GERSHWIN / BERNSTEIN / RODGERS / MORTIER
Summertime: Music For Clarinet Quartet The Clarinet Quartet Of The Belgian National Orchestra [ NAXOS / CD ] Terence Thompson's witty jazz suite City Scenes starts with a light-hearted Stroll in the City, delicately sketched. Blowing the Blues provides a leisurely interlude, before the cheerful and lively Hot Potato Boogie, a blues derivative, with its... |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Daugherty: Rapture-concerto for percussion & orchestra / An American Abroad / Jasper Colin Currie (percussion) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Colin Currie is a brilliant British percussionist, and Marin Alsop leads performances that seem well rehearsed and committed. Torke fans will want this, especially for the two tone poems, I'm sure." - Stephen Ellis, Fanfare |
ZDENEK FIBICH
Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Symphony No 1') Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Zdenĕk Fibich's career overlapped those of his countrymen Smetana and Dvořak, but his music remained poised between the twin poles of Czech Nationalism and the New German School. |
ZDENEK FIBICH
Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Othello, Op. 6') Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "The recordings are agreeably detailed and with plenty of dynamic contrast. All who are already friends of Ma Vlast and the Dvorak late tone-poems will want to hear this and can expect to find new friends." (MusicWeb July 2014) |
ZDENEK FIBICH
Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] This fourth volume in the first complete recording of the orchestral works of Zdeněk Fibich features shorter orchestral works and occasional pieces for theatre projects. They include the evocative overture A Night at Karlštejn Castle, the... |
ZDENEK FIBICH
Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Incls 'Symphony No 2') Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Marek Štilec, with Irvin Venyš (clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2014 ] "Major works like the cycle of three melodramas Hippodamia show [Fibich] to be a writer of no mean accomplishment, who despite his early death by no means deserves to be overshadowed by his contemporaries Smetana and Dvořák. Indeed those who enjoy th |
Dame Janet Baker, Christopher Booth-Jones, Sarah Walker, English National Opera
Handel - Julius Caesar (Scenes from the opera in English) [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 4/Oct/2002 ] Dame Janet Baker's famous interpretation |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies Volume 8 - Symphonies Nos. 28, 29 and 30 Danish National Chamber Orchestra / Adam Fischer [ Dacapo SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Dec/2010 ] This is the latest release in the acclaimed series of the complete symphonies by W.A. Mozart, recorded by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and their renowned Austro-Hungarian chief conductor Adam Fischer. |
PER NORGARD
Frostsalme (choral works) Danish National Choir / Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen / Stefan Parkman, director [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Per Nørgård's mastery of choral writing is well displayed in these works, which include early works of relatively simple choral writing along with some of his most complex and powerful compositions. |
CARL NIELSEN
Carl Nielsen sung by the Danish National Choirs Danish National Choirs, Phillip Faber, Michael Schønwandt, Susanne Wendt [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Carl Nielsen's large production of around 300 songs comes in many forms. In this collection we hear 25 choral versions of the most popular Nielsen songs like Den danske sang er en ung, blond pige and Solen er så rød, mor as well as more rarely heard... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Danish National Concert Choir, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "I find these performances utterly fascinating, though it would be next to impossible to offer a comprehensive catalogue of the various colourful twists and turns that characterise Fischer's performances (there are far too many of them)." Gramophone |
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) |
NIELSEN
Symphonies Vol. 3 - No. 4 "The Inextinguishable" & No. 5 Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "The performances are outstanding ... 10/10" - Classics Today on 'Nielsen Orchestral Works Vol. 1' Naxos 8.570737 |