing, fluid and trenchant in the central movement as well, where trills are very fast; occasional portamenti as well.... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Bagatelles Joseph Lin (violin) / Benjamin Loeb (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jul/2007 ] its intricate part-writing, harmonic finesse and unorthodox form, the Sonata anticipates Busoni's full maturity. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Keyboard Trio No. 2 in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt / etc Jozsef Balogh (clarinet) / Bela Kovacs (clarinet) / Jeno Jando (piano) / Gyorgy Konrad (viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2006 ] "finely performed, with lovely melodic touches from clarinettist Jozsef Balogh" - Classic CD |
W. A. MOZART
The very best of Mozart: Excerpts from orchestral, vocal, keyboard and chamber works Jozsef Balogh (clarinet) Joanna Borowska (soprano) Michelle Breedt (soprano) Patrick Gallois (flute) Jeno Jando (piano) 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. |
ISAAC ALBENIZ
Piano Music Volume 5 Juan José Mudarra Gámiz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "All his performances are shot through with brilliance and conviction. And even in those piece which are over-extended and repetitious, his voltage and enthusiasm somehow carry the day." Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Canticles Nos. 1-5 / The Heart of the Matter Judi Dench (narrator) Philip Langridge (tenor) Jean Rigby (contralto) Steuart Bedford (piano) Osian Ellis (harp) and various Artists [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 9 / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "This is a very fine recording of some of the most exquisite vocal music of the past century, and enshrines the work of so many fine artists. Impossible to recommend it too highly." Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Rare Piano Transcriptions Julia Severus (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2017 ] Sergey Rachmaninov's songs rival his piano works in terms of popularity, and are the culmination of a uniquely Russian lyrical tradition. Piano transcription became a fashionable art form in its own right after Liszt's work in the genre, and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
3 Centuries of Bagatelles (bagatelles by Couperin, Beethoven, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Liadov, Bartok, Tcherepnin + Denisov) Julia Zilberquit (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] This innovative recording by the gifted Russian-born American pianist Julia Zilberquit traces the development of the bagatelle from Couperin through to Bartók and beyond, revealing the remarkable character and drama in the genre. |
SAINT-SAENS / PIAZZOLLA / HOLST / DELIUS / ELGAR / IRELAND / VIVALDI / etc
Julian Lloyd Webber: A Span of Time Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) with Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello) John Lenehan (piano) Catrin Finch (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] 'Julian Lloyd Webber, here as (primarily) conductor, offers an impressive disc of English music that demonstrates a richly rewarding affinity for the repertoire. (Editor's Choice Gramophone April 2015 on 'And the Bridge is Love') |
SAINT-SAENS / PIAZZOLLA / HOLST / HAHN / RACHMANINOV / PURCELL / etc
A Tale of Two Cellos (arrangements by Julian Lloyd Webber) Julian Lloyd Webber, Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello) John Lenehan (piano) Catrin Finch (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Sep/2013 ] "This is expressly a CD for those who enjoy a pair of cellos, beautifully played and lended together in slow lyrical tunes, with a stylish piano accompaniment." (Gramophone) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs For Lena / Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn Julianne Baird (soprano) Ryan De Ryke (baritone) Eva Mengelkoch (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy was the grandson of Felix Mendelssohn. He was also a polymathic intellectual - a prestigious jurist, political scientist, and one of Germany's observers to the Treaty of Versailles negotiations in 1919. |
BEETHOVEN / RIES
Ries: Clarinet Trios Jurgen Demmler (clarinet) / Peter Grabinger (piano) / Markus Tillier (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2006 ] Ferdinand Ries was born in Bonn in 1784, the son of Beethoven's teacher Franz Ries, a man who bad been able to offer help after the death of Beethoven's mother in 1787, Franz Ries, himself the son of a court musician, was a pupil of the... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SIBELIUS / BRAHMS / WOLF / RACHMANINOV / GRIEG / TOSTI
Jussi Bjorling: Collection Vol. 5: Lieder and Songs (1939-1952) Jussi Bjorling, tenor, with Harry Ebert, piano / Frederick Schauwecker, piano [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] Ulrich Leyendecker was born in Wuppertal in 1946. From 1962 to 1965 he studied composition with Ingo Schmitt, then until 1970 with Rudolf Petzold at the Cologne Musikhochschule, where he also was a piano pupil of Günter Ludwig. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Original Works and Arrangements for Cello and Piano Jussi Makkonen (cello) Rait Karm (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Apr/2008 ] Sibelius wrote very little for the cello, although some of his violin pieces allow alternative instrumentation. Some of his songs and piano pieces, and the popular Finlandia, are here given in effective arrangements for cello and piano, in addition... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas Volume 6 Susan Kagan (piano) & Vassily Primakov (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Oct/2013 ] Ries only wrote three sonatas for piano duet but they reflect, as do his solo sonatas, a perfect synthesis of classicism and incipient Romantic influence. |
FRANZ BERWALD
Berwald: Piano Trios Vol.2 Kalman Draft (piano) / Jozsef Modrian (violin) / GyArgy KertACsz (cello [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Feb/2001 ] More chamber music from Berwald |
