RODOLFO HALFFTER
Chamber Music Volume 2 Soloists of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The Spanish-born, Mexican-based composer Rodolfo Halffter's chamber music embraced influences from both the Old and New Worlds, his compositional approach shifting freely between nationalism, neo-classicism and the avant-garde. The works on this... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2015 ] "Best of all, she has a beautiful tone in cantabile phrases (check out the Romeo and Juliet fantasy) and a really seductive way with rubato that conveys emotion without distorting the rhythm." (10/10 ClassicsToday Jan 2011 on Vol 2) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 2 (Incls 'Carmen Fantasy') Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "All throughout, Yang seduces, teases, serenades, and sings with her unique sound. How to describe the Yang sound? It's more aggressive than most in attacking the violin's lowest notes, which have a full but slightly rough sound that can only be... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 4 Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jan/2014 ] This stunning programme includes the popular Introduction et Tarantelle and two delightful jotas. Sarasate's scintillating flying staccato technique is heard in the Fantaisie on Weber's 'Der Freischütz' while Le Rêve is a remarkable work in every way |
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife
Marco, Tomás - Symphonies no. 4 & 5 [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
RODRIGO
Complete Orchestral Works-7: Retablo De Navidad (Christmas Carols And Songs) Soloists / Coro y Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Jose Ramon Encinar [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Coro y Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, José Ramón Encinar |
DE FALLA
La vide breve / El amor brujo / El sombrero de tres picos Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) / Orquesta Nacional de Espana / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'This recording of La vida breve is every bit as atmospheric as one could want and is an admirable illustration of a great artist - Victoria de los Angeles - deepening an already... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Zigeunerweisen') Yang Tianwa (Violin) / Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra / Ernest Martinez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "(Tianwa Yang) has bold tone, a bright sound and immaculate clarity in her left hand pizzicato; her conductor and orchestral accompanists accurately follow her weaving rubato." (MusicWeb Dec 2010) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Fantasies on The Magic Flute & Faust') Yang Tianwa (Violin) / Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra / Ernest Martinez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "She's a joy to listen to, and Ernest Izquierdo's accompaniments have all the poetry and shameless gusto that's necessary to convince us that we're listening to music of real quality, never mind the flash. Naxos' sonics offer ideal balances, and... |