JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Piano Music, Vol. 5 - Cuentos de Espana / Recuerdos de la antigua Espana / Siluetas Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Jordi Masó's acclaimed series of Joaquin Turina's Piano Music continues with the evocative Spanish Tales, Souvenirs of Old Spain and Silhouettes, consolidating the young pianist's reputation as a leading interpreter of this distinctively Iberian... |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Piano Music, Vol. 6 - Ritmos / Fantasia italiana / Fantasia sobre 5 notas / Fantasia cinematografica Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] This sixth volume of the complete Turina piano works as performed by Catalan pianist Jordi Masó features pieces in which fantasy not only forms part of the title but also lies at the heart of the music itself. |
MOMPOU
Piano music Vol 6: World Premiere Recordings Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] The music on this sixth album of the piano music of Frederic Mompou presents works recently discovered by Jordi Masó in the Biblioteca de Catalunya's Mompou Collection and at Mompou's home. All were written between 1910-18 and show a highly gifted... |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Piano Music, Vol. 7 Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] This much admired series continues with an evocative travel album that shows Turina at the height of his descriptive powers. |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Piano Music, Volume 12 Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Oct/2016 ] This penultimate volume of Joaquín Turina's complete piano works features his "programmatic" pieces: music inspired by local scenes or texts by the late-Romantic poet and author Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-70). The "tragicomedy" Recuerdos de mi... |
JOAQUIN HOMS
Music for Chamber Orchestra Jordi Maso (piano) / Montserrat Torruella (mezzo) / Granollers Chamber Orchestra / Francesc Guillen [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Thanks to Jordi Masó’s untiring championing and to a handful of adventurous recording companies - principally Marco Polo, Naxos and Columna Musica - Homs’ music may now be appreciated for all it is worth. I have no doubt about it: Homs was an... |
SCHUMANN
Works for Oboe & Piano Josef Kiss [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] |
MOZART / SCHUMANN / LISZT / CHOPIN
Great Pianists - Lhevinne Complete Recordings (1920-1937) Josef Lhevinne, Rosina Lhevinne (piano) [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 29/Apr/2002 ] |
HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST
Erlkönig, Le Carnaval de Venise & Polyphonic Studies Josef Špacek (violin) with Gordon Back (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Mar/2013 ] The Moravian Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst is a dazzling example of the nineteenth-century violinist-composer. |
ELGAR / SIBELIUS / HUMMEL / RACHMANINOV / RUBISTEIN / CUI / GRANADOS
Easy Listening Piano Classics Joseph Banowetz / Jeffrey Biegel / Havard Gimse / Madoka Inui / Risto Lauriala / Peter Nagy / Douglas Riva / Ashley Wass (pianos) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Naxos' Easy-Listening Piano Classics presents a delightful range of music from Baroque masterpieces to beautiful works of the Classic and Romantic eras, as well as Impressionist classics, specially selected for discerning listeners to enjoy at home... |
KARL WEIGL
Karl Weigl: Toteninsel (Isle of the Dead) Joseph Banowetz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] Grammy® nominated American pianist Joseph Banowetz has been heard as recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents. His over thirty recordings contain a significant number of world-première discs. |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Piano Music (1852-1894) - Souvenir de Dresde / Akrostichon No. 1 Joseph Banowetz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] On this second volume of Anton Rubinstein's piano music, GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Joseph Banowetz interprets works spanning the composer's long career |
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. |