Newsletter 145 
December 2008  
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December at Naxos.com
Christmas is almost here, and there are plenty of wonderful gift ideas from Naxos. Visit our website naxos.com to read about our:

Of course, this month Hanukkah the Festival of Lights is also celebrated. What better gift could there be than an album from the acclaimed Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, a fascinating collection comprising 50 titles?

Naxos.com subscribers have also been exploring our catalogue, as you’ll see in the most Streamed Tracks section below. We’re delighted to suggest some other outstanding titles from Naxos’s incomparable range.

Our album of the Month is a beautiful new recording by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pietari Inkinen.

Share your love of music by forwarding this email to a friend (it’s also a good way to let them know what Naxos CD or DVD you’d like them to get Santa to pop into your Christmas stocking!).

All of us at Naxos wish you, your family and loved ones a safe and happy holiday season! We look forward to keeping in touch with you throughout 2009.


Album of the Month

Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise

8.570763 Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra • Pietari Inkinen

While the beloved Valse triste and Scene with Cranes from Kuolema are virtually signature tunes for the great Finnish composer, much of Sibelius’ orchestral and theatrical music remains undeservedly less familiar. From the incidental music for the play Belshazzar’s Feast Sibelius drew four richly scored orientalist movements. The tone poems Pan and Echo and Night Ride and Sunrise respectively evoke the world of ancient myth and a nocturnal journey towards a Nordic dawn. A lilting waltz dances at the heart of the impressionistic The Dryad, while castanets enliven the light-hearted mood of the Tanz-Intermezzo Op 45 No 2.


Most Streamed Tracks & Recommended Listening - November 2008

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.

 

1.

LISZT: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz
LISZT: Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto
From the album LISZT: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz
8.570517
Nebolsin, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Petrenko

 

 

 

You may also enjoy:
KABALEVSKY/RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Piano Concertos
8.557794

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Yablonsky & Other Artists

 

2.

TAVENER: Ex Maria Virgine
TAVENER: Verbum caro
From the album TAVENER: Ex Maria Virgine
8.572168
Clare College Choir & Other Artists

 

 

You may also enjoy:
PART: Berliner Mass
8.557299

Petrenko, Elora Festival Orchestra, Edison, Elora Festival Singers,  

PART: Berliner Mass

 

3.

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Music for Two Guitars Vol 1
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Mosso, grazioso e leggero
From the album CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Music for Two Guitars Vol 1
8.570778
Brasil Guitar Duo

 

 

 

You may also enjoy:
SOR: Guitar Duets
8.553418

Berkel, Kubica

 

4.

HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-10

HAYDN: Allegro
From the album HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-10
8.553824
Jandó

You may also enjoy:

 

 

KUHLAU: Piano Sonatinas Vol 1
8.570709

Jandó

KUHLAU: Piano Sonatinas Vol 1

 

5.

CHAPI: Fantasia morisca
CHAPI: Introduction: A Granada
From the album CHAPI: Fantasia morisca
8.572195
Madrid Community Orchestra, Encinar

You may also enjoy:

 

 

RODRIGO: Orchestral Works Vol 6
8.555962

Tena
, Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra, Bragado

RODRIGO: Orchestral Works Vol 6

 

6.

MOZART: Piano Trios Vol 1
MOZART: Allegro assai
From the album MOZART: Piano Trios Vol 1
8.570518
Kungsbacka Trio

You may also enjoy:

 

 

HUMMEL: Chamber Music
8.557694

Various Artists

 

HUMMEL: Chamber Music

 

7.

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Music for Two Guitars Vol 1
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Prelude No 1 in G minor
From the album CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Music for Two Guitars Vol 1
8.570778
Brasil Guitar Duo

 

 

You may also enjoy:
Guitar Recital: Jeremy Jouve
8.557597

Jouve

Guitar Recital: Jeremy Jouve

 

8.

HAYDN: String Quartets Op 1 Nos 1- 4
HAYDN: Presto
From the album HAYDN: String Quartets Op 1 Nos 1-4
8.550398
Kodaly Quartet

You may also enjoy:

 

 

ARRIAGA: Complete String Quartets
8.557628
Camerata Boccherini

ARRIAGA: Complete String Quartets

 

9.

HANDEL: Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks

HANDEL: Air
From the album HANDEL: Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks
8.557764
Aradia Ensemble, Mallon

 

 

You may also enjoy:
BOYCE: Symphonies
8.557278

Aradia Ensemble, Mallon

BOYCE: Symphonies

 

10.

Ambrosian Chant

Ambrosian Chant: Gloria in excelsis
From the album Ambrosian Chant
8.553502
In Dulci Jubilo & Other Artists

You may also enjoy:

 

 

Medieval Carols
8.550751

Oxford Camerata, Summerly

 

Medieval Carols

 


Ask your local retailer today about our October 2008 New Release titles,
or click here for links to the best online music retailers around the world.

Visit ClassicsOnline your classical music download source to purchase these titles,
and many more, as high-quality audio files at 320K and to see Current Special Offers.


 


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