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Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Th...
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Berman, Boris; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Houston, Michael; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Yablonsky, Dmitry; ; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Arts Trio; Ukrainian National Symphony...

"Is this a CD set with substantially expanded album notes or a book with two accompanying CDs? The booklet contains an excellent monograph by Richard...continue...

Penderecki: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Antoni Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-03-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Violin no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2 ("Metamorphosen")
Performers: Chee-Yun; Kulka, Konstanty
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Both concertos provide comprehensive workouts for accomplished violinists - No. 1 was written for Isaac Stern, No. 2 for Anne-Sophie Mutter - and the Naxos...continue...

The Best of Lutoslawski

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

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Overture for Strings, for string orchestra; Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Concerto for Orchestra; Funer...
Performers: Bakowski, Krzysztof; Bauer, Andrzej; Paleczny, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

The composer, conductor and pianist Witold Lutoslawski is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists in the history of twentieth century Polish music. His...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Music / Idil Biret

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-08-01

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; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto ...
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Idil Biret performs Rachmaninoff's magisterial Chopin variations...with tremendous flair and power. A delight." -BBC Music Magazine. "Biret's recording of all the "Etudes Tableaux" is a...continue...

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...

Penderecki: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Antoni Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 3; Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Fluorescences, for orchestra; De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"I'm sure much of the surprising palatability of this music has a lotto do with Antoni Wit's lucid and magnificent performances...Wit pulls everything into focus,...continue...

Penderecki: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Antoni Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 1
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

The Polish composer, Krzysztof Penderecki, established a reputation as one of the most revolutionary composers of the 20th century. The mid-1960's saw his style become...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...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-23

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Livre pour Orchestre; Concerto for Cello; Novelette, for orchestra; Chain 3, for orchestra
Performers: Bauer, Andrzej
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"The complete cycle of the orchestral works of Witold Lutoslawski, of which this is Volume 4, must be one of the jewels in the Naxos...continue...

Szymanowski: King Roger / Polish State Philharmonic

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-07

Works: Karol Szymanowski: King Roger, Op. 46; Prince Potemkin, incidental music to Act 5 of Micinski's play, for orchestra, Op. 51, M57
Performers: Grychnik, Henryk; Hiolski, Andrzej; Ochman, Wieslaw; Zagorzanka, Barbara
Conductors: Stryja, Karol; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Polish State Philharmonic Chorus

Elements of Polish nationalism, impressionism, Scribinesque mysticism, exotic scales and melodies form the basis of Szymanowski's musical language. His masterpiece "King Roger", based loosely on...continue...

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 Prokofiev

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

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 1...
Performers: Paik, Kun-woo; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Ukrainian National Symphony 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 Paganini

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

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7, MS 48; Sonata for violin & guitar in D major (Centone di sonate, Letter A/2), MS 112/2; Grand Sonata, for guitar &...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Hammer, Moshe; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; St. John, Scott [Violin]; Wynberg, Simon
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

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 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 Wagner

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; The Flying Dutchman; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Mund, Uwe
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Kaler, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Here is another super-budget issue from Naxos that vies with the best available, both in performance and recording...Ilya Kaler, born in Moscow in 1963, is...continue...

Adagio Mahler: Adagietto from the Fifth Symphony, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-03-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-02-28

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos; Paroles tissées; Les espaces du sommeil, for baritone & orchestra; Symphony no 3
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kruszewski, Adam; Kusiewicz, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Antoni Wit has now recorded three symphonies and several other key orchestral works in a series that is setting high standards in budget-price contemporary music...Wit...continue...

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Papavrami, Wit

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

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Sonata for violin solo in D major, Op. 115
Performers: Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"...I put the disc in the player and was immediately struck by the intensity and energy of his playing. Papavrami has just the right tone...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Glemser, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Wieniawski: Violin Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Bisengaliev, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-11-22

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's "Faust," for violin & orchestra, Op. 20
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-16

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Symphony no 2; Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"
Performers: Paleczny, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 3, etc / Glemser, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-08-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Pieces (2, andante & finale), for piano & orchestra, Op. post. 79 (complet...
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2 / Kliegel, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-07-05

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"...Naxos's recorded sound is almost up to Audiofon's level [compared to AUD 72060] - that is to say, state-of-the-art. The performance of No. 1 is...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-17

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Funeral Music, for string orchestra; Chain 2, dialogue for violin & orchestra; Interlude for orchestra; Partita, for violin, orchestra & obbligato piano (arranged from version for...
Performers: Bakowski, Krzysztof
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Naxos's super-bargain priced foray into the contemporary repertory is all the more commendable for managing to include Lutoslawski's finest late work, the Symphony No. 4....continue...

Schumann: Symphonies no 1 & 3 / Wit, Polish National RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"These are excellent performances, and a bargain besides - just the sort of low-priced release I'm pleased to recommend not only for the quality of...continue...

Famous Symphonies - Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Joh...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Edlinger, Richard; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra

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...

Schumann: Overtures / Wildner, Polish NRSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-04-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Overture to Schiller's Braut von Messina, for orchestra in C minor, Op. 100; Overture to Shak...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice