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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 3 Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] Tolstoy says: "Tchaikovsky is dead," - and two huge tears (for everything is larger than life with him...), rolled down his great cheeks" (Marie Scheikevitch). To the writer Vasily Yastrebtsev (1899), Tchaikovsky was a man of his time: "When... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos KV 365, Sinfonia concertante for Four Winds KV 279B, Adagio KV 261, Rondo KV 269 & 373 for Violin Bilal Alnemr, Gabriel Pidoux, Blaz Sparovec, Theo Plath, Nicolas Ramez ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Duo Sakamoto, Howard Griffiths, Thomas Zehet [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2024 ] This tenth volume in the 'Next Generation Mozart Soloists' series presents works that are less frequently recorded, including a concerto for two pianos (in its original orchestration), separate movements for violin and orchestra (an Adagio and two... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Schumann: Introduction and Concerto Allegro Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] "A release well worth hearing." ClassicsToday |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The two Schumann works are fine bonuses, both rendered with the same commitment and insight from soloist and orchestra. In the end, one must assess all these performances as quite extraordinary and fully competitive with the best." ClassicalNet |
BOTTESINI
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in F# Minor / Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in B Minor / etc Boguslaw Furtok, Johannes Staehle (double bass) / Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt / Stephan Tetzlaff [ CPO / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Dubbed by some of his contemporaries as the 'Paganini of the Double Bass', Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1899) created some of the finest compositions ever written for the instrument. Furtok is the principal bassist for the Frankfurt Radio Symphony... |
PETITGIRARD
12 Guardians of the Temple (The) / Poeme / Euphonia Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra / Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] An eclectic musician with a compelling melodic gift, Laurent Petitgirard combines a career as a composer of orchestral and film music with that of an international conductor. This collection includes two of his most recent works, the exotically... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 / Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari brings admirable sweep and dramatic fervour" CD Review |
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Lipinski: Violin Concertos 2,3 [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Mar/2003 ] |
KURT WEILL
The Seven Deadly Sins / Songs Brigitte Fassbaender (soprano) / Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] "Fassbaender is one of the most intelligent vocalists around. She makes no attempt to do anything but sing the text with a maximum of interpretive nuance, and the result is a triumph. (…) A captivating performance." - CD Review |
PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger: The Power Of Love / Country Gardens Etc. Percy Grainger, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Keith Brion [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "a colourful enough collection of characteristic pieces" Penguin Guide |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "The impulse gives a feeling of live performance" Penguin Guide |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Serenade No. 2 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari's shaping of phrases and of long paragraphs is excellent and the tempi he sets are apt. He senses the dramatic crux of the slow movement perceptively and builds the finale to its climax with an admirable sense of inevitability" Hi-Fi Choice |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari[']s…leadership is inspiring. The overall effect is low-key compared to some of the 'big guns', but it seems a legitimate other way to play the music. The Naxos sound is beautiful-better than many of the 'big' labels." American Record Guide |
BERLIOZ
Benvenuto Cellini (complete opera) Bruce Ford / Laura Claycomb / Ralf Lukas / Franz Hawlata / MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig / Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Roger Norrington [ Hanssler / CD - released 28/Jul/2007 ] "Laura Claycomb’s heroine was very finely sung, with bright, open tone and excellent diction: the character does not give a singer much to work with, but she did all she could to portray this capricious 17 year old: ‘Quand j’aurai votre âge’ may not... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Anton Bruckner: the Symphonies (complete Versions Edition: 11 Symphonies - 18 Versions) Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner [ Naxos / 18 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Markus Poschner's acclaimed recordings of Bruckner's symphonies bring together the versions identified as having significant revisions and changes in the authoritative New Anton Bruckner Complete Edition. It reflects the latest research and the most... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major 'Romantic' Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner [ Capriccio / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] 'I am completely convinced that my Fourth Romantic Symphony is in pressing need of a thorough revision.' (Anton Bruckner, 1877) Since its successful first performance by the Vienna Philharmonic under Hans Richter on 20 February 1881, the Fourth... |
ANTONIN REICHA / BERNHARD ROMBERG
Reicha, Romberg: Concertos for Two Cellos Bruno Delepelaire (cello) Stephan Koncz (cello) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken und Kaiserslautern, Reinhard Goebel [ Sony Classical Beethoven's World / CD - released 20/Jul/2020 ] "Bruno Delepelaire and Stephan Koncz stride into action with tones by turn pithy and delicate. The instrumental lines wander in transverse motion, then snap into imitation. Nimble sprints from high to low turn gently caressing over a flute ostinato.... |
FERNAND de la TOMBELLE
La Tombelle: Musique De Chambre, Chorale et Symphonique (complete operetta) Brussels Philharmonic, Hannes Minnaar (piano) Flemish Radio Choir, Jeff Cohen, Yann Beuron (tenor), Pascal Amoyel, Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Herve [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 15/Nov/2019 ] "The music's engaging, the performances decent, and the whole serves as a salutary reminder that you don't have to be a Beethoven to deserve a spot in the sun." The Times |
GEORGE BARATI
Barati: Symphony No 1 / etc Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Laszlo Kovaks / Czech Radio Symphony, Vladimir Valek [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Once again we are indebted to Naxos for bringing us music that we have never heard to us in fine sound at a low price. This is a disc well worth seeking out by those listeners eager to expand their musical horizons." - KWN, Sensible Sound |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho Camilla Hoitenga (flute) Kaija Saariaho (harmonizer) Tuula-Maria Tuomela (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] A composer of immense imagination and creative power, Finland's Kaija Saariaho is known for her spellbinding music, which challenges the modern stereotypes of classical music as a cerebral, convoluted, and distant art. |
