Milhaud, Darius > Piano

Hahn: Chansons grises - songs by Zemlinsky, Boulanger, Milhaud, etc / Janina Baechle; Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Chansons grises (7); Alexander von Zemlinsky: Songs (6), for mezzo-soprano or baritone & piano (or orchestra), Op. 13; Lili Boulanger: Dans l'immense tristesse, for voice & piano; Atte...
Performers: Baechle, Janina; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

After only a few years, Janina Baechle has become one of the great mezzo-sopranos of our time. Her debut album as a recitalist documents a...continue...

Exiles' Café - works by Bartok, Bowles, Sahl, Milhaud, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Fairouz / Lara Downes, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2013-02-26

Works: Béla Bartók: Hungarian folksongs (3) from the Csik district, Sz 35a; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6/1, CT. 51; Mazurka for piano no 49 in F minor,...
Performers: Downes, Lara [Piano]

This music comes from the Exiles' Café, a place both real and metaphorical where the travelers of the world gather to find a home away...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Pastoral - works by Tomasi; Ibert; Milhaud; Auric; Poulenc; Roussel; Martelli; Ferroud; Honegger et al / Jean-Louis Beaumadier & Friends

1 CD / Skarbo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henri Tomasi: Le Tombeau de Mireille, for galoubet (fife) (or oboe) & tamborine; Le petit chevrier corse; Jacques Ibert: Pastoral, for 4 pipes; Darius Milhaud: Exercice musical, for pipe (or flute) &...
Performers: Beaumadier, Jean-Louis; Bride, Philip; Callier, Yannick; Daoues, Stella; Desmond, Yves; Gabriel, Andre; Imbert, Cedric; Marzullo, Claire; Raynaut, Jacques

"The title of this lovely collection describes the character of the pieces heard on this new CD performed by Jean-Louis Beaumadier and friends. The friends...continue...
Recording information: La Grange, Studio Alys (2010)....continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit (arr. piano 4 hands); works by Smit, Toch, Schoenberg, Gál, & Schulhoff / Friederike Haufe, Volker Ahmels: piano

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, reduction of ballet for piano, 4 hands, Op. 58arr; Leo Smit: Divertimento, for piano, 4 hands; Ernst Toch: Sonata for piano, four-hands, Op. 87; Arnold Schoenber...
Performers: Ahmels, Volker; Haufe, Friederike

The perfectly attuned German piano duo of Friederike Haufe and Volker Ahmels presents an exceptional program of rarely performed works for piano four-hands by composers...continue...
Recording information: Franz Liszt Saal, University of Music and Performing Ar (2009-10-25_2009-10-26&2010-)....continue...

Musique de Chambre

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

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer or Fétis); Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 19a; Jacques Castérède: Brèves rencont...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Chayer, Roger-Luc; Lucignano, Veronique
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quintette National

Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, Canada; La Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal, Cana; L'Église Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici de St-...continue...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

French Connection

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2012-05-02

Works: François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Robert Muczynski: Sonata for saxophone & piano, Op. 29; Piet Swerts: Klonos, for saxophone & piano; Louis Mayeur: Grande...
Performers: Arakelyan, Hayrapet; Bae, Jang Eun

Born in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia, Hayrapet Arakelyan is the winner of numerous saxophone competitions all across Europe, from Scotland to Russia and has played...continue...
Recording information: Campus 44, Krefeld (09/06/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

L'Album des Six: The Complete Works of "The Six" for Flute and Piano / Emily Beynon, flute; Andrew West, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Valse (pour Micheline Soulé), for piano in C major (for collab. work, Album des Six), FP 17; Georges Auric: Aria, for flute & piano; Imaginé...
Performers: Beynon, Emily; West, Andrew

Fanfare
Hyperion has enriched the catalogs with far more than its fair share of superb releases, and this is yet another one... urgently recommended to everyone...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (04/20/2000-04/22/2000)....continue...

Music for Flute in 20th Century

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major, Op. 94; Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Darius Milhaud: Sonatina for flute & piano, Op. 76; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for flute & piano
Performers: Adrian Cox; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

A program of 20th century masterpieces for flute and piano is performed by Wolfgang Schulz, principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic....continue...
Recording information: Studio Baumgarten, Vienna....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Milhaud: For Four Hands / Maurizio Moretti; Angela Oliviero, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-01-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56; Louis Durey: Neige, for piano, 4 hands; Carillons, for piano, 4 hands; Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, reducti...
Performers: Moretti, Maurizio; Oliviero, Angela

The Italian duo piano team of Maurizio Moretti and Angela Oliviero offer a program for piano, four-hands of French compositions....continue...
Recording information: Complesso Museale di Santa Croce, Umbertide, Italy (12/18/2003-12/19/2006)....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven Invents Jazz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32, Op. 111; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello no 2, Op. 99; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; La plus que len...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Renaud; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; de Peyer, Gervase; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Nat, Yves; Pommie...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Zedda, Alberto; Klemperer, Otto; Marshall, Wayne; Järvi, Paavo; Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Ludwig van Beethoven invented jazz. That statement might seem enough to provoke a paroxysm from a musicologist, but, with a passage in his final piano...continue...

Homage to Paderewski / Jonathan Plowright, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-11-08

Works: Józef Wieniawski: Étude for piano, Op. 44/22; Ernest Schelling: Nocturne à Ragusa; Con tenerezza, for piano; Béla Bartók: Hungarian Folktunes (3) for Piano, Sz 66; Arthur Ben...
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan; Shorr, Aaron

Following the resounding success of Jonathan Plowright's 2010 Hommage à Chopin, the acclaimed British pianist becomes the fi rst artist to record the album of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (2011-01-28_2011-01-30&2010-)....continue...

Three Pianists / Cheng-Chow Trio

1 CD / Arioso Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in D minor, WoO 1/2; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in F major, WoO 1/3; Hungarian D...
Performers: Cheng, Angela [Piano]; Chow, Alan; Chow, Alvin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cheng-Chow Trio

Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Nettle & Markham In France / 28 Contrasting Pieces for 2 Pianos

1 CD / Netmark / 2011-09-13

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; La Belle Excentrique; Cécile Chaminade: Le Matin; Jacques Ibert: Histoires; Georges Bizet...
Performers: Markham, Richard; Nettle, David

A unique collection of 28 tracks of light French two-piano classics, including the ever-popular "Scaramouche." This disc features a comprehensive selection of the best of...continue...
Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill (06/07/1993-06/09/1993)....continue...

Cello Elegies and Romances, Vol. 2

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2011-09-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Darius Milhaud: Elégie, for cello & piano, Op. 251; C...
Performers: Lynex, Penelope; Wells, Alexander

Penelope Lynex and Alexander Wells have built up a large repertoire that includes unusual items in addition to those better known, and extends from Bach...continue...
Recording information: Wathen Hall, St. Paul's School, Barnes, London, England (2004-11-20_2004-11-21&2006-)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Milhaud / Janos Starker, cello; Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Brigite

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Concerto, for marimba, vibraphone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 278; Concerto, for cello & orchestra (or piano) no 1, Op. 136; Le boeuf sur le toit,...
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gage, Irwin; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Le Sage, Eric; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Sadlo, Peter; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Celibidache, Sergiu; Susskind, Walter; Alldis, John; Milhaud, Darius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Concert Arts Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Groupe Vocale de France; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Forbidden Saxophone

1 CD / dB Productions / 2011-04-26

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Paul Hindemith: Sonata; Pavel Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17; Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for alto saxophone...
Performers: Skold, Magnus; Thorell, Johannes [Saxophone]

Recording information: SAMI Studio A (2007-08-23_2007-08-24&2008-)....continue...

Cirque / 20th C.Chansons / Ricci

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2011-02-22

Works: Henri Sauguet: Cirque, songs (5) for voice & piano; La Voyante (The Fortune-Teller), for voice & piano; Le Chemin des Forains, for voice & piano; Darius Milhaud: Poèmes de Jean Cocteau (3), song...
Performers: Lockert, Daniel; Ricci, Celine

"The magic and ambience of a 1920 French street circus comes alive in Cirque, a spectacular collection of works brought to life by soprano Céline...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA (2009-08-19_2009-08-20&2009-)....continue...

Blue Hour / works for flute & piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2011-01-25

Works: Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico no Fubá, for voice & ensemble; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Richard Adler: Hernando's Hideaway; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; Basque Traditional: A...
Performers: Blau, Andreas; Heilmann, Hendrik

At the age of twenty Andreas Blau was already the solo flutist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He made countless recordings and concerts with Herbert...continue...
Recording information: Ehem. Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (09/21/2009-09/23/2009)....continue...

Sari Biro Legacy: Historic Performances

4 CD / Cambria / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 492/L 14; Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23; Sonata for Harp...
Performers: Biro, Sari
Conductors: Vardi, Emanuel; Loibner, Wilhelm

In celebration of her 100th birthday, Cambria releases The Sari Biro Legacy - a 4 CD boxed set (with 44 page booklet) authorized by the...continue...

French Music for Clarinet and Piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Claude Debussy: Petite pièce, for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 120; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: S...
Performers: Spaendonck, Ronald Van; Tharaud, Alexandre

Recording information: Radio France (04/1996)....continue...

Virtuoso Clarinet / Michael Collins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Alamiro Giampieri: Carnival of Venice, capriccio variations for clarinet & orchestra in B flat; André Messager: Solo de concours for clarinet & piano; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for ...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Lane, Piers

Michael Collins is one of the most versatile clarinetists, possessing a dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship that have made him the favourite of conductors, composers,...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Saxophone Recital / Koryun Asatryan

1 CD / Hänssler Classic Import / 2010-10-19

Works: François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO ...
Performers: Asatryan, Koryun; Bae, Jang Eun

Milhaud: Suite; Scaramouche; Violin Sonata No. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Darius Milhaud: Suite for violin, clarinet & piano, Op. 157b; Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Sonata for violin & piano no 2, Op. 40; Sonatina for clarinet & piano, Op. 100; Le Printemps, for violin & piano, ...
Performers: Eliane, Reyes, [Piano]; Fessard, Jean-Marc [Clarinet]; Pelassy, Frédéric

Darius Milhaud frequently composed music for stage and screen. The 'Suite' derives from his incidental music for Jean Anouilh's play 'Le Voyageur'. The outer movements...continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire Royal Musique de Bruxelles....continue...

The Jazz Age for Piano Duo

1 CD / Divine Art / 2010-09-20

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris, original score for 2 pianos (unpublished); Edward Burlingame Hill: Jazz Studies, for 2 pianos; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, reduction of ballet fo...
Performers: Duo, Goldstone & Clemmow Piano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Goldstone & Clemmow Piano Duo

With CDs approaching 40 in number and a busy concert schedule, the British piano duo Goldstone and Clemmow is firmly established as a leading force....continue...
Recording information: St. John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, North Lincs., (2010)....continue...

In fremden Ländern

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs), lyric piece for orchestra no 4 (orchestration of Op. 54/3); Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), JB 1; Franz Jose...
Performers: Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Rosel, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Neumann, Václav; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter

Paris: The Spirit Of Diaghilev

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Chanson russe for Violin and Piano; Tango; Pastorale for Violin and Piano; Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit,...
Performers: Koch, Maya; Milford, Julian

Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Sussex, England (2005-07-25_2005-07-26&2006-)....continue...

French Clarinet Rhapsody

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-04-27

Works: Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Petite pièce for Clarinet and Piano; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Arthur Honegger: Sonatine, for clarinet (...
Performers: Manno, Ralph; Perl, Alfredo

Recording information: Sendesaal Radio Bremen (04/24/1995-04/28/1995)....continue...

French Delights - Roussel, Milhaud, etc / Bezaly, Hendricks

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Pierre Sancan: Sonatina for flute & piano; Charles-Marie Widor: Suite for flute & piano, Op. 34; Albert Roussel: Joueurs de flûte, Op. 27; Poèmes (2) of Ronsard, for voice & flute, Op. 26;...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Derwinger, Love; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

French Piano Music / Grant Johannesen

3 CD / Vox Classical / 2010-03-23

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74; Impromptu for piano no 3 in A flat major, Op. 34; Impromptu for pi...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant
Conductors: Froment, Louis de

A Touch of Class / Fuidge Piano Duet

1 CD / Divine Art / 2010-02-01

Works: Philip Lane: Badinages; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Alfredo Casella: Pupazzetti for piano 4-hand...
Performers: Fuidge, Rachel; Fuidge, Vanessa

Recording information: Whiteley Hall, Chetham's School of Music, Manchester....continue...

Guher and Suher Pekinel: Live in Concert - Mozart, Poulenc, Milhaud / Tang / Zurich CO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for 2 P...
Performers: Pekinel, Guher; Pekinel, Suher
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish
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Milhaud: Viola Concerto no 1, Quatre Visages / Susanne van Els

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-11-10

Works: Darius Milhaud: Visages (4), for viola & piano, Op. 238; Concerto, for viola and orchestra (or piano) no 1, Op. 108; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for cello solo, Op. 28; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for ...
Performers: Bouwhuis, Gerard; Els, Susanne van
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble: Schoenberg Ensemble

Milhaud: Alissa, L'Amour chante, Poèmes juifs / Carole Farley

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Darius Milhaud: Alissa, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 9; L'amour chante (9), songs for voice & piano, Op. 409; Poèmes juifs, Op. 34
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farley, Carole

One of Milhaud's finest and most expressive later scores, 'L'Amour chante' sets poems on the subject of love by various poets, making of each a...continue...

Exposition Paris 1937 - Piano Works / Bennett Lerner

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Georges Auric: La Seine au matin; Marcel Delannoy: Diner sur l'eau; Ernesto Halffter: L'espagnolade; Tibor Harsanyi: Le Tourbillon mécanique; Arthur Honegger: Scenic Railway for Piano; Jacques...
Performers: Lerner, Bennett

Le Groupe des Six: Selected Works 1915-1945

2 CD / LTM / 2009-05-05

Works: Georges Auric: Prélude for piano (From Album des Six); Adieu New York, Fox-trot; Louis Durey: Romance sans paroles for piano (From Albem des Six); Le Printemps Au Fond de la Mer, for piano & cha...
Performers: Six, Les; West, Andrew

2009 two CD release, documenting links between avant-garde music and art in the 20th Century. Mentored by Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau from 1917 to...continue...
Personnel: Francis Poulenc, Andrew West (piano).

Recording information: Bloomline Coryphee; Hentry Wood Hall, London, England; Maison De La Mutualite, Paris, France.

A dream come true f...continue...

Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin and Friends / Postec, Le Cann

1 CD / Pierre Verany Import / 2009-03-31

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, unpublished version for 2 pianos; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Francis Poulenc: Elégie for 2 Pianos, FP 175; Capriccio for 2 pianos (after Le bal M...
Performers: Emmanuelle Le Cann; Postec, Agnès

Legendary Treasures - Michael Rabin Collection Vol 2

3 CD / Doremi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Henryk Wien...
Performers: Broddack, Lothar; Rabin, Michael; Sullivan, Brian
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Vandernoot, Andre; Voorhees, Donald; Wallenstein, Alfred; Blackman, Charles; Schippers, Thomas; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Scherman, Thomas

American violinist Michael Rabin was outstanding from a very young age. His prodigious technique, combined with a unique sound (big, voluptuous, and energetic) made him...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...

Reflections of France - Milhaud, Françaix, Jolivet, Bozza, etc / Christian Forshaw, Stephen De Pledge

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Roger Boutry: Divertimento; Jean Françaix: Danses Exotiques (5) for alto saxophone & piano; Eugène Bozza: Aria for clarinet & piano; Études-Caprice (12), for saxophone & piano; I...
Performers: de Pledge, Stephen; Forshaw, Christian

Christian Forshaw’s approach to the saxophone is from a vocal perspective, incorporating the body’s natural resonance chambers and striving to phrase and interpret the music...continue...

Souvenirs - Bloch, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, etc / Sharon Kam, Itamar Golan

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Pièces de genre (10) for piano, Op. 10; Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin; Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano; Liebesleid; Apple Blo...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Kam, Sharon

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

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

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

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

Spannungen: Musik im Kraftwerk Heimbach [Limited Edition]

14 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Adamsky, Thomas; Bühl, Gregor; Bach, Andreas; Behr-König, Anette; Berwaerts, Jeroen; Bohórquez, Claudio; Bouskova, Jana; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Clein, Natalie; Collins, Michael [Conduc...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel;
Ensemble: ; Heimbach Strings 2006

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French Classics - Bizet, Berlioz, Poulenc, et al / Suitner, Dresden Staatskapelle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Herkomer, Ingeborg; Lerche, Juliane; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Rucker, Fritz
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Meditation Moods

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor, RV 104 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonat...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Haupt, Eckart; Kolb, Roberto; Krug, Willi; Pank, Siegfried; Rost, Monika; Schornsheim, Christine; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert; Koch, Helmut; Walter, Johannes; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Baroque Soloists; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Musique Francaise - Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Milhaud / Volondat, Eynden

1 CD / Pavane / 2008-06-05

Works: Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b
Performers: Eynden, Jean-Claude Vanden; Volondat, Pierre-Alain

Milhaud: Intégrale des oeuvres pour piano [Box Set]

3 CD / Blue Saphir Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Darius Milhaud: Valses (3), for piano (extracted from the film "Madame Bovary"), Op. 128c; Acceuil amical (17), suite of piano pieces for children, Op. 326; Une Journèe (5), children's suite for...
Performers: Choveaux, Francoise

Malletiana

1 Super Audio CD / Caprice Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Niklas Sivelöv: Suite for marimba; Philippe Manoury: Solo de vibraphone; Alfred Fissinger: Suite for Marimba; Eberhard Eyser: Libriccino, pezzi brevi (4), for cimbalom ongarese; Markus Leoson: E...
Performers: Leoson, Markus; Sivelov, Niklas