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8.574619 Release date: 10 Jan 2025
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Gabriel FAURÉ (1845–1924) Pelléas et Mélisande – Suite 1 Prométhée (excerpts) 2 Shylock 3 Songs 4 Tara Erraught 1, 2, 4 , Ruth Rosique 4 , Sopranos Julien Dran 3 , Tenor Chamber Choir Ireland 2 • National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Jean-Luc Tingaud This programme spotlights Gabriel Fauré’s orchestrated songs and his music for the stage, of which his suite from the incidental music for Pelléas et Mélisande includes some of his best-loved music. Performances of Fauré’s spectacular Wagnerian drama Prométhée are a real rarity, while the eloquent Shylock suite, based on Shakespeare, contains some of his most elaborate symphonic music. Fauré orchestrated only a small number of his more than 100 songs, but these include the transcendentally beautiful love song Les Roses d’Ispahan with its harmonic subtleties and gorgeous coda.
Jean-Luc Tingaud
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About Jean-Luc Tingaud, Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud studied with the French conductor Manuel Rosenthal. Notable opera engagements have included Pénélope and Le Roi malgré lui (Wexford Festival Opera), Roméo et Juliette (Arena di Verona), Faust (Macerata), The Turn of the Screw (Lille), Dialogues des Carmélites, La Bohème and Madama Butterfly (Pittsburgh), La Fille du régiment (Madrid), Pelléas et Mélisande (Prague National Theatre), Les Pêcheurs de perles (English National Opera), Spontini’s Fernand Cortez (Florence), L’Ange de Nisida (Donizetti Opera festival, Bergamo), Carmen (Tokyo) and Lakmé (Beijing).
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The orchestrated songs and other vocal tracks are performed in her Naxos debut by leading international mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught , who has starred in productions at the Opéra de Paris, the Bayerische Staatsoper, Hamburg State Opera, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and just about every other prestigious
venue throughout Europe and the US. She was notably successful in a new production of La Cenerentola at the Vienna State Opera for which she was hailed by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as the ‘New Bel Canto Queen’. • Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud is a regular guest in leading opera houses in Europe and the US, and his discography includes Sapho recorded at Wexford (Fonè), Werther recorded at Martina Franca (Dynamic), La Voix humaine recorded at Compiègne (DVD) and Rossini’s Le Siège de Corinthe (Naxos 8.660329- 30) recorded at Bad Wildbad. Tingaud’s orchestral recordings for Naxos include an acclaimed album of works by Paul Dukas with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (8.573296) regarded by Fanfare as being ‘at the head of the pack. We seem to have before our ears a French George Szell in the making. Tingaud’s performance of La Péri would sweep the field’.
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8.574616 Release date: 24 Jan 2025
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Marek Štilec © Daria Kalinovska
Paul WRANITZKY (1756–1808) Orchestral Works, Vol. 8 Grande sinfonia caractéristique pour la paix avec la République françoise Symphony in D major Symphony in E flat major ‘Jagd-Sinfonie’ Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice Marek Štilec
Click to listen to Symphony in D major, P17: III. Menuetto: Allegro – Trio LISTEN About Marek Štilec, Conductor Czech conductor Marek Štilec is known as an interpreter of Classical orchestral repertoire and is a specialist in Czech Romantic and contemporary music. He has collaborated with orchestras the world over, including the New World Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, London Classical Soloists, Orchestra of the Swan, Berlin Camerata, Kammerphilharmonie Graz and Sinfonietta Bratislava. A prolific recording artist, he has made over 30 albums for labels including Naxos, ArcoDiva, cpo and Supraphon. In the field of historically informed performance Štilec has collaborated with ensembles including Czech Ensemble Baroque and Ensemble 18+.
Key features: • This series has been greeted by much critical acclaim. Volume 4 (8.574290) was released in April 2022, and much admired in MusicWeb International : ‘Listening to this music leads one to hear some of the other recordings already released by Naxos; I look forward to future releases of this important composer’s music in coming years’. • Volume 3 (8.574289) also generated applause from Fanfare : ‘They play with gusto if not much subtlety, which suits Wranitzky’s scores well. Naxos’s recorded sound is winningly bright and full’. • The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice is valued for its stylistic interpretations and the extraordinary quality of its orchestral sound, and it is rightly ranked amongst the world’s leading representatives of Czech musical culture. It often performs at the most prestigious festivals in the Czech Republic and venues throughout Europe such as the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, the Herkulessaal and the Gasteig, Munich, the Musikverein, Vienna, the Brucknerhaus, Linz, and the Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg among many others. Outside Europe the orchestra has performed in Japan and toured extensively around America. Paul Wranitzky began composing late in life compared to his friend Mozart, but quickly rose to become the most important symphonist in Vienna by the end of the 1790s. The dramatic Grande sinfonie caractéristique pour la paix avec la République françoise depicts the French Revolution and France’s subsequent war with Austria. Political complications saw its performance in Vienna forbidden by Imperial decree, but this did not end Wranitzky’s success at court: the exuberant Symphony in D major and the charming ‘Hunt Symphony’ , both unpublished, come from the collection of the Emperor’s brother.
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice Companion titles – Previous releases in the series
8.574227
8.574255
8.574289
8.574290
8.574399
8.574454
8.574562
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Attilio Cremonesi
8.660570-71 Release date: 24 Jan 2025
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George Frideric HANDEL (1685–1759) Lotario Dramma per musica in three acts, HWV 26 (1729) Libretto by Giacomo Rossi (fl. 1710–1731) after Adelaide (1722) by Antonio Salvi (1664–1724) Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Soprano Anna Bonitatibus, Mezzo-soprano Handel’s success with Italian-style opera in London had passed its initial peak by 1729. Lotario – a tale of revenge and heroism based on events in the life of Holy Roman Empress Adelaide of Italy – was the first of a new series of works intended to revive interest and challenge society’s new ‘vile taste’ for satire and light entertainment. Despite being one of Handel’s least-known operas, it displays his renowned talent for writing convincing drama with melodically rich and emotionally charged arias. This live recording is performed on period instruments by the Händelfestspielorchester Halle. About Attilio Cremonesi, Conductor Acclaimed conductor Attilio Cremonesi studied piano, organ, harpsichord and conducting in Piacenza and Basel, and is today one of the most renowned specialists of rarely performed Classical and Baroque compositions. His numerous award-winning recordings are a testament to his remarkable success. As a much sought-after interpreter of Mozart, Handel and Monteverdi, as well as Rameau, Vivaldi, Purcell, Sartori, Hasse, Haydn and Rossini, Cremonesi is a welcome guest at renowned festivals and opera houses worldwide, such as the Innsbrucker Festwochen, Wiener Festwochen, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, HändelFestspiele Halle, Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele, Lucerne Festival, Prague Spring Festival, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Theater an der Wien, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Teatro Municipal de Santiago and the Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse. Carlo Vistoli, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Countertenors Krystian Adam, Tenor • Ki-Hyun Park, Bass Händelfestspielorchester Halle Attilio Cremonesi
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The excellent cast for this production includes names such as the renowned mezzo-soprano Anna Bonitatibus (Matilde), who was awarded the 2023 Handel Prize of the City of Halle for her outstanding 30-year career, and soprano Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Adelaide), who has played leading roles with orchestras, ensembles and conductors devoted to the historically informed rediscovery of 17th and 18th century repertoire. Tenor Krystian Adam (Berengario) has worked with illustrious conductors including Claudio Abbado, Fabio Biondi, Riccardo Chailly, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and has played leading roles in recordings for labels such as Opus Arte and Dynamic. He took the role of Hyllo in the acclaimed Naxos DVD of Cavalli’s Ercole amante (2.110679-80) regarded in Scherzo as ‘a remarkable production of the Opéra Comique… a simply unforgettable show.’
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• The Händelfestspielorchester Halle has been making music on historical instruments since 1993, and in its capacity as an Early Music specialist ensemble continues the decades-long tradition of nurturing the music of Handel in Halle. It enjoys a unique affiliation with the Staatskapelle Halle, a concert and opera orchestra that plays on modern instruments. In recent years, the Händelfestspielorchester Halle has appeared at Musikfest Stuttgart, Leipzig Bach Festival, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Semperoper Dresden, at the Handel festivals in Göttingen and Halle, where it is involved in the annual staging of a Handel opera, and across Europe and in South Korea.
Companion titles – George Frideric Handel, Composer
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
8.660165-67 8.557960-628.570431-33
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Franz LISZT (1811–1886) Complete Piano Music, Vol. 64 Fantaisie romantique Fantaisie symphonique Sergio Gallo, Piano
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Franz Liszt’s prolific output as a composer was maintained during a stormy life and performing career. As a result, many works were revised before they became the popular pieces we know and love today. This wonderful selection of earlier and lesser-known versions of Liszt’s masterpieces includes the majestic Paralipomènes à la Divina Commedia , alongside other pieces that shed light on spiritual aspects of the final version of Années de pèlerinage. The relatively unfamiliar Fantasie romantique , with its evocations of the Swiss Alps, is also featured. Key features: • This recording is a fine addition to our already extensive catalogue of Liszt’s solo piano music, presenting as it does some of the less frequently heard versions of parts of the fabulous and justly popular Années de pèlerinage . Fans of this work and of Liszt in general will want to supplement their collections with this gem of a recital, with its discoveries of beautiful music that the composer left out of the final score of the Dante Sonata and the powerful Suisse themes in the comparatively rarely heard Fantasie romantique . • Sergio Gallo ’s recording of Beethoven’s Piano Pieces and Fragments (Naxos 8.574131) is included in the Beethoven Complete Edition, a 90-disc boxed set that was nominated for the International Classical Music Award. Fanfare wrote of this album that ‘Gallo is a master at voicing, and there are informative relationships to hear in every phrase if one can get used to dramatic subtlety. This is a worthy supplement to the collection of anyone keen on investigating Beethoven’s piano output’.
8.574565 Release date: 10 Jan 2025
Companion titles – Previous volumes in the series
8.574380
8.574172
Click to listen to Fantaisie romantique sur deux mélodies suisses, S157/R9
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8.574545
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797–1848) L’aio nell’imbarazzo Melodramma giocoso in two acts (1824) Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti (1784–1852) after Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834) Marilena Ruta, Soprano • Caterina Dellaere, Mezzo-soprano Francesco Lucii, Lorenzo Martelli, Tenors Alessandro Corbelli, Lorenzo Liberali, Baritones Alex Esposito, Bass-baritone • Hana Lee, Fortepiano Orchestra e Coro Donizetti Opera Vincenzo Milletarì
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Donizetti’s L’aio nell’imbarazzo (‘The Embarrassed Tutor’) is a melodramma giocoso in two acts, premiered to considerable acclaim in 1824. Its subject is the belated attempt by the elderly Marquis Giulio to keep his sons innocent of the ways of world and the comedy of errors that result. Two years later Donizetti drastically revised the opera, which duly appeared under the title Don Gregorio . This production uses the critical edition and restores the work, as far as possible, to Donizetti’s original conception – including excised arias, and emphasising the composer’s sparkling orchestration.
8.660565-66 Release date: 10 Jan 2025
Companion titles – Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Click to listen to Act I: No. 1. Introduzione: Scene 1: Mi traduca dal volgare
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Francisco MIGNONE (1897–1986) Complete Violin Sonatas
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Emmanuele Baldini, Violin Lucas Thomazinho, Piano
Francisco Mignone was a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene of the 20th century, with a free-flowing style and gift for melody that instantly communicated with audiences. He was part of the first generation of modernist Brazilian composers that included Villa-Lobos and Guarnieri. Mignone’s two early unnumbered sonatas emulate the French influence of Fauré and Debussy, but it was not until the 1960s that he returned to the genre. The First and Second Sonatas share a fragmented, experimental character that juxtapose varying forms of tonality and metre, while the Third Sonata features national rhythmic and melodic elements. These sonatas represent some of the most significant works for violin and piano to come from Brazil. Key features: • This release follows on the heels of our recording of Mignone’s Concertos and Concertinos (Naxos 8.574573) including Emmanuele Baldini’s recording of the Violin Concerto and was given a five-star rating in Pizzicato . MusicWeb International also remarked that ‘The hope must be that the Naxos “Music of Brazil” series will be revisiting this rewarding composer soon.’ Wish granted! • Violinist and conductor Emmanuele Baldini ’s numerous acclaimed recordings include the complete violin sonatas of Villa-Lobos (Naxos 8.574310) which was a MusicWeb International Recording of the Month and considered ‘top class performances… played with attractive effervescence without at any time sounding rushed or superficial’. • This is young Brazilian pianist Lucas Thomazinho ’s Naxos debut, but he has already recorded for the KNS Classical label and, starting from the age of nine as winner of the Souza Lima National Piano Competition, is now a veteran of more than ten first prizes in contests including the National Piano Competition Villa-Lobos and the XII Magda Tagliaferro National Piano Competition.
8.574595 Release date: 24 Jan 2025 Companion titles – Recent releases in The Music of Brazil series
8.574573
8.574572
Click to listen to Violin Sonata No. 1: III. Moderato energico
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8.574459
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Domenico SCARLATTI (1685–1757) Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 29 Emanuil Ivanov, Piano
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Domenico Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas were most probably written for his patron Princess Maria Barbara of Portugal. Her love of music leads us to assume that she was suitably appreciative of these extraordinary gifts from her teacher and friend. The earlier sonatas are rooted in the Italian style, with the Sonata in G major, K.103 notable for its eyebrow-raising lurches between major and minor tonalities. The influence of Spanish flamenco guitar can be heard in exotic embellishments and spicy harmonies in sonatas such as K.137 and K.303 . Scarlatti’s astonishing originality can be found throughout this entire collection. Key features: • Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed international performances and tours, and has played with leading orchestras in South Africa, Bulgaria and Italy. He has been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio. In 2024, he performed Busoni’s piano concerto in Bulgaria and Birmingham, and made his debut at Wigmore Hall and the Konzerthaus Dortmund. He is also a composer. • The previous release in this edition, Volume 28 (Naxos 8.573938) appeared in September 2023 with another Naxos debut, pianist Sang Woo Kang, whose recording was admired by Jed Distler of ClassicsToday.com : ‘I… enjoyed Kang’s songful nuances in the C minor K.174 sonata’s opening section, and how his sonority changes when the G major episode begins. Kang’s entry in Naxos’ ongoing complete Scarlatti survey has much to recommend it’. This edition is not only a valuable resource in this rich vein of repertoire, but very much a showcase for rising pianistic talent.
8.574633 Release date: 24 Jan 2025 Companion titles – Previous releases in the series
8.573938
8.574374
Click to listen to Sonata in C minor, K.73/L.217/P.80
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