Franck, César > Violin

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...

Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Franck: Complete Chamber Music / David Lively: piano; Tatiana Samouil: violin; Justus Grimm: cello et al.

4 CD / Cypress / 2013-02-12

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Mélancholie, for violin & piano, M. 10; Andantino quietoso, for violin & piano in E flat major, Op. 6, M. 5; Duo concertant, for v...
Performers: Compte, Korneel Le [Double Bass]; Grimm, Justus; Lively, David; Samouil, Tatiana
Conductors:
Ensemble: Soloists of La Monnaie

Are there still discoveries to be made about a distinguished composer like Cesar Franck? This collection suggests that there are! Produced in collaboration with La...continue...
Recording information: Salle Fiocco, La Monnaie, Brussels....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...

French Violin Sonatas: Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Yu-Chien Tseng, violin; Inga Dzekster, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-01-08

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Clair de lune; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Dzektser, Inga [Piano]; Tseng, Yu-Chien

Fuga Libera is happy to announce the beginning of a collaboration with young Taiwanese violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, Fifth Prize winner of the Reine Elisabeth Violin...continue...
Recording information: flagey Studio 4, Brussels (08/23/2012-08/26/2012)....continue...

Danwen Jiang: Live In Concert. Debussy: Violin Sonata; Franck: Sonata in A; Ravel: Sonata in G / Danwen Jiang, violin; Walter Cosand, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2013-01-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Cosand, Walter; Jiang, Danwen

Chinese-American violinist Danwen Jiang gave her premiere recital at age nine before Deng Xiaoping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She studied...continue...
Recording information: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University (02/06/2004)....continue...

Brahms: Sonata in G major; Franck: Sonata in A major; Ravel, Kreisler / Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Paul Coker, piano

1 CD / Doron / 2012-08-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Fritz Kr...
Performers: Coker, Paul; Menuhin, Yehudi

Zino Francescatti, Violin: A Treasury of Studio Recordings 1931-1955 / Zino Francescatti, violin [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Préludes, Book 1; Maurice...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Casadesus, Robert; Faure, Maurice; Francescatti, Zino; Lanner, Max
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André

In late-1930s America the Great Depression raged on, affecting all parts of life, not least the arts. Whereas European violinists had once flocked to the...continue...

Cesar Franck: Chamber Works - Trios nos 1&2 et al. / Sirbu, Dancila, Colan, Sarbu

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-06-26

Works: César Franck: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1/1, M. 1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 1/2, M. 2; Fantasy (First grand fantasy) on themes from "Gulis...
Performers: Colan, Ruxandra; Dancila, Mihail; Sarbu, Mihail; Sirbu, Mariana

This CD features rare but beautiful repertoire from Franck...continue...
Recording information: Quadrivium Hall, Genova (1981-1982)....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...

Franck: Piano Music / Dominique Cornil

5 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2012-02-14

Works: César Franck: Concerto for Piano no 2, in G minor; Variations brillantes sur la ronde favorite de Gustave III, for piano & orchestra; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Sonata for Violin and Piano ...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Bogart, Jacob; Cornil, Dominique; Eynden, Jean-Claude Vanden; Hardy, Andrew; Tsachor, Uriel
Conductors: Doneux, Edgard;
Ensemble: ; Academica Quartet; César Franck Ensemble (Piano Quintet)

Franck was a child prodigy and virtuoso pianist. At the age of only sixteen, he was awarded the "Premier premier prix pour piano". This boxed...continue...

French Impressions / Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Denk, Jeremy

"Joshua Bell plays with fire and finesse, with Denk a powerful ally. Franck's dark-light violin sonata, mysterious, ardent and far more than the sum of...continue...
Recording information: Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (11/26/2010-11/29/2010)....continue...

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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Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Art of the Sonata: JS Bach; Franck; Lefkowicz; Brahms / Petteri Iivonen, violin; Kevin Fitz-Gerald, piano

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; David S. Lefkowitz: Miniature no 8, for violin; Johannes Brahm...
Performers: Fitzgerald, Kevin; Iivonen, Petteri [Violin]

This is the long-anticipated second recording featuring superstar Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen, Canadian master pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald and their special musical chemistry. Bach's G Minor...continue...
Recording information: Alfred Newman Hall, University of Southern California, (06/09/2008-06/16/2008)....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...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Winter Classics: Klassische Musik zum Verführen

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonate für flöte, viola und harfe; Franz Schubert: Streichquartett a-Moll, Op. 29, D 804 "Rosamunde"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert für flöte, harfe und orchest...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Hanstedt, Katharina; Rösel, Peter; Tast, Werner; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Haenchen, Hartmut; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Rosamunde Quartett

The perfect choice for a cozy winter night - piano works and tranquil orchestral compositions create just the right atmosphere for a few hours of...continue...

