NICOLAUS ESTERHAZY SINFONIA

The Hungarian Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia was formed in 1992 from members of the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra by Ibolya Toth, of the Hungarian Phoenix Studio, initially as a recording orchestra for Naxos. Under its permanent conductor, the flautist Béla Drahos, resident conductor of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra), the Sinfonia also undertakes regular public concerts.

The orchestra has among its musicians the principal wind players of major Hungarian orchestras, many of whom have already recorded concertos for Naxos, and draws on the leading players in Budapest. The Sinfonia ranges in size from a baroque string orchestra to an ensemble suitable for Haydn or Mozart, or, augmented, for performances of Beethoven. It has also recorded crossover or seasonally popular works, as on its Marco Polo/Naxos collections of popular Chinese melodies and Christmas baroque favourites.

The recordings by the orchestra of Haydn’s symphonies on Naxos have met with particularly warm critical acclaim. In addition, the ensemble has committed Vivaldi's flute concertos, complete sets of Beethoven's symphonies and overtures, concertos by Krommer, Stamitz and Hoffmann, cello showpieces by Popper as well as orchestral works by Cannabich, Vanhal, Dohnanyi and Lalo to disc.

The orchestra played on the complete Fidelio on Naxos Opera Classics, which was acclaimed as "One of the Top Ten Recordings of 2000" by Opera News with a whole host of superlative reviews from the entire classical music press.

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20 KLASSISKA FAVORITER (20 Classical Favorites)	8.570566
21ST CENTURY CINEMA CLASSICS	8.556698
A TO Z OF OPERA	8.555037-38
Art & Music: Goya - Music of His Time	8.558178
Art & Music: Van Gogh - Music of His Time	8.558068
BEETHOVEN (Eternal)	8.572131
BEETHOVEN (THE BEST OF)	8.556651
BEETHOVEN (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552105-06
BEETHOVEN: Adagio	8.552240
BEETHOVEN: Fidelio	8.660070-71
BEETHOVEN: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Highlights)	8.557892
BEETHOVEN: Overtures, Vol. 2	8.553431
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6	8.553474
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5	8.553476
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8	8.553475
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7	8.553477
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6	8.554061
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, 'Choral'	8.553478
BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Piano Concerto in D Major, Op. 61a	8.554288
BEST OF OPERA I	8.571079
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 5	8.554683
British Antiques Roadshow (Sweden only)	8.555100
CANNABICH: Symphonies Nos. 47 - 52	8.554340
CHILL WITH BEETHOVEN	8.556790
CHILL WITH VIVALDI	8.556779
Chinese Popular Hits for Piano and Orchestra: The Awakening Moment	8.223662
Chinese Popular Hits for Violin and Orchestra: Love is Like a Mysterious Dream	8.223661
CHRISTMAS - A Classic Christmas: For Your Family	8.555291
CHRISTMAS CHILL - The Ultimate Collection	8.578013-14
Christmas Goes Baroque 2	8.550670
CIMAROSA: Overtures	8.225181
CIMAROSA: Overtures, Vol. 1	8.570508
CINEMA CLASSICS 2005	8.556814
CINEMA CLASSICS 2006	8.556833
CLASSICAL MOMENTS 1: Classical Music to Wake Up to	8.555357
CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES - SUSPENSE	8.556810
Credo: Music for Reflection and Meditation	8.556708
DISCOVER CHORAL MUSIC	8.558198-99
Discover Music of the Baroque Era	8.558160-61
Discover Music of the Classical Era	8.558180-81
Discover Music of the Romantic Era	8.558155-56
DISCOVER OPERA	8.558196-97
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition)	8.554337-38
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (2008 edition)	8.558208-09
DOHNANYI: Konzertstuck for Cello / Cello Sonata / Ruralia Hungarica	8.554468
EXPLOSIVE CLASSICS	8.554581
Family Symphony	8.557479DX
Fantasia	8.551166
FLUTE MOMENTS	8.557788
Gramophone Awards 2000	8.555303
HAYDN: Nelson Mass / Little Organ Mass	8.554416
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 11 (Nos. 53, 86, 87)	8.550768
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 12 (Nos. 69, 89, 91)	8.550769
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 13 (Nos. 64, 84, 90)	8.550770
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 14 (Nos. 97, 98)	8.550780
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 15 (Nos. 72, 93, 95)	8.550797
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 21 (Nos. 66, 67, 68)	8.554406
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 23 (Nos. 27, 28, 31)	8.554405
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 25 (Nos. 70, 71, 73)	8.555708
HOFMANN: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1	8.554747
HOFMANN: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2	8.554748
HOFMANN: Oboe Concertos	8.553979
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL NZ 2001	8.555883
JESUS CHRIST IN MUSIC	8.557161
KLASSIK HIGHLIGHTS - Music for the 20th Anniversary of Naxos	8.550020
KROMMER: Clarinet Concertos Opp. 35, 36 and 91	8.553178
Kyrie: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation	8.556707
LA CELLISSIMA	8.551094
LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor / Cello Sonata	8.554469
LALO: Symphonie Espagnole / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS / SARASATE	8.225967
LALO: Symphonie Espagnole / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS / SARASATE	8.555093
Largo al Factotum	8.555922DX
LARGO AL FACTOTUM: Great Operatic Arias for Baritone	8.555922
LOVE AND PEACE	8.557362DX
MAGIC OF THE FLUTE (THE)	8.571089
MEDITATION	8.571075
Meditation: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556614
MINUETTO - 1999 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS	8.554662
MOZART - Fran underbarn till mastare	8.503181
MOZART (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552111-12
MOZART: Ave verum corpus / Sacred Music	8.571102
MOZART: Don Giovanni	8.660080-82
MOZART: Don Giovanni (Highlights)	5.110011
MOZART: Don Giovanni (Highlights)	8.557893
MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights)	5.110014
MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights)	6.110014
MOZART: Mass No. 18 in C minor, K. 427, 'Great' / Kyrie in D minor, K. 341	8.554421
MOZART: Nozze di Figaro (Le) (The Marriage of Figaro)	8.660102-04
Music for Kids CD 8: Music from Planet Earth	8.558021
MYSTERY OF AUTUMN (THE)	8.557791
PANDA CLASSICS - Issue No. 4: Toon Time	8.578011-12
PERFECT SPRING WEDDING	8.557976
POPPER: Romantic Cello Showpieces	8.554657
RAVEL (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552125-26
Rhapsody: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556617
STAMITZ, C.: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1	8.553584
STAMITZ, C.: Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2	8.554339
Ten Years Of Success	8.554103
THE BEST OF TAKAKO NISHIZAKI	8.223979
VANHAL: Symphonies, Vol. 1	8.554341
VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552101-02
VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 5	8.570798
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 1	8.555937
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 2	8.555938
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 3	8.557556
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 4	8.557829
VIVALDI: Flute Concertos	8.571105
VIVALDI: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1	8.553365
VIVALDI: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2	8.553101
VIVALDI: Recorder Concertos (Complete)	8.553829
Voices of Angels	8.503071
World of the 18th Century Symphony (The)	8.554761