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Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet

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

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...
Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano]

Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

Samuel Adler (b.1928): Cantos; Close Encounters; Five Snapshots / Fulmer, violin; Kelly, viola; Eldan, cello; Muroki, db; Han, Harp

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Samuel Adler: Canto III for violin solo; Canto XVI, for viola solo; Canto X, for cello; Close Encounters for violin & cello; Canto VII, for bass; Canto XIX, for guitar; Canto XXI, for harp; Snapshots...
Performers: Eldan, Amir [Cello]; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Iznaola, Ricardo; Kelly, Randolph; Muroki, Kurt

The winner of many prestigious awards for composition, Samuel Adler is also Professor emeritus at the Eastman School of Music. His Canto series was written...continue...

Penderecki: Horn Concerto; Fonogrammi; Partita; The Awakening of Jacob et al. / Janik, flute; Montone, horn - Antoni Wit

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

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Fonogrammi, for flute & chamber orchestra; The Dream of Jacob; Anaklasis, for string orchestra & percussion; De Natura Sonoris I, for orchestra; Partita, for harpsichord, electr...
Performers: Cembrzynski, Jerzy; Janik, Urszula; Kubicki, Konrad; Lukowicz, Elzbieta Stefanska; Montone, Jennifer; Pindakiewicz, Michal; Witkowska, Barbara
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Each of these six orchestral works bears the imprint of Penderecki's greatness as a composer. Fonogrammi alternates piquant sonorities, pulsating vehemence and moments of great...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / Dawn Kotoski, David Gordon, Glenn Siebert, Jan Opalach - Gerard Schwarz

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Dupree, Jillon Stoppels; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Kriewall, Judy; Morgan, Michael G.; Shapiro, Bernard; Williams, Susan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorale

Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (03/04/1991-03/05/1991)....continue...

Piazzolla: Tango Distinto - Music for Solo Trombone & Ensemble by Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Piazzolla / Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70; Histoire du Tango; Soledad; Le Grand Tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; La muerte del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Milonga del ángel, tango (from Angel se...
Performers: Adams, Samuel [Bass]; Brunetti, Octavio; Choi, Arnold; Del Curto, Hector; Garcia, Raul Y Su Grupo Kabildo; Giraudo, Pedro; Han, Jiyun; Liarmakopoulos, Achilles; Powis, Simon; Rosenbaum, Ian; Scheid, ...

Legendary tango performer and composer Astor Piazzolla gained experience of jazz in New York and classical form and technique through studies with Alberto Ginastera. His...continue...
Recording information: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT....continue...

My First Beethoven Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Violin no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; March for wind ensemble in B flat major, WoO 29; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Eder, Gyorgy; Falvay, Attila; Fejervari, Janos; Hegyi, Ildiko; Jando, Jeno; Kevehasi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Mathe, Gyozo; Nishizaki, Takako; O...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wordsworth, Barry; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael

Beethoven was a musical giant. He wasn't taller or fatter than everyone else, but his music is big and his name is important. Beethoven is...continue...

Lydia Kakabadse: Phantom Listeners; Arabian Rhapsody Suite; The Mermaid

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Lydia Kakabadse: The Mermaid, for voice, narrator, piano & strings; Russian Tableaux, quartet for violin, viola, cello & double bass; The Song of the Shirt, for voice & piano; Arabian Rhapsody Suite,...
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Brain-Gabbott, Emma; Bundy, Michael; Dale, Caroline; Easton, Madeleine; Fullbrook, Ben; Griffiths, Benjamin; McCaldin, Clare; Shipway, Nigel; Vukotic, Bozidar; ...
Conductors: Vass, George

British composer Lydia Kakabadse has a number of musical theatre, vocal, choral and chamber works to her credit. The Arabian Rhapsody Suite for string quartet...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (2010-02-05&2010-02-15_2010-)....continue...

Michael Hurd: Pop Cantatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Michael Hurd: Jonah-Man Jazz, cantata for choir & orchestra; Prodigal, cantata for children's choir & piano; Rooster Rag, cantata for choir & orchestra; Swingin' Samson, cantata for choir & orchestra...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Bolt, Rachel; Fuest, David; Hare, Lucy; Jeremic, Natalee; Kaznowski, Michal [Cello]; Miller, Nick [Engineer]; Newbold, Sarah; Precious, Adam; Robertson, Martin; Sherman, Paul; Shipway...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. Pastiche jazz, blues and rock 'n'...continue...

Leonardo Balada: Caprichos Nos. 2, 3 & 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-01-25

Works: Leonardo Balada: Caprichos no 2, for solo violin, strings & harp; Caprichos no 4 for solo contrabass, clarinet, piano & strings ("Quasi Jazz"); Caprichos no 3, for violin & chamber orchestra ("Homena...
Performers: Cardenes, Andres; Hoesen, Gretchen Van; Lirette, Charles; Ojeda, Rodrigo; Premo, David; Reamer, Andy; Thompson, Thomas; Turner, Jeffrey [Classical]
Conductors: Cardenes, Andres; Loh, Lawrence

Born in Barcelona on 22 September 1933, the composer Leonardo Balada graduated from the Juilliard School in 1960. He studied composition with Persichetti and Copland,...continue...

Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Double Bass Quartets 2, 3 & 4; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-01-25

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Solo Quartet No 2 for double bass, violin, viola & cello; Quartet for violin, viola, cello & double bass no 3 in D major; Quartet for violin, viola, cello & double bass no 4 ...
Performers: Duka, Norbert; Moll, Phillip; Nicolai, Helmut; Ostertag, Martin [Cello]; Sebestyen, Erno

The novelty of Franz Anton Hoffmeister's double bass quartets lies in his substitution of that husky-voiced instrument for the first violin in a regular string...continue...

Toshio Hosokawa: Flute Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Toshio Hosokawa: Vertical Song I, for solo flute; Sen 1, for flute; Lied, for flute & piano; Fragmente II, for flute & string quaret; Voyage V, for ensemble; Traditional: Kuroda Bushi
Performers: Aarnink, Frank; Andresdottir, Valgerdur; Bjarnason, Kolbeinn; Bjorgvinsdottir, Bryndis; Dubik, Zbigniew; Franzdóttir, Eydís; Franzson, Gudni; Fridfinnsson, Emil; Halldórsson, Sig...

The Berlin-based Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa conceives of music as ‘a calligraphy of space and time’ and regards the flute as the instrument that can...continue...
Recording information: Fella- og Hóla-church, Reykjavík, Iceland....continue...

Jose Serebrier: Symphony No. 1; Violin Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: José Serebrier: Symphony no 1; Doube Bass Concerto "Nueve"; Winter Concerto, for violin & orchestra; Tango in Blue, for orchestra; Casi un Tango, for horn & string orchestra; They Rode Into The ...
Performers: Johnson, Sacha; Karr, Gary; King, Matt [Percussion]; Marsden, Ellen; Quint, Philippe; Riddell, Duncan
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"When Naxos suggested making a new recording of my music, the idea was to give a full panoply and to emphasize the changes in style...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole, UK (06/23/2009-06/24/2009)....continue...

Bottesini: Fantasia On Themes Of Rossini; Passione Amore; Gran Duetto No. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Canzonette of Rossini, for 2 double basses & piano; Concerto di bravura; Grand Duetto no 2, for 2 double basses; Concerto for 2 double basses & orchestra (or piano)
Performers: Cobb, Timothy; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

These works for two double basses by Giovanni Bottesini date from his student days at the Milan Conservatory. The delightful Fantasia on themes of Rossini...continue...
Recording information: 2006-10-13&2006-10-05&2007-....continue...

Bottesini: Fantasias, etc / Thomas Martin, Anthony Halstead, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia "La Sonnambula"; Melodia in E (Romanza patetica); Capriccio à la Chopin (Allegro capriccioso in F sharp minor); Melodia (Giovinetto innamorato); Tutto che il mondo...
Performers: Fugelle, Jacquelyn; Halstead, Anthony; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]

Giovanni Bottesini, an accomplished and respected conductor, also enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass". For this recording manuscript sources have...continue...

American Classics - Elliott Carter 100th Anniversary Release

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Elliott Carter: Mosaic; Scrivo in Vento; Gra; Enchanted Preludes, for flute & cello; Steep Steps; Figment no 1, for cello; Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi; Figment 2 "Remembering Mr. Ives"; Rhapso...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Barron, Virginia; Blackwell, Virginia; Christie, Max; Cowie, Ian; Fujino, Carol; Gardiner, James; Gemmell, Corey; Gjevori, Bardhyl; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hetherington, David;...

Bottesini: Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", etc / Thomas Martin, Anthony Halstead, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"; Elegy no 2 in E minor "Romanza drammatica"; Introduzione e Bolero; Une bouche aimée; Capriccio di bravura; Elegy in D major; ...
Performers: Fugelle, Jacquelyn; Halstead, Anthony; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]

Giovanni Bottesini enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass" but was also an accomplished and respected conductor in Europe. When conducting...continue...

Bottesini: Concertino in C minor, Elégie in D major, Ali Babà Overture, etc / Gibson, Petracchi, Martin, Welsh, London SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Ero e Leandro; Concertino for Double Bass in C major; Il Diavolo Della Notte; Concerto di bravura; Elegy in D major; Alì Babà; Duo concertant on themes from Bellini'...
Performers: Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Petracchi, Franco; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Petracchi, Franco; Gibson, Matthew
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Known to his contemporaries as the Paganini of the double bass, Giovanni Bottesini significantly extended the technical possibilities of the instrument both as a composer...continue...

Bottesini: Gran Concerto in F sharp minor, Gran Duo Concertante / Martin, Garcia, Johnson, Litton, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Gran Duo concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra; Andante Sostenuto for strings; Duetto for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orchestra; Gran Concerto for double bass in F sharp...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Giovanni Bottesini was not only among the most famous double bass virtuosos of his time, but he was also a distinguished conductor and composer. Known...continue...

Bottesini: Music for Double Bass and Piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Grand Duetto no 3, for 2 double basses; Double-bass Concerto no 2 in B minor; Adagio melanconico ed appassionato, for double bass & piano; Duetto for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orc...
Performers: Burashko, Andrew; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Quarrington, Joel; Robinson, Hal; Whicher, Monica

Giovanni Bottesini enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass". He was also a successful conductor and a composer, although only the...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

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

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil; The Great Procession, ballet; The River of Light, ballet
Performers: Bush, Phillip; Carroll, Paul [Percussion]; Cobb, Timothy; Finn, Michael; Grant, Cameron; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kay, Alan R.; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Moredock, Richard; Neubauer, Paul; Oldfat...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature....continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Works / Tharaud, van Spaendonck

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

Performers: Bauer, Marc; Bernold, Philippe; Chaplin, François; Darrieux, Danielle; Delage, Pascal; Delescluse, Jean; Doise, Olivier; Emerson, Natasha; Gondeau, Marie; Groben, Françoise; Hanon, Phil...
Conductors: Durand, Pierre-Michel

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...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Art and Music - Renoir - Music of his Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène; Charles Gounod: Petite symphonie for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in E flat major; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, ...
Performers: Bjaerke, Sjur; Bodtker, Ellen Sejersted; Carey, Colm; Grauwels, Marc; Stigliani, Chantal; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Waterlot, Ulysse; Summerly, Jeremy; Kaltenbach, Jérôme; ; Jean, Kenneth
Ensemble: ; Oxford Schola Cantorum; Vertavo String Quartet

No artist has been more alive to the enjoyment of life's pleasures than Pierre-August Renoir (1841-1919). His paintings reflect a delight in the existence of...continue...

American Classics - American Choral Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Vincent Persichetti: Flower Songs (Cantata no 6), for mixed chorus & string orchestra , Op. 157; Charles Ives: Psalm 90 "Lord, thou hast been"; John Corigliano: Fern Hill, for mezzo-soprano, chorus &...
Performers: Anderson, Thad; Asbell, Ames; Barber, Elaine; Cho, Seung Won; Cluff, Darlene; Colson, Bruce; Coltman-Smith, Margaret; Dawson, David; Depue, Wallace; Francis, Graeme; Gedigian, Marianne; Gilliam-Valls...
Conductors: Morrow, James
Ensemble: University of Texas Chamber Orchestra; University of Texas Chamber Singers

"The fine Copland performance concludes an excellent disc. The choir is consistently splendid. It's evident that James Morrow has trained them very well indeed. Balance,...continue...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

American Classics - Toch: Tanz-Suite, Cello Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Ernst Toch: Tanz-Suite, Op. 30; Concerto for cello & chamber orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Mitchell, Priya; Poltéra, Christian; Rohde, Hartmut; Schneemann, Marieke; Tummes, Daniel; van den Oudenwijer, Lars Wouters; Watton, Stacey
Conductors: Carroll, Thomas
Ensemble: Berlin Spectrum Concerts

Ernest Toch was among the most neglected composers of the 20th century. He was born in Vienna and lived in Berlin from 1929 until he...continue...

American Classics - Crumb: Songs, Drones, Refrains of Death

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: George Crumb: Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death; Quest, for guitar, soprano sax, harp, bass & 2 percussionists
Performers: Achberger, Hans-Peter; Aichhorn, Silke; Dagenhardt, Peter; Erb, Carmen; Isherwood, Nicholas; Obieta, Francisco; Read, Hugo; Swete, Alexander
Conductors: Kent, Fuat
Ensemble: Art Nouveau Ensemble

George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. 'Songs, Drones, and Refrains...continue...

Meynaud: Chamber Music / Grau, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Michel Meynaud: Sonatine for treble recorder & piano; Sonatine for double bass; ¡Viva Emiliano!, for tenor recorder & timpani; Chaconne, for violin; Les points d'orgue de la Saint-Jean, for flut...
Performers: Dennaud, Cecile; Grau, Joseph; Hartmann, Pierre; Jubin, Jean-Jacques; Mones, Olivier de; Repecaud, Beatrice

Maynaud combines avant-garde techniques with traditional methods of composition to produce a kind of rhetorical drama, with a political edge. This approach is well illustrated...continue...

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Octets / Kodály Quartet, Auer Quartet

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

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Max Bruch: Octet for strings
Performers: Fejervary, Zsolt

With its elfin Scherzo reminiscent of the music for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' a slow movement of ethereal beauty and a jubilant last movement of...continue...

American Classics - Wuorinen: Six Trios

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

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Trio for Bass Instruments; Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano; Trio for violin, cello & piano; Double Solo for Horn Trio; Trombone Trio
Performers: Borror, Ronald; Braynard, David; Druckman, Daniel; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Hudson, Benjamin; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Purvis, William [Horn]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Taylor, David; W...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Columbia University Group for Contemporary Music

For all Charles Wuorinen's longstanding reputation as a modernist, his musical career has more in common with those of Brahms and Beethoven than with any...continue...

B. Tchaikovsky: Concertos, etc / Mynbaev, et al

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

Works: Boris Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto; Concerto for clarinet & chamber orchestra; Signs of the Zodiac, cantata for soprano, harpsichord & string orchestra
Performers: Alfyorov, Pavel; Ivanilova, Iana; Prischepa, Anton; Solovieva, Olga
Conductors: Mynbayev, Timur

Widely respected in Russia and praised by figures such as Shostakovich and Rostropovich, Boris Tchaikovsky amassed a formidable body of works, including four symphonies, four...continue...

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...

Cinema Classics 2005 - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, etc

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan ...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Borowska, Joanna; Eder, Gyorgy; Istropolitana, Capella; Jand?, Jeno; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony; Ramiro, Yordy; Rubs...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Wildner, Johannes; Selmeczi, György; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Camerata Transylvania; Capella Istropolitana; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Failoni Orchestra Budapest; Kodály Quartet ; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Naxos is pleased to present Cinema Classics 2005, which contains classical music made famous in films. This collection features classical music which was used in...continue...
Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Idil Biret, Francois-Joël Thiollier , Jenö Jandó (piano); Wolfgang Rubsam (organ)....continue...

American Classics - Wyner: The Mirror, etc / Wyner, et al

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

Works: Yehudi Wyner: The Mirror; Passover Offering; Tants un Maysele
Performers: Brown Kirchner, Judi; Creditor, Bruce; Guttman, James; Kirchner, Matthew; Lalli, Richard; Langham, Jennifer; Meyer, Carol; Schulz, Robert; Stepner, Daniel; Stoltzman, Richard; Taylor, David [trombone...

'The Mirror', a play by Isaac Bashevis Singer, explores the interior life of a Jewish woman living in a small eastern European town. Yehudi Wyner,...continue...

American Classics - Stephen Hartke: Clarinet Concerto, etc

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

Works: Stephen Hartke: Concerto for Clarinet ("Landscapes with Blues"); The Rose of the Winds, for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos; Gradus, for bass clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin, cello & double bass; ...
Performers: Athayde, Juliana; Best, Scott; Bjella, David; Guterman, Beth; Huebl, Carolyn; Jones, Allison [Violin]; Murray, Ed; Nemith, Joshua; Newdome, Beth; Renz, Laura; Saegusa, Miho; Simas, Jerome; Stoltzman,...
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Iris Chamber Orchestra

Stephen Hartke's 'Clarinet Concerto' exuberantly reflects West Africa, his New York roots, and the tradition of the Delta blues. Recorded here for the first time,...continue...

American Classics - Klezmer Concertos and Encores

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

Works: Robert Starer: Kli Zemer (Concerto for Clarinet); Paul Schoenfield: Klezmer Rondos for flute, male vocalist & orchestra; Jacob Weinberg: The Maypole, for clarinet & orchestra; Canzonetta Suite, for c...
Performers: Aslan, Pablo; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krakauer, David; Mizrahi, Alberto; Mooke, Martha; Schwarz, Gerard; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Svigals, Alicia
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'K'li zemer' means 'instrument of song' in Hebrew, and a traditional klezmer was an instrumental musician who entertained at weddings and other festive occasions in...continue...
Personnel: Alicia Svigals (violin); Martha Mooke (electric viola); Scott Goff (flute); Paul Schwendener, Neil W. Levin (recorder); David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet); Alberto Mizrahi (tenor sax...continue...

American Classics - Introducing American Jewish Music

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

Works: Dave Brubeck: Gates of Justice; Leonard Bernstein: Hashkiveniu; Anonymous: Hudl Mitn Shtrudl; Darius Milhaud: Études for String Quartet, Op. 442; Service sacré, Op. 279; Julius Chajes: ...
Performers: Adler, Bruce; Bloch, Robert; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Clement, Richard; Feldon, Barbara; Feldshuh, Tovah; Fisk, Eliot; Guttman, Jim; Jolley, David; Krakauer, David; Marti...
Conductors: ; Gloyd, Russell; Itai, Avner; Jaffe, Elli; Levi, Yoel; Papadopoulos, Marios; Schwarz, Gerard; Wirth, Gerald; Levin, Neil; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Coro Hebraeico; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Dave Brub...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has...continue...

American Classics - Serebrier: Symphony no 3, etc /Serebrier

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

Works: José Serebrier: Symphony no 3 for strings & soprano ("Symphonie mystique"); Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile, for accordion & chamber orchestra; Variations on a Theme from Childhood, for trombon...
Performers: Chenadec, Laurent Le; Farley, Carole; Gruss, Renaud; Tilly, Sandrine; Yao, Yi
Conductors: Serebrier, José

"Jose Serebrier, one of the most eminent conductors of our times, was able to compose this original lyric fantasy, a vital elegant masterwork in the...continue...

Classics Explained - An Introduction to Schubert: "Trout"

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout", narration with musical examples; Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Camille Saint-Saën...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kodály Quartet

The 'Trout Quintet', named after the Schubert song that provides the theme for the fourth movement, gives us Schubert at his most irresistible: a veritable...continue...

Dubugnon: Piano Quartet, etc / Daniel, Dubugnon, et al

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

Works: Richard Dubugnon: Piano Quartet; Incantatio, for cello & piano, Op. 12; Évocations finlandaises (3), for solo double bass; Masques (5), for solo oboe; Canonic Verses, for oboe, oboe d'amore & En...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Dubugnon, Richard; Harlan, Dominic; Kai, Sai; Knight, Julia; Lehtonen, Illka; McLean, Viv; Sharp, Matthew
Conductors:
Ensemble: Royal Academy Wind Soloists

"Everything Dubugnon writes is well put together, deliberate and shapely, instrumentally adventurous without resorting to experimental cliches, and infused with rapturous emotion. I'll wager we'll...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...

Dvorak: String Quintet, etc / Waldmann, Vlach Quartet Prague

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

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass in G major, Op. 77/B 49; Miniatures (Drobnosti) (4) for 2 violins & viola, B. 149 (Op. 75a); Andante Appasionato, for string quartet ...
Performers: Stadtherr, Karel; Verner, Petr; Vlachova, Jana; Waldmann, Jakub
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague; Vlach String Quartet Prague members

"This is labeled Volume 2 of Dvorak's complete String Quintets, but the 'Miniatures' are played by two violins and viola. That minor cavil aside, these...continue...

Glass Harmonica - Beethoven, Mozart, Donizetti, Apell, et al

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

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Largo for glass harmonica in C minor; Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach: Adagio, for glass harmonica & string quartet (from Fantaisie Concertante); 1ère Suite ...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Bloch, Thomas; Borri, Ettore; Bourgue, Maurice; Gagnepain, Xavier; Icart, Christine; Marder, Marc; Sanroma, Montserrat; Sulem, Jean; Top, Damien

The first glass instrument played with wet fingers was invented in 1743 by an Irishman, Richard Puckeridge, but it was Benjamin Franklin who went on...continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 5 - Story of Babar, etc

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

Works: Francis Poulenc: L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, melodrama for narrator & piano (or orchestra), FP 129; L'invitation au château, incidental music, FP 138; Léocadia,...
Performers: Darrieux, Danielle; Lefevre, Laurent; Logerot, Stephane; Spaendonck, Ronald Van; Tharaud, Alexandre; Vieux, Thibault

Poulenc's association with the contemporary French theatre is shown in his incidental music to two plays by Jean Anouilh, the first known to English audiences...continue...

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Vol 2 / New Haydn Quartet

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 3 in E minor, Op. 30; Quartet for Strings in B flat major (in 1 movement); Work(s)
Performers: Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Haydn Quartet

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky produced only six chamber works for publication. This brief catalog included three complete string quartets and four single movements, which remained among...continue...

Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale, Dumbarton Oaks / Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-03-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
Performers: Carstairs, David; Cox, Nicholas; Manson, James; Patrick, Paul; Scoates, Richard; Ward, Nicholas [Conductor]
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

(Of The Soldier's Tale) "First kudos go to the three actors, as superb and natural as the best that we've encountered in recent Jane Austen...continue...

Rossini: String Sonatas Vol 1 / Benedek, Hungarian Virtuosi

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Sonata a quattro no 1 in G major; Sonata a quattro no 2 in A major; Sonata a quattro no 3 in C major; Variations for Violin and Small Orch in C major; Péchés de vieil...
Performers: Buza, Vilmos; Szepesi, Janos
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás

Rossini wrote the six String Sonatas at the age of twelve. They anticipate much of the wit and sparkle of his later work....continue...

Bottesini: Music for Double Bass & Piano Vol 1 / Quarrington

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-10-15

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Elegy in D major; Allegro di Concerto alla Mendelssohn, for double bass & piano; Melodie for double-bass & piano in E; Introduzione e Bolero; Melodia in E (Romanza patetica); Intr...
Performers: Burashko, Andrew; Quarrington, Joel