0 ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (NTSC) (752408) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (Blu-ray, HD) (752504) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (Complete) / Missa Solemnis (Vienna Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Thielemann) (4-Blu-ray Disc Box Set) (749904) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (NTSC) (753008) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (Blu-ray, HD) (753104) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 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
0 OFFENBACH, J.: Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) [Opera] (DNO, 2018) (NTSC) (752808) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 OFFENBACH, J.: Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) [Opera] (DNO, 2018) (Blu-ray, HD) (752904) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BRAHMS, J.: Deutsches Requiem (Ein) (Farcas, Goerne, State Choir Latvija, Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic, P. Järvi) (NTSC) (753208) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BRAHMS, J.: Deutsches Requiem (Ein) (Farcas, Goerne, State Choir Latvija, Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic, P. Järvi) (Blu-ray, HD) (753304) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 LA PHIL 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Dudamel, Mehta, Salonen) (NTSC) (753408) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 LA PHIL 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Dudamel, Mehta, Salonen) (Blu-ray, HD) (753504) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 VERDI, G.: Trovatore (Il) [Opera] (Arena di Verona, 2019) (NTSC) (754608) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 VERDI, G.: Trovatore (Il) [Opera] (Arena di Verona, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (754704) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BACH, J.S.: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 (The Bach Project) (Yo-Yo Ma) (NTSC) (754408) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BACH, J.S.: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 (The Bach Project) (Yo-Yo Ma) (Blu-ray, HD) (754504) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 MOÓR, E.: Concerto for 2 Cellos / Suite for 4 Cellos / Cello Sonata (S. Hess, D. Stromberg, Nuremberg Symphony, Piehlmayer) (OC1704) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 MARTINI, G.B.: Azione teatrale / Richiami degli ambulanti al mercato di Bologna (Contro, Troilo, Coro da Camera Euridice, Circe, Scattolin) (TC701307) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 KRČEK, J.: String Quartets Nos. 1-4 (Czech Philharmonic Quartet) (UP0214) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (1742 version) (Mields, Schachtner, Kristjánsson, Berndt, Gaechinger Cantorey, Rademann) (ACC-30499) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 Guitar Recital: Aguiar, Pedro - PEREIRA, M. / GNATTALI, R. / REIS, D. / GAROTO / GUINGA / GARCÍA AGUILERA, J. de D. / VILLA-LOBOS, H. / ASSAD, S. (8.574069) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Rooted in European music, native folk traditions and often infused by jazz, Brazilian music encompasses a huge variety of dance forms and songs. Prize-winning guitarist Pedro Aguiar has selected a panoramic recital to illustrate these elements which include the choro and music rich in melody and rhythmic vitality. From Villa-Lobos, whose Choros No. 1 is one of the most popular guitar solos ever written, through to the work of the revered Dilermando Reis, and on to contemporary examples of the genre, this is music of dazzling virtuosity and finesse. Full Article
0 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
0 COUPERIN, F.: Harpsichord Music (L'Unique) (Vinikour) (CDR90000-194) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 COLOMBIA Son Real Orchestra: Salsa (EUCD2900) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 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
0 CLASSICAL MUSIC - 30 of the Best (8.578355-56) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT This introduction to the exciting world of classical music will take you on a voyage of discovery as you experience the beauty and drama of some of the most famous music ever written. This essential collection presents something for every moment: excitement, relaxation, elation and more, with critically acclaimed recordings selected from the vast Naxos catalogue. Let your mind and emotions be transported by the greatest music from the greatest composers. Full Article
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 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
0 BEETHOVEN, L. van: Mass in C Major / Vestas Feuer / Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt (Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic, Segerstam) (8.574017) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT The custom of marking the name-day of Princess Esterházy with a newly composed Mass began in the 1790s and for many years was carried out by Joseph Haydn. In 1807 Beethoven was commissioned and responded with his Mass in C major. Coolly received at court, it is a celebratory work of large-scale brilliance. The cantata Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt is set to Goethe’s poems and contrasts calm with exuberance. In 1803 Beethoven set two numbers from Vestas Feuer, written by Emanuel Schikaneder, the librettist of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Full Article
0 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
0 BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven - Music from His Late Compositional Period (c.1815–1827) (9.30207) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
0 BEETHOVEN, L. van: 30 of the Best (8.578350-52) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Beethoven is regarded by many to be the greatest composer who ever lived, and this collection presents 30 essential recordings of his most well-known works. From the beautiful moods of lamentation in the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata to the amorous sophistication of Für Elise, and from the heroism of Fidelio to the mighty finale of the ‘Choral’ Symphony, every significant facet of Beethoven’s monumental achievement is represented in this collection of exemplary performances from the Naxos catalogue. Full Article
0 BALZAC, H. de: Cousin Bette (Unabridged) (NA0458) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Lisbeth Fischer has lived in the shadow of her beautiful cousin Adeline for much of her life. Pampered while Lisbeth works in the fields, Adeline makes an enviable leap in status when Baron Hulot offers her his hand in marriage. Out of kindness, they bring Lisbeth to Paris, where she falls in love with the artist Wenceslas, her protégé. However, when she is jilted for Adeline’s daughter Hortense, her jealousy and rage exponentially intensify, and she resolves to bring the Hulot family to ruin, employing the cold seductress Valérie Marneffe as her vehicle for revenge. A classic tale of obsession, self-destruction and unabated desire, Cousin Bette is a blazing portrayal of libertine France, and the fatal excesses which drive the novel to its dark end. Full Article
