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Nino Rota (1911-1979): Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonata et al. / Goran Gojevic, clarinet; Mary Kenedi, piano; Lynn Kuo, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello

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

Works: Nino Rota: Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Improvviso for violin & piano (from the films "Lovers without Love" / "Prelude to Madness"); Toccata for bassoon & piano; Sonata for clarinet & piano in D...
Performers: Gojevic, Goran; Kenedi, Mary; Kuo, Lynn; Sweeney, Michael; Zelenka, Winona

Although he is best known for his film scores and The Godfatherin particular, Nino Rota's concert music combines traditional tonality and forms with characteristically heartfelt...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/10/2010-11/14/2010)....continue...

The American Trumpet - music for trumpet and orchestra by Eyler, Rouse, Starer, Sondheim, Carbon, Froom / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Leo Eylar: Dance Suite, for trumpet & string orchestra; Steve Rouse: The Avatar; Robert Starer: Invocation, for trumpet & string orchestra (or piano); Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd; John Carbon: Not...
Performers: Greitzer, Deborah; Silberschlag, Jeffrey
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

The unique qualities of the American trumpet tradition are celebrated in this wide-ranging disc. From the drama of Leo Eylar's dazzling Dance Suite to the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (06/1994)....continue...

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Concertos for Winds / Andrea Tenaglia, oboe; William Moriconi, cor anglais; Giuseppe Ciabocchi, bassoon

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

Works: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Concertino for oboe, 2 horns & strings "Idillio" Op.15; Concertino for English horn, 2 horns & strings, Op.34; Suite-concertino for bassoon, 2 horns & strings in F major, Op.16
Performers: Ciabocchi, Giuseppe; Tenaglia, Andrea
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma

Although Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is known mainly for his operatic compositions (La vedova scaltra is available on Naxos CD 8.660225- 26 and DVD 2.110234-35), he wrote...continue...
Recording information: ORS Studios, Rome (06/24/2009-06/27/2009)....continue...

Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass; Charles Griffes: Poem; The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan / Scott Goff, flute; Schwarz

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

Works: Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, Nos 1-5, complete; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poem, for flute & orchestra, A. 93; The White Peacock, for orchestra (Roman Sketches no 1), Op. 7...
Performers: Bogdashevskaya, Victoria; Danielson, Glen; Davis, Raymond; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krimsky, Seth; Sereque, Christopher; Shapiro, Bernard; Talvi, Ilkka; Taylor, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The opulent and sensual expressiveness in these composers' works has long been obscured by more turbulent developments in music of the 20th century. One of...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Aaron Copland: Suite from 'Appalachian Spring'; Symphonic Ode; Paul Creston: Symphony No. 3 'Three Mysteries'

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, concert suite for 13 instruments; Symphonic Ode; Paul Creston: Symphony no 3 ("Three Mysteries"), Op. 48
Performers: Assadi, Susan Gulkis; Butler, Charles; Davis, Raymond; Krimsky, Seth; Ritt, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Aaron Copland's suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring won him a Pulitzer Prize and global recognition. The famous Quaker song 'Simple Gifts' and the American...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (1992-01-06_1992-01-07&1993-)....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 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...

Rene Maillard: Surviving After Hiroshima / Jouffroy, Dervis-bournias, Royal Philharmonic

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: René Maillard: Surviving after Hiroshima, cantata for voice, vocal quartet & orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto Grosso, for wind quintet & string orchestra, Op. 17; Concerto da Camera no 2, for orche...
Performers: Ancely, Virgile; Anderson, John; Henry, Teddy; Jemison, Daniel; Jouffroy, Sarah; Lemaire, Eleonore; McDonough, Emer; Parkes, Christopher; Pouchelon, Marie; Whight, Michael
Conductors: Dervis-Bournias, Dionysio
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic

Awarded the Prix de Rome in 1955, René Maillard achieved fame as a young French composer with works such as the virtuosic, Baroque-inspired Concerto Grosso...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall, London, England (03/02/2009-03/03/2009)....continue...

Rodolfo Halffter: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 / Madrid Community Orchestra Soloists

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

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Giga for guitar, Op. 3; Tres piezas breves, for harp, Op. 13a; Dos Sonatas de el Escorial, for piano, Op. 2; Homenaje a Antonio Machado, for piano, Op. 13; Divertimento, for ensembl...
Performers: Arriola, Victor; Asensi, Cesar; Dominguez, Rafael; Fernandez, Vincente [Oboe]; Jimenez, Miguel Angel; Mas, Francisco; Meyer, Nerea; Millan, Beatriz; Segovia, Francisco Jose; Tortola, Cinta Varea; Tro...
Conductors: ; Coves, Manuel
Ensemble: Madrid Community Orchestra Soloists

The Spanish-born composer Rodolfo Halffter's chamber music embraced influences from both the Old and New Worlds, his compositional approach shifting freely between nationalism, neo-classicism and...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...

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...

Carson Cooman: Nantucket Dreaming

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

Works: Carson Cooman: Miacomet Dreaming, for orchestra; Nobadeer Dreaming, for flugelhorn; Quintet for bassoon & strings; Madaket Dreaming, for piano; Shawkemo Dreaming, for string orchestra; Lyric Trio, fo...
Performers: Feldman, Emmanuel; Gekker, Chris; Grossman, Jeffrey; Mesina, Roman
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk

These world premiere recordings bring together several works from American composer Carson Cooman's Nantucket Dreaming cycle, a series of compositions inspired by the island's landmarks...continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music with Flute

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

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H 254; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & piano, H. 174; Trio for flute, cello & piano, H. 300
Performers: Martin, Thomas [Clarinet]; Martinson, Haldan; Nelson, Suzanne; Pinkas, Sally; Ranti, Richard; Rider, Rhonda; Smith, Fenwick

After the death of Janacek in 1924, Martinu assumed the mantle of the leading Czech composer of the twentieth century. The chamber music on this...continue...

James Lentini: Orchestra Hall Suite; Scenes from Sedona; Montage

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: James Lentini: Orchestra Hall Suite, for bassoon, violin, viola & cello; El Signo del Angel (The Sign of the Angel), for harp & viola; Pieces (5) for cello & piano; East Coast Groove, for tuba & pian...
Performers: Applegate, Geoffrey; Brown, Velvet; Chang, Pansy; Chanteaux, Marcy; Conway, Robert; Davis, Jacquelyn; Flaherty, Tom; Fogg, Cynthia; Ganson, Paul; Harris, Mary E.M.; Tan, Siok Lian; Thurmer, Harvey; V...

James Lentini's compositions have been described as "some of the most alluring contemporary music you're apt to find" by veteran music critic John Guinn. Orchestra...continue...

The Ultimate Collection: Adagio, Vol. 2

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

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for two oboes, Op. 9/12; Concerto for Oboe Op. 7/12; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento no 15, K 287; Divertimento no 2, K 131; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra no 7...
Performers: Alty, Alison; Berkes, Kalman; Camden, Anthony; Chang, Hae-Won; Eichhorn, Friedemann; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Holder, Albrecht; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Jeno; Schilli, Stefan; Trostiansky, Alexander; Va...
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Nerat, Harald; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Drahos, Béla; Stankovsky, Robert; Halstead, Anthony; Warchal, Bohdan; Pasquet, Nicolas; Ward, Nicholas; Sundkvist, Petter; ; Ro...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; London Virtuosi

Almost 2 1/2 hours of relaxing, easy listening classical music drawn from masterpieces by the world's greatest composers....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...

Mozart: Complete Masonic Music / Paternostro, Young-Hoon, Kassel Spohr CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dir, Seele des Weltalls, K. 429; Adagio for 2 Basset Horns and Bassoon in F major, K 410 (484d); Adagio for 2 clarinets & 3 bassett horns in B flat major, K. 411 (K. 484a); L...
Performers: Appel, Jurgen; Bertino, Alberto; Euler, Markus; Fiedler, Margarete; Hirosawa, Tetsuo; Maruyama, Kumiko; Neher, Sabine; Ruehl, Lars; Wurm, Alfred; Young-Hoon, Heo
Conductors: Paternostro, Roberto
Ensemble: Kassel Spohr Chamber Orchestra

During his seven years as a Mason, and in addition to the incidental music for 'Thamos', 'King of Egypt' and 'The Magic Flute', which abound...continue...

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Vol 5 / Benkócs, Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 497; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 473; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 491; Concerto for Bassoo...
Performers: Benkocs, Tamas
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

In perfecting the newly developing form of the Italian solo concerto, Vivaldi wrote nearly five hundred concertos, of which 39 are for bassoon with strings...continue...

Respighi: La Primavera, La pentola magica, etc / Adriano, Slovak Radio SO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La primavera, for voices, chorus, orchestra & organ, P. 136; Liriche su parole di poeti armeni, songs (4) for voice & piano, P. 132; La pentola magica, ballet on Russian melodies, ...
Performers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Geriov, Beata; Haan, Richard; Havran, Vladimir; Koncer, Gabriel; Kovacs, Frantisek; Kubovcik, Vladimir; Lednarova, Henrietta; Paulicka, Ivan; Raskova, Vera; Sintal, Michal; Slepkov...
Conductors: Adriano
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Respighi's reputation depends largely on his symphonic poems whose bold use of orchestral colour derived from Rimsky-Korsakov's example. His rarely heard ballet 'La pentola magica'...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;...

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...

Hisato Ohzawa: Piano Concerto no 2, Symphony no 2 / Yablonsky, Saranceva, et al

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

Works: Hisato Ohzawa: Concerto for Piano no 2; Symphony no 2
Performers: Dronov, Andrey; Erdman, Galina; Kovalev, Aleksander; Kudryavtsev, Andrey; Panasyk, Igorj; Puryzhinsky, Alexey; Saranceva, Ekaterina; Shamin, Genady
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Hisato Ohzawa, one of the foremost Japanese composers of the first half of the twentieth century, studied in the 1930s in Boston and Paris. This...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...

Wind Band Classics - Bizet-Serebrier: Carmen Symphony, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: José Serebrier: Carmen Symphony (after Bizet); Mexican Dance, for wind ensemble (after Revueltas); Night Cry, for brass ensemble; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ba...
Performers: Barrett, Leslye; Gillispie, Gail; Kadala, Lisa; McFarlane, Christopher
Conductors: Colburn, Michael J.

Having orchestrated Gershwin's piano works (at the request of Gershwin's family), numerous Grieg songs, and more recently a symphonic synthesis of Janacek's 'The Makropulos Case',...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

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

Ritter: Six Quartets for Bassoon and Strings / Carlini

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

Works: Georg Wenzel Ritter: Quartets (6), for bassoon & strings, Op. 1
Performers: Bosna, Piero; Carlini, Paolo; Martini, Alberto; Zaltron, Davide
Conductors:
Ensemble: I Virtuosi Italiani

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...

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...

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Vol 4 / Benkócs, Drahos, et al

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in D minor, RV 481; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 485; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 477; Concerto for Bassoo...
Performers: Benkócs, Tamás
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

In perfecting the newly developing form of the Italian solo concerto, Vivaldi wrote nearly five hundred concertos, of which 39 are for the bassoon with...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...

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...

Elgar: Orchestral Minatures / Judd, New Zealand SO

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op. 19; May Song; Carissima; Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62; Characteristic Pieces (3), Op. 10; Minuet, for piano (later orch...
Performers: Tilson, Preman
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

With their engaging, wistful charm and immediate melodic appeal, Elgar's miniatures represent a less familiar side to the composer's music. The early 'Froissart Overture,' inspired...continue...

American Classics - Hanson: Organ Concerto, etc / Spalding

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

Works: Howard Hanson: Concerto for organ, harp & strings in C, Op 22/3; Nymphs and Satyr, ballet; Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, Op. 40; Serenade for flute, harp & strings, Op. 35; Summer Seascape ...
Performers: Blake, Holly; Blumenfeld, Jonathan; Bolotowsky, Andrew; Hall-Gulati, Doris; Imreh, Gabriela; Jackson, Joseph; Linares, Adriana; Pollauf, Jacqueline
Conductors: Spalding, Daniel
Ensemble: Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Howard Hanson enjoyed a long career as a composer, conductor, and educator. Best known today for Symphony No. 2, 'Romantic' Hanson maintained a steady stream...continue...

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Vol 3 / Benkócs, Drahos, et al

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 495; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 474; Concerto for Bassoon in E flat major, RV 483; Concerto for B...
Performers: Benkócs, Tamás
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

In perfecting the newly developing form of the Italian solo concerto, Vivaldi wrote nearly five hundred concertos, of which 39 are for the bassoon with...continue...

Bach, Hoffman, Telemann: Cantatas / Kielland, Schäfer, et al

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Melchior Hoffmann: Meine Seele rühmt und priest, ...
Performers: Anders, Gerhard; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Hoeren, Harald; Hommel, Christian; Kevenhöster, Martin; Nelken, Ingo; Ohldin, Renée; Rothert, Daniel; Ruiz, Mercedes; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Intimately bound up with the Lutheran tradition, Bach's sacred cantatas defy a generalised description, such is their infinite variety, wealth of musical invention and technical...continue...

Berio: Sequenzas I-XIV

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Luciano Berio: Sequenza I for Flute solo; Sequenza II, for harp; Sequenza III, for voice; Sequenza IV, for piano; Sequenza V, for trombone; Sequenza VI for Viola solo; Sequenza VII, for oboe; Sequenz...
Performers: Adkins, Darrett; Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Berman, Boris; Dann, Steven; Few, Guy; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Halladay, Wallace; Munday, Kenneth; Petric, Joseph; Sarc, Matej; Shulman, Nora; Trudel, Al...

"Naxos and all these players are to be wholeheartedly congratulated for this splendid achievement. The only rival (on DG 475 038-2), which I have not...continue...

Henze: Guitar Music Vol 1 / Franz Halász

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

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Royal Winter Music 2; Fragments (3) of Hölderlin, for tenor & guitar; Drei Fragmente nach Hölderlin "3 Tentos"; Selbst- und Zweigespräche, trio for viola, guitar & k...
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Halasz, Debora; Halasz, Franz; Hess, Sebastian; Nagel, Karsten; Reuter, Sophia; Schneider, Gottfried

One of Europe's foremost living composers, Hans Werner Henze has written an extraordinarily prolific quantity of music in every genre. This disc of his guitar...continue...

Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos / Kecskeméti, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Oboe and Bassoon in G minor, RV 103; Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Violin and Bassoon in D major, F 12 no 7/RV 92; Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Oboe...
Performers: Dobozy, Borbála; Falvay, Attila; Hadady, Laszlo; Kecskeméti, Lásló; Kertész, György; Olajos, Gyorgy; Párkányi, Katalin

Vivaldi composed nearly 500 concertos, many for his own instrument, the violin, but others for a variety of solo instruments and groups of instruments. Seven...continue...

American Classics - Hickey: Left at the Fork in the Road

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Sean Hickey: Left at the Fork in the Road, for flute, clarinet & bassoon; Sonata for flute & piano; Fool's Errand, for clarinet & piano; Tango Grotesco, for solo guitar; Fluff, for solo flute; To the...
Performers: Banta, Alden; Bindman, Eleanor; Fader, Oren; Gerhardt, Scott; Gould, David; Greene, Jennifer; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Kopelman, Elizaveta; Lancaster, Margaret; McCormick, Doug; Reagen, Jessie
Conductors: Hong, Sungji

A student of James Hartway, James Lentini and Justin Dello Joio, Sean Hickey has earned a solid reputation in the cutting edge new music circles...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete)

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Bachiana bras...
Performers: Estill, Cynthia; Feghali, Jose; Gratton, Erik; LaMarchina, Anthony; Lamosa, Rosana
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

This is a brilliant recording of Villa-Lobos most famous composition, performed by the Nashville Symphony under the brilliant leadership of Kenneth Schermerhorn. It is no...continue...

Art and Music - Canaletto - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/2; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Tito Manlio, RV...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Graham, Joanna; Hommel, Christian; Hooker, Chris; Keohane, Maria; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Ringholz, Teresa; Ryden, Susanne; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Kraemer, Nicholas; Medlam, Charles; Bania, Gabriel; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Östman, Arnold; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; London Baroque; London Virtuosi; Wasa Baroque Ensemble

The romance and mystique of Venice made it an essential part of this series. For those who could afford it, a painting was an impressive...continue...

American Classics - A Continuum Portrait Vol 6 - Seeger

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Ruth Crawford Seeger: Suite no 1, for five wind instruments & piano; Sonata for violin & piano; Two Ricercare, for voice and piano; Prelude no 9 "Tranquillo"; Piano Study in Mixed Accents, for piano;...
Performers: Heineman, Susan; Hughes, Nan; Kitsopoulos, Maria; Rosenfeld, Jayn; Sachs, Joel; Seltzer, Cheryl; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Sachs, Joel
Ensemble: Continuum

Ruth Crawford Seeger was a pioneering figure of the American modernist movement. Her earlier mature works, such as the 'Sonata for Violin & Piano', show...continue...

Berwald: Tone Poems / Sakari, Håkansson, Gävle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Franz Berwald: Erinnerung an die norwegischen Alpen; Konzertstück for bassoon & orchestra; Wettlauf, etude for orchestra; Ernste und heitere Grillen, fantasy for orchestra; Overture to Drottning...
Performers: Håkansson, Patrik
Conductors: Sakari, Petri
Ensemble: Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra

Berwald is recognized as the most outstanding Swedish composer for the 19th century. These four rarely heard tone poems, composed during the 1840s (Berwald's most...continue...

American Classics - A Continuum Portrait Vol 5 - Nancarrow

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

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Piece no 1 for Small Orchestra; Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; Work(s); Study for Player Piano no 15, canon 3/4; Tango?, for piano; Sonatina for piano; Trio no 1, for clarinet...
Performers: Krakauer, David; Roy, Celeste Marie; Sachs, Joel; Seltzer, Cheryl; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Sachs, Joel

"I found these pieces so engaging and the performances by Continuum so expertly made that I wanted to play this disc over and over." -...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...