w Chamber Music (Viola da gamba) - MARAIS, M. / FORQUERAY, A. (J. and K. Karpeta, Birula, Niedźwiecka, Raczyński) (CDAccordACD259) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Vocal Recital (Soprano): Zubel, Agata - RAVEL, M. / BARBER, S. / CRUMB, G. / SZYMANOWSKI, K. / OBRADORS, F. (Apparition) (CDAccordACD263) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Violin and Cello Recital: Sławek, Maria / Zdunik, Marcin - BACH, J.S. / GUBAIDULINA, S. / PENDERECKI, K. / YSAŸE, E. (Rejoice) (CDAccordACD264) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w WEINBERG, M.: String Quartets Nos. 14 and 15 / 3 Palms (Freszel, Silesian String Quartet) (CDAccordACD268) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w PENDERECKI, K.: Symphony No. 6, `Chinesische Lieder` / Clarinet Concerto (Genz, Wojciechowski, Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Rajski) (CDAccordACD270) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w MONIUSZKO, S.: Choral Music (inaczej śpiewany) (Choirs of the Choral Academy Project - Singing Poland, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, Frankow-Zelazny) (CDAccordACD265) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Piano Recital: Siahaan, Jonathan - ALSTED, B. / CHRISTENSEN, S. / OLSEN, M. / ROFELT, K. / STAUNING, M. / WORSAAE, N. (Educate-S) (8.226611) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w KOCH, J.: Concertos (Dreamscapes) (Fukačová, Tichindeleanu, Kruse, Odense Symphony, J. Brown) (6.220579) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Concertos - KUHLAU, F. / BARTH, C.F. / GADE, N.W. (Concertos from 19th-Century Denmark) (O. Nordahl, Aarhus Symphony, Thorel) (6.220664) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w DAVIDSEN, J.: World Is Babel and Ivory (The) / Cruel to Be Kind / Closer (FIGURA Ensemble, Jakob Davidsens Chamber Orchestra) (8.226137) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w JENKINS, K.: Armed Man (The), `A Mass for Peace` (World Choir for Peace, World Orchestra for Peace, Jenkins) (NTSC) (707508) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w JENKINS, K.: Armed Man (The), `A Mass for Peace` (World Choir for Peace, World Orchestra for Peace, Jenkins) (Blu-ray, HD) (707604) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w GLUCK, C.W.: Orphée et Eurydice [Opera] (Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2018) (NTSC) (714308) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w GLUCK, C.W.: Orphée et Eurydice [Opera] (Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (714404) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (NTSC) (752208) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (Blu-ray, HD) (752304) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w MOZART, W.A.: Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) [Opera] (La Scala, 2017) (NTSC) (752008) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w MOZART, W.A.: Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) [Opera] (La Scala, 2017) (Blu-ray, HD) (752104) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Holländer (Der) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (NTSC) (753808) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Holländer (Der) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (753904) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w LARCHER, T.: Jagdgewehr (Das) (The Hunting Gun) [Opera] (Bregenz Festival, 2018) (NTSC) (754208) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w LARCHER, T.: Jagdgewehr (Das) (The Hunting Gun) [Opera] (Bregenz Festival, 2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (754304) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Piano Trio and Quartets - ELSNER, J. / SZYMANOWSKA, M. / MOZART, W.A. / LESSEL, F. (Warsaw Music Salon) (Arte dei Suonatori) (CDAccordACD269) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Piano Music (Norwegian) - TVEITT, G. / GRIEG, E. / KJERULF, H. / BACKER GRØNDAHL, A. (Nordic Light) (Soboń-Wakarecy) (CDAccordACD267) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w MOZART, W.A.: 30 of the Best (8.578353-54) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Mozart was a childhood prodigy, composing from the age of five and performing at royal courts by the age of 10, becoming famous throughout Europe. As an immensely influential composer, his music sits at the very centre of Western musical culture and today casts its spell over the hearts and minds of music lovers throughout the world. This substantial collection presents the cream of Mozart’s imperishable contribution to music through his piano concertos, symphonies, chamber music, operas and choral works. Full Article
w MICHL, J.C.W.: Quartets Nos. 1-6 for Bassoon, 2 Violins and Cello (Hoadley, The Hall String Trio) (8.574054) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Upon hearing a chamber piece by Joseph Michl in Munich in 1772 the English composer and music historian Charles Burney wrote, ‘I hardly ever heard a composition that discovered more genius and invention.’ Even though Michl achieved success writing for the operatic stage and his contemporary reputation rested on his sacred works, the Bassoon Quartets present the epitome of urbane sophistication—elegantly constructed and full of imaginative detail—and at times resembling miniature concertos. Full Article
w MAGNARD, A.: Orchestral Works - Ouverture / Chant funèbre / Hymne à la justice / Hymne à Vénus (Freiburg Philharmonic, Bollon) (8.574084) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Although Albéric Magnard’s oeuvre is relatively small, the uncompromising perfectionism with which he worked created a catalogue that is filled with expansive, complex and beautifully crafted music. Composed while he was still a student of Vincent d’Indy, the Suite d’orchestre dans le style ancien follows 18th-century models and is simultaneously solemn and joyful in mood, while the Chant funèbre is seen as his first true masterpiece. The importance of justice in Magnard’s life is expressed in the Hymne à la justice, while the Hymne à Vénus reflects every aspect of love, from tenderness to elation. Full Article
w KORNGOLD, E.W.: Opera Highlights and Orchestral Works - Das Wunder der Heliane / Märchenbilder / Die tote Stadt (Linz Bruckner Orchestra, C. Richter) (C7350) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Impressions of China - Winning Works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition (G. Luisi) (8.579070) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT All of the works in this programme were prize winners in the hotly contested 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition, an event marking the 80th anniversary of the death of this influential composer and educator. Themes explored include the charm and unpredictability of China’s landscape, alongside elements of Chinese musical and theatrical aesthetics. Joint First Prize winners were Emile Naoumoff, whose Celestial Parade describes the composer’s wonderful experiences while in Shanghai, and Zhiliang Zhang, whose Qiao Ling Liu Dan portrays six widely differing ‘Dan’ or female characters in Sichuanese opera. Full Article
w HERNÁNDEZ, S.: Piano Music Initiation to the Shadow / Terra Santa / Fantasia for Piano / Don't Forget About That (S. Hernández) (8.579072) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT The distinguished Spanish composer and pianist Sira Hernández is known especially for her involvement with multi-discipline arts projects at major international festivals and cultural events. Many of her works are inspired by Italian artists as can be heard on this album. Minimalist techniques and the significance of tonality and timbre in communicating darkness and light are heard in Iniciación a la sombra and the sewing-machine ostinatos of Fantasía para piano. The presence of God amidst the bleak spaces of madness are expressed in Terra Santa, and the intensity of Don’t Forget About That invites us to resist oblivion. Full Article
w Harp Recital: Plachá, Barbora - KRUMPHOLTZ, J.-B. / DUSSEK, J.L. (Works for Harp) (UP0216) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w FISCHER-DIESKAU, Dietrich: Lied Edition, Vol. 1 - ZELTER, C.F. / REICHARDT, J.F. / SPOHR, L. / WOLF, H. / PFITZNER, H. (C992205) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w COLLINS, W.: No Name (Unabridged) (NA0415) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Magdalen and Norah Vanstone have known only comfort and affluence for their entire lives. Orphaned suddenly following the unexpected deaths of their parents, the illegitimate sisters find themselves flung into the other extreme of living: their father had neglected to amend his will following their parents’ recent marriage, leaving them with nothing, and their bitter, estranged uncle, the legal inheritor of the family fortune, mercilessly refuses them support. They have no money, no rights and no name. Norah, the elder of the two, looks for work as a governess and accepts her fate. Fiery and headstrong Magdalen, however, does not. She vows revenge and schemes a series of traps to recover the fortune, no matter the cost… Full Article
w CLARKE, N.: Mysteries of the Horizon / Dial 'H' for Hitchcock / Swift Severn's Flood (Vanhoorne, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Thornton, Clarke, S.Smith) (8.574097) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Nigel Clarke has always been fascinated by virtuosity and timbre—it is the brass band genre that has lent itself most to his passion for musical athleticism. Dial ‘H’ for Hitchcock is an imaginary film score in the film noir vein, complete with classic and chilling sound effects, while the heroic, brooding and violent Swift Severn’s Flood was inspired by a line from Shakespeare. Cornet concerto Mysteries of the Horizon examines the atmosphere of paintings by René Magritte, and Earthrise celebrates one of the most iconic photographs in history and the drama of the Apollo 8 mission. Full Article
w CIPULLO, T.: Parting (The) [Opera] (Strickling, C. Cook, Mayes, Music of Remembrance, Willis) (8.669044) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Heard here in its world premiere recording, The Parting is a daring opera by award-winning composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason that explores the life and art of Miklós Radnóti, one of the most important poetic witnesses to the Holocaust, and one of its tragic victims. Radnóti’s poems express emotions from love and enchantment to absolute loss, and The Parting includes texts found in his jacket pocket after his death. This opera is a profound meditation on what it is about art that outlives us, that enables us to be creative even in the face of unimaginable adversity, and reminds us to guard against hatred and to celebrate what makes us human. Full Article
w CHINA / SYRIA Gao Hong / Issam Rafea: From Our World to Yours (EUCD2899) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Cello, Soprano and Piano Recital: Ruh, Janina / Kusnezow, Boris - POULENC, F. / DEBUSSY, C. / FRANCK, C. (Dialogues) (SWR19030CD) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w CATHER, W.: My Ántonia (Unabridged) (NA0457) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Orphaned at the age of 10, Jim Burden moves to Nebraska to live with his grandparents. There he meets Ántonia Shimerda, the daughter of an immigrant family from Bohemia, who have come to carve out a life for themselves in the harsh and bountiful Nebraskan landscape. At the urging of her father, Jim teaches Ántonia English and together they share adventures that will bind them throughout their lives, despite the vicissitudes of time and fate, and years of separation. The final book in Willa Cather’s Great Plains trilogy, My Ántonia is a lyrical tribute to the bygone pioneer life and the struggles and successes of America’s early settlers. Full Article
w BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 4, `Romantic` (1886 version, ed. L. Nowak) (Bavarian Radio Symphony, M. Jansons) (900187) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w BERNSTEIN, L.: Songfest / GERSHWIN, G.: An American in Paris (Wolf Trap Opera, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, Judd) (8.559859) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT An American in Paris is one of Gershwin’s most vivacious works, an orchestral ballet saturated in homesickness and the blues. This recording, however, uses the new 2019 critical edition and offers Gershwin’s original orchestration, unheard for 75 years—leaner, more angular and transparent, it also employs the correct use of the iconic taxi horns, for a new sonic experience. The breezy vitality of Copland’s An Outdoor Overture is balanced by Bernstein’s Songfest—written to celebrate the Bicentennial Year in America, setting the verses of 13 of the country’s poets. Full Article
w BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Kord) (CDAccordACD075) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (Complete) (Stuttgart Radio Symphony, Norrington) (SWR19525CD) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w BEETHOVEN, L. van: Chamber Music - Piano Quartet, Op. 16 / Minuets and Dances (Sofia Kim, Kroh, Segal, Sarid, IU Wind Ensemble, Dorsey) (8.574040-41) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT In his first decade in Vienna, Beethoven seems to have been preoccupied with music for wind instruments. The best-known example is his Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, which he arranged at the same time for piano quartet. He also wrote music for dances and settings of folk songs, and reflected the public’s interest in automata by writing for musical clock. The Napoleonic wars were mirrored in Beethoven’s music of the period, especially in his military compositions such as a series of Marches and the Equali, scored for trombones, which were later played at his funeral. Full Article
w BALADA, L.: Clarinet Works - Caprichos Nos. 6 and 7 / Double Concerto (Ivanov, Rominski, Polaczyk, Eryılmaz, Larson) (8.579056) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Barcelona native Leonardo Balada’s creative style has been labelled ‘Dalí’s surrealism in music’—an aspect of his work explored in this programme through the technique of ‘sound transformation’ in which abstract musical materials become familiar melody. Fusing traditional and contemporary elements, Caprichos Nos. 6 and 7 engage intimately with Spanish culture and history, while the virtuoso Double Concerto, heard here in an arrangement for flute, clarinet and piano, blends well-known Mexican folk tunes with the composer’s distinctive avant-garde style. Full Article
w ADÈS, T.: Piano Solo Works (Han Chen) (8.574109) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Composer, conductor and pianist Thomas Adès has been described by The New York Times as ‘among the most accomplished all-round musicians of his generation’. His Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face reflects the glamour of the opera’s subject in the grand manner of Liszt or Busoni, while Still Sorrowing and Darknesse Visible explore John Dowland’s haunting lute works. Heard here in its world premiere recording, competition piece Blanca Variations is lyrical and flowing in character, and Traced Overhead is a vivid description of ascent and flight. Adès captures and transforms Polish style in his Mazurkas, and the spirit of Satie and Ravel in a Souvenir from the film Colette. Full Article
w Vocal and Piano Recital: Fingerlos, Rafael / Mouissi, Sascha el - BRAHMS, J. / SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / STRAUSS, R. / SCHUMANN, R. (Fremde Heimat) (OC1711) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w Violin Recital: Arnoldi, Roberto - ANZAGHI, D. / ARNOLDI, N. / GARBARINO, G. / SPINOSA, R. / VACCHI, F. (New Music for Solo Violin) (TC940003) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Sacred Choral Works - Vesper Service / Hymn in honour of SS Cyril and Methodius (Latvian Radio Choir, Kļava) (ODE1352-2) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
w SKORYK, M.: Violin Concertos (Complete), Vol. 2 - Nos. 5-9 (Bielow, Ukraine National Symphony, Sirenko) (8.574089) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Myroslav Skoryk is one of Ukraine’s leading composers and teachers, with a portfolio of works that include opera, a symphonic transcription of Paganini’s Caprices, and a cycle of nine violin concertos written over a 45-year span (Volume 1 is on 8.574088). Concerto No. 5 utilises jazz elements and a vivid fugato, while Concerto No. 6 explores the use of sensual moods and provocative dance rhythms. Syncopation and lyricism suffuse Concerto No. 7, while No. 9 is both touching and dramatic. Concerto No. 8 offers a representation of events in Chopin’s life through quotations, in combination with Skoryk’s own distinctive musical voice. Full Article
w SINIGAGLIA, L.: String Quartet Works (Complete), Vol. 1 - String Quartet, Op. 27 / Brahms Variations / Hora Mystica (Archos Quartet) (8.574183) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT The renowned Italian composer and mountaineer Leone Sinigaglia wrote a fascinating series of pieces for string quartet that reflect his powers of characterisation and elegance. Flowing melodies can be heard throughout, not least in the Concert-Étude, Op. 5, while the more substantial Variations on a Theme of Brahms, Op. 22 display his technical skill and expressive variety, whether reflective, sombre or exuberant. His String Quartet in D major, Op. 27 exemplifies his dual inheritance: a commanding central European facility, combined with a natural Italian lyricism. Full Article
