Naxos
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (Naxos)
A fine effort which succeeds on almost every level [MP]
Haydn: Piano Trios Volume 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Always good and sometimes very good performances [MG]
Donizetti: Marino Faliero (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A rare outing for this fine score receives a good performance [JZ]
Casella: Symphony 3 & Elegia eroica (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Probably the strongest and most symphonic symphony written by an Italian [CH]
Mendelssohn: Sacred Works Vol 1 (Naxos)
If this first volume’s small treasures are a sign of what’s to come from Naxos’ complete Mendelssohn Choral Music cycle, we may eagerly await the remainder [SGa]
Lumbye: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Joins my select list of music for cheering up [BW]
Blake: Chamber Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Blake’s accessible music never fails to impress with its invention and generous melody [IL]
Alfano: Violin Sonata, Piano Quintet (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This is late-romantic music that sings with its face looking into radiance [RB]
Brian: Symphonies 11 and 15 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) It’s very good [BBr]
Marx: Chamber Music vol.1 (Naxos)
The first volume of a useful series, with competent if not compelling performances [NB]
Sergey Rachmaninov (piano) Solo Recordings Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A disc to cherish, a truly glorious experience [SA]
Bloch: Violin Sonatas, Baal Shem (Naxos)
Remarkably wide-ranging repertoire, performed with passion and skill [NB]
Potter: Piano Works (Naxos)
Potter’s piano voice: competent, clear, engaging [JF]
Witt: Orchestral Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The Naxos tradition of bringing the obscure to light has paid off in this recording [JPJ]
Auber: Overtures vol.9 (Naxos)
More goodies in this valuably enlightening series [RMay]
History of the Russian Piano Trio Vol 9 (Naxos)
The curiosity value far exceeds the musical quality [DJB]
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol.70 – Marches (Naxos)
Another superb release in the ongoing Naxos series, showcasing a very neglected corner of Liszt’s output, magnificently played throughout [JWe]
Schmitt: Piano Music (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Persuasive interpretations of these challenging works [JZ]
Kaya: Guitar Works (Naxos)
Refreshingly new guitar music, composed and played by a master musician [ZT]
Britten: Complete Scottish Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An excellent and often moving release [JF]
Borodin: Symphonies 1-3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The Seattle Symphony have become a powerhouse in Russian repertoire [BR]
American Music for Percussion Vol. 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) So much here to delight the receptive ear – the most original percussion writing I’ve heard in ages [DM]
Wagner: Operatic Excerpts (Naxos Historical)
(Déjà Review) Reference pointers to incandescent live performances which, incredibly, take the drama and even the sound to a higher level [DH]
Schnittke: Violin Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) It’s hard to imagine more idiomatic, lively, sensitive and generally persuasive performances [MS]
