DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovak [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] Recorded April/May 1988 |
REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: Symphony No. 3, 'Il'ya Muromets' Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johanos [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Glière completed his third symphony in 1911, choosing to base it on the legend of Il'ya Muromets, the subject of ancient Russian epic. Il'ya Muromets is described as the son of a peasant and appears in a number of early Russian poems, to be... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD ] The Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), the oldest symphonic ensemble in Slovakia, was founded in 1929. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich; Symphony No.4 Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovak [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Mar/1993 ] "So congratulations (again) to Naxos. The real Shostakovich cognoscenti may be mildly disappointed here and there, but even they will be gripped more often than not by these committed and well recorded performances" ABC Radio |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 12 Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD ] "So congratulations (again) to Naxos. The real Shostakovich cognoscenti may be mildly disappointed here and there, but even they will be gripped more often than not by these committed and well recorded performances" ABC Radio |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: The Seasons (with Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite) Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "Ondrej Lenárd gives a pleasing bargain account of Glazunov's delightful score, finding plenty of delicacy, while the entry of Glazunov's most famous tune at the opening of the Autumn Bacchanale is very virile indeed." Penguin Guide |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Finlandia & other orchestral works Czech-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] The perfect introduction to the music of Jean Sibelius |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.8 Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD ] "The orchestra seems to have a natural affinity for Shostakovich's music" On The Air |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Daniel Harding, Matthias Goerne, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Brahms's Requiem, completed in 1868, draws on the legacy of his forerunners, Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach. In setting texts from the German Bible, it deliberately departs from the models of the Catholic liturgy and imposes a sorrowing... |
MENDELSSOHN
Athalia op. 74 (Complete oratorio) Daniela Sindram, Letitia Scherrer, Katalin Halma, Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart. Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] Originally composed for an 1843 performance of Racine's Biblically-inspired tragedy, it became customary to perform the incidental music to "Athalia" in concert halls, in a version with specially composed text by Mendelssohn's friend, the singer,... |
GRIEG / GADE
Sacred Choral Works Danish National Radio Choir [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] '…this is one of the best choirs of its kind and sounds like it in this repertoire.' American Record Guide |
NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Vol 1 (Symphony Nos 2 & 8 / In the highlands) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] First volume of Gade symphonies which also includes two premiere-recordings |
NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Vol 2 (Symphony Nos 7 & 4) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/2001 ] Volume Two of the series of orchestral works by Gade. |
NIELS W. GADE
Symphonies Vol 3 (Symphony Nos 3 & 6 / Echoes of Ossian, Op. 1) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, Christopher Hogwood |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Kitajenko [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Complete performance of the famous Prokofiev ballet |
MAHLER
Symphony No 4 Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam, with Eva Johansson (soprano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] .'Segerstam has provided a fine Mahler Fourth'-Fanfare Magazine |
NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 Sinfonia semplice Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "These are just the sorts of performances that debunk the notion, most recently voiced by the New York Times, that "Nielsen is a nice composer: a little north of good, considerably south of great". An important release, made even more attractive by... |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 "The 4 Temperaments" & 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This, then, is a real bargain and the best way to have these symphonies at a very affordable cost. Indeed, I would recommend them at any price!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |