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Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 3 'War'; Symphony No. 4 'Victory' / Isaac Karabtchevsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 3, for orchestra & brass, "A Guerra", A. 152; Symphony no 4, for orchestra & brass, "A Vitória", A. 153
Conductors: Karabtchevsky, Isaac
Ensemble: ; Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Villa-Lobos' War and Victory Symphonies were commissioned by the Brazilian government following the end of the country's involvement in World War I. Using very large...continue...
Recording information: Sala Sao Paulo, Brazil (02/05/2012-03/05/2012)....continue...

Villa-Lobos: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 / Karabtchevsky, Sao Paulo SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 6, for orchestra, "Sobre a linha das montahnas do Brasil", A. 447; Symphony no 7, for orchestra, A. 458
Conductors: Karabtchevsky, Isaac
Ensemble: ; Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Heitor Villa-Lobos is generally acknowledged as Latin America's foremost nationalist composer and his best known works, such as the Bachianas Brasileiras (Naxos 8.557460-62), have tended...continue...
Recording information: Sala Sao Paulo, Brazil (02/21/2011-03/05/2011)....continue...

Johannes Moller - 2010 Winner Guitar Foundation Of America Competition

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Un Sueño en la Floresta, for guitar; Karel Arnoldus Craeyvanger: Introduction and Variations on a Theme from Der Freischütz, for guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobo...
Performers: Moller, Johannes [Guitar]

The musical selection on this disc is a fascinating compound of romanticism, modernism and the expressive sensibilities of contemporary composers, including Swedish guitarist Johannes Möller...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (11/04/2010-11/07/2010)....continue...

Eternal Guitar

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93; Trio Sonata in C major, RV 82; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after the Oboe Concerto by A. Marcello); Sonata no 1 in G minor, ...
Performers: Cobo, Ricardo; Escobar, Jose Antonio; Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Goluses, Nicholas; Jouvre, Jeremy; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lickova, Maria; Linhares, Dagoberto; McFadden, Jeffrey; Miche...
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Wildner, Johannes

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 8 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático; Ibericarabe, symphonic poem for piano (adapted from orchestral version), A. 078; Suite infantil no 1 (5), for piano, A. 053; Suite infantil no 2, suite for pian...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

This eighth and final volume of Villa-Lobos' complete solo piano music features Albums 10 and 11 from his 'Guia Pratico' (Albums 1-9 are available as...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 7 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Amazonas, W 118; Prelúdios (5), for guitar, A. 419; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Valsa-Scherzo for Piano, W 70; Bailado infernal; Feijoada sem perigo...; Histó...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

Villa-Lobos was one of the most prolific of all 20th-century composers. The works on this seventh volume of the complete piano works show the multilayered...continue...

Panda Classics - Piano Time, March Time, & Dance Time

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Béla Bartók: For Children, Sz 42; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Bei der Wiege, Op. 47/6; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 14 in B...

Laureate Series, Guitar - Rafael Aguirre Miñarro

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

Works: Fernando Sor: Variations for Guitar on Paisiello's "Nel cor più non mi sento", Op. 16; Jacques Ibert: Ariette, for guitar (from "Le médecin de son honneur"); Française, for solo guit...
Performers: Minarro, Rafael Aguirre

Rafael Aguirre Minarro, First Prize Winner in the 2007 International Francisco Tarrega Guitar Competition, has studied with Teresa Garcia de Candido, Manuel Jesus Perez Vela,...continue...

Wind Band Classics - Bizet-Serebrier: Carmen Symphony, etc

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

Works: José Serebrier: Carmen Symphony (after Bizet); Mexican Dance, for wind ensemble (after Revueltas); Night Cry, for brass ensemble; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ba...
Performers: Barrett, Leslye; Gillispie, Gail; Kadala, Lisa; McFarlane, Christopher
Conductors: Colburn, Michael J.

Having orchestrated Gershwin's piano works (at the request of Gershwin's family), numerous Grieg songs, and more recently a symphonic synthesis of Janacek's 'The Makropulos Case',...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music, Vol 6 / Sonia Rubinsky

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Sul América, for piano, A. 217; New York Skyline Melody, for piano, A. 407; As três Marias (3), suite for piano, A. 411; Saudades das selvas brasileiras, for piano, A. 2...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

Of all the volumes in this series, the current one presents arguably the most diverse sample of Villa-Lobos’s musical language and techniques. The pieces take...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...

Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music / mobius

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle), for flute & cello, A. 493; Quintet, for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp, A. 538; O canto do cysno negro (Song of the Black Swan), for violin &...
Performers: Honore, Philippe; McGhee, Lorna; Nicholls, Alison; Pillai, Ashan; Stirling, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mobius

"Here is some lovely and unusual material. Two pieces are new to me: the lovely and atmospheric Quintet for flute, string trio, and harp of...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 5 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

"Almost every one of the 48 selections included here (books Ten and Eleven are slated for a future release) is a delightful, unpretentious bauble. Sample...continue...

Soprano Songs and Arias / Ana María Martínez

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

Works: Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Franz Lehár: The Merry W...
Performers: Martinez, Ana Maria
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven

The dramatic range and unusually broad repertoire of Ana Mara Martnez sets her apart as one of todays most sophisticated and versatile lyric sopranos, a...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete)

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Bachiana bras...
Performers: Estill, Cynthia; Feghali, Jose; Gratton, Erik; LaMarchina, Anthony; Lamosa, Rosana
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

This is a brilliant recording of Villa-Lobos most famous composition, performed by the Nashville Symphony under the brilliant leadership of Kenneth Schermerhorn. It is no...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 4 / Sonia Rubinsky

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Poema singélo, for piano, A. 434; Carnaval das crianças brasilieras (8), suite for piano, A. 157; Francette e Piá (10), suite for piano,...
Performers: Rankovich, Tatjana; Rubinsky, Sonia

"This recording includes three very often played bassoon concertos. Everything is played with great sensitivity to style, effect, and beauty. [Sergio Azzolini] has found a...continue...

Guitar Collection - Manha de Carnaval / Devine

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

Works: Marco Pereira: Pixaim, for guitar; Plainte-Lamento, for guitar; Num pagode em Planaltina (Gathering in Planaltina), for guitar; O Chôro de Juliana (Juliana's Chôro), for guitar; Joao Teix...
Performers: Devine, Graham Anthony

Award winning guitarist Graham Anthony Devine was born in England and, in his teens, moved to Brazil where he has become an established performer and...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 3 / Sonia Rubinsky

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite Floral (3), suite for piano, A. 117 (Op. 97); Ciclo brasileiro; Guia prático, Album 3, W 279; Danças características africanas, for piano, A. 85; Tristorosa, ...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

The hugely prolific Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos remained throughout his career fiercely independent of any one compositional style of influence, and the works in this...continue...

Music for Saxophone and Orchestra /Kerkezos, Brabbins, et al

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone &...
Performers: Kerkezos, Theodore; Wardman, Vicci
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This collection presents popular twentieth-century works for saxophone and orchestra. The refinement of Glazunov's Concerto is counterbalanced by the nocturnal magic of Debussy's "Rhapsodie", heard...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 2 / Sonia Rubinsky

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Ondulando (Undulating), etude for piano, A. 082; Valsa-Scherzo for Piano, W 70; A Prole do bebê (9), suite for piano, Book 2 ("Os bichinhos"), A. 1...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

The scope and diversity of Villa-Lobos's musical output are remarkable. This stylistic variety is well represented in his works for the piano. It was through...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Chôros no 8 & 9 / Schermerhorn, Hong Kong PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôros no 8, for 2 pianos & orchestra, A. 208; Chôros no 9, for orchestra, A. 232
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

The "Choro" is a popular urban type of music used by street serenaders in Rio de Janeiro. Villa-Lobos took this simple style and in his...continue...

NARM Classical Sampler 2001 - A Classical Odyssey

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10), for...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano; Chang, Han-Na; Cole, Naida; Dessay, Natalie; Downes, Lara [Piano]; Graham, Susan; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lang Lang; Mayer, Albrecht; Scholl, ...
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Accademia per Musica; English Chamber Orchestra; Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Cavatina

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-06-21

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Rosita, polka for guitar; Enriqué Granado...
Performers: Berkel, Wilma van; Cobo, Ricardo; Goni, Antigoni; Holmquist, John; Holzman, Adam [Guitar]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kubica, Robert; McFadden, Jeffrey; Vieaux, Jason
Conductors:
Ensemble: Margarita Escarpa

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 1 / Sonia Rubinsky

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: A prole do bebê, Book 1, W 140; Cirandas (16), for piano, A. 220; Homenagem a Chopin (2), for piano, A. 474
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

Throughout the works of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos is a passionate love of the native music of his homeland filtered through the spirit of a...continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

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]

Latin American Classics Vol 1 / Enrique Bátiz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-08-08

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemayá; Juventino Rosas: Sobre las olas; José P. Moncayo García: Huapango; Manuel Ponce: Estrellita; Felipe Villanueva: Vals poético; Heitor Villa-...
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: Festival Orchestra of Mexico

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc / Kraft, Ward

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-10-25

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto no 1 in D major, Op. 99
Performers: Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]

"***" (3 Stars) -Penguin Guide...continue...

Brazilian Portrait / Gerald Garcia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1989-05-15

Works: Luiz Bonfá: Manha de carnaval (Morning of the Carnival), song (a.k.a. "La chanson d'Orphée"); Passeio No Rio (Walking In Rio); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave, song; Samba Do Avlao (Airplane...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald