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Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...
Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th...
Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Amberger, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio

Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...

Penderecki: Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works / Antoni Wit [5 CDs]

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Symphony no 3; Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Fluorescences, for orchestra; De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Lubanska, Anna; Mikolaj, Aga; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pasichnyk, Olga; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

"Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves....continue...

Great Opera - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, Rossini, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, ope...
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Alperyn, Graciela; Aragall, Giacomo; Benacka, Stanislav; Boschkowa, Nelly; Braga, Rannveig; Carroli, Silvano; d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Daniel, Boaz; Dever, Barbara; Dragoni, Maria; D...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Saccani, Rico

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Robert Craft Edition, Vol. 2: Arnold Schoenberg

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: German Folksongs (3) for chorus, Op. 49; Folksongs (3) for chorus; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Suite for string orchestra in G major; Gurrelieder; Pelleas un...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Carey, Tim; Frautschi, Jennifer; Hulse, Eileen; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Silja, Anja; Welch-Babidge, Jennifer; Williams, Sioned; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

In addition to his special command of Stravinsky's and Schoenberg's music, Robert Craft is well known for his recordings of works by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Shutz,...continue...

Franz Schubert: Mass In C Major, Mass In G Major

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 4 in C major, D 452/Op. 48; Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Deutsche Messe, D 872
Performers: Ballhorn, Rudiger; Berndt, Tobias; Flaig, Markus; Minarschik, Raimund; Reinhard, Claudia; Wehler, Christine
Conductors: Schuldt-Jensen, Morten

A chorister from the age of eight until his voice broke seven years later, Franz Schubert was well placed to compose sacred music, including several...continue...
Recording information: Leipzig, Germany (09/10/2007-09/12/2007)....continue...

American Classics - Open Crossings - Teirstein: Kopanitza, etc / Cygnus Ensemble, Kiev PO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Andy Teirstein: Kopanitza, for violin & viola; Invention, for ensemble; What is Left of Us, for 4 voices, viola & cello; Suite, for string quartet; The Shooting of Dan McGrew, for narrator & ensemble...
Performers: Carey, Norman; Farina, Danielle; Friedlander, Erik; Hutchinson, Thomas; Kampmeier, Margaret A.; Kephardt, Sam; Lancaster, Margaret; Middleton, Robert; Momtchilova, Diliana; Primack, Eva Salina; Rober...
Conductors: ; Winstin, Robert Ian
Ensemble: Alaria Trio; Cygnus Ensemble; Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra

Andy Teirstein's background in movement theater (from his early work as a musical clown in a Mexican circus to his long association with music for...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...

Vivaldi: Griselda / Mallon, Aradia Ensemble, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718
Performers: Ainsworth, Colin; Huhtanen, Carla; McMurtry, Lynn; Nedecky, Jason; Newman, Marion; Tomkins, Giles
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble

Vivaldi's Griselda, one of more than twenty operas, is based on a story retold in Boccaccio's 'Il decamerone' about the testing of Griselda's patience and...continue...

Opera Explained - An Introduction to Wagner: The Ring

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

Works: Stephen Johnson: An Introduction to Wagner
Performers: Behle, Renate; Bonnema, Albert; Bracht, Roland; Castle, Sarah; Collins, Janet; Denoke, Angela; DeVol, Luana; Diefenthal, Margit; Ejsing, Mette; Ens, Phillip; Göetjes, Wiebke; Göhrig, Heinz;...
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar

Based in legend, Wagner's 'The Ring of Nibelung' has become a legend in its own right: a supreme challenge for conductors, singers, opera producers, and...continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Zagrosek, Bonnema, Bracht, et al

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-04-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Bonnema, Albert; Bracht, Roland; Castle, Sarah; Collins, Janet; DeVol, Luana; Indridadottir, Helga Ros; Iturralde, Hernan; Kapellmann, Franz-Josef; Patchell, Sue; Poulson, Lani; Vaughn, Tichina; West...
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra

Comprising four separate operas, Wagner's visionary Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) took 25 years to complete. Centred around a ring of...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...

Handel: Tobit / Martini, Perillo, Hannigan, Schoch, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-02-27

Works: John Christopher Smith: Tobit, oratorio (after Handel)
Performers: Boog, Maya; Browner, Alison; Hannigan, Barbara; MacLeod, Stephan; Perillo, Linda; Schoch, Knut
Conductors: Martini, Joachim Carlos

Compiled by John Christopher Smith from Handel’s operas, oratorios and other works, the oratorio Tobit, sometimes described as a pastiche, provided a winning synthesis of...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre / Zagrosek, Staatsoper Stuttgart

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Behle, Renate; Denoke, Angela; Diefenthal, Margit; Gambill, Robert; Goetjes, Wiebke; Jun, Attila; Kleindienst, Stella; Palacios, Nidia; Ranada, Helene; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schafer, Magdalena; Ull...
Conductors: Zagrosek, Lothar
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Orchestra

Stuttgart State Opera has been voted 'Opera Theatre of the Year' four times by critics in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. "Lothat Zagrosek offers a masterclass...continue...

Schoenberg: Moses und Aron / Kluttig, Schöne, Merritt, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Moses und Aron, biblical drama in 3 acts (unfinished)
Performers: Bespalovaite, Irena; Curtis, Emma; Dürr, Karl-Friedrich; Ebbecke, Michael; Frisch, Ulrich; Indridadóttir, Helga Rós; Ishizu, Naomi; Kosviner, Barbara; Laukner, Siegfried; Riedel, A...
Conductors: Kluttig, Roland
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Opera Chorus

In 1921 Arnold Schoenberg was forced to leave his holiday home in Austria because of the rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe. This experience caused...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Martini, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Schoch, Knut; Scholl, Elisabeth; Vieweg, Matthias; Wemyss, Nicola; Wolak, Ewa
Conductors: Martini, Joachim Carlos

Universally recognized as one of Handel's finest masterpieces, 'Solomon' is the most sensuous of his biblical oratorios. Magnificent, intricate choruses, seven of which are in...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt. Kijé / Casadesus, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Latvian State Academic Choir; Lille National Orchestra

Composed as a soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same name, 'Alexander Nevsky,' a dramatization of the thirteenth-century conflict between the Russian people and Teutonic...continue...

Handel: Rinaldo / Mallon, Opera in Concert, et al

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Affleck, Catherine; Barber, Kimberly; Bower, Nicole; Hannigan, Barbara; Modolo, Jennifer Enns; Newman, Marion; Tomkins, Giles; Watson, Sean; Whalen, Laura; Whiting, Lenard
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Opera in Concert Chorus

"Rinaldo", its plot drawn from Taso's epic of the Crusades, was Handel's first opera for London, where it was staged in 1711. The Italian libretto...continue...

Enescu: Oedipe Op 23 / Gielen, Pederson, Lipovsek, et al

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

Works: George Enescu: Oedipe, opera, Op. 23
Performers: Damiani, Davide; Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Walter; Hopferweiser, Josef; Koves, Peter; Lipovsek, Marjana; Pederson, Monte; Roider, Michael; Silins, Egils; Simic, Goran; Ungureanu, Mihaela
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir

The Romanian composer George Enescu was one of the most fascinating and versatile musicians in the first half of the twentieth century. His only opera,...continue...

Discover - Music of the Baroque Era

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Rinaldo; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Suite no 7 (as used in the film "Got Rot Tunbridge Wells"); Der Messias; Concerto Grosso in ...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Asch, David van; Bessette, Tracy Smith; Boog, Maya; Christie, James David; Drahos, Béla [Flute/Conductor]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Hoeren, Harald; Jandó, Jenö; Kertesi,...
Conductors: Kopelman, Jozef; Antal, Mátyás; Summerly, Jeremy; Crees, Eric; ; Farnlof, Bertil; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Fasolis, Diego; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Niquet, Hervé; M...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Verona; Aradia Ensemble; Capella Savaria; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Rose Consort of Viols; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Sonatori de la ...

