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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...

Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works / Jun Markl; Orchestre National de Lyon

9 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Children's Corner; Pelléas et Mélisande; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Berceuse heroïque; Douze Étud...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de Lyon

This collection contains all Debussy's works for orchestra as well as many orchestral arrangements of his piano music. Together these display a rich panorama of...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France....continue...

Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Danse sacrée et danse profane
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

An important marker in Debussy's compositional development, the Fantaisie reflects something of the influence of César Franck's Symphonic Variations yet embodies his own new aesthetic....continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (2010-09-30&2010-10-02&2010-)....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...

Britten: Complete Scottish Songs / Mark Wilde, tenro; Lucy Wakeford, harp; David Norris, piano

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

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92; Who are these Children?, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 84; Cradle Song; Beware!; Ca' the yowes, for voice & piano (Folk S...
Performers: Norris, David Owen; Wakeford, Lucy; Wilde, Mark

Steeped in an atmosphere of ancient Scottish musical tradition, Benjamin Britten's setting of texts by Robert Burns in A Birthday Hansel was his final song-cycle....continue...
Recording information: Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University (09/17/2009-09/19/2009)....continue...

Ned Rorem: Chamber Music with Flute / Fenwick Smith, flute; David Leisner, guitar, Ann Hobson Pilot, harp

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

Works: Ned Rorem: Mountain Song, for flute (or oboe or violin or cello) & piano; Romeo and Juliet, for flute & guitar; Trio for flute, cello & piano; Book of Hours, pieces (8) for flute & harp; Prayers (4),...
Performers: Lee, Mihae; Leisner, David; Pilot, Ann Hobson; Smith, Fenwick; Thomas, Ronald [Cello]

Ned Rorem's clarity of emotional expression is perfectly suited to the 'breathy gold' of the flute. Covering much of the composer's career, these pieces range...continue...
Recording information: Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA (04/25/1993); First and Second Church, Boston, USA (04/25/1993); Sonic Temple, Roslindale, Massachusetts (04/25/1993); Campion Center,...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...

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...

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...

Hans Werner Henze: Guitar Music, Vol. 2

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

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Royal Winter Music (Sonata no 1), for guitar; Carillon, Récitatif, Masque, for guitar, mandolin & harp; Märchenbilder (3), for guitar (arranged from the opera "Pollicino"...
Performers: Bianchi, Cristina; Halasz, Franz; Torge, Anna
Conductors: Gourzi, Konstantina
Ensemble: Ensemble Oktopus

Few living composers besides Hans Werner Henze have enjoyed such remarkable success across such a wide range of musical genres, from large-scale concert and stage...continue...

Lullabies & Carols for Christmas / Monica Whicher, soprano; Judy Loman, harp

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

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Garden of Jesus (Dutch); Balulalow ("I come from hevin to tell") (Scottish); Lullay My Liking, carol (English); Coventry Carol (2); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Avec...
Performers: Loman, Judy; Whicher, Monica

The richly fascinating history of the Christmas carol spans some nine centuries, from the 12th Century until today, bringing together courtly and popular words and...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (05/27/2010-05/30/2010)....continue...

Classical Chill, Vol. 2: Romantic

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Chanson triste; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Bramall, Anthony; Krcek, Jaroslav; Bátiz, Enrique; ; Wildner, Johannes; Nazareth, Daniel; Sankovsky, Robert; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Clark, Keith; Words...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Rossini Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana

The Ultimate Lullaby Collection

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

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano K 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Edvard Grieg: Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric pie...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Kirvessalo, Maarit; Loman, Judy; Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Shulman, Nora; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Pesek, Libor; Judd, James; Edlinger, Richard; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander

Beautiful music for bedtime by the world's greatest composers....continue...

William Alwyn: Chamber Music

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

Works: William Alwyn: Sonata for clarinet & piano; Sonata for oboe & piano; Sonatina for viola & piano; Suite for oboe & harp; String trio; Conversations, for clarinet, violin & piano
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Francis, Sarah; Gould, Lucy; Plane, Robert; Rahmann, Sophia; Wakeford, Lucy

Among British composer William Alwyn's large body of work, including five symphonies, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, harp, piano, and many shorter orchestral works, there...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (10/04/2009-10/05/2009)....continue...

English Recorder Music

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

Works: Philip Lane: Suite Ancienne for recorder & strings; Malcolm Arnold: Concertino for recorder & strings, Op. 41a; Thomas Pitfield: Concerto for recorder, strings & percussion; Nautical Sketches (3) for...
Performers: Gregson, Edward; Turner, John
Conductors: Sutherland, Gavin

Although the recorder boasts an immense repertoire from the Renaissance to the Baroque, to which Philip Lane pays tribute with his Suite Ancienne, this recording...continue...
Recording information: Whitfield Street Studios, London, England (04/1999/12/1999)....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...

Robert Craft Edition, Vol. 2: Arnold Schoenberg

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

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

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

Schubert Lied Edition, Vol. 35

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Mädchen aus der Fremde I ("In einem Tal bei armen Hirten"), song for voice & piano, D. 117; Laura am Klavier ("Wenn dein Finger..."), song for voice & piano (two versions), D...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Grosgurin, Daniel; Jungwirth, Uta [Harp]; Kuppel, Reto [Violin]; Riehm, Peter [Violin]; Roth, Detlef; Rubens, Sibylla

The Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition: The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. This final volume...continue...
Recording information: 04/29/2009-05/02/2009....continue...

Mark Adamo: Late Victorians; Regina Coeli

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

Works: Mark Adamo: Late Victorians, song cycle for voice, narrator & orchestra; Four Angels; Lysistrata; Alcott Music, suite for orchestra (from the opera Little Women)
Performers: Levalier, Dotian; Pulley, Emily
Conductors: Alimena, Sylvia

Acclaimed as 'one of the best opera composers of the moment', American composer-librettist Mark Adamo has also ventured into symphonic composition and other fields in...continue...

Greek Classics - Markopoulos: Shapes in Motion, Concerto-Rhapsody, etc / Grauwels, Papatheodorou, et al

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

Works: Yannis Markopoulos: 24 Pyrrichioi Dances; Concerto for Piano ("Shapes in Motion"); Triptych for flute, harp & strings; Concerto-Rhapsody, for lyre & orchestra; Little Fantasy, for flute & piano; Clas...
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Hallynck, Sophie; Ouziel, Dalia; Papatheodorou, Dimitri
Conductors: Tilkin, Michel; Abrath, Edwig; Leonidakis, Iannis
Ensemble: ; Brussels Virtuosi; Flanders Symphony Orchestra

To honour the most representative instrument of his native Crete, Yannis Markopoulos composed his melodious 'Concerto-Rhapsody for Lyre' in which the exotic solo instrument and...continue...

Greek Classics - Markopoulos: The Liturgy of Orpheus / Abrath, Flanders Opera SO, et al

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

Works: Yannis Markopoulos: The Liturgy of Orpheus
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Kelessidi, Elena; Valibouse, Arielle; Van Dam, José
Conductors: Abrath, Edwig;
Ensemble: Flanders Opera Choir; Flanders Symphony Orchestra

In his lavishly scored oratorio 'The Liturgy of Orpheus' Yannis Markopoulos combines fragments of Orphic poems with a narrative text by Panos Theodoridis to create...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;...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

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

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Eternal Satie / Körmendi, Eckhardt, Bodtker, et al

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

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 2; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 1; Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano; Le Piccadilly, march...
Performers: Bodtker, Ellen Sejersted; Eckhardt, Gabor; Kormendi, Klara

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...

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...

John Thomas: Harp Music / Lipman Harp Duo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Elder John Thomas: Dyddiau Mebyd (Scenes of Childhood), for 2 harps; The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land, for harp; The Parting (no 3 of 4 Romances), for harp; Staccato Movement, for harp; Grand ...
Performers: Lipman, Sayo; Lipman, Sebastien
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lipman Harp Duo

Welsh harpist John Thomas was one of the most acclaimed harpist-composers of his time. His career culminated as official harpist to Queen Victoria. John Thomas'...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

Locklair: Symphony of Seasons, Lairs of Soundings, etc

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

Works: Dan Locklair: Symphony no 1 ("Symphony of Seasons"); Lairs of Soundings, tryptich for soprano & string orchestra; Phoenix and Again, overture for orchestra; In Memory - H.H.L., for string orchestra; ...
Performers: Bartlett, Jacquelyn; Houston, Janeanne
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

A professional organist by the age of fourteen, Dan Locklair's prolific output includes symphonic works, a ballet and an opera. His compositions have been influenced...continue...

Return to Sorrento - Italian Songs arranged for Trombone

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Eduardo di Capua: Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Paolo Tosti: A Marechiare; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&e...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Allen, Barbara; Jones, Warren
Conductors: ; Allen, Virginia; Pilafian, Sam [Tuba]
Ensemble: Alessi Street Band; Joe's Jersey Jazz Jesters Big Band; Juilliard School Trombone Choir

"Most of the pieces on this disc are arrangements of Italian opera arias, rendered in Alessi's beautiful legato tone. The accompaniments are nicely varied, ranging...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...

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...

Crumb: Vox Balaenae / Robert Aitken, New Music Concerts

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

Works: George Crumb: Vox balaenae; Federico's Little Songs for Children, for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute & harp; An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III), for amplified flute & 3 percussio...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Dunn, Teri; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hetherington, David; Imajishi, Fujiko; Sacks, Richard; Scott, Ryan; Swan, David; Tureski, Trevor; Valdepenas, Joaquin
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble

George Crumb's reputation as a composer of hauntingly beautiful scores has made him one of the most frequently performed composers today. He has won numerous...continue...

Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances, etc / Lloyd-Jones, Small, et al

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

Works: William Alwyn: Elizabethan Dances for orchestra; The Innumerable Dance, an English overture for orchestra; Concerto for oboe, harp & strings; Aphrodite in Aulis, an eclogue for small orchestra (after...
Performers: Hudson, Eleanor; Small, Jonathan
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

"William Alwyn's Elizabethan Dances cleverly alternates music evocative of Tudor and modern times, recalling the reigns of both Queen Elizabeths. It's a work that deserves...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...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 9

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

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto serenata for Harp; Sones en la Giralda; Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar
Performers: Wentink, Gwyneth
Conductors: Valdes, Maximiano
Ensemble: Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

Dedicated to the celebrated harpist and Rodrigo's fellow countryman and friend Nicanor Zabaleta, the lovely 'Concierto serenata' from 1952 reflects the glories of Spanish music...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...

Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music / mobius

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

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle), for flute & cello, A. 493; Quintet, for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp, A. 538; O canto do cysno negro (Song of the Black Swan), for violin &...
Performers: Honore, Philippe; McGhee, Lorna; Nicholls, Alison; Pillai, Ashan; Stirling, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mobius

"Here is some lovely and unusual material. Two pieces are new to me: the lovely and atmospheric Quintet for flute, string trio, and harp of...continue...

Reinecke: Harp Concerto, Flute Concerto / Pierre, Gallois

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

Works: Carl Reinecke: Harp Concerto in E minor, Op. 182; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 283; Ballade, for flute & orchestra, Op. 288
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Pierre, Fabrice
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick; Pierre, Fabrice
Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra

"It's hard to believe that Carl Reinecke lived until 1910 (he was born in 1824), writing these two works for flute just a couple of...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...

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...

Das Partiturbuch / Zincke, Ensemble Echo du Danube

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

Works: Antonio Bertali: Sonata à 4; Ciacona in C major, for solo violin & continuo; Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G major; Johann Michael Nicolai: Sonata à 2 in A minor, ...
Performers: Dücker, Michael; Johannsen, Rainer; Jopp, Martin; Kuhlmann, Jörn Sebastian; Schultheiss, Margit; Weimann, Alexander; Zincke, Christian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Echo du Danube

This fascinating collection of 17th century instrumental music, known as the 'Partiturbuch,' was assembled by Jacob Ludwig as a birthday present for his patron, Duke...continue...

Adam de la Halle: Robin et Marion / Tonus Peregrinus

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

Works: Adam de la Halle: Le jeu de Robin et de Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion); Le jeu de pelerin (The Play of the Pilgrim) (contains 2 brief refrains); Li dous regars de me dame, rondeau for 3 voices...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Eteson, Richard; Forbes, Joanna; Hickey, Alexander; Hickey, Rebecca; L'Estrange, Alexander; Pitts, Antony; Remnant, Mary
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tonus Peregrinus

"This is unquestionably an intriguing and highly original presentation of Adam's masterpiece. One has to accustom oneself to the fine medieval French narration coming in...continue...

Yun: Chamber Symphony, Tapis, Gong-Hu / Borkowski, et al

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

Works: Isang Yun: Chamber Symphony no 1; Quintet for Strings "Tapis"; Gong-Hu for harp & strings
Performers: Park, Rana
Conductors: Borkowski, Piotr
Ensemble: Korean Chamber Ensemble

"Isang Yun's Chamber Symphony infuses Western classical form with Eastern modalities and manner of expression. He uses traditional Western instruments (set in an orchestral sonority...continue...

The Romantic Harp - Grandjany, Pierné, et al / Judy Loman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Fantasy on a Theme of Haydn for harp, Op 31; Marcel Tournier: Vers la source dans le bois; Nino Rota: Sarabanda & Toccata for harp; Gabriel Pierné: Impromptu-caprice for Harp...
Performers: Loman, Judy

"Judy Loman may be an almost unknown harpist here, but she studied with Carlos Salzedo and was harpist with the Toronto Symphony from 1960 to...continue...

American Classics - Thomson: A Continuum Portrait

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

Works: Virgil Thomson: Synthetic Waltzes; Songs (4) to Poems of Thomas Campion; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Two by Marianne Moore; Praises and Prayers (5)
Performers: Evans, Rachel; Krakauer, David; Lang, Ellen; Reit, Alyssa; Sachs, Joel; Seltzer, Cheryl; Wu, Mia

Much of Thomson's early music, which comprises setting of Stein's poetry and the 'Synthetic Waltzes', balances modernity and classicism, and the 'Sonata for Violin &...continue...

Alwyn: Symphony no 2 & 5 / Lloyd-Jones, Willison, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: William Alwyn: Symphony no 5, "Hydriotaphia"; Lyra Angelica for harp & strings; Symphony no 2
Performers: Wilson, Suzanne
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Fifth Symphony is a terse and compact work of only 14 minutes based on a single three note motif and divided into five sections...continue...