Franck, Debussy, Ravel: Violin Sonatas

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-04-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]

Jennifer Pike, one of the brightest up-and-coming stars on the musical scene today, performs some of the greatest chamber works in the violin repertoire. On...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (12/14/2010-12/16/2010)....continue...

Franck, Grieg, Janácek: Violin Sonatas / Repin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-02-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 13; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]

Vadim Repin and his pianist partner Nikolai Lugansky have just recorded a compilation of three magnificent Romantic violin sonatas. The overtly emotional Franck sonata is...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Teldex Studio (07/2010)....continue...

Virtuoso / Ray Chen, violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-02-01

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for...
Performers: Cassidy-Polera, Noreen; Chen, Ray [Violin]

Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (2010-04-19_2010-04-20&2010-)....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...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...

Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Manoukian, Catherine; Wang, Xiayin

Over 100 years span the time between the first performance of Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata and a memorable performance by a Catherine Manoukian. Franck's sonata...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY (07/09/2008-07/11/2008)....continue...

Brahms, Schumann, Franck, Lekeu: Violin Sonatas, etc / Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for cello & piano in G major; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for ...
Performers: Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Barbizet, Pierre; Ferras, Christian [Violin]

This set contains a selection of the recordings by the great French violinist focusing on his prowess as a chamber musician. Ferras was born in...continue...

Eternity: Chopin, Franck

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Gonzalez, Manuel [Piano]; Tolpygo, Mikhail

David Nadien Plays Franck, Debussy, Fauré, Rachmaninoff-Heifetz, Prokofiev

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2010-06-08

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Serge...
Performers: Bogin, Abba; Hancock, David [Piano]; Nadien, David; Ricci, Ruggiero

Destined to become a collectors' sought after recording, the legendary violinist David Nadien in the previously unreleased studio recordings & rare live performance with great...continue...

Franck, Debussy, Schumann / Schwarzberg, Argerich

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2009-09-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Schwarzberg, Dora

Violinist Dora Schwarzberg, a remarkably talented, interpretively extroverted virtuoso and protTgT of Valentin Berlinsky and Yehudi Menuhin, is joined by her longtime artistic partner, pianist...continue...

Violon X - Exteme Violin - Biondi, Buskov, Ivanov, Khachaturian / Biondi, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Concerto for Violin in D major, RV 208 "Il grosso Mogul" - Grave; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'a...
Performers: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bushkov, Evgueni; Dedieu-Vidal, Marcelle; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Ivanov, Yossif; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kraemer, Manfredo; Monteilhet,...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Marchi, Alessandro de; Bartholomée, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

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

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Franck: Violin Sonata; Chausson: Concerto for Piano and Violin / Thibaud, Cortot, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2009-04-14

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21
Performers: Cortot, Alfred; Thibaud, Jacques

Combining these two classic recordings is a tribute to Jacques Thibaud, who died 55 years ago on September 1 and also to Eugene Ysaye, the...continue...

Franck, Dvorak, Grieg: Violin Sonatas / Gleusteen, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M...
Performers: Gleusteen, Kai; Ordronneau, Catherine

Brahms, Franck, Schumann: Violin Sonatas / Turku, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Turku, Rudens

"In every respect Rudens Turku displays an exceptional talent coupled with formidable technical and artistic ability. He brings deeply felt passion to his playing, which...continue...

Franck, Lekeu, Mathieu: Works for Violin and Piano / David Lefevre, Alain Lefèvre

1 CD / Analekta / 2009-03-24

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for violin & piano in G major; André Mathíeu: Ballade-Fantaisie for violin & piano
Performers: Lefèvre; Lefèvre, David

Alain Lefevre, piano - Acclaimed as a "hero" (Los Angeles Times), a "spectacular pianist" (Fanfare), a "smashing performer" (Washington Post), an "artistic winner" (Music Week,...continue...

Schumann, Franck, Szymanowski, Ravel: Works for Violin and Piano / Oistrakh, Yampolsky

1 CD / Testament / 2009-02-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Yampolsky, Vladimir

This Enescu Festival program is a very interesting one. Its repertoire ranges from Fritz Kreisler's transcription of the Schumann violin concerto to Franck's immortal violin...continue...

Legendary Treasures - David Oistrakh Collection Vol 13

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-02-10

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonatas (12) e una pastorale, Op. 1; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131; Maurice ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Yampolsky, Vladimir

David Oistrakh was one of the greatest, most respected, and most admired violinists of the 20th century. This CD is Vol. 13 in Doremi's David...continue...

Franck, Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Uri Pianka, Timothy Hester

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2009-02-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820); Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnol; Slavonic Dances (3) for Violin and Pi...
Performers: Hester, Timothy; Pianka, Uri

Uri Pianka returns to Romeo Records with a new CD featuring one of the staples of the Romantic chamber music repertoire, Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata....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

Wedding Music & Words / Newman, Moss, Musica Antiqua NY

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 "Wedding Cantata"; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Conce...
Performers: Briggs, Anne; Butler, Amy; Feld, Melanie; Hoyt, Thomas; Moughalian, Sato; Newman, Mary Jane [Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord]; Norderval, Kristin; Ossenfort, David; Wiersma, Calvin
Conductors: Newman, Mary J.
Ensemble: Members of Musica Antiqua (Members); Musica Antiqua New York

Icon - Jascha Heifetz - Mozart, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Meditation for Vi...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Jascha Heifetz was a Jewish Lithuanianborn American violin virtuoso who first performed the Mendelssohn concerto at age six. He quickly rose to the heights of...continue...

David Oistrakh - Complete EMI Recordings

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Fournier, Pierre; Gertovich, Joseph; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shapiro, Jacov; S...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George; Ehrling, Sixten; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo; Oistrakh, David; Matacic, Lovro von; Martinon, Jean; Shostakovich,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stockholm Festival Orchestra

"In each and every performance, Oistrakh demonstrates not only his impeccable technique but his warm tone and above all his irreproachable interpretations. No matter what...continue...

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
Conductors:
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...

Immortalis

2 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria a 8; Alma Redemptoris mater, antiphon for 5 voices; Antonio Vivaldi: O qui coeli terræque, motet in E flat major, for soprano, strings and continuo, R. 631...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Dallaire, Catherine; Dubeau, Angele; Fortin, Lyne; Gauvin, Karina; Keesmaat, Amanda; Laurin, Rachel; Merkelo, Paul; Plouffe, Helene; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Jackson, Christopher; Gauthier, Jean-Francois; Lamon, Jeanne; Patenaude, Gilbert; Tinsley, James; Verrot, Pascal; Fankhauser, James; Soly, Geneviève
Ensemble: ; Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

Immortalis is a celebration of the renewal of life and hope that comes with Easter. This disc includes a collection of well known and loved...continue...

Chamber Works - Schubert, Brahms, et al / Peter Rösel, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings in F major, D 487; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Die schöne Magelone, Op....
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Funke, Christian; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Krohner, Giorgio; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brahms Quartett; Gewandhaus Quartet

If you found June 2006's boxed set of Peter Rosel's solo repertoire enjoyable, you'll want to hear him in these chamber music performances with some...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

Moods - Magic Moments - Mussorgsky, etc / Kegel, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Suite bergamasque; Erik Satie: Sarabandes (3) for piano; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Erber, Gerhard; Fauth, Gerald; Philipp, Gunter; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Schunk, Heinz
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

This new series implores you to "release your inner power through the harmony of classical music." Classical music has long since proved its lasting, timeless...continue...

Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, Sonata for Violin & Piano / Entremont, Zhu, Aron Quartet

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2008-05-01

Works: César Franck: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Zhu, Dan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aron String Quartet

The exceptional career of Philippe Entremont, who is the lynch pin of this recording, began when he was 18 years old with a triumphant concert...continue...

Shostakovich, Franck: Violin Sonatas / Sergey & Lusine Khachatryan

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-03-25

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Performers: Khachatryan, Lusine; Khachatryan, Sergey

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The Khachatryans, brother and sister, make a formidable team. The recording is exceptional, too: finely balanced and with a wide dynamic range....continue...