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Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet

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

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...
Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano]

Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 / Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Gran Wilson, tenor; Jan Opalach, bass. Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The penultimate release in the Naxos Seattle Collection, featuring internationally renowned soprano Susan Graham....continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (04/03/1990/05/16/1990)....continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird, complete ballet; Fireworks, Op. 4 / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The scintillating orchestral effects of Fireworks so impressed Sergey Dyagilev that the impresario was prompted to commission a new work from Stravinsky for his Ballet...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Dumbarton Oaks; Concerto in E flat / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Following successes with The Firebird (Naxos 8571221) and Petrushka (Naxos 8571222), Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring was the most ambitious and controversial result of...continue...

Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 vers.); The Song of the Nightingale / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale), symphonic poem for orchestra
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Paris was one of the great centres of European art, and Sergey Dyagilev and his Ballet russes brought to the city a succession of epoch-shattering...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on the Lord's Prayer / The King's Singers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Plainchant: Pater noster; Heinrich Schütz: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 386; Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel, motet for...
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Ensemble: The King's Singers

GRAMMY Award winners in 2009, The King's singers are one of the world's most celebrated ensembles. Their programming concept in this dic is unique: built...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville, TN, USA (03/23/2012/03/24/2012)....continue...

Street Song - Music for winds by Oquin, Tilson Thomas, Lorenz, Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Copland / Univ. of GA Winds

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Wayne Oquin: Tower Ascending, for clarinet & band; Ricardo Lorenz: El Muro, for wind ensemble; Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song for brass; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toccata marziale; James Mobberley:...
Performers: McClellan, D. Ray; Ritchey, Ellen; Sheludyakov, Anatoly
Conductors: Lynch, John P.
Ensemble: University of Georgia Wind Ensemble

The expressive range and versatility of the wind ensemble is exemplified in this program from one of the world's leading ensembles of its kind, which...continue...
Recording information: The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, USA (02/11/2011-02/14/2011)....continue...

Great Ballet - Adam, Delibes, Tchaikovsky Glazunov et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Raymonda; Ar...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Anissimov, Alexander; Anichanov, André; Kuchar, Theodore; Jun, Märkl,; Rahbari, Alexander; Craft, Robert

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...

Stravinsky: Works for Violin and Piano / Carolyn Huebl, violin; Mark Wait, piano

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Divertimento, transcription for violin & piano by Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin (after The Fairy's Kis; Duo Concertante, for violin & piano
Performers: Huebl, Carolyn; Wait, Mark

Stravinsky's music for violin and piano was written for his duo with violinist Samuel Dushkin. Both the Suite italienne and Divertimento are arrangements of ballet...continue...
Recording information: Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt Universi....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 Ballet Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Darius Milhaud: The...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Mogrelia, Andrew; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenerd, Ondrej; Casadesus, Jean-Claude; Kuchar, Theodore; Anichanov, André; Craft, Robert; Lyndon-Gee, Christop...

A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about... what world is this? This is the magical world...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...

Stravinsky: Duo Concertant

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Duo Concertante, for violin & piano; Sonata for 2 pianos; Requiem Canticles, for 2 vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra; Abraham and Isaac, sacred ballad for voice & chamber orchestra;...
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Frautschi, Jennifer; O'Neill, Richard; Raat, Ralph van; Veen, Maarten van; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This installment of the Robert Craft Stravinsky Edition begins with the Duo Concertant, which reconciles the contrasting timbres of the violin and piano, followed by...continue...

The Ultimate Lullaby Collection

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

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano K 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Edvard Grieg: Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric pie...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Kirvessalo, Maarit; Loman, Judy; Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Shulman, Nora; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Pesek, Libor; Judd, James; Edlinger, Richard; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander

Beautiful music for bedtime by the world's greatest composers....continue...

Antonii Baryshevskyi: Piano Recital

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

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 135/L 224; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 2; Daniel Matios: Ori&...
Performers: Baryshevskyi, Antonii [Piano]

The Ukrainian-born pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi is a multi-award winner, including First Prize at the Fourth Enescu International Piano Competition in Bucharest in 1999, the Fourth...continue...
Recording information: Professional Conservatory of Music, Jaén, Spain (10/24/2009)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 1: Ravel, Stravinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sérénade grotesque; Gaspard de la nuit; Igor Stravinsky: Les Cinq doigts (The Five Fingers), very easy pieces (8) on 5 notes for piano; Valse pour les enfants, for piano;...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Talent is what Idil Biret has in prodigious measure. The Turkish pianist made that clear from the start in her recital at Alice Tully Hall......continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

The Devil's Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Leopold Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, transcription for orchestra (after Bach, BWV 565); Harald Saeverud: The Devil's 5-Hop; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Michel Meynaud: ...

