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Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos – Sinopoli Dresden
# Sinopoli’s Valedictory Ariadne: evidence of Textural Clarity One hesitates to call any disc a “last testament“—the…
Mengelberg Strauss – Wartime Concertgebouw Recordings
Mengelberg’s Strauss: The Autocrat at Full Throttle These recordings—Ein Heldenleben from 1941, Tod und Verklärung from the…
Dvořák Violin Works – Zhou and Battersby
Dvořák: Music for Violin and Piano, Volume 2 Qian Zhou, violin; Edmund Battersby, piano Naxos 8.554730 [54:58]…
Wagner Tristan und Isolde – Flagstad and Melchior
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde** Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Lauritz Melchior (Tristan), Sabine Kalter (Brangäne), Herbert Janssen (Kurwenal), Emmanuel…
Smetana Bartered Bride – Historic 1933 Prague Recording
Smetana: The Bartered Bride** Otakar Oštrcil conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Opera Company of…
Anderson Orchestral Favorites by Richard Hayman
Anderson: Orchestral Favorites Richard Hayman and His Orchestra Naxos American Classics 8.559125. Recorded 1989, multiple sessions. CD,…
Ireland: Sacred Choral Works by Lincoln Cathedral Choir
My Song is Love Unknown – The Church Music John Ireland (1879-1962) Lincoln Cathedral Choir/Aric Prentice, Charles…
Brahms Overtures and Symphonies by Mengelberg
Mengelberg: Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; Symphony no. 3 in F Major; Symphony no. 1 in C…
Brahms Violin Sonatas – Kaler and Peskanov
Brahms: Violin Sonata no. 1 in G Major; Violin Sonata no. 2 in A Major; Violin Sonata…
Bliss String Quartets by Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
Bliss: First String Quartet; Second String Quartet. Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet — Renate Eggebrecht-Kupsa, violin; [remaining players]; Troubadisc…
Magnani Clarinet Salon Works – Italian Tradition Revived
Aurelio MAGNANI (1856-1921) Virtuoso Clarinet Works Aurelio Magnani (1856-1921) Sergio Bosi (clarinet), Riccardo Bartoli (piano) NAXOS 8.572890…
Barber Violin Concerto – Buswell and Alsop
Barber: Violin Concerto and Orchestral Works Buswell, violin; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor. Naxos 8.559044….
Bax Fourth Symphony by Lloyd-Jones and RSNO
Bax: Fourth Symphony; Overture to a Picaresque Comedy; Nympholept David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chandos….
Cui: 25 Preludes for Piano by Jeffrey Biegel
Cui: 25 Preludes for Piano, op. 64 Jeffrey Biegel, piano. Naxos 8.555557. Recorded 1993. Reissue, 67:00.—César Cui….
Elgar and Delius Violin Concertos – Sammons and Sargent
Elgar and Delius: Violin Concerto; Violin Concerto Albert Sammons, violin; New Queen’s Hall Orchestra; Henry Wood, conductor…
Toscanini Beethoven Fifth with New York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C Minor; Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo; Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice…
Meyer String Quartets Vol 3 – Wieniawski Quartet
String Quartets – volume 3 Krzysztof Meyer (b.1943) Wieniawski String Quartet (Jaroslaw Zolnierczyk (violin I); Miroslaw Bocek…
Hailstork: Orchestral Works by an Overlooked American Master
Adolphus HAILSTORK (b.1941) Symphony no.1; Three Spirituals; An American Port of Call; Fanfare on Amazing Grace; Whitman’s…