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The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Hans-Erik Philip: And Other Dreams; Symphony; Tusindfryd / Monika Miczura, soprano

1 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Hans-Erik Philip: Symphony, for voice, chorus & orchestra; And other dreams, for 2 trumpets; Tusindfryd, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Geiger, Gyorgy; Miczura, Monika Juhasz [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Saluzzi, Dino
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Hans-Erik Philip is an unusual figure in the Scandinavian musical scene. Along with being a composer, he is also a mystic, a pilgrim and a...continue...

Great Classical Symphonies - Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven [10 CDs]

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "S...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Drahos, Béla

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

My First Beethoven Album / various artists

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Violin no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; March for wind ensemble in B flat major, WoO 29; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Quartet...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Eder, Gyorgy; Falvay, Attila; Fejervari, Janos; Hegyi, Ildiko; Jando, Jeno; Kevehasi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Mathe, Gyozo; Nishizaki, Takako; O...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Lenárd, Ondrej; Wordsworth, Barry; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael

Beethoven was a musical giant. He wasn't taller or fatter than everyone else, but his music is big and his name is important. Beethoven is...continue...

The Concert / Adrian Prabava/Bela Drahos

1 CD / Milan / 2010-08-03

Works: Armand Amar: The Concert, film score; Sephardic Traditional: Nani nani, Sephardic cradle song; Russian Traditional: Kalinka (Little Snowfall), folk song; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 "Titan"; Nikkfur...
Performers: Amar, Armand; Bakash, Youssef Ali; Kalou; Lang, Kek; Nikkfurie; Ossipova, Pierre Chidyvar; Ossipova, Vera Chidyvar; Routchiok, Ai
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Prabava, Adrian

The fifth film score released in 2009 by Israeli-born composer Armand Amar, Concert features 19 musical pieces interspersed with dialogue from Radu Mihaileanu's award-winning French film. The album in...continue...

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

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

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

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

Discover - Choral Music

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

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...continue...

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

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

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

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

Chill with Beethoven

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Trio for clarinet (or...
Performers: Inui, Madoka; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; Miteva, Teodora; Nishizaki, Takako; Schmidl, Peter; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Drahos, Béla; Jean, Kenneth
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Discover - Music of the Classical Era

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

Works: Roman Hoffstetter: Quartet for Strings in F major, (prev. attr. Haydn, Op.3/5); Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; F Minor Variations; Mass in D minor, H 22 no...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Berkes, Kalman; Biel, Ann-Christine; Holzer, Robert; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Jeno; Kwon, Hellen; Loukianets, Viktoria; Payne, Joseph; Payne, Phoebe; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Sima, Ga...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Benda, Christian; Grodd, Uwe; Antal, Mátyás; Armstrong, Donald; Halstead, Anthony; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Drahos, Béla; Gmür, Hanspeter; Östman, Arnold; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian Radio Orchestra; New Zealand Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; ...

In music, the period from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the nineteenth is usually referred to as the Classical era....continue...

Cinema Classics 2005 - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, etc

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan ...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Borowska, Joanna; Eder, Gyorgy; Istropolitana, Capella; Jand?, Jeno; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony; Ramiro, Yordy; Rubs...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Wildner, Johannes; Selmeczi, György; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Camerata Transylvania; Capella Istropolitana; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Failoni Orchestra Budapest; Kodály Quartet ; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Naxos is pleased to present Cinema Classics 2005, which contains classical music made famous in films. This collection features classical music which was used in...continue...
Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Idil Biret, Francois-Joël Thiollier , Jenö Jandó (piano); Wolfgang Rubsam (organ)....continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Vivaldi Collection - Complete Bassoon Concertos Vol 1

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 476; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 487; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 471;...
Performers: Benkócs, Tamás
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

"There comes a point in one's proficiency where the performer departs from the inventory of conventional practices and techniques of the instrument in order to...continue...

Life and Works - Joseph Haydn

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn, narration with musical excerpts; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Li...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Austin, Charles; Azesberger, Kurt; Barcellona, Daniela; Chaplin, François; Ciofi, Patrizia; Edwards, Simon [Tenor Vocal 1]; Groop, Monica; Holzer,...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Drahos, Béla; ; Ward, Nicholas; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Golub, David; Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Eder Quartet; Kodály Quartet ; London Fortepiano Trio; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This series presents the life and works of major composers. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musical history, Haydn did more than...continue...

18th Century Concerto - Hofmann: Oboe Concertos / Drahos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Leopold Hofmann: Concerto for Oboe in C major (Badley C2); Concerto for oboe, harpsichord & orchestra in F major (Badley F1); Concerto for oboe, harpsichord & orchestra in C major (Badley C1); Concer...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö; Schilli, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

"This is part of Naxos's '18th Century Concerto' series, and one of the more worthy entries. What other company is venturing into these areas? Let's...continue...

Haydn: Nelson Mass / Drahos, Hungarian Radio Chorus, et al

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

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
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Holzer, Robert; Loukianets, Viktoria
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Haydn's massive body of work includes symphonies, operas, oratorios and string quartets, as well as fourteen Masses. The "Missa in angustus" (Mass in anxious times)...continue...

Vivaldi Collection - Flute Concertos Vol 2 / Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 4...
Performers: Drahos, Bela [Flute/Conductor]
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Vivaldi has been credited with the development of the Italian solo concerto as a popular form in the early 18th century. The Flute Concertos here...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Kang, Kliegel, Jandó

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 61a; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Drahos, Béla

Written as chamber music on a grand scale, the Triple Concerto has firmly established its place in the standard repertoire. This Naxos recordings features some...continue...

Vivaldi Collection - Flute Concerti Vol 1 / Drahos, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-04-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto ("Il gardellino"), for flute/recorder or violin, oboe or violin, violin, bassoon or; Chamber Concerto, for flute, violin, bassoon & continuo in D minor, RV 96; Chamb...
Performers: Drahos, Bela [Flute/Conductor]
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

"This is a fine release enhanced by a style that allows the music to plead its own case." -Fanfare. "Strongly recommended." -Fanfare...continue...

The Best of Beethoven

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op...
Performers: Holzer, Robert; Jando, Jeno; Lechner, Gabriele; Nishizaki, Takako; Pabst, Michael; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Jean, Kenneth; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edlinger, Richard
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Zagreb Philharmonic

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: Symphony no 9 / Drahos, Papian, Donose, et al

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Fink, Manfred; Papian, Hasmik
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus

Adagio Beethoven: Pastoral Symphony, Moonlight Sonata, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-03-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Piano no 2 ...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Hegyi, Ildiko; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kovacs, Imre; Mathe, Gyozo; Nishizaki, Takako; Szabo, Peter; Szkolay, Balazs [Pian...
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Wordsworth, Barry; Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra