This fourth volume in Marin Alsop s acclaimed Prokofiev symphonic cycle featur...This fourth volume in Marin Alsop s acclaimed Prokofiev symphonic cycle features two of his most viscerally exciting works. Using material salvaged from his opera The Fiery Angel the Third Symphony was hailed by Serge Koussevitzky at it s 1929...more
PROKOFIEV S.: Symphony No. 6 / Waltz Suite (São PauloSymphony Marin Alsop) P...PROKOFIEV S.: Symphony No. 6 / Waltz Suite (São Paulo Symphony Marin Alsop) Prokofiev started work on his Sixth Symphony in 1945 and unlike the victorious mood of the Fifth (Naxos 8.573029) it reveals a darker response to war and it s consequences....more
This fourth volume in Marin Alsop s acclaimed Prokofiev symphonic cycle featur...This fourth volume in Marin Alsop s acclaimed Prokofiev symphonic cycle features two of his most viscerally exciting works. Using material salvaged from his opera The Fiery Angel the Third Symphony was hailed by Serge Koussevitzky at it s 1929...more
Heitor Villa-Lobos has been described as the single most significant creative ...Heitor Villa-Lobos has been described as the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music. The eleven symphonies- the enigmatic Symphony No. 5 has never been found and may not ever have been written- range from the two...more
Composed in 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo AmerÃ...Composed in 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo AmerÃndia is the composer s largest symphony. Effectively a hybrid symphony and oratorio for soloists chorus and orchestra it is memorable for it s stylistic variety and...more
This second Naxos disc of Copland Symphonies opens with Symphony No. 1 an arra...This second Naxos disc of Copland Symphonies opens with Symphony No. 1 an arrangement of the 1924 Symphony for Organ and Orchestra. Copland was especially fond of his Short Symphony on account of it s complex irregular rhythms and clear textures.more
The sparkling overture to Leonard Bernstein s 1956 musical Candide immediately...The sparkling overture to Leonard Bernstein s 1956 musical Candide immediately found a prominent place in concert programs all over the world and is now one of his most frequently performed pieces. Many of Bernstein s best loved works drew...more
This 7-SACD collection includes recordings made by Brazilian-born conductor Jo...This 7-SACD collection includes recordings made by Brazilian-born conductor John Neschling of the orchestral works of Ottorino Respighi alongside Puccini the best-known Italian composer of the first half of the twentieth century. Widely praised by...more