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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Romances and Ballads Aquarius / Marc Michael de Smet [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Sep/2007 ] In spite of the political disturbances of the year Schumann regarded 1849 as one of the most fruitful in his career. His compositions of 1849 include a wealth of choral music, written principally for the choral society he had established in Dresden,... |
Eugene YSAYE
Solo Violin Sonatas, Op. 27 Ilya Kaler, violin [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Five Star Rating BBC Music Magazine April 2004 Ysaÿe had considerable influence on the development of violin-playing after Wienawski and Vieuxtemps, and there are many reminiscences of his playing and teaching. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Sonatas Nos.1 to 3 for Violin and Piano Ilya Kaler (violin) / Alexander Peskanov (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2002 ] "This is warm, deeply felt music-making, Brahms' lines eloquently formed and propelled. The warm, true sonics are ideal." - Scott Cantrell Dallas Morning News |
BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
Double Concerto / Cello Concerto in A Minor Ilya Kaler (violin) Maria Kliegel (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Constantine (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Dec/2005 ] "There are not many versions of the Brahms more warmly appealing than this" - Gramophone |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Nocturne and Tarantella Ilya Kaler (violin) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Magic on a budget: Szymanowski's fantasy world is beautifully caught" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2007 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |