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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08 Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ScheherazadePerformers: Carlson, Claudine; Rabinovitsj, Max Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Semkov, Jerzy On this recording, Leonard Slatkin leads the Saint Louis Symphony in Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky and Jerzy Semkow takes the helm for Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Originally produced...continue... ![]() Bloch: Concerto Symphonique, etc / Amos, Yui, LSO1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08 Works: Ernest Bloch: Concerto symphonique, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos); Scherzo fantasque, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos); Concerto grosso no 2Performers: Arbuckle, Ashley; Clarke, Brian; McGrath, Rod; Watson, Neil; Yui, Micah [Piano] Conductors: Amos, David; Amod, David This release highlights the audio excellence of the DAD and HDAD formats. It can be played on any standard DVD player, and the HDAD side...continue... ![]() Starker Plays Baker1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08 Works: David Baker: Singers of Songs/Weavers of Dreams for cello & 17 percussion instruments; Sonata for cello & pianoPerformers: Gaber, George; Planès, Alain; Starker, János This release highlights the audio excellence of the DAD and HDAD formats. It can be played on any standard DVD player, and the HDAD side...continue... Recording information: Opera House at Indiana University at Bloomington (1980)....continue... ![]() Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noël / Arcadia Ensemble1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13 Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Dixit Dominus, motet for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra, H. 204; Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9Performers: Archibald, Jane; Cambre, Esteban; Deboer, Michele; L'Esperance, Anne; McLennan, James; Nortman, David; Tomkins, Giles Conductors: Mallon, Kevin Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble Charpentier's 'Messe de Minuit' is a unique synthesis between the sacred and the secular, combing ten popular French carol melodies with standard liturgical elements. The...continue... ![]() Spanish Classics - Falla: Three-Cornered Hat, etc / Valdes1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17 Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Canciones populares españolas (7); Dance no 1 (from La vida breve)Performers: Martos, Maria Jose; Nafé, Alicia Conductors: Valdes, Maximiano Ensemble: Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra ![]() Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin / Alsop, et al1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19 Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97Conductors: Alsop, Marin Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ![]() Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Music / Judd, New Zealand SO1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; In the Fen Country; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Concerto grosso for strings in 3 groupsConductors: Judd, James Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Although he was highly influenced by folk-song, as represented here most clearly in the 'Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1' and in the 'Fantasia on Greensleeves', these...continue... ![]() Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Gens, Casadesus, et al1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22 Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Baïlèro; Passo pel prat (Viens par le pré), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3, no; Lou Boussu (Le bossu), folksong for...Performers: Gens, Véronique Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra ![]() Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Marin Alsop, London PO1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22 Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80Performers: Thornton, Michael Conductors: Alsop, Marin Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra ![]() Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, Gloria, etc / Mallon, Aradia, et al1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16 Performers: Archibald, Jane; Boer, Michele de; Brown, Nils; Krause, Anita; Mahon, Peter; Tomkins, GilesConductors: Mallon, Kevin Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble ![]() Pärt: Berliner Messe, Magnificat, Summa, etc / Edison, et al1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19 Works: Arvo Pärt: Cantate Domino; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus & string orchestra; De profundis; Summa, for SATB chorus or soloists; The Beatitudes, for chorus & organ; MagnificatPerformers: Petrenko, Jurgen Conductors: Edison, Noel Ensemble: Elora Festival Orchestra; Elora Festival Singers ![]() 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 scorePerformers: 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... ![]() Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro - Highlights / Halasz, et al1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Girolami, Renato; Halász, Judith; Mescheriakova, Marina; Monarcha, Janusz; Roider, Michael; Sáfár, Orsolya; Sima, Gabriela; Skovhus, Bo Conductors: Halász, Michael Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia ![]() Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony"1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan Conductors: Daniel, Paul Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ![]() Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suites no 1 & 21 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01 Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 2, Op. 50bAlthough the symphonies, string quartets and concertos represent the core of his achievement, Shostakovich had wide sympathies across the musical spectrum: hence his oft-repeated comment...continue... ![]() Elgar-Payne: Symphony no 3 / Daniel, Bournemouth SO1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01 Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne)Conductors: Daniel, Paul Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Elgar's Symphony No. 3 was commissioned by the BBC in 1932, but the work was left far from complete at the time of the composer's...continue... ![]() Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon, Mississippi & Niagara Suites [DVD Audio]1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01 Works: Ferde Grofé: MississippiConductors: Stromberg, William T. Grofe's popular 'Grand Canyon Suite', derived from his early period roaming the desert and mountain country as an itinerant pianist, is in five sections, each...continue... ![]() Corroboree [DVD Audio]1 DVD Audio / Classic Records / 1999-07-20
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