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Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony No. 6; Janacek: Idyll / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112; Leos Janácek: Idyll for Strings
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Dvorák's was a strong voice in the re-establishment of Czech musical identity, and the noble themes, open landscapes and dancing Scherzoof the Symphony No. 6...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (04/27/2011/04/29/2011); S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium-Benaroya Hall, Seat (04/27/2011/04/29/2011); Illsley Ball No...continue...

Great Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

My First Violin Album / Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two...
Performers: Frantz, Caspar; Handy, Thelma; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Jean, Kenneth; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Izquierdo, Ernest M.; Davis, Carl; Kuchar, Theodore;
Ensemble: ; Ferenc Sánta & His Gypsy Band

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it...continue...

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

Dvorák: Symphony No. 6; Scherzo Capriccioso / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 6 in D major, Op. 60/B 112; Nocturne for String Orchestra in B major, Op. 40/B 47; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Widely acclaimed for their Naxos recordings of Dvorák's Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 (8.572112) and No. 9 'From the New World' with the Symphonic Variations...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD....continue...

Classical Chill, Vol. 2: Romantic

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Chanson triste; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Bramall, Anthony; Krcek, Jaroslav; Bátiz, Enrique; ; Wildner, Johannes; Nazareth, Daniel; Sankovsky, Robert; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Clark, Keith; Words...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Rossini Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

In these live recordings from Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Dvorak's most darkly dramatic and passionate symphony, the Seventh, is coupled with his Eighth,...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, USA....continue...

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Gavotte; Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Minuet for keyboard no 5 in G minor (AMN II/5; by Christian Pezold, not JSB), BWV Anh. 115; Overture in G minor for harpsicho...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Sebestyen, Janos
Conductors: Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...
Recording information: WEL Academy, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand (04/23/2008-04/27/2008)....continue...

Dvorák: Piano Quartets

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in D major, B. 53 (Op. 23); Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87)
Performers: Sucharov, Helena
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

"Listeners already familiar with the Vlach Quartet's previous Dvorák releases will remember their rich, full sound... the Vlach Quartet and Suchárová-Weiser remain master interpre...continue...
Recording information: Lobkowitz Palace, Prague, Czech Republic (08/11/2008-08/16/2008)....continue...

Dvorak: String Quartets Vol 8 / Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, B 18
Performers: Ericsson, Mikael; Stadtherr, Karel; Verner, Petr; Vlachová, Jana
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague

This volume from the Vlach Quartet Prague's acclaimed Dvorak String Quartet series presents the symphonically-conceived 'Third String Quartet' of 1869/70, a richly rewarding work. Despite...continue...

Opera's Greatest Moments

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Rigoletto; Alfredo Catalani:...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Borowska, Joanna; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Ionata, Maria Pia; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kwon, Hellen; Lamberti, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.

All the opera you'll ever need! This 2-CD set compiles the world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time....continue...

Eternal Strings

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Alla Pavlova: Symphony no 3; Josef Suk: Serenade, Op. 6, E flat major; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade in E major, Op. 22; Krzyszto...

Czech Republic: A Tour / Smetana, Dvorak [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra,...

This tour of the Czech Republic takes us through the countryside, following the River Vltava to Prague, the capital city, visiting some of the great...continue...
Run Time: 59 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS Stereo Surround, Dolby Digital
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Dvorák: Symphony no 9, Symphonic Variations / Marin Alsop, Baltimore SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphonic Variations for Orchestra, Op. 78/B 70; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

This recording by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop is the first of three discs of Dvorak symphonies taken from live performances...continue...

Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

Virtuoso Cello Showpieces - Cassadó, et al / Kliegel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Buxton Orr: A Carmen Fantasy, for cello & piano; Franz Danzi: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for cello and orchestra; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Paraphrase on Rossini's "Largo al ...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

This recording of virtuoso cello repertoire ranges from the work of the Mannheim cellist and composer, Franz Danzi to the British composer Buxton Orr's Carmen...continue...

Winds of Nagual - Dvorák, Gillingham, Rimsky-Korsakov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; David Gillingham: No Shadow of Turning, for band; Michael Colgrass: Winds of Nagual; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
Performers: , Ohio State University Wind Symphony, The
Conductors: Mikkelson, Russel C.
Ensemble: Ohio State University Wind Symphony

"This nicely programmed and expertly performed disc will be of interest to wind ensemble fans primarily for the imaginative and colorful score by Michael Colgrass....continue...

The Very Best of Dvorák

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Kreisler: Russian & Slavonic Miniatures / Koeckert, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Golden Cockerel; Scheherazade; Sadko; Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 72/B 145; Slavonic Dance no 11 for piano, ...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Koeckert, Nicolas

Among Kreisler's many gifts was an impressive talent in making stunning arrangements of other composer's melodies, which have continued in the standard repertoire. Particular favorites,...continue...

Dvorak: String Quartets Vol 7 / Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, B. 8 (Op. 2); Quartet for Strings no 6 in A minor, B. 40 (Op.12)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague

The string quartet was one of Dvorak's favorite musical formats, occupying him throughout his career. In their mixture of rhythmic vitality was beautiful melody, these...continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Dvorák: American Suite / Yablonsky, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Mazurek for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 490; Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94; Interludes (7) for small orchestra, B. 15; From the Bohemian forest, Op. 6...
Performers: Trostiansky, Alexander; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

"Given the generally good quality of the performances, first-rate, lack of top-drawer competition for most of the music, and the modest Naxos price, this disc...continue...

Dvorák: Complete Solo Piano Music / Stefan Veselka

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Minuets (2) for piano, B. 58 (Op. 28); Dumka, for piano in D minor, B. 64 (Op.35); Theme & Variations for piano in A flat major, B. 65 (Op.36); Album Leaf no 2 for piano in F sha...
Performers: Veselka, Stefan

Dvorak's solo piano works were mainly intended as short dance or atmospheric movements, alternationg between passion and intimacy, exuberance and lyricism, for performance in the...continue...

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

Light Classics -Salon Orchestra Favourites Vol 3 / Huber

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-02-01

Works: Julius Fucik: Florentiner-Marsch for orchestra, Op 214; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn, Op 100; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Franz von Suppé: Teufelsmarsch (Devil's March); Richard Heuberger: Der Op...
Conductors: Huber, Georg
Ensemble: Salonorchester Schwanen

This third volume of salon orchestral favourites focuses mainly on dance music and operetta from 19th and early 20th century Vienna, Prague and Budapest, with...continue...

Dvorak: Piano Quintets / Klansky, Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-01-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 28 (Op. 5); Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Klansky, Ivan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet

Dvorak's first 'Piano Quintet' is a comparatively early work, written in 1872, shortly after he had begun to devote himself full time to composition. It...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Dvorak: String Quintet, etc / Waldmann, Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass in G major, Op. 77/B 49; Miniatures (Drobnosti) (4) for 2 violins & viola, B. 149 (Op. 75a); Andante Appasionato, for string quartet ...
Performers: Stadtherr, Karel; Verner, Petr; Vlachova, Jana; Waldmann, Jakub
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague; Vlach String Quartet Prague members

"This is labeled Volume 2 of Dvorak's complete String Quintets, but the 'Miniatures' are played by two violins and viola. That minor cavil aside, these...continue...

Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Brewer, Simpson, Aler, Gao, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71; Psalm 149, Op. 79/B 91
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Brewer, Christine; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shafer, Robert

As the composer of 11 operas, it may be said that Dvorak had a well-founded understanding of the dramatic possibilities of the texts he chose...continue...

Classics Explained-An Introduction to Dvorak: Symphony no 9

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: An Introduction to Dvorák's Symphony no 9, Narration with Musical Examples; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Few works for the concert hall have won such immediate and continuing popularity as Dvorak's Ninth Symphony, "From the New World." Dramatic, lyrical and spacious,...continue...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Arts & Crafts

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Jablokov, Alexander
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmo...

Arts and Crafts allow children to truly express their creativity. A child needs only a little glue and glitter to come up with nothing short...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

Classical Moments - Classical Music to Study to

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse, HWV 40; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for 2 V...

Classical Moments - Classical Music for the Home

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Guglielmo Tell; Frederick Delius: Florida Suite; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Emile ...

Andante Cantabile - Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Cello no 1 in G major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souveni...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Rudin, Alexander; Sondeckis, Vytautas
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Geringas, David; Markson, Gerhard; Golovschin, Igor; Monnard, Jean Francois; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The repertoire for this highly attractive CD is drawn from concertos and individual pieces of music that exploit the uniquely lyrical character of the solo...continue...

Dvorák: Music for Violin and Piano Vol 2 / Zhou, Battersby

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-01-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Ballad for violin & piano in D minor, B. 139 (Op. 15/1); Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78; Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 72/B 145; Slavonic Dance n...
Performers: Battersby, Edmund; Zhou, Qian

Dvorak possessed a powerful musical intellect. He was able to synthesize successfully the influences of Wagner, Brahms and folk music. The various works in this...continue...

Dvorák: Music for Violin and Piano Vol 1 / Zhou, Battersby

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romance for violin & piano in F minor (arr. from Andante of Str Qrt no 5), B. 38 (Op. 11); Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin an...
Performers: Battersby, Edmund; Zhou, Qian

The four works on this first volume of the complete music for violin and piano span Dvorak's mature years as a composer. The Sonata in...continue...

Night Music 5 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sym...
Performers: Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Stevove, Milos; Suzuki, Ichiro
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Clark, Keith; Kosler, Zdenek; Warchal, Bohdan; Kopelman, Jozef; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

Night Music 8 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 4 Violins without Baso Continuo in F major; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Wol...
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jablokov, Alexander; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan; Weissberg, Herbert; Wordsworth, Barry [Conductor]
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Sieghart, Martin; Bogár, István; ; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 12 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Anton Rubinstein: Melodie; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; ; Loughran, James; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Night Music 7 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Vuggesang (Cradle Song), song transcription for piano, Op. 41/1; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances ...
Performers: Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Kejmar, Miroslav; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan; Zaritzkaya, Irina
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Warchal, Bohdan; Wordsworth, Barry; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kopelman, Jozef; Skvor, Peter
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Night Music 19 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for guitar & strings in B flat major, G. 447 (arrangement of Piano Quintet, G. 414); Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; A...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Takako; Tokos, Zoltan
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Breiner, Peter; Hayman, Richard; Jean, Kenneth; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Kodály Quartet

Night Music 20 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 4 in C minor, BWV 1017; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Figura, Frantisek; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Linhares, Dagoberto; Pazdera, Jin...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Stankovsky, Robert; Wildner, Johannes; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Accademia Ziliniana; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Rossini Ensemble, Budapest

Listen, Learn and Grow - Playtime

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jablokov, Alexander; Müller, Dario; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore; Walter, Alfred; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Stri...

Dvorák: String Quintet Op 1 & 97 / Vlach String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Quintet in A minor, B. 7 (Op. 1); String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97)
Performers: Kyselak, Ladislav
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague

"Ladislav Kyselak as second violist ably assists the Vlach Quartet. They have recorded many of the Dvorak Quartets and have earned ranks newar the top...continue...