Breiner, Peter

Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Voyevoda
Performers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

My First Tchaikovsky Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Six Romances, Op. 16; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Eugene Onegi...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Kliegel, Maria; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Prunyi, Ilona; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Markson, Gerhard; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kuchar, Theodore; Wit, Antoni; Breiner, Peter

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: a great Russian name for a great Russian composer! Tchaikovsky was not always a happy man. He didn't laugh a lot. But...continue...

Classical Guitar Favourites: works by Sor, Aguado, Tarrega / Camerata Cassovia

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Fernando Sor: Minuet for guitar in A major, Op. 11/6; Leçons progressives (24), Op. 31; Etude for guitar in A major (Segovia Edition no 10), Op. 31/19; Etudes (24) for Guitar, Op. 35; Etude for ...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lickova, Maria; Petroczi, Karol
Conductors: ; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia

Though the origins of the modern guitar are virtually unknown, the sound of the instrument is found in musical compositions dating back almost seven hundred...continue...

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

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...

Beatles Go Baroque - She Loves You, etc / Peter Breiner CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Peter Breiner: Beatles Concerto Grosso no 1 (in the style of Handel); Beatles Concerto Grosso no 2 (in the style of Vivaldi); Beatles Concerto Grosso no 3 (in the style of J.S. Bach); Beatles Concert...
Performers: Alexander, Juraj; Breiner, Peter; Brunner, Vladislav; Cizmarovic, Juraj; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Peter Breiner Chamber Orchestra

Under the hand of Peter Breiner, however unlikely their disguise, these Beatles favorites, shorn of their words and strangely enhanced by their Baroque setting, retain...continue...

Janácek: Orchestral Suites from the Operas Vol 3 / Peter Breiner, New Zealand SO

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

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); From the House of the Dead- Suite
Performers: Douglas, Bridget; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

With this disc Naxos completes its acclaimed recordings of Peter Breiner's powerful and evocative orchestral suites from Janacek's operas. In very different ways, 'The Cunning...continue...

Breiner: Mozart's Magic Flute Diaries

1 CD / Sullivan Entertainment / 2009-06-16

Works: Peter Breiner: Mozart's The Magic Flute, musical
Conductors: Breiner, Peter

This official movie soundtrack is the perfect companion to the new Sullivan feature film, 'Anne of Green Gables - A New Beginning'. It features the...continue...
Recording information: Bratislava / Toronto (05/2007)....continue...

Janácek: Opera Suites Vol 2 / Breiner, Leppanen, New Zealand SO

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

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8; The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Following the release of their stunning recording of Janacek's Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1, Peter Breiner conducts his insightful suites from two popular Janacek operas...continue...

Janácek: Opera Suites Vol 1 / Breiner, Leppanen, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Vylety páne Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek), opera in 2 parts, JW 1/6 & 1/7
Performers: Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The operas of Leos Janacek have been gaining their rightful place in major opera houses the world over. First staged in 1904, 'Jenufa', a powerful...continue...

Eternal Guitar

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93; Trio Sonata in C major, RV 82; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after the Oboe Concerto by A. Marcello); Sonata no 1 in G minor, ...
Performers: Cobo, Ricardo; Escobar, Jose Antonio; Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Goluses, Nicholas; Jouvre, Jeremy; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lickova, Maria; Linhares, Dagoberto; McFadden, Jeffrey; Miche...
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Wildner, Johannes

A KDFC Classical Christmas 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Traditional: Gabriel's message; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; King Jesus hath a garden; Fum, fum, fum; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; ...
Performers: Bakkila, Ted; Baun, Nancy; Bloss, Michael; Botto, Louis; Bower, Michael; Burdick, Owen; Eaken, John; Freeman, Kevin; Hosea, Fred; Johnston, Raymond; Keller, Mark; Larsen, Terry; Maund, Peter; Pö...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; ; Burdick, Owen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Scribner, Norman; Edison, Noel; McMane, Susan; George, Vance; Hunt, Donald; Hayman, Richard; Botto, Louis; Sutherland, Gavin; Sackett, Andrew; Bre...
Ensemble: American Bach Soloists; Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Chanticleer; Eaken Piano Trio; Elora Festival Singers; Philharmoni...

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...

The Very Best of Grieg

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

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

There must be something - Peter Breiner / Trio Animae

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-01-01

Works: Peter Breiner: Sonata Ostinata for Violin, Cello and Piano; To Dear Mr. Bach on his Birthday; There must be something
Performers: Dratva, Tomas; Gawrysiak, Jean-Christophe; Hilpert, Dieter
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Trio Animae

"Czech composer Peter Breiner skirts the boundaries of classical, jazz, and European folk music in these cheerful, audience-friendly works... The Basel-based Trio Animae lives up...continue...

A Christmas Choral Spectacular

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

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Coventry Carol (2); Deck the Halls (Welsh); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); The infant King (Basque); O Little Town of Bethlehem;...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Breiner, Peter; Burdett, Margaret; Prentice, Jonathan
Conductors: Breiner, Peter

This glorious collection of carols old and new brings a touch of glamour to the holiday season, with Peter Breiners lavish arrangements for choir and...continue...
Personnel: Lynton Atkinson (tenor).

Recording information: The Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole, England....continue...

KDFC - A Classical Christmas 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-09

Works: J. Scott Irvine: A Hannaford Christmas Flourish; Christmas Traditional: Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Sans Day Carol; No&...
Performers: Bodnar, Nina; Burdick, Owen; Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Fenstermaker, John; Howard, Leslie; Lipkina, Natasha; Nishizaki, Takako; Rosen, Nathaniel; Shapiro, Marc [Piano]
Conductors: ; George, Vance; Bartle, Jean Ashworth; Krcek, Jaroslav; Lenárd, Ondrej; Antal, Mátyás; Breiner, Peter; Baker, Martin; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edison, Noel; Burdick, Owen
Ensemble: ; Aureole Trio; Baltimore Consort; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Hannaford Street Silver Band; Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; San Francisco S...

Chill with Chopin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36; Noctu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Breiner, Peter; Capova, Sylvia; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Stankovsky, Robert
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Personnel: Maria Kliegel (cello); Idil Biret, Sylvia Capova (piano)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons / Breiner, Nishizaki, Queensland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-03-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Chanson triste; Douze morceaux (difficulté moyenne), pieces (12) for piano, Op. 40; Chant sans paroles (Song without words) for piano in A minor,...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

'Ths Seasons' was commissioned by Nikolay Bernard, editor of the periodical 'Nouvelliste'. The resulting collection has much charm, as it takes the listener through the...continue...

Light Classics - Tango Goes Symphony / Breiner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Angel Villoldo: El choclo, for tango ensemble; Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Peter Breiner: Miss Mendacity, for tango orchestra; Julián Plaza: Nostalgico, for tango orches...
Performers: Bartos, Juraj; Breiner, Peter; Griglak, Juraj; Kutluer, Sefika; Lenko, Boris; Zelanak, Cyril
Conductors: Breiner, Peter

The tango has always retained its image of a dance unashamedly erotic in character and such was indeed its origin. This collection of tango arrangements...continue...
Personnel: Peter Breiner (piano); Sefika Kutluer (flute); Juraj Bartos (trumpet); Cyril Zelenák (drums).

Recording information: Studio 1 of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia (10/13/2001-1...continue...

The Spanish Guitar

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

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5; Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar & orchestra; Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana, for guit...
Performers: Azabagic, Denis; Goni, Antigoni; Holmquist, John; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kraft, Norman; Linhares, Dagoberto; Masters, Martha; Micheli, Lorenzo
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Camerata Cassovia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Sinfonia

The guitar has existed in one form or another since ancient times, but the significance of the role of Spain in the instrument's evolution cannot...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...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Fun & Games

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067;...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Anikhanov, Andrei; Antal, Mátyás; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Nazareth, Daniel; Brion, Keith; Bogár, Istvá...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony O...

All children need active playtime, some exciting and different ways to use their energy. Classical music is the ideal soundtrack to 'Playtime Fun and Games',...continue...

American Classics -An American Salute - Spirit of the Nation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-06-01

Works: Morton Gould: American Salute; Stephen Foster Gallery; American Ballads, for orchestra; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; John Philip Sousa: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty; Stars and Stripes Forever; Victor Herbe...
Performers: Band, Royal Artillery; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony; Philharmonic Rock Orchestra; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hayman & His Symphony Orchestra; Royal Sco...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Brion, Keith; Stromberg, William T.; Hayman, Richard; Alsop, Marin; Serebrier, José; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Or...

American Salute: Spirit of the Nation is a tasteful collection of orchestral pieces devoted to the history and vitality of the United States. Performed by a series of orchestras, highlights include Aa...continue...

Andante Cantabile - Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra

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

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Cello no 1 in G major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souveni...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Rudin, Alexander; Sondeckis, Vytautas
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Geringas, David; Markson, Gerhard; Golovschin, Igor; Monnard, Jean Francois; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The repertoire for this highly attractive CD is drawn from concertos and individual pieces of music that exploit the uniquely lyrical character of the solo...continue...

Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart / Nishizaki, et al

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Forgive, song for voice & piano, Op. 60/8; Songs (7), Op. 47; Thy radiant image, song for voice & piano, Op. 16/5; Songs (12), Op. 60; Songs (6), Op. 38; The Canary, song f...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's songs represent a little-known but highly characteristic facet of his musical personality. He composed over 100 songs, most of which are set to poetic...continue...

Night Music 19 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

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

Listen, Learn and Grow - Playtime

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jablokov, Alexander; Müller, Dario; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore; Walter, Alfred; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Stri...

Russian Romance / Breiner, Nishizaki, Queensland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: Alexander Egorovich Varlamov: Snowstorm; Igor Boguslavsky: Dark is the Night (Tymmnaya Noch); Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy: Midnight in Moscow; Russian Traditional: Kalinka (Little Snowfall), folk...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

The Russian repertoire of folk music is extensive, going back many hundreds of years. During the Soviet era this repertoire was added to with a...continue...

Ballade

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chant sans paroles (Song without words), for piano, Op. 2/3; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; An...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; CSR Symphony Orchestra; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Istropolitana, Capella; Kanta, Ludovít; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, ...
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Warchal, Bohdan; Lenárd, Ondrej; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

Personnel: Takako Nishizaki (violin); Ludovit Kanta (cello); Péter Nagy , Joseph Banowetz, Balázs Szokolay (piano)....continue...

A Classic Christmas For Your Family

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Unspecified: A Merry Christmas Sing-Along; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland; Ch...
Performers: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Philharmonia Virtuosi; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic
Conductors: Hayman, Richard; Brion, Keith; Walter, Alfred; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony

The Naxos label offers A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR FAMILY, a varied program with selections culled from several holiday titles in their vast catalog.

Perennial favorites such as "Jingle Bells,...continue...

Intermezzo - Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, I Pagliacci, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-04-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; L'Amico Fritz; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame; Engelbert Humperdinc...
Performers: Selmeczy, János
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Halász, Michael; Breiner, Peter; Pollack, Christian; Selmeczi, György; Georgiadis, John; Kamu, , Okko; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; ...

The fourteen composers included on this disc have one thing in common - they wrote the most famous orchestral intermezzos, or interludes, in the world...continue...

Berceuse - Music of Peace and Calm

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra,...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia
Conductors: ; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

The closest equivalent to the French title "Berceuse" is lullaby. This carefully chosen program features a beautiful selection of soothing and gentle melodies by composers...continue...

Guitar Collection - Carmen Concerto / Kraft, Breiner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-01-21

Works: Enriqué Granados: Valses (7) poeticos; Peter Breiner: Carmen Concerto for guitar & orchestra (after Bizet)
Performers: Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Adagio 2 - Telemann, Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-24

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Wolfgan...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Csanky, Emilia; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Kanta, Ludovit; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Weissberg, Herbert
Conductors: Sparf, Nils-Erik; ; Sieghart, Martin; Breiner, Peter; Stankovsky, Robert; Kamu, , Okko; Anichanov, André; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Ensemble Villa Musica; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Famous Marches - Grand March from Aida, Marche slave, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Dag Wirén: Serenade for strings, Op. 11; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Marche slave, Op. 31; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Georges Bi...
Conductors: Saccani, Rico; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Kamu, , Okko; Leaper, Adrian; Johanos, Donald; Antal, Mátyás; Halász, Michael; Eschwe, Alfred; Bramall, Anthony; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bog&...
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Sinfonia;...

The Best of Haydn

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major ("Military") H. 1/100; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Symphony no 101 in D major, ...
Performers: Chang, Hae-Won; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Kejmar, Miroslav
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Breiner, Peter; Skvor, Peter; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc / Garcia, Breiner

1 CD / Amadis / 1997-01-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Isaac Albéniz: Zambra granadina (danse orientale), for piano in D minor, B. 42; Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite e...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Christmas Goes Baroque Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-09-24

Works: Traditional Spiritual: Glorious Kingdom ("The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy"); Christmas Traditional: Away in a Manger; O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Angels We Have Heard on Hi...
Performers: Breiner, Peter
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Recording information: Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary (05/16/1993-05/19/1993)....continue...

Romantic French Music for Guitar and Orchestra / Garcia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-10-03

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Debussy; Children's Corner; Estampes (3) for Piano; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Petite sui...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Kosice State Philharmonic

Baroque Guitar Favourites - Vivaldi, Bach / Garcia, Breiner

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-08-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 11 no 2/RV 277 "Il favorito"; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo i...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Licková, Maria; Petroczi, Karol
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Camerata Cassovia

Christmas Goes Baroque Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-03-15

Works: Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian); Alle ...
Conductors: Breiner, Peter

Night Music 3 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chanson triste; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: CSR Symphony Orchestra; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Lang, Peter [Piano]; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; ; Eberle, Christoph
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice; Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Ludovit Kanta (cello); Péter Nagy , Peter Lang (piano)....continue...