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The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages / Miranda Laurence and Susanna Fairbairn, sopranos; Robert Vanryne, trumpet

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

Works: Cecilia McDowall: The Lord is Good, for chorus; Pablo Casals: O vos omnes; Dominique Phinot: Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae, motet for 8 voices; Benjamin Britten: Sacred and profane, Op. 91; John ...
Performers: Fairbairn, Susanna; Laurence, Miranda; Vanryne, Robert
Conductors: Watson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Sospiri

The Lamentations of Jeremiah may be unremittingly sad, but they have had a deep resonance for composers throughout the ages. This is a collection that...continue...
Recording information: Eglise St. Laurent, Roujan, Languedoc Roussillon (08/09/2011-08/12/2011)....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...

All Shall Be Well - works by Panufnik, Holst, Rachmaninov, Tavener, Gorecki, Villette, Nystedt / Richard May, cello

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

Works: Roxanna Panufnik: All Shall Be Well, for chorus; Gustav Holst: Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); Sergey Rach...
Performers: Condy, Oliver; May, Richard; Quiney, Rebecca [Soprano (Vocal)]
Conductors: Ogden, David
Ensemble: ; Exultate Singers

This wide-ranging program offers connections and contrasts in music of devotion and consolation. The settings by life-long friends Holst and Vaughan Williams, whilst very different,...continue...
Recording information: St Georges Church, Bristol, England (06/11/2011-06/12/2011)....continue...

A Choral Wedding

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

Works: Healey Willan: Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, motet for chorus, HWC 314; Gerald Finzi: My lovely one, anthem; Anthems (3), Op. 27; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Maurice Duru...

A special musical compendium for brides and grooms planning a church wedding ceremony, complete with church choir. CD 1 is a selection of favorite anthems,...continue...

English Music for Viola / Matthew Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola & piano; William Walton: Pieces (2) for violin & piano; Frank Bridge: Pieces (4), for viola & piano; Arnold Bax: Legend, for viola & piano; Arthur Bliss: Intermezzo, ...
Performers: Hampton, Michael; Jones, Matthew

Naxos presents Michael Hampton, as he performs English music for the viola. The works featured on this recording include Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata, which ranks...continue...

Classical Meditation

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

Works: Arvo Pärt: De profundis; Berliner Messe; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Lord's Prayer, for chorus (1999); Song for Athene; Samuel Barber: Heaven-Haven, for chorus (arr...
Performers: Barton, William; Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Green, David [Violin]; Petrenko, Jurgen
Conductors: Edison, Noel; Robinson, Christopher; Lawrence, Douglas; Summerly, Jeremy; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Lintu, Hannu; Judd, James; Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Maggini Quartet

Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas; Dona Nobis Pacem

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Sancta Civitas (The Holy City), oratorio
Performers: Pier, Christina; Staples, Andrew; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hill, David

Although Vaughan Williams described himself as "a cheerful agnostic", he was not only steeped in the traditions of the Anglican Church, but sensitive to the...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (09/26/2009-09/27/2009)....continue...

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sacred Choral Music

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Voice out of the Whirlwind, motet for chorus & organ or orchestra; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); Mass in G minor; Choral Hymns (3) for ...
Performers: Berkieta, Stefan; Colley, Harriet [Soprano Vocal]; Fisher, Alessandro [Tenor Vocal]; Gupta, Ashok [Organ]; McVinnie, James; Millar, Maud [Vocals]; Morrell, Nicholas [Tenor Vocal]; Papadakis, Raphaela...

"what impresses about this performance is the exceptional sense of shape, both in overview and in tiny details...This comes with a strong recommendation." -BBC Music...continue...

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Concerto for Piano in C major; English Folk Song Suite; The Running Set, fantasia on jig-rhythms for orchestra
Performers: Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Judd, James

The popular overture from Vaughan Williams's incidental music for Aristophanes's 'The Wasps' introduces a suite whose mischievously witty, noble and farcical movements underline the play's...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England (01/27/2009-01/28/2009)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...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...

Skempton: Pigs could fly, Alice is one; Britten, Tavener, Bliss, Rutter, etc / Corp, Wells, et al

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

Works: Howard Skempton: Pigs could fly, for chorus; Alice is one, for chorus; Benjamin Britten: Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ; May, song for unison chorus & piano; Ronald Corp: Gi...
Performers: Wells, Alexander

"Here's an essential recording for fans of music for treble choir--and for listeners who may never have experienced the highest standard of children's choir singing...continue...

