Naxos Classical Archives

Naxos Classical Archives has an extensive list of digitally transferred historical recordings. These include: Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta and Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Eduard van Beinum (1955/1956); Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto from Claudio Arrau, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy (1953); and David Oistrakh’s 1955 recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, also with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. All recordings on Naxos Classical Archives are available for streaming and downloading only.

Catalogue ID	Album Title	Category
9.80085 USD 3.99	BARTOK: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (Vegh Quartet) (1956) String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, BB 52 I. Lento II. Allegretto III. Allegro vivace String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, BB 75 I. Moderato II. Allegro molto capriccioso III. Lento	Chamber Music
9.80017 USD 3.99	BARTOK: String Quartets Nos. 3 and 4 (Vegh Quartet) (1954) String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 Moderato - Allegro String Quartet No. 4, BB 95 I. Allegro II. Prestissimo, con sordino III. Non troppo lento IV. Allegretto pizzicato V. Allegro molto	Chamber Music
9.80018 USD 3.99	BARTOK: String Quartets Nos. 5 and 6 (Vegh Quartet) (1954) String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 I. Allegro II. Adagio molto III. Scherzo alla Bulgharese - Trio IV. Andante V. Finale: Allegro vivace String Quartet No. 6, BB 119 I. Mesto - Piu mosso, pesante - Vivace II. Mesto - Marcia III. Mesto - Burletta: Moderato IV. Mesto - Piu andante	Chamber Music
9.80496 USD 3.99	BAX, A.: Quintet for harp and strings / IBERT, J.: Trio / MALIPIERO, G.: Sonata a 5 (Newell) (1952) Quintet for harp and strings Trio I. Allegro II. Andante III. Scherzando Sonata a 5	Chamber Music
9.80772-73 USD 7.98	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Diabelli Variations / Eroica Variations (Arrau) (1953) 33 Variations in C major on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, "Diabelli Variations" Theme and Variations 1 - 13 Variations 14 - 27 Variations 28 - 33 15 Variations and a Fugue in E flat major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"	Instrumental
9.80652-53 USD 7.98	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Fidelio (Baumer, Sauerbaum, Hubner, Pfluger) (1950) Fidelio, Op. 72 Overture Act I Fidelio, Op. 72 Act II	Opera
9.80298 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rubinstein, Symphony of the Air, Krips) (1956) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando	Concertos
9.80663 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Krauss) (1952) Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Rondo: Molto allegro	Concertos
9.80771 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Arrau, Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy) (1953) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo: Allegro	Concertos
9.80597 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Yankoff, Northwest German Radio Symphony, Schmidt-Isserstedt) (1956) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo: Allegro	Concertos
9.80664 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 4 (Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Krauss) (1951) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 I. Allegro moderato (cadenza by L. van Beethoven) II. Andante con moto III. Rondo: Vivace (cadenza by W. Backhaus)	Concertos
9.80301 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Rubinstein, Symphony of the Air, Krips) (1956) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor" I. Allegro II. Adagio un poco mosso III. Rondo: Allegro	Concertos
9.80100 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Solomon, Philharmonia, Menges) (1956) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor" I. Allegro II. Adagio un poco mosso III. Rondo: Allegro - Piu allegro	Concertos
9.80719 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" (Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Krauss) (1953) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor" I. Allegro II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo: Allegro	Concertos
9.80398 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas Nos. 21 and 23 (Gieseking) (1951) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein" I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione: Adagio molto - III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" I. Allegro assai II. Andante con moto - III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto	Instrumental
9.80770 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30 and 31 (Hess) (1954) Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 I. Vivace ma non troppo - II. Prestissimo III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto III. Adagio, ma non troppo - IV. Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo	Instrumental
9.80762 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 1 / Leonore Overture No. 3 (Austrian Symphony, Rodzinski) (1952) Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio II. Andante cantabile con moto III. Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace IV. Adagio - Allegro molto Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b	Orchestral
9.80731 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" (NBC Symphony, Stokowski) (1954) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro - IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro - V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto Sounds of Nature in Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony as described by Leopold Stokowski	Orchestral, Spoken Commentary
9.80769 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" / Egmont Overture (Vienna Symphony, Hague Philharmonic, Otterloo) (1953) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro - IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro - V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto Egmont, Op. 84: Overture	Orchestral
9.80147 USD 3.99	BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 8 (Karajan) (1956) Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 I. Allegro vivace e con brio II. Allegretto scherzando III. Tempo di menuetto IV. Allegro vivace	Orchestral