GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
The Symphonies Volume 5 - Symphonies Nos. 9 and 10 Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] One of the most significant threads in Malipiero's huge and many-sided output, they strengthen his claim to be regarded as the most important and original Italian composer of his generation. Sinfonia dello zodiaco vividly depicts the ever-changing... |
GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "..the playing by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and their conductor Antonio de Almeida is stimulating. To my mind, they are great advocates of Malipiero's music. The programme notes...are informative, well written and essential reading." (MusicWeb... |
BERNARD HERRMANN / ALFRED NEWMAN
The Egyptian (complete film score) Moscow Symphony orchestra & Choir / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "This beautifully recorded performance, conducted by Willam Stromberg, features 71 minutes of the mysterious, brooding and evocative joint score." --Review by Andy Cooper, The Leader-Post, |
ANTON ARENSKY
Three Orchestral Suites Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Anton Stepanovich Arensky was one of the most lyrically gifted Russian composers of the nineteenth century. Today he is best remembered for his wonderful Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 and the delightful Waltz from the two-piano suite, Opus 15 |
NIKOLAY TCHEREPNIN
Tcherepnin: Le Pavillon d'Armide Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Henry Shek [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2021 ] Nikolay Tcherepnin, a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov in St Petersburg, achieved fame as a conductor, directing the premiere of his ballet Le Pavillon d'Armide as the opening to Diaghilev's first Ballets Russes season in 1911 which also marked the Paris... |
GLAZUNOV
Glazunov - Orchestral Music Vol.16: the Sea / Oriental Rhapsody / Ballade Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] "An enjoyable disc, on the whole, and the sound is good too." (Classics Today) |
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin
Rimsky-Korsakov - The Maid of Pskov Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] rarely heard Rimsky-Korsakov overtures and opera suites |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6 - Carnaval / Spring / Salome / Concert Waltzes Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD ] "...warm, idiomatic performances, richly recorded." Penguin Guide |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol 10: Suite Caracteristique / Le Chant du Destin Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Igor Golovschin, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2003 ] "The two Preludes date from 1906 and 1908 respectively. The second... is inscribed 'a la memoire de Rimsky-Korsakov' and is played most impressively, as indeed is the Suite. The recording is very good too. At Naxos's prices this is well worth... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Christmas Eve / Night on Mount Triglav Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] "worthy performances of wonderful music " - Fanfare |
ALBENIZ
Iberia (orchestrated by Peter Breiner) Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igot Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2011 ] |
STEINER
Son of Kong (The) / The Most Dangerous Game Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Leonid Makarevich (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] Classic film scores of Son of Kong and The Most Dangerous Game by Max Steiner. |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Symphony No. 2 / Festival Fanfare Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Tony Rowe [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] Orthodox in its four-movement structure but, according to the composer, 'very unorthodox inside', Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 2 was originally inspired by Goethe's play Götz von Berlichingen. |
SALTER / DESSAU
House of Frankenstein Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] House of Frankenstein score remains one of a small handful of golden age film scores that truly rate being heard complete and often. |
BERNARD HERRMANN
The Snows of Kilimanjaro / 5 Fingers (complete soundtracks) Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "This is another fine addition to Naxos's growing catalogue of Film Music Classics. Stromberg brings strong and intelligent performances from the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the sound is bright and clear in the label's best manner." (MusicWeb July... |
ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT
Abraham Lincoln: A Likeness in Symphony Form / etc Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] wonderfully varied accomplishments cry out for further exploration and rediscovery. |
MAX STEINER
King Kong (1933 film score reconstructed by J. Morgan) Moscow Symphony Orchestra / William Stromberg (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] "An essential addition to any serious film music collection, it has all been lovingly restored by John Morgan, performed with gusto by William Stromberg and the Moscow Symphony, and vividly recorded by Naxos (formerly Marco Polo). Now reissued at... |
HASSE / C.P.E BACH / HERTEL
Cello Concertos Musica Viva (Moscow Chamber Orchestra) [ Chandos / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] This album presents three rarely performed or heard early German cello concertos, played by Alexander Rudin. The multi-prize winning soloist is also a well-established conductor, in his native Russia as well as worldwide, fulfilling both roles in... |
JOHANN STAMITZ
Stamitz: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - Op. 3, Nos. 1 and 3-6 Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Rudin [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Johann Stamitz was one of the pioneering figures in symphonic music before the emergence of Haydn. |
Nina Kotova, cello / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Orbelian
Nina Kotova [ Philips / CD - released 30/Mar/2000 ] Debut Recording, Brilliant Cellist, Gifted Composer, Ex-Supermodel |