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...

Eternal Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, etc

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Mass in G minor; Phantasy Quintet for Strings; The wasps; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tall...

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...

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodie (This Day), Christmas cantata for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Vaughan Williams’s Christmas Cantata 'Hodie' (This Day) is a brilliant mosaic of musical styles set to poetry from the most diverse sources. Texts by Milton,...continue...

Discover - Choral Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...continue...

British Light Miniatures - Vintage TV & Radio Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs; Billy Mayerl: Marigold; Gilbert Vinter: Waltzing with Sullivan; Eric Coates: Sound and Vision; Fritz Spiegl: Radio 4 UK Theme; Clive Richardson: Holiday Spirit; Arn...
Performers: Vinter, Andrew
Conductors: Murphy, Paul; Sutherland, Gavin
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This compilation includes many tunes familiar from their use in British radio and television programmes. Few of them have been re-recorded since the days of...continue...

British Tuba Concertos / Gourlay, Sutherland, et al

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

Works: Edward Gregson: Concerto for tuba; Roger Steptoe: Tuba Concerto, for tuba & orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Tuba in F minor; John Golland: Tuba Concerto, Op. 46
Performers: Gourlay, James
Conductors: Sutherland, Gavin
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Although the tuba enjoyed some success in Berliozs Symphonie fantastique and the operas of Wagner, it did not emerge as a solo instrument until the...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Willow-Wood, etc / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra; Willow-wood, cantata for baritone or mezzo-soprano, female chorus & orchestra or for voice & piano; The Voice out of the Whi...
Performers: Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Here's an enormously useful and enjoyable disc containing some well-known favorites (Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, Toward the Unknown Region), alongside three rarities... The...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...

The English Song Series 14 - Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); The House of Life, song cycle for voice & piano; Linden Lea; Poems by Fredegond Shove (4), for voice & piano
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

As in his Symphonies and large-scale choral works, the musical essence of Vaughan Williams can be heard in his songs, which demonstrate a peerless sensitivity...continue...

Abide With Me and Other Favorite Hymns

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: William Kethe: All people that on earth do dwell; Charles Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind; Jerusalem; O praise ye the lord; David Charles Walker: King of glory, king of peace; Tradition...
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: Marlowe Brass Ensemble; St. George's Chapel Choir, Windsor Castle

Todays Anglican Church enjoys an enviable choral tradition, with hymns at its heart, and the Choir of St. Georges Chapel are experts in performing these...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

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

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

English Choral Music / Robinson, Choir of St. John's College

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

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat in G; Justorum Animae, Op. 38/1; Edward Elgar: Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Give unto the Lord, Op. 74; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Call ("Come, my way"), song ...
Performers: Bungard, Jonathan; Clayton, Allan; Durant, Benjamin; Farrington, Iain; Geidt, James; Giles, Benedict; Goldring, William; Harrison, Ben; Lepage-Dean, Oliver; Lyon, Edward; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Tr...

The rich sounds of the highly acclaimed Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge can be sampled in this expansive collection, which explores the impressive legacy...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Music / Judd, New Zealand SO

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; In the Fen Country; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Concerto grosso for strings in 3 groups
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Although he was highly influenced by folk-song, as represented here most clearly in the 'Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1' and in the 'Fantasia on Greensleeves', these...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4, etc / Daniel, et al

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; Flos campi
Performers: Green, Stuart; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The 'Fourth Symphony' is one of Vaughan Williams' most dissonant symphonies, and yet one of his most frequently performed works. Vaughan Williams is normally thought...continue...

Adagio Chillout

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Hugo Alfvén: Elegy from Gustav II Adolf; ...
Performers: Alfven, Hugo; Alsop, Marin; Asturias Symphony Orchestra; Beckley, Lisa; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; Cantorum, Oxford S...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Ligeti, András; Kamu, , Okko; Summerly, Jeremy; Judd, James; Mena, Juan José; Sakari, Petri; Panula, Jorma; Robinson, Christopher; Rahbari, Alexander; Kuchar, Theodore; Valdes...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Clare College Choir; Concentus Hungaricus; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oxford Cam...

Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Cinema Classics 2004 - Master and Commander, etc

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Bolshoi Opera Chorus; Consort, Royal Academy; Halasz, Michael [Conductor]; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Judd, James [Conductor]; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kopelman, Jozef; Kuchar...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Sebotka, Wolfgang; Summerly, Jeremy; Rahbari, Alexander; Kopelman, Jozef; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Judd, James; McGlinn, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Royal Academy Consort

Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, popular film has served as an introduction to classical music for myriad newcomers to the genre. The collection...continue...
Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony"

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

British Music - Green & Pleasant Land

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: E.J. Moeran: Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Gerald Finzi: Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Arthur Somervell: The Shropshire Lad, song cycle; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles ...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Farrington, Iain; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Whitton, Christopher
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Robinson, Christopher; ; Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; Duke Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; Maggini Quartet; Northern Sinfonia; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Ro...

A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony no 1) / Daniel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

"Rarely is a performance so compellingly fresh that it has the potential to generate a new level of appreciation for the work itself. All of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, etc / Judd, etc

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; In the Fen Country; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Concerto grosso for strings in 3 groups
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"This is a wonderful release. The New Zealand orchestra plays beautifully, sounding everywhere like a first-rate group, while Naxos offers gorgeous, rich, well-balanced sound. Judd...continue...

Passiontide - Music for Solace and Reflection / Gray, Stokes

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Ralph Vaughan Williams: O taste and see; Peter Hurford: Litany of the Holy Spirit, hym...
Performers: Buckley, Claire; Gray, Emily; Makinson, Jeffrey; Stokes, Christopher

"Gray's remarkable voice has an innocent, almost-untrained quality that lends angelic appeal to whatever she sings - an effect you expect from a gifted boy...continue...

The English Song Series 3 - Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: It Was a Lover and His Lass, partsong for female chorus; The Lawyer, folk song for voice & violin (English Folksongs for voice & violin no 2); The Splendour Falls, song for vo...
Performers: Fuller, Louisa; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Metcalfe, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"Safely stowed, another derelict from the Collins English song series comes aboard the well-stocked Naxos vessel, bound, we'll hope, for along and prosperous voyage. 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...

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: Mass in g, Choral Music / Edison, et al

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, motet for soloists, semi-chorus & orchestra (or organ) (Psalm 90); Prayer to the Father of Heaven, motet for chorus; O Vos Omnes ("Is it Nothi...

"Noel Edison strikes a fine balance between moving things along and luxuriating in the many lovely instances of Vaughan Williams's lush harmony. The Mass, for...continue...

Vaughan Williams: String Quartets, etc / Maggini Quartet

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet for Strings; Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor ("For Jean on Her Birthday")
Performers: Jackson, Garfield

Vaughan Williams was able to establish his own distinctive musical voice relatively early in his career. While his "Phantasy Quintet" and G Minor Quartet, conceived...continue...

English String Miniatures Vol 2 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Sally in Our Alley, for string quartet, H. 119/1; Cherry Ripe, for string quartet, H 119/2; Sir Roger de Coverley, H 155; Edward Elgar: Sospiri; Haydn Wood: Fantasy Concerto, for orches...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

This second volume of English String Miniatures offers a form of music in which English composers have shown considerable facility, often serving a widespread amateur...continue...

A Classic Thanksgiving - We Gather Together

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in...
Performers: Greed, David; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Lloyd-Jones, David; Wordsworth, Barry; Kopelman, Jozef; Carpenter, Garry
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Northern Chamber Orchestra

A Classic Thanksgiving - Songs of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Welsh Traditional: Immortal, invisible, God only wise (Tune; Giovanni Gabrieli: Work(s); Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), O...
Performers: Aratore, Johann; Camerata, Oxford; Colin Pryce-Jones; Crees, Eric; Gareth Green; Istropolitana, Capella; Krcek, Jaroslav; Leaper, Adrian; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Stu...
Conductors: Pryce-Jones, John; Crees, Eric; Summerly, Jeremy; Tinge, John; Seifried, Reinhard
Ensemble: ; Oxford Camerata

Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise features a diverse variety of music intended to make your Thanksgiving a little more special and festive. There are some well-known hymns here like "Praise My Soul...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...

Songs Of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-16

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing); English Hymnal; John Goss: Hymn; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Anonymous...
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius
Conductors: Pryce-Jones, John

Vaughan Williams: Job, The Lark Ascending / Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Job; The lark ascending
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

The Lark Ascending - Violin Showpieces

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-03-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending;...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Greed, David; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selmeczy, Janos
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth; Lloyd-Jones, David; Wit, Antoni; Selmeczi, György; Wildner, Johannes

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...

English String Music / Studt, Bournemouth Sinfonietta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-03

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles (2), for strings (arr. by Fen...
Conductors: Studt, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta