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Newsletter No.78
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The World's Leading Classical Music Label |
March 18, 2004
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Naxos News
Naxos announces Seven from Tony Banks. Click here to display the Tony Banks e-card.
In the Studio: The Blair String Quartet
A recent recording session with the Blair String Quartet allowed the Naxos.com staff a glimpse into some of the recording techniques that make the Naxos American Classics series a favourite with critics and fans. The sessions took place in early March at Ingram Hall in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and featured the Blair String Quartet recording Charles Ives' string quartets. Click here to read more about the recording process.
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Naxos |
Gershwin for Trumpet (arr. J. Bartos and P. Breiner)
A Foggy Day But Not for Me By Strauss Embraceable You How Long Has This Been Going On? It Ain't Necessarily So and others Juraj Bartos, trumpet / Peter Breiner, piano
Cat. 8.554302
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DEBUSSY: Piano Favourites
Arabesque No. 1 Arabesque No. 2 Children's Corner Suite Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) Images La plus que lente and others Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Cat. 8.555800
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WALTON: Belshazzar's Feast / Crown Imperial
Belshazzar's Feast Crown Imperial Orb and Sceptre Simon Lindley, organ / Christopher Purves, baritone / Huddersfield Choral Society / Laudibus / Leeds Philharmonic Chorus / English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel, conductor
Cat. 8.555869
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SCHUBERT: Piano Works for Four Hands, Vol. 4
Divertissement uber franzosische in B minor Motive: Andantino Varie, D. 823/II Duo in A minor, Allegro, D. 947, "Lebenssturme" Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 Rondo in A major, D. 951 Variations in B flat major, D. 968A (D. 603) Rico Gulda, piano / Christopher Hinterhuber, piano
Cat. 8.555930
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SPOHR: String Quintets Nos. 3 and 4
String Quintet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 69 String Quintet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 91 Sandor Papp, viola / New Haydn Quartet
Cat. 8.555966
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Norwegian Classical Favourites
A Hundred Hardanger Tunes, Op. 151 At Evening, Op. 60 Bol's Song Hjalarljod Overture, Op. 38 Legend Little Overture, Op. 11 and others Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Cat. 8.557018
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HOWELLS: Rhapsodic Quintet / Violin Sonata No. 3
A Near-Minuet for Clarinet and Piano Prelude for Harp Rhapsodic Quintet, Op. 31 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 38 Mobius
Cat. 8.557188
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SCHUBERT: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 7a, 11 and 12 (Fragments)
Piano Sonata No. 11 in C, D. 612/163 (fragment) Piano Sonata No. 12 in F minor, D. 625/505 (fragment) Piano Sonata No. 5 in A flat major, D. 557 Piano Sonata No. 7a in D flat major, D. 567 (incomplete) Gottlieb Wallisch, piano
Cat. 8.557189
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PENDERECKI: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2
Cadenza for solo viola Miniatures Violin Sonata No. 1 Violin Sonata No. 2 Ida Bieler, viola / Ida Bieler, violin / Nina Tichman, piano
Cat. 8.557253
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3
Andante and Finale, Op.79 (orch. S. Taneyev) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75 Konstantin Scherbakov, piano / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 8.557257
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Guitar Music from Brazil
Agua e Vinho (Water and Wine) Appassionata Aquarelle Forests of the Amazon: Sentimental Melody Garota de Ipanema (Girl from Ipanema) Grauna (Blackbird) and others Graham Anthony Devine, guitar
Cat. 8.557295
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BANKS: Seven, A Suite for Orchestra
Seven, A Suite for Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra / Mike Dixon, conductor
Cat. 8.557466
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Naxos Opera |
ROSSINI: Pietra del paragone (La)
La pietra del paragone Agata Bienkowska, mezzo-soprano / Alessandro Codeluppi, tenor / Raffaele Constantini, bass / Anna Rita Gemmabella, soprano / Anke Herrmann, soprano / Dariusz Machej, bass / Teru Yoshihara, baritone / Gioacchino Zarrelli, baritone
Cat. 8.660093-95
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Naxos American Classics |
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 / Essays for Orchestra Nos. 2 & 3
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47 Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 Karina Gauvin, soprano / Thomas Trotter, organ / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor
Cat. 8.559134
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DIAMOND: TOM Suite / Symphony No. 8 / This Sacred Ground
Suite from the Ballet TOM Symphony No. 8 This Sacred Ground Erich Parce, baritone / Northwest Boychoir / Seattle Girls' Choir / Seattle Symphony Chorale / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Cat. 8.559156
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Marco Polo |
KUULA / MADETOJA: Finnish Songs
Aamulaulu (Morning Song), Op. 2, No. 3 Epilogi (Epilogue), Op. 6, No. 2 Imandran laulu (Imandra's Song), Op. 30c, No. 4 Jaakukkia (Ice Flowers), Op. 24, No. 2 Kesayo kirkkomaalla (Summer Night in the Churchyard), Op. 6, No. 1 Lauantai-ilta (Saturday Evening), Op. 24, No. 1 and others Satu Salminen, piano / Kirsi Tiihonen, soprano
Cat. 8.225177
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WINTER: Maometto
Maometto Maria Luigia Borsi, soprano / Petr Fiala, choirmaster / Antonio de Gobbi, bass / Gloria Montanari, mezzo-soprano / Sebastian Na, tenor / Jan Ocetek, choirmaster / Cesare Ruta, tenor / Luca Salsi, baritone / Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno / Czech Chamber Soloists / Gabriele Bellini, conductor
Cat. 8.225279-80
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Naxos DVD Audio |
TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake (highlights)
Swan Lake: highlights, Op. 20 Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 5.110005
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3
Andante and Finale, Op. 79 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75 Konstantin Scherbakov, piano / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 5.110051
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Naxos SACD |
TCHAIKOVKSY: Swan Lake
Swan Lake, Op. 20 Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 6.110005-06
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3
Andante and Finale, Op. 79 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75 Konstantin Scherbakov, piano / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 6.110051
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Naxos Historical Recordings |
WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde Rhoderick Davies, baritone / Edgar Evans, tenor / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone / Kirsten Flagstad, soprano / Josef Greindl, bass / Rudolf Schock, tenor / Ludwig Suthaus, tenor / Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano / Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden / Philharmonia Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor
Cat. 8.110321-24
US Availability Pending
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Caruso, Enrico: Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
A Dream Amadis de Gaule: Act II - Bois epais Germania: Studenti, udite I' m'arricordo 'e Napule L'Africana: Act III - Deh, ch'io ritorni La Juive: Act IV - Rachel, quand du Seigneur and others Enrico Caruso, tenor / Francis Lapitino, harp / Billy Murray, vocals / Victor Orchestra / Josef A. Pasternack, conductor
Cat. 8.110753
US Availability Pending
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Triple Concerto (Weingartner) (1937-1939)
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 7 Stefan Auber, cello / Marguerite Long, piano / Angelica Morales, piano / Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Felix Weingartner, conductor
Cat. 8.110878
US Availability Pending
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BACH: St. Matthew Passion (Mengelberg) (1939)
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1010 St. Matthew Passion (abridged), BVW 244 Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air Hubert Barwahser, flute / G. Blanchard, oboe / Ilona Durigo, alto / Piet van Egmond, organ / Karl Erb, tenor / Ferdinand Helman, violin / Johannes den Hertog, harpsichord / W. Peddemors, oboe / Willem Ravelli, bass / Herman Schey, bass / Louis van Tulder, tenor / Jo Vincent, soprano / Louis Zimmermann, violin / Amsterdam Toonkunst Choir / Zanglust Boys' Choir / Concertgebouw Orchestra / New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Cat. 8.110880-82
US Availability Pending
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Naxos Nostalgia |
TRENET, Charles: Je chante (1937-48)
Annie-Anna Biguine a bango Coquelicot En quittant une ville (J'entends) Fleur bleue Jardins du mois de mai and others Charles Lavannes, piano / Charles Trenet, vocals / Albert Lasry Chorus / Albert Lasry Orchestra / Bernard Hilda Orchestra / Charles Trenet Orchestra / Le Jazz de Paris / Wal-Berg Orchestra / Albert Lasry, conductor
Cat. 8.120753
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Naxos Jazz Legends |
WALLER, Fats: A Handful of Fats - Classic Hits (1929-42)
Ain't Misbehavin' Carolina Shout Come and Get It Darktown Strutter's Ball Georgia on My Mind Handful of Keys and others Thomas 'Fats' Waller, organ / Thomas 'Fats' Waller, piano / Thomas 'Fats' Waller, vocals / Fats Waller Rhythm / Fats Waller Orchestra
Cat. 8.120760
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Naxos Folk Legends |
Almanac Singers: The Sea, The Soil and the Struggle
Away Rio Blow the Man Down Blow Ye Winds High-O Boontown Bill Coast of High Barbary Cookhouse; The Young Man from Alcala and others Tom Glazer, vocals / Woody Guthrie, vocals / Butch Hawes, vocals / Peter Hawes, vocals / Lee Hays, vocals / Pete Seeger, vocals / Almanac Singers
Cat. 8.120733
Not available in the United States.
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Naxos World |
Rhythm 4 Kids
Afrika Wassa All Spirits Sing El Gallo Pinto I Like to Eat Koori Dreamtime Mate mani audzedama and others Bapi Das Baul, vocals / Alessandra Belloni, vocals / Vieux Diop, vocals / Richard Ferry, vocals / Claudia Gomez, vocals / Amina Annabi Laurence, vocals / Rafael Lorenzo, vocals / Cedella Marley-Booker, vocals / Joanne Shenandoah, vocals / Irish Children's Choir / Golden Bough / Iligi / Kid Pan Alley Band / Makam / Shenanigans / Taj Mahal / The Jews Brothers Band
Cat. 76051-2
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Naxos Educational Products |
LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci (Opera Explained)
Opera Explained: I Pagliacci David Timson, reader
Cat. 8.558143
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Beniamino Gigli - A Life
Gigli: A Life in Words and Music Graeme Kay, narrator
Cat. 8.558148-51
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Naxos DVD |
A Musical Journey - London
A Musical Tour of London and Oxford
Cat. 2.110501
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A Musical Journey - Vienna
Vienna - A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present
Cat. 2.110502
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A Musical Journey - Prague
Prague - A Musical Tour of the Ciity's Past and Present
Cat. 2.110503
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A Musical Journey - Rome
Rome - A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present
Cat. 2.110504
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A Musical Journey - Venice
Venice - A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present
Cat. 2.110505
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A Musical Journey - Paris
A Musical Tour of Paris, Chantilly, Versailles and Chartres
Cat. 2.110506
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Naxos AudioBooks |
NESBIT: Five Children and It
Five Children and It
Cat. NA230512
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DOSTOYEVSKY: The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
Cat. NA830612
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TDK DVD |
RAMEAU: Platee
Platee (PAL)
Cat. DV-OPPLT
Not available in North and South America.
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WAGNER: Siegfried (Stuttgart Ring)
Siegfried (PAL)
Cat. DV-OPRDNS
Not available in North and South America.
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Jazz It! (Compilation DVD sampler)
A Jazz Sampler from TDK
Cat. JSNPL1
Not available in North and South America.
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Arthaus Musik DVD |
BRITTEN: Billy Budd
Billy Budd (PAL)
Cat. 100278
Not available in North and South America.
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MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina (PAL)
Cat. 100310
Not available in North and South America.
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BBC/Opus Arte DVD |
ALBENIZ: Merlin
Merlin (PAL)
Cat. OA0887D
Not available in North and South America.
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To our readers in North and South America: Not all releases are available in the United States. For a complete list of new releases available in your region, please go to www.naxosusa.com.
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March Quiz Winners
Our Classical Music Quiz is open exclusively to subscribers of our newsletter. If you are not yet a subscriber, please take a moment to Register.
Here are the 10 winners of our March Classical Music Quiz:
- D. G. (USA)
- D. L. (China)
- I. E. (UK)
- E. E. (UK)
- G. W. (UK)
- J. P. (Denmark)
- E. V. (Mexico)
- S. B (UK)
- S. L. (USA)
- V. B. (France)
QUESTIONS:
- For whom were Britten's Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo written?
- How many symphonies did Shostakovich write?
- Which key participant in the English Song Series conducted the world premiere of Britten's Death in Venice?
- In which country was Franz Liszt born?
- What does the Italian term 'piano' mean in musical context?
ANSWERS:
- Tenor Peter Pears
- 15
- Steuart Bedford
- Hungary
- Soft, play quietly
Winners will also be notified through email and prizes will be sent upon confirmation of their mailing addresses. Each winner is entitled to 1 single Naxos CD of his / her choice.
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