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Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet

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

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...
Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Maxwell Davies, conductor

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 4, for orchestra, J. 224; Symphony no 5, for orchestra, J. 266
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The orchestra used by Peter Maxwell Davies for his Fourth Symphony is of Classical period proportions, but this relatively compact framework belies a richness of...continue...

The Works of Arnold Schoenberg Vol 1 / Robert Craft

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet after Handel's Op. 6 no 7; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Gurrelieder; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Serenade for baritone & septet, Op. 24; Variations...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Beesley, Mark; Denk, Jeremy; Kay, Alan R.; Lane, Jennifer; Neidich, Charles; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Press, Peter; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Starobin, David [Guitar]; ...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Woodwind Quintet; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Robert Craft, the noted conductor and widely respected writer and critic on music, literature, and culture, holds a unique place in the world of classical...continue...

Webern: Vocal and Orchestral Works / Craft, Arnold, Booth, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-07-28

Works: Anton Webern: Fuga a 6 voci from Bach's Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Lieder (2), Op. 19; Movements (5), version for string orchestra, Op. 5; Songs (2) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 8; Pieces (5) for orc...
Performers: Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Booth, Claire; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Robert Craft's abiding love and understanding of Anton Webern's music have made him an internationally renowned champion of this elusive composer's oeuvre. Its utter originality,...continue...

Schoenberg: Violin Concerto, A Survivor from Warsaw, etc / Craft, Schulte, Denk, Wilson-Johnson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46; Prelude to Genesis, for mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 44; Dreimal tausend Jahre, Op. 50a; De profundis, Op. 50b; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41; Concerto...
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Schulte, Rolf
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Fred Sherry String Quartet; Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

This volume of Robert Craft's acclaimed Schoenberg series presents the composer's favourite of his own orchestral works, the 'Violin Concerto'. Conceived in grand style and...continue...

Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Erwartung / Craft, Silja, Philharmonia Orchestra

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5; Erwartung, Op. 17
Performers: Silja, Anja
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Schoenberg's polyphonic tone poem 'Pelleas und Melisande' is often compared to Debussy's opera based on the same text by Maurice Maeterlinck. According to the composer,...continue...

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no 2, Die glückliche Hand, Wind Quintet Op 26 / Beesley, Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no 2, Op. 38; Die glückliche Hand, 1-act drama, Op. 18; Quintet for winds, Op. 26
Performers: Beesley, Mark
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: New York Woodwind Quintet; Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

The little-known Second 'Chamber Symphony' ought to be the most popular of Schoenberg's later masterpieces. Neither "atonal" nor "twelve-tone", it contrasts a lush, melodious, dramatic...continue...

A Portrait of Igor Stravinsky - His Works, His Life

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano; Histoire du ...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Cornwell, Joseph; Evitts, David; Ewing, Alan; Frautschi, Jennifer; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Hill, Peter; Humphries, Jon; Lane, Jennifer;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Kelly, Brett; Ward, Nicholas; Sanderling, Stefan; Shao, En; Studt, Richard; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Fry; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Schirmer Ensemble; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of 'The Firebird' to the austere ritual at the end of his 'Requiem Canticles' composed over half a century later,...continue...

Stravinsky: Later Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Scènes de ballet, for orchestra; Variations; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Wait, Mark
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Commissioned by George Balanchine, 'Jeu de cartes' is a prime example of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas emerging helter-skelter from Stravinsky’s imagination. Unlike his other...continue...

Schoenberg: Six Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, etc / Craft, Welch-Babidge, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Orchestral Songs (6) Op. 8; Friede auf Erden, Op. 13; Pieces (6) for Mens Chorus, Op. 35; Ei du Lütte, partsong for male chorus; Kol Nidre; Moses und Aron, biblical drama in 3...
Performers: Welch-Babidge, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

Volume VII of the Robert Craft Schoenberg Collection begins with the early 'Six Songs for Soprano and Orchestra,' in which the obvious harmonic and melodic...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio 1, London....continue...

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, etc / Frautschi, Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; Le roi des étoiles; Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version); Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"A record of the year. No question about it. This is a stupendous collection conducted by the legendary and controversial Robert Craft with the great...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Craft, Wyn-Rogers, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Orchestral Songs (4) Op. 22; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Appel, Toby; Carey, Tim; Carey, Timothy; Feld, Melanie; Hulse, Eileen; Kay, Alan R.; Komer, Chris; Lowenstern, Michael; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; O'Connor, Tara...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg sought to write music that avoided traditional tonal implications, which eventually led him away from tonality altogether. Herzgewächse is a short piece for...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Schoenberg: Five Pieces, etc / Sherry, Craft, et al

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16; Concerto for Cello in D major after Harpsichord Concerto in D by G.M. Monn; Transcription for orchestra of Brahms' Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor
Performers: Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"This is Schoenberg for people who hate Schoenberg. The Five Pieces for Orchestra, far from sounding radical or appallingly dissonant as they must have in...continue...

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le baiser de la fée / Craft, et al

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinskys one-act ballet with song, Pulcinella, is no mere re-working of music by Pergolesi and other 18th-century Italian composers. Instead he uses the originals as...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, The Nightingale / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Le Rossignol, opera (lyric tale) in 3 acts
Performers: Greenan, Andrew; Hall, Peter; Longworth, Pippa; Preece, Simon; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Tear, Robert; Trifonova, Olga; Whelan, Paul
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Written for huge orchestra, this elemental ballet, with its vaulting, violent energy and asymmetrical rhythms almost from beginning to end has become one of the...continue...

American Classics - Boyer: Ellis Island "Dream of America"

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: Peter Boyer: Ellis Island
Conductors: Boyer, Peter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

'Ellis Island' celebrates the American immigrant experience. Boyer chose stories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project, wove them together into a narrative describing the...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This 1996 recording is the first ever of the complete original version of Stravinsky's most popular work, 'The Firebird'. Among the many differences between the...continue...

Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, etc / Craft, Philharmonia

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

Works: Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21; Canons (5) on Latin Texts, Op. 16; Traditional Rhymes (3) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 17; Songs (3) for soprano, E flat clarinet & guitar, Op. 18; String Trio, Op. 20;...
Performers: Fedele, David; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Goble, Daniel; Gosling, Stephen; Kavafian, Ani; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Lowenstern, Michael; Mills, Jesse; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"Craft elicits impressive clarity and delicacy from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the two-movement Op. 21 Symphony and in the Six Pieces Op. 6 (even the...continue...

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex, Les Noces / Wells, Craft

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

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; Wells, Alison; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

"Robert Craft leads a thrilling performance of Oedipus Rex--incisive, swift, and as mercilessly inevitable as fate itself. From the opening bars, where those spine-chilling runs...continue...

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / O'Mara, Diener, et al

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; O'Mara, Stephen; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The most popular and the most important of all Schoenberg's choral works, 'Gurre-Lieder', part oratorio, part dramatic cantata, is a setting of poems by the...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, England (10/16/2001-10/20/2001)....continue...

Music for Saxophone and Orchestra /Kerkezos, Brabbins, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone &...
Performers: Kerkezos, Theodore; Wardman, Vicci
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This collection presents popular twentieth-century works for saxophone and orchestra. The refinement of Glazunov's Concerto is counterbalanced by the nocturnal magic of Debussy's "Rhapsodie", heard...continue...

1001 Nights - Rimsky-Korsakov / Bernard Cribbins

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Performers: Cribbins, Bernard; Nolan, David
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Take a musical journey through timeless classic tales and open doors to the world of the orchestra presented with beautiful music by history's greatest composers....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

The Best of Saint-Saens

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

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Carnival of the a...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Lapsansky, Marián; Szabo, Imrich; Toperczer, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Wildner, Johannes; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wit, Antoni; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Loughran, James
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos no 2 & 4 / Biret, Loughran

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-11-23

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 44
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Loughran, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra