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APRIL 2011
APRIL 2011
Naxos Blu-ray Audio
Presented in state-of-the-art PCM Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound, Naxos new Blu-ray Audio Discs deliver high-definition sound coupled with a wide dynamic range and have received several outstanding reviews from high-end audio critics.
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Featured Naxos Digital New Releases
Each month Naxos releases a wide-ranging selection of exciting digital new releases. For more information about each and to purchase them from
ClassicsOnline, please click on the cover images below. Some are also released later on CD, others are available for streaming and download only:
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Learn more about some of the outstanding musicians who have helped to make Naxos the world’s leading classical music label.
 Ashley Wass |
Ashley Wass
Ashley Wass is a former BBC New Generation Artist and the only British pianist to have won First Prize at the London International Piano Competition. He has given recitals at most of Britain’s major venues and made his BBC Prom début performing Vaughan Williams’s Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic in August 2008. Read A Balancing Act – Ashley Wass Talks to Jeremy Siepmann on Naxos.com
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 John Rutter |
John Rutter
John Rutter is best-known for his choral works, the most popular of which are Requiem (1985) and Magnificat (1990). He has also composed instrumental and orchestral works, opera and children's music. Read A Healing Touch – John Rutter Interviewed by Jeremy Siepmann on Naxos.com
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 Fine Arts Quartet |
Fine Arts Quartet
The Fine Arts Quartet now celebrating its 65th anniversary, is one of the most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today, with an illustrious history of performing success and an extensive recording legacy. Read The Finer Arts - Ralph Evans talks to Jeremy Siepmann on Naxos.com
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Naxos Podcasts
Naxos Classical Spotlights are fascinating podcasts about our artists and albums presented
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Latest Reviews Naxos releases regularly gain excellent reviews praising the musicians’ artistry, the music,
the audio quality and the innovative character of Naxos’s impressive monthly release schedule. Please click here to read the latest reviews posted on naxos.com. On the Reviews Page you can sort the albums by Title, Catalogue No or Publication. And you can also browse reviews by selecting a particular publication and month & year from the drop menus in the right-hand column. Please click on the album cover image or title for more information about each album and to buy online. Click on the ‘READ THE REVIEW’ button to read the review. You can also use the handy ‘Keyword Search’ at the top of every page on naxos.com to find particular albums and read the great reviews that have been posted for them. Please type in the full catalogue number, including the dots and dashes used (eg. 8.570255 or 8.559622-23), or type in a keyword or simple key phrase such as the composer’s name and/or the name of a composition (eg. Beethoven Piano Trios or Bernstein Mass). Need help using the Reviews section? Simply click on the ‘Browsing and Searching Hints’ link in the right-hand column on the Reviews Page
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Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library Jazz | Naxos Web Radio | Naxos Licensing
Naxos Music Library Jazz | Naxos Web Radio | Naxos Licensing
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 Naxos, the world's leading Performing Arts DVD distributor, brings Educational Institutions the Naxos Video Library, an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Watch the world's greatest opera houses, ballet companies, orchestras and artists perform on demand! Once you subscribe, stream any video in the library from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Naxos Video Library is currently available to Educational Institutions. It will be made available to individual subscribers at a later date. More information is available in the Naxos Video Library brochure Educational Institutions, for more information and a free trial arrangement, please see the contact page in the brochure. |
There’s something to suit every listener this month! We have recorded Jan Morris’s classic account of the British Empire, the Pax Britannica trilogy, and the first volume, Heaven’s Command, is released in April in both unabridged and abridged versions; there is also the second title in Peake’s fantastic Gormenghast trilogy – and a noir classic. Lastly, we have William Lindsay Gresham’s ’40s classic Nightmare Alley. Visit naxosaudiobooks.com for more information of these exciting new releases. |
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 Naxos Spoken Word Library contains the world's greatest literature - many classic novels, plays and poetry, from medieval times to the twenty-first century under various categories, such as Children’s Classics, Classic Fiction, Shakespeare’s Plays. New titles are added every month. Subscribe today to this great Naxos service! |
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 Naxos Music Library Jazz offers a selection of jazz legends and contemporary jazz. |
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  Naxos has transformed the classical market place in the last decade. As the world’s leading classical music label, we can offer you an unparalleled range of repertoire for licensing.
See the Naxos Licensing Showcase for some examples of movies, TV shows, games and commercials that use music licensed from Naxos. |
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