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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite / Five Days - Five Nights Suite Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] "The excellent playing by the National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine. Theodore Kucher's committed interpretations and well balanced sound are all additional reasons to get the Naxos recording" - Fanfare |
DELIBES
Sylvia (complete ballet) (with Saint-Saens - Henry VIII Ballet Music) Razumovsky Sinfonia / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "There is loving care applied to selection of tempos, shaping of phrases, orchestral balance and refinement of instrumental detail" Gramophone (Editor's Choice), June 1996 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol. 3 - Symphony No 8 in C minor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "Excellent playing from all departments of the orchestra plus vividly natural engineering complete what is easily the best installment of this ongoing cycle to date." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
JOLY BRAGA SANTOS
Alfama Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Álvaro Cassuto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2012 ] 'Don't miss this one!' wrote ClassicsToday of Álvaro Cassuto's recording of the Second Symphony on Marco Polo |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (highlights from the complete ballet) Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] Tchaikovsky was ideally equipped to write the music for the ballet Swan Lake. His gift for vivid theatricality, for lively, memorable melodies, and for rich characterisation was allied to a mastery of dance rhythms. These qualities were augmented by... |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] The son of a distinguished piano-teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, Adolphe Adam was born in Paris in 1803. His contemporary popular success depended on a series of compositions for the stage, with much of his later work rendered necessary by the... |