Since you are interested in Naxos 20th Anniversary Concert - Virtuoso music of the 19th Century (recorded live in May 2007), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Volume 32 - Album d'un Voyageur Ashley Wass (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Piano Music / CD - released 30/Nov/2010 ] "Wass's command of the young Liszt's idiom engages both with its poetry and virtuosity: he underscores the contrasts of mood and tempo in 'Lyon', for instance, to articulate the broader design in a way that's highly effective." (BBC Music) |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Clarinet Concertino & Flute Divertimento Gianluca Terranova (tenor) Giammarco Casani (clarinet) Laura Minguzzi (flute) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2011 ] "This very well played selection of rarely heard orchestral works moves chronologically through Busoni's career...As so often with Busoni, the mix of styles is baffling." (The Guardian) |
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. |
SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for violin and piano Vol 3 (Incls 'Sérénade andalouse, Op. 28') Tianwa Yang (violin) Markus Hadulla (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Yang throws off merciless chains of double stops and finger-crippling arabesques with scintillating aplomb. She produces astonishingly clean harmonics - whether natural or forced - and high-wire acrobatics." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Fantasies on The Magic Flute & Faust') Yang Tianwa (Violin) / Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra / Ernest Martinez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "She's a joy to listen to, and Ernest Izquierdo's accompaniments have all the poetry and shameless gusto that's necessary to convince us that we're listening to music of real quality, never mind the flash. Naxos' sonics offer ideal balances, and... |