all Greece Consumer Prices Fall For First Time In 6 Months By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:13:29 GMT Greece's consumer prices fell for the first time in six months in April, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on Friday. Full Article
all MASCAGNI, P.: Cavalleria rusticana / LEONCAVALLO, R.: Pagliacci [Operas] (Di Toro, Iversen, Graz Opera Chorus, Graz Philharmonic, Lyniv) (OC987) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all CIMAROSA, D.: Overtures, Vol. 6 (Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Pardubice, Patrick Gallois) (8.574046) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Domenico Cimarosa’s operas were remarkably successful, being staged and re-staged in opera houses all over Europe. Success in his home town of Naples led to court appointments and royal commissions, including his best-known work Il matrimonio segreto (‘The Secret Marriage’) composed for Austrian emperor Leopold II. Other hits include L’impegno superato (‘The Broken Engagement’), an instant success and soon to become one of the most frequently performed of Cimarosa’s comic works, and Penelope that was produced as far away as London in 1817. The Cantata per Ferdinando IV was, however, written as an act of repentance, Cimarosa having made the mistake of backing the failed republican government in 1799. Full Article
all FARRENC, L.: Symphony No. 1 / Overtures Nos. 1-2 / Grand Variations on a theme by Count Gallenberg (J. Muller, Solistes Européens, Luxembourg, König) (8.574094) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Louise Farrenc was renowned in her lifetime as a pianist, composer and teacher, but it is only recently that her compositions have emerged from many years of neglect. Symphony No. 1 in C minor—cast in the German tradition—is an exceptionally accomplished work, finely orchestrated, lyrical and fiery, and a substantial contribution to the canon. The Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg is a showcase for virtuosic elegance, and the two overtures demonstrate real theatrical drama—Overture No. 2 was admired by no less a figure than Hector Berlioz. Full Article
all BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Pieces and Fragments (Gallo) (8.574131) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Including premiere recordings, this programme provides us with a privileged opportunity to engage with 36 of Ludwig van Beethoven’s rarely heard sketches, variations and briefest of compositions, even the earliest of which have much to teach us about the emergence of his unique voice and style. The range of Beethoven’s musical experimentation reveals a lasting interest in counterpoint, as well as practical pages such as cadenzas for a Mozart concerto, an incomplete sonata and a second version of the famous bagatelle Für Elise. A significant supplement to his greatest works, these miniatures bring the full arc of Beethoven’s singular genius into ever clearer focus. Full Article
all DANIELPOUR, R.: Passion of Yeshua (The) [Oratorio] (UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Falletta) (8.559885-86) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Richard Danielpour’s dramatic oratorio The Passion of Yeshua—a work which has evolved over the last 25 years—is an intensely personal telling of the final hours of Christ on Earth. It incorporates texts from the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Gospels inspiring extraordinarily beautiful music that stresses the need for human compassion and forgiveness. Danielpour returns to the scale and majesty of Bach in this oratorio, creating choruses that are intense and powerful, and giving both Mary the mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene a central place in a work of glowing spirituality. Conductor JoAnn Falletta considers The Passion of Yeshua to be “a classic for all time.” Full Article
all SPUCK, C.: Nutcracker and Mouse King [Ballet] (after P.I. Tchaikovsky) (Zürich Ballet, 2018) (NTSC) (ACC-20449) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all SPUCK, C.: Nutcracker and Mouse King [Ballet] (after P.I. Tchaikovsky) (Zürich Ballet, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (ACC-10449) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all Podcast: The resurrection of a requiem. Randall Thompson’s choral masterpiece. (Apr 10, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT THOMPSON, R.: Requiem Philadelphia Singers, David Hayes 8.559789 Join Raymond Bisha in a podcast of artistic discovery as he unveils yet another American classic—Randall Thompson’s Requiem. Reckoned by many to be his most ambitious work, the composer himself considered it to be his masterpiece, yet it has languished for decades on the periphery of the choral performance repertoire. This world première recording fr ...more Full Article
all SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Ascanio: Ballet / Overtures to Stage Works (Malmö Symphony, Märkl) (8.574033) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Saint-Saëns’ operatic works contain instrumental music of vivacity and charm but have been undeservedly overlooked. Ascanio contains a substantial and elaborate divertissement that fellow composer Reynaldo Hahn termed ‘the entire Renaissance in a few pages’. Les Barbares, a tale of conquest and revenge, includes a vivid Prologue and joyful ballet, while La Princesse jaune with its pentatonic writing, and La Jota aragonese laced with Spanish vitality, show the composer at his most generously carefree. Full Article
all TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutcracker (The) [Ballet] (Royal Ballet, 2018) (NTSC) (OA1290D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutcracker (The) [Ballet] (Royal Ballet, 2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7259D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all FREDERICK ASHTON COLLECTION (THE), Vol. 2 (Royal Ballet, 2005-2007) (3-DVD Box Set) (NTSC) (OA1281BD) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all FREDERICK ASHTON COLLECTION (THE), Vol. 2 (Royal Ballet, 2005-2007) (3-Blu-ray Disc Box Set) (OABD7212BD) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all WHEELDON, C.: Within the Golden Hour / CHERKAOUI, S.L.: Medusa / PITE, C.: Flight Pattern [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (OA1300D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all WHEELDON, C.: Within the Golden Hour / CHERKAOUI, S.L.: Medusa / PITE, C.: Flight Pattern [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7265D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all MINKUS, L.: Bayadère (La) [Ballet] (Royal Ballet, 2018) (NTSC) (OA1296D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all MINKUS, L.: Bayadère (La) [Ballet] (Royal Ballet, 2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7263D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all FEENEY, P.: Victoria [Ballet] (Northern Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (OA1299D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all FEENEY, P.: Victoria [Ballet] (Northern Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7264D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all KRENEK, E.: Tricks and Trifles / 7 Orchestral Pieces / Symphonie, `Pallas Athene` / Potpourri (Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic, Steffens) (C5379) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all TCHAIKOVKSY, P.I.: Piano Trio, Op. 50 / RACHMANINOV, S.: Trio élégiaque No. 1 (Mezzena, Patria, Ballario) (CDS7825) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all OFFENBACH, J.: Mari à la porte (Le) [Operetta] (Placa, Ogii, Mezzaro, F. Benitez, Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Orchestra, V. Galli) (CDS7844) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all DONIZETTI, G.: Elisir d'amore (L') [Opera] (Dalla Benetta, R. Hernández, Esposito, Salerno, Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus and Orchestra, De Marchi) (CDS577) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all LEONCAVALLO, R.: Pagliacci [Opera] (Sepe, Villari, Cecconi, Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Chorus and Orchestra, Galli) (CDS7863) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all LEONCAVALLO, R.: Pagliacci [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (NTSC) (DYN-37863) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all LEONCAVALLO, R.: Pagliacci [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (DYN-57863) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all NOLA, A.: Sacred Works (Tristes erant Apostoli) (Visco, A. Zawisza, M. Fumagalli, A. Tosi, Cappella Neapolitana, A. Florio) (CDS7853) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Zürich Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (ACC-20484) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Zürich Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (ACC-10484) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (BAC180) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC580) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all MOON, F. / PRICE, D.: Mother (The) [Ballet] (Bird and Carrot, 2019) (NTSC) (OA1321D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all MOON, F. / PRICE, D.: Mother (The) [Ballet] (Bird and Carrot, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (OABD7280D) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all HARTMANN, E.: Piano Quintet / String Quartets, Opp. 14 and 37 / Andante and Allegro (E. Schneider, N. Dupont, Nys, J. Grimm, D. Blumenthal) (8.226183) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all Violin Music (Danish) - ALSTED, B. / CHRISTENSEN, S. / FUZZY / KONDRUP, E.V. / NØRHOLM, I. / OLSEN, M. (Educate·S) (C. Balling, B.B. Pihl) (8.226614) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all NEUMEIER, J.: Beethoven Project [Ballet] (Hamburg Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (753608) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all NEUMEIER, J.: Beethoven Project [Ballet] (Hamburg Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (753704) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all 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
all CHOPIN, F.: Scherzos Nos. 1-4 / Impromptus Nos. 1-3 / Fantasy-Impromptu / Allegro de concert (Mao Fujita) (8.574052) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Chopin turned the Scherzo into a new form of piano composition: an independent virtuoso work which he laced with drama, Polish folk song, tranquillity and nuance. With their rhythmic lilt and filigree ornamentation the Impromptus are infused with Romantic freedom, while the Allegro de concert, Op. 46 was originally conceived as a movement for a projected piano concerto but was instead revised for solo piano. Full Article
all HANDEL, G.F. / GLUCK, C.W.: Opera Arias for Soprano (Care Pupille) (Mariño, Halle Handel Festival Orchestra, Hofstetter) (C998201) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all ART OF OHAD NAHARIN (THE), Vol. 2 - Sadeh21 [Ballet] (Batsheva Dance Company, 2018) (NTSC) (BAC172) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all ART OF OHAD NAHARIN (THE), Vol. 2 - Sadeh21 [Ballet] (Batsheva Dance Company, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC472) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all WEILL, K.: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny [Opera] (Sung in English) (Teatro Real, 2010) (NTSC) (BAC067) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all WEILL, K.: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny [Opera] (Sung in English) (Teatro Real, 2010) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC467) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake [Ballet] (Kiev National Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (BAC174) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake [Ballet] (Kiev National Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC574) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
all Win Allusinlove T-Shirt and hand sprayed Vinyl By www.music-news.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 Z Yorkshire four piece Allusinlove are releasing a brand new video for their single ‘MyCat’ on Wednesday 11th March. Full Article
all Win André Rieu ‘Shall We Dance?’ DVDs By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 04:13:00 Z To celebrate the release of André Rieu’s ‘Shall We Dance?’ on DVD on 13th March, XXX is giving you the chance to win one of FIVE copies. Full Article
all Win NOW That’s What I Call Music! 105 CDs By www.music-news.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:01:00 +0100 The UK is a nation of music lovers and now, more than ever before, music is a vital tool for keeping us entertained during lockdown Full Article