Postpone whatever good deed you were just about to do, clear your mind of virtuous thoughts, indulge in the politically incorrect stimulant of your choice,...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress / Craft, West, Garrison, Woodley, Cheek, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Cheek, John; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Johnson, Jeffrey [Bass Vocal]; Love, Shirley; Lowery, Melvin; West, Jayne; White, Wendy [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Woodley, Arthur
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

Robert Craft first met Stravinsky on the same day that Auden delivered the completed libretto to the composer, and was directly involved in what he...continue...

Stravinsky: The Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-03-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Pe...
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Bickley, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Greenan, Andrew; Hall, Peter; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Longworth, Pippa; Montague, Diana; Preece, Simon; Richardson...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Stravinsky: Symphony in C, Symphony in 3 Movements, etc / Craft, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Concertino for 12 instruments; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks"); Symphony in C; Symphony in Three Movements
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

With neo-classical works such as those on this disc, Stravinsky showed that great music could still be composed with the simplest of means, recalling Beethoven's...continue...

Toon Time - Classical Music from Classic Cartoons

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Comedian Galop; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleepin...

The 'Toon Time' collection includes well-known melodies from everyone's favorite animated shows. From "Flight of the Bumble-Bee" to "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," 'Toon Time' brings the...continue...

A Portrait of Igor Stravinsky - His Works, His Life

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano; Histoire du ...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Cornwell, Joseph; Evitts, David; Ewing, Alan; Frautschi, Jennifer; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Hill, Peter; Humphries, Jon; Lane, Jennifer;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Kelly, Brett; Ward, Nicholas; Sanderling, Stefan; Shao, En; Studt, Richard; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Fry; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Schirmer Ensemble; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of 'The Firebird' to the austere ritual at the end of his 'Requiem Canticles' composed over half a century later,...continue...

Stravinsky: Piano Music / Victor Sangiorgio

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Piano-Rag-Music, for piano; Circus Polka; Sonata for piano; Serenade for piano in A major; Tango; Etudes (4) for piano, Op. 7; Scherzo, for piano; Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor
Performers: Sangiorgio, Victor

Composing at the piano was a life-long preoccupation for Stravinsky, whose music for the instrument spans a forty-year period and reflects his distinct stylistic changes....continue...

Stravinsky: Later Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Scènes de ballet, for orchestra; Variations; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Wait, Mark
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Commissioned by George Balanchine, 'Jeu de cartes' is a prime example of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas emerging helter-skelter from Stravinsky’s imagination. Unlike his other...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...

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, etc / Frautschi, Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; Le roi des étoiles; Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version); Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"A record of the year. No question about it. This is a stupendous collection conducted by the legendary and controversial Robert Craft with the great...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

Discover - Opera

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

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, etc / Robert Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster; Blessed Virgin; Credo, for chorus; Mass; Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra; Babel; Symphony of Psalms
Performers: Bogdan, Thomas; Feld, Melanie; Feller, Bart; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Parloff, Michael; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Gregg Smith Singers; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia London; Simon Joly Chorus

This disc of sacred choral music features the masterly 'Symphony of Psalms,' which Stravinsky dedicated "to the glory of God." The composer himself wrote, "It...continue...

Wind Band Classics - Monumental Works for Winds

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Igor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version); Vincent Persichetti: Symphony no 6 ("For Band"), Op. 69; Jaromir Weinberger: Schw...

"The President's Own United States Marine Band, established in 1798, is a tremendously virtuosic and accomplished ensemble, as this collection shows. The players handle the...continue...

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le baiser de la fée / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinskys one-act ballet with song, Pulcinella, is no mere re-working of music by Pergolesi and other 18th-century Italian composers. Instead he uses the originals as...continue...

