Naxos
Ligeti: Études (Naxos)
A modernist take on Ligeti’s marvellous Études, with interesting extras [SB]
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Symphony No. 2 (Naxos)
Exemplary justice done … ecstatic filigree and truculent brass artillery [RB]
Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)
Colourful and quirky Ives receiving skilled if somewhat studious performances [NB]
Bliss: String Quartet 1 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An interesting and worthwhile issue in every way [TB]
Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]
Stainer: The Crucifixion (Naxos)
Naxos has done English choral music proud in the last few years and this is another fine release [JQ]
Sibelius: The Tempest (Naxos)
Okko Kamu gives voice to one of Sibelius’s most enigmatic utterances [RB]
The Synthetists Revisited (Naxos)
Band music by a group of Belgian composers, worth repeated hearing [HC]
Gounod: Faust (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded [GF]
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 22 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Excellent recording, excellent Liszt playing, at times verging upon the legendary [PSh]
Bridge: Orchestral Works (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine introduction to the orchestral music of Frank Bridge [JF]
Springtime in Amsterdam (Naxos)
An enjoyable and intriguing film that’s well worth seeking out [RMay]
Smith Brindle: Works for Solo Guitar Vol. 1 (Naxos)
A compelling case for the guitar works of a neglected British composer [SW]
Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An exceptionally powerful musical and dramatic experience [GPJ]
Offenbach: La Périchole (Naxos)
A benchmark production of Offenbach’s opéra bouffe, subtle yet full of colour [RW]
Schuman: Symphonies 4 & 9 (Naxos)
Fine music by a composer who really had something to say [JQ]
Smith Brindle: Works for Solo Guitar Vol. 1 (Naxos)
Offers more than a servant’s entrance to this disregarded composer’s heritage [RB]
Elfman & Hailstork: Concertos (Naxos)
Two attractive recent American concertos in excellent performances [RB]
Berio: Sequenzas I-XIV (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A musical odyssey that will remain as one of the peaks of 20th century instrumental music [HC]
Shostakovich: Hamlet (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) That very rare bird indeed – an original film score that can stand on its own [PSe]
Novák: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Naxos)
Dewy-eyed, romantic and uncloyingly amorous [RB]