Elgar, Edward > Piano

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie f...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Eguchi, Akira; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Goodyear, Stewart; Grant, Cameron; Hoeppner, Susan; Krosnick, Joel; Lindemann, Jens; Ma...
Conductors: Komatsu, Chosei;
Ensemble: ; Duo Concertante; Upper Valley Duo

This collection of the most beautiful, familiar and popular classical melodies of all time, selected from the Marquis catalog of fine classical recordings, features virtuoso...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Widmung, Tribute - Transcriptions for trumpet; flugelhorn of works by Paganini, Debussy, Kreisler, Arban, Bartok et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, flugelhorn

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no 24; Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Fantasie Brillante, for cornet & e...
Performers: Meerovitch, Maria; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]

This new album by Sergei Nakariakov was recorded in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Dahlem, Berlin in tribute and homage to his late mentor, the great Russian...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahem (08/2010)....continue...

Elgar: Piano Music

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; In Smyrna, for piano; Serenade, for piano; Presto, for piano; Adieu, for piano; Skizze, for piano; Griffinesque, for piano (revised as "Presto"); Salut d'amour; Sonat...
Performers: Garzon, Maria

Recording information: 1988....continue...

Encore!

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano; Apple Blossoms; Pablo de Sarasate: Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 21; Int...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Kathleen Ferrier, contralto: The Complete EMI Recordings

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Orfeo ed Euridice; Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Ma...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Duval, Nel; Koeman, Greet; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bruck, Charles

Described as a 'legend in her own lifetime', Kathleen Ferrier rose form obscurity to become one of the most sough-after contraltos of the 20th century....continue...

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

Sweet Remembrance: works by Brahms, Kreisler, Ysaye, Massenet, Elgar et al. / Rudens Turku, violin; Yumiko Urabe, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Henryk Wieniawski: Kujawiak for Violin and Piano in A minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Moto perpetuo fo...
Performers: Turku, Rudens; Urabe, Yumiko

Since making his Avie recording debut in 2005, Rudens Turku has amassed a devoted following for his effortless virtuosity. Following albums devoted to solo works,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (11/18/2010-11/20/2010)....continue...

My First Violin Album / Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two...
Performers: Frantz, Caspar; Handy, Thelma; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Jean, Kenneth; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Izquierdo, Ernest M.; Davis, Carl; Kuchar, Theodore;
Ensemble: ; Ferenc Sánta & His Gypsy Band

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it...continue...

Barcarolles: works by Alfven, Chopin, Delafosse, Elgar, Fauré, Heller, Liszt et al. / Jean Dubé, piano

2 CD / Syrius / 2012-03-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Gabriel Fauré: Barcarolle f...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The Barcarolle is a song evoking the sea and water and, more to the point, the Venetian gondoliers: "Barcarolo" in Italian means "gondolier." Its characteristic...continue...
Recording information: Studio Acoustique, Passavant (05/2011)....continue...

The Power of Love: An English Songbook / Alice Coote, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: James Lyman Molloy: Love's Old Sweet Song; Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; The Spring Has Come, for voice & piano; The Devout Lover, for voice & piano; Edwa...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (2010-12-15&2010-12-15&2010-)....continue...

Debussy & Elgar: Violin Sonatas; Sibelius: 6 Humoresques / Efi Christodoulou, violin; Margaret Fingerhut, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-01-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; Jean Sibelius: Humoresques (6), for violin & orchestra, Opp. 87 & 89
Performers: Christodoulou, Efi; Fingerhut, Margaret

Greek-born violinist Efi Christodoulou studied at the Athens National Conservatory and at the Guildhall School of Music. She has performed extensively in her native Greece...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (05/21/2010-05/23/2010)....continue...

Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

The Studio Recordings 1954-1960: Michael Rabin, violin

6 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix

The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...

Violin Showpieces / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano; John Lemehan, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Zigeunerlied; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1...
Performers: Lane, Piers; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Little, Tasmin

Tasmin Little's formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including...continue...

Elgar in Sussex: Piano Quintet; Seven Songs; Three Movements for piano trio / Felicity Lott, soprano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Edward Elgar: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Songs, Op. 16; Pleading, Op. 48; Like to the Damask Rose; Is she not passing fair?, song for voice & piano; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42;...
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Middleton, Joseph [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio; Schubert Ensemble of London

Elgar found his haven and inspiration in the countryside of Sussex, and the talented musicians featured on this disc celebrate the period which became one...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex....continue...

Fantasies for Bassoon: works by Spohr, Schubert, Schumann, Schreck, et al. / Karen Geoghegan, bassoon; Philip Edward Fisher, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Gustav Schreck: Sonata for bassoon & piano in E flat major, Op. 9; Louis Spohr: Adagio for bassoon & p...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Geoghegan, Karen

Chandos signed Karen Geoghegan in '07 following her appearance on BBC TV's Classical Star program. This is her 5th recording with the label. Gramophone writes...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (04/11/2011-04/12/2011)....continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...

Con Amore

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2011-10-25

Works: Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Liebesleid; Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Liebesfreud; Ede Poldini: Poupée valsante (The Dancing Doll), for piano; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Taran...
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Moll, Phillip

Recording information: Forde Abbey, Somerset (10/1985)....continue...

New Horizons - Karg-Ellert transcription of Elgar: Symphony no 1, etc / Mark Bebbington

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Alan Bush: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in B minor, Op. 2
Performers: Bebbington, Mark

Your eyes have not deceived you. Indeed, this is a piano transcription of the Elgar First. Following its premiere, the demand for the Symphony was...continue...

My Own Country: An English song collection / Felicity Lott, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Hubert Parry: O Mistress Mine, for voice & piano (from English Lyrics, Set 2); My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird; Under the greenwood tree; Good Night; John Ireland: The trellis, for voice & piano (fr...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

My Own Country allows the highly respected Dame Felicity Lott to bring her delicacy and rich musical understanding to a collection of English songs inspired...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex, UK (05/14/2003-05/16/2003)....continue...

The Historical HMV Recordings, 1956 / Renato de Barbieri, violin; Tullio Macoggi, piano

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-09-02

Works: Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato, for violin & piano (or orchestra); Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Moritz Moszkowski: Guitarre, Op. 45 no 2; Mario Castelnuovo-Ted...
Performers: Barbieri, Renato de; Macoggi, Tullio

The present CD pays homage to the Italian great violinist Renato De Barbieri (Genova, 1920 - Trento, 1991), whose artistic life has regrettably been forgotten...continue...
Recording information: 1956....continue...

The British Symphonic Collection

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Edward Elgar: The Crown of India, Op. 66; Une voix dans le désert, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 77; Polonia, Op. 76; Piano Concerto, Op. 90; Suite; Civic Fanfare, for orchestra (without violin...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Lund, Jan; Ostergaard, Mette Christina
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

Hardly any other European country has been more noted for the output of symphonic music than Great Britain - this boxed set features the genre's...continue...

Elgar: Piano Quintet; String Quartet / Piers Lane, Goldner Qrt.

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-07-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Mina, for small orchestra; Laura valse, for piano; March, for piano in D major; Impromptu, for piano; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, O...
Performers: Lane, Piers

Inspired by the rural beauty of the surroundings at his country retreat in 1917, Edward Elgar embarked on the composition of some of his most...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (07/03/2010-07/05/2010)....continue...

Casals Encores / Alban Gerhardt , cello, Cecile Licad, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: David Popper: Chanson villageoise, Op. 62 no 2; Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 11 no 3; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn; Giovanni Sgambati:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Licad, Cecile

This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world's greatest...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (06/25/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...

Shakespeare Inspired / Mezzo Michelle Breedt

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-05-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pageant of Empire, songs (8) for voice (or chorus) & orchestra; Pleading, Op. 48; Thomas Arne: When Daisies pied and Violets blue, song; Mervyn Horder: When Daisies Pied, for voice & pi...
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Schumann, Nina

South African-born Michelle Breedt, best known for her stellar performances of Wagner in particular, her versatility from the opera to the concert is remarkably captured...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (11/22/2010-11/28/2010)....continue...

Elgar: The Violin Music / Bisengaliev, Frith, Bisengalieva, Ungrangsee

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Romance, for violin & piano (later orchestrated) in C minor, Op. 1; Mazurka, for violin; Pieces (2) ("Mo...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Bisengalieva, Camilla; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Ungrangsee, Bundit

For more than two decades before he achieved fame as England's foremost composer, the young Edward Elgar earned a living as a violin teacher. In...continue...

Art Songs of the British Romantics / Stanley Wilson, tenor

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-05-10

Works: Frank Bridge: Blow blow thou winter wind, for voice & piano, H. 33; Adoration, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H 57; The Last Invocation, for voice & piano, H. 136; Love went a-riding, for voice & ...
Performers: Halliday, Malcolm; Wilson, Stanley [Tenor Vocal]

A graduate of the Longy School in Opera Performance, tenor Stanley Wilson continues his studies with William Hicks. He has amassed an extensive list of...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (2010-01-19&2010-02-18&2010-)....continue...

50 Best Violin

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), Concerto no 1 in E "La primavera" (Spring); Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Vi...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gililo...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Tetzlaff, Christian; Pritchard, John; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Kurtz, Efrem; Dervaux, Pierre; Domingo, Placido; Ozawa, Seiji; Bergl...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante

American Artistry: Debut / Sarah Chang

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Fritz Kreisler: Tempo di Menuetto in the style of ...
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Rivers, Sandra

At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang was, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic...continue...
Recording information: American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters, New (03/16/1991-04/16/1991)....continue...

Elgar: Crown Of India, Spanish Lady Suite, Civic Fanfare

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-03-29

Works: Edward Elgar: The Crown of India, imperial masque in 2 tableaux for alto, bass, chorus & orchestra, Op. 66; Une voix dans le désert, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 77; Polonia, Op. 76; Piano Conce...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Ostergaard, Mette Christina
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

Gülsin Onay in Recital [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Frédéric Chopin: Variations Bri...
Performers: Onay, Gulsin

Run Time: 76 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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The Wedding Collection

2 CD / Classic FM Import / 2011-02-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Hubert Parry: Lady Radnor's Suite; Jerusalem; Char...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Bo, Alfie; Brightman, Sarah; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Drury, Elizabeth; Fleming, Renée; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hurford, Peter; Jenkins, Katherin...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul; Hawes, Patrick; Hickox, Richard; Hancock, Gerre; Fancourt, Daisy; Lole, Simon; Vivian, James; Brüggen, Frans; Rose, Barry; Darlington, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Gi...
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort

Elgar: Concert Allegro (arr. Farrington); Symphony No. 2; Two Piano Improvisations

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories Import / 2011-01-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 41; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Two Piano Improvisations
Performers: Farrington, Iain
Conductors: Vass, George

The brilliant pianist and organist Iain Farrington features as soloist in this revelatory new recording of his piano and orchestra transcription of Elgar’s Concert Allegro...continue...

English Piano Music: Gurney, Elgar, Howells

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2010-12-02

Works: Ivor Gurney: Preludes (9), for piano; Nocturnes (2), for piano; Revery, for piano; To E. M. H. --a Birthday Present from Ivor, for piano; A Picture, for piano; Edward Elgar: Allegro, concert solo fo...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Gravill, Alan

These recordings, originally recorded for the Gamut label in the 1990s and featuring rarely recorded works in the piano repertory, are now available again on...continue...

Lazarevitch and Husson play Strauss, Ravel, Elgar

1 CD / Gallo / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. ...
Performers: Suzanne Husson; Vojkan Lazarevitch

Vojkan Lazarevitch was born in Belgrade and studied in Brussels. He was concertmaster of the Goffredo Petrassi Chamber Orchestra in Rome before relocating to Geneva....continue...
Recording information: Salle de Musique de La Chaux-de-Fonds (06/26/2009-06/27/2009)....continue...

Reiterleben & Other Romantic Songs For Male Choir

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2010-10-26

Works: Niels Gade: Reiterleben, for men's chorus, Op. 16; Five Songs for men's chorus, Op. 38; Felix Mendelssohn: Der Jäger Abschied ("Wer hat dich, du schöner Wald"), song for male chorus & brass...
Performers: Arnholtz, Jette; Hansen, Henning; Jacobsen, Per; Lind, Leif; Oland, Anne; Riis, Niels Jorgen
Conductors: Fuglebak, Jorgen

Con Spirito: Works for Violin & Piano

1 CD / Alba / 2010-08-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D major, Op. 94bis; Jean Sibelius: Humoresque, for violin & piano no 4 (arranged by K...
Performers: Bezrodny, Anna-Liisa [Violin]; Ilja, Ivari

Born in Moscow, Anna-Liisa Bezrodny was educated in Finland and in London, hence the choices of programming for this CD, which sums up her heritage...continue...
Recording information: Sello Hall, Espoo (09/23/2007-09/26/2007)....continue...

The Pity of War

2 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op. 82; Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Wilfred Owen: Letters and Poe...
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]; Trusler, Matthew

Summertime

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-05-25

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Samuel Barber: Songs (4), Op. 13; The Monk and His Cat, song for voice & piano (Hermit Songs), Op. 29/8; Edward Elgar: Op. 16; Gabriel Fauré: Clair de lune, Op. ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Three centuries of song are represented here, and, as BBC Music Magazine's Hilary Finch put it "such is the skill of Johnson's programming that the...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex (04/06/2000-04/09/2000)....continue...

The Piano at the Ballet

1 CD / Divine Art / 2010-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote; Wolfg...
Performers: Goldstone, Anthony

This collection is the third of a trilogy, the others being A Night at the Opera and The Piano at the Carnival. Goldstone recreates the...continue...
Recording information: St. John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, N. Lincs., Eng (2008)....continue...

Encores & More

2 CD / Solo Musica / 2010-03-09

Works: Myron Poliakin: Le Canari Konzertpolka, for violin & piano; Franz Liszt: Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin" (I & II), for violin & piano, S. 128 & S. 700h (LW; Franz von Vecsey: Valse ...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Findeisen, Peer [Piano]

During the first part of the 20th century, short characteristic pieces that these days are almost only performed as encores played an important part for...continue...
Recording information: Mannheim, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Egell-Saal (04/26/1008-10/18/1998)....continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Elgar, Sibelius, Granados, Rachmaninov

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonatina for piano (2 versions); Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; May Song; Piece, Op. 4; Carissima; Rosemary; Jean Sibelius: Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76; Impro...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Biegel, Jeffrey; Gimse, Havard; Inui, Madoka; Lauriala, Risto; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Riva, Douglas; Wass, Ashley

Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano, Vol. 2

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Edward Elgar: Speak My Heart, song for voice & piano; Is she not passing fair?, song for voice & piano; Songs (2 completed of 4), for voice & piano, Op. 31; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; The Lan...
Performers: Jarnot, Konrad; Mees, Reinild; Roocroft, Amanda

The second release in Channel Classics' project to record Elgar's complete songs for voice and piano features the eloquent British soprano Amanda Roocroft and British...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips Eindhoven (04/2008/01/2009)....continue...

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Cello Serenade

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-01-12

Works: David Popper: Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Ernesto Lecuona: Suite Espanola; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Johann Sebastian Bach: Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for v...
Performers: Harbaugh, Bernice; Harbaugh, Ross

Café Fiddle / Ben Breen, Milton Kaye

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 2009-09-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Jascha Heifetz: Beau Soir, arrangement for violin & piano (after Debussy); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud; Liebesleid; Rond...
Performers: Breen, Ben; Kaye, Milton

Recognized as one of Australia's outstanding violinists, Benjamin Breen made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1993. He has since toured in Australia, Europe, the United...continue...