Since you are interested in Divertimenti Nos. 11 & 17, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
EUPHONIUM MUSIC
Euphonium Music (Incls Balissat-Capriccio for Euphonium and Chamber Orchestra) Roland Froscher (euphonium) / Capella Istropolitana / Dominique Roggen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Froscher is a marvellous performer on an under-appreciated instrument. His tone is dark and mellow, his technique is spotless, and his phrasing is sensitive. And there is great music to be heard here." MusicWeb |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Songs (Complete) Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Lothar Odinius (tenor) Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Mozart loved the human voice, which he used as an instrument of musical expression throughout his compositional career from the age of six or seven. His Lieder, written largely in response to requests and commissions from acquaintances, friends and... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol. 5 Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Benjamin Loeb (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, the son of a court musician who, in the year of his youngest child's birth, published an influential book on violin-playing. |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 6 Takako Nishizaki (Violin) Benjamin Loeb (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "Excellent performances packed with quality music of extraordinary interest" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
MOZART / DONIZETTI / SCHULZ / etc
Music for Glass Harmonica Thomas Bloch (Glass Harmonica) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "If you have a keen interest in the glass harmonica you may wish to investigate a Naxos issue of performances by Thomas Bloch. Playing time is generous (70:56) and price is budget...a fascinating listening experience." - R.E.B. Classical CD Review... |
DIXIT DOMINUS
Dixit Dominus: Classical music for reflection and mediatation Oxford Camerata / Schola Cantorum of Oxford / Le Concert Spirituel / Scholars Baroque Ensemble / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
W.A. MOZART
Coronation Mass Priti Coles (sop) Anna di Mauro (mezzo) John Dickie (tenor) / Capella Cassovia / Johannes Wildner (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "A spirited account." BBC Music Magazine |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14 (versions for Piano and String Quartet) Robert Blocker (piano) / Biava Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] The youthful Biava Quartet are the winners of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and top prizes at the Premio Borciani and London International Competitions. |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR / W. A. MOZART
Mayr: Te Deum / Mozart: Missa solemnis Simon Mayr Choir / Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra / Franz Hauk [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] Mayr's biographer Girolamo Calvi praised this effective work in the highest terms, declaring it a masterpiece. |
L. MOZART / LISZT / MASSENET / COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
The Night Before Christmas (Narrated by Stephen Fry) Stephen Fry / Rebecca Turner / BBC Singers / BBC Concert Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2006 ] "Orchestra, singers and conductor are on good form throughout and the recording lives up to the increasingly consistent standards that we have come to expect from Naxos." (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
W.A. MOZART
Best of Mozart Volume 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Jeno Jando (piano), Gewandhaus Chamber Choir, Leipzig Chamber Orchestra, Takako Nishizaki (violin) [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Mozart highlights drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
W.A. MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 31, 35 and 40 Symphony Nova Scotia / Georg Tintner [ Naxos Tintner Memorial Edition / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "No one investing in these well prepared performances will be disappointed. Georg Tintner proves to be a reliable guide to Mozart, as he was to Bruckner." -- John Quinn, MusicWeb, 2nd February 2005 |
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,... |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 / Rondo Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Capella Istropolitana / Gunzenhauser (cond), Wildner (cond) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "The readings are individual and possess the most engagingly lyrical feeling" - Penguin Guide |
W.A. MOZART
Haffner Serenade K. 250 / March K. 249 Takako Nishizaki (Violin) / Capella Istropolitana / Johannes Wildner (Conductor) [ naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "played superbly by Takako Nishizaki" - Penguin Guide |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas, K. 378, K. 376 and K. 296 Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Wolf Harden (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "Wolf Harden is an excellent pianist." - Penguin Guide |
LEOPOLD MOZART
Toy Symphony & other symphonies Toronto Chamber Orchestra / Kevin Mallon [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Leopold Mozart's reputation has suffered more than that of most of his professional contemporaries, due in no small measure to the fame of his peerless son and to much spiteful and ill-informed criticism over the past 200 years. |