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Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5; I palpiti, Op. 13; Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 / Ivan Pochekin, violin

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

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor (orchestral part lost), MS 78; Introduction and Variations on Rossini's "I Palpit...
Performers: Pochekin, Ivan
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Paganini defined violin bravura in the first half of the nineteenth century. As one of the greatest and certainly the most spectacular executants of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos....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...

Classical Guitar Favourites: works by Sor, Aguado, Tarrega / Camerata Cassovia

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

Works: Fernando Sor: Minuet for guitar in A major, Op. 11/6; Leçons progressives (24), Op. 31; Etude for guitar in A major (Segovia Edition no 10), Op. 31/19; Etudes (24) for Guitar, Op. 35; Etude for ...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lickova, Maria; Petroczi, Karol
Conductors: ; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia

Though the origins of the modern guitar are virtually unknown, the sound of the instrument is found in musical compositions dating back almost seven hundred...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...

Paganini: Ghiribizzi for solo guitar / Janssens

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-03-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Ghiribizzi (43) for Guitar, MS 43
Performers: Janssens, Denis Sung-Ho

The ultimate violin virtuoso, Niccolo Paganini also wrote more than 100 pieces for guitar, including these Ghiribizzi ("whims"). Composed for "a little girl in Naples,"...continue...
Recording information: St. Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire, Engla (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)....continue...

Paganini: La Campanella; Le Streghe

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

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Op. 7; Introduction and Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's "La cenerentola", for violin & orchest; Moto perpetuo for Violin ...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Quint, Philippe

Although temperamentally quite different and born a century apart, both Nicolo Paganini and Fritz Kreisler enjoyed stellar careers as violin virtuosos, touring widely and thrilling...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (06/28/2008-06/30/2008)....continue...

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 1

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

Works: Shinichi Suzuki: Twinke, Twinkle for violin; Allegro for violin; Perpetual Motion, for violin & piano; Allegretto for violin & piano; Andantino for violin & piano; Étude for violin & piano; Long...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Gulda, Rico; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]
Conductors: Erdelyi, Miklos; Wildner, Johannes

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...

Virtuoso Viola

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Arthur Benjamin: Le Tombeau de Ravel for clarinet & piano, "Valse-Caprices"; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Joseph Jo...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Otaki, Michiko

Lovers of the viola will rejoice at this deliciously varied musical feast: Zoltan Kodaly's magnificent transcription of Bach's 'Chromatic Fantasia, Paganini's 'Sonata' (actually a theme...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (2007-01-04_2007-01-05&2007-)....continue...

Art and Music - Goya - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in F minor, K 467/L 476; François-Joseph Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts,...
Performers: Eder, Gyorgy; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Rowland, Gilbert; Tokos, Zoltan
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary; Fasolis, Diego; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Wordsworth, Barry; Cassuto, Alvaro; Halász, Michael; Zedda, Alberto

The artistic genius of Goya (1746-1828) was multifaceted and complex. Chief painter at the Spanish court, a master of the official portrait, he also gave...continue...

Opera Fantasies for Violin / Sohn, Loeb, Nuttall

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Jenö Hubay: Fantasie brillante on Bizet's "Carmen"; Joachim Raff: Duos (3) on motifs from Wagner's Operas, for violin & piano, Op. 63; Igor Stravinsky: Mavra; Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar (Fountai...
Performers: Loeb, Benjamin; Nutall, Geoff; Sohn, Livia

"The range of color and dynamic shading she brings to Stephen Prutsman's 15-minute Der Rosenkavalier fantasia makes the violin writing seem more varied in mood...continue...

The Best of Classical Guitar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Joaquín Turina: Fandanguillo; Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar; Manuel de Falla...
Performers: Holmquist, John; Holzman, Adam [Guitar]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; McFadden, Jeffrey

Primrose Viola Transcriptions / Díaz, Koenig

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Ludwig van Beethoven: Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major, Op. 42; Richard Wagner...
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Koenig, Robert

William Primrose composed these arrangements in order-as he mischievously wrote- to elevate the viola from its 'dull dog of the string family' status, and to...continue...

Paganini: Guitar Music / Marco Tamayo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Grand Sonata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 35, MS 3; Sonata for guitar no 4 in D major, MS 84/4; Ghiribizzi (43) for Guitar, MS 43; Sonatas (34) for Guitar, MS 84; Son...
Performers: Tamayo, Marco

As a concert violinist, Nicolo Paganini was music's first superstar. Yet it is not widely known that he was also a guitarist. The 'Ghiribizzi' (whims...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...

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

Paganini: Violin Concertos no 3 & 4 / Rózsa, Dittrich, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 3 in E major, MS 50; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D minor, MS 60
Performers: Rozsa, Erno
Conductors: Dittrich, Michael
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...The first thing you notice is [Rozsa's] jaw-dropping technique. In that department, he's nearly as stunning as Rabin, tossing off this finger-busting music as if...continue...

Guitar Favourites / Norbert Kraft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-23

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Mallorca"; Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar; Joaquín Turina: Fandanguillo; Homena...
Performers: Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]

The Best of Paganini

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-20

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7, MS 48; Sonata for violin & guitar in D major (Centone di sonate, Letter A/2), MS 112/2; Grand Sonata, for guitar &...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Hammer, Moshe; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; St. John, Scott [Violin]; Wynberg, Simon
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Paganini: Centone di Sonate Vol 3 / Hammer, Kraft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-22

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Centone di Sonate (18), Op. 64; Sonata for violin & guitar in G major (Centone di sonate, Letter C/2), MS 112/14; Sonata for violin & guitar in A major (Centone di sonate, Lett...
Performers: Hammer, Moshe; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]

Paganini: Centone di Sonate Vol 2 / Hammer, Kraft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-04-05

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Centone di Sonate (18) for Violin and Guitar, Op. 64; Sonata for violin & guitar in A major (Centone di sonate, Letter B/3), MS 112/9; Sonata for violin & guitar in C major (...
Performers: Hammer, Moshe; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]

"...These splendid performances on modern instruments make no claim to 'authentic' status, but they are no less appealing for that. They squeeze every last drop...continue...

Paganini: Centone di Sonate Vol 1 / Hammer, Kraft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-10-31

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for violin & guitar in A minor (Centone di sonate, Letter A/1), MS 112/1; Sonata for violin & guitar in D major (Centone di sonate, Letter A/2), MS 112/2; Sonata for vio...
Performers: Hammer, Moshe; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]

Paganini: Music For Violin And Guitar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for gran viola & orchestra in C minor, MS 70; Duetto amoroso, for violin & guitar (or violin & piano) in C major, MS 111; Sonatas (6) for violin & guitar, Op. 3, MS 27; ...
Performers: St. John, Scott [Violin]; Wynberg, Simon

Paganini: Music for Violin & Guitar Vol 1 / St John, Wynberg

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata concertata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 61, MS 2; Sonatas (6) for violin & guitar, Op. 3, MS 27; Variations (60) on Barucabà, for violin & guitar, Op. 14, M...
Performers: St. John, Scott [Violin]; Wynberg, Simon

Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Jan Willem de Vriend, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-07-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7, MS 48
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen

"A first-rate fiddler, and an excellent musician. Great value on all counts." -Gramophone...continue...

Paganini: 24 Caprices Op. 1 / Ilya Kaler

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-06-11

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]

Romantic Guitar Favourites - Paganini, et al / Gerald Garcia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-07-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprice for solo violin in E major ("The Hunt"), Op. 1/9, MS 25/9; Grand Sonata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 35, MS 3; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Felix Mende...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald