The acclaimed English Song Series celebrates the richness and diversity of British composers, performed by leading interpreters of the repertoire. Growing out of an ancient tradition that still... more

The Cenci (1951-52) is Havergal Brian's operatic realisation of Shelley's gruesome tale of incest and parricide in Renaissance Italy. The score calls it simply an 'Opera in Eight Scenes', but it... more

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of The Firebird to the austere ritual at the end of his Requiem Canticles composed over half a century later, Stravinsky's extraordinary creativity embraces a... more

The acclaimed Naxos Robert Craft Stravinsky Edition continues with this fascinating album of diverse pieces by one of the 20th Century' iconic composers.

Oedipus Rex, based on Sophocles' tragedy, is an established twentieth-century classic. Employing a speaker, male chorus and orchestra, it represents Stravinsky' 1920s neo-classicism at it's peak.

Howard Blake is a popular and prolific composer whose output includes film scores, choral, orchestral and instrumental works, ballets and opera. This disc presents the world premiere recordings of... more

Robert Craft' abiding love and understanding of Anton Webern' music have made him an internationally renowned champion of this elusive composer' oeuvre. It's utter originality, pristine architecture... more