Rachmaninov, Sergei > Songs (14)

Sonatas for cello & piano by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev / Julian Steckel, cello

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Sergey Prokofiev:...
Performers: Rivinius, Paul; Steckel, Julian [Cello]

Since winning first prize at the international ARD Competition 2010, at which he also won the audience prize, the Oehms Classics Special Prize and the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue...

Tine / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kathryn Stott, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Impromptu, for trumpet & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Albumleaf for trumpet & piano in D flat major; George Enescu: Legende; Edvard Hagerup Bull: Perpetuum mobile, for trumpet & piano; G...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing; Stott, Kathryn

TINE is the eponymous recital disc by the exciting young Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Her first two albums for EMI Classics (Storyteller and...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (06/24/2012-06/27/2012)....continue...

Russian Songs and Arias by Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky; Rimsky-Korsakov / Dinara Alieva, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Songs (7), Op. 47; ...
Performers: Alieva, Dinara
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

Young Russian soprano Dinara Alieva, who has already performed many leading operatic roles in Russia and beyond, is a newcomer to the Naxos label. She...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (08/28/2011-09/03/2011)....continue...

Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Recorder Bravura - Works by Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. / Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, f...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard

The inspiration for this project came with the discovery of a wealth of extravagant salon music written for a now-obsolete wind instrument called the czakan....continue...
Recording information: Vestry Hall, London College of Music (03/1997)....continue...

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Cello Works - Sonata for Cello in G Minor; Two Pieces, Op. 2 / Yuki Ito, cello; Sofya Gulyak, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Romance for piano, 4 hands in G major, TN ii/20; Prelude, Op. 2...
Performers: Gulyak, Sofya; Ito, Yuki

Winner of the Windsor Festival International String Competition, the highest profile gateway to string players the UK has to offer, 23-year-old Yuki Ito shows promise...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (12/01/2011-12/03/2011)....continue...

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...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...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...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

...continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Shostakovich, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Works for Viola & Piano / Gerard Causse, Brigitte Engerer

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Engerer, Brigitte

From Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Russian music has often found its truest voice in elegies. With Glazunov and Tchaikovsky, they are recollections of childhood, or nostalgia...continue...
Recording information: Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris, France (09/2011)....continue...

The GrauSchumacher Piano Duo - Transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach; Debussy; Saint-Saens; Mozart; Wagner; Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky; Ravel

1 CD / Neos Production / 2012-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 147; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Wolfgang A...
Performers: GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

With String & Pipe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-04-17

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Andante for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 75; Erik Gustafson: This Is the Truth Sent from Above, for voice, cello & organ; Into the Light, for cello & organ; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Huff, Harrylyn; O'Brien, Rebecca; Ou, Sam [Cello]; Repetto, Adriana

Recording information: Old South Church, Boston, MA (2011-03-12&2011-03-19&2011-)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Vocalise / Dallas SO - Donald Johanos

1 Super Audio CD / APO / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Songs (14), Op. 34
Conductors: Johanos, David
Ensemble: ; Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Donald Johanos conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on this audiophile classic. During his eight-year tenure as conductor, Johanos made notable recordings with the DSO, including...continue...

Alison Balsom / Bach, Debussy, Piazzolla, etc.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Escualo; Libertango; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; James MacMillan: Seraph for Trumpet and String Orchestra; Sergey R...
Performers: Balsom, Alison

British trumpet sensation Alison Balsom is poised to take the U.S. by storm, and this new self-titled album heralds her first mass-market foray and marks...continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Shelter: Songs for Soprano & Cello with Piano Accompaniment / Mela Dailey, soprano; Scott Kluksdahl, cello; Rick Rowley, piano

1 CD / Pierian / 2012-02-28

Works: André Previn: Vocalise; Songs (4) after poems by Toni Morrison, for soprano, cello & piano; John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs, for soprano & cello (or string quartet); Robert Honstein: We Choose to ...
Performers: Dailey, Mela; Kluksdahl, Scott; Rowley, Rick

Mela Dailey and Scott Kluksdahl explore the sonic world of the human voice coupled with cello, through a wide variety of works that traverse style...continue...
Recording information: Premium Recording Studios, Austin, TX....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Caprice Bohemien / Vasily Petrenko, RLPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in E minor/E major, Op. 12; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Caprice Bohemien is one of Rachmaninov's earlier works, composed just before his Frist Symphony, and is a colorful fantasy on a gypsy theme, Much of...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (2009-09-23&2010-07-07_2010-)....continue...

Duo Chanot / Christopher Thompson, Michael Gurt

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-05

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johannes Brahms: Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Eric Ewazen: Divi...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Chanot

Recording information: LSU Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rou (06/28/2010-06/29/2010)....continue...

Chanson Vocalise: Works by Rachmaninov and Suslin / Hyun-Jung Berger, cello; José Gallardo, piano

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2012-01-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Viktor Suslin: Chanson contre raison, sonata, for solo cello; Ton H, for cello & piano
Performers: Berger, Hyun-Jun [Cello]; Gallardo, José [Piano]

Negative contemporary reactions that once burdened Rakhmaninov have been nullified by outstanding performers who now devote themselves to his works. The fate of Suslin (b.1942)...continue...
Recording information: University Augsburg Concert Hall (01/05/2011-01/07/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise; Aleko / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Russian Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan et Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades); Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anatol Lyadov: Preludes Op. 39; Nikolay M...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Kniazev, Alexander; Krainev, Vladimir; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Rostropovich, Mstisl...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Masur, Kurt; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Inbal, Eliahu; Kitaenko, Dimitri; ; Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

1 1/2 hours of Russian romance and tragedy...continue...

When Words Fade: Night songs for piano duet / Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Roe, pianos

2 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2011-11-15

Works: Michael Jackson: Billie Jean; Antonio Vivaldi: Tieteberga and Giustino; Elizabeth Joy Roe: Papageno!, a short fantasy for 2 pianos (based on three arias from "The Magic Flute"); Carmen Fantasy, for 2...
Performers: Anderson, Greg; Roe, Elizabeth Joy

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase Coll (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Sonatas for Cello & Piano by Rachmaninov & Shostakovich / Robert Irvine, cello; Graeme McNaught, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Irvine, Robert; McNaught, Graeme

Fantasies for Bassoon: works by Spohr, Schubert, Schumann, Schreck, et al. / Karen Geoghegan, bassoon; Philip Edward Fisher, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Gustav Schreck: Sonata for bassoon & piano in E flat major, Op. 9; Louis Spohr: Adagio for bassoon & p...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Geoghegan, Karen

Chandos signed Karen Geoghegan in '07 following her appearance on BBC TV's Classical Star program. This is her 5th recording with the label. Gramophone writes...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (04/11/2011-04/12/2011)....continue...

Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne; Rachmaninov: Vocalise / Anna Moffo, soprano

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Moffo, Anna
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; America Symphony Orchestra

Soprano Anna Moffo was born in Pennsylvania in 1932 of Italian parents. After a period at the Curtis Institute, she went back to her ancestral...continue...
Recording information: Manhattan Center, New York City, USA (04/1964)....continue...

Classical Chillout [X5]

2 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maur...
Performers: Bagger, Boris Björn; Collins, Finghin; Kunt, Václav; Matousek, Bohuslav; Novotna, Kveta; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Perry, George; Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]; Schmalfuss, Peter; Schoeman, Piete...
Conductors: Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Joo, Arpad; Marturet, Eduardo; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Arp, Klaus; Lajcik, Milan; Dejmek, Zdenek; Griffiths, Howard

The inherent soothing power of classical music is a perfect way to experience a few hours of true escapism. It is music that has a...continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...

Russian Romance / Rachmaninov, Glinka, Gliere / Rubtsov

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2011-10-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands; Songs (12), Op. 21; Alexander Griboyedov: Waltz for piano in A flat major; Alexander Glazunov: Three Minuatures for Piano, O...
Performers: Kvitko, Sergei; Rubtsov, Maxim [Flute]

Maxim Rubtsov, principal flutist of the Russian National Orchestra and pianist-producer Sergei Kvitko perform a collection of Russian miniatures ranging from arrangements of beloved romances...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio 'The Ballroom', Lansing, MI (02/2010)....continue...

Music of Strauss and Rachmaninov / Lazaridis, Zhislin, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Lazaridis, George-Emmanuel; Zhislin, Yuri

The Strauss Sonata has been described by Michael Kennedy as "the last of his classically designed works and his last piece of orthodox chamber music."...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise / Yablonsky - Royal PO

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Badalbeyli, Farhad [Piano]; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Continuing in the series of recordings made in the superb acoustics of London's Cadogan Hall is this album featuring Sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphony No. 2" and...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (07/12/2010-07/13/2010)....continue...

Russian Favorites / Alexander Sevastian, accordion

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-09-13

Works: G. Shenderjov: Russian Dance, for accordion; Vyatcheslav Korolyov: Impromptu on the Russian Song "Oi ty Rozh", for accordion; Fantasia on the Russian Song "Oi moroz moroz", for accordion; Sergey Rach...
Performers: Sevastian, Alexander

A native of Belarus, Alexander Sevastian is the four-time first prize winner of international accordion competitions including the prestigious Coupe Mondiale in 2007 in Washington,...continue...
Recording information: Saint-Joseph de Rivière-des-Praines Church (02/2011)....continue...

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

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

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

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

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian Miniatures - Works By Glinka, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov / Sergej Azizian, violin; Elena Semishina, piano

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-07-26

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or piano) in E flat major, G. vi62; Alexander Glazunov: Meditation for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 32; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo for Violin and...
Performers: Azizian, Sergei; Norregaard, Alice; Semishina, Elena

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...

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

Stradivarius on Gold CD / Yuko Fujita, violin

1 CD / Impex Records / 2011-05-17

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Wolf...
Performers: Fujita, Yuko [Violin]; Ogura, Keiko

Souvenir / Akiko Suwanai plays Romantic violin pieces

1 CD / Philips Import / 2011-04-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30; Sergey Rachmaninov: Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Songs (14), Op. 34; Henryk Wieniawski: Souvenir de ...
Performers: Moll, Phillip; Suwanai, Akiko

Impressions: The Best Of Akiko Suwanai [2011 Reissue]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-04-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64/1; Antonin Dvorák: S...
Performers: Suwanai, Akiko

Borodin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas / Chaushian

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Alexander Borodin: Sonata for cello & piano in B minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor...
Performers: Chaushian, Alexander; Sudbin, Yevgeny

Composed between 1860 and 1934, the works on this disc hail from a momentous period in Russian music - from the emergence of a national...continue...
Recording information: St George's Bristol, England (01/2010)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Music for Cello & Piano / Tarasova, cello

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Op. 1; Op. 3; Prelude, Op. 23 no 10; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Pezzo capriccioso ...
Performers: Polezhaev, Alexander; Tarasova, Marina [Cello]

Available for the first time in the West, renowned cellist Marina Tarasova masterfully presents a wide selection of works for cello by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.

Works...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (2002)....continue...

Guy Touvron: 60th Birthday Tribute

2 CD / Ligia Digital / 2011-03-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49; V...
Performers: Cottin, Nelly; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]; Vernet, Olivier [Organ]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio

The internationally renowned trumpet player Guy Touvron was born in 1950. He has enjoyed a dazzling career playing in the most famous concert halls in...continue...