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Every day we add new reviews of our recordings to Naxos.com. We present a weekly sampling of these under the heading 'Recent Reviews' and invite you to read what the critics are saying about Naxos. |
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BUSONI: Serenata / Little Suite / Finnish Variations
Adagio con variazioni • Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (trans. F. Busoni) • Kleine Suite (Little Suite), Op. 23 (Kind. 215) • Kultaselle: Ten Variations on a Finnish Folk Song, Kind. 237 • Serenata, Op. 34 (Kind. 196) • Valse oubliée (trans F. Busoni)
Duo Pepicelli
Cat. 8.555691
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SCHUTZ: German Requiem / Seven Last Words of Christ
Die mit Tranen saen, SWV 378 • Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 • Musicalisches Exequien (German Requiem), SWV 279-281 • So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ, SWV 379
Ralf Grobe, bass / Henning Kaiser, tenor / Jan Kobow, tenor / Ulrich Maier, bass / Bettian Pahn, soprano / Alsfelder Vocal EnsembleI Febiarmonici / Wolfgang Helbich, conductor and others
Cat. 8.555705
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WAGNER: Overtures
A Faust Overture • Christoph Columbus • Das Liebesverbot • Die Feen • König Enzio • Rienzi
Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Cat. 8.557055
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Tenor Arias (Marcello Giordani)
Carmen: Le fleur que tu m'avais jetee • Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, quel vino e generoso • Guillaume Tell: Asile hereditaire • I Lombardi alla prima crociata: La mia letizia infondere • Il pirata: Nel furor delle tempeste • Il pirata: Per te di vane lagrime and others
Maria Arghiracopulos, mezzo-soprano / Marcello Giordani, tenor / Giovanni Guagliardo, baritoneCatania Teatro Massimo Bellini ChorusCatania Teatro Massimo Bellini Orchestra / Steven Mercurio, conductor
Cat. 8.557269
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GRIEG: Piano Concerto / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn
In Autumn, Op. 11 • Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 • Symphonic Dances, Op. 64
Håvard Gimse, pianoRoyal Scottish National Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Cat. 8.557279
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BLANCAFORT: Country Games and Dances / Intimate Songs I
6 Peces breus • 8 Peces per a piano • Cants intims I • Jocs i danses al camp
Miquel Villalba, piano
Cat. 8.557333
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LLOBET: Complete Guitar Works
13 Catalan Folksongs • 4 Folksongs • 5 Preludes • Estudio Capricho • Mazurka • Mazurka for Federico Bufaletti and others
Lorenzo Micheli, guitar
Cat. 8.557351
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BRIAN: Symphony No. 1, "The Gothic"
Symphony No. 1 in D minor, "The Gothic"
Vladimir Dolezal, tenor / Eva Jenisova, soprano / Peter Mikulas, bass / Dagmar Peckova, alto / Pavol Prochazka, choirmaster / Bratislava Children's Choir / Bratislava City Chorus / Lucnica Chorus / Slovak Folk Ensemble Chorus / Slovak National Opera Chorus / Slovak Philharmonic Choir / Youth Echo Choir / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard, conductor
Cat. 8.557418-19
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a
Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 8.557446
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MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Michelle Breedt, soprano / Renato Girolami, bass / Judith Halasz, soprano / Alexander Klinger, tenor / Peter Koves, bass / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz, conductor and others
Cat. 8.660102-04
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BEETHOVEN: Fidelio (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660901-03
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MOZART: The Magic Flute (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660904-06
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PUCCINI: La Boheme (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660907-09
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PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660910-12
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STRAUSS, J. JR: Die Fledermaus (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660913-15
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VERDI: Aida (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660916-18
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WAGNER: Der Fliegende Hollander (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660919-21
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VERDI: La Traviata (Opera Plus)
Cat. 8.660922-24
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IVES: Piano Sonata No. 2 / The Celestial Railroad
Four Transcriptions from 'Emerson', No. 1 • Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass: 1840-60" • The Celestial Railroad • Varied Air and Variations
Steven Mayer, piano
Cat. 8.559127
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HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 22 / Cello Concerto
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 17 • Symphony No. 22, Op. 236, "City of Light"
Janos Starker, celloSeattle Symphony Orchestra / Dennis Russell Davies, conductor / Alan Hovhaness, conductor
Cat. 8.559158
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STRAUSS I, J.: Edition - Vol. 4
Bajaderen-Walzer, Op. 53 • Charmant-Polka • Cotillons nach beliebten Motiven aus der Oper Die Unbekannte, Op. 50 • Das Leben ein Tanz oder Der Tanz ein Leben! Walzer, Op. 49 • Fortuna-Galopp, Op. 69 • Galopp No. 1 aus Die Stumme von Portici and others
Slovak Sinfonietta / Ernst Märzendorfer, conductor
Cat. 8.225254
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MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights)
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Michelle Breedt, soprano / Renato Girolami, bass / Judith Halasz, soprano / Alexander Klinger, tenor / Peter Koves, bass / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz, conductor and others
Cat. 5.110014
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GRIEG: Piano Concerto / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn
In Autumn, Op. 11 • Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 • Symphonic Dances, Op. 64
Håvard Gimse, pianoRoyal Scottish National Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Cat. 5.110060
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MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights)
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Michelle Breedt, soprano / Renato Girolami, bass / Judith Halasz, soprano / Alexander Klinger, tenor / Peter Koves, bass / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz, conductor and others
Cat. 6.110014
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GRIEG: Piano Concerto / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn
In Autumn, Op. 11 • Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 • Symphonic Dances, Op. 64
Håvard Gimse, pianoRoyal Scottish National Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Cat. 6.110060
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Hamlet, Op 116 / 116a
Hamlet, Op. 116 / 116a
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Cat. 6.110062
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN: The Yeomen of the Guard (D'Oyly Carte) (1950)
Iolanthe: Entrance and March of the Peers • Iolanthe: March - Finale Act I • Ruddigore: Hornpipe • The Gondoliers: Dance a Cachucha • The Gondoliers: Gavotte • The Gondoliers: March - With ducal pomp and others
Darrell Fancourt, tenor / Martyn Green, baritone / Neville Griffiths, tenor / Ella Halman, mezzo-soprano / Muriel Harding, soprano / D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus / British Light Orchestra / D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra / New Promenade Orchestra / Isidore Godfrey, conductor / Stephen S. Moore, conductor and others
Cat. 8.110293-94
US Availability Pending
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Welte-Mignon Piano Rolls, Vol. 3 (1905-1926)
'Lucia di Lammermoor' Fantasia • Elfenspiel, Etude in E major • German Waltz • La Campanella, Etude No. 3 • Mignon's Song • Polish Dance, Op. 3, No. 1 and others
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, piano / Ferruccio Busoni, piano / Fanny Davies, piano / Rudolph Ganz, piano / Josef Hofmann, piano / and others
Cat. 8.110679
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BEETHOVEN: Sonatas / SCHUBERT: Rondo (Menuhin) (1934-1938)
Rondo in B minor, Op. 70 • Rondo in G, WoO 41 • Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 • Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
Hephzibah Menuhin, piano / Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Cat. 8.110775
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Melba, Nellie: London and Middlesex Recordings (1921-1926)
Address by Lord Stanley of Alderley • Annie Laurie • Away on the Hills There Runs a Stream • By the Waters of Minnetonka • Clair de lune, Op. 83, No. 1 • Dame Nellie Melba's Farewell Speech and others
John Brownlee, baritone / Frederic Collier, bass / Edouard Cotreuil, bass / Harold Craxton, piano / Nellie Melba, piano / Landon Ronald Orchestra / Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden / Vincenzo Bellezza, conductor / Landon Ronald, conductor and others
Cat. 8.110780
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BUTI, Carlo: Bella Ragazza (1934-1949)
'O balcone 'e Napule • Bella regazza dalle trecce bionde • Carioca, Carioca...! • Chitarrata a chi sente • Dove sta Zaza? • Due chitarre and others
Carlo Buti, tenorStefano Ferruzzi Chorus / Dino Olivieri Orchestra / Gian Mario Guarino Orchestra / Mario Consiglio Orchestra / Stefano Ferruzzi Orchestra
Cat. 8.120596
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REINHARDT, Django: H. C. Q. Strut (1938-1939)
Echoes of Spain • H. C. Q. Strut • Hungaria • I'll See You in My Dreams • I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm • Improvisation and others
Pierre Feret, guitar / Stephane Grappelli, piano / Stephane Grappelli, violin / Roger Grasset, double bass / Django Reinhardt, guitar / Hot Club of France Quintet and others
Cat. 8.120707
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THE GOLDEN GATE QUARTET: Gospel Train (1937-1942)
Anyhow • Blind Barnabas • Didn't it Rain • Dip Your Fingers in the Water • Gabriel Blows His Horn • Golden Gate Gospel Train and others
The Golden Gate Quartet
Cat. 8.120731
Not available in the United States.
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JOYCE: Ulysses (unabridged)
Ulysses
Jim Norton, reader / Marcella Riordan, reader
Cat. NAX30912
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JOYCE: Dubliners
Dubliners
Jim Norton, reader
Cat. NAX31312
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HOLMBOE: Sinfonia I-IV
Sinfonia I, Op. 73a • Sinfonia II, Op. 73b • Sinfonia III, Op. 73c • Sinfonia IV, Op. 73d
Soren Elbaek, violin / Troels Svane, celloDanish Radio Sinfonietta / Hannu Koivula, conductor
Cat. 8.226017
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MINKUS: La Bayadere
La Bayadere
Altynai Asylmuratova, dancer / Darcey Bussell, dancer / Anthony Dowell, dancer / David Drew, dancer / Tetsuya Kumakawa, dancer / Natalia Makarova, choreographer / Irek Mukhamedov, dancerRoyal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden / John Lanchbery, conductor
Cat. DV-BLLB
Not available in North and South America.
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Paco de Lucia & Group
Alcazar de Sevilla • Buana, Buana, King Kong • El Pañuelo • Mi Niño Curro • Playa del Carmen • Zyryab
Paco de Lucia, guitarPaco de Lucia Group
Cat. DV-JPDLG
Not available in North and South America.
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Voices of our Time: Barbara Bonney
From the Théatre du Chatelet: Barbara Bonney in Recital
Barbara Bonney, soprano / Malcolm Martineau, piano
Cat. DV-VTBB-EUR
Not available in North and South America.
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Voices of our Time: Thomas Hampson
From the Théatre du Chatelet: Thomas Hampson in Recital
Thomas Hampson, baritone / Wolfram Rieger, piano
Cat. DV-VTTH-EUR
Not available in North and South America.
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RAMEAU: Les Boreades
Les Boreades
Barbara Bonney, soprano / William Christie, conductor
Cat. OA0899D
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MOZART: Don Giovanni (La Scala)
Don Giovanni
Thomas Allen, baritone / Edita Gruberova, soprano
Cat. OALS3001D
Not available in North and South America.
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ROSSINI: Wiliam Tell (La Scala)
William Tell
Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Cat. OALS3002D
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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Classical Music Quiz |
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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. Winners will be notified through email and prizes will be sent upon confirmation of their mailing addresses. Winners are entitled to 1 single Naxos CD of their choice.
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QUESTIONS:
- Which late-nineteenth century Italian composer's father was a recognised clarinet virtuoso?
- From which town was composer Manuel Blancafort?
- With similar roots to the London Philharmonic, for what purpose was the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra formed?
- What does the acronym SACD mean?
- What was the Royal Scottish National Orchestra's original name when the ensemble was formed in 1891?
Note: all answers can be found on naxos.com
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Book of the Month |
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Congratulations to A. D. (USA) and A. M. (USA) who have won copies of Evenings with Horowitz: A Personal Portrait by David Dubal. The answer to our question ("Who was Vladimir Horowitz's father-in-law?") was 'Arturo Toscanini'. We thank all of our contestants for participating.
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