C L ASSIC AL A UDI O OEHMS CLASSICS MAX REGER OEHMS CLASSICS WALTER BRAUNFELS INTEGRAL CHAMBER MUSIC FOR CELLO & PIANO ORCHESTRAL SONGS, VOL. 2 OC 456 | 4260034864566 2 CD | SRP US $29.99 CA $35.99 COMPOSER: Max Reger • Max Reger has remained a controversial composer, in a way perhaps comparable to Wagner, Hindemith and Shostakovich. Even today, the presence of his oeuvre is by no means a matter of course in concert life or on recordings. • There are still numberous musicians, including serious ones, who reject Reger’s work, at times with good reason. Even a trained, experienced listener may find his works difficult to grasp, let alone comprehend. + This release does a great deal to compensate for the gap in knowledge of Max Reger. • Walter Braunfels regarded himself as a late-romantic, traditional composer in succession to Berlioz, Wagner and Bruckner. • During the period of the Thrid Reich, he was dismissed from his positions as a “half Jew” and his works were banned from performance. After the Second World War, representatives of the musical avant-garde found Braunfel’s style no longer contemporary, which is why he gradually became forgotten. • His entire oeuvre has been enjoying a wonderful Renaissance since the 1990’s, however, and is now being enthusiastically rediscovered by the international musical world. OC 1847 | 4260330918475 1 CD | SRP US $19.99 CA $23.99 COMPOSER: Walter Braunfels ARTIST: Guido Schiefen (cello) • Jacob Leuschner (piano) ARTIST: Genia Kühmeier • Camilla Nylund • Ricarda Merbeth • Konzerthausorchester Berlin • Hansjörg Albrecht OEHMS CLASSICS PAUL ABRAHAM OEHMS CLASSICS JOSEPH HAYDN VIKTORIA UND IHR HUSAR SONATAS IN MINOR KEYS OC 454 | 4260034864542 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: Paul Abraham • Victoria and Her Hussar is a rare pearl of the glamorous revue-operetta that is not often presented. Even in Mörbisch, this piece could only be heard twice: in 1960 and most recently in 1973, over forty years ago with Johannes Heesters, amongst others. • Bernd Glemser is “the German piano magician of his generation” (Badische Zeitung) and for years has counted amongst the ranks of the most internationally renowned pianists. • Already in youthful years he attracted attention when he won literally all of the prizes that could be won in the piano competition scene. • Glemser has recorded an astounding 35 albums and has participated in countless radio and television productions. OC 455 | 4260034864559 1 CD | SRP US $16.99 CA $20.99 COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn ARTIST: Dagmar Schellenberger • Michael Heim • Andreas Steppan • Andreas Sauerzapf • Katrin Fuchs • Peter Lesiak • Verena Barth-Jurca • Rui dos Santos • Tibor Szolnoki • Mörbisch Festival Orchestra • Mörbisch Festival Choir • David Levi (conductor) ARTIST: Bernd Glemser 84 NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE GUIDE