Since you are interested in The Lark Ascending: Violin Showpieces, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No 1 / Company / 'Prelude and Dance' from Akhnaten Adele Anthony (violin) / Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (July 2002) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 3, 5 Spring & 9 Kreutzer Adolf Busch (violin) Rudolf Serkin (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] The Naxos Violinist series continues |
FREDERICK DELIUS / EDWARD ELGAR
Delius/Elgar: Violin Concertos (Rec 1929 & 44) Albert Sammons (violin) / Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / New Queen's Hall Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent, Henry Wood (conductors) [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 10/Jan/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Dresden Concertos, Vol. 1 Alberto Martini (violin) Accademia I Filarmonici [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 16/Jan/2005 ] "Martini, whose solo playing on the disc of "Dresden" concertos is unfailingly sympathetic and accomplished" - Fanfare |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: American Suite / Silent Woods / Prague Waltzes / Suite in A major American / Rondo in G minor / etc Alexander Trostianski (violin) / Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "These essentially undemanding works played with buoyancy to animate them and not too much weight to submerge their real, if slight, charms." - MUsicWeb Feb 2005 |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Concerto for Piano and Violin, Op. 17 / Violin Concerto Alexander Trostianski (violin) / Polina Osetinskaya (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Gregory Rose (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "Naxos is to be commended for bringing these two works to our attention, especially since the performances are very polished...the recording is beautifully natural." (American Record Guide) |
LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: String Quintet No. 7 / String Sextet, Op. 140 / Potpourri Attila Falvay (violin) Sandor Papp (viola) Tamas Varga (cello) / New Haydn Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] Louis Spohr was accepted during his lifetime as one of the most important composers of early German Romanticism whose compositions covered all the major genres of that era. |
HANS WERNER HENZE
Violin Concerto Nos. 1 and 3 / 5 Night-Pieces Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "The playing indeed is unfailingly eloquent and the orchestra under Lyndon-Gee plays with considerable power and command. No problems with the well balanced recording either." (MusicWeb September 2006) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) (arr. F. Hermann for violin and piano) Axel Strauss (violin) / Cord Garben (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] In arranging [the Songs without Words] for violin and piano the Leipzig violinist Friedrich Hermann was able to create a useful addition to the repertoire of his instrument without making any significant changes to the texture and form of the... |
SANCTUS
Sanctus: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation Oxford Camerata / Rose Consort of Viols / Slovak Philharmonic Choir / Scholars Baroque Ensemble / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos 1 and 2 Takako Nishizaki / Capella Istropolitana / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] "Nishizaki's contribution is appealing in its direct lyricism. The Concerto K. 211 blossoms readily, with the Adagio beautifully shaped and the finale full of character. The Rondo K. 269/K. 261a is also given an infectious performance and the bright,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Violin Miniatures (Incls 'Humoresque' & 'salut d'amore') Takako Nishizaki (violin) Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "Guaranteed to bring back many happy memories of the past for those of us who still enjoy the Romantic Age of music" - Sunday Star (Malaysia) |