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ROZSA
Music for Violin and Piano (Incls Violin Sonata Op 40) Philippe Quint (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] Trained in his native Budapest and in Leipzig, "Philippe Quint, a young Russian-American, makes an affirmative case for the music. A must-have for fiddle fans." - Montreal Gazette, October 11, 2007 |
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JOHN CORIGLIANO
Red Violin Caprices / Violin Sonata (with Thomson-5 Ladies / Portraits) Philippe Quint (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - September 2008 - "Engaging solo repertoire as The Red Violin yields up more musical delights." |
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HOWARD FERGUSON
Ferguson: Piano Sonata in F minor / Discovery / 5 Bagatelles / Partita Phillida Bannister (contralto) / Vadim Peaceman (piano) / Raphael Terroni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Belfast-born Ferguson's reputation as a composer rests on the nineteen published works that he wrote between 1928 and 1959. Rhythmic energy endows his music with its exciting sense of momentum, underpinned by his command of Baroque and Classical... |
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RICHARD ADDINSELL
Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities Philip Martin (piano), Roderick Ems (piano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Kenneth Alwyn [ Naxos British Light Music / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] World-famous for the Warsaw Concerto from the film Dangerous Moonlight, Richard Addinsell was one of Britain's leading composers for stage and screen. This selection ranges widely over every area of his achievement. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Barcarolles / Ballade Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Volondat displays poetry and sensitivity, adding introversion or passion as appropriate. With more Faure and works by Franck and Dukas to come, Volondat promises to be a valuable addition to the Naxos stable." BBC Music |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano works Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Four Hand Piano Music Pierre-Alain Volondat, Patrick de Hooge (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Faure's musical language bridged a gap between the romanticism of the nineteenth century and the world of music that had appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: Preludes And Impromptus Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "Volondat makes the most of the built-in contrasts in the Preludes" BBC Music |
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Pietro De Maria
Clementi:piano Sonatas Op.40 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 'American Four Seasons' & Violin Sonata Piotr Plawner (violin), Gerardo Vila (piano) Berner Kammerorchester, Philippe Bach [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Philip Glass has become an iconic figure in American music. His works are often inspired by collaborations with other leading musicians, and the proposal of an ʻAmerican Four Seasonsʼ by the violinist Robert McDuffie to reflect Vivaldi's famous... |
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Poulenc
Piano Music Vol.2 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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FRANZ BERWALD
Berwald: Piano Trios Vol.1 - Nos 1 - 3 Andras Kiss (violin) / Csaba Onczay (cello) / Ilona Prunyi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jul/2000 ] "These three mature piano trios echo the symphonies in their sharp originality, full of surprising twists and turns, often like a more quirky Mendelssohn. The second of the three is the most striking in a troubled F minor, with a broodingly intense... |
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Prutsman/Drury-Byrne/Fagan/Nat
Macdowell:piano Concertos 1&2 [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano & Violin Music Vol.2 (Incls Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5) Qian Zhou (violin) / Edward Battersby (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] "The performers appear to enjoy themselves enormously here (and for that matter throughout) and the partnership shows great unanimity and understanding." MusicWeb |
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Quaife/Vorster/Field/Dickinson
Falla;Songs And Piano Music [ Naxos / CD ] |
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PAUL CHIHARA
Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Quynh Nguyen (piano) Rieko Aizawa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Barlow [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Recipient of numerous notable awards and commissions, Paul Chihara is renowned for his film and television scores as well as for an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works. Composed for and in close collaboration with... |
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Rachel Heard
Haydn, Fj:piano Sons43/44/47 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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HAYDN
Piano Sonatas Nos. 43, 44 and 47 / Un piccolo divertimento Rachel Heard (Fortepiano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] Haydn's keyboard music was at first written for the harpsichord, with later works clearly intended for the pianoforte. His career coincided with changes in the standard keyboard instrument, as the fortepiano and then the pianoforte. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Chill With Rachmaninov Vytautas Sondeckis (cello) Bernd Glemser (piano) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov was born at Semyonovo, Russia in 1873, the son of aristocratic parents. However, his father's extravagant lifestyle depleted the family's fortunes to the extent that they were forced to sell off most of their estate and... |
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Ralph Van Raat
Lindberg: Complete Piano Music [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] |