
Naxos continues its reissue series devoted to Fritz Kreisler’s complete concerto recordings with two priceless items. The Bruch G minor was recorded by the acoustic
Felix Mendelssohn’s surviving output for violin and piano comprises three sonatas, written between 1820 and 1838, thus spanning the mature phase of the composer’s creative
This disc completes Naxos’ first-class survey of the complete symphonies of Malcolm Arnold, a collection that constitutes a prime recommendation in this repertoire, irrespective of
Brahms’ autumnal Clarinet Quintet Op. 115, and the last of his string quartets, the B-flat major Op. 67, form a pleasing coupling. Although there are
There are remarkably few differences, almost none of substance, between the performances on two recently released recordings–this one and another with Micaela Comberti and Colin
The continuing Haydn symphonies survey from Naxos reaches Volume 24, with Symphonies Nos. 43 (“Mercury”), 46, & 47. The performances by Helmut Müller-Brühl and the
Among Louis Spohr’s chamber music, duos and sonatas for violin and harp represent a considerable proportion. As Spohr’s autobiography reveals, he fell in love with
Like its predecessors, Volume 3 of Naxos’ complete Scarlatti sonata cycle aims for a variety of moods, tempos, and enough textural diversity to sustain a
Thomas Beecham was a master of French Romantic style. His Faust moves like the wind but breathes with a natural ease, full of phrasing that
Track 10 of this compilation (it has the rather saccharine title “Russian Romance”) purports to be an arrangement for violin and orchestra of the Song