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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances / Leonard Slatkin, Detroit SO

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Conductors: 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...

Russian Songs and Arias by Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky; Rimsky-Korsakov / Dinara Alieva, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Songs (7), Op. 47; ...
Performers: Alieva, Dinara
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

Young Russian soprano Dinara Alieva, who has already performed many leading operatic roles in Russia and beyond, is a newcomer to the Naxos label. She...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (08/28/2011-09/03/2011)....continue...

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...

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...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 12: Rachmaninov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Preludes, Op. 32
Performers: Biret, Idil

'My teacher Nadia Boulanger was absolutely against Rachmaninov's music, and when I was asked to play the Third Concerto, this was for her the worst...continue...
Recording information: Maronite Church, Rue d'Ulm, Paris (1972)....continue...

Carlo Colombara: The Art of The Bass [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Simon Boccanegra; Nabucco; Attila; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Charles Gounod: Faust; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Colombara, Carlo
Conductors: Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Milani, Fabrizio; Rath, Gyorgy G.
Ensemble: Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Prague Tchaikovsky Orchestra

Described as "the great Verdian bass" (Le Figaro) and a "Mefistofele who stood out over all the others" (Der Neue Merker), Carlo Colombara brings some...continue...
Run Time: 68 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Russian
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My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

Idil Biret plays Myakovsky, Liszt & Scriabin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 13; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 19; Franz Liszt: Nuages gris (Grey clouds); La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Recording information: Town Hall, New York....continue...

Antonii Baryshevskyi: Piano Recital

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

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 135/L 224; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 2; Daniel Matios: Ori&...
Performers: Baryshevskyi, Antonii [Piano]

The Ukrainian-born pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi is a multi-award winner, including First Prize at the Fourth Enescu International Piano Competition in Bucharest in 1999, the Fourth...continue...
Recording information: Professional Conservatory of Music, Jaén, Spain (10/24/2009)....continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Elgar, Sibelius, Granados, Rachmaninov

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonatina for piano (2 versions); Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; May Song; Piece, Op. 4; Carissima; Rosemary; Jean Sibelius: Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76; Impro...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Biegel, Jeffrey; Gimse, Havard; Inui, Madoka; Lauriala, Risto; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Riva, Douglas; Wass, Ashley

Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

In the wake of his 'First Symphony's' catastrophic premiere, Rachmaninov took a decade before commencing his 'Second', painstakingly revising it before conducting the triumphant premiere...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, the home of the Detroit Symphony Orches (09/24/2009-09/27/2009)....continue...

Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

Rachmaninov: Complete Preludes / Eldar Nebolsin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar

"Nebolsin has the technique -- check out his incredible two-handed chords in Opus 23 No. 2 in B-flat major -- and the stamina -- check...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Trios / Grohovski, Wulfson, Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor "Trio élégiaque"; Trio élégiaque, for piano & strings in D minor, Op. 9
Performers: Grohovski, Valeri; Wulfson, Eduard; Yablonsky, Dmitry

"This all-Rachmaninov disc will doubtless fill a hole in many a collection. The playing is accomplished, the music attractive and, at the Naxos price, this...continue...

Rachmaninov: Music for Two Pianos / Donohoe, Roscoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]

"Donohoe and Roscoe now add their interpretations to the ranks of so many other great performances. They have a complete grasp of these works and...continue...

Rachmaninov: Opera Highlights / Todorov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Beykov, Plamen; Isakov, Niko; Naydenov, Peter; Tekeliev, Alexander; Zvetanov, Boiko; Zvetkova, Mariana
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

"This is really beautiful-and a great introduction if you don't know Rachmaninoff's operas. There are 40 minutes from Aleko, which is generally considered the best...continue...

Perfect Autumn Wedding

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Marc-Antoine Charpent...

Perfect Romance

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy:...

Virtuoso Cello Encores / Maria Kliegel

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

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Danse du diable vert; David Popper: Fantasy on Russian Themes for cello & piano; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Havenith, Raimund; Kliegel, Maria

This collection of virtuoso cello encores ranges widely from Bachs Air on the G String to Shostakovichs Neapolitan Tarantella from his Film score, The Gadfly....continue...

The Very Best of Rachmaninov

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Ave Maria; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Songs (14), Op. 34; Andante semplice [fragment]; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Symphonic...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Söderström, Palmu, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Antoni, Eugen; Palmu, Raissa

Written during Rachmaninov's most creative period, the 1915 'All-Night Vigil', popularly known as 'Vespers', is a masterpiece of 20th-century sacred music. Inspired by the Saturday...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Söderström, Palmu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Antoni, Eugen; Palmu, Raissa
Conductors: Söderström, Eric-Olof

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...

Soprano Arias / Mescheriakova, Halász, Slovak RSO, et al

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti...
Performers: Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Halász, Michael

The Russian soprano Marina Mescheriakova has established herself as one of the most exciting voices in the opera and concert world. Here she presents a...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata no 2, etc / Konstantin Scherbakov

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Andante semplice [fragment]; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

"[Scherbakov] is a pianist of superior talent and a true artist whose playing can only invoke the most ardent admiration. He was a student of...continue...

Chill with Rachmaninov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Symphony...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Geringas, David; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Grebanier, Micheal; Guggenheim, Janet Goodman; Jandó, Jenö; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symph...
Conductors: Geringas, David; Lehel, György; Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Personnel: Vytautas Sondeckis (cello); Idil Biret, Jenö Jandó (piano).

Naxos' Chill with Rachmaninoff presents 12 of the composer's most relaxing compositions, including Piano Concert...continue...

Russian Opera Arias Vol 2 / Vladimir Grishko

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; The Tsar's Bride; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comic-fantasy opera, Op. 14 (revised version of "Vakula the Smith"); Maid of Orleans; Iol...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

This recital brings together some of the best loved as well as little-known tenor arias from nineteenth century Russian opera, interspersed with orchestral excerpts adding...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...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Fun & Games

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067;...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Anikhanov, Andrei; Antal, Mátyás; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Nazareth, Daniel; Brion, Keith; Bogár, Istvá...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony O...

All children need active playtime, some exciting and different ways to use their energy. Classical music is the ideal soundtrack to 'Playtime Fun and Games',...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

Classical Moments - Classical Music for Love

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Gustav Mahler: Sympho...

A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC ...

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process. There are so many choices and the questions are endless....continue...

Andante Cantabile - Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Cello no 1 in G major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souveni...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Rudin, Alexander; Sondeckis, Vytautas
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Geringas, David; Markson, Gerhard; Golovschin, Igor; Monnard, Jean Francois; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The repertoire for this highly attractive CD is drawn from concertos and individual pieces of music that exploit the uniquely lyrical character of the solo...continue...

Night Music 17 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cassation in G major, K 63 "Final-Musik"; Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Havenith, Raimund; Hock, Bertalan; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Mercz, Nora; Pazdera, Jindrich; Ruso, Dan...
Conductors: Nerat, Harald; Drahos, Béla; ; Lehel, György; Georgiadis, John; Krcek, Jaroslav; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Accademia Ziliniana; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet; London Virtuosi; Rossini Ensemble, Budapest; Salzburg Chamber Orchestra; Schubert Ensemble, Budapest

Rachmaninov: The Bells, The Rock / Anissimov, Field, et al

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Choupenitch, Ivan; Field, Helen [Soprano Vocals]; Melnikov, Oleg
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

As as composer, Rachmaninov was the last of the great Russian masters of the late nineteenth century. In addition to his well-known concertos and symphonies,...continue...

Night Music 2 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "...
Performers: Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Valek, Jiri; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Warchal, Bohdan; Edlinger, Richard; Kopelman, Jozef; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 15 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Ottorino Respighi: Fountains...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Biret, Idil; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Havenith, Raimund; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Kosa, Gabor; Nishizaki, Takako; Schilli, Stefan
Conductors: ; Bátiz, Enrique; Morandi, Pier G.; Nagy, Bela; Jean, Kenneth; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Wind Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet

Listen, Learn and Grow - Playtime

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jablokov, Alexander; Müller, Dario; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore; Walter, Alfred; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Stri...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 / Anissimov, Ireland National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-04-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2, the longest and one of the most popular of all his purely orchestral works, dates from the brief period he spent...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

A-Z of Classical Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: De profundis clamavi, offertory in mode 2 (Liber Usualis no 1076; GR 388); Hildegard von Bingen: O virga mediatrix; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; William Byrd: Pavan and ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kejmar, Miroslav; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Edlinger, Richard; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Skvor, Petr; Dvorak, Jaroslav; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Grodd, Uwe; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Wildner, Johannes; Mor...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmoni...

Rachmaninov: Piano Music / Idil Biret

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-08-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto ...
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Idil Biret performs Rachmaninoff's magisterial Chopin variations...with tremendous flair and power. A delight." -BBC Music Magazine. "Biret's recording of all the "Etudes Tableaux" is a...continue...

Laureate Series - Romantic Music for Cello / Sondeckis, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-04-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Saltan; Serenade, for cello & orchestra, Op. 37; Balys Dvarionas: By the Lake (Prie ezerélio); Introduction & Rondino for cello & orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich T...
Performers: Sondeckis, Vytautas
Conductors: Geringas, David
Ensemble: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

Naxos' "Laureate Series" continues to give exposure to many young, and brilliant, performers on the brink of major performing careers. Son of the distinguished Lithuanian...continue...

Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, etc / Biret

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Song without words for Piano in d; Work(s); Morceau de fantaisie in G minor; Piano pi...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1, Caprice / Anissimov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-05-19

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in E minor/E major, Op. 12; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

This disc forms part of the complete Rachmaninov symphony Cycle on Naxos. Although the symphonies have only recently come to assume prominence compared with the...continue...

Rachmaninov: Mourceaux de salon, Nocturnes, etc / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Pieces (4) for Piano; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10
Performers: Biret, Idil

"This is early Rachmaninoff. The Three Nocturnes were written when he was 14, the Four Pieces the following year, and the 'Morceaux de salon' were...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...