Great Classical Masterpieces from Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012. All of these bestselling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for us, including violinist Takako Nishizaki, the co-owner of the Naxos label; Jeno JandÃ³, who is busy recording BartÃ³k's piano music; Jeremy Summerly and his Oxford Camerata; and Antoni Wit whose new recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic are among the fi nest in our catalogue. Norbert Kraft is still active as producer of the Naxos guitar series and much of our chamber music. Although he no longer records for Naxos, Stephen Gunzenhauser is still active as a conductor. Sadly, Zdenek Kosler to whom we owe many great recordings with the Slovak Philharmonic passed away a few years ago. Others have retired or disappeared altogether from the musical scene. Therefore, in a way, this compilation is a tribute to all the artists who made the success of Naxos possible in the early days of the label. - Klaus Heymann [Founder of Naxos]

Tracklist:

Fanfare for the Common Man
O Pastor Animarum
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequence: Dies Irae
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight: I. Adagio Sostenuto
21 Hungarian Dances, Woo 1: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (Orch. J. Brahms)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio Sostenuto
Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales: I. Modere - Tres Franc (Version for Orchestra)
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna 1
3 Utwory w Dawnym Stylu (3 Pieces in Old Style): No.
? 1
Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro Con Spirito 1
Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe 1
3 Gymnopedies: No.
Lent Et Douloureux 1
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, la Primavera (Spring): I. Allegro 1
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo: Allegro 1
Requiem, Op. 48: Sanctus 1
Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro Agitato 1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, from the New World: IV. Allegro Con Fuoco

UPC: 747313821778
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 5.29.12
Format: CD

Various Artists - 1987-2012: Great Classical Masterpieces / Various (CD)