Drahos, Béla

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...

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...

Eternal Beethoven / Drahos, Gunzenhauser, Halász, et al

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp m...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Drahos, Béla; Halász, Michael
Ensemble: ; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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...

Enfants Classiques - Le Meilleur de Beethoven

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-11-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Manfred; Jandó, Jenö; Otelli, Claudio; Papian, Hasmik; Szokolay, Balázs; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Niños Clásicos - Lo mejor de Beethoven

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-10-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Manfred; Jandó, Jenö; Otelli, Claudio; Papian, Hasmik; Szokolay, Balázs; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Vivaldi Collection - Complete Bassoon Concertos Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 486; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 475; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in B flat major ("L...
Performers: Benkocs, Tamas
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Throughout his career, Vivaldi wrote nearly five hundred concertos. many of these were for violin, but he also wrote for a variety of instruments, including...continue...

Classical Kids - The Best of Beethoven

1 CD / Children's Group / 2004-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Manfred; Jandó, Jenö; Otelli, Claudio; Papian, Hasmik; Szokolay, Balázs; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Haydn: Symphonies Vol 27 / Béla Drahos, Swedish CO

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 50 in C major, H. 1/50; Symphony no 51 in B flat major, H. 1/51; Symphony no 52 in C minor, H. 1/52
Performers: Oleras, Bengt
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

The three symphonies on this recording, which date from 1771-73, demonstrate Haydn's unerring ability to invest the form with extraordinary variety and demonstrate Haydn's unerring...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...

Classics Explained - Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony 6

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Though pictorial in many of its images and in the titles given to each movement, Beethoven stressed that the symphony was "more an expression of...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies Vol 25 / Drahos, Estherházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 70 in D major, H. 1/70; Symphony no 71 in B flat major, H. 1/71; Symphony no 73 in D major ("La chasse"/"The Chase"), H. 1/73
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

The best known work on this recording, the Symphony No. 73 in D major, "La Chasse", dated 1782, takes its nickname from the pastoral finale....continue...

Hofmann: Flute Concertos Vol 2 / Seo, Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Leopold Hofmann: Concerto in D major, D3; Concerto for Flute in G major, Badley G3; Concerto for Flute in D major, Badley D4; Concerto for Flute in E minor, Badley e1
Performers: Seo, Kazunori
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

A near contemporary and rival of Haydn, Leopold Hofmann was held in the highest respect in his native Vienna where he served as director of...continue...

Night Music 14 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

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; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Merc...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Nóra Mercz (harp); Takako Nishizaki (violin); Janos Balint (flute); Béla Kovács (clarinet); József Kiss , Anthony Camden (oboe); József Va...continue...

Night Music 17 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cassation in G major, K 63 "Final-Musik"; Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Havenith, Raimund; Hock, Bertalan; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jando, Jeno; Kanta, Ludovit; Kliegel, Maria; Mercz, Nora; Pazdera, Jindrich; Ruso, Dan...
Conductors: Nerat, Harald; Drahos, Béla; ; Lehel, György; Georgiadis, John; Krcek, Jaroslav; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Accademia Ziliniana; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet; London Virtuosi; Rossini Ensemble, Budapest; Salzburg Chamber Orchestra; Schubert Ensemble, Budapest

Hofmann: Flute Concertos Vol 1 / Seo, Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-07-01

Works: Leopold Hofmann: Concerto for Flute in G major, Badley G2; Concerto for Flute in D major, D1; Concerto for Flute in A major, Badley A2; Concerto for Flute in D major, Badley D6
Performers: Seo, Kazunori
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

A near contemporary and rival of Haydn, Leopold Hofmann was held in the highest respect in his native Vienna, where he served as director of...continue...

Life and Works - Beethoven / Siepmann, Peck, et al

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Manfred; Jando, Jeno; Jason, Neville; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Otelli, Claudio; Papian, Hasmik; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Jean, Kenneth; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Piano Trio

In this portrait-in-sound, actors' readings combine with Beethoven's music to reveal a titanic personality, both vulnerable and belligerent, comic and tragic, and above all heroic,...continue...

Kyrie - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Little Or; Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Holzer, Robert; Hommel, Christian
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Drahos, Béla; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Gmür, Hanspeter;
Ensemble: ; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Schola Cantorum Oxford

Credo - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Little Or; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 1...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Holzer, Robert; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Martin, Andreas [Baritone Vocal]; Mauro, Anna di
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wildner, Johannes; Summerly, Jeremy; Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble; Camerata Cassovia; Oxford Camerata

Includes work(s) for organ: [unspecified] praeludium for or by Johann Pachelbel....continue...

Haydn: Symphony no 27,78 & 31 "Hornsignal" / Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 27 in G major ("Brukenthal"), H. 1/27; Symphony no 28 in A major, H. 1/28; Symphony no 31 in D major ("Hornsignal"), H. 1/31
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

"...The performances are very satisfying -- rhythmically vital, but never rushed or pushed. The various solos are all nicely handled, and the orcheestra is backed...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 66, 67 and 68 / Bélos Drahos, Esterházy

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 66 in B flat major, H. 1/66; Symphony no 67 in F major, H. 1/67; Symphony no 68 in B flat major, H. 1/68
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Haydn's immense catalogue contains 104 numbered symphonies, the last twenty forming part of the essential concert repertoire. The three works included here date from the...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...

Beethoven: Symphonies nos 5 & 6/ Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Fantasia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Bogacz, Josef; Brown, Julia; Brown, Julie; CSR Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Chorale; Jean, Kenneth; Kertesi, Ingrid; Leaper, Adrian; Rahbari, Alexander; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmon...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Rahbari, Alexander; Drahos, Bela; Drahos, Béla; Lenárd, Ondrej; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Kovács, Lászl...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia; Camerata Budapest; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Nicolau...

Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 / Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-03-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5 / Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-02-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

"Each successive release in the Naxos Beethoven series conducted by Bela Drahos re-affirms it status as the finest ever digital cycle of the nine symphonies...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8 / Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

"...[Drahos] reading vividly recalls Weingartner's 1935 performance with the VPO on Preiser: fast, concise, yet flexible, supple, and expressive in its rhythmic pulse. It is...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 6 / Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-03-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Beethoven: Overtures Vol 2 / Drahos, Esterházy Sinfonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Name-Day Celebration, overture for orchestra in C major, Op. 115; Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138; Leonore Overture no 2 i...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Haydn: Symphonies nos 72, 93 & 95 / Béla Drahos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-03-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 72 in D major, H. 1/72; Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Haydn: Symphonies nos 64, 84 & 90 / Béla Drahos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-06-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 64 in A major ("Tempora Mutantur"), H. 1/64; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 90 in C major ("Letter R"), H. 1/90
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Haydn: Symphonies nos 69, 89 & 91 / Béla Drahos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-02-07

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 69 in C major, H 1 no 69 "Laudon"; Symphony no 89 in F major, H 1 no 89; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia