NEW ON NAXOS | SEPTEMBER 2023
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Paul CHIHARA (b. 1938) Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra * Bagatelles • Reveries • Ami ** Quynh Nguyen, Rieko Aizawa ** , Piano London Symphony Orchestra * • Stephen Barlow *
Recipient of numerous notable awards and commissions, Paul Chihara is renowned for his film and television scores as well as for an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works. Composed for and in close collaboration with award-winning pianist Quynh Nguyen, recognized for her sensitive and poetic playing, the lyrical Concerto- Fantasy is inspired by traditional Vietnamese music, expressing a sense of longing for a peaceful past and projecting jazz-tinged possibilities for the future. From the haiku-like Bagatelles and the haunting intimacy of Ami , to the characters and inspired adaptations that emerge through the Four Reveries on Beethoven , Chihara’s delightfully approachable piano music is full of surprises and discoveries.
8.559894 Release Date: 8 Sep 2023 Companion Titles – American Piano Concertos 8.559930 | 8.559925 | 8.559902 | 8.559875
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Joachim RAFF (1822–1882) Symphony No. 5 ‘Lenore’ Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott – Overture Slovak State Philharmonic • Urs Schneider
The imposing nature and sweeping expressive range of Joachim Raff’s Fifth Symphony has seen it become one of his most popular works in the genre. Its subtitle ‘Lenore’ refers to a lurid and macabre poem by Gottfried August Bürger in which the forlorn heroine forsakes God to join her dead lover on a wild ride through an ultimately horrific night. With its delicately scored and touching love music, celebrated march and brutal finale, this is a spirited and memorable symphony. The overture Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott uses Martin Luther’s famous melody to commemorate the drama of the Thirty Years’ War. Key Feature: This recording previously appeared in 1993 on the Marco Polo label (8.223455). The Fifth is generally regarded as Raff’s best symphony, still appearing in concert halls today, and collectors of these reissued recordings will not want to be without this release.
Companion Titles – Joachim Raff, Composer 8.555411 | 8.555491 | 8.555499 8.555541 Release Date: 8 Sep 2023
Click to listen to Symphony No. 5 in E major, Op. 177 ‘Lenore’: Part I. Liebesglück (‘Love’s Happiness’): Allegro
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Liebestod Works for Violin and Piano BRAHMS • DIETRICH • SCHUMANN • WAGNER Friedemann Eichhorn, Violin • Fazıl Say, Piano
Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say is joined by his long-standing friend, the violinist Friedemann Eichhorn, in an album of mid-19th-century German repertoire. Influenced by Liszt, Say’s ingenious transcriptions of the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde are heard here in world premiere recordings. The composite F–A–E Sonata of Dietrich, Schumann and Brahms is seldom encountered as a whole, while Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 1 , though written at a time of unhappiness, contains moments of glorious beauty and intimacy. Key Feature:
8.574434 Release Date: 8 Sep 2023
Friedemann Eichhorn and Fazıl Say recorded Say’s violin music together on Naxos 8.574085. It was an ICMA nominated disc: ‘Say as an extraordinary pianist and Friedemann Eichhorn as a versatile violinist perform these works with unquestionable skill and, certainly sharpened by the composer’s participation, great musical expression and colours. The whole range of emotions is served from the slightest breath to the most vivacious outburst’ ( Pizzicato ).
Companion Titles – Friedemann Eichhorn, Violin 8.574085 | 8.572066 | 8.573000 | 8.572188
Fazıl Say and Friedemann Eichhorn
Click to listen to SCHUMANN, R.: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
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