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Great Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

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

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Raphael Wallfisch plays Weber; Spohr and Reicha

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Violin no 8 in A minor ("In modo di scena cantante"), Op. 47; Franz Danzi: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for cello and orchestra; Josef Reicha: Concerto...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas

Gramophone Magazine
The virtues of this disc really centre around the music and Wallfisch's advocacy. Spohr's Violin Concerto in Friedrich Grützmacher's adaptation is a worthy addition...continue...
Recording information: St. Philip's, Salford, UK (10/22/2009-10/23/2009)....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...

Classical Meditation

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Taka...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

The Very Best of Bach

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 14...
Performers: Gedge, Nicholas; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Nishizaki, Takako; Rübsam, Wolfgang
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; Oxford Schola Cantorum

The Very Best of Handel

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Der Messias; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Rinaldo; Suite for ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Cuckston, Alan; Kejmar, Miroslav; Mields, Dorothee; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Helbich, Wolfgang; Mallon, Kevin; Summerly, Jeremy; Kopelman, Jozef
Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 3 / Wallfisch, Ward

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

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 483 (Op. 34); Concerto for Cello no 11 in C major, G 573; Concerto for Cello in E flat major (edite...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

"Raphael Wallfisch, whose parents were both distinguished musicians, shows himself more than worthy to carry on the family tradition. He handles the challenging solo parts...continue...

Italian Oboe Concertos - Platti, Salieri, Rosetti, Besozzi

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

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto for oboe & orchestra in G minor; Antonio Salieri: Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major; Carlo Besozzi: Concerto no 1 in C major for oboe & orchestra; An...
Performers: Camden, Anthony
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

All the concertos on this disc represent the eighteenth-century instrumental concerto at its most entertaining. Each work is characterized by tunefulness, elegant solo parts for...continue...

Night Music 14 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Merc...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Nóra Mercz (harp); Takako Nishizaki (violin); Janos Balint (flute); Béla Kovács (clarinet); József Kiss , Anthony Camden (oboe); József Va...continue...

Night Music 18 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Guitar no 1 in D major...
Performers: Bálint, János; Banowetz, Joseph; Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Kiss, József [Oboe]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, No...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Ward, Nicholas; ; Nazareth, Daniel; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet

Sanctus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Thomas Tomkins: Pavane for 4 viols in F major; Thomas Tallis: Sanctus (from Mass for Four Voices); ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Filipova, Elena; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Horska, Jaroslava; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kundlak, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Loman, Judy;...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Niquet, Hervé; Brembeck, Christian; Antal, Mátyás; Ward, Nicholas; ; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Rose Consort of Viols; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

The Art of the Oboe - Famous Oboe Concerti / Anthony Camden

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 5 in C major, Op. 9/5 (T. 9/5); Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; Geor...
Performers: Camden, Anthony
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; London Virtuosi

The ideal introduction to oboe concertos of the 17th and 18th centuries, this CD gathers together such famous names as Albinoni, Handel, Cimarosa and Bellini....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...

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...

Italian Oboe Concertos / Camden, Girdwood, Ward

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-19

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Oboe in C major; Vincenzo Bellini: Concerto for Oboe in E flat major; Vincenzo Righini: Concerto for Oboe in C major ("Idomeneus Concerto"); Federigo Fiorillo: Sinfoni...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Girdwood, Julia
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Handel: Oboe Concertos no 1-3, etc / Ward, Camden, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; Concerto for Oboe no 1 in B flat major, HWV 301; Concerto for Oboe in B flat major (no 2a), HWV 301 (possibly spurious); Work(s); ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Girdwood, Julia
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"...Camden's playing is appealing throughout. He is well matched by Girdwood's contribution in the Suite and the Overture, and benefits from the stylish accompaniments provided...continue...

Discover the Classics

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Laudate Deum, introitus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Georg Phil...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Ferrarini, Alida; Jandó, Jenö; Körmendi, Klára; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lamberti, Giorgio; Nishizak...
Conductors: Turco, Alberto; Summerly, Jeremy; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Edlinger, Richard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohná...

The Love Collection

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-01

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mino...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Camden, Anthony; Cejka, Jozef; Chang, Hae-Won; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jablokov, Alexander; Jando, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kliegel, Maria; Kraft, N...
Conductors: Edlinger, Richard; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner, Johannes; Ward, Nicholas; Krcek, Jaroslav; Stankovsky, Robert; Kopelman,...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra

Adagio - J.S. Bach, Albinoni, Marcello, Mozart, Bruch, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-09-05

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Jando, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst
Conductors: Edlinger, Richard; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner, Johannes; Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Mozart Academy

The Best of Naxos Vol. 8 / Wagner, Allegri, Schuber, Palestrina, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Marin Marais...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]
Conductors: Steinberg, Pinchas; Summerly, Jeremy; Ward, Nicholas; ; Humburg, Will
Ensemble: ; Oxford Camerata; Scholars Baroque Ensemble