Ward, Nicholas

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...

The Ultimate Collection: Adagio, Vol. 2

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for two oboes, Op. 9/12; Concerto for Oboe Op. 7/12; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento no 15, K 287; Divertimento no 2, K 131; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra no 7...
Performers: Alty, Alison; Berkes, Kalman; Camden, Anthony; Chang, Hae-Won; Eichhorn, Friedemann; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Holder, Albrecht; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Jeno; Schilli, Stefan; Trostiansky, Alexander; Va...
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Nerat, Harald; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Drahos, Béla; Stankovsky, Robert; Halstead, Anthony; Warchal, Bohdan; Pasquet, Nicolas; Ward, Nicholas; Sundkvist, Petter; ; Ro...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; London Virtuosi

Almost 2 1/2 hours of relaxing, easy listening classical music drawn from masterpieces by the world's greatest composers....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

Discover - Music of the Baroque Era

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Rinaldo; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Suite no 7 (as used in the film "Got Rot Tunbridge Wells"); Der Messias; Concerto Grosso in ...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Asch, David van; Bessette, Tracy Smith; Boog, Maya; Christie, James David; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Drahos, Bela [Flute/Conductor]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Hoeren, Harald; Jand...
Conductors: Kopelman, Jozef; Antal, Mátyás; Summerly, Jeremy; Crees, Eric; ; Farnlof, Bertil; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Mallon, Kevin; Ward, Nicholas; Brembeck...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Verona; Aradia Ensemble; Capella Savaria; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Rose Consort of Viols; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Sonatori de la ...

In popularity, Baroque music stands alone, written to glorify the finest courts of the western world. This release features over 2 hours of music on...continue...

Life and Works - Joseph Haydn

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn, narration with musical excerpts; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Li...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Austin, Charles; Azesberger, Kurt; Barcellona, Daniela; Chaplin, François; Ciofi, Patrizia; Edwards, Simon [Tenor Vocal 1]; Groop, Monica; Holzer,...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Drahos, Béla; ; Ward, Nicholas; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Golub, David; Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Eder Quartet; Kodály Quartet ; London Fortepiano Trio; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This series presents the life and works of major composers. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical history, Haydn did more than...continue...

Life and Works - Mozart / Jeremy Siepmann, Nicholas Boulton

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, narration with musical examples; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Minuet for piano in G major, K. 1 (K. 1e); Allegro for piano in G major (frag...
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Chance, Michael; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; ...
Conductors: ; Nerat, Harald; Ward, Nicholas; Hegyi, Ildiko; Grimbert, Jacques; Morandi, Pier G.; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Edlinger, Richard; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists; Kodály Quartet; Oxford Camerata

Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious...continue...

Life and Works - Johann Sebastian Bach

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; ...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Benda, Christian; Benda, Sebastian; Blacher, Kolja; Chapelle, Corinne; Crookes, Anna; Duphil, Monique; Elbert, Hartmut; Gati, Istvan; Gedge, Nicholas; Hambitzer,...
Conductors: Brembeck, Christian; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kovács, László; Ward, Nicholas; Antal, Mátyás; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For the last 27 years of his life, [Bach] was a schoolteacher and choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection. Yet...continue...

Night Music 13 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet in D major, G 448; Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 12/1, RV 317; Franz Sc...
Performers: Balogh, Jószef [Clarinet]; Biret, Idil; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Hock, Bertalan; Kliegel, Maria; Merscher, Kristin; Nishizaki, Takako; Rübsam, Wolfgang; Tokos, Zoltán
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Ward, Nicholas; Stankovsky, Robert; Edlinger, Richard; Leaper, Adrian; Gunzenhauser, Stephen

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

History of Classical Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Chant for Good Friday; Anonymous: Ambrosian Chant for Epiphany; Je Ne Puis . . . Amors Me Tienent . . . Veritatem, for consort; Oy voy; Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); Pérotin: P...
Performers: Éder String Quartet; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Elsner, Kasia; Fawkes, Richard; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter H.; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Kodaly Quartet; La Scol...
Conductors: ; Antal, Mátyás; Warchal, Bohdan; Kraemer, Nicholas; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gmür, Hanspeter; Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Ensemble Unicorn; Gothic Voices; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus; In Dulci Jubilo Childre...

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

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