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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Fuchs, Joachim & Dvorák

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-15

Works: Robert Fuchs: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, Op. 86; Six Fantasies for viola & piano, Op 117; Joseph Joachim: Variations for viola & piano, Op 10; Antonin Dvorák: Romance for violin & pian...
Performers: Larsen, Eric; McCarty, Patricia [Viola]

Recording information: Ed Lee and Jean Campe Memorial Concert Hall at the Mead (2007-06-19&2009-06-24&2010-)....continue...

Dvorak: Quintet, Op. 81; Terzett, Op. 74 / Richter, Pikaizen, Rusin, Oistrakh, Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Terzetto for 2 Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74/B 148
Performers: Abramenkov, Andrei; Berlinsky, Valentin; Kopelman, Mikhail; Oistrakh, Igor; Pikaizen, Viktor; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rusin, Miroslav [viola]; Shebalin, Dimitri
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Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; Dvorák: Sextet for Strings / The Talich Quartet

1 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-07-31

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4; Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48)
Performers: Bernasek, Vaclav; Najnar, Jiri
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Ensemble: Talich Quartet

The Talich Quartet, complemented here by Jiri Najnar and Vaclav Bernasek, illuminate these chamber music gems in brilliant colors. The string sextet version of Schoenberg's...continue...
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Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97; String Sextet Op. 48

1 CD / Talent / 2011-06-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97); String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48)
Performers: Hejny, Petr; Xuereb, Pierre-Henri

Recording information: Bossut (Belgium) & Praha (Czechia) (11/2005/10/2009)....continue...

Violinist Aida Stucki, Vol. 2

3 CD / Doremi / 2011-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Quartet for Strings n...
Performers: Andreae, Marc; Frey, Walter; Friedrich, Hermann; Hafeli, Walter; Piraccini, Giuseppe; Pozzi, Pina; Stucki, Aida; Wieser, Gerhard [Viola]
Conductors: Reinhardt, Rolf; Schmid, Erich

Aida Stucki, one of the most respected violinists of the 20th century and the main teacher of Anne-Sophie Mutter, celebrates her 90th birthday in 2011....continue...

Dvorak: String Sextet, Op. 48; Schumann: 5 Stücke im Folkston; Schumann & Reimann: Fantasiestücke

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2010-08-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48); Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op....
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Donderer, Florian; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Masurenko, Tatjana; Osborne, Steven; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; V...

This wonderful live recording from the 2009 Spannungen Festival presents both Schumann's original and Reimann's arrangement of the Op. 73 in direct comparison, as well...continue...
Recording information: Wasserkraftwerk RWE Power AG, Heimbach, Germany....continue...

Dvorák in America

3 CD / Supraphon / 2010-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Te Deum for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, B. 176 (Op. 103) (once listed as Opp. 93 & 98); Quartet for Strings no...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Chuchro, Josef; Hala, Josef; Sadlo, Milos; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Neumann, Václav; Hrusa, Jakub

The music is extremely inspired and profound, perfectly built and immensely amiable for the listener - simply beautiful. It reflects the powerful new sources of...continue...

Old World New World / Emerson String Quartet

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-04-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, B. 92 (Op. 51); Quartet for Strings no 11 in C major, B. 121 (Op.61); String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("...
Performers: Neubauer, Paul

The Emerson String Quartet, winner of 9 Grammys is releasing an album of works never recorded during the course of their 30-year career. The release...continue...
Recording information: New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters (2008-12-??&2009-02-??_2009-)....continue...

Dvorak: Songs My Great-Grandfather Taught Me

1 CD / Toccata / 2010-04-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; In Folk Tone, Op. 73; Love Songs (Písne milostmé) (8) for voice & piano, B. 160 (Op. 83) (revision of Cypresses, B. 11); Four Songs, Op. 8...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Suk, Josef

Antonin Dvorak has long been known as one of music's supreme melodists, but his songs have not made quite the headway of his best-known works....continue...
Recording information: Bohemia Music Studio, Prague (09/06/2009-09/08/2009)....continue...

Wind Serenade & String Quartet - Dvorak/Leleux/Stegemann/Kam/Schneider

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-09-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for winds & strings in D minor, B. 77 (Op. 44); Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192
Performers: Aoe, Hiroaki; Cakar, Ozan; Jensen, Dag; Kam, Sharon; Leleux, Francois; Mahni, Sybille; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Schneider, Diemut; Schweigert, Stefan; Stegem...

The Serenade for winds is one of the most popular Dvorak pieces, played here in a stunning live performance from the 2008 Spannungen Festival. In...continue...

Dvorák: Miniatures

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Miniatures (Drobnosti) (4) for 2 violins & viola, B. 149 (Op. 75a); Waltzes (2) for strings (arr. from Waltzes for piano, B. 101), B. 105; Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello &...
Performers: Kulhan, Jaroslav; Nejtek, Pavel; Panocha, Jiri; Sehmoutka, Miroslav; Tuma, Jaroslav; Zejfart, Pavel

Sacred Classics

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-06-02

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Anonymous: Haily holy Queen; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Johannes Brahms: Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; A...
Performers: Fillmer, Les; Flaniken, Angie; Furuto, Bonnie; Gunter, Marsha; Kluz, Derek; Price, Adrianne; Rodgers, Melanie; Strickland, JoAnn

Dvorak: String Quartets Vol 8 / Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, B 18
Performers: Ericsson, Mikael; Stadtherr, Karel; Verner, Petr; Vlachová, Jana
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Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague

This volume from the Vlach Quartet Prague's acclaimed Dvorak String Quartet series presents the symphonically-conceived 'Third String Quartet' of 1869/70, a richly rewarding work. Despite...continue...

Dvorák: Miniatures, Bagatelles, Terzetto; Suk: Piano Quartet / Josef Suk, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-03-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Miniatures (Drobnosti) (4) for 2 violins & viola, B. 149 (Op. 75a); Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, B. 79 (Op. 47); Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, ...
Performers: Ambros, Miroslav; Barta, Jiri; Simon, Jan; Suk, Josef; Untermuller, Karel

"...it comes as a relief to be reminded afresh that the composer could be a master charmer in miniatures and smaller forms...the material on this...continue...
Recording information: 2009-10-27&2008-11-01&2008-....continue...

Dvorak: Cypresses String Quartet, Terzetto, etc / English String Quartet, Philip Langridge, Radoslav Kvapil

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-01-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, B. 148 (Op. 74); Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Cypresse...
Performers: Callow, Colin; Cummings, Diana; Iorio, Luciano; Kvapil, Radoslav; Langridge, Philip

The enthusiastic review of these wonderful pieces, by Gramophone, puts it best: "The Cypresses... played with real sympathy for Dvorak's fertile early lyricism, leave a...continue...

Masterworks: Dvorák [Box Set]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Serenade for Strings; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Hudec, Jiri; Nelsova, Zara; Ricci, Ruggiero; Talich, Jan Jr.
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Paavo, Järvi; Susskind, Walter; Farrer, John; Kuchar, Theodore

Chamber Music Masterpieces [Box Set]

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 18 in A major, K. 464; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Quin...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Dean, Brett; Ephrat, Ron; Faust, Isabelle; Gaasterland, Peter; Giuranna, Bruno; Graaf, Henk de; Han, Derek; Hudec, Jiri; Hulshoff, Alexander; Ima...
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Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht); Ames Piano Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet; La Magnifica Comunità ; Nash Ensemble; Sharon Quartet; Solomon Trio; Van Swieten Trio

Spannungen: Musik im Kraftwerk Heimbach [Limited Edition]

14 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Adamsky, Thomas; Bühl, Gregor; Bach, Andreas; Behr-König, Anette; Berwaerts, Jeroen; Bohórquez, Claudio; Bouskova, Jana; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Clein, Natalie; Collins, Michael [Conduc...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel;
Ensemble: ; Heimbach Strings 2006

This is a documentation of the best European chamber music festival that features world-class soloists in live recordings....continue...

