Since you are interested in Bartok: The Wooden Prince, 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 |
ISAAC ALBENIZ
Albeniz: Piano Music, Vol. 3 - 6 Danzas espanolas / 6 Pequenos valses / 6 Mazurkas de salon Guillermo Gonzalez (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "This is a great CD that explores some impressive music that is technically superb in both the sound quality and the performance. González succeeds in making these pieces both moving and attractive." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata alla toccata Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Peter Donohoe, born-again champion of the British piano concerto, gives tremendous performances of two works he can rarely if ever have played live. This is music well worth discovering: and nestling between the two concerti is the splendid Derby... |
MICHAEL HERSCH
Hersch: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Fracta / Arrache Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Championed by distinguished conductors such as Marin Alsop and Mariss Jansons, since his mid-20s, Michael Hersch's music has been performed by leading orchestras and concert artists. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 10 (with Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No 1) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1985 ] Simon Rattle has performed the 10th more times than any other conductor. In many ways it's become his signature work. |
GORDON SHI-WEN CHIN
Chin: Double Concerto / Formosa Seasons Cho-Liang Lin (violin) / Felix Fan (cello) / Kansas City Symphony Orchestra / Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Formosa Seasons" is based on a series of Haiku-like poems, and is dedicated to the celebrated Taiwanese-American violinist Cho-Liang Lin. |
FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Lieder, Vol. 1 Dorothea Craxton (soprano) Babette Dorn (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "I am not going to get carried away with praise, but these are songs just as worthy of our attention as many from Schubert, and it is good to note that this is the first volume of a cycle." David's Review Corner, December 2009 |
COPLAND / PERISCHETTI / IVES / CORIGLIANO
American Choral Music University of Texas Chamber Singers / University of Texas Chamber Orchestra / James Morrow (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "A very stimulating collection of fine performances of mainly unfamiliar repertoire" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month May 2007) |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Concert Overture / Study in B-flat minor Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "A splendid addition to what is now an indispensable cycle." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Dance Symphony / Symphony No. 1 / Short Symphony Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "The moods of these early Copland works are brilliantly captured by Marin Alsop and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra." The Top 10 Classical Recordings of 2008 (Telegraph UK) |