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This month brings you another bumper crop of great reviews from the leading music magazines, quality dailies and online review sites. There’s no doubt about it: Naxos releases and distributes some of the best CDs and DVDs available!
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BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Choice
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ClassicsToday.com 10/10 Top Rating
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JANÁČEK Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta
Libor, Marciniec, Bentch, Gierlach, Malanowicz, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Wit
Naxos 8.572639 [CD]
‘hit[s] you with that physical thrill that always registers in the best performances’ – ClassicsToday.com
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Gramophone Editor's Choice
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IRELAND Piano Concerto, Legend, First Rhapsody, A Sea Idyll
Lenehan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Wilson
Naxos 8.572598 [CD]
‘its bright finale has an indelible main theme that you won’t be able to get out of your head once the work concludes. John Lenehan…is again at his finest here.’ – Gramophone
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R ALDRIDGE Elmer Gantry
Phares, Risley, Rideout, Kelley, Florentine Opera Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony, Boggs
Naxos 8.669032-33 [CD]
‘prime contender for the mantle of All-American Opera’ – Gramophone
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N BACRI Piano Music
Reyes
Naxos 8.572530 [CD]
‘Éliane Reyes works brilliantly on timbres thanks to the fluidity of her evocative playing.’ – Pianiste Magazine
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STOCKHAUSEN Mantra
Pestova-Meyer Piano Duo
Naxos 8.572398 [CD]
‘technically excellent, musically rewarding, and committed performances’ – Fanfare
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G MACFARREN Robin Hood
Spence, Hulbert, John Powell Singers, Victorian Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Corp
Naxos 8.660306-07 [CD]
‘invaluable and hugely enjoyable offering...a work easy on the ear and breathing fresh British air’ – Gramophone
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SHOSTAKOVICH New Babylon
Basel Sinfonietta, Fitz-Gerald
Naxos 8.572824-25 [CD]
‘Without doubt this is one the finest all-round achievements by Naxos.’ – MusicWeb International
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Accentus
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MAHLER Symphony No 8
soloists & choruses, Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir & Orchestra, Chailly
Accentus ACC-10222 [Blu-ray Video] / ACC-20222 [DVD]
 
‘there’s an exultant musical flow…that leads me to say that this is not only the best-played live performance of the work on DVD but it’s among the most musically satisfying ever recorded.’ – International Record Review
‘Chailly makes you realise how orchestral soloists have to sing’ –BBC Music Magazine |
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Carpe Diem
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Yr A Oydo
More Hispano
Carpe Diem CD-16279 [CD]
The New York Times 25 Records of 2011
‘the recorder player Vicente Parrilla and his superb Seville-based ensemble More Hispano elaborate freely and inventively on the composers’ melodies and classic dance rhythms, much as a virtuoso jazz band would do with standards’ – The New York Times
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Dacapo
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RIISAGER Symphonic Edition, Vol 1
Aarhus Symphony, Holten
Dacapo 8.226146 [CD]
‘The performances in this first volume of a projected series of Riisager’s symphonic works are first-rate...and I can only welcome this release with great enthusiasm and high hopes…’ – ClassicsToday.com
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OUR Recordings
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Virtuoso Baroque
Petri, Hannibal
OUR Recordings 6.220604 [SACD]
‘An unusually satisfying collection of recorder music even for those who think they don’t like the recorder.’ – Allmusic.com
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Phoenix Edition
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CPE BACH Symphonies
Kammerorchester ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’, Haenchen
Phoenix Edition Phoenix443 [CD]
‘The performances here are very strong and hold up quite well even to later competition...sonics remain thoroughly satisfying.’ – American Record Guide
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