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Favourite Sacred Masterpieces - works by Tallis, Allegri, Pergolesi, Mozart, Bach-Gounod & Franck / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Kertesi, Ingrid; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László

Taken from the recent 25th anniversary boxed set, Great Sacred Masterpieces (8.501062), this single disc ranges roughly over three centuries....continue...

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 / Slovak PO - Michael Halasz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Halász, Michael
Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Schubert's last two symphonies are ambitious in scale and brimming with striking ideas, though only two movements of the Symphony No. 8 were finished and...continue...

Simply Opera

4 CD / Simply / 2012-09-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; George Frederick Handel: Xerxes (Serse); Gaetano Donizetti: L' Elisir d'Amore; La Favorita; Don Sebastiano; Il Duca d'Alba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fis...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Barowska, Janna; Callas, Maria; Cupido, Alberto; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; DiDonato, Joyce; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Jeric, Ana P...
Conductors: Camerata Budapest; Kovács, László; Elmquist, Martin; Rahbari, Alexander; ; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Greenwood, Andrew; Zedda, Alberto; Kuchar, Theodore; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; I Solisti Italiani; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

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 Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

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 Ballet Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Darius Milhaud: The...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Mogrelia, Andrew; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenerd, Ondrej; Casadesus, Jean-Claude; Kuchar, Theodore; Anichanov, André; Craft, Robert; Lyndon-Gee, Christop...

A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about... what world is this? This is the magical world...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...

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

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...

Liszt: His Life & Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Overture from Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" for Piano, S 552; Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560; Ave Maria (I), for chorus & organ in A major, S. 20/2 (LW J1/2); Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) fo...
Performers: Cohen, Arnaldo; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Dossin, Alexandre; Gekic, Kemal; Jando, Jeno; Thomson, Philip; Wolfram, William; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Crivellaro, Paolo; Halász, Michael; Fasolis, Diego

The virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt was one of the musical titans of the Romantic era. Abandoning his spectacular career as a travelling performer in his...continue...

Ultimate Verdi Opera Album

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Il Trovatore; Macbeth; La Forza del Destino; Aïda; Otello; Un Ballo in Maschera; Ernani
Performers: Abel, Jozef; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Dragoni, Maria; Ferrarini, Alida; Frusoni, Maurizio; Gauci, Miriam; Johannson, Kristjan; Krause, Monika; Longhi, Daniela; Lotric, Janez; Mescherikova, Marina; Ramiro, Yor...
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Saccani, Rico; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael

This highly dramatic album includes the most famous moments from Verdi’s ever-popular operas, in which public splendor and private pathos, true love and tragedy, vie...continue...

Ultimate Wagner Opera Album

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Die Walküre (The Valkyrie); Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods); Götterdämm...
Performers: Eleby, John Erik; Eliasson, Goran; Fassbender, Hedwig; Forsen, Lennart; Haubold, Ingrid; Schiml, Marga; Wray, Margaret Jane
Conductors: Steinberg, Pinchas; Mund, Uwe; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; McGlinn, John; Segerstam, Leif

Wagner’s epic music dramas revolutionized the operatic repertoire, drawing upon famous legends and history to create a completely new art form of unprecedented spectacle and...continue...

The Essential Trumpet: Bright, Bold & Beautiful

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Georg Philipp Telemann: Musique héroïque; George ...
Performers: Drury, David; Foster, John [Trumpet]; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Johnston, Kevin; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirkby, Emma; Levy, Yoram; Payne, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Sheldon, Jane; Skillington, Mark; Sullivan, ...
Conductors: Thomas, Patrick; Forestier, Jean-Louis; Halász, Michael; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Mann, Paul; Porcelijn, David; Walker, Antony; Measham, David; Northey, Benjamin; Hopkins, John; Serebrier, Jos...

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

Gustav Mahler: Complete Symphonies

15 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 10; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Olson, Robert

"The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything." This oft-quoted statement by Mahler serves to illustrate his extraordinary artistic ambition and focus....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Polish Radio in Katowice....continue...

Max Bruch: Symphonies 1 & 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Max Bruch: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28; Symphony no 2 in F minor, Op. 36
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Famed in his lifetime for his large-scale choral works, but perhaps best known today for his Violin Concerto No. 1 (NXS 8557689; also Violin Concertos...continue...
Recording information: Weimarhalle, Weimar, Germany (03/17/2008-03/20/2008)....continue...

Opera's Greatest Moments

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

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Rigoletto; Alfredo Catalani:...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Borowska, Joanna; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Ionata, Maria Pia; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kwon, Hellen; Lamberti, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.

All the opera you'll ever need! This 2-CD set compiles the world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time....continue...

Art and Music - Goya - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in F minor, K 467/L 476; François-Joseph Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts,...
Performers: Eder, Gyorgy; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Rowland, Gilbert; Tokos, Zoltan
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary; Fasolis, Diego; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Wordsworth, Barry; Cassuto, Alvaro; Halász, Michael; Zedda, Alberto

The artistic genius of Goya (1746-1828) was multifaceted and complex. Chief painter at the Spanish court, a master of the official portrait, he also gave...continue...

Courbet - les musiques - Chopin, etc / Sokolov, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 14 in E flat minor, Op. 28/14, CT. 179; Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Hector Berlioz: Symphoni...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Cabasso, Laurent; Engerer, Brigitte; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, François-Frederic; Heisser, Jean-François; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Hurel, Juliette; ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Eschenbach, Christoph; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Lombard, Alain; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; ORTF National Orchestra

Courbet's output displays an astonishing range of subjects, styles, and formats. It conveys a well-nigh revolutionary creative force which may recall that of the great...continue...

Unforgettable - Music from Movies

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; Wolfgang Amad...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bruns, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Mallas-Godlewska, Ewa; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Monteyrol, Laurence; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ra...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Mund, Uwe; Lombard, Alain; Morandi, Pier G.; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Halász, Michael; Teutsch, Karol; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Nelson, John; Yabl...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Vienna Mozart Academy

Music from the films Apocalypse Now, Fantasia, Shine, Pretty Woman, Platoon, Out of Africa, Farinelli, Chariots of Fire and many more are here, with unforgettable...continue...
Personnel: Derek Lee Ragin (vocals); Laurence Monteyrol (soprano); Norbert Kraft (guitar); Fazil Say, Idil Biret, Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Highlights

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Rienzi; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Mund, Uwe; Rahbari, Alexander

Ballet Favorites

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Léo Delibes: Coppélia, ou La fil...
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Halász, Michael; Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore

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...

Johann Strauss II: Aschenbrodel / Halasz/Vienna State Opera Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-03-27

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Aschenbrödel
Conductors: Halász, Michael
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Aschenbrödel (Cinderella) is one of those stories meant for dancing. Its cornerstone is a fabulous ball and at its heart is love, the loss of...continue...
Run Time: 118 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA...continue...

Liszt: Symphonic Poems / Michael Halász, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungaria, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 103 (LW G13); Héroïde funèbre (I & II), symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 102 (LW G4); Le Triomphe funèbre du Tasse, for orc...
Conductors: Halász, Michael

In his 13 symphonic poems, inspired by the visual or literary arts, Liszt broke away from the standard four-movement-symphony, to create a one-movement composition of...continue...

The Very Best of Liszt

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 1 in A flat major ("Hohe Liebe"), S. 541/1 (LW A103/1); 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Jandó, Jenö; Kong, Xiang-Dong; Molnar, Andras; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Thomson, Philip; Tryon, Valerie; Wolfram, William
Conductors: Antal, Mátyás; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András

Franz Liszt epitomizes the nineteenth-century virtuoso-composer of Romantic ideals and aspirations. He redefined artistic and technical possibilities of the modern piano as an instrument and...continue...

Discover - Opera

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

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

The Very Best of Dvorák

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

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Liszt: Symphonic Poems / Michael Halász, New Zealand SO

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

Works: Franz Liszt: Festklänge (I & II), symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 101, (LW G10); Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem for orchestra ("Bergsymphonie;" 4 versions), S. 95 (; Hunnenschl...
Conductors: Halász, Michael

"All three show Liszt's favourite theme, the battle between good and evil and its resolution in Christian glory, and all three make heavy demands on...continue...

Cinema Classics 2006

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

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quartet f...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Charlston, Terence; La Scola, Vincenzo; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Hurst, George; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Feodorov, Victor; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic O...

Personnel: Kym Amps (soprano); Terence Charlston (harpsichord)....continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio (Highlights) / Halász, Nielsen, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Glashof, Wolfgang; Lienbacher, Edith; Moll, Kurt; Nielsen, Inga; Pecoraro, Herwig; Titus, Alan; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Beethoven composed his only opera, Fidelio, while at the height of his creative powers. This collection of highlights (from Naxos 8660070-71) includes the Prisoners Chorus...continue...

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...

Bellini: Norma

2 CD / Dynamic / 2005-03-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Cuberli, Lella; Eugenia Cardano; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Paolo Todisco
Conductors: Halász, Michael

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...

Classical Kids - The Best of Mozart

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Performers: Braun, Adriana; Braun, Russell; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Holscher, Georg; Jandó, Jenö; Sparks, Marjorie; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors: Sobotka, Wolfgang; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Babiak, Walter; Wordsworth, Barry; ; Ward, Nicholas; Nerat, Harald; Halász, Michael; Edlinger, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; German Wind Soloists; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Salzburg Chamber Orchestra; Studio Arts Orchestra

30th Anniversary of Martina Franca Festival

3 CD / Dynamic / 2004-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace, RV 711; Giovanni Paisiello: Il duello comico, comic opera; Proserpine, opera; Domenico Cimarosa: Le Astuzie Femminili, opera; Gioa...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allegretta, Sara; Antonucci, Stefano; Bonfatti, Gregory; Bumbry, Grace; Ciofi, Patrizia; Colaianni, Domenico; Coni, Paolo; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Custer, Ma...
Conductors: Panni, Marcello; Carraro, Massimiliano; Carella, Giuliano; Bernart, Massimo de; Zedda, Alberto; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Aprea, Bruno; Halász, Michael; Bosman, Arnold; Luisi, Fabio; Guidarini, Marco; ...

Soprano Arias / Mescheriakova, Halász, Slovak RSO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Gaetano Donizetti...
Performers: Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Halász, Michael

The Russian soprano Marina Mescheriakova has established herself as one of the most exciting voices in the opera and concert world. Here she presents a...continue...

Cinema Classics 2004 - Master and Commander, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Bolshoi Opera Chorus; Consort, Royal Academy; Halasz, Michael [Conductor]; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Judd, James [Conductor]; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kopelman, Jozef; Kuchar...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Sebotka, Wolfgang; Summerly, Jeremy; Rahbari, Alexander; Kopelman, Jozef; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Judd, James; McGlinn, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Royal Academy Consort

Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, popular film has served as an introduction to classical music for myriad newcomers to the genre. The collection...continue...
Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Klimt - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Das Lied von der Erde; Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in ...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter; Zagorzanka, Barbara; Zarafiants, Evgeny
Conductors: Bogár, István; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Seipenbusch, Edgar; Yuasa, Takuo; Kosler, Zdenek; Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice; Ulster Orchestra

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

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

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

Van Gogh: Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Edouard Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Emmanuel Chabrier: Suite pastorale, for orchestra; Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Franz Liszt: Nuages gris (...
Performers: Cohen, Arnaldo; Kliegel, Maria; Komatsu, Hidenori; Levinas, Michael
Conductors: Halász, Michael; ; Niquet, Hervé; Wildner, Johannes; Garben, Cord
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ludwig

Life and Works - Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Grishko, Vladimir; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Siepmann, Jeremy; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Sanderling, Stefan; Wit, Antoni; Leaper, Adrian; Mogrelia, Andrew; Markson, Gerhard; Jean, Kenneth; Lenárd, Ondrej; Entremont, Philippe; Halász, Michael

Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. His melodies are known to many people who may never have heard his name....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...

Night Music 2 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "...
Performers: Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Valek, Jiri; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Warchal, Bohdan; Edlinger, Richard; Kopelman, Jozef; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 8 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 4 Violins without Baso Continuo in F major; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Wol...
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido; Jablokov, Alexander; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan; Weissberg, Herbert; Wordsworth, Barry [Conductor]
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Sieghart, Martin; Bogár, István; ; Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Night Music 12 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Anton Rubinstein: Melodie; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; ; Loughran, James; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Rubinstein: Violin Concerto; Cui / Nishizaki, Halász, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-04-01

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Concerto for Violin in G major, Op. 46; César Cui: Suite Concertante for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 25
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: ; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Anton Rubinstein's Violin Concerto and Cesar Cui's Suite Concertante represent two very different aspects of music in Russia in the nineteenth century. Rubinstein, one of...continue...