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Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies / Rodgers, Maltman, Russell, Silverthorne, Bournemouth SO, et al

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no ...
Performers: Dowie, Christopher; Green, Stuart; Maltman, Christopher; O'Brien, Brendan; Rodgers, Joan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul; Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

Best of London - Sullivan, Elgar, Handel, Holst, Walton, etc

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Eric Coates: London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; London Calling, march; London Again, suite for orchestra; Haydn Wood: London Cameos; London Landmark...
Performers: Knowles, Martin; Larkin, Mathew; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Linell, Dorothy
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Leaper, Adrian; Kingston, Geoffrey A.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Tomlinson, Ernest; Daniel, Paul; Griffiths, Howard; Summerly, Jeremy; Bakels, Kees; Edison, Noel

A rousing collection of music evoking Britain’s capital city in all its pomp and glory. CD 1 takes the listener on a nostalgic journey though...continue...

The Best of Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Linden Lea; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; House of life; Variants (5) of 'D...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Greed, David; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Judd, James; Bakels, Kees; Lloyd-Jones, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest...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...

Classical Chill

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

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 5 & 9 / Bakels, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-12-03

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Symphony no 9 in E minor
Conductors: Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"I would rate this (Symphony) 5 with the best."... "The Naxos (Vaughan-Williams) series continues to shine, and this disc deserves a high recommendation". -Haldeman, ARG...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Bakels, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-06-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti; Symphony no 8 in D minor; Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prometheus Unbound; Anonym...
Performers: Dowie, Christopher; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

"Mr. Bakels is clearly one of the most talented conductors on the scene today and a potential treasure for the Naxos label. Critics' Choice 1998"...continue...

Vaughan-Williams: Symphonies 3 & 6 / Kees Bakels

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no 6 in E minor
Performers: O'Brien, Brendan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Kees Bakels' serenely expressive account of the 'Pastoral' has moments of drama to heighten its quiet intensity of atmosphere. There is much lovely orchestral playing,...continue...

Vaughan-Williams: Symphony No 2, The Wasps Overture / Bakels

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-11-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 2 "London"; The wasps
Conductors: Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"The Naxos version of Vaughan Williams's 'London Symphony', coupled with the 'Wasps Overture', is powerful and dedicated. Kees Bakels draws ravishing sounds from the Bournemouth...continue...