Gluck, Christoph Willibald > Piano

A Diletta - Songs by Bellini, Franck, Gluck, Gounod, Ibert, Tosti et al. / Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass; Friedrich Haider, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Habräische Melodie ("Mein Geist ist trüb und schwer"), song for voice & piano, Op. 78/1; Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky: Nochnoi defir stroont efir (The Night Zephyr S...
Performers: Haider, Friedrich; Scandiuzzi, Roberto

Celebrated operatic bass Roberto Scandiuzzi has been an unequivocal success on the international opera scene since his La Scala debut in 1982 and has only...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...

Toward the Light - The voice of Elaine Huckle, soprano: works by Handel, Franck, Quilter, Brahms / Ian Clarke, piano

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-08-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua; Messiah; Rodelinda; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Roger Quilter: June, for voice & piano; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (5) for vo...
Performers: Clarke, Ian [Piano]; Huckle, Elaine

"This is not my story. This is everybody's story" - E. Huckle. Huckle's passion for singing developed at an early age, but was nearly derailed...continue...
Recording information: Northamptonshire, England (02/2008)....continue...

24 Italian Songs and Arias

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-28

Works: Giovanni Bononcini: Per la gloria d'adorarvi; Non posso disperar, for voice & continuo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Antonio Caldara: La costanza ...
Performers: Liu, Qi [Piano]; Yueh, Chai-lun

Recording information: Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown,....continue...

In Memoriam Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953) - Mahler, Bach, Handel, Gluck et al. / Kathleen Ferrier, soprano

1 CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion selon Saint Mattheiu; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Atalanta; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice; Spoken Word...
Performers: Favaretto, Giorgio
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von

Why does Kathleen Ferrier, whose career lasted barely a dozen years, remain fixed in the public memory? Her voice, completely devoid of artifice, always expressed...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

Giovanni Sgambati: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 15 / Roberto Giordano, piano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-06-12

Works: Giovanni Sgambati: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 15; Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Work(s); Arcangelo Corelli: Work(s); Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spir...
Performers: Giordano, Roberto
Conductors: Guidarini, Marco
Ensemble: Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali

A professor at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia from 1868, and founder of the music school of the same name, Sgambati combined his teaching with...continue...
Recording information: Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy (06/2011-07/2011)....continue...

Dancing on Ivory: Romantic Transcriptions for Piano / Jue Wang

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Percy Grainger: Ramble on R Strauss's love duet from "Der Rosenkavalier"; Love Walked In, transcription for piano (after Gershwin); Earl Wild: Embraceable You, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Ger...
Performers: Wang, Jue

Chinese pianist Jue Wang was first prize and gold medal winner of the Santander Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition. He has made successful debuts at...continue...
Recording information: Greenfield Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music (06/2011)....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...

Ari Kani plays Beethoven

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-04-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Rondos (2) for piano, Op. 51; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Performers: Kani, Ari

Notes are in Japanese only....continue...
Recording information: Bavarian Radio, Studio 2, Munich, Germany (03/13/2006-03/15/2006)....continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

The Erato Recitals / Soprano Sumi Jo (10 CDs)

10 CD / Erato / 2012-01-31

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; Tancredi; Les soirées musicales; L'assedio di Corinto; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e Montecchi; ...
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bach, Gottfried; Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Conlon, James; Davis, Mike [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Graham, Susan; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro; Maugue, Anne; R...
Conductors: Olmi, Paolo; Jordan, Armin; Montgomery, Kenneth; Carella, Giuliano; Bibl, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Conlon, James; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her...continue...

The Horn in Song

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-17

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Schwanengesang, D 957; Robert...
Performers: Bowermaster, Tod; Howsmon, James

Recording information: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Clonick Hall, Oberlin, O (02/10/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

Embrace: Works for clarinet & piano by Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg, et al. / Seunghee Lee, clarinet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Gabriel Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clari...
Performers: Lee, Seunghee; Solomon, Evan

A fresh take on some of the most beautiful and heartwarming pieces of classical music, this recording showcases the versatility of the clarinet as Seunghee...continue...
Recording information: St. Peter's Church, New York, NY (05/17/2011-05/19/2011)....continue...

Elin Kolev

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2011-10-04

Works: Martin Stock: Wunderkinder, for violin & ensemble; Poesia, for violin & ensemble; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Op. 42; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; John Williams: Schindlers Liste; Pablo de Sarasate: Zi...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Kolev, Elin
Conductors: Branny, Helmut
Ensemble: Dresdner Kappelsolisten

Recording information: Coswig (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Osnabrück (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Coswig (08/15/2011-08/17/2011); Osnabrück (08/15/2011-08/17/2011)....continue...

Famous Violin Encores: Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, et al. / Alexander Markov, violin

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice &...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Alexander Markov (violin) and Dmitriy Cogan (piano) come together to perform modernity's favorite violin encores. In this hour of music, enjoy your favorite violin pieces...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium des Halles, Paris, France (12/20/1993-12/23/1993)....continue...

Me on Wings of Song / Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for keyboard in E minor (WFN 18; variant of BWV 855), BWV 855a; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the B...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

This personal selection by award-winning pianist Konstantin Scherbakov, featuring such beautiful melodies as the Bach/Siloti Prelude in E minor, Lyadov Prelude Op.11, no.1, and the...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (02/15/2001-02/17/2001)....continue...

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...continue...

Angels on Ivories

1 CD / Time Art / 2011-05-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Amor; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation; Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, ...
Performers: Koldenhoven, Darlene [Singer/Songwriter]

Recording information: Time Art Studio, Los Angeles; Haven Studio (01/2011)....continue...

A Song Without Words

3 CD / Divine Art / 2010-07-10

Works: Paul Taffanel: Fantasy on 'Der Freischütz (after von Weber), for flute & orchestra; Morceaux de lecture à vue, for flute & piano; Contemplation; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluc...
Performers: Rhodes, Paul; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]

A Song Without Words is subtitled The Legacy of Paul Taffanel - a flutist who significantly influenced the course and development of the history of...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Church, Burghfield (07/28/2008-01/21/2009)....continue...

Candlelight Classics - Music for Romance

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio in D flat...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Nicholson, Pamela; Prats, Jorge Luis; Rhodes, Paul; Seow, Yitkin; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]; Wei, Xu
Conductors: Schenck, Andrew; Bátiz, Enrique; Tjeknavorian, Loris; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Guitar Trio

Passages

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-11-03

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Songs My Mother Taught Me for violin & piano (transcription of Dvorak's Gypsy Songs, Op. 55/4); Liebesleid; Jota, for violin & piano (a...
Performers: Morgovskaya, Valeria; Wright, Alwyn

Recording information: Arcadia Presbytarian Church, Los Angeles, California....continue...

Serenade - Songs by Beethoven / David Daniels, Martin Katz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Adelaide, D 95; Antonio Cal...
Performers: Daniels, David; Katz, Martin

Icon - Nathan Milstein - Aristocrat of the Violin

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon; Irving, Robert
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Encores

1 CD / Hungaroton Import / 2009-10-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Schön Rosmarin; Midnight Bells; Eduard Gaertner: Aus Wien for violin & piano; Franz von Vecs...
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Levin, Michel

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 4; Gluck / Leon Fleisher, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Miniatures

2 CD / Membran / 2009-09-15

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Preludes (3) for piano; Susan H. Dyer: An Outlandish Suite for violin & piano ("Florida Night Song"); Flausino Rodrigues DoVale: Prelude No 15, "Ao Pe Da Fogueira"; J...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Crosby, Bing; Heifetz, Jascha; Kaye, Milton
Conductors: Camarata, Tutti

2009 two CD set. With these miniatures, which were recorded between 1944 and 1946, Jascha Heifetz reacted against the classical purists of his time. Today...continue...

Monserrat Caballe in Recital (1983) / Vivaldi, Giordani, Galuppi, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2008-12-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans, RV 645; Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben; Baldassare Galuppi: Adriano in Siria; Christoph W. Gluck: Armide; Antonio Salieri: Les Danaides; Vincenzo Bellini: Bianca...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Zanetti, Miguel

Run Time: 76 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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A Night at the Opera - Liszt, Chopin, Wagner, etc / Anthony Goldstone

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-11-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434; Réminiscences de Norma (Bellini), S 394; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Fréd...
Performers: Goldstone, Anthony

The distinguished Anthony Goldstone performs a concert of paraphrases, transcriptions and variations for piano solo on operatic themes....continue...

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr / Sloane, Hamelin, Schuch, et al

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Christoph Willibald Gluck: C...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Lonquich, Alexander; Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Darlington, Jonathan; Sloane, Steven

This release of two major concerto & symphonic live events from last year's greatest piano festival around Beethoven displays an extremely high orchestral quality and...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Hedwig von Debicka

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Vincenzo Bellini...
Performers: Pruwer, Julius; Urbano, Umberto; Vocals], Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender [Baritone
Conductors: Prüwer, Julius

Hedwig von Debicka (1881-1970) was born into an old Polish-Russian aristocratic family and grew up in Dembicki. She received her first training at the Warsaw...continue...

Guiomar Novaes Plays Piano Concerti - Beethoven, Chopin

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-06-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits;...
Performers: Novaes, Guiomar
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

Cesare Valletti sings Mozart, Scarlatti, Schubert, Berlioz, etc

2 CD / Testament / 2008-06-10

Works: Giuseppe Sarti: Giulio Sabino; Alessandro Stradella: Le gare dell'amor eroico; Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Pirro e Demetrio; Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme; Il Flavio; George Frederick Handel: M...
Performers: Taubman, Leo; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]

The leading operatic 'tenore di grazia' of the 1950s and '60s, Cesare Valletti (1922-2000) was also an incomparable interpreter of songs. A few years after...continue...

Pianist Evgeny Kissin / Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt & Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774/Op. 72; Der Muller und der Bach; Ständchen; Gretchen Am Spinnrade; Erlkonig; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Johann Sebasti...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

His musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretation, and his extraordinary virtuosity have placed Evgeny Kissin at the forefront of the world’s new...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Breathe - Relaxing Piano for Lovers

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Chertock, Michael; Dinnerstein, Simone; Frager, Malcolm; Lang Lang; O'Conor, John; Rachmaninov, Sergei

Romantic Trumpet - Fauré, et al / Jouko Hajanne, et al

1 CD / Alba / 2007-11-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Hugo Alfvén: Gustav Adolf II Suite, Op. 49/R 121; Christo...
Performers: Hanninen, Kari; Harjanne, Jouko

On his previous Alba release, the Finnish virtuoso Jouko Harjanne, formerly with the Tampere Philharmonic and the Finnish Radio Symphony, displayed his affinity for modern...continue...

A Flutist's Favorites - Bach, Mozart, etc / Baker, et al

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2007-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030; Sonata for Flute in C major, BWV 1033; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Re...
Performers: Baker, Julius; Barere, Boris; Goltzer, Albert; Templeton, Alec

Julius Baker is considered by audiences as well as by professional musicians to be one of the greatest flutists in history. He had an illustrious...continue...

The Way You Look Tonight

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-10-02

Works: Francesco Maria Veracini: Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1; Niccolò Paganini: Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Sp...
Performers: Hamada, Aya; Klayman, Raphael

Angela Gheorghiu - Live from La Scala

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; Alessandro Parisotti: Se tu m'ami; Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Vinc...
Performers: Cohen, Jeffrey [Piano/Choir Director]; Gheorghiu, Angela

For the last 12 years, Angela Gheorghiu has been in constant demand in opera houses and concert halls around the world. So it is a...continue...

Fantastic Flute - Gluck, et al / Wolfgang Schulz, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2007-07-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Roman Hoffstetter: Quartets (6) for Strings, Op. 3; Gaetano Donizetti: Sonata for F...
Performers: Schulz, Wolfgang; Wada, Atsuko; Yoshino, Naoko

Schulz was born into an Austrian musical family and became the Principal Flute in the Vienna Volksoper at only 18 and advanced in 1970 to...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Giacinto Prandelli Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-07-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Tigrane; Antonio Lotti: Pur dicesti, o bocco bella, song; Francesco Durante: Vergin, tutto amor; Giovanni Battista Bassani: Ah se tu dormi ancora, for voice & piano;...
Performers: Lio, Tosca Da; Maero, Philip; Marzollo, Dick; Ongaro, Renata Ferrari; Pontiggia, Luigi; Prandelli, Giacinto; Scott, Norman
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel

Still vital in his nineties, Giacinto Prandelli is a living testament to the great traditions of Italian vocalizing between the World Wars, with its roots...continue...

Ultimate Violin Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; H...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Ricci, Ruggiero; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Gamba, Piero; Gibson, Alexander, Sir

Moniuszko: The Spinning Girl, etc / Blumental

1 CD / Brana Records / 2007-06-04

Works: Stanislaw Moniuszko: The Spinner; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Arcangelo Corelli: Work(s); Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja

Performed by Felicja Blumental, this solo piano collection includes piano rarities such as Moniuszko's Spinning Girl, Szymanowski's Etudes and Preludes, Kabalewski and Kuhlau's Sonatines and...continue...

Piano Transcriptions / Jura Margulis

1 CD / Oehms / 2007-03-27

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D ...
Performers: Margulis, Jura

Original Masters - Renata Tebaldi - Aria and Duets

5 CD / Decca Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Otello; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; O del mio dolce ardor; Richard Wagner: Lohe...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Campora, Giuseppe; Caruso, Mariano; Caselli, Dario; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; MacNeil, Cornell; McGillivray, Ja...
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Karajan, Herbert von; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bartoletti, Bruno; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Serafin, Tullio; Cleva, Fausto; Capuan...

The great soprano Renata Tebaldi's incredible catalogue of recordings for Decca began with a recital disc made in 1949. Over the next twenty years she...continue...

Salut d'amour - R. Strauss: Violin Sonata, etc / Chuanyun Li

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 72/B 145; William Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Alexander Glazu...
Performers: Koenig, Robert; Li, Chuanyun

Hanssler Classic is proud to present the first recording of this exciting young artist to be made available outside of China. Hailed by the international...continue...

Recordings for German Radio - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-02-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie lyrique; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Wei...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Piltti, Lea; Pitti, Lea; Raucheisen, Michael; Scheck, Gustav; Schonecke, Herbert; Schultz, Rudolf; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Wolf, Deta

The recordings of songs presented here, ranging from a Bach cantata excerpt to folk songs, were all made during World War II for the Reichsrundfunk...continue...

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Masters of the French Piano Tradition / Planté, Viñes

1 CD / Arbiter / 2006-10-31

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 7 in C major, Op. 10/7 CT. 20; Etude for...
Performers: Diémer, Louis; Herrenschmidt, Marcelle; Lazare-Levy; Philipp, Isidor; Planté, Francis; Saint-Saëns, Camille; Viñes, Ricardo

Arbiter's new restoration process has yielded great clarity on acoustic and early electric orchestral recordings. While Strauss and Weingartner are well known, the art of...continue...

Heifetz - it ain't necessarily so - Legendary Classic and Jazz Studio Takes

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Samuel Gardner: From the Canebrake, for violin & piano, Op. 5; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Jascha Heifetz: Beau Soir, arrangement for violin & piano (after Debussy); Jeanie with the Light Brown ...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Crosby, Bing; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Camarata, Tutti; Young, Victor
Ensemble: ; Orchestra

"For almost all his career Heifetz recorded for Victor and RCA. From 1942, however, the American recording industry was in dispute with the musicians' union,...continue...