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Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

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 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...

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 17 & 32

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Havergal Brian: In Memoriam for orchestra; Festal Dance for orchestra (piano); Symphony no 17; Symphony no 32 in A flat major
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian

Recording information: National Concert Hall, Dublin (06/15/1992-06/16/1992)....continue...

Classical Chill, Vol. 2: Romantic

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Chanson triste; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Bramall, Anthony; Krcek, Jaroslav; Bátiz, Enrique; ; Wildner, Johannes; Nazareth, Daniel; Sankovsky, Robert; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Clark, Keith; Words...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Rossini Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana

Brian Havergal: Symphonies Nos. 11 & 15

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Havergal Brian: For Valor, for organ & orchestra; Doctor Merryheart; Symphony no 11; Symphony no 15 in A major
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Leaper, Adrian

Havergal Brian was never a conventional composer, but the three later works on this disc rank among his most unconventional approaches to the symphonic form....continue...
Recording information: National Concert Hall, Dublin....continue...

Best of London - Sullivan, Elgar, Handel, Holst, Walton, etc

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Eric Coates: London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; London Calling, march; London Again, suite for orchestra; Haydn Wood: London Cameos; London Landmark...
Performers: Knowles, Martin; Larkin, Mathew; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Linell, Dorothy
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Leaper, Adrian; Kingston, Geoffrey A.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Tomlinson, Ernest; Daniel, Paul; Griffiths, Howard; Summerly, Jeremy; Bakels, Kees; Edison, Noel

A rousing collection of music evoking Britain’s capital city in all its pomp and glory. CD 1 takes the listener on a nostalgic journey though...continue...

Cinema Classics

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Eine Kleine Nacht...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Gauci, Miriam; Jando, Jeno; Martinucci, Nicola; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ramiro, Yordy
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ligeti, András; Wit, Antoni; Stankovsky, Robert; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Academy

Brian: Symphonies no 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 4 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, "Das Siegeslied"; Symphony no 12
Performers: Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Youth Echo Choir

A lifelong admirer of German musical culture, literature and thought, Brian wrote his Fourth Symphony 'Das Siegeslied' (Psalm of Victory) at a time when Germany's...continue...

The Very Best of Sibelius

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46; Kyllikki, Op. 41; Oceanides, Op. 73; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; Songs (6), Op. 36; Kuolema; Sympho...
Performers: Gimse, Havard; Jurmu, Hannu; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Lauriala, Risto; Somero, Jouni
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick; Sakari, Petri; Leaper, Adrian; Panula, Jorma
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sinfonia Finlandia; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Jean Sibelius is considered the greatest Finnish composer and from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, defined Finnish music, becoming the nationalist voice of...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

Cinema Classics 2006

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quartet f...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Charlston, Terence; La Scola, Vincenzo; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Hurst, George; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Feodorov, Victor; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic O...

Personnel: Kym Amps (soprano); Terence Charlston (harpsichord)....continue...

The Very Best of Grieg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...

The Very Best of Tchaikovsky

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

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Swan Lake; Quar...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir; Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Prunyi, Ilona; Sárosi, Péter; Scherbakov, Konstantin
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Entremont, Philippe; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; ; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; New Haydn Quartet; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw;...

Stanford: Requiem / Leaper, Pearce, Lucey, Kerr, et al

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

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Requiem, Op. 63; The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, opera
Performers: Kerr, Peter; Kerr, Virginia; Leeson-Williams, Nigel; Lucey, Frances; McGahon, Colette
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Pearce, Colman
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; RTE Philharmonic Choir

A towering figure of the English musical establishments, whilst remaining an Irishman in his blood and bones until his dying day, Stanford wrote more than...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 - Imagination

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

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Hector Berlioz: Rákóczy March, for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109; Johann Strauss II: Perpetuu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Müller, Dario; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich, Michael; Edlinger, Richard; Leaper, Adrian; Carpenter, Gary; Mogrelia, Andrew; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anth...
Ensemble: Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak Sta...

The music of 'Playtime Imagination' was chosen specifically to stimulate the imaginations with melodies and harmonies that are as free and boundless as the world...continue...

Life and Works - Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Grishko, Vladimir; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Siepmann, Jeremy; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Sanderling, Stefan; Wit, Antoni; Leaper, Adrian; Mogrelia, Andrew; Markson, Gerhard; Jean, Kenneth; Lenárd, Ondrej; Entremont, Philippe; Halász, Michael

Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. His melodies are known to many people who may never have heard his name....continue...

Night Music 12 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Anton Rubinstein: Melodie; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; ; Loughran, James; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

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

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...

Bantock: Hebridean Symphony, etc / Leaper, Czecho-Slovak

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Granville Bantock: Old English Suite for small orchestra; Russian Scenes; Hebridean Symphony
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

Bantock's "Hebridean Symphony" is a powerful work, lyrical brooding and violent. It makes much use of folk-inspired material, and frequently shows the influence of Sibelius...continue...

Romantic Piano Concertos - The Yellow River Concerto, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-09-01

Works: Yellow River Composers' Committee: Yellow River Concerto for piano & orchestra; Chinese Traditional: Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon; Red Lilies Crimson and Bright; Cheng-Zong Yin: Happy Loso; Ton ...
Performers: Yin, Cheng-Zong
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

This is a wonderful selection of rare and beautiful Chinese music, previously available on Marco Polo, now re-mastered and re-issued on Naxos. Combining elements from...continue...

Requiem - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

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

Works: Henry Purcell: Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Funeral Sentences / The Queen's Epicedium); Alonso Lobo: Versa est in Luctum; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Frederick Handel: Saul; Wolfgan...
Performers: Hock, Bertalan; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Poly, Francois; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: ; Martini, Joachim Carlos; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Piquemal, Michel; Summerly, Jeremy; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Oxford Camerata

Elgar: Cello Concerto/Intro. & Allegro

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Salut d'amour...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian

Here's a program to delight every Elgar fan! A virtuoso performance of Elgar's autumnal Concerto by cellist Maria Kliegel together with a compilation of Elgar's...continue...

Classical Music Start-Up Kit Vol 1 {1500-1825}

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; John Dowland: Work(s); François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Arcangelo Core...
Performers: Cuckston, Alan; Elias, Diane; Holzer, Robert; Jando, Jeno; Lechner, Gabriele; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Pabst, Michael; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Stivin, Jiri
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edlinger, Richard; Warchal, Bohdan; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Vienna Mozart Academy; Zagreb Philharmonic

Boléro and other Spanish Favourites

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); El amor brujo; Jules Mass...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Jean, Kenneth; Clark, Keith
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Famous Marches - Grand March from Aida, Marche slave, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Dag Wirén: Serenade for strings, Op. 11; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Marche slave, Op. 31; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Georges Bi...
Conductors: Saccani, Rico; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Kamu, , Okko; Leaper, Adrian; Johanos, Donald; Antal, Mátyás; Halász, Michael; Eschwe, Alfred; Bramall, Anthony; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bog&...
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Sinfonia;...

The Best of Tchaikovsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Eugen Onegin; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Concerto fo...
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Prunyi, Ilona
Conductors: Wit, Antoni; Lenárd, Ondrej; Markson, Gerhard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian; Entremont, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vie...

Fantasia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Bogacz, Josef; Brown, Julia; Brown, Julie; CSR Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Chorale; Jean, Kenneth; Kertesi, Ingrid; Leaper, Adrian; Rahbari, Alexander; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmon...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Rahbari, Alexander; Drahos, Bela; Drahos, Béla; Lenárd, Ondrej; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Kovács, Lászl...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Camerata Budapest; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Nicolau...

Discover The Classics Volume 2

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Saltan; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Mily Balakirev:...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Anichanov, André; Golovschin, Igor; Jean, Kenneth; Johanos, Donald; Walter, Alfred; Monnard, Jean Francois; Hal&aac...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc /Leaper, Czecho-Slovak RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-02

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Sibelius

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Romance for Strings in C major, Op. 42; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Symphony no 2 in D ...
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava

Best of Elgar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Concerto for Cello; Salut d'amour; Symphony no 1 in A flat...
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; Hurst, George

The Best of Ravel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Miroirs; Ma mère l'oye; Jeux d'eau; Tzigane; Rapsodie espagnole; Le tombeau de Couperin; Concerto...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Wildner, Johannes; Wit, Antoni; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Best of Grieg

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-06

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; From Holberg's ...
Performers: Jando, Jeno
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

Elizabethan Serenade - The Best of British Light Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-30

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; The Dam Busters, march for the film score; Frederic Curzon: Robin Hood, suite for orch...
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Leaper, Adrian; Tomlinson, Ernest; Carpenter, Gary

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...

In Memoriam - Music for Solemn Occasions

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Funeral Sentences / The Queen's Epicedium); George Frederick Handel: Largo; Saul; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; C...
Performers: Bálint, János; Hock, Bertalan; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Mercz, Nora
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Edlinger, Richard; Eschwe, Alfred; Kamu, , Okko; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Oxford Camerata; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music Start-up Kit Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words for piano no 47 in ...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: ; Steinberg, Pinchas; Leaper, Adrian; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Nazareth, Daniel; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Jean, Kenneth; Symph, Czecho-Slovak Radio; Mog...
Ensemble: ; BRTN Philharmonic Orchesta; CBC Symphony Orchestra; Kodály Quartet

Romance - Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorák, Mozart, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Carl Stamitz: Concerto for...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Jando, Jeno; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Prunyi, Ilona
Conductors: Sobotka, Wolfgang; ; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore; Leaper, Adrian; Stankovsky, Robert; Kolchinsky, Camilla
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Prague Cha...

Sibelius, Elgar: Violin Concertos / Kang, Leaper

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-07-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Nielsen: Symphonies 1 & 6 / Leaper, National SO of Ireland

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-30

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Can-Can and Other Dances from the Opera

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-02-06

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaîté Parisienne; Charles Gounod: Faust; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; M...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth; Clark, Keith

Tchaikovsky: Fantasias after Shakespeare / Leaper, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; The Tempest, Op. 18; Hamlet Overture, Op. 67
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 (Hamlet)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-10-30

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Hamlet Overture, Op. 67
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 2 & 4 / Leaper, Polish National RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-05-14

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Kodály: Galánta Dances, Marosszék Dances, etc / Leaper

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-04-30

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta (Galánti táncok), for orchestra; Dances of Marosszék (Marosszéki táncok), for orchestra (transcribed from pian...
Performers: Koncer, Gabriel
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava

Elgar: Violin Concerto, Cockaigne Overture / Kang, Leaper

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-11-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice