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Brahms: Piano Quartets, Opp. 25, 26 & 60 / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

"This is generous, unselfish, beautifully integrated chambermusic playing, but playing in which the collective weight—both physical and spiritual—of four charismatic solo players has obvio...continue...

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Violin Sonatas: Brahms, Schubert, Ferguson, Beethoven

1 CD / Testament / 2011-02-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1; Howard Ferguson: Sonata for violin & piano, no 2, O...
Performers: Hess, Myra; Stern, Isaac

Both in his memories and in conversation Isaac Stern named Myra Hess as one of the musicians who had influenced him the most. The Hess-Stern...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/28/1960)....continue...

Songs of Birds: Pablo Casals Festival in Prades

4 CD / Membran / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, C...
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Foley, Madeline; Goldberg, Bernard; Haskil, Clara; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; Thomas, Milton; Tortelier, Paul; Wummer, Jo...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; Ormandy, Eugene

2009 four CD set. Catalan Christmas song 'The Song Of The Birds (El Cant dels Ocells) is an important part of the Festival Pablo Casals....continue...

The Essential Isaac Stern

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-04-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violi...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Casals, Pablo; Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mst...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Zukerman, Pinchas; Stern, Isaac; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern changed the world he lived in, both as a violinist of dazzling virtuosity and immense soul, and as a tireless, joyous humanitarian. Even...continue...

Appassionato / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: John Williams: Going To School, for cello & piano; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brunetti, Octavio; Casadesus, Gaby; D'Rivera, Paquito; Entremont, Philippe; Fan, Joel; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lubambo, Romero; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; S...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Morricone, Ennio; Abbado, Claudio

This album represents the entire span of Ma's recording career, beginning with his first recording (Saint-Saens 'The Swan') and culminating with three new tracks by...continue...
Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist hims...continue...

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Expanded Edition - Schubert, Brahms, Bach / Stern, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B m...
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac; Tree, Michael
Conductors: Stern, Isaac
Ensemble: Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra

"The interplay of lines and voices, the aplomb with which the theme is passed and received, suggest the sort of wholly integrated artistry one expects...continue...

Expanded Edition - Humoresque / Isaac Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Caprice Viennois; Joh...
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

"Stern seems to enjoy playing a number of violinistic tricks here - portamento, vibrato, and sentimental phrasing... I suspect that he had fun making this...continue...

Expanded Edition - Brahms / Stern, Ma , et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"...this is a very good performance. Ma is warm, assured and romantic, while Abbado moves the piece along well, never sounding lumpy and sectionalized." -...continue...

Isaac Stern - In Tribute and Celebration

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K...
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac; Tree, Michael

Brahms: Violin Concerto, etc / Stern, Rose, Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Songs and romances (12) for female chorus, Op. 44
Performers: Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Isaac Stern - My First 79 Years

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Johannes...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Oistrakh, David; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spaeter, Matthias; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander; Zuk...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Box IV

12 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-04-23

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for violin & keyboard in G minor, H. 542.5 (also attributed to J.S. Bach as BWV 1020); Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Copland, Aaron; Rosen, Charles; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander
Conductors: Stern, Isaac

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Box III

12 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-19

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, H. 590.5 (also attributed to JS Bach as BWV 103; Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Trio sonata for 2 flutes & continuo no 3 in A...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Parnas, Leslie; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Ritter, John Steele; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schneider, Mischa; Spaeter, Ma...
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Beethoven, Brahms: Concertos

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-05-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op....
Performers: Istomin, Eugene; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Ormandy, Eugene; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Violin - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for o...
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Francescatti, Zino; Horigome, Yuzuko; Lamon, Jeanne; Maehashi, Teiko; Stern, Isaac; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Brieff, Frank; ; Szell, George; Koizumi, Kazuhiro; Mehta, Zubin; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orche...

Brahms - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Kostelanetz, André; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Mehta, Zubin; Szell, George

Brahms: Sextet no 1, Piano Trio no 1 / Casals, Stern, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-02-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Foley, Madeline; Hess, Myra; Katims, Milton; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; Thomas, Milton

Brahms: Sextets / Stern, Lin, Laredo, Tree, Ma, Robinson

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Cho-Liang, Lin; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]; Stern, Isaac; Tree, Michael

Brahms: The Piano Quartets / Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-10-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac

"...The present performances with their exuberant sweep are particularly telling, and although no detail is missed the players offer an overall strength. Top soloists in...continue...

Isaac Stern Collection - The Early Concerto Recordings Vol 1

3 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, Op. 3 no 8/RV 522; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/...
Performers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Brahms, Johannes; Haydn, Franz Joseph; Mendelssohn, Felix; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Ravel, Maurice; Stern, Isaac; Vivaldi, Antonio; Zakin, Alexander
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Stern, Isaac; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Hilsberg, Alexander
Ensemble: Columbia String Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Isaac Stern (violin)....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto / Stern, Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1988-01-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra