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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...

Stokowski conducts music for strings by J.Staruss, Borodin, Paganini, Rachmaninov, Handel, Purcell, Gluck et al. (rec. 1957-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Niccolò Paganini: Molto perpetuo, for violin & orchestra (or piano), MS 66 ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in 1957-58, this compilation of music for strings comes from various Capitol and Seraphim LPs....continue...
Recording information: 1957-1958....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...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...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...

Silver Tunes: Music for Flute and Organ / Elivi Varga, flute; Olle Langstrom, organ

1 CD / Sterling / 2012-04-08

Works: Erland von Koch: Silver Tunes, for flute & organ; Jean Langlais: Pieces (5) for violin & organ, Op. 180; Augusta Read Thomas: Angel Tears and Earth Prayers, for flute & organ; Claude Debussy: Syrinx;...
Performers: Langstrom, Olle; Varga, Elivi

I wanted to have a variety of works on this recording, including works by women, and to explore some lesser-known repertoire. Most of the works...continue...
Recording information: Misterhult Church, Misterhult, Sweden (07/20/2011-07/22/2011)....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...

Baroque Masterpieces by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Pachelbel et al. / Marriner

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Christoph Willib...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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...

Baby to Be / Tender Classical Music for Your Unborn Baby

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no ...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Santini, Gabriele

Baby to Be is a beautiful collection of tender Classical music for the unborn child. With serene Classical music from greats like Mozart, Brahms, Bach...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...

C.P.E. Bach, Benda, Chopin, Danzi: Flute Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Danzi: Concerto no 1 in G major for flute & orchestra, Op. 30; Concerto no 2 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 31; Concerto no 3 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 42; Concerto no 4 in D...
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Baudet, Remy; Bruine, Frank de; Clerck, Paul de; Dewez, Luc; Dingfelder, Ingrid; Galasso, Ugo; Gorniak, Ulka; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Michel, Cat...
Conductors: Stadlmair, Hans; Munclinger, Milan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Leonard, Laurence; ; Kieft, Roland; Leppard, Raymond; Dumortier, Georges; Vandernoot, Andre; Waterlot, Ulysse
Ensemble: ; Ars Rediviva Orchestra; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Cordevento; English Chamber Orchestra; Modo Antiquo; Munich Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD set that traces the development of the flute from a traverse one keyed instrument of the 18th century through to the 8 keyed...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

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The Art of Andres Segovia, Vol. 6

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2010-11-05

Works: Luis de Milán: Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro; Pavan for vihuela No 2; Pavana de tres semibreves compás (from El maestro); Gaspar Sanz: Pavanas for guitar; ...
Performers: Segovia, Andrés

In the sixth volume of “The Art of Andrés Segovia,” IDIS is featuring works by Oscar Esplá and Joan Manén, which Segovia recorded only once...continue...

The Ultimate Lullaby Collection

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano K 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Edvard Grieg: Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric pie...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Kirvessalo, Maarit; Loman, Judy; Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Shulman, Nora; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Pesek, Libor; Judd, James; Edlinger, Richard; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander

Beautiful music for bedtime by the world's greatest composers....continue...

Whispers on the Water

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-08-24

Works: Chinese Traditional: Let Us Row, folk song; Benedetto Marcello: Sonata for recorder & continuo in F major, SF. 765 (Op. 2/1 or in D major, Op. 1/1); Christian Pezold: Minuet, for keyboard no 1 in G m...
Performers: Chiodo, Nancy; Kyrie, Dominic; Rodgers, Pat

Recording information: Syllara Productions (1999-2001)....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

Melodies: Massenet, Kreisler, Handel

1 CD / OUR Recordings / 2010-02-23

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano; George Frederick Hande...
Performers: Hannibal, Lars; Yi, Chen [Violin]

Recording information: Karlebo Church, Denmark (08/31/2009-09/02/2009)....continue...

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

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...

Melodie - Scarlatti, Gluck, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Mozart, etc / Aurora Duo

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht: Esquisses (2) Antiques; Annibale Padovano: Berceuse; Carl Nielsen: Carl Neilsen -The Fog is Lifting; Domenico Scarlatti: Work(s); Heitor Villa-Lobos: O canto do c...
Performers: Fairbanks, Donna; Rytting, Lysa

This album features music by 15 composers from varying time periods, nationalities and styles. Their music celebrates melody with the glorious combination of violin and...continue...

Serenade

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Solomon; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti g...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Handy, Lionel; Ingelton, Rachel; Martin, Jaime; Nicklin, Celia; Rees, Jonathan; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Brown, Iona

The Most Relaxing Pachelbel Canon and Baroque Favorites in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2009-03-03

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; ...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Escaich, Thierry; Galli, Dorothea; Groschel, Ernst; Haas, Philippe Emanuel; Hartmann, Christoph; Hess, Susanne; Hoheneichen, Friedrich von; Redel, Kurt; Spierer, Leon; Stangenberg, Kar...
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François; Gmür, Hanspeter; Lapins, Ilmar; Warchal, Bohdan; Cherkasov, Gennadi; Brazda, Karel; Reinartz, Hans; Lizzio, Alberto; Dmitriev, Alexander; Shipway, Frank; Fedoseyev,...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Romana; Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; Munich Chamber Orchestra; Musici di San Marco; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Chamber Orchestra; Würzburg Camerata

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...

Fritz Busch - His complete Dresden recordings 1923-1932

4 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Bedrich Smetana: Prodan&aac...
Performers: Amans, John; Dreesen, Rose Pauly; Roselle, Anne; Sigmund, Otto; Tessmer, Heinrich; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Busch, Fritz

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

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...

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

Capriccio - Mendelssohn, Schubert, Debussy, etc / Renaud Capuçon, Jérôme Ducros

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/2; Franz Schubert: Bagatelle for violin & piano, "Die Biene" Op.13/9; Ave Maria; Edward Elgar: La ...
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Ducros, Jerome

In the wake of the great violinists of the past century - such as Heifetz, Milstein, Kreisler, Menuhin - Renaud Capucon, accompanied by French pianist...continue...

Classic Hits, Vol. 1

3 CD / Bell'Art Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A...

Lullaby

1 CD / Erato / 2007-10-23

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for piano, Op. 124; Edward Elgar: Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; F...

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

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

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...

Forever - 30 Romantic Guitar Miniatures / Jonathan RIchards

1 CD / Divine Art / 2006-10-24

Works: Anonymous: Romance; Tonada; Federico Moreno Torroba: Romanza de los Piños; Sugúenza; La Pastora; Enriqué Granados: Valses (7) poeticos; Isaac Albéniz: España, 6 Feuilles ...
Performers: Richards, Jonathan

This program consists of short and sweet items which, while not all necessarily coming from the Romantic period of composition, are unmistakably romantic in spirit....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...

Relaxing Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Léo Delibes...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Berbié, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kulka, Konstanty; Lab&eg...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Nicholas; Masur, Kurt; Jorda, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Du Brassus; I Musici; Lausanne Pro Arte

This CD includes a great selection of "soothing and relaxing" music as well as a great introduction to the classics....continue...

From Bach to Piazzolla / Israel Flute Ensemble, Kastoriano

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cor de Bruijn: The Nightingale Sang A Love-Song, suite of old Dutch love-songs for 5 flutes; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W....
Conductors:
Ensemble: Israel Flute Ensemble

Heifetz Transcriptions / Su Yeon Lee

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Jascha Heifetz: Nocturne, arrangement for violin & piano (after Chopin's Op. 55/2); Dance no 4, arrangement for violin & piano (after Krien's Dance Suite, Op. 44); Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, a...
Performers: Chertock, Michael; Lee, Su Yeon

The great violinist Jascha Heifetz made numerous transcriptions for violin and piano, many of which have come to form a standard part of violin repertoire,...continue...

Perfect Spring Wedding

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Work(s); Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio for recorder (or flute), violin & continuo in A minor, "Gypsy Sonata" (Essercizii...

De Murcia: Codex / Lislevand, Ensemble Kapsberger

2 CD / Naïve / 2005-08-16

Works: Santiago de Murcia: Fandango, for guitar; Folias gallegas, for guitar; Folias Españolas (Codex no 4); Saldivar Codex no 4; Jacaras (Codex no 4); Marizápalos; Tarantela I (Codex no 4); T...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Barreaux, Gerard; Flamer, Ami; Gastinel, Anne; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Hurel, Juliette; Korcia, Laurent; Leiseer, Moshe; Portal, Michel; Sanchez, Leonardo; Sav...
Conductors: ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano; Doulce Mémoire ; Ensemble Kapsberger; Il Giardino Armonico; Matheus Ensemble; Rare Fruits Council