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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...

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 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...

Schumann: Piano Concerto, etc / Jandó

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92; Introduction and Allegro for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, ...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava

Schumann's perennially beautiful 'Piano Concerto' is one of the great Romantic masterpieces, a supreme blend of youthful exuberance, virtuoso writing for the piano, strikingly fresh...continue...

Film Music Classics - Kilar: Dracula, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Wojciech Kilar: Dracula
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Cracow Philharmonic; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Thanks in part to its powerful music, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' (1992) ws acclaimed as one of the most authentic versions of this story, and won...continue...

Chill with Ravel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ma mère l'oye; Miroirs; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Jeux d'eau; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Quartet for Strings in F major; ...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Mercz, Nora; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; ; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kodály Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Chill With Tchaikovsky

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Chanson triste; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; The Snow Maiden, inciden...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Clark, Keith [Conductor]; Czech-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Entremont, Philippe; Geringas, David; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Golovschin, Igor; Halasz, Michael [Condu...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Geringas, David; Halász, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Golovschin, Igor; Wit, Antoni; Clark, Keith
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Capella; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Nóra Mercz (harp); Vytautas Sondeckis (cello); Janos Balint (flute); Ilona Prunyi, Idil Biret (piano).

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky may be best remembered for the Nutcracker Suite. ...continue...

Lutoslawski: Double Concerto, etc / Kaleta, Krupa, et al

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

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (5) for solo clarinet, harp, piano, percussion & strings (arranged from version for c; Double Concerto for oboe, harp & chamber orchestra; Metamorphoses; Chain 1, f...
Performers: Kaleta, Zbigniew; Krupa, Arkadiusz; Kryger, Urszula; Kwiatowski, Rafal; Tulliez, Nicolas
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish National Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Volume 8 of the Naxos Lutoslawski series is nothing if not diverse, with several short pieces originally written for voice of instruments with piano alongside...continue...

The Spanish Guitar

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

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5; Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar & orchestra; Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana, for guit...
Performers: Azabagic, Denis; Goni, Antigoni; Holmquist, John; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kraft, Norman; Linhares, Dagoberto; Masters, Martha; Micheli, Lorenzo
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Camerata Cassovia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Sinfonia

The guitar has existed in one form or another since ancient times, but the significance of the role of Spain in the instrument's evolution cannot...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...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Music Vol 7 / Wit, et al

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

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Postlude no 1; Preludes and Fugue for Strings; Mini Overture for brass quintet; Fanfare for Louisville, for orchestra; Fanfare for CUBE, for brass quintet; Prelude for G.S.M.D., f...
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The seventh volume in the Naxos complete survey of Lutoslawski's orchestral music brings together a number of his rarely heard works. The "Three Postludes", composed...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Schumann / Biret, Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-08-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

After the failure of the second performance of his First Piano Concerto, Brahms was so uncertain as to his ability to write a successful work...continue...

Górecki: Symphony no 2, etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, et al

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

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Beatus vir, for Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, Op 38; Symphony no 2 for Soprano, Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, Op 31 "Copernicana"
Performers: Kilanowisz, Zofia
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio/TV Chorus

"...Listeners moved by [Gorecki's Third Symphony, the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"] naturally have wished to explore more of Gorecki's work, and have found - often...continue...

The Best of Bartok

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Allegro barbaro for Piano, Sz 49; Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Concerto for O...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Jando, Jeno; Pauk, Gyorgy; Sawa, Kazuki; Xiao, Hong-Mei
Conductors: Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Ligeti, András; Kovács, Janos
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

One of the major composers of the early twentieth century and one of the greatest that Hungary has produced, Bela Bartok combined a deep knowledge...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1; Schumann / Biret, Wit, et al

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

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Robert Schumann: Introduction and Allegro for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 134
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 had its origin in a sonata for two pianos, written in 1854 with a slow movement that is a portrayal...continue...

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony, etc / Wit, Weigel, et al

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

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Weigel, François
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Messiaen's musical language is derived from a number of varied sources, including Greek metrical rhythms, Hindu tradition, the serialism of Schoenberg, Debussy and bird-song, with...continue...

Paderewski: Piano Concerto, Polish Fantasy, etc / Wit, et al

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

Works: Ignace Jan Paderewski: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 17; Polish Fantasia on original themes, for piano & orchestra, Op. 19; Overture
Performers: Fialkowska, Janina [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bartók: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Pauk, Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117
Performers: Pauk, Gyorgy
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bartok's two Violin Concertos are among the 20th century's masterpieces for the instrument. Completed when he was a youthful 27, the first is a tender...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-14

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphony no 1; Silesian Triptych, for soprano & orchestra (collabration with Bryston); Venetian Games; Chantefleurs et Chantefables (Songflowers and songfables), for soprano & orc...
Performers: Pasiecznik, Olga
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This most recent release of the music of Lutoslawski provides an overview of the artistic milestones in Lutoslawski's career. This is the only available recording...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...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos nos 2 & 3 / Glemser, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-08-07

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"I enjoyed Bernd Glemser's performances of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody and Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4, reviewed in the last issue; if anything, this concluding volume...continue...

Romantic Piano Concertos - Moszkowski / Pawlik, Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-08

Works: Moritz Moszkowski: Concerto for piano & orchestra in E major, Op. 59; Aus aller Herren Länder, for piano, 4 hands, Op. 23
Performers: Pawlik, Markus
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1 and 4, etc/ Glemser, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-08

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
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Guitar Collection - Carmen Concerto / Kraft, Breiner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-01-21

Works: Enriqué Granados: Valses (7) poeticos; Peter Breiner: Carmen Concerto for guitar & orchestra (after Bizet)
Performers: Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Adagio 2 - Telemann, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, et al

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

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Wolfgan...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Csanky, Emilia; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Kanta, Ludovit; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Weissberg, Herbert
Conductors: Sparf, Nils-Erik; ; Sieghart, Martin; Breiner, Peter; Stankovsky, Robert; Kamu, , Okko; Anichanov, André; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Ensemble Villa Musica; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

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 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

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 Schumann

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

Works: Robert Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Carnava...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Merscher, Kristin
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; ; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: ; Kodály Quartet ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony no 3, etc / Wit, Polish Radio Symphony

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-07-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

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

"***" (3 Stars) -Penguin Guide...continue...