Honegger, Arthur

Arthur Honegger: Complete Symphonies / Lubeck PO

2 Super Audio CD / Musicaphon / 2013-01-07

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 1 in C major, H. 75; Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Symphony no 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202; Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186;...
Performers: Segers, Guido
Conductors: Brogli-Sacher, Roman
Ensemble: ; Philharmonic Orchestra Lubeck

Throughout his life as a composer, Arthur Honnegger, born in 1892 in Le Havre, France, as the son of Swiss parents, combined within himself the...continue...
Recording information: Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Musik- und Kongreáha....continue...

Stravinsky: Circus Polka; Honegger: Pacific 231; Rugby; Martin: Violin Concerto / Baiba Skride, violin

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-10-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; Circus Polka; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 1), H. 53; Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouv...
Performers: Skride, Baiba [Violin]
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra Wales

It would be harder to find a more different approach to the template of the traditional three-movement concerto than that found in the piece by...continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall (06/28/2011-06/30/2011)....continue...

Honegger: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Liturgique" / Dennis Russell Davies, Basel SO

1 CD / Sinfonieorchester Basel / 2012-09-25

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186; Symphony no 1 in C major, H. 75
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: ; Basel Symphony Orchestra

The Basel Symphony Orchestra numbers among Switzerland's leading musical ensembles with some 100 highly qualified and highly motivated musicians. For decades it has produced a...continue...
Recording information: Stadt-Casino Basel, Musiksaal....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Duo Concertos for Alto Saxophone, Flute and Orchestra / Greg Banaszak, alto sax. Katherine DeJongh, flute

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-03-10

Works: David Morgan: Reflections and Meditations, for alto saxophone, flute & orchestra; Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings; Pawel Lukaszewski: Trinity Concerto, for alt...
Performers: Banaszak, Greg; DeJongh, Katherine; Krzyczkowski, Adam; Kuk, Stanislaw; Makal, Andrzej; Stepka, Szymon; Zamaryka, Lukas
Conductors: Borkowski, Piotr
Ensemble: ; Podlasie Philharmonic

Recording information: Podlasie Philharmonic Concert Hall, Bialystok, Poland (06/30/2010-07/02/2010)....continue...

Martin, Honegger & Schoeck: Cello Concertos / Christian Poltéra

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-03-10

Works: Frank Martin: Concerto for Cello; Arthur Honegger: Concerto for Cello in C major, H. 72; Othmar Schoeck: Concerto, for cello and string orchestra, Op. 61
Performers: Poltéra, Christian
Conductors: Hannikainen, Tuomas
Ensemble: ; Malmo Symphony Orchestra

In 2007-08, the Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra made his debut on BIS with a series of discs dedicated to three compatriots of his: the composers...continue...
Recording information: Malmö Concert Hall, Sweden (01/2006/06/2007)....continue...

Concert for Strings, Flute & English Horn / Christoph Renz, flute; Mirjam Budday, English horn

1 CD / K&K / 2012-01-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings; Jean Sibelius: Work(s); Allan Stephen...
Conductors: Tewinkel, Sebastian
Ensemble: ; South West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzhein

A concert recording from the church of the German UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn monastery, July 9, 2010. Featuring 3 important works from 19th century...continue...
Recording information: Maulbronn Monastery (2010)....continue...

Art of the Fugue / works by Mozart, Schumann, Reinecke, Eisler, Britten, Purcell, et al.

1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-01-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Kunst der Fugue, BWV 1080; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on the Name of BACH, Op. 60; Carl Reinecke: Sere...
Conductors: Kovacic, Ernst
Ensemble: ; NFM Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra

The compositions on this CD represent many stages in the beautiful and fascinating journey taken by composers who explored the form of the fugue over...continue...
Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (09/27/2010-09/29/2010)....continue...

Honegger: Pastorale d'été; Symphony No. 4; Une cantate de Noël / Christopher Maltman, baritone

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-11-15

Works: Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H. 31; Symphony no 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis"), H. 191; Une Cantate de Noël (A Christmas Cantata)
Performers: Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; New London Children's Choir

In these live concert recordings, Jurowski conducts the LPO in 3 of Honegger's most lyrical works including the dreamy Pastorale d'été, the nostalgic 4th Symphony,...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (03/28/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (03/28/2007); Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (12/05...continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

Karajan In Italy, Vol. 1

1 CD / Dynamic / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in E flat major, BWV 243a (BC E14); Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Rome (12/21/1953/12/15/1954)....continue...

Sehnsucht, Hoffnung, Weltgeschehen

1 Super Audio CD / Musicaphon / 2011-08-06

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Jacques Castérède: Concertino for trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion & orchetsra; Richard Strauss: Also Sp...
Performers: Dany Bonvin; Segers, Guido
Conductors: Brogli-Sacher, Roman

Recording information: Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Musik- und Kongreáha (05/10/2009-05/11/2009)....continue...

20th Century Flute Concerti: Nielsen, Poulenc, Honegger, Ibert / Stinton

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Flute, FS 119; Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Performers: Stinton, Jennifer
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart

Renowned flute master Jennifer Stinton delivers stunning renditions of four twentieth century masterpieces for the instrument....continue...
Recording information: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (1991)....continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

French Orchestral Music: Chausson, Fauré, Honegger

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-08-07

Works: Ernest Chausson: Symphony in B flat major, Op. 20; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Arthur Honegger: Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 2), H. 67;...
Conductors: Fournet, Jean

Jean Fournet and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of the Netherlands give idiomatic performances of two cornerstones of the French Orchestral repertoire. They are coupled with...continue...

Ernest Ansermet: The Early Days (1916-1955)

8 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-06-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Symphony of Psalms; Pétrouchka; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; The Snow M...
Performers: Blancard, Jacqueline; Christensen, Ernest; Danco, Suzanne; Davies, Fanny; Heward, Leslie; Micheau, Janine; Stravinsky, Igor
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

1967 Carnegie Hall Marathon / Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, et al

6 CD / Doremi / 2009-10-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Boris Tchaikovsky: Partita for cello, piano, harps...
Performers: Adams, Glynne [viola]; Perlman, Itzhak; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foss, Lukas [Composer]

At Carnegie Hall in 1967, Mstislav Rostropovich presented 30 cello concertos in eight concerts organized by impresario Sol Yurok. This 6-CD set includes 22 of...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2; Stravinsky: Le Sacre de Printemps; Honegger: Symphony No. 5 ' Di Tre Re'

1 CD / Audite / 2009-07-17

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

For decades, Markevitch was thought of as the conductor who was able, like no other, to master the considerablecomplexities of The Rites of Spring. The...continue...
Recording information: Titania Palast, Berlin....continue...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

Herbert von Karajan: Salzburger Orchesterkonzerte 1957

4 CD / Orfeo / 2008-07-28

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "J...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Casa, Lisa della; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Herzog, Gerty
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Honegger: King David / Michael O'Neal Singers, et al

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2008-01-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: Le roi David, oratorio (Psaume symphonique) for narrator, 3 solo voices, 2 choruses & chamber orches
Performers: Dean, Barbara; Gilbert, Angela; Howard, Bradley; Kellerman, Janara
Conductors: O'Neil, Michael

In 1921 Swiss playwright Rene Morax asked Honegger to composer music for a play based on the heroic figure of King David. The original version...continue...

Railroad Rhythms - Classical Music About Trains / Stárek

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-08-21

Works: Hans Christian Lumbye: Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop; Aaron Copland: John Henry; Alois Pachernegg: Unter Dampf! Ein Zug fährt vorüber, for orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Suite symphonique; Vinc...
Conductors: Starek, Jiri

This CD brings together compositions from slightly more than a hundred years, featuring treatments of the "railroad" theme - now idyllic or impressionistic, now realistic...continue...

Honegger Conducts Honegger

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2006-06-13

Works: Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 1), H. 53; Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 2), H. 67; Prélude pour La Tempê...
Performers: Marechal, Maurice
Conductors: Honegger, Arthur

André Cluytens conducts Debussy and Honegger

1 CD / Arts / 2005-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: L'Enfant prodigue, scène lyrique for voices & orchestra, L. 57; Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186
Performers: Micheau, Janine; Mollet, Pierre; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Cluytens, André

Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher / Dugard, Gérome, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-11-16

Works: Arthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, dramatic oratorio for various speakers & vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra,
Performers: Anspach, Frederic; Dugard, Marthe; Ferrière, Anne-Marie; Genicot, Georges; Gerome, Raymond; Joris, Madeleine; Lenssens, Ria; Piloy, Ren; Thiernesse, Marguerite
Conductors: Vocht, Lodewijk de

Honegger: Les Aventures du Roi Pausole / Venzago, Bacquier

2 CD / Musiques Suisses / 1995-03-06

Works: Arthur Honegger: Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, operetta in 3 acts, H. 76
Performers: Antoine, Bernadette; Bacquier, Gabriel; Barbaux, Christine; Barscha, Monique; Fournier, Brigitte; Macias, Reinaldo; Ossola, Charles; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Venzago, Mario

Honegger: Symphonies 3 & 5, etc / Järvi, Danish NRSO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-05-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202; Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186; Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 1), H. 53
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Honegger: Symphonies

2 CD / Supraphon Import / 1992-08-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 1 in C major, H. 75; Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186; Symphony no 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis"), H. 191;...
Conductors: Baudo, Serge

Honegger: Symphony no 4, etc / Vásáry, Bournemouth Sinf

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-08-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 4 ("Deliciae Basiliensis"), H. 191; Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H. 31; Prélude, Arioso & Fughette sur le nom de Bach, for piano,...
Performers: Carey, Timothy; Vasary, Tamas
Conductors: Vásáry, Tamás

Arthur Honegger: Symphonie Liturgique; Brahms: Symphony Nr. 3

1 CD / Orfeo / 1989-11-08

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest