Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; VoyevodaPerformers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti Conductors: Breiner, Peter Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue... Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue... ![]() Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2 - Silken Ladder; Il Signor Bruschino; William Tell / Prague Sinfonia Orch., Benda1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Eduardo e Cristina; L' Inganno felice; La Scala di seta; Demetrio e Polibio; Il Signor Bruschino; Sinfonia (Overture) in D major (di Bologna), QR vii/1; SigismondoConductors: Benda, Christian Ensemble: ; Prague Sinfonia Orchestra Rossini's ceaseless wit and invention are best exemplified in his series of operas. His colorful orchestration and command of both comic and tragic elements can...continue... ![]() Giorgio Federico Ghedini: Violin Sonatas; Bizzarria; Due Poemi / Emy Bernecoli, violin; Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 ![]() Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 22, 23 and 24; English Suite No. 1 / New Russia State SO, Walker1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Walker, AlexanderEnsemble: New Russia State Symphony Orchestra During the remarkable and prolific period between his 72nd and 92nd birthdays, Havergal Brian wrote no fewer than 27 symphonies. Some seem to fall into...continue... ![]() Romeo & Juliet and Other Works Inspired by Shakespeare - works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev et al.5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Wit, Antoni;Ensemble: National Symphony of Ukraine; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Many composers have tried to capture in music alone the wonderment of Shakespeare, and four approaches are represented in this Naxos collection including Mendelssohn's "A...continue... ![]() Laureate Series - music of de Falla, Amirov, Llobet, Rudnev, Albeniz, Turina, Brouwer et al. / Rovshan Mamedkuliev, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Rovshan Mamedkuliev was first prize-winner at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition in 2012, and now stands as one of the world's most exciting...continue... ![]() Mozart: The Complete Symphonies / Nicholas Ward; Barry Wordsworth11 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, BarryEnsemble: Capella Istropolitana; Norther Chamber Orchestra ![]() The Early Music of Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Ferrero, JoséEnsemble: Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla Troubadours, poet-singers, and mystics composed the most vibrant songs and sacred music of the Middle Ages. Their endechas (laments), sung in ladino (Judaeo-Spanish), are some...continue... ![]() Stefano Pavesi (1779-1850): Ser Marcantonio, opera / Marco Filippo Romano; Loriana Castellano; Matteo D'Apolito; Timur Bekbosunov2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Spadano, MassimoEnsemble: Camerata Bach Choir, Poznan; Sudwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim Stefano Pavesi's work was swept away by the Rossini operatic avalanche and he is now almost forgotten, but while his vibrantly entertaining (though not without...continue... ![]() Grieg: Three Concertos for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (after the violin sonatas) / Henning Kraggerud, violin; Tromso Chamber Orchestra1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors:Ensemble: Tromso Chamber Orchestra Grieg is one of the world's best known composers, but the three Violin Sonatas are a relatively unfamiliar part of his output, despite being among...continue... ![]() Dvorak: The Complete Published Orchestral Works / various artists [17 CDs]17 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 ![]() Ian Venables (b.1955): Complete Works for Solo Piano / Graham J. Lloyd, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 As a composer of art-song, Ian Venables is considered to be one of the most important writing today. The Songs of Ian Venables (8.572514), Volume...continue... ![]() Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 12 / The royal Swedish Navy Band. Brion1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Brion, KeithEnsemble: Royal Swedish Navy Band John Philip Sousa's swift rise to fame and greatness came at a time when band concerts were the most important aspect of musical life in...continue... ![]() Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Miller, David AlanEnsemble: Orquestra Gulbenkian Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue... ![]() Into the Night: Contemporary Choral Music by Whitacre, Paulus; Childs; Part Tavener; Lauridsen; Ticheli / Vox Humana1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Childs, DavidEnsemble: Vox Humana The richness of contemporary choral music is explored on this recording of works by some of today's leading composers from across three continents. Eric Whitacre's...continue... ![]() Gesualdo: Madrigals Books 5 and 6 / Delitiae Musicae3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Longhini, MarcoEnsemble: Delitiae Musicae Published together in 1611, Gesualdo's Fifth and Sixth Books of Madrigals can be seen as musical 'twins', concluding a collection of madrigals by a composer...continue... ![]() Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' / Royal Liverpool PO, Petrenko1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Three weeks after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Shostakovich volunteered with the Home Guard in Leningrad. As the siege of...continue... Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, England (06/01/2012-06/03/2012)....continue... ![]() Bob Chilcott: Everyone Sang; A Little Jazz Mass; I Share Creation; Aesop's Fables / Gemma Beeson, piano;1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Finch, Christopher;Ensemble: Wellensian Consort; Will Todd Trio Described by The Observer as "a contemporary hero of British Choral Music", Bob Chilcott is one of today's most widely performed composers of choral music....continue... ![]() Antonio Soler (1729-1783): Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 28-41 / Denis Zhdanov, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 ![]() Flagello: Symphony No. 2 'Symphony Of The Winds'; Rosner: Symphony No. 8 'Trinity' / Houston University Wind Ens.1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Bertman, David;Ensemble: University of Houston Saxophone Quartet; University of Houston Wind Ensemble ![]() Fernando Lopes-Graca (1906-1994): Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Eldar Nebolsin, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Fernando Lopes-Graça: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar Conductors: Bamert, Matthias Ensemble: ; Orquestra Sinfonica do Porta - Casa da Musica The music of Fernando Lopes-Graça, one of the most significant Portuguese composers of the twentieth-century, went through several phases of development. Though rooted in folk...continue... Recording information: Sala Suggia, Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal....continue... ![]() 21st Century Spanish Guitar, Vol. 1 - works by Morales-Caso; Brotons; Del Puerto; Cruz de Castro; Llorca; Balda / Adam Levin, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 This first of four volumes represents award-winning guitarist Adam Levin's major collaboration with the new century's 'Spanish Masters'. Bridges to the past include medieval sources...continue... ![]() Yannis Papaioannou (1910-1989): In the Depth of the Looking Glass; Associations; Eortic; Rhythms and Colours / Kostas Chardas, piano; Myrto Papatanasiu, soprano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Symeonidis, VladimirosEnsemble: DissonArt Ensemble Yannis Papaioannou lived mainly in Athens, but also experienced a crucial period of study in Europe with musicians such as Arthur Honegger, and encountering the...continue... ![]() Ira Hearshen: Strike Up the Band; Divertimento for Band; Symphony on Themes of Sousa et al. / U.S. Air Force Band1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Ira Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa; Divertimento, (in 5 movements) for symphonic band; Irving Berlin: There's No Business Like Show Business, s...Conductors: Graham, Lowell Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band; USAF Heritage of America Band Ira Hearshen is one of America's most popular and successful orchestrators and arrangers. He has written for many Hollywood films, such as Toy Story and...continue... ![]() Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1; Berceuse; Triptyque; Elégie; Romance / Fanny Clamagirand, violin; Vanya Cohen, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; Berceuse for violin & piano in B flat major, Op. 38; Elegy no 2 for violin & piano, Op. 160; Elegy no 1 for violin & pia...Performers: Clamagirand, Fanny; Cohen, Vanya I like nothing better than chamber music,' Saint-Saëns once wrote to a violinist friend and, indeed, he did much to promote the genre in Paris...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue... ![]() American Pop: The Works of Michael Daugherty composed from 1988 to 2005 / various artists [3 CDs]3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 The exciting performances contained in this box set, wonderfully performed by renowned conductors, orchestras and soloists, represent concertos and works for orchestra I have composed...continue... ![]() The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures12 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ... Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue... ![]() Masters of the Modern Age, Vol. 1: Music from the Time of Degas, Cezanne, and Van Gogh / Various artists3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 ![]() Nino Rota (1911-1979): Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonata et al. / Goran Gojevic, clarinet; Mary Kenedi, piano; Lynn Kuo, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Nino Rota: Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Improvviso for violin & piano (from the films "Lovers without Love" / "Prelude to Madness"); Toccata for bassoon & piano; Sonata for clarinet & piano in D...Performers: Gojevic, Goran; Kenedi, Mary; Kuo, Lynn; Sweeney, Michael; Zelenka, Winona Although he is best known for his film scores and The Godfatherin particular, Nino Rota's concert music combines traditional tonality and forms with characteristically heartfelt...continue... Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/10/2010-11/14/2010)....continue... ![]() Michael Daugherty (b.1954): Mount Rushmore; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee / Paul Jacobs, organ1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Michael Daugherty: Mount Rushmore, for chorus & orchestra; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee, for organ, brass & percussionPerformers: Jacobs, Paul [Organ] Conductors: St. Clair, Carl Ensemble: ; Pacific Symphony GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three icons of "The Greatest Generation", a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States of America...continue... Recording information: Orange County Performing Arts Center, Renée and Henry S....continue... ![]() Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan Conductors: Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue... ![]() Kenneth Fuchs: String Quartet No. 5 "American"; Falling Canons; Falling Trio / Christopher O'Riley, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Kenneth Fuchs: Falling Canons (7), for piano; Quartet for Strings no 5 ("American"); Falling Trio, for violin, cello & piano in one movementPerformers: O'Riley, Christopher Conductors: Ensemble: Delray String Quartet; Trio21 Kenneth Fuchs is one of America's leading composers and his music is performed worldwide. After writing Falling Man, a work for baritone voice and orchestra...continue... ![]() Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances / Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto no 2, for cello & orchestra, J. 218; Sonata for cello & piano ("Sequentia Serpentigena"), Op. 285; Dances from "The Two Fiddlers", arr. for violin & piano, ...Performers: Canino, Bruno; Ceccanti, Vittorio Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. The Second Strathclyde Concerto is notable...continue... Recording information: Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Valter Neri Studio, Montevarchi, Firenze, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (09/13/2006); Valte...continue... ![]() Ricky Ian Gordon (b.1956): Rappahannock County; Late Afternoon / Walters, Sherman, Tuell, Moreno, Lattimore. Ricky Ian Gordon, piano2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: Rappahannock County, song cycle for voices & theater orchestra; Late Afternoon, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & pianoPerformers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Lattimore, Margaret; Sherman, Faith; Tuell, Matthew [Tenor Vocal]; Walters, Mark Conductors: Fischer, Rob Ensemble: Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra Inspired by diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the 1860s, Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of...continue... Recording information: Harrison Opera House, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (2011-04-12&2011-04-16&2011-)....continue... ![]() Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano] Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue... Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue... ![]() W.F. Bach: Harpsichord Works, Vol. 4 - Sonata for 2 harpsichords; Sonatas (3) for harpsichord / Julia Brown & Barbara Baird, harpsichords1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Concerto (Sonata) for 2 harpsichords in F major, F. 10 (BR A12) (previously attrib. J.S. Bach, BWV A; Keyboard Sonata in C major, F. 1a (BR A2b) (later version); Keyboard Son...Performers: Baird, Barbara; Brown, Julia Wilhelm Friedmann Bach was significant in developing the relatively new keyboard sonata form between the Baroque and Classical periods. Combining stylistic elements from his father's...continue... Recording information: Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon School of Musi (03/26/2012-03/27/2012)....continue... ![]() Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 1; Impressions from the Countryside / Czech Nat'l SO, Stilec1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Zdenek Fibich: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 17; Impressions from the Countryside, for orchestra, Op. 54Conductors: Stilec, Marek Ensemble: ; Czech National Symphony Orchestra Zdenek Fibich's career overlapped those of his countrymen Smetana and Dvorak, but his music remained poised between the twin poles of Czech Nationalism and the...continue... Recording information: CNSO Studio No. 1 Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (02/06/2012-02/07/2012)....continue... ![]() Debussy: Four-Hand Piano Music - Petite Suite; Marche écossaise; 6 épigraphes antiques et al. / Jean-Pierre Armengaud; Olivier Chauzu, pianos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire; Epigraphes antiques (6); Première suite d'orchestre, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), L. ...Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Chauzu, Olivier The recent discovery (2008) of the Premiere Suite d'orchestrefor piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form....continue... Recording information: Studio 4'33, Pierre Malbos, Ivry-sur-Seine, France (2012-03-12_2012-03-14&2012-)....continue... ![]() Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th... Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Amberger, Martin; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue... ![]() Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow / Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Serenade for orchestra in G major; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestraPerformers: Coffey, Rebekah; Johnston, Guy [Cello] Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran's most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark...continue... Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland....continue... ![]() Luigi Mancinelli (1848-1921): Scene veneziane, suite; Cleopatra, excerpts / Rome SO, La Vecchia1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Luigi Mancinelli: Venetian Scenes, suite for orchestra; Cleopatra, sei intermezzi sinfoniciConductors: Vecchia, Francesco La Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma Of the composers who inaugurated the renaissance of Italian instrumental music in the late nineteenth century, Luigi Mancinelli is probably the least well-known. Older than...continue... Recording information: Auditorio di Via della Concilazione, Rome....continue... ![]() The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages / Miranda Laurence and Susanna Fairbairn, sopranos; Robert Vanryne, trumpet1 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... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Impromptus; 2 Pieces, Op. 1; 3 Morceaux, Op. 9; 6 Morceaux, Op. 21 / Andrey Yaroshinsky, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Impromptu-caprice, for piano in G major; Impromptu, for piano in A flat major; Impromptu "Momento lirico," for piano in A flat major (completed by Taneyev); Pieces (2) for ...Performers: Yaroshinskiy, Andrey Tchaikovsky wrote music for the piano throughout his life. The flamboyant and witty Scherzo a la russe is dedicated to the virtuoso pianist Nikolay Rubinstein,...continue... Recording information: Studio 1, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTRA, Mosc (03/15/2012-03/31/2012)....continue... ![]() Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances / Leonard Slatkin, Detroit SO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard Ensemble: ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be...continue... Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA....continue... ![]() Goffredo Petrassi: Partita; Divertimento; Quattro Inni Sacri; Coro di Morti / Carlo Putelli, Davide Malvestio. Francesco La Vecchia1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Goffredo Petrassi: Divertimento in C major, for orchestra; Partita for orchestra; Quattro Inni Sacri for tenor, baritone & orchestra; Coro di Morti for male chorus, brass, 3 pianos, percussion & doub...Performers: Malvestio, Davide; Putelli, Carlo Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La Ensemble: ; Rome Symphony Orchestra Chorus Goffredo Petrassi was one of the most important Italian composers of the twentieth century. Beginning with the previously unrecorded Divertimento in C, this release focuses...continue... Recording information: Auditorium di via Conciliazione, Rome (2007-03-18_2007-03-19&2011-)....continue... ![]() The music of Mohammed Fairouz (b.1985) / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Mellissa Hughes, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Mohammed Fairouz: Tahwidah, for voice & clarinet; Chorale Fantasy, for string quartet; Sonata for solo violin ("Native Informant"); Posh, for voice & piano; For Victims, for voice & string quartet; J...Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hughes, Mellissa; Krakauer, David; Spooner, Steven; Thompson, Christopher [Baritone Vocal] Conductors: Ensemble: Borromeo String Quartet; Imani Winds Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers of his generation, melding Middle-Eastern music and poetry with Western structures to...continue... Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, New York (2012-03-07&2012-03-10&2012-)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Trios, Vol. 5 - 'Archduke' Piano Trio; Kakadu Variations / Tichman, Bieler, Kliegel1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kakadu Variations"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Trio for Piano and Strings in E fl...Conductors: Ensemble: Xyrion Trio Dedicated to his friend and pupil Archduke Rudolf, Beethoven's expansive Archduke Trio is his greatest work in the genre, though increasing deafness meant it also...continue... Recording information: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany (04/2009)....continue... ![]() Heinrich Wilhelm (1812-1865): Ernst: Erlkönig; Le Carnaval de Venise; Polyphonic Studies / Josef Spacek, violin; Gordon Back, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Grand Caprice for solo Violin on Schubert's "Erlkönig", Op. 26; Variations brillantes sur un thème de Rossini, for violin & piano, Op. 4; Polyphonic Studies (6) for ...Performers: Back, Gordon; Spacek, Jozef The Moravian Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst is a dazzling example of the nineteenth-century violinist-composer, of whom the greatest was Ernst's sometime rival, Paganini. Indeed it was...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (03/17/2010-03/19/2010)....continue... ![]() Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestraPerformers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor] Conductors: Wit, Antoni Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue... ![]() Schumann: 4 Marches; 4 Fugues; 7 Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form; Album for the Young et al. / Juan Carlos Rodriquez, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Robert Schumann: Marches (4) for piano, Op. 76; Fugues (4) for piano, Op. 72; Pieces in Fugue Form (7), for piano (Klavierstücke in Fughettenform), Op. 126; Album für die Jugend (additional...Performers: Carlos Rodriguez, Juan Schumann's Four Fugues, Op. 72 were written during a period of ill-health in 1845 but these masterly pieces reveal nothing of his private turmoil. The...continue... Recording information: Auditori Can Roig i Torres de Santa Coloma de Gramanet (07/20/2012-07/21/2012)....continue... |
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