Since you are interested in Mendelssohn, Fanny: Lieder, Vol. 1, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
WILLIAM ALWYN
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata alla toccata Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Peter Donohoe, born-again champion of the British piano concerto, gives tremendous performances of two works he can rarely if ever have played live. This is music well worth discovering: and nestling between the two concerti is the splendid Derby... |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: The Wooden Prince Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Mar/2008 ] "Alsop and her orchestra do justice to Bartók's most overtly romantic large-scale score; it's a performance that will surely appeal beyond the ranks of Bartók devotees to balletomanes generally." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Music: Green & Pleasant Land Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor) Graham Johnson (Piano) Nicholas Daniel (Oboe) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by the elite of British artists. |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: The Tender Land Suite / Piano Concerto / Old American Songs Benjamin Pasternack (piano) Nathaniel Stampley (baritone) / Elgin Symphony Orchestra / St. Charles Singers / Robert Hanson [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "Another collection of American classics that deserves the highest praise. With exemplary playing, singing and an acoustic to match this is plainly indispensable." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Sonatas (complete) Gusztav Fenyo (violin) / Susanne Stanzeleit (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Jul/2009 ] "..the subtlety of their rubato and the sheer responsive plasticity of Stanzeleit's phrasing of the long melodic lines, which can so often seem to meander but here are a moment-to-moment index of feeling, are exemplary." (BBC Music) |
FINZI
Dies natalis / Farewell to Arms / 2 Sonnets James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "James Gilchrist's singing is guided by a refined (yet passionate) sensibility, just right for Finzi, and his voice has substantial reserves of resonance and power." (Gramophone) |
SCOTT JOPLIN
Piano Rags (Incls 'Maple Leaf Rag') Alexander Peskanov (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "In this warmly recorded selection, Peskanov approaches Joplin with the sophisticated mien of the classically trained." (Gramophone) "The music is treated with respect and admiration, not simply tossed off like so many notes. … If one has any... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 / Isle of Bliss Laura Mikkola (Piano) / Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eri Klas (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] "Laura Mikkola sounds perfectly attuned to the character of both works and exhibits a wide-ranging, impressive technique..." |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 / etc London Symphony Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] "A great jumping off point for listeners new to Britten's music. For us seasoned veterans, it is a fine revisit to some old favorites" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 Maggini Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2004 ] "A magnificent start to what promises to be a rewarding project' - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue |