Mendelssohn, Felix > Chamber Music

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
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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...

Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn: Quatuor Ebene

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Fanny Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings in E flat major
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Ensemble: Quatuor Ebene

In their newest album, entitled Mendelssohn "Felix and Fanny" String Quartets, the Quatuor Ebene deliver another recording filled with innovation and virtuosity - here exploring...continue...
Recording information: Ferme de Villefavard en Limousin, France (2012-07-11_2012-07-14&2012-)....continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (highlights) arr. for Wind Quintet; Quartet in E flat, Op. 44/3; Nocturno, Op. 24 / Ma'alot Quintet

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 no 3; Overture for wind instruments in C major ("Harmoniemusik"), Op. 24
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Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett

The Ma'alot Wind Quintet has recorded Mendelssohn's fabulous A Midsummer Night's Dream. And what initially seems to be a makeshift solution for limited performance circumstances...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/29/2012-03/31/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Chamber Music for Strings, Vol. 2 / Manderling Quartett

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80
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Ensemble: Manderling Quartett

The second volume of "Mendelssohn - Complete Chamber Music for Strings" is dedicated to compositions from the last third of the composer's life, which span...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 70, No. 2; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66 / Yoko Misumi, Lana Trotovsek and Stjepan Hauser

1 CD / Meridian / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 70/2; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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Ensemble: Greenwich Trio

Recording information: St. George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England (10/19/2011-10/20/2011)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Sting Quartets / Bartholdy Quartet

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings in E flat major; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Quartet f...
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Ensemble: Bartholdy Quartet

Mendelssohn's rarely recorded complete string quartets are re-issued in this 4 disc set. This recording won the most prestigious German music award known as the...continue...

Leipzig Piano Quartet plays Salomon Jadassohn, Felix Mendelssohn & Robert Schumann

1 CD / Querstand / 2012-10-09

Works: Salomon Jadassohn: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 77; Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in F minor, Op. 2; Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat ...

This release is an interesting look into Leipzig's chamber music world in the 19th century. The disc contains the Quartet in C minor, Op. 77...continue...
Recording information: 03/2012....continue...

Flute Trios by Weber, Hummel & Mendelssohn / Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Franz Bartolomey, cello; Ferenc Bognar, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-09-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Adagio, Variations and Rondo on "Schöne Minka" for piano, flute & cello in A major, Op. 78...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Bognar, Ferenc; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Wolfgang Schulz, principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Bartolomey, the principal cellist of the same orchestra join with the distinguished Hungarian pianist Ferenc...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trio no 7; Schumann: Piano Trio Op. 63; Haydn: Piano Trio Op. 73/2; Schubert: Piano Trio no 1; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 / Thibaud-Casals-Cortot Trio

2 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G m...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Alfred Cortot; Jacques Thibaud (Violin); Pablo Casals

This is the first volume in a series planned by Opus Kura to release all the published recordings of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Chamber Music for Strings, Vol. 1 / Mandelring Quartett

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings in E flat major
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Ensemble: Mandelring Quartett

On the heels of their extremely successful Shostakovich string quartet project the Mandelring Quartett now embark on another ambitious project: the complete string chamber music...continue...
Recording information: Klingenmünster....continue...

Mendelssohn: Trio no 1 in D Minor Op 49 / Reisenberg, Julliard String Quartet

2 CD / Romeo Records / 2012-07-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Piano Pieces, Op. 10; Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and...
Performers: Carlyss, Earl; Krosnick, Joel; Mann, Robert [Violin]; Reisenberg, Nadia; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]

Recorded live in concert, April 29th, 1980 at the Julliard Theater Nadia Reisenberg's first major American appearance was in 1922 as the featured pianist in...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios in D & C minor / Leibniz Trio

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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Ensemble: Leibniz Trio (Piano Trio)

Genuin presents the latest release in the globally acclaimed series of Charles Koechlin's orchestral music. Koechlin is considered one of the most important 20th century...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studios, Leipzig, Germany....continue...

Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios; Schumann: Five Canons / Trio Shaham - Erez - Wallfisch

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66; Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56
Performers: Wallfisch, Trio Shaham Erez [Piano Trio]

Gramophone Magazine, June 2012
The debut collaboration of these three distinguished soloists is less of an ego-fest than you might imagine. The reciprocity in their playing...continue...
Recording information: Nimbus Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (04/11/2011-04/13/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20; String Quartet, Op. 80 / The Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Scherzo for string quartet in A minor, Op. 81/2; Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3; Fugue for stri...

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (10/2003/04/2004)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Three Piano Trios / Sylviane Deferne, piano. Anthony Flint, violin. Johann Sebastian Paetsch, cello

1 CD / Doron / 2012-04-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66; Trio for Piano and Strings in C minor; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49
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Ensemble: Trio Ceresio (Piano Trio)

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
The two main trios are very nice. The cellist has a beautiful tone, but the violin can sound thin...continue...
Recording information: Dinemec Studio, Gland, Switzerland (08/30/2009-08/31/2009)....continue...

"Wunderkind" Mendelssohn: Piano Quartets / Faure Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in F minor, Op. 2; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in B minor, Op. 3
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Ensemble: Fauré Quartett (Piano Quartet)

The Fauré Quartet is an internationally acclaimed classical performing group that has gained accolades from fans and critics alike. Their new album 'Wunderkind' features Mendelssohn...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studios, Berlin (07/03/2009-07/05/2009)....continue...

The Young Genius: Early Chamber Music of Felix Mendelssohn / Van Swieten Society

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; Trio for Piano and Strings in C minor
Performers: Oort, Bart van; Ruhadze, Igor; Verhagen, Bernadette
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Ensemble: Van Swieten Society

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
The Sextet is given a very assured and energetic reading, its warmth heightened by the ensemble's historical instruments together...continue...
Recording information: Lutheran Church, Deventer, The Netherlands (06/2009-07/2009)....continue...

Dvorak & Mendelssohn / Beaux Arts Trio

1 CD / Doron / 2012-02-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49
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Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

Recording information: 03/1962....continue...

In 'N' Out: Coffee Break, Dining, Jazzy Car Ride / Every moment has its Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Centone di Sonate no 1; Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Felix Mendelssohn: Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Trio for Piano and Strings in D minor; Erne...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Blaha, Bernadene; Booth, Jane; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fortin, Lyne; Groulx, Jean-Francois; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Kuerti, Anto...
Conductors: ; Nagano, Kent; Desmarais, Lorraine; Rescigno, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Gaulin-Riverin; Gryphon Trio; Montreal Jazz Club; Quatuor Alcan; Trio Lorraine Desmarais

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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The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Great Piano Trios: Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert / Gryphon Trio

9 CD / Analekta / 2011-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, K. 254; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G major, K 496; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, K 502; Trio for P...
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Ensemble: Gryphon Trio

Gade, Mendelssohn: String Octets / Ensemble Tiramisu

1 CD / Divox / 2011-10-25

Works: Niels Gade: Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in F major, Op.17; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20

String octets by Gade (1817-90) & Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-47). In 1848, Gade finished his string octet, which is a declaration of faith in German music. His...continue...
Recording information: Reutigeh, CH (07/1997)....continue...

Mendelsson: String Quartets Vol. 1, nos 2 & 6 / Minguet Quartett

1 CD / CPO / 2011-10-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80
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Ensemble: Minguet Quartett

Mendelssohn composed his Twelve Fugues for String Quartet already at the age of twelve, and his first complete quartet, the String Quartet in E flat...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Cologne, Germany (07/01/2009-07/04/2009)....continue...

Positive Energy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-25

Works: Bradley Sowash: Positive Energy, for string quartet; Seventeen, for string quartet; Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Traditional Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Vi...

Recording information: Studio AlfBerg, Dillon, Colorado (08/2011)....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...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1; Schumann: Symphony no 4 / Hengelbrock

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Oktett Es-Dur op. 20; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: ; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Musik- & Kongreáhalle, Lübeck, Germany (03/10/2011-03/12/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 / ATOS Trio

1 CD / CPO / 2011-06-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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Ensemble: ATOS Trio

"3 voices -1 sound: The kind of pitch-perfect unanimity of phrasing, tone, feeling and interpretation that distinguishes the finest chamber ensembles" (Detroit Free Press). This...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla Berlin-Lankwitz (06/09/2009-06/11/2009)....continue...

The American String Project: 10 Year Anniversary

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E mino...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Garland, Timothy; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Kerr, Alexander; Larionoff, Maria; Smyla, Adam; Tesarczyk, Arek

This recording and bonus DVD represent the culmination of 10 years of the American String Project. The American String Project has created a conductor-less string...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (2010-05-20&2010-05-22&2010-)....continue...

The Piano Trios of Mendelssohn / Argenta Trio

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Songs without words, vol 4, Op. 53; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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Ensemble: Argenta Trio

The Argenta Trio gives whirlwind virtuosic readings of Mendelssohn's masterpieces. The Piano Trios are works that influenced many of the great composers of the era,...continue...
Recording information: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Pa (10/09/2010-10/10/2010)....continue...

String Quartets by Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn

1 CD / Genuin / 2011-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Pieces (4) for string quartet, Op. 81; Fanny Hensel: Quartet for Strings in E flat major

This debut album includes string quartets by German siblings, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, performed by the internationally acclaimed Merel Quartet. Genuin's opening release to their...continue...
Recording information: Salle de musique, L'heure bleue, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Swi (2010-10-16_2010-10-17&2010-)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Concerto For Violin And String Orchestra In D Minor, Octet For Stri

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Malmgreen, Michael
Conductors: Malmgreen, Michael

Recording information: TIM The International Music Company AG, Hamburg, German....continue...

Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano Trios

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2011-01-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
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Ensemble: Swiss Piano Trio

Mendelssohn's Piano Trios of 1839 and 1845 are pinnacles of the genre in the 19th century. Robert Schumann saw in them a reconciliation of contradictions:...continue...
Recording information: Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte Appenzell, Switzerland (02/11/2010-02/15/2010)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano Sextet; String Octet

1 CD / CPO / 2011-01-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110
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Ensemble: I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani

Recording information: Studio Magister, Preganziol (Tv) (05/04/2009-05/07/2009)....continue...

Fritz Busch conducts Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Wagner, Alfven, Schubert

1 CD / Guild / 2011-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine (The Beautiful Melusine) Op. 32; Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 (Orchestral version); Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Fritz Busc...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz

Fritz Busch's travels after the Second World War took him halfway around the world. This recording features his performances with three different orchestras (U.S., Sweden...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Octet

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Arron, Edward; deMaine, Robert; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Hadelich, Augustin; Keefe, Erin; O'Neill, Richard; Phelps, Cynthia; Wan, Andrew
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is one of the composer’s greatest works and one of the most popular concertos in the repertoire. Making his first recording of...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 6

1 CD / Mirare / 2010-12-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3

Though Mendelssohn was still a teenager when he wrote his second quartet, Op.13, he was already an experienced composer of chamber music. He wrote the...continue...
Recording information: l'église de Bon Secours Paris XI (05/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 44 Nos. 1, 3

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-12-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Scherzo for string quartet in A minor, Op. 81/2; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, ...

Their radiant, virtuoso allegros and singing slow movements tinged with nostalgia are brilliant examples of the composer’s knack for eloquent musical communication. The Four Pieces...continue...
Recording information: Prague (06/16/2010-06/17/2010)....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...

Mendelssohn in Verbier / Kurt Masur, Yuja Wang [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron; Gabetta, Sol; Mesh, Leigh; Rysanov, Maxim; Troussov, Kirill; Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Verbier Festival Orchestra

These magnificent interpretations of three Mendelssohn works - two orchestral and one chamber - are given by the phenomenally talented young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 4 & 6; Capriccio

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-07-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Scherzo for string quartet in A minor, Op. 81/2; Quartet for Strings in E flat major

"I enjoy this installment in the New Zealand Quartet's Mendelssohn cycle as much as I liked the first volume that has Quartets 1, 4, and...continue...
Recording information: St Anne's Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (07/16/2008-07/19/2008)....continue...

Zen Piano

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Sonata for Piano no 8, K. 310; Concerto for Piano no 20, K. 466; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anderszewski, Piotr; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fray, David; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Vonk, Hans; Fray, David; Pletnev, Mikhail; ; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Grieg Trio; Nash Ensemble

Felix Mendelssohn: Trios for Flute, Violoncello & Piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2010-05-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Flieder, Raphael; Mashayekhi-Beer, Gisela; Mika Mori

The Trio No. 1 is one of Mendelssohn's most popular chamber works and regarded as among his best. The Trio No. 2 has been arranged...continue...
Personnel: Motoki Miyata (arpegina).

Recording information: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna (02/14/2008-02/16/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1; Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-05-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929
Conductors:
Ensemble: Smetana Trio

After focusing on the Czech trio literature (on highly acclaimed recordings ranging from Dvorak to Martinu) and paying a visit to Tchaikovsky (SPR 3949), the...continue...
Recording information: Bohemia Music Studio, Prague....continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios / Klaviertrio Amsterdam

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Conductors:
Ensemble: Klaviertrio Amsterdam

In 1832 Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his sister Fanny that it was about time he wrote some "good trios". He had already started but left...continue...
Recording information: Hervormde Kerk Rhoon, The Netherlands (1999)....continue...

Schumann, Mendelssohn: Chamber Music With Piano

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2010-04-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Ingfried Hoffmann: Adagio for piano & string quartet (afte...
Performers: Hohenrieder, Margarita; Ockert, Christian

Born in Munich, Margarita Hohenrieder is without doubt one of the most brilliant pianists of our time. A highly esteemed soloist and chamber musician, she...continue...
Recording information: Bibliotheksaal Kloster Polling (06/01/2009-06/03/2009)....continue...

Festival de Lugano 2009 / Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Incidental Music, Op. 21; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Drobinsky, Marc; Fagone, Enrico; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Hall, Lucia; Hoss...
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the seventh annual...continue...
Recording information: Lugano Festival, Switzerland (06/2009)....continue...