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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...

The Very Best of Tchaikovsky

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

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Swan Lake; Quar...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir; Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Prunyi, Ilona; Sárosi, Péter; Scherbakov, Konstantin
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Entremont, Philippe; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; ; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; New Haydn Quartet; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw;...

The Very Best of Chopin

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Sonat...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Chill with Chopin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36; Noctu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Breiner, Peter; Capova, Sylvia; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Stankovsky, Robert
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Personnel: Maria Kliegel (cello); Idil Biret, Sylvia Capova (piano)....continue...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Fun & Games

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067;...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Anikhanov, Andrei; Antal, Mátyás; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Nazareth, Daniel; Brion, Keith; Bogár, Istvá...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony O...

All children need active playtime, some exciting and different ways to use their energy. Classical music is the ideal soundtrack to 'Playtime Fun and Games',...continue...

Rubinstein: Symphony no 4 / Stankovsky, Slovak State PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Symphony no 4 in D minor ("Dramatic"), Op. 95
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

The "'Dramatic' Symphony", the fourth of Rubinstein's six symphonies, was composed in 1874. Scored for an orchestra similar in size to that used by Mendelssohn,...continue...

Night Music 8 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 4 Violins without Baso Continuo in F major; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Wol...
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jablokov, Alexander; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan; Weissberg, Herbert; Wordsworth, Barry [Conductor]
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Sieghart, Martin; Bogár, István; ; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 11 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 2 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "...
Performers: Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Valek, Jiri; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Warchal, Bohdan; Edlinger, Richard; Kopelman, Jozef; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 6 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfi...
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Luptacik, Josef; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Szekely, Istvan; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kopelman, Jozef; Halász, Michael; Nemeth, Gyula; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Edlinger, Richard; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Rubinstein: Symphonies Vol 1 / Stankovsky, Slovak State PO

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

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 40; Ivan IV Groznïy (Ivan the Terrible), musical picture for orchestra, Op. 79
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Composed in 1850, Anton Rubinstein's First Symphony is a highly cosmopolitan work, showing the influence of Mendelssohn. The symphony contains a wealth of memorable tunes,...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...

Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 15 / Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-06-20

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Variations for Piano and Orchestra...
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

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...

Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 14 / Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-09-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Cinema Classics 1999 - Elizabeth, La vita e bella, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-22

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Enigma Variations; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brion, Keith; Camerata, Oxford; Clark, Keith [Conductor]; Dalayman, Katarina; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; Hurst, George; Istropolitana, Capella; Kl...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Brion, Keith; Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Keith; Stankovsky, Robert; Hurst, George; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Oxford Camerata; Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratisla...

Naxos goes to the movies with some of this year's blockbuster hits. Comedy, tragedy, history, love and war are all featured in this new collection...continue...
Personnel: Katarina Dalayman (soprano); Thomas Sunnegårdh (tenor); Maria Kliegel (cello); Idil Biret (piano); Imrich Szabo (organ).

Back in the days of radio, everyone knew Rossini's 'Will...continue...

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...

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

Spohr: Clarinet Concertos nos 1 & 3, etc / Ottensamer

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-08-17

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in C minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in F minor, WoO 19; Potpourri on themes from P. von Winter's "Das unterbrochene Opferfest" for clarinet & orches...
Performers: Ottensamer, Ernst
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

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

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

Night Music 3 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chanson triste; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: CSR Symphony Orchestra; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Lang, Peter [Piano]; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; ; Eberle, Christoph
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice; Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Ludovit Kanta (cello); Péter Nagy , Peter Lang (piano)....continue...