Since you are interested in Adams: Violin Concerto / Corigliano: The Red Violin: Chaconne, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in a Fast Machine Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "Bristling energy to aching desolation: a bargain survey that has real impact" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine November 2004 |
GLORIA COATES
Coates: Symphony No. 15 / Cantata da Requiem / Transit Ars Nova Nuremberg / Talisker Players / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Boder [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] Gloria Coates is one of the most startlingly individual figures on the contemporary music scene, and the most prolific female symphonist in history. Her Symphony No. 15, the newest and most ambitious work on this recording, is subtitled Homage to... |
ANTONIO BAZZINI
Bazzini: Virtuoso Works for Violin and Piano Chloe Hanslip (violin) Caspar Frantz (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "Hanslip has a clear tone, very accurate intonation, nimble fingers, and a tight, fast vibrato that she can employ on short notes. She knows how to shape a phrase by varying dynamics and adding accents." American Record Guide |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Complete Piano Music Ralph van Raat (piano) with Maarten van Veen (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] The works on this disc span his entire career to date, and illustrate his many different styles of writing for the piano. Phrygian Gates and China Gates - "gate" here referring to a type of electronic switch - could be regarded as his first "minimal"... |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: The Light / Symphony No. 4, 'Heroes' Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] Although he remains best known for the works he wrote for his own ensemble, orchestral music has been at the forefront of Philip Glass' activities for much of the last two decades. |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Corigliano: Snapshot-Circa 1909 / String Quartet No. 1 (with Friedman-String Quartet No. 2) Corigliano Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] "In so many ways this CD of first-class string quartets by American composers, teacher and pupil, yields many rewards, especially on repeated listening. I urge lovers of the medium to be brave and sample this wonderful disc, especially at Naxos's... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 & Symphonic Dances Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] "Slatkin is with Rachmaninov, all the way. He revels in the first movement's restless shifts, pitting the brute power of full ensemble against woodwind detail and soaring cellos." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Red Violin Caprices / Violin Sonata (with Thomson-5 Ladies / Portraits) Philippe Quint (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - September 2008 - "Engaging solo repertoire as The Red Violin yields up more musical delights." |