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...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, The Nightingale / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts
Performers: Greenan, Andrew; Hall, Peter; Longworth, Pippa; Preece, Simon; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Tear, Robert; Trifonova, Olga; Whelan, Paul
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Written for huge orchestra, this elemental ballet, with its vaulting, violent energy and asymmetrical rhythms almost from beginning to end has become one of the...continue...

Stravinsky: Three Greek Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Agon, ballet for 12 dancers & orchestra; Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes for orchestra
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's

"Suave and beautifully recorded performances." - Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka / Craft

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This 1996 recording is the first ever of the complete original version of Stravinsky's most popular work, 'The Firebird'. Among the many differences between the...continue...

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex, Les Noces / Wells, Craft

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; Wells, Alison; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

"Robert Craft leads a thrilling performance of Oedipus Rex--incisive, swift, and as mercilessly inevitable as fate itself. From the opening bars, where those spine-chilling runs...continue...

American Classics - Genesis Suite (1945) / Gerard Schwartz

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Prelude to Genesis, for mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 44; Nathaniel Shilkret: Creation, for narrator, chorus & orchestra (for collaborative cantata "Genesis Suite"); Alexandre Ta...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Ernst Senff Choir

The 'Genesis Suite' depicts the earliest Bible stories, including the Creation, Adam and Eve, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel, narrated by distinguished actors...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for piano (reduction)
Performers: Biret, Idil

"In spite of the disadvantages, I found much to enjoy in Biret's performance. In the sections such as 'Appearance of the Firebird', Biret handles the...continue...

Classics Explained - An Introduction to Stravinsky: Rite

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra

This series explores, in words and music, the major classical works of the concert hall. In an accessible and lively manner, Jeremy Siepmann looks at...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...

A Date with the Devil - Berlioz, Liszt, et al / Samuel Ramey

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté P...
Performers: Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Rudel, Julius

The distinguished American bass Samuel Ramey, whom 'Time Magazine' referred to as 'a basso of extraordinary dramatic and lyric gifts' presents the Devil in various...continue...

Laureate Series, Cello - Tatjana Vassilieva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Henri Dutilleux: Strophes (3) sur le nom de Sacher; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Ce...

"Vassilieva was winner of the 2001 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. She is an agile and sensitive player with a lean, athletic style. This program...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...

A-Z of Classical Music

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

Works: Gregorian Chant: De profundis clamavi, offertory in mode 2 (Liber Usualis no 1076; GR 388); Hildegard von Bingen: O virga mediatrix; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; William Byrd: Pavan and ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kejmar, Miroslav; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Edlinger, Richard; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Skvor, Petr; Dvorak, Jaroslav; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Grodd, Uwe; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Wildner, Johannes; Mor...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmoni...

Szymanowski: String Quartets; Stravinsky / Goldner Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 37, M41; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 56, M64; Igor Stravinsky: Concertino, for string quartet; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Double Cano...

Szyamnowski's two string quartets cover a remarkable range of style and emotion...The Goldner Quartet's performances are a model of conviction and insight; indeed, it would...continue...

Stravinsky: Piano Music / Peter Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Sonata for piano; Les Cinq doigts (The Five Fingers), very easy pieces (8) on 5 notes for piano; Piano-Rag-Music, for piano; Tango; Chorale for Piano; Serenade for piano in A major; ...
Performers: Hill, Peter

Stravinsky's output for solo piano consists of just seventeen original works which provide a comprehensive overview of the composer's stylistic changes. From his popular early...continue...

Berceuse - Music of Peace and Calm

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra,...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia
Conductors: ; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

The closest equivalent to the French title "Berceuse" is lullaby. This carefully chosen program features a beautiful selection of soothing and gentle melodies by composers...continue...

Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale, Dumbarton Oaks / Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-03-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
Performers: Carstairs, David; Cox, Nicholas; Manson, James; Patrick, Paul; Scoates, Richard; Ward, Nicholas [Conductor]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

(Of The Soldier's Tale) "First kudos go to the three actors, as superb and natural as the best that we've encountered in recent Jane Austen...continue...

Laureate Series, Guitar - Elena Papandreou

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-03-18

Works: Nikos Mamangakis: Folk Dance Suite, for guitar; Hroes, for guitar; Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat; Roland Dyens: Saudades (3) for guitar; Tango en Skai, for guitar; Nikita Koshkin: Usher Waltz...
Performers: Papandreou, Elena