Many people think that learning about classical music and the people that create it would require so much time and energy that the prospect of diving in overwhelms them. Naxos, the world’s leading classical label, has mined its vast catalog of recordings (and the brains of its global staff of classical music connoisseurs) to design a new series called “Instant Expert” which is available by download only. Each “Instant Expert” volume focuses on the music of one composer, featuring curated collection of that composer’s greatest hits as well as some unique or historically significant compositions. In addition, each download is accompanied by a podcast hosted by Raymond Bisha, Naxos of America Director of Media Relations, and a booklet containing track information and an abridged biography of the composer.

Kelly M. Rach – Naxos of America, National Publicist

Artists

Viktor Ovdiy (tenor), Pavlo Mezhulin (bass), Ilona Prunyi (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Vladimir Grishko (tenor)

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiev Chamber Choir, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, New Haydn Quartet, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Russian Philh, Theodore Kuchar, Philippe Entremont, Michael Halasz, Mykola Hobdych, Adrian Leaper, Dmitry Yablonsky, Antoni Wit, Ondrej Lenard, Kenneth Jean, Peter Breiner, Gerhard Markson, Vladimir Sirenko