Whats wrong with NAXOS?

[randmc]

I don't understand why some of you guys don't like NAXOS. What's your problem with them? They seem to be just another music corporation.....

[quantum]

I personally don't find anything wrong with them.  There are some great recordings, and some not so great.  Just like any other label. 

Deutche Grammaphone has released some terrible recordings, but still remains a top label in Classical music. 

[stevie]

naxos has generally lower standards though, and theyre often looked down upon, but some of them are truly A-class, go by what people recommend to you.

the liszt volume 1 is essential, some of the solo guitar cds are amazing too.

[chopiabin]

The thing that's great about NAXOS is that they have recordings of virtually every composer and they're cheap. They also help expose some great performers who may not have the "star power" of Kissin, Yundi Li, or (blechhhh) Lang Lang. Sometimes, however, the performances are not as good as other, more expensive recordings. For instance, I bought Idil Biret's recording of the Rach sonatas from NAXOS, and the second sonata was TERRIBLE.

[mrchops10]

Buy according to the performer/performance, not by the label. Why does the label matter at all (beyond price considerations)?

[practicingnow]

I like Naxos CD's

I don't find them at all "Obnaxos"

Sorry   

[bronwyn87]

Well, they do have a series called 'great pianists' or something like that - i have rachmaninoff playing his own concertos (2&3) and i bought it for about 7 bucks - not bad. 
but yes, i generally think that their quality is somewhat worse...but you should check out the reviews - some of the recordings are really good, AND they have a lot of obscure music if you're into that.

[mikey6]

agreed, it's probably best to check reviews if you're a serious muso.  Some of them are rather good - Respighi roman trilogy, Prokofiev Concertos (can't remember the guys name but he's been signed by Decca now!), I think there's a Tchaikovsky something being conducted by Entremont.  Then there's all the historical recordgins they're coming out with - Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev palying their works. Some of them are awful - Pictures (Ravel version) stinks!

[Bouter Boogie]

I don't understand why some of you guys don't like NAXOS. What's your problem with them? They seem to be just another music corporation.....

Do you mean the homepage of Naxos with its recordings (www.naxos.com) or just the CD brand Naxos? I think Naxos is good, though.

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[BoliverAllmon]

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oooo....stay away. LOL

is it naxos that is set up where it is real easy to get a cd with them?

[mrdaveux]

There is many good recordings in Naxos. The Grieg concerto with Jeno Jando, for example, is magnificent.

Because they have such a broad catalog and are cheap, I usually buy Naxos as my first recording of an unknown composer or work, and if I like the music, I might explore several other recordings (from Naxos or not).

The trouble with Naxos in general, I find, is the quality of sound. The piano just sounds bodyless, like metal or something. That's why I consider the Naxos label as a great repertoire helper, but not as great interpretation vehicle (not because the interpretations of Naxos pianists arte necessarily bad, but because the engineered sound doesn't give you the richness of the actual performance).

My favorite label is Hyperion.

[Bouter Boogie]

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oooo....stay away. LOL

I mentioned the number of my posts, thank you It's not 666 anymore now, lucky you

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[jehangircama]

i find naxos quite good generally. i've also got a few from another series, the Vienna Masters Series for Chopin which i found to be the best recordings i have.

[apion]

Historically, NAXOS does not appear to have as many top tier performers / soloists as DG, EMI, Phillips, etc., and their quality control may not be as stringent (i.e., the recording can range from totally awesome to totally sh#tty) .... but they have innumerable excellent recordings that I continue to treasure.

[rc]

The price is pretty much what gets me. It's easy to buy a disk on a curious whim when it only costs 7 bones  . As you say, there are some misses, but I find more hits than not.

That said, I think I've been slowly buying all the classical disks at the record store over the years. Slow enough that they've now got half the classical stock at clearance price . Sad that nobody in this city's buying classical tunes, but happy for me!

Soon it will be box-set mail-ordering time.

[pianowelsh]

Absolutely Nothing!!! Naxos produce very fine recordings these days and have some very big names on their books - I dont see peoples problem with it.  PS this is one reason why classical music suffers - because people mock anything that is cheap or populist.  I tell you most of the non musician friends i Have would not consider paying £20 for a cd they would pay a £5. How will they respond to classical music if they dont hear it?  ClassicFM is another case in point!!

[tds]

einar steen nokleberg with his grieg complete solo piano is amazing. 6 stars out of 5

[Jacey1973]

Yeah its ok, i like naxos cos its cheap and being a music student i end up buying lots of CDs, also they seem to have recordings of some rarer works. I bought a naxos Cd of Rach's cello sonata the other day and it's pretty good.