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Three superb Naxos albums have entered the new Gramophone Classical Charts: Stokowski Transcriptions Vol 2, Liszt Piano Concertos and Music for Clarinet and Piano by Copland, Bernstein and Dankworth. These and many other Naxos CDs feature world-renowned artists and rank with the best releases on other labels, but at Naxos’s value prices!
Looking for the perfect Mothers Day gift? Why not choose one of Naxos’s critically-acclaimed titles? There are great opera DVDs, an unbelievable range of CDs from the Baroque to today’s exciting classics, as well as Naxos AudioBooks. Or perhaps something extra special from Capriccio, Dacapo, Phoenix Edition and OUR Recordings, quality labels which Naxos distributes worldwide. Ask your local retailer today about these top albums.
Our album of the month pays a unique tribute to the timeless music of Franz Schubert. His much-loved ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet has been stunningly transformed into a full symphony, and his famous ‘Unfinished’ Symphony has now been completed!
Last month, Naxos released the latest in its Haydn 200th Anniversary Box Sets: The Complete Concertos. March sees the release of another great box set in this range: The Oratorios. The Complete Piano Sonatas, String Quartets and Symphonies are also available in acclaimed performances. More…
And don’t forget the beautiful recordings of Easter music and thrilling orchestral masterpieces available on Naxos.
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8.572051 SCHUBERT: Symphony ‘Death and the Maiden’ (arr. Stein), Symphony No 8 ‘Unfinished’ (completed by Newbould & Venzago)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Schubert’s music has been arranged by many other composers, though few have succeeded in amplifying the astonishing drama and pathos of a masterpiece such as the ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet as has Andy Stein, who writes: ‘I have tried to create a late Classical/early Romantic symphony out of this great chamber work, so that it perhaps would sound as if Schubert himself had conceived it in this form’. The reconstruction of the Scherzo of Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony is based on fragments from the composer’s notebooks. The last movement uses segments from Schubert’s incidental music for Rosamunde, written shortly after he had set aside the Symphony, and which scholars believe may have been intended for its finale.
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Most Streamed Tracks & Recommended Listening – February 2009
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Try these great Naxos titles, many of which have received excellent reviews, and all of which deserve pride of place in your collection. Click on each link below to view the full album information. |
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DANKWORTH: Suite for Emma - I Valse
From the album COPLAND, BERNSTEIN, DANKWORTH: Music for Clarinet and Piano
8.572240
Emma Johnson, John Lenehan
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You may also enjoy:
IRELAND: Sextet, Clarinet Trio,
Fantasy-Sonata, The Holy Boy
8.570550
Neary, Plane, Pyatt, Rahman, Maggini Quartet
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