Naxos

Respighi: Violin Concerto (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A notable release for Respighi enthusiasts [IL]

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Halévy: La Juive (Naxos)

Halévy’s neglected colossus arrives on Blu-ray with fine singing, but in a somewhat muddled staging [DHa]

Glazunov: String Quartets No.1-3 (Naxos)

Tippett Quartet on great form in delightful, impressive works [NB]

Oswald: Symphony, Sinfonietta & Elegia (Naxos)

A most rewarding discovery from Brazil [RMay]

Tansman: Clarinet Concerto, Concertino (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A quality disc for a quality composer [Byz]

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Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Tianwa Yang’s best Sarasate yet, which is really saying something [BR]

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Early One Morning: Finnish Orchestral Favourites (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) I loved this two-disc sampler of lesser-known Finnish composers [BR]

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Bryars: Piano Concerto (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Wistful, often romantic and without flourish, and deeply intimate in reach [JW]

Alwyn: Violin Concerto (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Some very impressive and often very romantic music [JF]

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Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat & Te Deum (Naxos)

I cannot imagine anyone who engages with John Rutter’s music being anything but delighted with this disc [NB]

Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Freshness, spontaneity matched by committed, idiomatic playing [DM]

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Jascha Heifetz (violin) Walton & Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concertos (Naxos Historical)

One of the greatest historical bargains that I’ve heard for a long time [BW]

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Weinberg: Cello Sonatas (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Emotional Soviet solo cello [BR]

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Puccini: Tosca (Naxos)

This latest version of the perennial favourite is dramatically convincing, if not always quite adequate vocally [DJa]

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Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintets (Naxos)

Refreshing and enjoyable piano quintets in an accessible idiom [SB]

Beethoven and His Teachers (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Another insightful, informative album of early Beethoven from Naxos [BR]

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Roslavets: Works for cello & piano (Naxos)

These works will be of further assistance in putting Roslavets’ music in the spotlight [RB]

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Spohr: Violin Concertante 1 & 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A fine and satisfying recording of music which, if hardly outstanding, has strong merits [JPJ]

The Munich Guitar Society Manuscripts (Naxos)

First recordings of recently discovered, historically interesting music for guitar [ZT]

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Glazunov: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Naxos)

A fine way to investigate this little-known corner of Glazunov’s output; the Third is a real discovery [DJB]

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Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light (Naxos)

Two very fine contemporary works which place a high value on melody and rhythm [DJB]

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Respighi: Maria Egiziaca (Naxos)

A more than respectable recording of Respighi’s pallid, mystic hybrid of opera and oratorio [MP]

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Italian Clarinet Suites (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Interesting music from largely unfamiliar names [GPu]

The 18th Century American Overture (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A recording that generates a contented smile [JS]