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Machet die Tore weit - Choral and Organ music for Advent and Christmas / Kay Johannsen, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Michael Praetorius: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines the Morning Star) (from the Polyhymnia caduc; Den d...
Performers: Aures, Michael [Drums]; Johannsen, Kay; Kartmann, Daniel; Lauxmann, Balduin; Mycka, Katarzyna
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes
Ensemble: ; Handel's Company; Stuttgarter Hymnus Childrens Choir

Recording information: Christuskirche, Stuttgart-Gänsheide (06/02/2011-06/05/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets Opp. 25 & 60; Schumann: Piano Quartet Op. 47

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-11-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 (Detail)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mozart Piano Quartet

Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/19/2010)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Intermezzo, Op. 119 / Hardy Rittner, Erard piano 1854

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119/1
Performers: Rittner, Hardy
Conductors: Ehrhardt, Werner
Ensemble: L'Arte Del Mondo

The first Brahms concerto is a touchstone for each and every pianist. Until now nobody had dared to record this concerto on a historical grand...continue...
Recording information: Bayer Kulturhaus Leverkusen (02/11/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Music, Vol. 3: Late Works: Piano Pieces Opp. 116-119 / Hardy Rittner, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Hardy Rittner has done what no other pianist before him has ever done before: he has recorded Brahms with tonal and musical perfection on original...continue...
Recording information: Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/12/2010-04/14/2010)....continue...

Fagottissima Quarta - Virtuoso Rarities for 3-5 Bassoons / Gürzenich Fagottquintett

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-07-28

Works: Wolfgang Schroder: Eine kleine Lachmusik, for 2 violins, viola & double bass; Rainer Schottstadt: Reich mir die Hand, variations for bassoon quartet; Happy Birthday, variations for bassoon quartet; D...
Performers: Berg, Ursula Maria; Hennecke, Martin; Jedamzik, Thomas; Lohrer, Klaus; Rabien, Henrik; Vogtmann, Ulli; Wagner, Franka
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gurzenich Bassoon Quintet

The wait has been well worth-while! The Gurzenich Bassoon Quintet is now finally presenting the long-awaited fourth part of its series featuring original compositions and...continue...

SCENE Brahms: Early Piano Works Vol 2 / Hardy Rittner

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-02-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

On this recording Hardy Rittner demonstrates that he already belongs to the world's top class of pianists. His seemingly effortless mastery of the difficulties of...continue...

SCENE Brahms: Early Piano Works Vol 1 / Hardy Rittner

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-08-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2; Variations (16) for Piano in F sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9; Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Brahms recordings are not exactly in short supply in CD catalogues. Nevertheless MDG offers the young pianist Hardy Rittner the chance to demonstrate his superb...continue...

SCENE Brahms: Early Piano Works Vol 1 / Hardy Rittner

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2008-08-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2; Variations (16) for Piano in F sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9; Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Brahms recordings are not exactly in short supply in CD catalogues. Nevertheless MDG offers the young pianist Hardy Rittner the chance to demonstrate his superb...continue...

SCENE Tallinna Toomkirik - Liszt, Brahms, Hoyer, etc / Rost

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-03-27

Works: Karl Hoyer: Little Preludes & Fugues (3), for organ, Op. 61; Adagio for organ in F minor; Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11)...
Performers: Rost, Martin

Organist Martin Rost plays the Ladegast-Sauer organ in the Cathedral of Tallinn in Estonia. The music on this CD represents the transition from the Romantic...continue...

Brahms: Piano Music Op 116 -119 / Leonskaja

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-05-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Leonskaja holds a distinguished position among the leading international pianists. Of Russian origin, she studied under Jacob Milstein at the Moscow Conservatory, and her...continue...

Brahms: Piano Music Op 116 -119 / Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2006-05-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Leonskaja holds a distinguished position among the leading international pianists. Of Russian origin, she studied under Jacob Milstein at the Moscow Conservatory, and her...continue...

Christmas Organ Music / Elisabeth Roloff

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-12-13

Works: Alexandre Guilmant: Pièces Nouvelles (18) for organ, Op. 90; L' Organiste Pratique, Book 1, for organ, Op. 39; Offertoire sur deux noëls; Pierbattista Farinelli da Falconara: Pastorale, f...
Performers: Rollof, Elisabeth

There is no more appropriate place to record Christmas music on the organ than at the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandrea in Bethlehem. The...continue...

Brahms: String Sextet, Quartet / Rohde, Bruns, Leipzig SQ

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-04-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1
Performers: Bruns, Peter; Rohde, Hartmut
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

Described as 'one of the towering and most versatile quartets of our time', the Leipzig String Quartet has been praised as 'sophisticated and imaginative' and...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34 / Staier, Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]

The Leipzig Quartet is joined by award winning German pianist Andreas Staier who plays one of the earliest Steinway Pianos manufactured. Brahms' Piano Quintet went...continue...

SCENE Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Horr, Irsen

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Performers: Horr, Peter; Irsen, Cora

Pianist Cora Irsen has achieved acclaim in Europe. She and Peter Horr formed the Duo Horr/Irsen and perform all over the world. Peter Horr arranged...continue...

Brahms: String Quintets, Op 88 & 111 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-09-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Quintet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 88
Performers: Rohde, Hartmut
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

"Over the years the Leipzig Quartet has developed a reputation for spirited playing that maintains a feeling of warmth. They do not exaggerate or overemphasize...continue...

SCENE O Täler weit, O Hohen / Drops, Detmold

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-09-21

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Work(s); Robert Schumann: Frühlingsgruss ("So sei gegrüsst vieltausendmal"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album für die Juge; German Traditional: Ich ging durch...

SCENE Songs after Poems by Theodor Storm / Bastlein

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-08-24

Works: Hermann Reutter: Lieder (5) for voice & piano, Op. 58; Johannes Brahms: Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, Op. 86/4; Heinrich van Eyken: Nun geht der Mond durch Wolkennacht, for voice & pia...
Performers: Bastlein, Ulf; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

Organ Landscape - Mecklenburg / Martin Rost

2 CD / MD&G / 2003-09-23

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BuxWV 155; Auf meinen lieben Gott, BuxWV 179; Daniel Erich: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, choral prelude for organ; Nikolaus Hasse: Chor...
Performers: Rost, Martin

Includes 1. unser herrscher, unser könig, choralvorspiel (c by various composers....continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Helbich, Thornhill, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-02-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Encore! - Violin Sonatas & Virtuoso Pieces / Taschner

4 CD / MD&G / 2001-06-26

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnol; Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Schön Rosmarin; Caprice Viennois; Alberto Ginastera: Canciones (2), Op. 3; Pancho Vladigerov: Racenitsa, for violi...
Performers: Farnadi, Edith; Giesen, Hubert; Krause, Martin; Taschner, Gerhard

Brahms: String Sextet, String Quartet / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-06-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67; Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18
Performers: Sanderling, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

"This reading of the sextet has a wonderful variety of textures, many degrees of shadow and light...This ensemble does a wonderful job with the rolled-chord...continue...

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, String Quartet no 2 / Leipzig

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-01-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Leister, Karl; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

"...Leister's tone colour is exquisite, tuning is so right one ceases to notice it, phrasing has all the undulations and points of interest of the...continue...

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios Vol 3 / Trio Parnassus

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-10-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8
Performers: Chou, Chia; Gross, Michael; Streicher, Wolf-Dieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Parnassus

"Based on the present volume - the third in a series devoted to Brahms's piano trios - it's safe to say that the Trio Parnassus...continue...

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios Vol 2 / Trio Parnassus

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-08-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18
Performers: Chou, Chia; Gross, Michael; Streicher, Wolf-Dieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Parnassus

"This disc comprises one real trio along with Theodor Kirchner's arrangement of the Opus 18 Sextet, which has been getting some exposure in recent years...The...continue...

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios Vol 1 / Trio Parnassus

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-06-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Chou, Chia; Gross, Michael; Streicher, Wolf-Dieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Parnassus

Fanfare
Trio Parnassus has a good deal of musical muscularity, and in Chia Chou a powerhouse pianist with rich tonal resources and a good sense of...continue...

Brahms: Complete Organ Works / Rudolf Innig

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-01-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Choral prelude and fugue for organ ("O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid"), WoO 7; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in A minor, WoO 9; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, WoO 10; Fugue for org...
Performers: Innig, Rudolf

Brahms: Missa Sacra; Schumann: Kyrie, etc / Peter Neumann

1 CD / MD&G / 1995-11-21

Works: Robert Schumann: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Johannes Brahms: Kyrie for chorus & continuo in G minor, WoO posth. 17; Fugue for organ in A flat minor, WoO 8; Missa Canon...
Performers: Noll, Christoph Anselm
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Cologne Chamber Choir

Musica sacra
A performance of such fine feeling, mastery, and persuasiveness, now that is an experience
...continue...