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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...

The Very Best of J. Strauss Jr.

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

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307; ...
Performers: Berkes, Janos; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Fontana, Gabriele
Conductors: Kovács, László; Walter, Alfred; Wildner, Johannes

Klimt - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Das Lied von der Erde; Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in ...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter; Zagorzanka, Barbara; Zarafiants, Evgeny
Conductors: Bogár, István; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Seipenbusch, Edgar; Yuasa, Takuo; Kosler, Zdenek; Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice; Ulster Orchestra

Romantic Violin Concertos - Bériot / Nishizaki, et al

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

Works: Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Concert for violin & orchestra No 1 in D major, Op 16 "Military"; Concert for violin & orchestra No 8 in D major, Op 99; Concerto for Violin no 9 in A minor, Op. 104
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: RTBF Symphony Orchestra

"It takes only a few minutes of listening to the First Concerto to recognize the marked similarity to Paganini's First Concerto. Even the slow movements...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...

Reinecke: Symphony no 1, etc / Walter, Rhenish Philharmonic

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

Works: Carl Reinecke: Symphony no 1 in A major, Op. 79; King Manfred, opera, Op. 93
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

Carl Reinecke's First Symphony was first performed in 1858. Its thematic and harmonic styles recall Schumann, while the orchestration looks to Mendelssohn for inspiration. Overall,...continue...

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...

A Classic Christmas For Your Family

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Unspecified: A Merry Christmas Sing-Along; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland; Ch...
Performers: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Philharmonia Virtuosi; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Brion, Keith; Walter, Alfred; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony

The Naxos label offers A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR FAMILY, a varied program with selections culled from several holiday titles in their vast catalog.

Perennial favorites such as "Jingle Bells,...continue...

A Classic Christmas - Songs of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Away in a Manger; Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche Kirchengesäng 1599); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Budapest, Camerata; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Failoni Orchestra; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; Hungarian Radio Chorus; Istropolitana, Capella; Kertesi, Ingrid; Nishizaki, ...
Conductors: Kovács, László; Walter, Alfred; Krcek, Jaroslav; Burdick, Owen; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Trinity Cathedral Choir (Portland, OR)

Personnel: Takako Nishizaki (violin)....continue...

J. Strauss Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes Vol 9

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-19

Works: Johann Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Motoren, waltz for orchestra, Op. 265 (RV 265); Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Prinz Methusalem; Der Zigeunerbaron; Fledermaus...
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

J. Strauss Jr.: Famous Overtures / Walter, Slovak State PO

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

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Indigo und die vierdig Räuber (Indigo and the 40 Thieves), overture to the operetta; Cagliostro in Wien (Cagliostro in Vienna), overture...
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Relive the revelry of Viennese high society with this delicious collection of Strauss Overtures. Aside from the popular few, not many of Strauss' overtures are...continue...

Famous Overtures - Marriage of Figaro, Egmont, Hebrides, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-11-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's ...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Steinberg, Pinchas; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Morandi, Pier G.
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zagreb Festival ...

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...

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

The Best of Weber

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

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in C major, J. 51; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat major, J 182/Op. 34; Sonata for Piano no 3 in D minor, J. 206 (Op. 49); Der ...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Ottensamer, Ernst; Paley, Alexander
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Georgiadis, John; Wildner, Johannes; Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra

Suppé: Famous Overtures / Walter, Slovak State Philharmonic

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-17

Works: Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galatea; Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta; Fatinitza, overture to the operetta; Boccaccio, operetta; Irrfahrt um's Glück; Ein Mo...
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Waldteufel: Famous Waltzes / Alfred Walter, Slovak State PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-17

Works: Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"), Op. 183; Ganz Allerliebst (Très Jolie), waltz for orchestra, Op. 159; Estudiantina, waltz for orchestra, Op. 191; Pomone Waltz for orche...
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

The Best of Operetta Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Emmerich Kálmán: Die Zirkusprinzessin; Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess), operetta; Franz Lehár: O Vaterland, d...
Performers: Berkes, Janos; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Kertesi, Ingrid
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Kovács, László
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

The Best of Operetta Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-04

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410); Eine Nacht in Venedig; Franz Lehár: Freunde, das Lebe...
Performers: Berkes, Janos; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Kertesi, Ingrid
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Kovács, László
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

Great Waltzes - Sleeping Beauty, Emperor Waltz, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Johann Strauss II: Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, bl...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bogár, István; Dittrich, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Walter, Alfred; Steinberg, Pinchas; Bátiz, Enrique; Anichanov, André
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strauss Ensemble; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Famous Operetta Overtures - J. Strauss Jr., Suppé, Offenbach

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-03-24

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Franz von Suppé: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien; Die schöne Galatea; Die leichte Kavallerie; Jacqu...
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

Strauss Johann: Best Of Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Cagliostro in Wien; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Morg...
Conductors: Sieghart, Martin; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Walter, Alfred; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wildner, Johannes

Strauss: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, Overtures Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; Fledermaus-Quadrille (The B...
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Walter, Alfred; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Strauss: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, Overtures Vol 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Bitte schön! (If You Please!), polka française for orchestra, Op. 372 (RV 372); Die Fledermaus; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka franca...
Conductors: Sieghart, Martin; Lenárd, Ondrej; Walter, Alfred; Edlinger, Richard; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice

Strauss: Famous Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, Overtures Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Der Carneval in Rom (Carnival in Rome), overture to the operetta; Mephistos Höllenrufe, Op. 101; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Carnevals-Botschafter, ...
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Walter, Alfred; Dohnányi, Oliver von

Merry Christmas / Walter, CSSR State Philharmonic, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Traditional: The first nowell; Good King Wenceslas; What child is this?; O Tannenbaum; Jauchzet, ihr Himmel; Jolly old Saint Nicolas; While shepherds watched their flocks by night; God rest ye merry,...
Performers: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Rübsam, Wolfgang
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: ; German Boys' Choir; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice