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Schumann: Symphony in C; Konzertstuck for four Horns; 2 Symphonic Etudes; Pfitzner: Symphony in C et al. / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Two Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde - Liederspiel, Op. 89; Johannes Brahms: ...
Performers: Bonnevie, Robert; Knapp, David C.; Robbins, Mark; Wilson, Scott
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The musical expression of German Romanticism is the theme of this disc. The trajectory of Schumann's Konzertstuck, Op. 86, written for four horns and orchestra,...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, orchestral suite and waltz sequences

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of Richard Strauss's supreme achievements, Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a romantic story of love and intrigue, a miraculous bend of...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....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...

Great Baroque Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Handel - Bourée; Concerto Grosso in B flat maj...
Performers: Aratore, Johann; Banfalvi, Bela; Benkocs, Tamas; Csanky, Emilia; Edlinger, Richard; Eklund, Niklas; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hobling, Guido [Violin]; Holbling, Anna; Jablokov, Alexander; Ka...
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut; ; Krcek, Jaroslav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Mallon, Kevin; Creswick, Bradley; Kopelman, Jozef; Tinge, John; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Morandi, Pier G.; Kraemer, Nicho...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; Wasa Baroque Ensemble

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...

My First Mozart Album / various artists

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute and harp, K. 299; Sonata for Piano no 11 in...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kyselak, Ladislav; Mullerova, Hana; Nishizaki, Takako; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Tichy, Georg; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sundkvist, Petter; Edlinger, Richard; Antal, Mátyás; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András; Kosler, Zdenek; Thompson,...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...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...

Robert Helps: Chamber Music With Piano / Helps, Atos Trio, Spectrum Concerts Berlin

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Robert Helps: Postlude, for horn, violin & piano (Seranade, Part 3); Fantasy for violin & piano; Piano Quartet; Duo for Cello and Piano; Quintet for flute, violin, clarinet, cello & piano; Trio for v...
Performers: Carbone, Ronald; Dodge, Frank; Helps, Robert; Hoppe, Thomas; Krug, Bernhard; Niskala, Naomi; Schneemann, Marieke; van den Oudenwijer, Lars Wouters; von Hehn, Annette [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: ATOS Trio

This recording is an exploration of Robert Helps's 'subtle sound world' (ClassicsToday.com on Naxos 8.559199), and his shared history with Spectrum Concerts Berlin. Highly regarded...continue...

Holbrooke: Violin Sonatas No. 1; Violin Concerto "The Grasshopper"; Horn Trio / Peacock, Smith & Stevenson

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-08-30

Works: Joseph Holbrooke: Sonata for Violin no 1, Op. 6a ("Sonatina"); Trio for horn, violin & piano in D major, Op. 28; Sonata for Violin no 2, Op. 59 ("The Grasshopper"); L'Extase, for violin, horn & piano...
Performers: Peacock, Kerenza; Smith, Mark; Stevenson, Robert [Piano]

Holbrooke is a fascinating and important figure in British music. His Violin Sonata No. 1 - also called a Sonatina - is a bright, engaging...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Cobham (01/04/2011-01/06/2011)....continue...

Peter Schicklele: A Year in the Catskills

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-08-30

Works: Peter Schickele: A Year in the Catskills, for woodwind quintet; Gardens, for oboe & piano; What Did You Do Today at Jeffrey's House?, for horn & piano; Dream Dances, for flute, oboe & cello; Diversio...
Performers: Hauser, Jared; Kirchner, Jane; Norton, Leslie; Rose, Melissa; Wang, Felix
Conductors:
Ensemble: Blair Woodwind Quintet

Whether writing under his own name or that of his alter ego P.D.Q. Bach, Peter Schickele writes music which is a constant delight, full of...continue...
Recording information: Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt Universi....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Instruments

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

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs for Piano and Winds, Op. 79; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167; Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, Op. 166; Sonata...
Performers: G'froerer, Joanna; Hamann, Charles; Lemelin, Stéphane; Millard, Christopher; Sykes, Kimball; Vine, Lawrence

Celebrated as one of the most successful and gifted composers of his day, Saint-Saëns wrote music for woodwind instruments throughout his long career. This recording...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto, Canada (06/07/2008-06/09/2008)....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...

Holiday Classics / Gerrd Schwarz - Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Gerard Schwarz: Variations on Greensleeves, ...
Performers: Carroll, Susan; Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Iascone, Adam; Larionoff, Maria; Muzzolini, Valerie; Olka, Christopher; Rafanelli, Paul; Robbins, Mark; Russ, Kimberly; Spicciati, Shannon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (12/11/2007-05/15/2008)....continue...

Lennox Berkeley: Chamber Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 44; Sonatina for recorder (or flute) & piano, Op. 13; Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, Op. 22; Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 90
Performers: Goff, Morgan; Stanzeleit, Susanne; Stirling, Stephen; Terroni, Raphael; Williams, Patrick [Flute]
Conductors:
Ensemble: New London Chamber Ensemble

Lennox Berkeley amassed over 100 works and contributed to almost every genre. Since he had the opportunity to write for some of the leading performers...continue...
Recording information: 05/06/2009-05/08/2009....continue...

J.S. Bach: Sacred Cantatas for Soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Cantata no 84, "Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke," BWV 84; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" B...
Performers: Boubhov, Milen [horn]; Cho, Jung-Hyun [oboe]; Hommel, Christian; Johanns, Gesa [horn]; Kevenhörster, Martin [bassoon]; Schmiel, Ania [oboe]; Schuster, Jürgen; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Among J.S. Bach's 200 or so surviving church cantatas, these four for solo soprano include the popular Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, in which singer...continue...

Haydn: The Complete Concertos / Müller-Brühl, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin in A major ("Melker Konzert"), H. 7a/3; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Concerto for Horn no 1 in...
Performers: Babanov, Dmitiri; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Fromanger, Benoit; Hadelich, Augustin; Haugsand, Ketil; Hoeren, Harald; Hommel, Christian; Kliegel, Maria; Knauer, Sebastian; Nelken, Ingo; Rothert, Daniel; Sch...
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

This boxed set includes all the surviving concertos of Haydn as well as some of the works which have been attributed to the composer. Haydn...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;...

American Classics - Paul Moravec: Chamber Symphony, Cool Fire, etc / Park, Williamson, Ralske, Kataoka, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Paul Moravec: Chamber Symphony; Autumn Song, for flute & piano; Cool Fire
Performers: Arron, Edward; Kataoka, Ayano; Lee, Jessica; Martin, Marya; Ninomiya, Ayano; Park, Jeewon; Phelps, Cynthia; Ralske, Erik; Williamson, Stephen

Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2004, the prolific American composer Paul Moravec writes in a musical idiom that offers an underlying romanticism...continue...

American Classics - Stanley Walden / Dodge, Spectrum Concerts Berlin

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

Works: Stanley Walden: Maquettes, for 2 pianos; Sh'mah, duo for violin & cello; Similes, miniatures (5) for piano; Trio for horn, violin & piano
Performers: Chuang, Ya-Fei; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Krug, Bernhard; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Maintz, Jens Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Spectrum Concerts Berlin

A native of Brooklyn, New York, the composer, clarinetist, conductor, actor, film director and educator Stanley Walden has written orchestral, chamber and solo works, as...continue...

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, Horn Concerto no 1, etc / Müller-Brühl, Babanov, Hoeren, Schuster, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, H. 7d/3; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Violin & keyboard in F major, H. 18/6; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, ...
Performers: Babanov, Dmitiri; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Hoeren, Harald; Schuster, Jürgen
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Haydn's popular 'Trumpet Concerto' is best known for its thrilling first movement cadenza and brilliant and inventive 'Rondo' finale. The 'Horn Concerto No. 1' is...continue...

Reinecke: Wind Octet Op 216, Wind Sextet Op 271, From the Cradle to the Grave Op 202 / Smith, Wakao, Martin, Menkis, Hinton, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Carl Reinecke: Octet for Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons, Op. 216; Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (From Cradle to Grave), suite for flute & piano, Op. 202 (arr. by Kohler; Sextet for Fl...
Performers: Hinton, Hugh; Katzen, Daniel; Martin, Thomas [Clarinet]; Menkis, Jonathan; Nordstrom, Craig; Ranti, Richard; Small, Roland; Smith, Fenwick; Wakao, Keisuke

Chamber music purely for wind ensembles was largely overlooked by Romantic composers and as a result Carl Reinecke's genial 'Sextet' and 'Octet' for wind loom...continue...

The Best of Britten

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Peter Grimes; Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 30; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; The Young person's gu...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Jones, Della; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Scottish Festival Chorus

The outstanding English composer working in the mid-20th century, Benjamin Britten won a significant international reputation, whilst remaining thoroughly English in inspiration. Britten's composition...continue...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

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

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Classical Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Taka...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Mozart: Horn Concertos no 1-4 / Muzyk, Duczmal, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447; Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Muzyk, Jacek
Conductors: Duczmal, Agnieszka
Ensemble: Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

"Polish-born horn player Jacek Muzyk, principal horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic, is an assured soloist with outstanding technical skills and a refinement that serves these...continue...

Schumann: Romances and Ballads / De Smet, Aquarius

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Romanzen und Balladen I (5), for mixed chorus, Op. 67; Romanzen und Balladen II (5), for mixed chorus, Op. 75; Romances I, 6 part songs for female voices, Op. 69; Romanzen und Ballad...
Performers: Legros, Marc; Martens, Pieter
Conductors: Smets, Marc

In spite of the political disturbances of the year Schumann regarded 1849 as one of the most fruitful in his career. His compositions of 1849...continue...

Arnold: Three Shanties, Suite Bourgeoise, etc / East Winds

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Malcolm Arnold: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 2; Duo for 2 clarinets, Op. 135; Dream City, for piano; Hobson's Choice, film score; Grand Fantasia, for flute, trumpet (or clarinet) & piano; Overture; Suite Bo...
Performers: Barr, Lauren; Chilvers, Paul; Fuller, Duncan; Lin, Veda; Rosser, Allison; Sanders, Joseph; Soames, Victoria; Treggor, Judy
Conductors:
Ensemble: East Winds (Britain)

"The music on the album ranges from pieces closely akin to Arnold's film scores to clever little dissections of jazz, with the Suite Bourgeoise 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 - Babbitt: Soli e Duettini

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

Works: Milton Babbitt: Around the horn; Whirled Series, for saxaphone & piano; None but the Lonely Flute, for flute; Homily, for snare drum; Beaten Paths; Play it Again, Sam; Soli e Duettini for flute & gui...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Jarvis, Peter; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Martin, Lois; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Purvis, William [Horn]; Rudich, Rachel; Starobin, David [Guitar]; Taylor, Marshall

"... Babbitt fans will have been anxiously awaiting the return of this important 1996 recording (March/April 1997) of Babbitt's later works for one and two...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...

Donizetti: Double Concerto, etc / Kovács, Camerata Budapest

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

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Sinfonia for winds in G minor; Concertino for flute & orchestra in C minor (orchestration of sonata for flute & piano); Concertino for oboe & orchestra in F major (orchestration of...
Performers: Bakor, Pál; Balogh, Jószef [Clarinet]; Borza, Istvan; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Girgas, Agnes; Kemenmy, Janos; Keveházi, Jenö; Kiss, Andras; Kiss, József [Oboe]; Kov&aacut...
Conductors: Kovács, László
Ensemble: Camerata Budapest

Though best known as an opera composer, Donizetti's output exceeds 600 known works. This anthology of concerts demonstrates Donizetti's command of the exquisite vocal line...continue...

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, etc / Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Phaedra, Op. 93
Performers: Fearon, Alan; Francomb, Peter; Haslam, David; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Murray, Ann; Plane, Robert; Reay, Stephen; Rhys, Christina
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

This second volume of Britten orchestral songs features his two arguably best-known works in the genre, together with a major vocal work from the very...continue...

The English Song Series 9 - Britten

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

Works: Benjamin Britten: Canticle I; Canticle II, Op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac"; The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn & piano; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; Canticle IV; Canticle V
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Ragin, Derek Lee

Britten's five 'Canticles' are marvelously vivid, intensely dramatic works. Although they were not designed to be performed together - they span virtually his whole career,...continue...

Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, etc / Craft, Philharmonia

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

Works: Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21; Canons (5) on Latin Texts, Op. 16; Traditional Rhymes (3) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 17; Songs (3) for soprano, E flat clarinet & guitar, Op. 18; String Trio, Op. 20;...
Performers: Fedele, David; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Goble, Daniel; Gosling, Stephen; Kavafian, Ani; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Lowenstern, Michael; Mills, Jesse; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"Craft elicits impressive clarity and delicacy from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the two-movement Op. 21 Symphony and in the Six Pieces Op. 6 (even the...continue...

Helps: Shall We Dance, etc / Helps, et al

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

Works: Robert Helps: Shall We Dance, for piano; Piano Quartet; Postlude, for horn, violin & piano (Seranade, Part 3); Nocturne, for string quartet; John Ireland: The Darkened Valley, for piano
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Helps, Robert; Jansen, Janine; Schaaper, Ron
Conductors:
Ensemble: Spectrum Concerts Berlin

This live recording of 'The Darkened Valley' was Helps' fourth and final encore on November 6, 2000, in the Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie in Berlin. 'Shall...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 - Harbinson: Four Songs of Solitude, etc

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

Works: John Harbison: Variations for clarinet, violin & piano; Four Songs of Solitude, for violin; Twilight Music, for horn, violin & piano
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Jansen, Janine; Krug, Bernhard; van den Oudenwijer, Lars Wouters

"These are important contributions by one of our major compositional figures, given in well-rehearsed and immaculately played performances." - Gimbel, ARG...continue...

Spohr: Music for Violin and Harp Vol 2 / Langdon, Webb

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

Works: Louis Spohr: Sonata for violin & harp or piano in D major/E flat major, Op. 114; Fantasia on themes by Handel and Vogler, for violin & harp or piano, Op. 118; Sonata for violin & harp in G major/A fl...
Performers: Dorey, Susan; Langdon, Sophie; Montgomery, Roger; Smart, Alison; Webb, Hugh

"This isn't the most profound music I've heard, but it is engaging and lovely, and even touching." - Magil, ARG...continue...

Life and Works - Johannes Brahms / Jeremy Siepmann

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johannes Brahms, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Boulton, Nicolas; Britton, Jasper; Claxton, Elaine; Hegyi, Ildiko; Hodson, Steve; Jando, Jeno; Jason, Neville; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kl...
Conductors: ; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Constantine, Andrew
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Piano Trio

Brahms is one of the best-loved yet most controversial of all the Romantics. Almost uniquely, his works have never suffered the slightest period of eclipse....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 - Mozart / Jeremy Siepmann, Nicholas Boulton

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, narration with musical examples; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Minuet for piano in G major, K. 1 (K. 1e); Allegro for piano in G major (frag...
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Chance, Michael; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Frontiali, Roberto; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; ...
Conductors: ; Nerat, Harald; Ward, Nicholas; Hegyi, Ildiko; Grimbert, Jacques; Morandi, Pier G.; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Edlinger, Richard; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists; Kodály Quartet; Oxford Camerata

Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious...continue...

Rossini: Sonatas for Wind Quartet / Michael Thompson Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Friedrich Berr: Wind Quartet no 1 in F major (arranged from Rossini String Sonata no 1); Wind Quartet no 2 in G major (arranged from Rossini String Sonata no 2); Wind Quartet no 3 in F major (arrange...
Performers: Hill, Robert [clarinet]; Price, John [Classical]; Snowden, Jonathan; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Michael Thompson Wind Quintet

Rossini is principally remembered today for his comic operas whose wit, speed, and elegance are perennially fresh. These characteristics are shared by the String Sonatas...continue...

Night Music 5 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sym...
Performers: Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Stevove, Milos; Suzuki, Ichiro
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Clark, Keith; Kosler, Zdenek; Warchal, Bohdan; Kopelman, Jozef; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

Night Music 14 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Merc...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Nóra Mercz (harp); Takako Nishizaki (violin); Janos Balint (flute); Béla Kovács (clarinet); József Kiss , Anthony Camden (oboe); József Va...continue...

Night Music 19 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for guitar & strings in B flat major, G. 447 (arrangement of Piano Quintet, G. 414); Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; A...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Takako; Tokos, Zoltan
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Breiner, Peter; Hayman, Richard; Jean, Kenneth; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Kodály Quartet

Night Music 20 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 4 in C minor, BWV 1017; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Figura, Frantisek; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Linhares, Dagoberto; Pazdera, Jin...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Stankovsky, Robert; Wildner, Johannes; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Accademia Ziliniana; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Rossini Ensemble, Budapest

Danzi: Wind Quintets Op 68 / Michael Thompson Wind Quintet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-07-01

Works: Franz Danzi: Quintet for winds in A Major, Op 68/1; Quintet for winds no 8 in F major, Op. 68/2; Quintet for winds in D minor, Op 68/3; Sonata for horn & piano in E minor, Op. 44
Performers: Fowke, Philip; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Michael Thompson Wind Quintet

The German cellist and composer Franz Danzi was taught by the composer Vogler, who also numbered Weber, Meyerbeer and Crusell amongst his pupils. Like Crusell,...continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-11-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Le bal masqué, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) & chamber ensemble, FP 60; Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber ensemble), FP 15a; ...
Performers: Bauer, Marc; Bernold, Philippe; Delage, Pascal; Delescluse, Jean; Doise, Olivier; Groben, Francoise; Hanon, Philippe; Joulain, Herve; Lefevre, Laurent; Leguerinel, Franck; Mauger, Jacques; Moisan, An...

"Francis Poulenc is music itself. I know no music that is more direct, more simply expressed or going so unerringly to its target." This praise...continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 1

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

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Villanelle for pipe (or flute)...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Doise, Olivier; Joulain, Herve; Lefevre, Laurent; Spaendonck, Ronald Van; Tharaud, Alexandre

Although Francis Poulenc has the popular image of being an outstanding composer of religious choral works and colourful orchestral scores, he was essentially a miniaturist...continue...

Danzi: Wind Quintets Op 67 no 1-3, etc / Thompson, et al

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

Works: Franz Danzi: Quintet for winds in G major, Op. 67/1; Quintet for winds in E minor, Op 67/2; Quintet for winds in E flat major, Op 67/3; Sonata for horn (or cello) & piano in E flat major, Op. 28
Performers: Fowke, Philip; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Michael Thompson Wind Quintet

"Danzi sought to create music for the broad amateur market with concise style, conventional form, and light technical demands. This set of works has attractive...continue...