SHOSTAKOVICH / GRANADOS / SCRIABIN / PROKOFIEV / MALININ
Valentin Malinin Piano Laureate Recital - 2021 Winner Jaén Prize International Piano Competition Valentin Malinin (piano) / Bretón String Quartet [ Naxos Piano Laureate series / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] Russian pianist Valentin Malinin, winner of the 62nd Jaén International Piano Competition, has chosen a programme that offers moments of reflection alongside dazzling virtuosity. |
BEETHOVEN / LISZT / SCHUMANN / THALBERG
Valentina Lisitsa Piano Recital Valentina Lisitsa [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews ever since her début in Avery Fisher Hall for the Mostly Mozart Festival. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Trios Valeri Grohavski (piano) / Eduard Wulfson (violin) / Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "This disc is full of beautiful music, beautifully played and recorded. If you do not know these pieces, here is your introduction." (MusicWeb April 2007) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music - Vol. 11 (Transcriptions of Vocal Works by Mozart, Lassen, Franz, Lessmann and Dessauner) Valerie Tryon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] "Valerie Tryon is an accomplished and sensitive guide in these wonderful song transcriptions" - Gramophone |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt - Complete Piano Music-Vol. 14 (Transcriptions of Ferdinand David's Bunte Reihe, Op. 20) Valerie Tryon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] "The industrious Ms Tryon, with her infallible fingers and solid rhythm, is a perfect exponent of this music. And the engineers have given her startlingly realistic piano sound." - American Record Guide |
Various Artists
Bach: Easy Listening Piano Cla [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 30/Aug/2010 ] |
Various Artists
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 12,16 [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Nov/1991 ] |
Various Artists
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30 - [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Nov/1991 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
The Complete Beethoven Symphonies, Concertos & Overtures Claudio Otelli (bass-baritone), Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano), Hasmik Papian (soprano), Manfred Fink (tenor), Stefan Vladar (piano), Claire Rutter ( [ Naxos / 12 CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history, laying down the foundations for the Romantic era. His nine symphonies grew out of the forms established in the time of... |
Beethoven
The Best of Beethoven Volume 1 Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeno Jando (piano) / Kodaly Quartet / Takako Nishizaki (violin) Inga Nielsen (soprano) [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Beethoven highlights drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Best Of Brahms Idil Biret (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jenö Jandó (piano), Peter Nagy (piano) / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Apr/1998 ] A selection of popular works by Johannes Brahms drawn from the extensive Naxos catalogue. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
The Best Of Chopin Idil Biret (piano) / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] A selection of popular Chopin drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
FRANZ LISZT
The Best of Liszt Volume 1 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jeno Jando (piano), CSR Symphony Orchestra, Baslasz Szokolay (piano), Hungarian State Orchestra, and others [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Liszt taken from the vast naxos catalogue. |
RAVEL
The Best of Ravel Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Francois-Joel Thiolier (piano), Slovak Philharmonic Choir, etc [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Ravel drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
The Best of Schubert Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeno Janod (piano), Ensemble Villa Musica, Manderling Quartet and more [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Schubert drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky Volume 1 Bernd Glemser (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Maria Kliegel (cello), National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Takako Nishizaki (vio) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Tchaikovsky collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Best Of Weber CSR Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Paley (piano), etc [ Naxos / CD ] Soloists include Kalman Berkes (clarinet), Alexander Paley (piano), Benjamin Frith (piano), Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) |
Various Artists
Blancafort: Piano Music Vol.4 [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Brahms/Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Benjamin Frith, JenÅ‘ Jandó (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice [ Naxos / CD ] Much of Mendelssohn's childhood was passed in Berlin, where his parents moved when he was three, to escape Napoleonic invasion. There he took lessons from Goethe's much admired Zelter, who introduced him to the old poet in Weimar. |