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Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Ov.; Indra; Japanese Suite; A Winter Idyll / JoAnn Falletta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Gustav Holst: Walt Whitman Overture, for orchestra, Op. 7, H. 42; Symphony in F major ("The Cotswolds"), Op. 8, H. 47; A Winter Idyll, H 31; Japanese Suite, for orchestra, Op. 33, H. 126; Indra, Op. ...
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; Ulster Orchestra

Gustav Holst's youthful enthusiasm for Wagner is reflected in his ebullient Walt Whitman overture written in 1899. Shortly afterwards he composed the Cotswolds Symphony which...continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast (10/11/2011-10/12/2011)....continue...

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

British Piano Concertos - Harty / Donohoe, Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Hamilton Harty: A Comedy Overture, for orchestra; Fantasy Scenes (from an Eastern Romance), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano in B minor
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Many of Sir Hamilton Harty's works, such as An Irish Symphony and With the Wild Geese, recorded on Naxos 8554732 are overtly Celtic in character,...continue...

Arvo Pärt - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Für Alina, for piano; Symphony no 1 ("Polyphonic"), Op. 9; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Passio, for tenor, bass, vocal quartet, chorus, oboe...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin; Davis, Peter R.; Eisrich, Antal; Falvay, Sandor; Hatfield, Lesley; Helmerson, Frans; Hirsch, Rebecca; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Kovacs, Miklos; Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Mulligan, Simon; P...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Benedek, Tamás; Pitts, Antony; Edison, Noel; Yuasa, Takuo; Cox, Neil
Ensemble: ; Choir of Lancing College; Elora Festival Orchestra; Elora Festival Singers; Strings of the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (St; Tonus Peregrinus; Ulster Orchestra

This absorbing, two-CD anthology combines quality performances . . . Certainly, there is no more contextual way of getting to know the composer than this...continue...

Klimt - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Das Lied von der Erde; Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in ...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter; Zagorzanka, Barbara; Zarafiants, Evgeny
Conductors: Bogár, István; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Seipenbusch, Edgar; Yuasa, Takuo; Kosler, Zdenek; Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice; Ulster Orchestra

John Tavener - A Portrait

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

Works: John Tavener: In alium, for high soprano, strings, piano, grand organ, Hammond organ, bells, gongs & four-track ta; To a Child Dancing in the Wind, for soprano, flute, harp & viola; The Lamb "Little ...
Performers: Bjork; Bowyer, Kevin; Fleezanis, Jorja; Hulse, Eileen; Kliegel, Maria; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Myers, Thalia; Richards, Jonathan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Shaw, Ian [Organ]; Varcoe, Stephen [...
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo; ; Christophers, Harry; Friend, Lionel; Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Aureole Trio; Members of the Duke Quartet (Members); Minnesota Chorale; The Sixteen (Choir); Ulster Orchestra

Sir John Tavener has been a unique, controversial and ever evolving figure on the contemporary music scene since the late sixties. These CDs encompass a...continue...

Yamada: Symphony in F "Triumph & Peace," etc / Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-03-01

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Overture for orchestra in D major; Symphony in F major ("Kachidoki to heiwa" (Triumph and Peace)); Kurai tobira (The Dark Gate), symphonic poem; Madara no Hana, symphonic poem
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Ulster Orchestra

"Naxos continues an extensive exploration of the fringes of the repertoire with a well-recorded account of the first symphony by a Japanese composer." - Hansen,...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for Piano no 1; Improvisations on a theme by Constant Lambert, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"This is their tenth disc of his music, as far as I know. It is also part of an ongoing project of the Brittish Piano...continue...

Yashiro: Piano Concerto, Symphony / Yuasa, Okada, et al

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

Works: Akio Yashiro: Piano Concerto; Symphony
Performers: Okada, Hiromi
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"Pianist Hiromi Okada marries cutglass precision to pyrotechnic dazzle, and the Ulster Orchestra under Takuo Yuasa plays with inspired abandon. To top everything off there's...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...

Classical Chill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

Webern: Passacaglia, Symphony, etc / Yuasa, Ulster Orchestra

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

Works: Anton Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1; Movements (5) for string quartet, Op. 5; Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6; Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Symphony, Op. 21; Variations for orchestra,...
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"If you're new to the music of Anton Webern, this superb budget CD is just the introduction you need... Yuasa's account of the Op. 1...continue...

American Classics - MacDowell: Suites, Hamlet & Ophelia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Edward MacDowell: Suite no 1 for orchestra in D minor, Op. 42; Suite no 2 for orchestra ("Indian"), Op. 48; Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

A contemporary of Mahler, pupil of Raff and protege of Liszt, the American-born MacDowell received his main musical education in France and Germany during the...continue...

Pärt: Tabula Rasa, Symphony no 3, Collage / Yuasa, et al

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

Works: Arvo Pärt: Tabula rasa, concerto for 2 violins (or violin & viola), prepared piano & string orchestra; Collage sur B-A-C-H for Strings, Oboe, Harpsichord and Piano; Symphony no 3
Performers: Hatfield, Lesley; Hirsch, Rebecca
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

For any seasoned collector who already knows these great works by Arvo Part, these splendid performances merit a duplication in your collection. And for those...continue...

A-Z of Classical Music

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

Works: Gregorian Chant: De profundis clamavi, offertory in mode 2 (Liber Usualis no 1076; GR 388); Hildegard von Bingen: O virga mediatrix; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; William Byrd: Pavan and ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kejmar, Miroslav; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Edlinger, Richard; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Skvor, Petr; Dvorak, Jaroslav; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Grodd, Uwe; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Wildner, Johannes; Mor...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmoni...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Chamber Symphony, etc / Yuasa

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no 2, Op. 38; Incidental Music to a Motion Picture Scene, Op. 34; Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg is best known for the twelve tone technique he developed which changed the course of composition. However, in his younger years, he produced...continue...

American Classics - Glass: Violin Concerto, etc / Anthony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-05-01

Works: Philip Glass: Company; Concerto for Violin; Akhnaten
Performers: Anthony, Adele
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Philip Glass is one of the most innovative contemporary composers, and has made a considerable reputation for himself in the field of composition now generally...continue...

Tavener: The Protecting Veil, In Alium / Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-05-01

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; In alium, for high soprano, strings, piano, grand organ, Hammond organ, bells, gongs & four-track ta
Performers: Hulse, Eileen; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

The music of John Tavener is at the forefront of the New Spirituality movement in music. Since his conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church, Tavener's...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...

Nyman: The Piano Concerto, Where the Bee Dances / Lenehan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-09

Works: Michael Nyman: Where the Bee Dances, for saxophone & orchestra; The Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Lenehan, John [Piano]
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Michael Nyman was introduced to a wider audience through his movie scores -indeed the one-movement Piano Concerto recorded here, is derived directly from the most...continue...