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NEW ON NAXOS
The World’s Leading Classical Music Label
June 2012 |
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8.573029
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Sergey PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Symphony No 5 in B flat major, Op 100
The Year 1941, Op 90
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop
Written in 1944, Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is one of his greatest and most complete symphonic statements. At its première he himself called it “a symphony of the grandeur of the human spirit”. The first movement couples considerable strength with unexpected yet highly characteristic twists of melody. After a violent scherzo followed by a slow movement of sustained lyricism, with a fiercely dramatic middle section, the finale blazes with barely suppressed passion. The Year 1941 is another wartime work, a symphonic suite written in response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union. This is the first volume of a complete cycle of the Prokofiev Symphonies with the OSESP and Marin Alsop, the orchestra’s newly appointed Principal Conductor.
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8.572861-62 • 2CDs
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Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
A Mass of Life* • Prelude and Idyll
Janice Watson, soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano*
Andrew Kennedy, tenor* Alan Opie, baritone
The Bach Choir* • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • David Hill
Long an admirer of Nietzsche’s poetry, Frederick Delius composed A Mass of Life while at the height of his powers, blending passages from Also Sprach Zarathustra into orchestral textures of great expressive depth and striking beauty. Written in his final years, the Prelude and Idyll sourced music from a long discarded opera, transforming a story of lust and vengeance into one which emphasizes the transience of life and love. David Hill’s previous BSO recordings include a “perfectly judged” Dies natalis by Gerald Finzi ( The Guardian on 8.570417), while his Vaughan Williams Sancta Civitas (8.572424) was described as “thrilling… a great case for a neglected work”. ( Classic FM)
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8.572914
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Gustav HOLST (1874-1934)
Symphony in F major, Op 8, H47, ‘The Cotswolds’
Walt Whitman – Overture, Op 7, H42
Indra – Symphonic Poem, Op 13, H66
Japanese Suite, Op 33, H126 A Winter Idyll, H31
Ulster Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta
Gustav Holst’s youthful enthusiasm for Wagner is reflected in his ebullient Walt Whitman overture written in 1899. Shortly afterwards he composed the Cotswolds Symphony which embraces hints of contemporary British folk music but is dominated by the slow movement, a profound elegy for the utopian socialist William Morris. Though completed at college, A Winter Idyll shows real orchestral assurance. Indra is an accomplished tone poem revealing Holst’s interest in the legends of India, whilst the glittering and evocative Japanese Suite was written in response to a request from a Japanese dancer appearing in London.
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8.572714
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Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Le tombeau resplendissant • Hymne
Orchestre National de Lyon • Jun Märkl
Olivier Messiaen’s uniquely distinctive and powerfully expressive musical voice drew strength from religious faith and nature. A prestigious commission, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum commemorates the dead of two World Wars through the transcendence of Christ’s Resurrection. Scored for winds and percussion, the work is conceived for and conjures up vast spaces. Le tombeau resplendissant and Hymne are early works, but equally filled with mystery and symbolism. Fanfare magazine described Jun Märkl’s previous volume in this series ( Poèmes pour Mi / 8.572174) as “the best recording around of a mesmerizing masterwork”.
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8.572482
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Krzysztof PENDERECKI (b 1933)
Fonogrammi* • Horn Concerto ‘Winterreise’† • Partita #
The Awakening of Jacob • Anaklasis • De natura sonoris I
Urszula Janik, flute* Jennifer Montone, horn†
Elżbieta Stefańska, harpsichord #
Michał Pindakiewicz, electric guitar # Konrad Kubicki, bass guitar #
Barbara Witkowska, harp # Jerzy Cembrzyński, double bass #
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra • Antoni Wit
Each of these six orchestral works bears the imprint of Penderecki’s greatness as a composer. Fonogrammi alternates piquant sonorities, pulsating vehemence and moments of great intimacy. Intensity accompanied by neo-Romantic elements can be heard in The Awakening of Jacob whilst Anaklasis is a stunning example of juxtaposed, multiple sound patterns. De natura sonoris I explores more improvisational, jazz-influenced areas, as does the richly orchestrated Partita. The Horn Concerto, composed in 2008, offers an evocative landscape, glacial, powerful, yet wistful.
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8.572485
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8.572924
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8.572721-22
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8.572137
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8.559722
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8.559721
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8.111386*
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8.111391-92†
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8.111220†
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* Not available in the United States, Australia and Singapore due to possible copyright restrictions.
† Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions. Available for streaming and download only. Not available on CD.
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The Naxos Seattle Symphony Collection is a newly created series to showcase the Seattle players and conductor Gerard Schwarz in a wide selection of repertoire. |
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8.572748
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8.572745-46
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8.571208
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2.110297
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2.110300
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2.110307
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In addition to its own wide-reaching monthly new releases, Naxos also distributes several leading labels in many countries around the world. Check out our monthly Distributed Label Highlights feature for a choice selection of recent releases from some of these distributed labels. |
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BR-Klassik 900112
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Ondine ODE1200-2
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Tafelmusik Media TMK1011CD
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C Major 710804
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Idéale Audience 3079858
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EPC Distribution OPOZ56024BD
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