The November New On Naxos spotlights the rediscovery of Florence Price's music, Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve from Frankfurter Opern-und Museumorchester, Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen from Deutsche Oper Berlin and Hugo Alfven’s Complete Symphonies to celebrate the 150th anniversary. Open and start reading right away!
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John Jeter and Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen © Marlies Kirchherr
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Key Features: • John Jeter has specialised in African American composers for Naxos. Symphony No. 3 and The Mississippi River with the Vienna RSO is on 8.559897: ‘The result in this recording is not only inspiring but enjoyable, and not only interesting for our times but of splendid and durable quality. The ORF and Jeter provide lively, well balanced and sympathetically played accounts… a valuable addition to any library.’ ( BBC Music Magazine ) • Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 are on 8.559827, where Jeter conducts the Fort Smith Symphony: ‘These are excellent performances – possibly the best I have heard of Florence Price’s music. Conductor Jeter has a good feel for it, the Fort Smith Symphony acquits itself in stellar fashion, and the sound is natural.’ ( American Record Guide ) • Jeter has also recorded William Grant Still’s symphonies on 8.559174 (No. 1): ‘this Naxos release is a winner, and is very well recorded’ ( Fanfare ); 8.559676 (Nos. 2 and 3): ‘the entire set can be recommended to all fans of American music’ ( MusicWeb International ); and 8.559603 (Nos. 4 and 5) about which Fanfare wrote that ‘William Grant Still’s music is a powerful antidepressant – a dose of optimism and an infusion of hope.’ • The Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen was founded in 1945. In 2019 it was awarded the Innovative Orchestra prize by the German Orchestra Foundation for its interactive livestream format NETZ-WERK-ORCHESTER, and the inaugural Federal Prize for Cultural Education (BKM Award) in 2009. Florence Beatrice PRICE (1887–1953) Songs of the Oak Concert Overtures Nos. 1 and 2 The Oak • Colonial Dance Suite of Dances Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen John Jeter The rediscovery of Florence Price’s music has revealed one of the most significant bodies of work by an African American composer in the 20th century. The variety of genres represented on this release place Price’s immense artistic imagination on full display. The two Concert Overtures explore her engagement with spirituals, both episodically and coloristically, in music that embraces the somber, the poignant and the ebullient. Songs of the Oak is a tour de force of Hollywood-influenced storytelling while The Oak offers a more anxious, ultimately tragic portrait. Price’s best-known work is the Suite of Dances – originally for piano it is heard here in the composer’s full, sumptuous orchestration.
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About John Jeter, Conductor John Jeter has been music director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony since 1997. He received the 2012 Governor’s Award for ‘Individual Artist of the State of Arkansas’, the 2002 Helen M. Thompson Award presented by the League of American Orchestras, and the Mayor’s Achievement Award for services to the City of Fort Smith. His orchestral
education programmes have reached up to 10,000 students annually, and he has co-hosted numerous radio programmes and is involved in several radio and television projects concerning classical music. He received his formal education at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music and Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts.
Companion Titles – Florence Beatrice Price, Composer
Companion Titles – John Jeter, Conductor
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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra © Cheung Wai-lok / HK Phil
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Key Features: • As far as we know, Mahler’s and Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphonies are appearing here for the first time together on one disc. This version of Mahler’s Tenth is also a premiere, recorded in its earliest incarnation as written in fair copy by Ernst Krenek and adapted by conductor Willem Mengelberg, one of Mahler’s most loyal and insightful champions. Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony is justly famous and has been widely recorded but again, collectors will be very keen indeed to hear how it sounds with the fabulous Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden. • Jaap van Zweden has risen rapidly in the past decade to become one of today’s most distinguished conductors. He was named Musical America ’s 2012 Conductor of the Year. His cycle of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (Naxos 8.501403) with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has been critically acclaimed worldwide for its ‘thrilling sense of drama’ ( The Sunday Times, London ). • The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) promotes the work of Hong Kong and Chinese composers through an active commissioning programme, and among its many recordings it has released acclaimed albums featuring Tan Dun and Bright Sheng, each conducting their own compositions, on the Naxos label. They won Gramophone ’s Orchestra of the Year Award in 2019. Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975) Symphony No. 10 Gustav MAHLER (1860–1911) Symphony No. 10 † (Concert version ed. Mengelberg/Dopper) Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Jaap van Zweden † WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING OF THE EDITION These two Tenth Symphonies represent powerful statements by composers undergoing the greatest of crises in their eventful lives. Gustav Mahler’s last and incomplete symphony was kept a secret by his widow Alma for many years after his death, the desperate scrawl of ‘Almschi!’ on its final page an outburst at her betrayal of their marriage. Shostakovich’s intense and deeply symbolic Symphony No. 10 , considered by many to be his finest, was kept hidden by the composer for fear of Soviet reprisals, and was only performed after Stalin’s death in 1953.
