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Olivier Messiaen: Et exspecto Resurectionem mortuorum; Le tombeau resplendissant; Hymne / Jun Markl

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Le Tombeau resplendissant, for orchestra, I/7; Hymne au Saint-Sacrement
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Orchestra

Olivier Messiaen's uniquely distinctive and powerfully expressive musical voice drew strength from religious faith and nature. A prestigious commission, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum commemorat...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (2008-06-16&2010-10-29_2010-)....continue...

Olivier Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen; Claude Debussy: En Blanc et Noir / Ralph van Raat & Hakon Austbo, pianos

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

Works: Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir; Olivier Messiaen: Visions de l'amen
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Raat, Ralph van

Both the works on this recording were written during wartime. Debussy's 1915 En blanc et noir, composed during a late creative burst, is his musical...continue...
Recording information: Haitinkzaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (07/06/2010-07/08/2010)....continue...

Messiaen: Livre du Saint-Sacrement

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Livre du Saint Sacrement
Performers: Jacobs, Paul [Organ]

'Livre du Saint-Sacrement' (The Book of the Blessed Sacrament) is Messiaen's last and longest organ work, a thematic cycle based on the sacrament of Communion...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Mary the Virgin, New York City, USA (01/27/2009-01/30/2009)....continue...

Laureate Series - Organ Recital

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

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E minor, BuxWV 142; Johann Sebastian Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 662; Prelude and Fugue...
Performers: Unger, Michael

Canadian-born Michael Unger is a multi-award winner, including First Prize in the 2008 Sixth International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo, Japan, and First and Audience Prize in...continue...
Recording information: Musashino Civic Cultural Hall (Musashino Shimin Bunka K (09/29/2008-09/30/2008)....continue...

Messiaen: 3 Melodies, Harawi

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

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Mélodies (3); Harawi
Performers: Bruun, Heta Regitze [Soprano]; Hyldig, Kristoffer [Piano]

Messiaen's song cycles Trois Melodies (1930) and Harawi (1945) were both inspired by the loss of a loved one: the Melodies are a memorial to...continue...
Recording information: Mantziusgården, Birkerod, Denmark (2008-06-05&2008-06-07&2008-)....continue...

Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, Les offrandes oubliées, Un sourire / Jun Märkl

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi; Les offrandes oubliées; Un sourire
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,

Love and faith, mortality and eternity are the abiding themes of these three important and beautifully shimmering works by one of the 20th century's most...continue...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Artist Profile Series - Adams, Tavener, Lindberg, Rzewski / Ralph van Raat

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

Works: John Adams: Phrygian Gates, for piano; American Berserk, for piano; China Gates, for piano; Hallelujah Junction; Frederic Rzewski: Variations (36) for Piano on "The People United will Never be Defeat...
Performers: Anderson, Thad; Bates, Leon; Cho, Seung Won; Fairs, Henry; Francis, Graeme; Greene, Arthur; Martin, Stephen; Otto, Jeff; Raat, Ralph van; Soroka, Solomia; Veen, Maarten van; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Morrow, James; Wit, Antoni; Inkinen, Pietari

Northern Winds - Wind Band Classics / Gomes, Halladay, Docking, Toronto Wind Orchestra

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

Works: Louis Applebaum: High Spirits; Michael Colgrass: Dream Dancer; Henry Kucharzyk: Some Assembly Required; Gary Kulesha: Ensembles; Harry Freedman: Laurentian Moods; Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques
Performers: Docking, Simon; Halladay, Wallace
Conductors: Gomes, Tony
Ensemble: Toronto Wind Orchestra

'Northern Winds' is an inspirational album featuring a wealth of Canadian talent that highlights imaginative approaches to wind orchestration across various styles by several composers,...continue...

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

French Flute Music / Gallois, Wong

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Olivier Messiaen: Le merle noir; Pierre Sancan: Sonatina for flute & piano; André Jolivet: Chant de Linos for flute & piano; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatin...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Wong, Lydia

Since the end of the 17th century French composer have shown a particular skill and deftness of touch in writing for the flute. The instrument...continue...

Ondes Martenot - Messiaen, Bloch, etc / Thomas Bloch

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Feuillets inédits (4), for ondes Martenot; Thomas Bloch: Formule, for ondes Martenot; Lude 9.6, for 9 ondes Martenot; Sweet Suite, for 9 ondes Martenot; Bernard Wisson: Kyriade...
Performers: Abrahams, Brian; Belling, Susan; Bloch, Thomas; Brodrick, Dean; Cooper, Lindsay; Kenovic, Ademir; Minton, Phil; Rolin, Etienne; Siracusa, Gerard; Swatowski, Marek; Wisson, Bernard
Conductors: Quattrocchi, Fernand;
Ensemble: ; Pomeranian Quartet; Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra

"Rare instrument specialist Thomas Bloch is equally at home performing on the soundtrack of 'Amadeus', on stage with Radiohead, or at Milan's La Scala. These...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...

Messiaen: Piano Music Vol 4 / Haakon Austbö

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

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées; Fantaisie burlesque, for piano, I/11; Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas, for piano, I/16; Rondeau, for piano, I/24; Prelude for Piano; La fauve...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon

"The playing throughout is very brilliant, but earlier on I could have done with a few more subdued colours and for those ever-returning warblers to...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...

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, etc / Amici Ensemble

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

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano
Performers: Parr, Patricia; St. John, Scott [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amici Ensemble

Messiaen's use of birdsong and Indian and Greek rhythms gave his music an immediately identifiable character. The "Quartet for the End of Time" was written...continue...

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony, etc / Wit, Weigel, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Weigel, François
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Messiaen's musical language is derived from a number of varied sources, including Greek metrical rhythms, Hindu tradition, the serialism of Schoenberg, Debussy and bird-song, with...continue...

Messiaen: Piano Music Vol 3 / Haakon Austbö

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ
Performers: Austbo, Hakon

"...Austbo's robust etude performances are a revelation. He invests the music with variety, surprise, and interpretive detail, but is at the same time a pillar...continue...

Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux, Petites esquisses / Austbö

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-04

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Catalogue d'oiseaux
Performers: Austbo, Hakon

"...Hakan Austbo recently recorded Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus for Naxos to great acclaim. Austbo plays these pieces with easy virtuosity, and they are...continue...