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A Musical Journey: Summer Palaces of the Tsars: Russia; Music by Rachmaninov / Jeno Jandó, piano; Bernd Glemser, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-06-25

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Lehel, György; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The tour starts with views of Catherine the Great's Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and leads eventually to the resort of Pavlovsk, after scenes from Ukraine....continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo 2.0,
Subtitles: None
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Luís de Freitas Branco: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Cassuto, Radio Telefis Eireann SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Luís de Freitas Branco: Symphony no 2 in B flat minor; After a reading of Guerra Junqueiro (Fantasy), for orchestra; Artificial Paradises, for orchestra
Conductors: Cassuto, Alvaro
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Luis de Freitas Branco was the towering figure in Portugese music during the first half of the 20th Century. His 'Second Symphony' combines elements as...continue...

American Classics - Music for Cello & Orchestra / Eddins, Hanani, RTE NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: William Perry: Concerto for Cello "Jamestown"; William Shakespeare: Orpheus with his lute, poem from "Henry VIII"; William Schuman: A Song of Orpheus, fantasy for cello & orchestra; Virgil Thomson: C...
Performers: Hanani, Yehuda
Conductors: Eddins, William
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

This recording presents three important yet infrequently heard American cello works. It is the first modern recording of William Schuman's 'A Song of Orpheus'; the...continue...

Branco: Symphony no 1, Scherzo fantastique, etc / Cassuto, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

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

Works: Luís de Freitas Branco: Symphony no 1; Scherzo Fantastique, for orchestra; Suite Alentejana no 1, for orchestra
Conductors: Cassuto, Alvaro
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Luis de Freitas Branco was a pre-eminent figure in Portuguese music of the first half of the twentieth century. This first disc of a four-volume...continue...

The Very Best of Verdi

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Nabucco; Ernani; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Requiem Mass; La traviata; Ave Maria; Falstaff
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Colombara, Carlo; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrarini, Alida; Filipova, Elena; Frusoni, Maurizio; Gauci, Miriam; Giordani, Marcello; Harper, Thomas; Hernández, César; Johannsson...
Conductors: Morandi, Piergiorgio; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver; Halász, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Humburg, Will; Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Festival Chorus; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National S...

Giuseppe Verdi was the greatest of the late-nineteenth-century Italian opera composers, carrying the legacy of Rossini forward with more realistic storylines, seemingly playing out the...continue...

American Classics - Levy: Symphony no 3, etc / Yuasa

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Frank Erza Levy: A Summer Overture, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello no 2, for cello & orchestra; Rondo Tarantella, for orchestra; Symphony no 3
Performers: Ballantyne, Scott
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The son of the distinguished Swiss composer, Ernst Levy, Frank Ezra Levy is both a professional cellist and a composer of several large-scale works. The...continue...

Moroi: Symphony no 3, etc / Yuasa, Ireland National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Saburo Moroi: Sinfonietta in B flat major ("For Children"), Op. 24; Symphonic Movements (2), Op. 22; Symphony no 3, Op. 25
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"One wonders why the music of Saburo Moroi (1903-1977) isn't better known, especially outside of his native Japan. It's not a matter of quality; perhaps...continue...

American Classics - Kim: Violin Concerto, etc / Yoo, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Earl Kim: Concerto for Violin; Dialogues, for piano & orchestra; Cornet, for narrator & orchestra
Performers: Arzewski, Cecylia; Wolfram, William
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Earl Kim was a master craftsman and an unabashed romantic, borrowing from both Western and Eastern tradition to bring new life to music. The 'Violin...continue...

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...

American Classics - Ives: Emerson Concerto, Symphony no 1

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

Works: Charles Ives: Emerson Overture, for piano & orchestra, S. 22 (K. 1B5) (incomplete); Symphony no 1, for orchestra in D minor, S. 1 (K. 1A1)
Performers: Feinberg, Alan [Piano]
Conductors: Sinclair, James
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"James Sinclair navigates the score with a spot-on lack of restraint, which provides Alan Feinberg with plenty of room for pianistic oratory. The disc is...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...

Life and Works - Johannes Brahms / Jeremy Siepmann

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johannes Brahms, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Boulton, Nicolas; Britton, Jasper; Claxton, Elaine; Hegyi, Ildiko; Hodson, Steve; Jando, Jeno; Jason, Neville; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kl...
Conductors: ; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Constantine, Andrew
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Piano Trio

Brahms is one of the best-loved yet most controversial of all the Romantics. Almost uniquely, his works have never suffered the slightest period of eclipse....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...

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...

Arnold: Symphonies no 7 & 8 / Penny, Ireland National SO

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

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 7, Op. 113; Symphony no 8, Op. 124
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"Tonal modernism weaves through Great Britain especially, and Malcolm Arnold is a composer whose contemporary inventiveness and wisdom may come to be more recognized when...continue...

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...

Arnold: Symphonies no 5 and 6 / Penny, Ireland National SO

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

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 5, Op. 74; Symphony no 6, Op. 95
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The symphonies of Malcolm Arnold offer the finest examples of the composers serious work. These works are rich in invention, melodically appealing, dramatic, and easily...continue...

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...

Verdi: Aida (Highlights) / Saccani, Dragoni, Dever, et al

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

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrari, Riccardo; Johannsson, Kristjan; Rucker, Mark
Conductors: Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The Italian soprano Maria Dragoni, who sings Aida on this recording, won first prize in the Maria Callas Singing Competition in 1983. Icelandic tenor Kristjan...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, etc / Markson, Rudin, et al

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Romance for Cello and Orchestra in F major, AV 75
Performers: Rudin, Alexander; Tomter, Lars Anders
Conductors: Markson, Gerhard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Completed in 1897, Strauss described Don Quixote as "fantastic variations on the theme of knightly character". He gave the characters of Quixote and Sancho Panza...continue...

A-Z of Opera

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

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Alceste; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Dalayman, Katarina; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Kertesi, Ingrid; Kohutkova, Adriana; Krause, Monika; Kwon, Hellen;...
Conductors: ; Kovács, László; Wildner, Johannes; Östman, Arnold; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Saccani...
Ensemble: ; Bratislava Children's Choir; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Czecho...

The Best of Opera Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-06-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute...
Performers: Borowska, Joanna; Dalayman, Katarina; Dragoni, Maria; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Monika; La Scola, Vincenzo; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Longhi, Daniela; Mukk, J?zsef [...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Saccani, Rico; Humburg, Will; Selmeczi, György; Rahbari, Alexander; Morandi, Pier G.; Segerstam, Leif; Halász, Michael; Östman, Arnold
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National Symphony Orchest...

From rousing orchestral works like the Overture to Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg to acrobatic showpieces like the aria from Rossini's La Cenerentola or Mozart's...continue...

Intermezzo - Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, I Pagliacci, etc

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

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; L'Amico Fritz; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame; Engelbert Humperdinc...
Performers: Selmeczy, János
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Halász, Michael; Breiner, Peter; Pollack, Christian; Selmeczi, György; Georgiadis, John; Kamu, , Okko; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; ...

The fourteen composers included on this disc have one thing in common - they wrote the most famous orchestral intermezzos, or interludes, in the world...continue...

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Macbeth / Gerhard Markson, et al

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Macbeth (symphonic poem), Op. 23; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Conductors: Markson, Gerhard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Perhaps, this score is the ultimate test of orchestral virtuosity. From the sensational central battle scene, to the tender passion of love music, Richard Strauss...continue...

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...

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...

Bruckner: Symphonies no 8 & "0" / George Tintner, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-15

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Symphony no 0 in D minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"
Conductors: Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"Here is more great Bruckner from the superb combination of Georg Tintner and the Irish National Symphony Orchestra of Dublin...[Here] we have playing of extraordinary...continue...

