Elgar The Crown of India

Podcast: Elgar’s Crown of India

Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Crown of India for a 1912 musical event in London celebrating the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India. Although such an event is an historical anachronism today, … Read More →

Artists from Naxos of America Family of Distributed Labels Nominated for Three Latin Grammy Awards

September 18, 2009. Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards were announced yesterday at a press conference at the Conga Room at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. The Awards will be announced on November 5 at the Mandalay … Read More →

Chandos and Concerto Labels Release Rota Recordings in June

Composer Nino Rota is best known for his more than 150 film scores. His thirty-year artistic relationship with Federico Fellini led him to be one of the most identified film composers of the twentieth century. Rota also worked with filmmakers … Read More →

Artists from Naxos of America Family of Distributed Labels Honored with 15 GRAMMY Award Nominations

The Recording Academy® honored artists from labels Naxos, Chandos, EuroArts, CPO, Naïve classique and Artek-with a combined 15 nominations across 11 categories this year, thus capturing 23% of the available classical category nominations. The 51st Annual Grammy® Awards will be … Read More →

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Podcast: An interview with Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras is one of the leading conductors of our time. He is now 83, though he shows no sign of slowing down. In this podcast he talks about studying the original scores of Mozart and Handel, about studying … Read More →