VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A - Z of Conductors [300 biographies & selected recordings] Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Leopold Stokowski, Thomas Beecham, Willem Mengelberg, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, etc [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The A-Z of Conductors surveys the history of recording during the twentieth century, from the earliest days of capturing orchestral music on disc to the present era of the iPod, through the biographies of 310 of the most significant conductors whose... |
JOHN TAVENER
A Portrait: His Works / His Life (2 CDs of music plus a detailed essay and photographs) Various orchestras, performers and conductors [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD/Book - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "Even Tavener's loyal admirers will find something new here; for others, it's an extremely useful introduction to a significant and utterly individual body of work." -- BBC Music Magazine |
Burton
Story Of British Classical [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] |
Christopher Cook
Intro To Wagner's Tristan [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Jul/2006 ] |
DISCOVER MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA
Discover Music of the Romantic Era: combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book David McLeery (Writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the world's best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of period. |
David Timson
Intro To Debussy's Pelleas [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] |
David Timson
Intro To L'elisir D'amore [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] |
David Timson
Intro To Leoncavallo Pagliacci [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 29/Mar/2004 ] |
JULES MASSENET
Opera Explained: MASSENET - Werther Narrated by David Timson [ Naxos Educational Opera Explained / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] Massenet's Werther combines a deeply tender story with music of beauty and eloquence. One act alone contains two of the greatest arias in the repertoire: the mezzo-soprano aria 'Va! Laisse couler mes larmes' and the tenor's 'Pourquoi me rèveiller'.... |
David Timson
Intro To Orfeo Ed Euridice [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 3/May/2004 ] |
David Timson
Intro To Verdi ""Falstaff"" [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] |
David Timson
Introd'n To Puccini:la Boheme [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] |
David Timson
An Introduction To...Rigoletto [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 6/May/2002 ] |
David Timson
Opera Explained [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 6/May/2002 ] |
Grame Kay
A Life: Gigli [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD - released 29/Mar/2004 ] |
Hugh Griffith
Degas: Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
Hugh Griffith
Picasso, Music Of His Time [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 6/May/2002 ] |
Hugh Griffith
Riemenschneider: Mus Of His Ti [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] |
SUSATO / DOWLAND / LOBO / MONTEVERDI / SCHUTZ / etc
Peter Paul Rubens - Music Of His Time Oxford Camerata / San Petronio Cappella Musicale Chorus / Rose Consort of Viols / San Petronio Cappella Musicale Soloists [ Naxos Educational Art and Music / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] Popular opinion has dealt harshly with Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): there are too many gods and goddesses in his paintings and the women are too large. But through changing fashions, the strength and vigour of his work are still a marvel: in a... |
Jeremy Siepman
The Instruments Of The Orch [ Naxos Educational / 7 CD - released 30/Sep/2002 ] |