Orchestral & Symphonic

The accordion was one of the first instruments to become common in Iceland in the nineteenth century. In recent years, Iceland has produced several out- standing accordionists, including J?nas ?sgeir ?sgeirsson. This release contains music by three...

The acclaimed Naxos Robert Craft Stravinsky Edition continues with this fascinating album of diverse pieces by one of the 20th Century' iconic composers.1. I. Cantilene 2. II. Eglogue I 3. III. Eglogue II 4. IV. Gigue 5. V. Dithyrambe 6. I. Moderato 7...

The abundant legacy of Gustav Leonhardt's recordings for Telefunken's Das Alte Werk series invites us to follow his trajectory as a performer from the early 1960's onwards, a time when the new codes of early music had yet to be invented, when their...

The 2nd installment in John Eliot Gardiner's exciting new Brahms series. Brahms' most popular symphony coupled with the richly beautiful Alto Rhapsody (well-known in earlier performances by Janet Baker). Lavishly packaged hard-bound edition will appeal...

The 22 year-old winner and Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medallist at the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition 2018 begins his Warner Classics exclusive contract with an exquisite new recital featuring Chopin's 24 Pr?ludes, Schumann's Ghost...

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer Carl Davis, who composed incidental music for the period drama utilizing the original themes from...

The 18th century Italian comic intermezzo, originally inserted between the acts of serious operas, won enormous contemporary popularity.1. Aria: 'Quanto Son Pazze' 2. Recit: 'Io Di Grullo Mi Rido' 3. Aria: 'Non L'amero Mai Piu' 4. Recit: 'Ma, Che Vedo?'...

The 17-CD set is the first comprehensive edition containing all of Clara Haskil's recordings for the Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophon andd Westminster labels. This edition celebrates and marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the great...

The 1700 Joseph Tisseran harpsichord; the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, Oxford.1. I. Prelude 2. II. Almand 3. III. Corant 4. IV. Minuet 5. I. Prelude 6. II. Almand 7. III. Corant 8. IV. Saraband 9. I. Prelude 10. II. Almand 11. III. Courante 12...

The [4th Symphony] is especially interesting: not previously issued; furthermore, it may well be new to the Davis discography. Vaughan Williams' Fourth Symphony receives a terrific reading... first movement full of teeming energy and the recorded sound...

That the viola da gamba music of Marin Marais represents a treasure trove of expressive and technical possibilities is just reason for Paolo Pandolfo's eagerly-awaited return to the composer's works with his new Marais 1689 recording for Glossa...

That the symphony may claim to have become the most important form of orchestral composition owes a great deal to Haydn' refinement of the genre over a period of almost 40 years.1. Presto 2. Andante 3. Finale: Presto 4. Allegro 5. Andante 6. Finale:...