LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Op. 2, Nos. 1 - 3 Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Jenő Jandó's first CD (actually Volume 3) establishes Jandó's credentials as a strong, unidiosyncratic Beethovenian. The piano sound is full and bold." Penguin Guide |
BARTOK
Bartok-For Children Jeno Jando, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] The pieces are described as little pieces for beginners, without stretches of an octave. They are a direct reflection of Bartók's interest in the folk-music of Hungary, and here also of Slovakia. |
J.S. BACH
Goldberg Variatioions Jeno Jando (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "All in all, Jeno Jandó's Goldbergs add up to a solid, recommendable bargain alternative to the reference versions listed above." -- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com, 25 January 05 |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Vol 3) Nos. 53 - 56, 58 / Un Piccolo Divertimento Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] "He is a true Haydn player, and this is in every way recommendable, particularly as the recording is so vivid and clean: just right for the repertoire." Penguin Guide |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Volume 2: Nos. 42-47 Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Sep/2003 ] "Jeno Jando is gradually approaching completeness in his own Haydn series, characterized by a no-nonsense, down-to-earth vivacity." - Jessica Duchen BBC Music Magazine October 2001 |
W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Mozart: Piano Quintet, K. 452 / Beethoven: Piano Quintet, Op. 16 Jeno Jando (piano) Jeno Kevehazi (horn) Jozsef Kiss (oboe) Bela Kovacs (clarinet) Jozsef Vajda (bassoon) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2006 ] "Excellently recorded" - Penguin Guide |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Introduction and Allegro, Op. 92 and Op. 134 Jeno Jando (piano) with Various Orchestras [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2005 ] |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Duets, Vol. 1 Jeno Jando (piano) / Zsuzsa Kollar (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "House pianist Jeno Jando, one of the finest around, is no stranger to Mozart, having recorded most of the composer's piano concertos for the label. He is joined by compatriot Zsuzsa Kollar in lively and stylish readings. Excellent sound." -... |
CAMILLE SAINT SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Trios 1 & 2 Joachim Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] "No quarrels with the playing of the Joachim Trio. The pianist in particular has elegance and charm. This is delightful and inventive music, well recorded-and well worth the money." Penguin Guide |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Young Man's Exhortation (A) / Till Earth Outwears / Oh Fair to See (English Song, Vol. 16) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jul/2007 ] "For lovers of English song, this is an indispensable disc, especially with this thoughtfully compiled programme." (MusicWeb Feb 2008) |
JOHN McCABE
McCabe: Piano Music John McCabe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "[John McCabe's] piano music is obviously of great significance in his output, and this is a good sampling." © 2016 American Record Guide |
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN
Kapustin: Piano Sonata No. 15 / Preludes / Etudes / Bagatelles John Salmon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2008 ] Kapustin's pianistic textures are rich, spanning the entire keyboard, with melodies in every register, sweeping arpeggios, tons of chords, and a fantastic array of runs. Such music is Kapustin's birthright: Ukranian born and Moscow trained, he has... |
FREDERIC MOMPOU
Mompou: Piano music Vol 2 Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] Among the most notable of Mompou's works written in the middle of the 1920s are the first six Préludes, the beginning of a set which grew irregularly in number over a period of more than thirty years, eventually to be completed with a further six.... |
FREDERIC MOMPOU
Mompou: Piano music Vol 4 Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Aug 2002) |
LISZT / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN
Juan Pérez Floristán - Piano Recital Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) [ Naxos Laureate Series Violin / CD - released 4/Apr/2017 ] In 2015 Spanish pianist Juan Pérez Floristán won the First and the Audience Prizes at the Santander International Piano Competition and the First Prize at the Steinway Competition, Berlin. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Lied Edition 24 - Romantic Poets, Vol. 1 Julia Borchert (soprano) / Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) [ Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition / CD - released 12/Sep/2007 ] This is the first of four discs of Schubert's settings of the 'romantic' poets. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Complete Piano Music Julia Severus (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "Julia Severus just lets the music speak for itself with a minimum of interpretative fuss. Very fine." (The Guardian) |
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') |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; 4 ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 / Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben (Rec 1947-1950) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with Phyllis Spurr (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano) John Newark (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historic Great Singers / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] Kathleen Ferrier was the most significant British singer to emerge following the end of the Second World War in 1945. Although her professional singing career spanned only a single decade (1942-1953) she achieved international recognition in a... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / JOAN TOWER / WALTER PISTON / JOHN HARBISON
Gershwin: Concerto in F (with works by Tower, Piston & Harbison) Kevin Cole (piano) / National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, David Alan Miller [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] "From the very opening [Gershwin] with its timpani motto, the piece goes like the wind, not sounding rushed so much as bracingly correct. Miller and pianist Kevin Cole set perfect tempos for the cakewalk passage in the first movement" Fanfare |