I have not been exposed to much by way of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), whose First Symphony (1876) has all the earmarks of the Dvorak style…
Violins and violas com sordino open the meditative proceedings, again all highly reminiscent of Dvorak’s temper…
… An appealing lyric piece, the Clarinet Concerto alternates vivacious figures with a sense of repose, and the last movement makes several allusions to the tumbler’s antics…
Spanish composer who is considered one of the leading lights in contemporary Spanish classical music…… sense of development by allowing the soloist exceptional space in Spanish-like flavoring, leading the charge in the declaration of the melodic material…
… Personally I find it the most engaging piece on this disc, definitely the most personal…
Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcast is more than a promotional podcast… valuable listening to the podcast even if you are not considering a purchase…
… when Naxos interviewed the conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, I rushed in to listen. Even though Mackerras is in his eighties…
… the interview receives the quality of a history podcast with his personal witness of the communist coup…
Back in November Nettwerk joined the family of labels accessible from the Naxos Music Library music streaming service. Over at PBS there is a great insight into Nettwerk’s different way of thinking by Mark Glaser.
At the vanguard of this movement of crowdsourcing music and putting the fans in control is Nettwerk Music, a record label and band management service in Vancouver, BC…
Where will all this be in five years, and will we be ready for it?’ There was a conscious decision made at that meeting to get out of the physical music business…
There’s a risk and reward to that. If an artist is signed to a major label, then the manager has no risk, but then you’re only getting a commission from publishing and master royalties combined …
That service is the Naxos Music Library, coming to you from the same folks who run ClassicsOnline, an excellent download site mentioned several times in the past in this column, such as here and here…
… Although Naxos itself is the dominant label on the NML (as you would expect), many other independent labels join in, including such well-known classical companies such as Ondine, Capriccio, Hungaraton, Hänssler, Klavier, and many more…
… The fine folks at Naxos seem to have been aware that the NML would be a worthy subscription for almost any music library, and as a result, the service sports a strong educational component…
… the “Study Area” is directed towards secondary-school students, they are an invaluable resource for anyone who would appreciate a gracious look and listen through music history. I notice the beginnings of a World Music section as well — bravo!…
This seventh CD of Naxos’ very rewarding John McCormack recordings is a mixed bag of marvellous items representing the considerable range of the legendary Irish’s tenor art…
… building a tremendous reputation as a concert soloist and was soon unrivalled in this sphere. His reputation was certainly comparable with any of today’s musical celebrities…
… No tenor has ever eclipsed his rendition of Don Ottavio’s “Il Mio Tesoro Intanto” in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, where he sings the celebrated coloratura passages in one breath…
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