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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Concerto Pastoral in D, Op. 120') Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "...If you've yet to make this composer's acquaintance, this is an excellent place to start." International Record Review |
JOHN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum David Griffiths (bass) Zan McKendree-Wright (alto) Patrick Power (tenor) Patricia Wright (sop) / TOWER Voices New Zealand / NZ Symphony / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine May 2004 - "This choir has a remarkable level of control, vocal development and musicality. The fact that they are all trained voices means that an effortless power is available to them, with a wide and dramatic... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 1: No 6 Op 123 & No 8 Op 151 Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] "If its successors are as good as this, the series will introduce us to a lot of very attractive music." (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
WILHELM STENHAMMAR
Stenhammar: Serenade in F Major / Florez and Banzeflor / Ithaca Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (baritone) / Gävle Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Koivula [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "The performances, with Hannu Koivula conducting the Gävle Symphony, make up in atmosphere for what they occasionally lack in refinement, and the ballads are sensationally sung by Karl-Magnus Frederiksson." (The Guardian) |
JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Missa pastoralis in G / Missa Solemnis in C Mary Enid Haines, Nina Scott Stoddart / Tower Voices New Zealand / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos 18th Century Sacred Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Recorded at St John's Cathedral, Napier-July/August 2000 |
JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Flute Quartets, Op. 7, Nos. 2, 3, 6 Uwe Grodd (flute) / Janaki String Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Fortunately the performances and each of the three quartets prove attractive. The players of the Janaki String Trio and flautist Uwe Grodd play on modern instruments and do so with deft sensitivity" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Flute Trios [Nos 15 - 17] Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) & Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "…Uwe Grodd, Martin Rummel and Christopher Hinterhuber…bring a sense of appropriate social occasion to this unfailingly sunny and no-nonsense music." NZ Herald |
FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Sonatas for flute and piano Uwe Grodd (flute) / Matteo Napoli (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "[Grodd] is a rare breed of musician as a flutist and conductor. He plays these sonatas with a bright, energetic sound and an awareness of the entire score that, ideally, all musicians should have." (American Record Guide) |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Piano Concerto in A minor) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "An admirable collection, made all the more desirable by the pianism of Christopher Hinterhuber. It's been a while since I've heard playing of such consistent quality" (MusicWeb June 2009) |
CARL von DITTERSDORF
Dittersdorf: Sinfonias Vol 1 Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest, Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos The 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 13/Oct/2002 ] "sparkling performances of three Dittersdorf symphonies.." - American Record Guide |
DITTERSDORF
Sinfonias Vol 2 Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest / Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos The 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] "The slick quicksilver inventiveness and unabashed wit recommends itself immensely when delivered, as here, with such relishable idiomatic brio." (Gramophone) |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Flute Quartets Op 145 John Herrick Littlefield (flute) and ensemble [ naxos / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] A pupil of Beethoven in Vienna, Ferdinand Ries enjoyed a successful career as a performer and as a composer. After a period in England, he finally retired to his native Rhineland where he wrote his Flute Quartets. Written in an early Romantic style,... |
JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Symphonies Vol 1 Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Budapest, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] Born to a peasant family in Bohemia in 1739, Johann Baptist Vanhal became one of the most important composers working Vienna in the 18th century. A fine organist, violinist, cellist, teacher and composer, he travelled extensively throughout Europe,... |
FERDINAND RIES
Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 2 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] Ferdinand Ries, Beethoven's friend and pupil, was an exceptionally gifted composer whose prophetic piano sonatas foreshadow Schubert's poignant harmonic language, Mendelssohn's expressively sweet melodies and Chopin's brilliant figuration. |