Schumann, Robert > Compact Disc

Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Eugène Ysaÿe: Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Vladimir Rebikov: Trois Morceaux, Op. 7; Amy Beach: Berceuse for violin & p...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew

The world's first lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed by parents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. After the birth of violinist...continue...
Recording information: Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago,....continue...

Brahms; Clara and Robert Schumann: Violin Sonatas / Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for Violin and Piano, O...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Poster, Tom

In 2002, at the age of twelve, Jennifer Pike notably became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Now aged...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/26/2012-09/28/2012)....continue...

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue...

Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players

Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Schumann and His Daughters: Drei Klaviersonaten für die Jugend, Op. 118; Klavierbüchlein für Marie; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 "Anhang"; Wiegenliedc / Florian Uhlig, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-03-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for piano in G major (sonatas for the young), Op. 118/1; Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for piano, Op. 124; Sonata for piano in D major (sonatas for the young), Op. 118/2; A...
Performers: Uhlig, Florian

This CD is a delightful overview of the pieces and little melodies that Schumann produced with and for his girls and brings to life the...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, S (09/24/2012-09/26/2012)....continue...

Schumann: 4 Marches; 4 Fugues; 7 Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form; Album for the Young et al. / Juan Carlos Rodriquez, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Marches (4) for piano, Op. 76; Fugues (4) for piano, Op. 72; Pieces in Fugue Form (7), for piano (Klavierstücke in Fughettenform), Op. 126; Album für die Jugend (additional...
Performers: Carlos Rodriguez, Juan

Schumann's Four Fugues, Op. 72 were written during a period of ill-health in 1845 but these masterly pieces reveal nothing of his private turmoil. The...continue...
Recording information: Auditori Can Roig i Torres de Santa Coloma de Gramanet (07/20/2012-07/21/2012)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Piano Trios nos 1 & 2 / Rhodes Piano Trio

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 80
Conductors:
Ensemble: Rhodes Piano Trio

Though less known and performed than the trios of contemporaries Mendelssohn and Brahms, the piano trios of Robert Schumann are skillful, attractive, and sincere mature...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (08/02/2012-08/04/2012)....continue...

Diary in G - Schubert and Schumann: Piano Sonatas / Weiyin Chen, piano

1 CD / Azica / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Chen, Weiyin

The young Taiwanese-American virtuoso pianist Weiyin Chen is an artist whose promise is just beginning to emerge. Ms. Chen is a performer to whom "the...continue...
Recording information: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY....continue...

Piano works by Schumann, Brahms & Schubert / Carmen Piazzini, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Variations (16) for Piano in F sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9; Franz Schubert: Pieces ...
Performers: Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]

With characteristic energy and sensitive virtuosity, pianist Carmen Piazzini brings a new dimension of musicality to the works of Schumann, Brahms, and Schubert. This CD...continue...
Recording information: Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (04/2010)....continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Kreisleriana; Brahms: Theme & Variations from String Sextet no 1 / Imogen Cooper, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Kreisleriana; Johannes Brahms: Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor
Performers: Cooper, Imogen

This is Volume 1 in Imogen Cooper's new series on Chandos Records, dedicated to the complete works for piano by Robert Schumann. Recognized worldwide as...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, England (07/23/2012-07/26/2012)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Wahlverwantschaften - Piano Trios by Andreae, Schubert, Kaser, Lee & Schumann / Absolut Trio

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-02-26

Works: Volkmar Andreae: Trio for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 1; Franz Schubert: Klaviertrio, Op. 99; Klaviertrio, Op. 100; Mischa Kaser: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Robert Schumann: Liebhabers St...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Absolut Trio

Artistic involvement with contemporary music is of prime importance for the three musicians of the Absolut Trio, which is why they commission works at regular...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Schumann & Schumann: Robert: Sonatas Opp. 11 & 14; Clara: Notturno; Scene Fantastique / Ksenia Nosikova, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor ("Concerto Without Orchestra"), Op. 14; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Clara Wieck Schumann: Notturno for piano in F major, Op. 6/2; Piè...
Performers: Nosikova, Ksenia

The courtship and marriage of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck is one of the great love stories in the history of music. Their relationship, embodying...continue...
Recording information: Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA (06/09/2011-06/11/2011)....continue...

Romantic Paths - Schumann: Sonata in A minor; Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major; Gade: Sonata no. 2 / Annette Unger, violin; Dariya Hrynkiv, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820); Niels Gade: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Hrynkiv, Dariya; Unger, Annette

The violinist Annette Unger has already made several highly praised CDs issued by GENUIN, and her new release is also off the well-beaten path. All...continue...
Recording information: Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany (11/03/2011-11/05/2011)....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Piano Pédalier - works by Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann / Jean Dubé: pedal piano

1 CD / Syrius / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Théodore Dubois: Toccata for organ no 3 in G major; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Prière; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board, followed (among others) by Erard...continue...
Recording information: Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, France) (08/2011)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Humoreske, Op. 20; Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 / Sung-Suk Kang, piano

1 CD / Meridian / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20; Phantasiestücke (3) for Piano, Op. 111
Performers: Kang, Sung-Suk

Meridian Records is proud to announce the release of Korean pianist Sung-Suk Kang's second solo album of piano music, featuring the much-loved Robert Schumann....continue...

Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17; Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstelkung / Alexis Weissenberg, piano. Salzburg Festival 1972

2 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doub...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Weissenberg made his breakthrough in Salzburg during the Karajan era with his 1972 solo recital. His evening began with Tombeau de Couperin, played transparently and...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburg (08/07/1972)....continue...

Romantic Ballads: Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Jensen, Mendelssohn, Wolf et al. / Wolfgang Anheisser, baritone; Julius Severin, piano

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Loewe: Kleiner Haushalt, Op. 71; Die Uhr, for voice & piano, Op. 123/3; Heinrich der Vogler, for voice & piano, Op. 56/1; Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118; Prinz Eugen, ballad for voice & piano, Op. 92...
Performers: Anheisser, Wolfgang; Severin, Julius

German baritone Wolfgang Anheisser suffered an early death, following an accident on stage at a New Year's performance in Cologne. This double disc re-issue features...continue...

Bicentennial Tribute - Works by Chopin and Schumann / Rebecca Penneys, piano

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Romance in F sharp major, Op. 28 no 2; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28
Performers: Penneys, Rebecca

"Penneys offers an extraordinary collection of performances displaying an astonishing control over piano sound. It is absolutely gorgeous and full of unimaginable colors. She sings...continue...
Recording information: Hatch Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY (06/08/2011)....continue...

Rossini: Semiramide, overture; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K.364 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Muti, Vienna PO

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Richter, Sviatoslav; Streng, Rudolf
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Over and above all its virtuoso challenges, Richter and Muti give an account of Schumann's Piano Concerto triumphant in its formal cohesion and sculpt it...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Kleines Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Groáes Festspielhaus (08/17/1972); Kleines Festspielhaus (08/17/1972)....continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

Schumann: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 2 - Romances Op. 94; Sonata Op. 105 et al. / Francesco Dillon, cello; Emanuele Torquati, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Vier Marschen, Op. 76; Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Piano Quintet, Op. 4...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Combining communicative performances with engaging programming, this release is dedicated to Schumann's music for cello and piano - works that were written after a period...continue...
Recording information: Fondazione Spinola Banna per l'Arte, Poirino (07/23/2012-07/24/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Complete Recordings by Maurizio Pollini, piano

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Variations: Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann / Emanuel Ax, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica"; Franz Joseph Haydn: F Minor Variations; Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13
Performers: Ax, Emanuel

Legendary pianist Emanuel Ax releases his new solo recital album Variations, featuring the artist's premiere recordings of pieces from Haydn, Beethoven and Schumann. Throughout 2013,...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (06/25/2012-06/27/2012)....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Mit Myrten & Rosen - Schumann and Yun: Complete works for cello and piano / Isang Enders, cello; Andreas Hering, piano

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Liederkreis, Op. 24; Phantasiestücke (3 Fanta...
Performers: Enders, Isang; Hering, Andreas

Robert Schumann and Isang Yun speak two very different musical languages that share a common love of vocal melody. This link has a special meaning...continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Schumann Project: Complete Piano Solo Music / Eric le Sage, piano

13 CD / Alpha Productions / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Intermezzi (6) for piano (Pièces phantastiques), Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor ("Concerto Without Orchestra"),...
Performers: Le Sage, Eric

Winner of the Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, this set brings together Robert Schumann's complete works for solo piano. This great cycle benefited from having...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Klassik

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gerlovic, Vanda; Pivka, Marian; Ruk-Focic, Bozena
Conductors: Abel, Hermann; Pitamic, Alexander von; Münchner, Herbert; ; Nanut, Anton
Ensemble: ; Zagreb Soloists

A Cathedral's Voice, Organ of the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans - Bach, Byrd & Schumann / Jonathan Ryan, organ

1 CD / Raven Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D major, BWV 532; William Byrd: Clarifica Me Pater (I), for keyboard, MB 47; Clarifica Me Pater (II), for keyboard, MB 48; Clarifica Me Pater (II...
Performers: Ryan, Jonathan [Organ]

Acclaimed for his strong communicative skills, exceptional use of the organ's capabilities, and bold programming, Jonathan Ryan has received six first prize awards at international...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, Louisiana (04/30/2012-05/02/2012)....continue...

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák & Schumann

3 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Pyotr Il'yich T...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

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Robert Schumann: Missa Sacra, Op. 147; Four Chants for Double Chorus, Op. 141 / Les Cris de Paris

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141
Performers: Crebassa, Marianne; Lopez, Baptiste
Conductors: Jourdain, Geoffroy
Ensemble: Les Cris de Paris

Schumann's Missa Sacra was written in the composer's late period, during a period when he was particularly focused on writing religious music. Never performed before...continue...
Recording information: Monks' Refectory, Royaumont Abbey (2011-09-27_2011-09-28&2011-)....continue...

Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2; Kinderszenen; Piano Quartet / The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio

2 CD / Avie Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 80; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47
Performers: Lamotte, Adam
Conductors:
Ensemble: Benvenue Fortepiano Trio (Piano Trio)

The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio's acclaimed accounts of Schumann's First and Third Piano Trios opened the ears of chamber music devotees with the crystalline textures of...continue...
Recording information: Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, CA (07/25/2011-07/29/2011)....continue...

Liederreise - Songs by Brahms & Schubert / Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo soprano; Robert Lehbaumer, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Wandern, song for voice and piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1); Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D...
Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lehrbaumer, Robert

Angelika Kirchslager and Robert Lehrbaumer embark on a lieder journey across Austria and their navigation system is based on the most important coordinates of Austro-German...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Wien (10/2011)....continue...

Sangerliebe, hoch und herrlich - songs by Brahms, Burgmuller, Schumann, Herzogenberg et al. / Andreas Reibenspies, baritone; Eckart Selheim, piano

1 CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-01-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 7; Norbert Burgmüller: Nachtreise, for voice & piano; Winterreise, for voice & piano, Op. 3/4; Abreise, for...
Performers: Reibenspies, Andreas; Sellheim, Eckart

Unfortunately we know absolutely nothing about the life of Charles Dollé. Not even his approximate birth and death dates are known. From his six collections...continue...
Recording information: Hans Rosbaud Studio, Baden-Baden, Germany (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Van Cliburn: Piano Legend

3 CD / Audiophile Legends Import / 2012-12-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Ludwi...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Reiner, Fritz; Hendl, Walter

Romantic Silhouettes: Schumann: Abegg Vars.; Fantasiestucke, Op. 12; Liszt: Nocturne Op. 62/3; Reger: Silhouetten; Schoeck: 2 Pieces / Maria Kihlgren, piano

1 CD / Sterling / 2012-12-05

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12, Helft 1; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Kihlgren, Maria

This CD has been planned as a cross-section through the Romantic age and commences with Robert Schumann Abegg Variations, a work of his youth filled...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Swedish Radio (03/2012-04/2012)....continue...

The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen

1 CD / Quicksilver Records / 2012-12-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Beau soir; La fille ...
Conductors: Cohen, Sheldon
Ensemble: Pacific Pops Orchestra

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Romantische Arien

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Franz Schubert: Der Graf von Gleichen, D 918; Alfonso und Estrella, D 732; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Otto Nicolai: Die Heimkehr des Verbannten; Carl Maria vo...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München (03/19/2012-03/24/2012)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Chamber Music with Winds, Opp. 94; 73; 70; 102 & 132 / Phillipe Berrod: clarinet; André Cazalet: French horn; David Gaillard: viola; Alexandre Gattet: oboe; Hélène Tysman: piano

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) ...
Performers: Berrod, Philippe; Cazalet, Andre; Gaillard, David; Gattet, Alexandre; Trenel, Marc; Tysman, Helene

Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel (Paris) (2012)....continue...

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos / Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, et al. / Susan Graham, soprano; Malcom Martineau

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2); Franz Schubert: Ges...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, Susan Graham's eagerly awaited second album for Onyx, focuses on iconic female characters of history, literature and song. Accompanied by Graham's...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/06/2012-07/08/2012)....continue...

Mezzo Moon: Lieder & Songs by Brahms, Zemlinsky, Weyse, Schubert, Schumann, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart / Pia Heise, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Nachtwandler, Op. 86/3; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Süáe, süáe, Sommernacht, for voice & piano; Christoph Ernst Friedrich We...
Performers: Heise, Pia; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...