8.574372 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
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About Jaap van Zweden, Conductor Jaap van Zweden began his tenure as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012. He has also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic since 2018. Among his numerous recordings is the 2020 release of the world premiere of David Lang’s prisoner of the state , which
followed the 2019 release of Julia Wolfe’s GRAMMY-nominated Fire in my mouth , both recorded with the New York Philharmonic. In 2018 he completed a four-year project conducting Wagner’s Ring cycle with the HK Phil, which was released on Naxos. His acclaimed performance of Parsifal earned him the prestigious Edison Award for Best Opera Recording in 2012.
Companion Titles – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
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Claudio SANTORO (1919–1989) Symphonies Nos. 11 and 12 Concerto Grosso Three Fragments on BACH Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra • Neil Thomson
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Claudio Santoro’s prolific output includes a cycle of 14 symphonies that is widely recognised as the most significant of its kind from Brazil. All of the works in this programme come from Santoro’s remarkable final decade, in which he allied more traditional and eclectic styles to his earlier experiments. Both the Concerto Grosso and the Three Fragments on BACH were written for student orchestras, but are nonetheless substantial pieces which show his command of writing for strings. The Eleventh Symphony is one of the densest and most dramatic of the cycle, its finale exploding into an evocation of the opening of Brahms’ First Symphony , while the Twelfth Symphony is an unusual ‘sinfonia concertante’ for nine soloists and orchestra. Key Features: •
8.574406 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Cláudio Santoro has yet to become a household name outside his native Brazil, but he is internationally recognised as one of that country’s most eminent and influential composers. These world premiere recordings of the Eleventh and Twelfth Symphonies is part of a first complete edition of Santoro’s cycle of 14 symphonies. This release follows on from the recording of Santoro’s Symphonies No. 5 and 7, also with the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neil Thomson (8.574402) and released in March 2022. •
Companion Titles – Previous releases in the ‘Music of Brazil’ series
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The previous album has already received much admiration in the press: ‘The performances by the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra under its principal conductor Neil Thomson are first-class, as is the quality of the recording’ ( Gramophone ). These world premiere symphonic recordings are supplemented here with two further significant works. The Concerto Grosso for string quartet
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and string orchestra blends attractive lyricism with the use of tone clusters and aleatoric elements reminiscent of Santoro’s earlier works, while the Three Fragments on BACH was written to celebrate J.S. Bach’s 300th anniversary in 1985, integrating Bach’s own famous B-A-C-H motif throughout the entire piece. This work’s approachability can be accounted for by its origins as a commission for youth orchestra, but of its kind it is an unusually intricate and sophisticated piece. The Twelfth Symphony is based on another work, Fantasias Sul América , which will be included in a future volume of the series.
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Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921) Dances and Ballet Music Étienne Marcel • Henry VIII Airs de ballet de Parysatis • Samson et Dalila Residentie Orkest The Hague • Jun Märkl
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This album presents a selection of Saint-Saëns’ incidental music and music from his operas. From Samson et Dalila – the only one of Saint-Saëns’ operas to remain in the repertory – we hear two memorable and adrenalin-fuelled dances including the famous Bacchanale . Henry VIII drew from the composer music of regal solemnity with plenty of colourful scoring, praised by Gounod. The lukewarm reception to Étienne Marcel came as a bitter disappointment to Saint-Saëns but the customary ballet includes a strong element of delightful 14th-century pastiche. The incidental music to the play Parysatis received tumultuous acclaim at its premiere in 1902 and includes the delightful Airs de ballet flecked by the use of crotales (antique Jun Märkl is known for his refined and idiomatic explorations of French orchestral music. His Naxos discography include the 9-disc Debussy set on 8.509002, a MusicWeb International nominee for Recording of the Year. International Record Review commented: ‘It’s a fascinating and extensive collection that I recommend both to collectors who want to explore some of the rarities and also to anyone wanting to hear Märkl’s impressively plated and imaginatively conducted performances of the major works.’ • The album is latest in Märkl’s cycle of Saint-Saëns’ orchestral works, that started with the Symphonic Poems on Naxos 8.573745: ‘Jun Märkl has led another excellent performance of French music … All the performances are taut, vivid, full of energy and colour, and played with enthusiasm.’ ( American Record Guide ) • finger-cymbals). Key Features: • Succeeding volumes include the Suite algérienne and Suite in D minor, Op. 16bis (with cellist Guillermo Pastrana) on Naxos 8.573732, and the rarely performed ballet from Ascanio and other overtures (8.574033), the latter being an AllMusic.com Editor’s Choice: ‘Märkl delivers so well that the listener’s mind may well conjure dancers cascading across the stage.’ Saint-Saëns’ music for wind ensemble is available on Naxos 8.574234.
8.574463 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Jun Märkl, Conductor
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Click to listen to Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Act III: Bacchanale
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Edward GERMAN (1862–1936) The Seasons Richard III – Overture • Theme and Six Diversions RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Andrew Penny
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Jettisoning the support of teaching and conducting appointments early in his career and working solely as a professional composer, Sir Edward German rose to prominence as a composer of orchestral music in the last decade of the 19th century. The popularity of his music resulted in prestigious commissions from festivals and theatrical producers, such as The Seasons written for the 1899 Norwich Festival, with its masterly evocations of nature, nostalgic yearnings and rustic festivities. The Theme and Six Diversions , one of the composer’s finest concert works, owed its inspiration to a suggestion by German’s friend and admirer Sir Edward Elgar. Key Feature:
This is a further re-release from our acclaimed Marco Polo back catalogue, in this case cat. 8.223695 first released in 1996. This album was well received on its original appearance, with MusicWeb International commenting that ‘The music is well played in ideal conditions: the acoustics and recording balance are superb. Andrew Penny ’s handling of the Diversions is a particular delight.’ Click to listen to Theme and Six Diversions LISTEN Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Complete Masses, Vol. 2 Mass No. 18 ‘Great’ • Missa brevis ‘Spaur’ Katharina Konradi, Soprano • Sarah Romberger, Mezzo-soprano Martin Mitterrutzner, Tenor • Mikhail Timoshenko, Bass Cologne Radio Choir • Cologne Chamber Orchestra • Christoph Poppen
8.555219 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
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This second album of Mozart’s complete Masses (Volume 1 is on 8.574370) pairs one work of exceptional dimensions and ambition with a miniature example. The ‘Great’ Mass in C minor is one of Mozart’s most spectacular and cast on such a scale that it embraces every human and spiritual emotion, reconciling the Salzburg tradition with that of Italian opera. The Mass was left incomplete by Mozart – it is heard here in a performing version made by the German musicologist and Mozart specialist Franz Beyer. By comparison the Missa brevis in C major exudes a spirit of festive concision. Key Feature: Vol. 1 in this series featured the large-scale Coronation Mass and Missa longa (8.574270). ‘ Christoph Poppen ’s unfussy direction and unhurried tempos equally capture the jubilation and contemplation in the sacred text, drawing powerful and often dramatic performances from the West German Radio Chorus and the celebrated Cologne Chamber Orchestra ’. ( Yorkshire Post , )
8.574417 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
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The First Nowell Christmas Carols Through the Ages Matthew Larkin, Organ The Edison Singers • Noel Edison
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The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries. Key Feature: Dr Noel Edison is a versatile and charismatic conductor who has long been recognised as one of the leading choral conductors in Canada. Current artistic director and conductor of The Edison Singers , Edison is widely recognised for his skilful interpretive work with both choir and orchestra.
8.574475 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022 Companion Titles – Christmas Choral Music 8.573421 | 8.573030 | 8.557585 8.572102 | 8.570439 | 8.573715
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Alexey Tikhomirov as Chub , Georgy Vasiliev as Vakula and Julia Muzychenko as Oksana © Monika Rittershaus
2.110738 Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo and AC3 surround 5.1 Language: Russian Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean Region code: 0 (worldwide) No. of disc/s: 1 (DVD 9) Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
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Nikolay RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844–1908) Christmas Eve Opera in four acts (1894–95) Libretto by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov based on the short story by Nikolay Gogol Sung in Russian Julia Muzychenko, Soprano • Enkelejda Shkoza, Mezzo-soprano Georgy Vasiliev, Andrei Popov, Tenors Alexey Tikhomirov, Anthony Robin Schneider, Basses Chor der Oper Frankfurt • Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester Sebastian Weigle, Conductor • Christof Loy, Stage Director Composed using his own libretto, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov created this magical opera based on the short story by Nikolay Gogol ‘The Night before Christmas’ in which Vakula the handsome blacksmith wants to marry the rich farmer’s daughter Oksana, who in turn demands that he must first bring her the Tsarina’s shoes. Meanwhile a witch on her broomstick gathers the stars and the devil steals the moon – demonic forces trying to hinder this romantic union. There is little repertoire in musical theatre in which enchantment and enlightenment come together so happily as in Rimsky-Korsakov’s fairy-tale operas, and this Oper Frankfurt production was considered ‘a perfect seasonal tonic’ by the Financial Times .
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve is best known on recordings in its version as an orchestral suite, but, while there are one or two recordings of the complete opera on album this excellent DVD production stands alone, witness to the surprising rarity of this work’s appearance in today’s opera houses. Released in perfect time for the Christmas season, this opera is considered by musical director Sebastian Weigle to be a ‘great gift’ in every regard. •
Conductor Sebastian Weigle is well known for his numerous acclaimed opera recordings on the OehmsClassics label, while director Christof Loy is one of the most internationally sought-after opera and theatre directors of his generation. In 2016, he won the award for Best New Production for his Peter Grimes at the Theatre an den Wien at the International Opera Awards, where he was also named Director of the Year in 2017. Critical acclaim for this 2021–22 Oper Frankfurt production includes: ‘Sebastian Weigle’s musical direction paid careful attention to Rimsky-Korsakov’s rich orchestral writing … Georgy Vasiliev was a Vakula with a terse timbre and fiery lyric phrasing, well supported by the luminous Oksana, with agile singing, by Julia Muzychenko … Enkelejda Shkoza exploited at will a succulent chest record in an irresistible Solokha, Alexey Tikhomirov was a Chub of cavernous roundness’. ( Ópera Actual )
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Julia Muzychenko
Companion Titles – Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Companion Titles – Recommended Operas
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Nina Stemme as Brünnhilde © Bernd Uhlig
Richard WAGNER (1813–1883) Der Ring des Nibelungen Nina Stemme, Elisabeth Teige, Sopranos Clay Hilley, Brandon Jovanovich, Tenors Iain Paterson, Bass-baritone • Albert Pesendorfer, Bass Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
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2.107001 Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo Language: German Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean Region code: 0 (worldwide) No. of disc/s: 7 (DVD 9) Release Date: 11 Nov 2022 Also available on Blu-ray Video: NBD0156VX Picture format: HD 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo and DTS-HD MA surround 5.1 Language: German Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean Region code: A, B, C No. of disc/s: 4 (BD 50) Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
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Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Stage Director
The tetralogy of four operas that form Der Ring des Nibelungen (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’) explores the conjunction of love and power in a mythic landscape in which true power resides in possession of the ring. Composed over more than a quarter of a century, monumental in scale, and structured after the precedent of Greek drama, the cycle was first performed in 1876. Staged by the award-winning director Stefan Herheim, this innovative new production from Deutsche Oper Berlin features a leading international cast conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. Key Features: • This new production of Wagner’s iconic Ring cycle was directed by the award-winning Norwegian artist Stefan Herheim , one of the most important directors of the moment, and known for his emphasis on historical contexts and ideas. • In addition to working as General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles is a proven Wagner expert who is currently continuing his Ring interpretations in Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna and San Francisco, and at the BBC Proms in London, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. • The cast features an outstanding cast of world-class performers, including Nina Stemme , one of leading Wagner singers of the present day. Seenandheard-international.com called the performances of Das Rheingold and Die Walküre ‘intense, propulsive and full of dramatic sweep’.
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Companion Titles – Other releases from Deutsche Oper Berlin A ‘Making Of’ documentary including interviews with Stefan Herheim, Sir Donald Runnicles and behind the scenes footage. • Interviews with members of Funding Wagner – The Ring Circle of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
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Hugo ALFVÉN (1872–1960) Complete Symphonies Suites • Rhapsodies
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra • National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Iceland Symphony Orchestra • Norrköping Symphony Orchestra • Niklas Willén
Hugo Alfvén’s music has always been close to the hearts of the Swedish people, and ranks among some of the most significant and representative of the spirit of the country. Alfvén is known as a cheerful entertainer in compositions such as Den förlorade sonen (‘The Prodigal Son’), but his symphonies reveal a different, more elegiac and often more dramatic side. The success of Alfvén’s symphonies fundamentally changed Sweden’s musical climate and, with a substantial collection of further orchestral music representing his gloriously rich and varied style, these recordings sweep us into the remarkable world of Scandinavian landscape and culture.
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DISC 1 ‘Niklas Willén and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra give it their all, and if one doesn’t expect something more substantial, it does its job.’ – Classical Candor DISC 2 ‘Ireland’s NSO gives superlative performances … These works come to life in Willén’s hands.’ – ClassicsToday.com DISC 3 ‘The sensitive, well-prepared performances under Niklas Willén also serve these symphonies well.’ – The Penguin Guide DISC 4 ‘Willén treats the Fourth Symphony more as a symphonic poem than a symphony. His approach is soft-edged, impressionist, and blended. He digs into the music.’ – American Record Guide
DISC 5 ‘Willén and the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra turn in a marvellous performance.’ – Limelight DISC 6 ‘If you are not familiar with Alfvén, this release is as good a place as any to whet your appetite. Performances and recording are exemplary. Highly recommended.’ – Fanfare
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8.507015 [7 Discs] Release Date: 25 Nov 2022 Companion Titles – Swedish Orchestral Music 8.553051 | 8.553052 | 8.555370 8.553888 | 8.572186 | 8.572259
‘This is a beguiling collection, and it shouldn’t matter if you already have a recording of the Midsommarkava: this extremely rambunctious one (with a soulful, lyric central section) will give another compelling view.’ – ClassicsToday.com
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Jean SIBELIUS (1865–1957) The Tempest Incidental music to Shakespeare’s play for soloists, chorus and orchestra The Royal Danish Opera • Soloists from the Royal Danish Opera The Royal Danish Opera Chorus • The Royal Danish Orchestra • Okko Kamu
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Symphonic in scale and ambition, the incidental music to Shakespeare’s play The Tempest was among the last orchestral works Sibelius composed before entering the mysterious ‘silence of Järvenpää’ that lasted until his death. Commissioned by leading Danish theatre producer Johannes Poulsen in 1925, the wide expressive demands of the play saw Sibelius calling on large musical forces. From the terrifying tone picture of the opening shipwreck via ethereal songs, boisterous character portraits and remarkable evocations of nature, Sibelius took full advantage of being set free to convert the themes of Shakespeare’s magical world into his own unique sound. Key Feature: Famous for his symphonies and orchestral hits such as Finlandia , Jean Sibelius is less well-known for his substantial body of music for the theatre, a gap in the record catalogues that we have to a large extent filled with the award-winning Naxos edition of his Incidental Music (8.506032).
8.574419 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022 Companion Titles – Jean Sibelius, Composer 8.506032 | 8.572305 | 8.572704 8.572227 | 8.572705
Click to listen to Act IV, Scene 7 – Dance of the Naiads
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Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841–1904) Greatest Melodies Arranged and performed by Peter Breiner, Piano
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Antonín Dvořák’s gift for melody was apparent as soon as he began writing music, and this naturally tuneful inspiration has long captured the imagination of arrangers. An expert in arranging for both orchestra and piano, Peter Breiner has selected 33 melodies in simple yet revealing piano reductions that give the listener an opportunity to journey with Dvořák through his career in Prague and ultimately overseas to America. This carefully curated programme also brings moods ranging from rustic celebration to nostalgic melancholy, and from traditional Czech dumka dances to the famous Song to the Moon , Dvořák’s most prized operatic aria. Key Features: • This release will be a welcome addition to the many collectors who bought Peter Breiner’s Calm Romantic Piano Music in which beguiling original pieces sit alongside serenely beautiful new arrangements drawn from the classical repertoire. In focussing on one composer with whom he has a particular affinity, Breiner has taken the opportunity to provide an overview of Dvořák’s entire career. • The name Peter Breiner could easily be synonymous with the term commercial success in the music world, with over 200 albums to his name as composer, arranger and conductor. His most acclaimed recordings with Naxos include the bestselling Beatles Go Baroque (8.555010) which represents some of his commercially most successful Baroque arrangements. Beatles Go Baroque Vol. 2 (8.574078) was released in 2018.
8.574371 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022 Companion Titles – Peter Breiner, Composer 8.574474 NEW | 8.574257 8.574256 | 8.574184-85
Click to listen to Serenade in D minor, Op. 44, B. 77: I. Moderato quasi marcia
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Chamber Music with Viola BOWEN • BRITTEN • I. HOLST Yue Yu, Viola • Jeffrey Armstrong, Violin • Anthony Hewitt, Piano
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An accomplished horn and viola player, York Bowen is said to have preferred the tone of the viola to the violin. Inspired by the virtuosity and vibrato style of the distinguished violist, Lionel Tertis, Bowen wrote several works for him and became his accompanist. Bowen’s subtle shifts of key and heartfelt melodies are well in evidence here, including the powerful and poised Rhapsody, Op. 149 , considered to be one of his most important works. Gustav Holst’s daughter Imogen is represented here by the open-air freshness of her Four Easy Pieces and the terse, laconic narrative of her Duo for Viola and Piano . Britten’s spiky Waltz is full of 1930s wit. Key Feature: A rising star in the music world of her native China and beyond, violist Yue Yu was awarded the Sonata Prize at the Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition in 2017, She later became the winner of 2019 Stockport International Young Musicians Competition (for all instruments), and at the 2021 Salzburg Paul Hindemith Viola Concorso. This album is her Naxos debut.
8.574150 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Works for Viola 8.573730 | 8.572580 | 8.572533 | 8.551432
Click to listen to BOWEN, Y.: Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 149
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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Grand Symphonies, Vol. 2 Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6 ‘Pastoral’ Arr. Hummel for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano Uwe Grodd, Flute • Pettman Ensemble
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Unless one lived in a major European centre with an orchestra, the opportunity to hear large-scale works by the great composers of the age was well-nigh impossible. The insatiable demand for new chamber versions of famed orchestral works saw Hummel arranging Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6 ‘Pastoral’ not long after the great composer’s death. Hummel approached his task with great care, bringing a fresh perspective to the works in his sensitive and compelling chamber music configurations. Hummel’s arrangements of Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 ‘Eroica’ can be heard on 8.574039. Key Feature:
New Zealand based German conductor and flautist Uwe Grodd has gained a significant international performing and recording reputation over a career spanning more than 25 years. His steadily growing contribution to the Naxos catalogue already includes nearly 30 albums. The current series follows his previous successful recordings of Hummel’s chamber arrangement of Mozart’s symphonies. Click to listen to Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo: Allegro LISTEN
8.574200 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
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Curt Thompson , Edith Salzmann , Michael Endres and Uwe Grodd
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Polish Accordion Concertos BŁAŻEWICZ • MAJKUSIAK • PRZYBYLSKI Klaudiusz Baran, Accordion Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra • Michał Klauza
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Since the 1960s the Polish accordion concerto has enjoyed increasing popularity and in recent years no one has inspired more composers to write for the instrument than Klaudiusz Baran. The three most important Polish concertos are showcased in this album. Marcin Błażewicz’s concerto possesses a fascinating wealth of colours with spectacular passages and melodic arabesques cast in a richly communicative language. Mikołaj Majkusiak’s youthful Concerto Classico is a virtuosic synthesis of old and contemporary forms, while in 1973 Bronisław Przybylski wrote a swashbuckling concerto full of the folkloric influence of Polish dances. Key Features: • Klaudiusz Baran is Poland’s leading accordionist and has given over 50 premieres of various solo, chamber and orchestral pieces, most of which were dedicated to or inspired by him. He is the first accordionist to receive the Fryderyk Award for his recording of Piazzolla’s music in 2003. • Baran’s main focus is Argentine tango, in particular Astor Piazzolla’s nuevo tango . He was also the first accordionist to have performed solo with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and other leading Polish orchestras, and he has performed with Ivan Monighetti, Roby Lakatos, Julius Berger and Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, among others.
8.574431 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Music for Accordion 8.573896 | 8.573904 | 8.573373 | 8.553557
Click to listen to BŁAŻEWICZ, M.: Accordion Concerto: III. Allegro con fuoco
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Maria KLIEGEL (b. 1952) ANNIVERSARY EDITION Maria Kliegel, Cello Various Artists
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Maria Kliegel celebrates her 70th birthday in 2022 and this collection brings together some of her most outstanding recordings, personally selected by Kliegel from her vast Naxos discography. Known as ‘La Cellissima’, Maria Kliegel’s playing is characterised by a warmth, sensitivity and refinement that complements everything she performs. Combining the best from her teachers János Starker and Mstislav Rostropovich, and working alongside excellent orchestras and pianists, Kliegel’s inspirational joie de vivre radiates from all of these performances. From her GRAMMY-nominated Bach Cello Suites to a Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto ranked among the top 50 recordings of the 20th century by Scala , this collection is a major celebration of Maria Kliegel’s fluent virtuosity and irreplaceable musicianship. Key Features: • There is hardly a ‘Best Of’ or important collection on the Naxos label that doesn’t include the name Maria Kliegel , and there are few musicians more deserving of a celebratory triple-disc career overview such as this one. • Each track in this selection has been chosen personally by Kliegel, for whom recordings – combined with the spontaneity of live performance – are such an important part of her artistic personality. This collection is full of surprise and contrast, being a blend of different performers, of longer and shorter, fast and slow movements, of familiar and unfamiliar cello repertoire from a variety of periods with different styles and genres.
8.578370-72 [3 Discs] Release Date: 11 Nov 2022 Companion Titles – Maria Kliegel, Cello 2.110280-81 | 8.557280-81 8.550503 | 8.554469 | 8.554657 8.553039 | 8.554465 | 8.557613
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Works for Pianos and Orchestra LEVANON • MARTIN • POULENC • SHOSTAKOVICH Multi Piano Ensemble • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Dmitry Yablonsky
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Concertante orchestral works for more than one keyboard instrument saw a revival after the First World War with the neo-Baroque trends of the time helping to revi4talise the neglected concerto grosso genre. Recorded here in a new version with three pianos, Martin’s Petite symphonie concertante reflects the dark tensions of the Second World War, while Poulenc’s delightful Concerto for Two Pianos is infused with the spirit of Mozart in its rich and eclectic stylistic tapestry. Shostakovich’s Concertino , in a new orchestral version, shifts between superficial Soviet entertainment and heartfelt expressiveness, and the songs quoted in Aryeh Levanon’s Land of Four Languages symbolise a hope for peace and harmony in Israel. Key Feature:
This is a celebration of multi-keyboard 20th-century piano concertos, most of which are rarely heard in concert due in part to their unusual technical demands. Co-founder of Multi Piano Tomer Lev has tackled some of these problems head-on, for instance transcribing Frank Martin’s magnificent Symphonie concertante from its problematic original with harp and harpsichord solos into a version with three pianos approved by the Martin estate. The unusual instrumental spectrum of 2 pianos and orchestra, 3 pianos and orchestra, and 2 pianos 8 hands with orchestra is an attraction in its own right.
8.573802 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Dmitry Yablonsky, Conductor 8.570783 | 8.572666 | 8.573466 | 8.573601
Click to listen to POULENC, F.: Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Changes Contemporary Guitar Music CAGE • CARTER • DASHOW • KAMPELA • REICH Arturo Tallini, Guitars
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Repertoire for solo guitar has gained in depth and quality in recent decades, with acoustic and electronic techniques enjoying an ever more imaginative coexistence. Arturo Tallini’s recital explores contrasting approaches for his instrument, beginning with the ostinato textures of Reich’s Electric Counterpoint , an acknowledged classic in this field. Tallini’s transcriptions of early piano works by Cage create a mood of reverie, while Carter’s Changes forms a mercurial dialogue. James Dashow’s iPiece fuses acoustic and electronic elements to stunning effect, while Arthur Kampela’s Percussion Studies have proved pivotal in exploring new sounds for the guitar. Key Feature: Arturo Tallini ’s international career began in 1987 after winning first prize in the International Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition. Two years later in 1989, he won third prize in the International Radio France Guitar Competition, and in 1992 he received a License Superior de Concertiste from the École normale de musique Alfred Cortot in Paris. He has long been exploring and enlarging the possibilities of the guitar in relationship to contemporary music, closely collaborating with world-class musicians and composers. This album is Tallini’s Naxos debut.
8.574394 Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Guitar Classics 8.551475 NEW | 8.574315 8.574400 | 8.574389
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German Baroque Trumpet Concertos BIBER • FASCH • HANDEL • REINHART SCHICKHARDT • STÖLZEL • TELEMANN Thomas Reiner, Trumpet • Interpreti Veneziani
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Baroque works for oboe have long been fertile ground for transcription to the trumpet and there are several examples here of this refashioning. The sequence of concertos and sonatas include examples from Handel’s Italian years, and from Johann Gottfried Stölzel, who was strongly influenced by Vivaldi. Telemann’s marvellously inventive Concerto in D major is performed on the modern flugelhorn. In addition, there is the only known surviving work from Johann Michael Fasch, younger brother of the more famous Johann Friedrich. Key Features: • Thomas Reiner ’s brilliant and light tone in the high register predestines him for the performance of particularly exposed trumpet parts. Of his 2007 Naxos recording (8.570501), MusicWeb International commented: ‘Reiner clearly has a fine command of his instrument… The results are eminently listenable.’ In 2011 Reiner was honoured to be invited by the International Trumpet Guild as the only German trumpet player to the conference in Minneapolis to perform in front of professional audiences from all over the world. •
8.551419 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Trumpet Concertos 8.570501 | 8.554806 8.579119 NEW | 8.579117 NEW
With 200 to 350 concerts a year, Interpreti Veneziani is one of the most sought-after orchestras on the European music scene. In addition to the perfectly coordinated interplay, the musical skills of the individual musicians are also evident in the solo playing during the performances. Each year they perform in prestigious concert halls around the world, and has released more than 20 albums.
Classic Meets Movie Shaken Not Stirred Anna Scheps, Piano
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From the late Romanticism of the music from Pearl Harbour to the delicacy and refinement of The Girl with the Pearl Earring , Anna Scheps brings the full resources of the piano to bear on some of the most beautiful and rousing film scores of the last half century. Her arrangements for piano exude eloquent virtuosity and Lisztian rhapsodic lyricism as well as razor-sharp dynamism in the case of Mission: Impossible . She also includes the evocative sound world of Isaac Albéniz and the sparkling elegance of Scarlatti sonatas to create an album of ambitious bravura and poetry. Key Features: • With this programme, Anna Scheps takes us on a very intensive journey through fantastic worlds of fiction. We can sense how everything is connected in film music. We hear Romantic, Classical, and even Baroque sounds. The arrangements were written specifically for the pianist – as demanding as possible, dense, fast moving and highly artistic. • Scheps received several prizes and distinctions at international piano competitions and numerous recommendations from universities and music professors for scholarships. She received a particular honor when she was chosen as a soloist for the recording production Young Virtuosi to mark Yehudi Menuhin’s 80th birthday.
8.551468-69 [2 Discs] Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Film Music Classics 8.574350 | 8.572244 | 8.573444 | 8.555020
La Femme Journey of Female Composers Flaka Goranci, Mezzo-soprano • World Chamber Orchestra
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Through much of history the language of women has been told through men, but La Femme turns this narrative upside down. All of these composers share an unrelenting will to be artistic, often in opposition to the societies in which they found themselves. From the very earliest medieval verses by Kassia via the blind virtuoso Maria von Paradis’ famed Sicilienne and holocaust victim Ilse Weber’s moving Wiegala , to powerful modern statements by the likes of Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Flaka Goranci’s own contribution, The Speech of Love – this entire project is dedicated to all creative women in music. Key Features: • Mezzo soprano Flaka Goranci can already look back on an extensive career on the international opera stage. This project ‘La Femme’ brings together female composers from Middle Easter, Balkan and Western countries. • Goranci is a recipient of the Hildegard Zadek Scholarship. She made her debut at the age of 22, as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the National Opera Tirana, Albania. Other roles included Cherubino, Dido, Dorabella, Die Mutter, Bojana. Her Lied repertoire includes works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Berio and others. • Goranci has worked with many distinguished conductors, including Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Kuhn, Ulrich Windfur, Pawel Poplawski, Enrico Delamboye, Manfred Mayhofer, Vittorio Parisi, Yishai Steckler, Zhani Ciko, among others.
8.551470 Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Female Composers 8.559904 | 8.559872-73 8.551449 | 8.551438
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BREAKING NEW MOULDS. SHAPING NEW SOUNDS.
Tomorrow’s Finally Here Bangkok Lingo – Lyder Øverås Røed, Trumpet • Lauritz Skeidsvoll, Saxophone Olav Imerslund, Double Bass Henrik Håland, Drums • Ivar Myrset Aasheim, Percussion
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Tomorrow’s Finally Here is the second long play album from the energetic jazz band Bangkok Lingo. The quintet’s programme brims with high-octane rhythmic drive and intense solos, as well as laid-back grooves and delightful melodies, and they have established themselves as a sought-after act on the Norwegian live scene. Tomorrow’s Finally Here was inspired by both legendary 60s jazz, swing and world music, all performed with excellence and joy. About the Bangkok Lingo
Bangkok Lingo is an exciting new jazz quintet featuring five young musicians from the Oslo scene. The quintet plays energetic and vibrant music highly influenced by jazz from the sixties and the simmering free jazz-scene in Europe. Inspired by exotic music from other parts of the world, their music mixes swing, free jazz and catchy melodies in a raw and unfiltered landscape.
NXN2012 [Disc] Release Date: 04 Nov 2022
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Nowhere Everything Andreas Ihlebæk, Piano
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Nowhere Everything is the new album by internationally renowned artist Andreas Ihlebæk following Northern Lullabies (NXN8001) and I will Build you a House (NXN1004) on NXN Recordings. Andreas has been praised for his musical storytelling and the new album is a modern fairytale told by piano, strings and voices. After releasing two solo piano albums he now re-ignites the sound from his debut album The Guest and invites Swedish violinist and singer annasara and singers Sisi and Noziswe to enrich his piano sounds. You’ll hear elements of neo-classical, folk and soul beautifully mixed together. About Andreas Ihlebæk, Piano
Andreas Ihlebæk has become one of the internationally most critically acclaimed Norwegian composers and pianists. His solo debut The Guest (2017) was immediately declared a genre- and mind-bending masterpiece in Europe’s biggest newspaper ( Bild ), a level of praise which was unanimously repeated by European music magazines and media outlets across the genre spectrum. The Guest was performed at the 40th anniversary of the Oslo Concert Hall, which Norwegian state radio NRK called ‘the musical highlight of the year’. Ihlebæk released his second album Northern Lullabies (NXN8001), to great critical acclaim and a Spellemannprisen nomination (Norwegian Grammy).
NXN1007 Release Date: 18 Nov 2022
Companion Titles – Andreas Ihlebæk, Piano
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For more information about the label, visit www.nxnrecordings.no
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