Arnold: Symphonies nos 3 & 4 / Andrew Penny, Irish NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-03-20

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 3, Op. 63; Symphony no 4, Op. 71
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"Recommended on all counts" -Gramophone. 5 Stars and Editor's Choice -Classic CD...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3, Mélodie in E, etc / Anissimov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-01-19

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Andante semplice [fragment]
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Bruckner: Symphony no 2 / Tintner, Ireland National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-01-16

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 2 in C minor (1872 version, ed. Carragan)
Conductors: Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"...a beautifully shaped performance, characterfully played and vividly recorded. What's more, it is, in effect, a gramophone 'first', for though the original, 1872 version of...continue...

Verdi: Overtures, Preludes and Ballet Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Nabucco; La traviata; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); I masnadieri; La battaglia di Legnano; I vespri sici...
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.; Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

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...

The Best of Fauré

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, suite for orchestra, Op. 112; Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17; Romance for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 28; Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, ...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Martin, Jean; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Volondat, Pierre-Alain
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Clark, Keith; Summerly, Jeremy; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Oxford Camerata; Oxford Schola Cantorum

The Best of Rachmaninov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-20

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10)...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Havenith, Raimund; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Lehel, György; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bátiz, Enrique; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Italian Opera Choruses - Nabucco, Il Trovatore, Aida, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Macbeth; Otello; La traviata; Aida, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gae...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Zedda, Alberto; Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: ; Budapest Festival Chorus; Capella Brugensis; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava; Slovak Rad...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies "Scottish" & "Italian" / Seifried

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-01-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Seifried, Reinhard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances / Rico Saccani

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-29

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3
Conductors: Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"...This new recording is another winner for the superbudget Naxos. The readings are lovingly shaped and finely detailed. There is an instinctive feeling of authenticity...continue...

Arnold: Symphony no 9 / Penny, National SO of Ireland

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-02-28

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 9, Op. 128; Malcolm Arnold / Andrew Penny: Sir Malcolm Arnold in conversation with Andrew Penny (Discussion)
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"I was impressed enough by the first of Andrew Penny's Arnold discs for Naxos...but this is far finer, for he draws not just a concentrated,...continue...

Arnold: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Penny, National SO of Ireland

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-01-12

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no 1, Op. 22; Symphony no 2, Op. 40
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"Andrew Penny seems born to the task on conducting these explosive works. He studied with Sir Charles Grove and was an assistant to Richard Hickox,...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5 "Reformation" / Seifried

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-09-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Conductors: Seifried, Reinhard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Verdi: Aida / Saccani, Dragoni, Johannsson, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-06-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrari, Riccardo; Johannsson, Kristjan; Marceno, Antonio; Rucker, Mark; Trini, Monica
Conductors: Saccani, Rico
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

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

Brahms: Double Concerto; Schumann: Cello Concerto / Kliegel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-04-21

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Constantine, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony, etc / Gunzenhauser

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-02-23

Works: Karl Goldmark: Im Frühling, overture for orchestra, Op 36; Rustic Wedding, symphonic poem in E flat major, Op. 26; In Italien, overture for orchestra, Op 49
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

"...Both discs are easy recommendations, then [the reviewer is referring to this Naxos title and ASV 934 of Goldmark's Second Symphony]. Gunzenhauser's isn't the last...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3, Prince Rotislav / Glemser

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Prince Rostislav
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Bruch, Bloch / Kliegel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62; Max Bruch: Kol N...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Markson, Gerhard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Franck: Symphonic Variations; D'Indy: Symphony...; et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-27

Works: César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Gabriel Fauré: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp major, Op. 19; Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air ...
Performers: Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Tchaikovsky: Suites for Orchestra 1 & 2 / Sanderling

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-11-22

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite for Orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 43; Suite for Orchestra no 2 in C major, Op. 53
Conductors: Sanderling, Stefan
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland