Kliegel, Maria

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...

Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano nos 1-3 / Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano

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

Works: George Onslow: Sonatas (3) for cello/viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 16
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Worthy of comparison with those of Beethoven, Onslow's three Cello Sonatas are amongst the finest to have been written in France in the first half...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (2011-11-28_2011-11-30&2011-)....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...

Camillo Schumann: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2; Konzertstücke, Op. 20

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Camillo Schumann: Sonata no 1 in G minor, for cello & piano, Op. 59; Konzertstücke, for cello & piano, Op. 20; Sonata no 2 in C minor, for cello & piano, Op. 99
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Piemontesi, Francesco

The cello sonatas and concert pieces on this disc demonstrate Schumann's own distinctive melodic gifts, his virtuosic writing for the piano and his emotional intensity....continue...
Recording information: DRS, Zürich, Switzerland (02/07/2009-02/09/2009)....continue...

Cello Master Class with Maria Kliegel [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello i...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria

In her book and DVD project “Using Technique and Imagination to achieve Artistic Expression”, Quintessence in 3 parts, the famous cellist Maria Kliegel opens up...continue...
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Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 6

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings K421; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6 no 9; Sonata for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 5; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and ...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; van Dael, Lucy
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...
Recording information: WEL Academy, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand (04/23/2008-04/27/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 4 & 8

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for piano, clarinet (or violin) & cello in E flat major (arr. of septet, Op. 20), Op. 38; Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11
Performers: Hausmann, Ib; Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Composed in 1798, a few years after he settled in Vienna, Beethoven's Gassenhauer (‘popular song') Trio gained this nickname from its set of variations on...continue...
Recording information: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany (12/01/2007-12/03/2007)....continue...

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Gavotte; Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Minuet for keyboard no 5 in G minor (AMN II/5; by Christian Pezold, not JSB), BWV Anh. 115; Overture in G minor for harpsicho...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Sebestyen, Janos
Conductors: Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...
Recording information: WEL Academy, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand (04/23/2008-04/27/2008)....continue...

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 6, BWV 1012; Concerto for Two Violins, BWV 1043; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 3 no 6, RV 356; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Jablokov, Alexander; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Walls, Peter; Dohnányi, Oliver von

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...

Haydn: The Complete Concertos / Müller-Brühl, et al

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin in A major ("Melker Konzert"), H. 7a/3; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Concerto for Horn no 1 in...
Performers: Babanov, Dmitiri; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Fromanger, Benoit; Hadelich, Augustin; Haugsand, Ketil; Hoeren, Harald; Hommel, Christian; Kliegel, Maria; Knauer, Sebastian; Nelken, Ingo; Rothert, Daniel; Sch...
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

This boxed set includes all the surviving concertos of Haydn as well as some of the works which have been attributed to the composer. Haydn...continue...

Fauré: Cellos Sonatas no 1 & 2, etc / Maria Kliegel, Nina Tichman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Papillon, for cello & piano, Op. 77; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 109; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Faure's two cello sonatas are compact, beautifully written works whose musical language, with its many subtle changes of tonality and gift for melody, has been...continue...

Of Beauty & Light - The Music of Philip Glass

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2; Company; Concerto for Violin; Akhnaten; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Shep...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

This beautifully designed 4 CD package contains the complete Naxos recordings of the work of Philip Glass including: The Light, Heroes Symphony, Symphonies 2 &...continue...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-06

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

Virtuoso Cello Showpieces - Cassadó, et al / Kliegel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Buxton Orr: A Carmen Fantasy, for cello & piano; Franz Danzi: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for cello and orchestra; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Paraphrase on Rossini's "Largo al ...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

This recording of virtuoso cello repertoire ranges from the work of the Mannheim cellist and composer, Franz Danzi to the British composer Buxton Orr's Carmen...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonatas no 1 & 2, etc / Kliegel, et al

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

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Suite for cello & piano, Op. 16; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in F major, Op. 123
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]

Unlike his two Cello Concertos, performed by Maria Kliegel on Naxos 8.553039, Saint-Saens' Cello Sonatas are underrated works. The turbulent Cello Sonata No. 1, which...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...

Linde: Violin, Cello Concertos / Gomyo, Kliegel, Gävle SO

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

Works: Bo Linde: Concerto for Violin Op.18; Concerto for Cello, Op. 29
Performers: Gomyo, Karen; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Sundkvist, Petter
Ensemble: Gavle Symphony Orchestra

"... there is a certain ruminative and relaxed character to Linde's music that is more characteristic of music of today than of the period he...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

Virtuoso Cello Encores / Maria Kliegel

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

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Danse du diable vert; David Popper: Fantasy on Russian Themes for cello & piano; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Havenith, Raimund; Kliegel, Maria

This collection of virtuoso cello encores ranges widely from Bachs Air on the G String to Shostakovichs Neapolitan Tarantella from his Film score, The Gadfly....continue...

The Very Best of Chopin

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Sonat...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Bach: Cello Suites / Kliegel

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C m...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria

Bach's six unaccompanied 'Cello Suites', written around 1720, are the first truly virtuosic works written for the instrument. Each of the Suites consists of a...continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas no 4 & 5, etc / Kliegel, Tichman

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a Theme by ...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

"These two musicians are lively and viruosic players with a good feeling for drama and sonic excitement, and the recording is excellent - clear and...continue...

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...

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...

John Tavener - A Portrait

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

Works: John Tavener: In alium, for high soprano, strings, piano, grand organ, Hammond organ, bells, gongs & four-track ta; To a Child Dancing in the Wind, for soprano, flute, harp & viola; The Lamb "Little ...
Performers: Bjork; Bowyer, Kevin; Fleezanis, Jorja; Hulse, Eileen; Kliegel, Maria; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Myers, Thalia; Richards, Jonathan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Shaw, Ian [Organ]; Varcoe, Stephen [...
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo; ; Christophers, Harry; Friend, Lionel; Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Aureole Trio; Members of the Duke Quartet (Members); Minnesota Chorale; The Sixteen (Choir); Ulster Orchestra

Sir John Tavener has been a unique, controversial and ever evolving figure on the contemporary music scene since the late sixties. These CDs encompass a...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...

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

Beethoven: Cello Sonata no 3, etc / Kliegel, Tichman

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Sonata for cello & piano in E flat major (arr. of String Trio, Op. 3), Op. 64; Sonata...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

"These two musicians (Kliegel and Tichman) are lively and virtuosic players with a good feeling for drama and sonic excitements and the recording is excellent...continue...

Life and Works - Johannes Brahms / Jeremy Siepmann

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

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johannes Brahms, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Archer, Karen; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Boulton, Nicolas; Britton, Jasper; Claxton, Elaine; Hegyi, Ildiko; Hodson, Steve; Jando, Jeno; Jason, Neville; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kl...
Conductors: ; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Constantine, Andrew
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Piano Trio

Brahms is one of the best-loved yet most controversial of all the Romantics. Almost uniquely, his works have never suffered the slightest period of eclipse....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...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas no 1 & 2, etc / Kliegel, Tichman

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46; ...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

"The playing of Maria Kliegel and Nina Tichman is full of character and vitality, but it's also impressively disciplined - and they work splendidly as...continue...

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...

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...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...

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...

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Kliegel, Müller-Brühl, Cologne CO

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Concerto for Cello in D major H. 7b/4 (spurious); Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1
Performers: Kliegel, Maria

Haydn's Cello Concertos, Frequently the object of heated debate as totheir authenticity, have had a checkered history with the Concerto in C major only being...continue...

Night Music 13 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet in D major, G 448; Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 12/1, RV 317; Franz Sc...
Performers: Balogh, Jószef [Clarinet]; Biret, Idil; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Hock, Bertalan; Kliegel, Maria; Merscher, Kristin; Nishizaki, Takako; Rübsam, Wolfgang; Tokos, Zoltán
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Ward, Nicholas; Stankovsky, Robert; Edlinger, Richard; Leaper, Adrian; Gunzenhauser, Stephen

Night Music 15 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Ottorino Respighi: Fountains...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Biret, Idil; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Havenith, Raimund; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Kosa, Gabor; Nishizaki, Takako; Schilli, Stefan
Conductors: ; Bátiz, Enrique; Morandi, Pier G.; Nagy, Bela; Jean, Kenneth; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Wind Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet

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

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

David Popper - Romantic Cello Showpieces / Kliegel, et al

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

Works: David Popper: Im Walde, Op. 50; Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op 64; Gavotte, for cello & piano, Op. 67/2; Le Papillon for cello & piano, Op 3/4; Requiem for 3 cellos & orchestra, Op 66; Spanish Danc...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Stinson, Caroline
Conductors: Markson, Gerhard
Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

Among the leading cellists of his time, David Popper studied with Goltermann in his native Prague. After some time in Vienna he embarked on a...continue...

Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor, etc / Kliegel, Glemser

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

Works: Edouard Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor; Sonata for cello & piano in A minor; Work(s)
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Lalo's Cello Concerto, together with "Le roi d'Y's" and "Symphonies espagnole" established him as one of the major French composers in the late nineteenth century....continue...

Kaiser-Lindemann: Hommage à Nelson M Op 27 / Maria Kliegel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-18

Works: Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann: Hommage à Nelson M., for cello & percussion, Op.27
Performers: Kliegel, Maria

Kodály: Music for Cello Vol 2 / Kliegel, Preucil, Jandó

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

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Chorale Preludes (3), transcriptions for cello & piano (after Bach's spurious BWV 743, 762, 747); Sonatina for cello & piano; Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and Piano; Capricc...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Preucil, William [Violin]

Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello & Orchestra, etc

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

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12; Sonata for Cello and Piano in B flat minor, Op. 8; Ruralia hungarica for Cello and Piano, Op. 32d
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Halász, Michael

"Kliegel and company play it [Concertpiece] with warmth and in fine style...Kliegel is an assertive player, but she and Jando manage between them to make...continue...

Schnittke: Cello Concerto, etc / Kliegel, Markson, et al

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

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for cello & orchestra no 1; Peaceful Music (Stille Musik), for violin & cello; Sonata for cello & piano no 1
Performers: Godhoff, Burkhard; Havenith, Raimund; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Markson, Gerhard
Ensemble: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cinema Classics 1999 - Elizabeth, La vita e bella, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-22

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Enigma Variations; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brion, Keith; Camerata, Oxford; Clark, Keith [Conductor]; Dalayman, Katarina; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; Hurst, George; Istropolitana, Capella; Kl...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Brion, Keith; Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Keith; Stankovsky, Robert; Hurst, George; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Oxford Camerata; Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratisla...

Naxos goes to the movies with some of this year's blockbuster hits. Comedy, tragedy, history, love and war are all featured in this new collection...continue...
Personnel: Katarina Dalayman (soprano); Thomas Sunnegårdh (tenor); Maria Kliegel (cello); Idil Biret (piano); Imrich Szabo (organ).

Back in the days of radio, everyone knew Rossini's 'Will...continue...

Tavener: The Protecting Veil, In Alium / Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-05-01

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; In alium, for high soprano, strings, piano, grand organ, Hammond organ, bells, gongs & four-track ta
Performers: Hulse, Eileen; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

The music of John Tavener is at the forefront of the New Spirituality movement in music. Since his conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church, Tavener's...continue...