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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Very fine and underrated works, this version is a superb value...Very well played and warmly recorded, this is a welcome addition to the Naxos cycle of Arnold symphonies...Andrew Penny draws fine, concentrated playing from the National Symphony... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphony No 9 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] The last of Arnold's symphonies |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Penny's recorded performances of the first two symphonies are no mean achievement. The playing has spirited spontaneity and it is to be hoped that this well-recorded Naxos disc will tempt many music lovers with limited budgets to discover these... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Jan/1998 ] "These new recordings of two of Malcolm Arnold's finest symphonies can be recommended on all counts. Andrew Penny is clearly right inside every bar of the music and the playing of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland suggests thorough... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] "A worthy 80th birthday tribute to Sir Malcolm Arnold from one of a new generation of conductors championing his symphonic music." Editor's Choice. Gramophone Magazine Sept 2001 |
HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Symphony No. 2 / Prodigal Son National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Niklas Willen, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2002 ] Penguin Guide Key Recording |
HAMILTON HARTY
An Irish Symphony / With the Wild Geese National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland / Proinnsias O Duinn (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Nov/2002 ] "Excellent wind coloration, juxtaposed with a wonderful sheen on the strings." |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 "Reformation" National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Reinhard Seifried [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "The performances are as delightful as the music." Classics Today |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Suites For Orchestra: No. 3 Op.55 & No.4 Op. 61 Mozartiana National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland / Stefan Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "The orchestral playing is of the highest quality in terms of sensitivity and polish" - Penguin Guide |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (highlights from the complete ballet) National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] 'Living people can dance, the dying cannot', Prokofiev wrote to explain the problems he faced when writing music for the ballet Romeo and Juliet. His original score was rejected as 'undanceable' by the Bolshoy Theatre and his initial scheme for a... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (complete ballet) National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "Andrew Mogrelia directs a warmly expressive, nicely sprung and judiciously paced account of Prokofiev's magnificent ballet score." - Gramophone - July 1996 |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 20 & 25 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Andrew Penny [ Naxos 20th Century Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] In contrast to 'The Gothic', Symphony No. 20 written in 1962, is compact, thematically sophisticated, and deeply expressive. Symphony No. 25 has beautiful melodies channelled within a wholly logical structure and is one of Brian's most distinguished... |
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National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Fabio Mastrangelo, conductor
Brusa, Elisabetta-Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Incls Favole & Suite Grotesque) [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] "First class performances, and a splendidly vivid recording. This is a collection not to be missed at the Naxos price." - Ivan March, Gramophone, January 2003 |
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Fabio Mastrangelo, conductor
Brusa, Elizabeth - Orchestral Works Vol 1 [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 3/Sep/2002 ] Elisabetta Brusa was born in 1954 |
HENRY KIMBALL HADLEY
Hadley: The Ocean, Op.99, Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.64, etc National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, John McLaughlin Williams, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] accessible and enthusiastically played. |
GEORGE FREDERICK McKAY
McKay: Harbor Narrative / Evocation Symphony National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, John McLaughlin Williams, Conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] "This Naxos release serves as an exceptional ear-opener in documenting just how substantial and individualistic was his achievement as a nationalist composer...The word "evocative" leaps to mind..." Fanfare |
LORENZO FERRERO
Ferrero: La nueva Espana National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Takuo Yuasa, conductor [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2002 ] Yuasa has his finger right on the pulse of this music, and he leads the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in a powerful performance |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition and other works National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Sep/2007 ] "At any price, this would be one of the most desirable Pictures on disc. Kuchar captures in graphic detail each of his paintings, his impressive Ukraine orchestra responding with playing that combines virtuosity, brilliance and subtle details..." |
KALINNIKOV
Symphonies 1 and 2 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD ] "Kuchar brings out the rich brass writing to splendid affect ... Kucher's performances are among the best I've heard...a splendid introduction to Kalinnikov" - American Record Guide |