Dvorak: Chamber Works / Panocha String Quartet, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2008-07-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Quintet in A minor, B. 7 (Op. 1); String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97); Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass ...
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Kodousek, Josef; Nejtek, Pavel; Panenka, Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Suk Trio

Following the extremely successful Dvorak string quartets set, the internationally renowned Panocha Quartet - celebrating this year its incredible 40th anniversary of performing in the...continue...

The London Viola Sound

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Kurt Weill: Kiddush for cantor, chorus & organ; Dmitry Shostakovich: Moskva, Cheremushki, Op. 105; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 14...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Blum, Norbert; Bonds, Fiona; Cookson, Michael; Faber, Ruth; Golani, Rivka; Gunes, Rusen; Iorio, Luciano; Rundell, Kevin; Secret, Robert; Silverthorne, Paul; Watson, Elizabeth
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Viola Section; English National Opera Orchestra; Viola Section of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-; Viola Section of the London Philharmonic (Viola Se

The Concord String Quartet - Haydn, Dvorák, et al

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-06-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Quinten"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 15 i...
Performers: Concord String Quartet; Fischer, Norman; Jennings, Andrew; Kochanowski, John; Sokol, Mark
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concord String Quartet

Dvorak: String Quartets no 10 & 14 / Panocha Quartet

1 CD / Camerata / 2008-02-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 51/B 92
Performers: Kulhan, Jaroslav; Panocha, Jiri; Sehnoutka, Miroslav; Zejfart, Pavel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Panocha String Quartet

The Panocha Quartet was formed in 1968 by students of the Prague Conservatory. Their first success came in 1975 at the International String Quartet Competition...continue...

Dvorák: Early Works for String Quartet / Zemlinsky Quartet

4 CD / Praga / 2007-04-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 5 in F minor, B. 37 (Op.9); Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, B. 8 (Op. 2); Waltzes (2) for strings (arr. from Waltzes for piano, B. 101), B. 105; Quart...
Performers: Kluson, Josef

Since its foundation in 1994, the Zemlinsky Quartet has continued the deep Czech tradition of the string quartet. The ensemble won both the 3rd prize...continue...

Music of Dvorák and Chausson / Artur Balsam, Louis Kaufman

2 CD / Bridge / 2007-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Cervera, Marcel; Kaufman, Louis; Kromer, Oskar; Rybar, Peter; Tusa, Antonio

Bridge's ongoing survey of the career of the Polish piano virtuoso Artur Balsam continues with this two disc set of recordings made in the late...continue...

Mozart, Schubert, Dvorák / Lionel Tetris

4 CD / Biddulph / 2006-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in E major, K 542; Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Kegelstatt"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; ...
Performers: Hobday, Ethel; Kiddle, Frederick B.; Leger, Frank St.; Rosovsky, Zoia; Sammons, Albert; Tertis, Lionel

Today violists the world over think of Lionel Tertis as the man who brought the hitherto humble viola into the limelight and made it into...continue...

Dvorák, Janácek: String Quartets / Smetana Quartet

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-05-23

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, B. 148 (Op. 74); Quartet for Strings no 14 in A flat major, B. 193 (Op. 105); Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Son...
Performers: Kostecky, Lubomir; Novak, Jiri [Violin]; Skampa, Milan

The Smetana Quartet was the greatest of a legendary line of Czech string ensembles. The quartet was formed on the 6th of November 1945 and...continue...

Classical Baby - Beautiful Melodies to Soothe & Calm

1 CD / Rock Me Baby Records / 2005-10-01

Works: Traditional: Brezairola; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Volkskinderlieder (15), WoO 31; Camille Saint-Saën...
Performers: Beilby, Annie; Broadfoot, Marianne; Clawson, Kathleen; Constantopedos, Elias; Curd, Guy; Forsyth, Nicole; Guerbois, Dominique; Higgins, James [piano]; Hobbs, Caroline; Jamison, Shelley; Moody, Erin; ...
Conductors: Loomis, Louise;
Ensemble: Children's Chorus; Chorus

Live from the Lugano Festival - Martha Argerich and Friends

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Johannes...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Delahunt, Walter; Dina, Mirabela; Drobinsky, Marc; Hosszu-Legocky, Geza; Romanoff-Schwarzberg, Nora; ...

The live performances assembled for this album include artists and repertoire that are particularly strong, Maxim Vengerov and Martha Argerich in Shostakovich's Second Piano Trio;...continue...

Beethoven, Ravel, Dvorák / Jerusalem Quartet

1 CD / Live Classics / 2005-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 no 6; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/...
Performers: Bressler, Serge; Gross, Amichai; Pavlovsky, Alexander; Zlotnikov, Kyril
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jerusalem String Quartet

Dvorak: String Quartet no 12 & 14 / Cleveland Quartet

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-08-23

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 14 in A flat major, B. 193 (Op. 105); Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"
Performers: Dunham, James [Viola]; Katz, Paul [Cello]; Preucil, William [Violin]; Salaff, Peter

"High-octane playing from the Clevelanders who relish the opportunity to project all the exuberance in the Scherzo of Op. 105, but without sacrificing the poetic...continue...

Dvorák: Quatuors à cordes no 11 & 13 / Quatuor Sine Nomine

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 11 in C major, Op. 61/B 121; Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192
Performers: Genet, Patrick; Gottraux, Francois; Jaermann, Marc; Pache, Nicolas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sine Nomine String Quartet

Dvorák: Quintets / Quatuor Sine Nomine, Dinkel, Pasquier

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass in G major, Op. 77/B 49
Performers: Dinkel, Philippe; Genet, Patrick; Gottraux, Francois; Jaermann, Marc; Pache, Nicolas; Pasquier, Vincent
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sine Nomine String Quartet

Dvorák: Quartets / Apollon Quartet

1 CD / Cube Bohemia / 2005-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 9 in D minor, Op. 34/B 75; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"
Performers: Ciprys, Pavel; Krizanovsky, Radek; Kudelasek, Pavel; Verner, Pavel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Apollon String Quartet

Dvorák: Complete String Quartets / Panocha Quartet

8 CD / Supraphon / 2005-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, B. 8 (Op. 2); Quartet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, B. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, B 18; Andante Appasionato, for string qua...
Performers: Kulhan, Jaroslav; Panocha, Jiri; Sehnoutka, Miroslav; Zejfart, Pavel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Panocha String Quartet

This recording of Dvorak's complete string quartets, featuring a great perfomance by the Panocha Quartet, is now back on the market. The Panocha Quartet made...continue...

Dvorak, Mendelssohn: Works / Shanghai, Bartok Quartets

1 CD / Camerata / 2005-06-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Hargitai, Geza; Hong-Gang, Li; Komlos, Peter; Mezo, Lazslo; Nemeth, Geza; Tzavaras, Nicholas; Wei-Gang, Li; Yiwen, Jiang
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bartók String Quartet ; Shanghai String Quartet

Historical Recordings / Hungarian String Quartet, et al

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Dea...
Performers: Antonietti, Jean; Fried, Geza; Halleux, Laurent; Koromzay, Denes; Kuttner, Michael; Magyar, Gabor; Moskowsky, Alexandre; Palotai, Vilmos; Szekely, Zoltan
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van

Dvorak-Piano Quartets

1 CD / Philips Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in D major, B. 53 (Op. 23)
Performers: Trampler, Walter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

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Artist Portrait - András Schiff

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Nachtstück no 3 (Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit), for piaon in B flat major, Op. 23/3; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 1...
Performers: Höbarth, Erich; Kulhan, Jaroslav; Panocha, Jiri; Perényi, Miklós [Cello]; Schiff, Andras; Schmid, Elmar; Sehmoutka, Miroslav; Shiokawa, Yuuko; Várjon, Dénes
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Holliger, Heinz; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

"Schiff's playing can be either delicate as porcelain or bold as brass; he can tease, storm, sing or hold his listeners captive with a rapt...continue...

Dvorak: Piano Quintet, etc / Leipzig Quartet, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-07-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97)
Performers: Rohde, Hartmut; Zacharias, Christian

This is the second collaboration between MDG's two major artists: pianist Christian Zacharias and the Leipzig String Quartet. Christian Zacharias' collaboration with MDG began with...continue...

Expanded Edition - Dvorak: Piano Quartet, etc / Ma, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 1...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Stern, Isaac

"Inspired teamwork in the Piano Quartet and a prime sampling of Stern's 'Indian Summer' playing style. Strongly recommended." - Gramophone...continue...

Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Piano Quintet / Sarah Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Kerr, Alexander
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Cool, restrained, and often cautious readings of two Dvorak's most impassioned, deeply personal scores." - Godell, ARG...continue...

Brahms, Dvorak: Piano Quintets / Concertante

1 CD / Meridian / 2002-11-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Jacobsen, Colin; Johnson, Kirsten; Plesser, Zvi; Shapiro, Rachel; Wang, Xiao-Dong
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concertante Chamber Players

"Concertante's performances are distinguished by their tenderness; they seem to linger lovingly over every phrase, though they aren't really slower than anyone else, and their...continue...

Dvorak: String Quintet, etc / Waldmann, Vlach Quartet Prague

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass in G major, Op. 77/B 49; Miniatures (Drobnosti) (4) for 2 violins & viola, B. 149 (Op. 75a); Andante Appasionato, for string quartet ...
Performers: Stadtherr, Karel; Verner, Petr; Vlachova, Jana; Waldmann, Jakub
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague; Vlach String Quartet Prague members

"This is labeled Volume 2 of Dvorak's complete String Quintets, but the 'Miniatures' are played by two violins and viola. That minor cavil aside, these...continue...

Dvorak, Tchaikovsky: String Sextets / Chang, Hartog, Christ

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-09-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48)
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanya; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hartog, Bernhard

"This performance is every bit as exciting as the Concertante Chamber Players reading, and it is sweeter-toned and than the somewhat edgy, gritty Vermeer Quartet...continue...

Dvorák: String Quintet Op 1 & 97 / Vlach String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Quintet in A minor, B. 7 (Op. 1); String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97)
Performers: Kyselak, Ladislav
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vlach String Quartet Prague

"Ladislav Kyselak as second violist ably assists the Vlach Quartet. They have recorded many of the Dvorak Quartets and have earned ranks newar the top...continue...

Dvorak: String Quartet no 13, String Quintet / Tree, Pacifica

1 CD / Cedille / 2001-01-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192; String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97)
Performers: Tree, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet

The Lindsays Play Dvorák Chamber Music

4 CD / ASV / 2000-10-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 5 in F minor, B. 37 (Op.9); Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, B. 79 (Op. 47); Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, B. 92 (Op. 51); Wal...
Performers: Frankl, Peter; Ireland, Patrick
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet

Dvorák: The String Quartets / Praguer Streichquartett

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-10-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, B. 8 (Op. 2); Andante Appasionato, for string quartet in F major, B. 40a; Quartet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, B. 17; Waltzes (2) for st...
Performers: Maly, Lubomir; Novotny, Bretislav; Pribyl, Karel; Sirc, Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague String Quartet

"A marvelous reissue and compulsive listening for anyone with the least interest in Romantic chamber music." -CD Review...continue...