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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...

Sonatas for Viola & Piano, Vol. 2 - Brahms, Schubert, Franck / Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Kirill Gerstein, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Myrios Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major,...
Performers: Gerstein, Kirill; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Tabea Zimmermann and Kirill Gerstein return to the studio to record the follow-up to their highly praised first duo album. The new disc includes spellbinding...continue...

Jascha Heifetz plays Chausson Concerto Op. 21, Poème Op. 25, Franck Piano Quintet / Primrose, Piatigorsky et al.

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-05-03

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Baker, Isreal; Heifetz, Jascha; Pennario, Leonard; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Primrose, William; Sanroma, Jesus Maria
Conductors: Solomon, Izler
Ensemble: ; RCA Symphony Orchestra

With the progress of his long career that had made Jascha Heifetz the most acclaimed violist of the first half of the 20th Century, Jascha...continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

Hymns & Prayers / Gidon Kremer

1 CD / ECM / 2010-10-19

Works: Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer: Hymns (8) in memoriam Andrei Tarkovsky, for solo violin, string orchestra, vibraphone & piano; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Giya Kancheli: Silent Pray...
Performers: Altunashvili, Sofia; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Kremer, Gidon; Nemenyte, Marija; Pushkarev, Andrei; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Beautifully-recorded album from master violinist Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica, spanning a wide range of music, from the spirited to the spiritual, all of...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus (07/2008)....continue...

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

Brahms, Bridge, Enescu, et al / Rysanov, Chang

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Mikhail Glinka: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, G. iv3; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Frank Brid...
Performers: Chang, Evelyn; Rysanov, Maxim

"...the playing, in its technical command and imaginative grasp, is outstanding. One feels that Maxim Rysanov has a very special relationship with his Guadagnini viola,...continue...

Christmastide

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; Max Reger: M...
Performers: Appleman, Abraham; Capalbo, Michele; Drake, Victoria; Fader, Oren; Heiss, David; Lionti, Vincent; Mason, Eric; Miller, Dan; Mortimore, Stephanie; Yajima, Mineko
Conductors: Contino, Fiora

Franck: String Quartet, Piano Quintet / Rubackyté, Vilnius String Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M 9; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7
Performers: Jakaitis, Girdutis; Rubackyté, Mûza; Silale, Arturas; Vainiunaite, Audrone; Vasiliausksas, Augustinas
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Ensemble: Vilnius String Quartet

After Muza Rubackyte's dazzling disc of the piano music, released last month, the second Franck release on Brilliant Classics pairs her with fellow Lithuanian musicians...continue...

Franck: Quartett D-dur, Sonate A-dur / Gewandhaus Quartett

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M. 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Krohner, Giorgio; Schmidt, Annerose; Schunk, Heinz; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
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Ensemble: Gewandhaus Quartet

Franck: String Quartet, etc / Rogé, Ysae Quartet

2 CD / Ysaye / 2007-04-10

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M. 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Aguera, Luc-Marie; Markovitch, Yovan; Roge, Pascal; Salque, Francois; Silva, Miguel de; Sutre, Guillaume

"If you are only ever going to have one each recording of the three major chamber works by Cesar Franck -- the Piano Quartet, the...continue...

Library of Congress Recordings Vol 23 / Budapest Quartet

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Gorodetzky, Jac; Kroyt, Boris; Levine, Julius; Roisman, Joseph; Schneider, Mischa

This latest release in Bridges Library of Congress series joins the Budapest String Quartet with one of their favorite pianists, Artur Balsam. The performance of...continue...

The Hollywood String Quintet - Shostakovich, Franck / Aller

1 CD / Testament / 1996-05-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Aller, Eleanor; Aller, Victor; Robyn, Paul; Shure, Paul; Slatkin, Felix
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Ensemble: Hollywood String Quartet

"...The Shostakovich Quintet bristles with excitement; the playing is volatile and sumptuous...The Franck Quintet is nobly crafted, with insightful and commanding contributions from all concerned."...continue...

Franck, Vieuxtemps: Viola Sonatas, etc / Imai, Vignoles

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-03-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30; Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, ...
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]