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Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 'Polish Flowers', Op. 83 / Rafal Bartminski, tenor; Magdalena Dobrowolska, soprano; Ewa Marciniec, alto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony no 8, Op. 83 ("Polish Flowers")
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

World première recording of Weinberg's 1964 choral Symphony No.8 'Polish Flowers'. Set to texts by Julian Tuwim which reflect on Poland's troubled past and ominous...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland (06/13/2011-06/16/2011)....continue...

Gorecki: Concerto-Cantata; Three Dances; Little Requiem / Anna Gorecka, piano; Carol Wincenc, flute

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

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Kleines Requiem for a Polka (for piano and 13 instruments), Op. 66; Concerto-Cantata, for flute & orchestra, Op. 65; Concerto for harpsichord (or piano) & orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Gorecka, Anna; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

These four works, written between 1973 and 1993, fully reflect Górecki's expressive variety. The Little Requiem for a Certain Polka, for piano and thirteen instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

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...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

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...

Artist Profile Series - Adams, Tavener, Lindberg, Rzewski / Ralph van Raat

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: John Adams: Phrygian Gates, for piano; American Berserk, for piano; China Gates, for piano; Hallelujah Junction; Frederic Rzewski: Variations (36) for Piano on "The People United will Never be Defeat...
Performers: Anderson, Thad; Bates, Leon; Cho, Seung Won; Fairs, Henry; Francis, Graeme; Greene, Arthur; Martin, Stephen; Otto, Jeff; Raat, Ralph van; Soroka, Solomia; Veen, Maarten van; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Morrow, James; Wit, Antoni; Inkinen, Pietari

Béla Bartók - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-04-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Out of Doors, suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89; Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Peasant Songs (15) for Piano, Sz 71; Rhapsody fo...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Jando, Jeno; Pauk, Gyorgy
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; ; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: ; Vermeer Quartet

Well over half a century after his death, Bela Bartok is held up as one of the twentieth century's great musical modernists, routinely coupled with...continue...

The Nature of Music Vol 2 - Evening Music After Hours

1 CD / Spring Hill Music / 2006-08-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Préludes, Book 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. ...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Draper, Maureen McCarthy; Garcia, Gerald; Gauci, Miriam; Jandó, Jenö; Linhares, Dagoberto; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Breiner, Peter; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Polish National Symphony Orchestra; Schola Cantorum Oxford

This collection was compiled by Maureen McCarthy Draper as one of the two

companion CDs to her book "The Nature of Music - Beauty, Sound and

Healing."

Personnel: Gerald Garcia, Da...continue...

Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait

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

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Th...
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Berman, Boris; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Houston, Michael; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Yablonsky, Dmitry; ; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Arts Trio; Ukrainian National Symphony...

"Is this a CD set with substantially expanded album notes or a book with two accompanying CDs? The booklet contains an excellent monograph by Richard...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2005-07-26

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Kwiatowski, Rafal
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Chill with Ravel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ma mère l'oye; Miroirs; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Jeux d'eau; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Quartet for Strings in F major; ...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Mercz, Nora; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; ; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kodály Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lutoslawski: Double Concerto, etc / Kaleta, Krupa, et al

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

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (5) for solo clarinet, harp, piano, percussion & strings (arranged from version for c; Double Concerto for oboe, harp & chamber orchestra; Metamorphoses; Chain 1, f...
Performers: Kaleta, Zbigniew; Krupa, Arkadiusz; Kryger, Urszula; Kwiatowski, Rafal; Tulliez, Nicolas
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish National Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Volume 8 of the Naxos Lutoslawski series is nothing if not diverse, with several short pieces originally written for voice of instruments with piano alongside...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...

Classical Chill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Music Vol 7 / Wit, et al

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

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Postlude no 1; Preludes and Fugue for Strings; Mini Overture for brass quintet; Fanfare for Louisville, for orchestra; Fanfare for CUBE, for brass quintet; Prelude for G.S.M.D., f...
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The seventh volume in the Naxos complete survey of Lutoslawski's orchestral music brings together a number of his rarely heard works. The "Three Postludes", composed...continue...

The Best of Lutoslawski

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-08-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Overture for Strings, for string orchestra; Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Concerto for Orchestra; Funer...
Performers: Bakowski, Krzysztof; Bauer, Andrzej; Paleczny, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

The composer, conductor and pianist Witold Lutoslawski is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists in the history of twentieth century Polish music. His...continue...

The Best of Bartok

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Allegro barbaro for Piano, Sz 49; Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Concerto for O...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Jando, Jeno; Pauk, Gyorgy; Sawa, Kazuki; Xiao, Hong-Mei
Conductors: Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Ligeti, András; Kovács, Janos
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

One of the major composers of the early twentieth century and one of the greatest that Hungary has produced, Bela Bartok combined a deep knowledge...continue...

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony, etc / Wit, Weigel, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a
Performers: Bloch, Thomas; Weigel, François
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Messiaen's musical language is derived from a number of varied sources, including Greek metrical rhythms, Hindu tradition, the serialism of Schoenberg, Debussy and bird-song, with...continue...

Bartók: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Pauk, Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117
Performers: Pauk, Gyorgy
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bartok's two Violin Concertos are among the 20th century's masterpieces for the instrument. Completed when he was a youthful 27, the first is a tender...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 5 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Poèmes (3) d'Henri Michaux; Mi-Parti; Overture for Strings, for string orchestra
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Camerata Polifonica Siciliana

"...Well, I can't restrain myself. This is stunning music, stunningly performed and (almost) stunningly recorded. Five whole pages of intelligent annotations by Andrzej Chlopecki are...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-14

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphony no 1; Silesian Triptych, for soprano & orchestra (collabration with Bryston); Venetian Games; Chantefleurs et Chantefables (Songflowers and songfables), for soprano & orc...
Performers: Pasiecznik, Olga
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This most recent release of the music of Lutoslawski provides an overview of the artistic milestones in Lutoslawski's career. This is the only available recording...continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-23

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Livre pour Orchestre; Concerto for Cello; Novelette, for orchestra; Chain 3, for orchestra
Performers: Bauer, Andrzej
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"The complete cycle of the orchestral works of Witold Lutoslawski, of which this is Volume 4, must be one of the jewels in the Naxos...continue...

The Best of Ravel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Miroirs; Ma mère l'oye; Jeux d'eau; Tzigane; Rapsodie espagnole; Le tombeau de Couperin; Concerto...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Wildner, Johannes; Wit, Antoni; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Kaler, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Here is another super-budget issue from Naxos that vies with the best available, both in performance and recording...Ilya Kaler, born in Moscow in 1963, is...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-02-28

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos; Paroles tissées; Les espaces du sommeil, for baritone & orchestra; Symphony no 3
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kruszewski, Adam; Kusiewicz, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Antoni Wit has now recorded three symphonies and several other key orchestral works in a series that is setting high standards in budget-price contemporary music...Wit...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-16

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations, for orchestra; Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (later arr. for full orchestra); Symphony no 2; Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"
Performers: Paleczny, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2 / Kliegel, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-07-05

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"...Naxos's recorded sound is almost up to Audiofon's level [compared to AUD 72060] - that is to say, state-of-the-art. The performance of No. 1 is...continue...

Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Wit, Polish RSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-06-17

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Funeral Music, for string orchestra; Chain 2, dialogue for violin & orchestra; Interlude for orchestra; Partita, for violin, orchestra & obbligato piano (arranged from version for...
Performers: Bakowski, Krzysztof
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

"Naxos's super-bargain priced foray into the contemporary repertory is all the more commendable for managing to include Lutoslawski's finest late work, the Symphony No. 4....continue...

Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights / Thiollier, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-09-05

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain
Performers: Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice