Naxos
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[The Razumovsky SO]'s sound is superbly rounded, with exactly the right balance. Individually, the instrumentalists play with character and admirable security...Few orchestras worldwide would... —
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Szymanowski - Stabat Mater
Jadwiga Gadulanka (soprano), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa (contralto), Barbara Zogorzanka (soprano), Anna Malewicz Madej (alto), Roma Owsinska (soprano)
Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus (Katowice), Karol Stryja
their Stabat Mater blazes ecstatically —
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Naxos offers an exceptionally clear recording of these [works by Szymanowski]...Having a Polish conductor and orchestra…adds to the idiomatic feel of each, with the magical orchestral sounds... —
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Volondat displays poetry and sensitivity, adding introversion or passion as appropriate. With more Faure and works by Franck and Dukas to come, Volondat promises to be a valuable addition to... —
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Listening to this disc was a riveting and spititually sobering experience. —
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The Lark Ascending
Violin Showpieces
Takako Nishizaki (violin)
Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser
Vividly realised performance......colourful sound confirm this to be among Naxos's finest-ever discs. —
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Liszt: Complete Piano Music Volume 25
Verdi Concert Paraphrases and Transcriptions
Alexandre Dossin (piano)