Naxos Classical Archives

Naxos Classical Archives present hundreds of otherwise unavailable recordings from the LP era, including many great performances from the past and some priceless rarities.

There are almost 700 titles of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth-century masterpieces that you would search far and wide, high and low, to find anywhere else—if at all!

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Alfven, H.: Midsommarvaka • Grieg, E.: 3 Orchestral Pieces From Sigurd Jorsalfar • Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (1951–1952)
Alfven, H.: Midsommarvaka • Grieg, E.: 3 Orchestral Pieces From Sigurd Jorsalfar • Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (1951–1952)
Bach, J.S.: Overtures (Suites) Nos. 1, 3, 4 (1952)
Bach, J.S.: Overtures (Suites) Nos. 1, 3, 4 (1952)
Beethoven, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’ (1953)
Beethoven, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’ (1953)
Bizet, G.: Carmen (1951)
Bizet, G.: Carmen (1951)
Chopin: Complete Mazurkas
Chopin: Complete Mazurkas
Coates, E.: London Suite • London Again Suite • The Three Men Suite • The Three Bears (1952)
Coates, E.: London Suite • London Again Suite • The Three Men Suite • The Three Bears (1952)
Debussy, C: Violin Sonata • Villa-Lobos, H.: Violin Sonata No. 3 (1951)
Debussy, C: Violin Sonata • Villa-Lobos, H.: Violin Sonata No. 3 (1951)
Donizetti, G.: Lucia Di Lammermoor [Opera] (Metropolitan Opera) (1954)
Donizetti, G.: Lucia Di Lammermoor [Opera] (Metropolitan Opera) (1954)
Dvořák, A.: Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’ (1953)
Dvořák, A.: Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’ (1953)
Elgar, E.: Enigma Variations • Cockaigne • Serenade in E Minor (1954)
Elgar, E.: Enigma Variations • Cockaigne • Serenade in E Minor (1954)
Falla, M.: El Sombrero De 3 Picos (The 3-Cornered Hat) • El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) (excerpts) (1950, 1952)
Falla, M.: El Sombrero De 3 Picos (The 3-Cornered Hat) • El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) (excerpts) (1950, 1952)
Gershwin, G.: An American in Paris • Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. M. Gould) (1955)
Gershwin, G.: An American in Paris • Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. M. Gould) (1955)
Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto • Holmboe: Concerto No. 11 (1956)
Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto • Holmboe: Concerto No. 11 (1956)
Grieg, E.: Holberg Suite • Lyric Pieces (excerpts) • Norwegian Dances (1956)
Grieg, E.: Holberg Suite • Lyric Pieces (excerpts) • Norwegian Dances (1956)
Handel, G.F.: The Faithful Shepherd Suite (arr. T. Beecham) • Haydn, J.: Symphony No. 93 (1950)
Handel, G.F.: The Faithful Shepherd Suite (arr. T. Beecham) • Haydn, J.: Symphony No. 93 (1950)
Honegger, A.: Le roi David • Stravinsky, I.: Histoire du soldat Suite (1956)
Honegger, A.: Le roi David • Stravinsky, I.: Histoire du soldat Suite (1956)
D’Indy, V.: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard francais • Saint-Saëns, C.: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Egyptian’ (1953)
D’Indy, V.: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard francais • Saint-Saëns, C.: Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Egyptian’ (1953)
Khachaturian, A.I.: Violin Concerto (1954)
Khachaturian, A.I.: Violin Concerto (1954)
Kodály, Z.: Háry János Suite • Bartók, B.: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1955)
Kodály, Z.: Háry János Suite • Bartók, B.: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1955)
Korngold, E.W.: Much Ado About Nothing Suite • Improvisations (1951)
Korngold, E.W.: Much Ado About Nothing Suite • Improvisations (1951)
Lehár, F.: The Merry Widow (Sung in English) (Highlights) (1952)
Lehár, F.: The Merry Widow (Sung in English) (Highlights) (1952)
Liszt: Totentanz • Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant • Rondo brillant
Liszt: Totentanz • Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant • Rondo brillant
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, ‘Titan’
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, ‘Titan’
Mozart, W.A.: Symphonies Nos. 40, 41 (1955)
Mozart, W.A.: Symphonies Nos. 40, 41 (1955)
Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor (1956)
Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor (1956)
Nielsen, C.: Violin Concerto • Aladdin Suite (excerpts) (1952, 1957)
Nielsen, C.: Violin Concerto • Aladdin Suite (excerpts) (1952, 1957)
Orff: Carmina Burana
Orff: Carmina Burana
Prokofiev, S.: Peter and the Wolf • the Love for 3 Oranges Suite • Scythian Suite (1941, 1955)
Prokofiev, S.: Peter and the Wolf • the Love for 3 Oranges Suite • Scythian Suite (1941, 1955)
Puccini, G.: La bohème (1946)
Puccini, G.: La bohème (1946)
Purcell, H.: Come, ye sons of art away (1954)
Purcell, H.: Come, ye sons of art away (1954)
Rachmaninov, S.: Symphony No. 2 (1951)
Rachmaninov, S.: Symphony No. 2 (1951)
Respighi, O.: La boutique fantasque • Ibert, J.: Divertissement • Piston, W.: The Incredible Flutist Suite (1953, 1956)
Respighi, O.: La boutique fantasque • Ibert, J.: Divertissement • Piston, W.: The Incredible Flutist Suite (1953, 1956)
Rossini, G.: Opera Overtures (1956)
Rossini, G.: Opera Overtures (1956)
Saint-Saëns, C.: Cello Concerto No. 1 • Myaskovsky, N.: Cello Concerto (1956)
Saint-Saëns, C.: Cello Concerto No. 1 • Myaskovsky, N.: Cello Concerto (1956)
Schoenberg: Wind Quintet (1957)
Schoenberg: Wind Quintet (1957)
Schubert, F.: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ • Brahms, J.: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (1957)
Schubert, F.: Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ • Brahms, J.: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (1957)
Schumann, R.: Liederkreis • Wolf, H.: Mörike-Lieder (excerpts) (1956)
Schumann, R.: Liederkreis • Wolf, H.: Mörike-Lieder (excerpts) (1956)
Shostakovich, D.: Symphony No. 7, ‘Leningrad’ (1953)
Shostakovich, D.: Symphony No. 7, ‘Leningrad’ (1953)
Sibelius, J.: Violin Concerto • Scènes Historiques II (1950–1952)
Sibelius, J.: Violin Concerto • Scènes Historiques II (1950–1952)
Strauss II: Graduation Ball (arr. A. Dorati) • Weber: Invitation to the Dance (arr. Berlioz)
Strauss II: Graduation Ball (arr. A. Dorati) • Weber: Invitation to the Dance (arr. Berlioz)
Sullivan, A.: Pineapple Poll (arr. C. Mackerras) (excerpts) • Verdi, G.: the Lady and the Fool (arr. C. Mackerras) (1951–1957)
Sullivan, A.: Pineapple Poll (arr. C. Mackerras) (excerpts) • Verdi, G.: the Lady and the Fool (arr. C. Mackerras) (1951–1957)
Tchaikovsky, P.: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Liszt, F.: Hungarian Fantasy (1955)
Tchaikovsky, P.: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Liszt, F.: Hungarian Fantasy (1955)
Torelli, G.: Concerti Grossi, Op. 8, Nos. 2, 3, 6 • Violin Concertos, Op. 8, Nos. 9, 12 (1956)
Torelli, G.: Concerti Grossi, Op. 8, Nos. 2, 3, 6 • Violin Concertos, Op. 8, Nos. 9, 12 (1956)
Vaughan Williams, R.: English Folk Song Suite (excerpts) • Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis  (1953)
Vaughan Williams, R.: English Folk Song Suite (excerpts) • Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1953)
Verdi, G.: Rigoletto (1954)
Verdi, G.: Rigoletto (1954)
Walton, W.: Orb and Sceptre • Bax, A.: Coronation March • Elgar, E.: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1, 4 • Imperial March (1953)
Walton, W.: Orb and Sceptre • Bax, A.: Coronation March • Elgar, E.: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1, 4 • Imperial March (1953)
Weill, K.: Der Jasager [Opera] • Dessau, P.: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (excerpts, Sung in French) (1954)
Weill, K.: Der Jasager [Opera] • Dessau, P.: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (excerpts, Sung in French) (1954)

 

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