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Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï Fair & Salammbô Suite (Naxos)

A completely convincing account of a rarely performed opera in a new orchestration for chamber orchestra [MP]

Boccherini: Cello Sonatas (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A fine release of rare and interesting repertoire that will appeal to lovers of the cello [MC]

Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen (Naxos)

A delightful and musically substantial premier recording [MP]

Beethoven: Piano Works (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Schnabel’s “Diabelli” set interpretative and intellectual standards which are a daunting challenge to all that followed [CH]

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Rutter: Brass at Christmas (Naxos)

This album is a gem from start to finish and will make many listeners’ Christmases merry [KT]

Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) I have been completely re-educated as to the substance and content of these pieces. What more can one ask for! [DC]

Rubbra: Violin Concerto, Improvisations (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Makes me want to seek out more music by this composer and these performers. Should definitely be added to your collection [KS]

Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Whatever superlatives you hear about this disc I urge you to believe them [MC]

Telemann: Don Quixote Suite (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Pure delight, this. Buy it [KS] – Thoroughly enjoyable fare. This is a most approachable coupling. [CC] 

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf: Four Symphonies (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Wolf can attain depths of expression that seem to post-date his period [CC]

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Langgaard: Antikrist (Naxos)

Langgaard’s richly iconoclastic opera undermined and subverted by an over-rich iconoclastic staging [PCG]

Williams: Songs (Naxos)

A most welcome addition to the catalogue [PCG]

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Ives: Orchestral Works (Naxos)

A great CD showcasing Ives’s grasp of traditional genres and his lifelong propensity for weaving familiar tunes into his work [KT]

Brahms: Symphony No 2, Hungarian Dances (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]

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Beethoven: Piano Trios (Naxos)

A wonderful disc, well recorded and containing some magnificent playing [CC]

Broughton Oboe Concerto String Theory Naxos 8.559958

Broughton: And on the Sixth Day & String Theory (Naxos)

A pair of impressive and enjoyable scores authoritatively performed [NB]

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) This performance is forever recommended, especially in this transfer [CC]

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Franchetti and Wolf-Ferrari: Symphony & Sinfonia da camera (Naxos)

Music of promise, well performed [NB]

Taneyev: Violin Sonata, Piano Quintet (Naxos)

A stunning quintet balanced by a forgettable sonata, both superbly performed [NB]

Weill: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Add this one to your collection soon [KS]

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Santoro: Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 (Naxos)

An absorbing fusion of Nationalism and contemporary influences, impressively performed [NB]

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Schubert: String Quartets Vol. 6 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A fine example of interpretation and performance [TB]

Dietrich: Symphony & Violin Concerto (Naxos)

Three most engaging works from the pen of a neglected composer [RMay]

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Ausiàs Parejo (guitar): Guitar Recital (Naxos)

In all aspects, an excellent and enjoyable recording [ZT]