Symphony Nova Scotia; Georg Tintner, conductor
Colonial Diversions (Lilburn, Grainger, Dreyfus, Benjamin, Coulthard) [ Naxos Titner Memorial Edition 12 / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] Georg Tintner was born in Vienna in 1917. He began studying piano at the age of six and to compose soon after. From nine to thirteen he was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir, where he also conducted the choir in performances of his own compositions.... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica" / Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner [ Naxos Titner Memorial Edition 6 / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Tintner matches the best in his grasp of what matters in phrasing, balancing, and dramatic emphasis." Fanfare |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 / Serenade No. 2 Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner [ Naxos Tintner Memorial Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] Recorded: 21 March 1990 / 29 January 1992 |
Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 103 & 10 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] |
Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner
Mozart: Symphonies Nos 34 & 41 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Violin Concerto in C Major / Olympie: Incidental Music / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Takako Nishizaki plays the concerto with grace and expression. She is up to Kraus' challenges and is able to conquer them unobtrusively, letting the music sing. She receives warm support from the trimmed down New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Uwe... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Seasons Op. 37b Chanson Triste, Op. 40, No. 2 Mazurka, Op. 40, No. 4 and others Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor and arranger [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky must be regarded as the most popular of all Russian composers |
JOACHIM
Violin Concerto No 3 / Overture 'Hamlet' / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Meir Minsky [ Naxos Violin Concertos / CD - released 15/May/2002 ] Joseph Joachim was regarded as one of the greatest violinists of his generation |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Transcriptions [by Respighi & Elgar] Ilkka Talvi (violin) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] "This is a delightful hour of listening, and for those of you who are weary of "historically-informed" Bach, this could be your disc of the year!...This might not be "authentic" Bach, but it is magnificent Bach. Explore" MusicWweb |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
DAUGHERTY: Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina Terrence Wilson / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "This disc… also draws attention to a name new to me: Giancarlo Guerrero. Watch out for more from him" - MusicWeb International |
THEODORAKIS / SKALKOTTAS / HADJIDAKIS
Impressions for Saxophone And Orchestra (Virtuosic Works by 20th Century Greek Composers) Theodore Kerkezos / Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra / Myron Michailidis [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "Whether your motivation is to hear music for the saxophone or from Greece, this disc is an unmissable bargain" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Dec 2006) |
WALTER PISTON
Piston: Symphony No.4 / Capriccio for Harp and String Orchestra / Three New England Sketches Therese Elder Wunrow (harp) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/May/2003 ] "First-rate sound" (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
Concerto dell'estate / La Festa delle Panatenee Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra / Myron Michailidis [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] |
PAUL FETLER
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman Thomas H. Blaske (narrator) Aaron Berofsky (violin) / Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra / Arie Lipsky, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and it's all quite agreeable, as is Naxos's sound." Classical Candor, December 2009 |
RICHARD DANIELPOUR
Richard Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs Thomas Hampson (baritone) Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/2016 ] Acclaimed as one of America's leading contemporary composers, Richard Danielpour wrote Songs of Solitude as a response to the events of 9/11. Drawing on the poems of W.B. Yeats, the work enshrines a sense of economy and sparseness, formed of a set of... |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Double Bass Concertino in C minor / Elegy No. 1 in D major / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Francesca Petracchi (double bass) / London Symphony Orchestra / Matthew Gibson [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Known to his contemporaries as the Paganini of the double bass, Giovanni Bottesini significantly extended the technical possibilities of the instrument both as a composer and virtuoso soloist. After the Prelude to Ero e Leandro, Bottesini's greatest... |
JUDITH BINGHAM
Choral Works Thomas Trotter (organ) / BBC Symphony Chorus / Fine Arts Bass / Stephen Jackson [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Mar/2007 ] "At last, a disc devoted to this most accomplished choral composer . Few contemporary composers have such a gift for haunting a listener as Judith Bingham. Her collection of works here have such character (and the off echo of Benjamin Britten is no... |
LOU HARRISON / WILLIAM ALVES / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / COLIN McPHEE / MAURICE RAVEL
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 6: Lou Harrison and Cultural Fusion Tim Fain, Emanuele Arciuli, Michael Boriskin, Benjamin Pasternack, Wan-Chi Su, François-Joël Thiollier, PostClassical Ensemble, Leipzig MDR Symphony O [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |
KENNETH FUCHS
Fuchs-An American Place / Eventide / Out of the Dark Timothy Jones, horn / London Symphony Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] Kenneth Fuchs has written for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and various chamber ensembles. |
LOUIS WAYNE BALLARD
Ballard: The Four Moons / Devil's Promenade / etc Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] Louis Wayne Ballard - also known as "Honganozhe", which means "Stands with Eagles" in the Quapaw language - was the first indigenous North American composer of art music, and his extensive knowledge of the music, dance and mythology of this culture... |