Naxos
Cilea: Gloria (Naxos)
An unjustly neglected opera by the composer of Adriana Lecouvreur and L’Arlesiana [WK]
L Anderson: Orchestral Music Vol. 3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Leroy Anderson hits in uninhibited performances full of joie de vivre [IL]
Berg: String Quartet, Lyric Suite; Wolf: Italian Serenade (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Interpretative stature and technical prowess [CC]
Grieg: Orchestrated Piano Pieces (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Piano works by Grieg in orchestral garb by some important colleagues superbly played [GF]
Donizetti: Il diluvio universale (Naxos)
A pleasing, generally very well sung performance of what remains essentially second-rank Donizetti but one with some rewarding passages [RMo]
Alfvén: Synnöve Solbakken Suite (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An exciting recording dealing with a lesser-known aspect of Alfvén’s career [WK]
Hildegard: Celestial Harmonie (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The sheer beauty and simplicity of the music can stand alone [GH]
Corigliano & Friedman: String Quartets (Naxos)
I urge lovers of the medium to be brave and sample this wonderful disc [DWa]
Busoni: Violin Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A disc full of enjoyable material executed with style [ED]
Das Partiturbuch: Instrumental Music of 17th Century Germany (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Played with flair, imagination and no little virtuosity [JW]
Donizetti: Alfredo il Grande (Naxos)
Alfred battles with the Danes and the lack of star-quality singers in this slightly disappointing release [MP]
Persichetti: Music for Wind Band (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A fine all-round anthology of Persichetti band works [WK]
Grieg: Music for String Orchestra (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A veritable smorgasbord of simply scrumptious music! [GPJ]
Donizetti: Songs (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A simply gorgeous selection of songs [CC]
Auber: Overtures Vol 8 (Naxos)
Yet more rarities are unearthed in this enterprising series [RMay]
The Art of the Vienna Horn (Naxos)
The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]
Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concerti (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) For Menuhin aficionados these long-unavailable recordings will be self-recommending [CH]
Alwyn: Piano Concerto No 1 & 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Peter Donohoe positively laps up the considerable challenges thrown at him [TH]
Vaňhal: Flute Quartets (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Beautifully played music which makes few emotional demands, but hiding a verdant garden of rich colour and variety [DC]
Henselt: Complete Piano Études (Naxos)
An auspicious debut with these intriguing études [SB]
Smetana: Má vlast (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) For the Talich collector this 1954 set is glorious and the one that remains the most generally recommendable [JW]
Sierra: New Music with a Caribbean Accent (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Enterprising as ever, Naxos has served up another stimulating American Classic [DM]
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Symphony No.3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This carves a niche firmly for itself on any serious record collector’s shelves [CC]
R Strauss: Arabella (Naxos)
An excellent film of a good production and performance [RWe]
