Since you are interested in Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 5, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VIVALDI
Cello Concerti Volume 3: RV 402, 403, 407, 409, 418, 423 & 424 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / City of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (director and harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "..one marvels that Naxos can offer so much for so little! A triumphant debut for what seems destined to become one of the legendary recording projects of the decade" - BBC Music Magazine |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti Vol 1 Stefan Schilli, Diethelm Jonas (oboes) / Failoni Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Interested listeners can now search Naxos's burgeoning catalog not only for bargains galore but also, apparently for an expanding roster of talented oboe soloists. Collectors on a budget can hardly go wrong with this present set." - Fanfare |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerti, Vol. 2 Stefan Schilli (oboe) / Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] Vivaldi wrote some twenty concertos for oboe and strings, in addition to a further three for two oboes and a score or so more concertos making use of the oboe with other solo instruments. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Wind Concerti Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Capella Istropolitana / Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Budapest) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Vivaldi's immortal 'Four Seasons' in a performance by Takako Nishizaki |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 4 Tamas Benkocs (bassoon) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Bela Drahos [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "On balance though, this is an eminently worthwhile and enjoyable series, and this latest volume continues the good work begun by its predecessors. The recorded sound is pleasingly clear and well balanced." (MusicWeb March 2007) |
VIVALDI
Complete Bassoon Concertos-1 Tamas Benkocs (Bassoon) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Bela Drahos [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "Tamas Bankocs is a splendid advocate, whose watertight technique allows him on the one hand to revel in Vivaldi's many virtuosic flights of fancy and on the other to sustain with lyrical grace the hauntingly beautiful melodic contours of slow... |
VIVALDI
Bassoon Concertos, Vol. 3 Tamas Benkocs (Bassoon) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Bela Drahos (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] Visitors to Venice had borne witness to Vivaldi's prowess as a violinist, although some found his performance more remarkable than pleasurable. He certainly explored the full possibilities of the instrument, while perfecting the newly developing form... |
VIVALDI
Bassoon Concertos, Vol. 2 Tamas Benkocs (bassoon) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Bela Drahos, conductor [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 2/Apr/2005 ] "This could change your entire perception of one of the most beautiful, but also one of the most misunderstood, of musical instruments" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
VIVALDI
Sacred Music (Vol. 2) [incls Laudate pueri Dominum, RV 600] Tracy Smith Bessette (Soprano) / Marion Newman (Contralto) / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "The period-instrument Aradia Ensemble under the expert direction of Kevin Mallon are building an excellent reputation for themselves in the early music field and I have been fortunate to have heard several of their recordings. Mallon’s Toronto-based... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A-Z Of Classical Music [2 CDs plus 932-page booklet] Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 2 CD/Book - released 10/Dec/2009 ] The A-Z of Classical Music 3rd edition has been expanded to include even more composers and 150 bonus music tracks. The 930-page illustrated book details the lives of hundreds of composers, from Aaltoila to Zwilich. A rich and inspiring resource for... |