Naxos

Mussorgsky Pictures Kuchar Naxos 8.555924

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Commitment … involvement … a feeling of wonder [SA]

The State Opera (Naxos)

Missed opportunities in a sporadically interesting film [LD]

Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo (Naxos)

Cavalieri’s pioneering work given a modern interpretation with mixed results [PCG]

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Rachmaninov: Symphonies (Naxos)

Slatkin’s cycle emphasises the composer’s structural mastery [PCG]

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Zador: Celebration Music (Naxos)

The Zádor rehabilitation continues with a valuable and enjoyable seventh disc [NB]

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Lane: Sleighbell Serenade (Naxos)

Craftsmanship, orchestral finesse and an obvious love of light music [JF]

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

Remarkable playing that misses the range of Korngold’s elusive moods [NB]

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Sinigaglia: Works for String Quartet Vol 2 (Naxos)

Generously light-hearted and romantically ripe works [JW]

Scriabin Piano Sonatas Glemser Naxos 8.555368

Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) The 1889 sonata makes this disc a mandatory acquisition for Scriabin completists, and worth hearing for the other works [SJ]

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Das Partiturbuch (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) An entertaining and instructive collection, which whets the appetite for more music by these composers [GPJ]

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Scriabin: Symphony 2 (Naxos)

Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic have the measure of Scriabin [LW]

Wolf-Ferrari: Das Himmelskleid (Naxos)

A fine performance of an opera that may be best left forgotten [MP]

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Britten: Orchestral works (Naxos)

Another spectacular and poetic Britten collection ex-Collins courtesy of Naxos [EM]

Malipiero, Ghedini & Casella: Cello & Orchestra (Naxos)

Ghedini’s work is the standout on this well-played, interesting disc [GPu]

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Walton: Choral works (Naxos)

Some very fine music in absolutely top class performances which are accorded recorded sound of comparable excellence [JQ]

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German: Symphony 2 (Naxos)

A worthy re-issue of one of the finest pre-Elgarian British symphonies [GH]

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Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues (Naxos)

A delicacy and deftness of touch in the playing, allied with a natural sense of line and phrasing which can be both compelling and moving [CT]

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Karłowicz: Symphonic Poems Vol. 1 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) For lovers of inflated Late-Romanticism, this is treasure trove [IL]

Beethoven: Piano Concerti 3 & 4 (Naxos)

Virtuosic pianism somewhat undermined by reticent accompaniment and an unnatural recorded balance [RMo]

Raízes: Portuguese Chamber Music (Naxos)

Relaxed and often light of heart [RB]

Alkan Piano Concerto Feofanov Naxos 8553702

Alkan: Piano Concerto (Naxos)

A recording that romantic era piano fanciers will have to have [RB]

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Marco Putz: Moods (Naxos)

Strongly expressive and generously accessible music in committed performances [HC}

Walton: Concertos (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Performances that sit comfortably with the best [IL]

Valentin Malinin (piano): Laureate Recital (Naxos)

Pianist Valentin Malinin impresses with his technical ability, but with mixed musical results [LW]