In popularity, Baroque music stands alone, written to glorify the finest courts of the western world. This release features over 2 hours of music on...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

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

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

Carissimi: Jephte, Jonas / Consortium Carissimi

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

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Tra [Dai] piú riposti [remoti] abissi, serenata for 2 sopranos, bass, 2 violins & continuo; Jonas
Performers: Biscuola, Elena; Calciolari, Annamaria; Caristi, Nadia; Comeaux, Garrick; Contadin, Cristiano; Costa, Paolo; Eccher, Giuliano; Furnari, Fabio; Lea, Roberto; Pelliciari, Monica; Piantelli, Maurizio; P...
Conductors: Zanon, Vittorio
Ensemble: Consortium Carissimi

2005 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Carissimi, one of the early masters of the oratorio. 'The Story of Jephthah' is probably Carissimi's...continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Britten: Simple Symphony, etc / Bedford, et al

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

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Do...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Dukes, Philip; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart; Greene, Robert; Randolph, Thomas; Burns, Robert; Philip, John
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

The works on this recording cover the entire span of Britten's published output - from the 'Simple Symphony' of 1934, to the string orchestral arrangement...continue...

The Adventures of Mark Twain: The 1944 Score by Max Steiner [DVD Audio]

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Max Steiner: The Adventures of Mark Twain, film score
Performers: Chorus; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Stromberg, William T. [Conductor]
Conductors: Stromberg, William T.

2006 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album.

Reconstructed for CD release by John Morgan and performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Max Steiner's score for the 1944 m...continue...

Film Music Classics - Steiner: The Adventures of Mark Twain

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Max Steiner: The Adventures of Mark Twain, film score
Performers: Chorus; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Stromberg, William T. [Conductor]
Conductors: Stromberg, William T.
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Choir

One of the founders of film music as we know it today, Max Steiner transformed the cinematic experience through his colorful use of memorable musical...continue...
2006 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album.

Reconstructed for CD release by John Morgan and performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Max Steiner's score for the 1944 m...continue...

Film Music Classics - Steiner: The Adventures of Mark Twain

1 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Max Steiner: The Adventures of Mark Twain, film score
Performers: Chorus; Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Stromberg, William T. [Conductor]
Conductors: Stromberg, William T.
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Choir

2006 Grammy nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album.

Recording information: Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, Russia (02/2003).

Reconstructed for CD release by John Morgan and performed by the ...continue...

Opera Explained - An Introduction to Rossini: Tancredi

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

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Rossini's "Tancredi", narration with musical examples
Performers: Jo, Sumi; Micco, Anna Maria di; Olsen, Stanford; Podles, Ewa; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Rossini was already experiencing success when he composed 'Tancredi', but the success of this dramatic opera took his career to the next level. A classic...continue...

Chill with Bach

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Cassovia, Camerata; Chang, Hae-Won; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dohnanyi, Oliver von; Hock, Bertalan; Hungarian Festival Choir; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra; Istropolitana, Cap...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Oliver von; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Summerly, Jeremy; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana

Personnel: Judy Loman (harp); Alexander Jablokov, Takako Nishizaki (violin); Karl Kaiser, Nora Shulman (flute); Jenö Jandó (piano); Bob van Asperen (harpsichord); Bertalan Hock, Wolfgang Rub...continue...

The English Song Series 8 - Liza Lehmann / Watson, et al

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

Works: Charles Edward Horn: Cherry Ripe, aria; Liza Lehmann: The Daisy Chain, 12 songs of childhood, for voice & piano; Bird Songs (5), for voice & piano; Magdalen at Michael's Gate, for voice & piano; Even...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Spence, Toby; Watson, Janice; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine

Although the British composer Liza Lehmann had begun her career as a singer, damage to her vocal cords forced her to concentrate on composition. This...continue...

American Opera Classics - Barber: Vanessa / Rose, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32
Performers: Bauwens, Ray; Chickering, Ellen; Conrad, Richard; Dry, Marion; Lima, Philip; Matthews, Andrea
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Capella "Dumka"

"Barber's music is full-blown romanticism, easy on the ear, but not especially character or situation specific - but effective enough and memorable." - Parsons, ARG...continue...

The English Song Series 2 - Somervell / Rosario, et al

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

Works: Arthur Somervell: O mistress mine, for voice & piano; Orpheus with his lute, for voice & piano; Sweet Kate, for voice & piano; Songs of Innocence, for voice & piano; Maud, song cycle for voice & pian...
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

"Graham Johnson is his usual prefessional self at every turn. Like Philip Greenfield, I find Christopher Maltman to be the best thing on the recording....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...

Life and Works - Johann Sebastian Bach

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; ...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Benda, Christian; Benda, Sebastian; Blacher, Kolja; Chapelle, Corinne; Crookes, Anna; Duphil, Monique; Elbert, Hartmut; Gati, Istvan; Gedge, Nicholas; Hambitzer,...
Conductors: Brembeck, Christian; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kovács, László; Ward, Nicholas; Antal, Mátyás; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For the last 27 years of his life, [Bach] was a schoolteacher and choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection. Yet...continue...

Handel: Deborah / Martini, Scholl, Ducret, Zazzo, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deborah, HWV 51
Performers: Draijer, Jelle; Ducret, Natacha; Schoch, Knut; Scholl, Elisabeth; Wolak, Ewa; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Martini, Joachim Carlos

"There is much to admire in Martini's spirited performance. Handel wrote the brief role of Sisera, the Canaanite commander, for a female alto, and Ewa...continue...

Handel: Dettingen Te Deum, etc / Helbich, Mields, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Te Deum in A major, canticle, HWV 282
Performers: Andersen, Ulrike; Dixon, Chris; Mields, Dorothee; Wilde, Mark
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; Concerto Polacco

The victory at Dettingen in 1743 called for celebrations in London and Handel accordingly composed the Dettingen Te Deum and the anthem The King Shall...continue...

O Mio Babbino Caro -Famous Soprano Arias from Italian Operas

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

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Giuseppe Verd...
Performers: Evstatieva, Stefka; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Krause, Monika; Longhi, Daniela; Miricioiu, Nelly; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

This collection brings together some of the best-loved and most popular soprano arias in the Italian opera repertoire. The selection takes in music by all...continue...

21st Century Classics - Corghi: Divara - Wasser und Blut

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

Works: Azio Corghi: Divara-Wasser und Blut (Water and Blood), opera
Performers: Baba, Michael; Burg, Susanna Von Der; Coles, Mark; Fitz, Heinz; Hildmann, Hanslutz; Holm, Michael [Vocals]; Kiefer, Gunter; Krieg, Christopher; McLeod, Suzanne; Midboe, David; Schwarts, Robert; Thing...
Conductors: Humburg, Will
Ensemble: Münster State Symphony Orchestra

Azio Corghi has written music for the theatre, as well as orchestral and chamber music, establishing himself as one of the leading Italian composers today....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...

Benedictus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Thomas Tallis: Sanctus (from Mass for Four Voices); Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Michael Praetorius: Terpsichore; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Mess...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Filipova, Elena; Gauci, Miriam; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hommel, Christian; Horska, Jaroslava; Kundlak, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Martin, Andreas ...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Farnlof, Bertil; Niquet, Hervé; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Brembeck, Christian; Oberfrank, Géza; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Al...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Bourrasque; Hungarian Radio Chorus; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Sanctus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Thomas Tomkins: Pavane for 4 viols in F major; Thomas Tallis: Sanctus (from Mass for Four Voices); ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Filipova, Elena; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Horska, Jaroslava; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kundlak, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Loman, Judy;...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Niquet, Hervé; Brembeck, Christian; Antal, Mátyás; Ward, Nicholas; ; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Rose Consort of Viols; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Opera Classics - Rossini: Tancredi / Zedda, Podles, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-04-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi
Performers: Baert, Lieven; Coryn, Franck; Demeyere, Ewald; Jo, Sumi; Lendi, Lucretia; Micco, Anna Maria di; Podles, Ewa; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Editor's Choice, November 1995 "...a set that has been aimed at a wide constituency of music lovers, yet it makes no compromises with the quality...continue...

Bach: Magnificat, Ich habe genug / Summerly, Ward

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-01-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Crookes, Anna; Gedge, Nicholas; Glenton, Robert; Stokes, Christopher; Swain, Christine; Trevor, Caroline; Whitaker, Jayne
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra; Schola Cantorum Oxford

Handel: The Messiah / The Scholars Baroque Ensemble

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-10-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Amps, Kym; Atherton, Diane; Banda, Pál; Bicknell, Susan; Blackadder, David; Bowen, John; Charlston, Terence; Coxwell, Janet; Davidson, Angus; Doveton, Robin; Gibbs, Charles; Gould, David; Howa...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble

The Mozart Collection Vol 3

10 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k); Symphony no 31 in D major, K 297 (300a) "Paris"; Symphony no 34 in C major, K 338; Symphony no 35 i...
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna; Horská, Jaroslava; Kundlák, Jozef; Kyselak, Ladislav; Mikulas, Peter; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus