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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Violin and Piano Works, Vol. 2 (with works by Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli) Emy Bernecoli (violin), Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Dec/2014 ] "A fine performance of the Respighi, sensitive to its brooding soundworld, is invaluably coupled with Pick-Mangiagalli's more tautly argued Sonata." BBC Music |
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JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / El Poema de una Sanluquena Eva Leon (violin) Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Complementing his highly praised Naxos series of Turina's piano music, Jordi Masó joins Eva León to present Turina's two violin sonatas... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Danse macabre / Introduction et rondo capriccioso / Havanaise / Air de Dalila Fanny Clamagirand (violin) & Vanya Cohen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Saint-Saëns composed many original works for the violin. He also took the art of arrangement to new heights of refinement, believing his transcriptions were independent of their models, following the precedent of composers such as Liszt. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Folk Song Arrangements Felicity Lott (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor) / Graham Johnson (piano) / Christopher van Kampen (cello) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "Anyone wanting Britten's folk-song arrangements can safely acquire this pleasurable set without fear of disappointment" (MusicWeb May 2005) |
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ALBERTO GINASTERA
Ginastera: Complete Piano and Organ Music Fernando Viani (piano and organ) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "To say that Fernando Viani's performances of the better-known piano works are not necessarily the very best available is not meant to damn them with faint praises. These performances are intelligent, perceptive and technically assured. What is... |
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FRANCK / FAURE / d'INDY
French Music for Piano and Orchestra Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Dec/2005 ] "Thiollier shows imagination and sensitivity in Fauré's lovely Ballade" - Penguin Guide |
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FAZIL SAY
Say: Complete Violin Works Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) Fazil Say (piano) / German Radio Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern Philharmonic, Christoph Eschenbach [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Fazıl Say is one of the world's most prominent pianists but he is also a much-admired composer with a substantial catalogue of works. |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas Volume 12 Gerda Struhal (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] 'Gerda Struhal obtains more lilt and animation through her occasional staccato articulation of the bass line'. © 2018 Gramophone |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Piano Concertos Vol 1: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 5 / Concertino Giorgio Koukl (piano) / Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra / Arthur Fagen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "Naxos's sound is first rate, clear and bright with the right balance between soloist and orchestra. Warmly recommended." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice March 2010 |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 11 Gottlieb Wallisch (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "I hadn't encountered Wallisch before hearing him on this CD, but this was a very promising introduction. My first complete run-through of the recording..was very favourable." (MusicWeb) |
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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Chamber Music: Piano Trio No 1 / Irish Fantasies / etc Gould Piano Trio Lucy Gould (violin) / Alice Neary (cello) / Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "I'm delighted to be able to report that the Gould Piano Trio are magnificently stylish and sympathetic champions...Benefiting from top-notch production values throughout, this generously filled disc should be snapped up without delay." Gramophone. |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 Hae Won Chang (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] Trained by Mozart and Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed the highest reputation as a composer and virtuoso performer of his day. |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 Hae Won Chang (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] Trained by Mozart and Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed the highest reputation as a composer and virtuoso performer of his day. |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Concertos No.2 Op. 85 / No. 3 Op. 89 Hae-Won Chang (piano) / Budapest Chamber Orchestra / Tamas Pal [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "I think it's just great that some of those Marco Polos are being recycled as Naxoses! What a buy this one is!" - American Record Guide - Sept/Oct. 1996 |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2; Three Serenades Han Chen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Feb/2020 ] Anton Rubinstein was the equal of Liszt as a pianist and a technically gifted composer but, in his own words, he was perceived by his contemporaries as too German to be Russian and too Russian to be German, and his music was frequently disparaged.... |
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LUKAS FOSS
Foss: Song Of Anguish / Elegy for Anne Frank / etc (with Beaser: The Heavenly Feast) James Maddalena (baritone), Kevin McCutcheon (piano), Mark Wilde (tenor), Constance Hauman (sop) / Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] "..on the list was a real discovery for me, and a stunner it is, too, from the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music: Robert Beaser's one-act opera The Heavenly Feast, coupled with a differently themed but equally powerful Song of Anguish by Lukas... |
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GEIRR TVEITT
Tveitt: Piano Concerto No.4 / Variations on a Folksong from Hardanger for two pianos and orchestra Havard Gimse, Gunilla Sussmann (pianos) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra Bjarte Engeset, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Dec/2002 ] "The performances, as with those on the coupling of the First and Fifth Concertos, are again superb. Marvellous" (Gramophone) |
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JENNY McLEOD
McLeod: The Emperor and the Nightingale / Rock Concerto / etc Helen Medlyn (narrator) & Eugene Albulescu (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] New Zealand-born composer Jenny McLeod's wide musical background is here distilled into three works of highly enjoyable directness. The Emperor and the Nightingale is a colourful score which accompanies the narration of a Hans Christian Andersen... |
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ROBERT FUCHS
Fuchs: Violin Sonatas Nos 1-3 Hyejin Chung (violin), Warren Lee (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Not only was Robert Fuchs an admired friend of Brahms but he nurtured a prodigious number of pupils, among whom were Enescu, Korngold, Mahler, Wolf, and Sibelius who called Fuchs a clever orchestrator, professional to his fingertips, and very happy... |