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Penguin Guide Top Rated Naxos Albums

Naxos recordings regularly gain top ratings from respected music publications and websites. The 2009 Penguin Guide gives star ratings to more than 600 fine Naxos recordings, including this small selection of top-rating albums, many of which are recent releases and have been highly praised by other respected music critics. You’d be hard pressed to find such a diversity of repertoire in such acclaimed performances on any other label.

Fasch: Passio Jesu Christi • Suite in D Minor

Fasch: Passio Jesu Christi • Suite in D Minor

Handel: Messiah (1751 Version)

Handel: Messiah (1751 Version)

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartets, Vol. 1 – String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartets, Vol. 1 – String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6

ARNOLD, M.: Symphonies (Complete)

ARNOLD, M.: Symphonies (Complete)

Bloch: 4 Episodes • 2 Poems • Concertino • Suite Modale

Bloch: 4 Episodes • 2 Poems • Concertino • Suite Modale

Grieg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3: Symphony in C Minor • Old Norwegian Romance With Variations

Grieg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3: Symphony in C Minor • Old Norwegian Romance With Variations

Respighi: Vetrate Di Chiesa • Impressioni Brasiliane • Rossiniana

Respighi: Vetrate Di Chiesa • Impressioni Brasiliane • Rossiniana

Roussel, A.: Symphony No. 2 • Pour Une Fete De Printemps • Suite in F Major

Roussel, A.: Symphony No. 2 • Pour Une Fete De Printemps • Suite in F Major

Roussel, A.: Bacchus et Ariane (Bacchus and Ariadne) • Symphony No. 3

Roussel, A.: Bacchus et Ariane (Bacchus and Ariadne) • Symphony No. 3

Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue • Aria Variata • French Overture

Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue • Aria Variata • French Overture

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 1

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 1

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 2

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 2

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 3

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 3

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 4

Kraus: Symphonies, Vol. 4

Perry: The Innocents Abroad and other Mark Twain Films

Perry: The Innocents Abroad and other Mark Twain Films

Rodrigo: Piano Music, Vol. 2

Rodrigo: Piano Music, Vol. 2

Abe: Symphony No. 1 • Divertimento • Sinfonietta

Abe: Symphony No. 1 • Divertimento • Sinfonietta

Alfvén: Synnöve Solbakken Suite • En Bygdesaga • Elégie

Alfvén: Synnöve Solbakken Suite • En Bygdesaga • Elégie

Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1

Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1

L. Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1

L. Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1

Arnold, M.: Chamber Music for Winds

Arnold, M.: Chamber Music for Winds

Bach, J.C.: 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 17

Bach, J.C.: 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 17

Bach: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 – 12 Polonaises • Sonata, Fk. 3

Bach: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 – 12 Polonaises • Sonata, Fk. 3

Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle

Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle

Bax: Piano Works, Vol. 4 – Music for 2 Pianos

Bax: Piano Works, Vol. 4 – Music for 2 Pianos

Lennox Berkeley: String Quartets Nos. 1–3

Lennox Berkeley: String Quartets Nos. 1–3

BERNSTEIN: Dybbuk • Fancy Free

BERNSTEIN: Dybbuk • Fancy Free

Bloch: Violin Concerto • Baal Shem • Suite Hebraique

Bloch: Violin Concerto • Baal Shem • Suite Hebraique

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 • Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4–9

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 • Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4–9

Bridge: Piano Music, Vol. 2

Bridge: Piano Music, Vol. 2

Busoni: Violin Sonatas • 4 Bagatelles

Busoni: Violin Sonatas • 4 Bagatelles

Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne (excerpts)

Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne (excerpts)

DANZI: Wind Quintets, Op. 67, Nos. 1–3

DANZI: Wind Quintets, Op. 67, Nos. 1–3

Danzi: Wind Quintets, Op. 68, Nos. 1–3 • Horn Sonata, Op. 44

Danzi: Wind Quintets, Op. 68, Nos. 1–3 • Horn Sonata, Op. 44

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Dittersdorf: Symphonies in D Major, A Major and E-Flat Major

Dittersdorf: Symphonies in D Major, A Major and E-Flat Major

Duruflé: Organ Music (Complete)

Duruflé: Organ Music (Complete)

Elgar: Orchestral Miniatures

Elgar: Orchestral Miniatures

ELGAR: Symphonies (Complete)

ELGAR: Symphonies (Complete)

Gardner: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Symphony No. 1 • Midsummer Ale Overture

Gardner: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Symphony No. 1 • Midsummer Ale Overture

Gibbons: Hymnes and Songs of the Church

Gibbons: Hymnes and Songs of the Church

Godard: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Concerto Romantique • Scenes Poetiques

Godard: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Concerto Romantique • Scenes Poetiques

Haydn: Ritorno Di Tobia (Il)

Haydn: Ritorno Di Tobia (Il)

Haydn: Symphonies, Vol. 32 (Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12)

Haydn: Symphonies, Vol. 32 (Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12)

Herrmann: Snows of Kilimanjaro (The) • 5 Fingers

Herrmann: Snows of Kilimanjaro (The) • 5 Fingers

Herrmann • Newman: Egyptian (The)

Herrmann • Newman: Egyptian (The)

Hill, Alfred: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Hill, Alfred: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Howells: Hymnus Paradisi • Sir Patrick Spens

Howells: Hymnus Paradisi • Sir Patrick Spens

Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn • Variations On Das Fest Der Handwerker • Le Retour De Londres

Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn • Variations On Das Fest Der Handwerker • Le Retour De Londres

Korngold: Sea Hawk (The) • Deception

Korngold: Sea Hawk (The) • Deception

Kraus: Ballet Music

Kraus: Ballet Music

Kraus: Violin Concerto • Olympie • Azire

Kraus: Violin Concerto • Olympie • Azire

Lilburn: Orchestral Works

Lilburn: Orchestral Works

Martinů, B.: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2

Martinů, B.: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2

Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets Nos. 5 & 6

Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets Nos. 5 & 6

Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets Nos. 7 & 8

Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets Nos. 7 & 8

Parsons, R.: First Great Service • Responds for the Dead

Parsons, R.: First Great Service • Responds for the Dead

Pärt: Music for Unaccompanied Choir

Pärt: Music for Unaccompanied Choir

Persichetti: Divertimento • Masquerade • Parable IX

Persichetti: Divertimento • Masquerade • Parable IX

Porter: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Porter: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos

Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos

Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 1

Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 1

Rorem: Double Concerto • After Reading Shakespeare

Rorem: Double Concerto • After Reading Shakespeare

Rossini: La Donna Del Lago

Rossini: La Donna Del Lago

Rossini: Mose in Egitto (1819 Naples Version)

Rossini: Mose in Egitto (1819 Naples Version)

Scarlatti, D.: Stabat Mater • Missa Breve, ‘La Stella’ • Te Deum • Magnificat

Scarlatti, D.: Stabat Mater • Missa Breve, ‘La Stella’ • Te Deum • Magnificat

Schoenberg, A.: Chamber Symphony No. 2 • Die Gluckliche Hand • Wind Quintet

Schoenberg, A.: Chamber Symphony No. 2 • Die Gluckliche Hand • Wind Quintet

Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major • Stabat Mater

Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major • Stabat Mater

Sibelius: Scenes Historiques I and II • King Christian II Suite

Sibelius: Scenes Historiques I and II • King Christian II Suite

Strauss II: Jabuka (Das Apfelfest)

Strauss II: Jabuka (Das Apfelfest)

Stravinsky: 125th Anniversary Album: The Rite of Spring • Violin Concerto

Stravinsky: 125th Anniversary Album: The Rite of Spring • Violin Concerto

Tansman: Chamber Music With Clarinet

Tansman: Chamber Music With Clarinet

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites (Transcriptions for Piano 4 Hands)

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites (Transcriptions for Piano 4 Hands)

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