Orchestral & Symphonic

Dvork was a composer steeped in the national and folk music of his Bohemian homeland, and his orchestral music combines a broad and soulful melodic sweep with the wit of sparkling orchestration. Naxos is proud to present the most comprehensive overview...

Dutch organist Jolanda Zwoferink studied at the Rotterdam and Brabant conservatories. She is organist of the Dorpskerk in Oostvoorne, teaches organ and is active as a recitalist in the Netherlands and abroad.1. Diptyque Part I 2. Diptyque Part II 3...

Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans, winner of the 2013 Prix d' Amis of The Netherlands Opera, is accompanied by Italian pianist Paolo Giacometti on this recital of Schumann lieder. The program features Schumann's best-known song cycle, Dichterliebe, and his...

During the time of Johann Sebastian Bach, death was part of everyday life. The ensemble il capriccio and the countertenor Franz Vitzthum offer the Thomaskantor's musical perspective on life and death on their new GENUIN release. The texts of the recorded...

During the siege of Leningrad, when all the top artists and intellectuals were evacuated, this orchestra remained in the besieged city and performed daily broadcast and concerts, giving hope and inspiring a populous facing a bleak and uncertain future...

During the remarkable and prolific period between his 72nd and 92nd birthdays, Havergal Brian wrote no fewer than 27 symphonies. Some seem to fall into groups, such as Nos. 22-24, all written within a nine-month period between 1964 and 1965. They all...

During the last decade Einojuhani Rautavaara has become one of the internationally most popular and frequently performed Finnish composers.1. Apotheosis 2. Manhattan Trilogy 3. Symphony No. 8, "The Journey"

During the heart of the pandemic of 2020, I found comfort and refuge in these Suites. As I began to play them not just individually but as a set, an arch started to emerge, a true Hero's journey: starting with the innocent 1st Suite in G major, the first...

During the first half of the nineteenth century Neukomm was one of Europe's most highly regarded composers. He was the highly favored protege of the French diplomat Talleyrand and established contacts with the high nobility. With a mind of his own, his...

During the 50s and 60s, George Szell regularly appeared at Lucerne Festival. The concert recordings presented here - both first releases - encompass two works central in his repertoire: In 1962, the 'anti-romantic and master of precision' (Harold C...

During the 18th century it was common for noblemen to employ numbers of musicians to entertain themselves and their guests, and to add dignity and colour to occasions of Church and State. Music was frequently written to form a pleasant background to...

During the 18th and early 19th c., Pietro Metastasio's oratorio texts were the ones most frequently employed for musical settings of the Passion, but on three occasions composers set to music texts by Pietro Bagnoli. This copy CD release marks the world...