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Baroque Conversations: works by Rameau, Feldman, Soler, Couperin, Porat, Handel et al. / David Greilsammer, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Morton Feldman: Piano Piece 1964, for piano; Antonio Soler: Sonata for Keyboard no 84 in D major; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses...
Performers: Greilsammer, David

Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Baroque Conversations, the debut album from the visionary and internationally acclaimed pianist and conductor, David Greilsammer....continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (10/10/2011-10/12/2011)....continue...

A Tribute to Phyllis Sellick - Couperin, Tippett, etc / Phyllis Sellick

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: François Couperin: Le Bavolet-flotant, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II, 9e ordre); Le Carillon de Cythére, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 14e ordre); Jean-Phili...
Performers: Sellick, Phyllis

The death of Phyllis Selllick in 2007 removed the last of the great British female pianists of her generation - artists who had begun to...continue...

Most Relaxing Classics / Cziffra, Meyer, Plasson, Lawrence-King

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 2; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for lute and two violins in D; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces ...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lawrence-King, Andrew; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Ragin,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; ; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Parrott, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Downes, Edward; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Danske Strings

György Cziffra in Prague 1955

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in B minor, Wq 55/3; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in F major, K 446/L 433; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104; Sonata for keyboard in A maj...
Performers: Cziffra, György

This recital by Georges Cziffra is extremely rare, having been remastered from a collector's LP. Out of the four Scarlatti Sonatas, Cziffra includes three that...continue...

Bach: Keyboard Works / Hewitt

16 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906; Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56); Chromatic Fan...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

Angela Hewitt's acclaimed recordings of Bach on the piano have received the highest critical acclaim and found their way into thousands of homes, selling over...continue...

Trumpet Masque / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Daniel Pienaar

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Louis Marchand: Troisième livre d'orgue; François Couperin: Chromorne sur la taille-Gloria; Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon no 2, for 4 parts, C. 187; Juan Cabanilles: Tiento "de pange lingua q...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

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Cellobration

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-03-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Karl Davidov: Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 20; Henry Eccles: Sonata for cello & continuo in G minor; Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Pian...
Performers: Ching, Eliza [Piano]; Peled, Amit

Recording information: Seventh-day Adventist Church, Spencerville, Maryland (06/21/2009-06/23/2009)....continue...

Pianist Roland Pontinen / Portrait, Concert, Interview / Couperin Rameau, Busoni, Chopin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-02-23

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Ferruccio Busoni: Albumblatt, for flute (or muted violin) & piano in E minor, KiV 272; Elegien, su...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

The Swedish pianist Roland Pontinen was born in 1963. He made his debut at 17 with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and has since performed with...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

From the Diary of Béla Bartók / Jan Michiels

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for piano, Sz. 77, (reduced from orchestral score); Italian Keyboard Music IX; Little Piano Pieces (9) (Kilenc kis zongoradarab), Sz. 82, BB 90; Mikrokosmos, Sz 107...
Performers: Michiels, Jan

Pianist Jan Michiels is one of Belgium's foremost musicians: an active performer with an amazingly wide repertoire, a pedagogue, and a recording artist who has...continue...

Berceuses / Alfonso Alberti

1 CD / Concerto / 2009-08-25

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for piano, Op. 124; Adolph von Henselt: Wiegenlied for Piano in G ...
Performers: Alberti, Alfonso

Grigory Sokolov Live in Paris / Beethoven, Vardapet, Prokofiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-06-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale); Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Komitas Vardapet: Dances (6) for ...
Performers: Sokolov, Grigory

A dim light picks out the outlines of the hall. Suddenly a massive shadow appears and moves swiftly over to the keyboard. There follows the...continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Harold Bauer - The Complete Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-04-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptu no 4 in A flat major, D899, Op. 90, no 4; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Anton Rubinstein: Rêve angélique, for piano in F sharp major (Kamennïy...
Performers: Bauer, Harold

English born pianist Harold Bauer originally hoped to make his career as violinist but his piano playing so impressed Paderewski that he subsequently focused on...continue...

Couperin: Les Folies Françaises ou Les Dominos; Debussy: Préludes, etc / Cédric Pescia

1 CD / Claves / 2009-02-10

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; Claude Debussy: Préludes; Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux
Performers: Pescia, Cédric

While there are extensive notes on the music, no information is included about the performer. The notes indicate that the piano was tuned for the...continue...

Learning by Example Vol 3 - Couperin, Scarlatti, Mozart, etc / Shehori

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2008-03-04

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Work(s); Henry Purcell: Air for harpsichord in D minor, ZT 696/1; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; Georg Philipp Telemann: Minuet for harpsichord in G m...
Performers: Shehori, Mordecai

Concert Gems for Violoncello - Bergmüller, Bloch, Couperin, et al / Sidon, Roth, Millán

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-03-01

Works: Vittorio Monti: Csárdás; Enriqué Granados: 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 37; François Couperin: Pièces de Concert; Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; George Frederick Handel: Sonat...
Performers: Millan, Luis; Roth, Nicholas; Sidon, Ashley Sandor

This recording presents compositional gems, some of which are transcriptions, which add breadth to the standard cello literature. Ashley Sandor Sidon has performed solo recitals...continue...
Recording information: Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa (2007-06-16_2007-06-17&2007-)....continue...

Instant Classics - Albinoni: Adagio; etc

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-11-20

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 498; Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723; Bernardo Pasquini: Work(s); Luigi Boccherini: P...
Performers: Cohen, Patrick [Piano]; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]
Conductors: Coin, Christophe; Teutsch, Karol; Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Ensemble Baroque de Limoges; Hespèrion XX ; L'Armonia e l'inventione; La Capella Reial de Catalunya; La Chambre du Roy; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; La Grande Écurie et la...

Three Centuries of Bagatelles - Couperin, Beethoven, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Bagatelle for piano in F major, Op. 33/3; Bagatelle for pia...
Performers: Zilberquit, Julia

"Three Centuries of Bagatelles: what a neat idea! Although most of the music comes from the 19th and 20th centuries -- the only work that...continue...

Couperin: Tic Toc Choc, etc / Alexandre Tharaud

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou les Maillotins, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 18e ordre); Pièces de clavecin, Book 4; Las Calotine...
Performers: Mordant, Cyril; Tharaud, Alexandre

"Tharaud's selection of pieces, as intelligent as it is characterful, gives a superb sense of Couperin's gifts. From the more abstract movements, such as the...continue...

From Bach to Bartók / Irén Marik

2 CD / Arbiter / 2006-06-27

Works: Alexander Siloti: Prelude, transcription for piano in G minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 535); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 32 ...
Performers: Marik, Irén

Most recordings previously unpublished. This second volume of Marik's art consists of rare recordings from her carefully selected repertoire. Our first volume was acclaimed in...continue...

Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol 3 / Angela Hewitt

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; Les Rozeaux, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 13e ordre); L'Engageante, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 13e ordre...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

With this third volume, Angela Hewitt concludes her personal survey of Couperins keyboard music and proves that, in the hands of someone as steeped in...continue...

Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol 2 / Angela Hewitt

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-04-01

Works: François Couperin: 25e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV); 21e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV); 24e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV); 26e ...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

[Angela Hewitts] musicality is always present but never blatantly displayed, emotions kept in check with refined restraint. In this economy of means, she seems to...continue...

Songs from the Cello

1 CD / Gagliano Recordings / 2003-11-18

Works: François Couperin: Pièces en concert, for cello & string ensemble (arranged by Bazelaire); Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Das Fischermädchen ("Du schönes Fischermädchen...
Performers: Cheifetz, Hamilton; Gray, Harold; Johanson, Bryan

Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol 1 / Angela Hewitt

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-05-01

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; 18e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III); 8e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II)
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

By turning her attention to there works, Angela Hewitt may succeed in reviving and popularizing Couperins enchanting music as no modern-day harpsichordist has been able...continue...

Classics for Children - Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pi&egr...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Nishry, Varda; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Ansermet, Ernest; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Two and a half hours of well-known classical music, all composed specifically with children in mind. The "Peter and the Wolf" on this set is...continue...

Three Great Danish Women Pianists Vol 2

2 CD / Danacord / 1997-11-01

Works: François Couperin: Troisième livre des pièces de clavecin, for harpsichord; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 9/L 413; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L...
Performers: Ellegaard, France; Galina Werschenska; Johanne Stockmarr

History of Classical Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Chant for Good Friday; Anonymous: Ambrosian Chant for Epiphany; Je Ne Puis . . . Amors Me Tienent . . . Veritatem, for consort; Oy voy; Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); Pérotin: P...
Performers: Éder String Quartet; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Elsner, Kasia; Fawkes, Richard; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter H.; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Kodaly Quartet; La Scol...
Conductors: ; Antal, Mátyás; Warchal, Bohdan; Kraemer, Nicholas; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gmür, Hanspeter; Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Ensemble Unicorn; Gothic Voices; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus; In Dulci Jubilo Childre...

The Art of Youra Guller 1895-1980 - A Legendary Pianist

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G minor"; Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894; Mateo Pérez de Albéniz: Sonata for Keyboard in D major, O...
Performers: Guller, Youra