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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...

Winds & Strings - chamber works by Spohr, Ibert, Janacek, Widmann / Leleux, Manz, Neunecker, Jensen, Arp Psoch, Donderer

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Jacques Ibert: Interludes (2) suivi de Carillion, for flute, violin & harpsichord (or harp) (from "Le Burla...
Performers: Arp, Julian; Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bouskova, Jana; Brill, Shirley; Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Jensen, Dag; Leleux, Francois; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Manz, Sebastian; Neunecker...

A typical evening program from Europe's beloved chamber music festival, recorded live in 2011, features rarely-played jewels of chamber music. Works from various periods in...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

Sensual Classics: Reverie

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Louis Spohr: Nonett in F major; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsak...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Ousset, Cecile; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; ; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresdner Philharmonie; Ma'alot Quintett; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Louis Spohr, Georges Onslow: Nonets

1 CD / Ramee / 2011-01-11

Works: George Onslow: Nonet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello & double bass in A minor, Op. 7; Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major...
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Ensemble: Osmosis (Classical)

Spohr’s Nonet of 1813 is the first nonet written for this particular combination of instruments, making conscious use of the distinctive qualities and idiosyncrasies of...continue...
Recording information: Old-Catholic Church, Delft, The Netherlands (10/2009)....continue...

Spohr: Double Quartets no 1 & 2 / Forde Ensemble

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Louis Spohr: Double Quartet for Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 65; Double Quartet for Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 77
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Ensemble: Forde Ensemble

A champion of Haydn's, Mozart's and Beethoven's chamber music, Louis Spohr also made a considerable contribution to this genre, composing 36 string quartets and four...continue...

Louis Spohr: Nonet in F major, Op. 31; Octet in E major, Op. 32

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Octet for Clarinet, 2 Horns and Strings in E major, Op. 32
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Spohr: Septet op. 147/Quintet op. 52

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Septet in A minor, Op. 147; Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano in C minor, Op. 52
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Moods - Classical Comfort

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169; Nocturne for pi...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Laforet, Marc; Olbertz, Walter; Rosel, Peter; Schetler, Norman; Waage, Richard
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Ensemble: Beethoven Trio, Wien (Piano Trio); Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin String Quartet; Dresdner Klaviertrio; Gewandhaus Quartet; Rosamunde Quartett; Suske-Quartett

Sileo - Music for Contemplation

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; ...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Laforet, Marc; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Patanè, Giuseppe; Markgraf, Host-Tanu; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Berglund, Paavo;
Ensemble: Beethoven Trio, Wien (Piano Trio); Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic...

Moods - Trust in Tranquility / Suitner, Bosse, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon in B flat major, H 1 no 105; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (4), K 101 (250a); Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sinfonia conc...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Erben, Friedemann; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Schaffrath, Gunter; Schieber, Waldemar; Schutte, Karl; Seltmann, Werner; Siebach, Konrad; Suske, Karl; Tolks...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Levin, Walter; Bongartz, Heinz; Bauer, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Moods - Lay Down and Listen / Gabriel, Kegel, Walter, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, B...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Ousset, Cecile; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; ; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ma'alot Quintett

Moods - True Treasure - Pente, Haydn, etc / Obertz, Koch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Casper, Bernd; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Suske, Karl; Timm, Ju...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt; ; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Nonets by Spohr, Clementi and Mozart

1 CD / Genuin / 2007-09-10

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Muzio Clementi: Work(s); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in D major (after the "Haffner" Serenade), K. 25...
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Ensemble: Persius Ensemble

Spohr: Nonet, Septet / Ensemble 360

1 CD / ASV / 2007-06-12

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Septet in A minor, Op. 147
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Ensemble: Ensemble 360

"This 2007 recording by Ensemble 360 is a marvelous introduction to Spohr's entertaining music, and the performances of both works are as engaging and charming...continue...

Spohr: String Quintet no 7,etc / New Haydn Quartet, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 7 in G minor, Op. 144; Sextet for Strings in C major, Op. 140; Potpourri on themes by Mozart for violin, string quartet & double bass in B flat major, Op. 22
Performers: Falvay, Attila; Papp, Sandor; Varga, Tamás

"Though it's difficult to imagine Spohr's music ever regaining the popularity and high prestige it enjoyed during his lifetime, recordings of much of his enormous...continue...

Spohr, Mendelssohn / Camerata de Lausanne

1 CD / Camerata / 2005-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Double Quartet for Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 65; Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre
Conductors: Amoyal, Pierre
Ensemble: Camerata de Lausanne

Spohr: Quintets, etc / Ensemble Villa Musica

2 CD / MD&G / 2004-08-24

Works: Louis Spohr: Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano in C minor, Op. 52; Sextet for Strings in C major, Op. 140; Septet in A minor, Op. 147; Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 130
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Spohr: String Quintets no 3 & 4 / Papp, New Haydn Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 3 in B minor, Op. 69; String Quintet no 4 in A minor, Op. 91
Performers: Papp, Sandor
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Ensemble: New Haydn Quartet

"The Russian violinist Ilya Kaler, gold medallist in the Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Paganini competitions and now teaching in Chicago, gives a performance of the utmost...continue...

Bear Essentials - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Spohr: Nonet; Beethoven: Septet / Wiener Oktett

1 CD / Testament / 2003-06-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
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Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Octet

"After hearing the charming Beethoven Septet, the Spohr sounds ever-so-slightly decadent. Yet, as one of the rare nonets in the repertoire, it makes a fitting...continue...

Spohr: String Quintets no 5 and 6 / Papp, Haydn Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 5 in G minor, Op. 106; String Quintet no 6 in E minor, Op. 129
Performers: Papp, Sandor
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Ensemble: Budapest Haydn String Quartet

The 'Quintet No. 5' followed upon the tragic death of Spohr's daughter Therese at the age of nineteen. The initial movements are dark and sombre...continue...

Spohr: String Quintets Op 33 no 1 & 2 / Danubius Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-06-01

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 1 in E flat major, Op. 33/1; String Quintet no 2 in G major ("Grande Quintetto") Op. 33/2
Performers: Papp, Sandor
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Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet

The German musician Ludwig Spohr was born in Brunswick in 1784 and he went on to establish himself as one of the most versatile musicians...continue...

Spohr: Overture Op 12, Quartet Concerto Op 131, etc / Weigle

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-06-26

Works: Louis Spohr: Overture for orchestra in C minor, Op. 12; Concerto for string quartet & orchestra in A minor, Op. 131; Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian;
Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

There are several choices in the catalog for Louis Spohr's Nonet, which is beautifully played by Ensemble Villa Musica. The other two works on the...continue...

Schubert, Spohr: Octets / Vienna Octet

1 CD / Decca Import / 2000-07-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166; Louis Spohr: Octet for Clarinet, 2 Horns and Strings in E major, Op. 32
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Ensemble: Vienna Octet

"One of the most smiling versions of Schubert's Octet. Being Viennese, the players certainly claim Schubert as Viennese." -Gramophone...continue...

Dieter Klöcker - The Art of the Clarinet - Haydn, Weber, etc

1 CD / Orfeo / 2000-04-19

Works: Etienne Solère: Concerto Espagnol for clarinet & orchestra in B flat major; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Quintet for clarinet & strings in E flat major; Work(s); Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Quintet for cl...
Performers: Fordham, Simon; Fromm, Armin; Klöcker, Dieter; Lechner, Anja [Cello]; Nicolai, Helmut; Reiner, Andreas [Violin]; Schwarz, Niklas
Conductors: Lajcik, Milan; ; Stadlmair, Hans; Schroter-Seebeck, Holger
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Consortium Classicum; Philharmonia Quartet Berlin; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Spohr: Septet; Andrée, Karg-Elert / Midsummer's Music

1 CD / Centaur / 1999-11-04

Works: Louis Spohr: Septet for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 147; Elfrida Andrée: Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Jugend for Flut...
Performers: Berkenstock, James; Berkenstock, Jean; Case, Kevin; Fairfield, John; Klein, Marlise; Koehler, William; Preucil, Stephanie; Preucil, Walter; Warner, Mel
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Ensemble: Midsummer's Music

"If you are like me - and probably most music lovers - Spohr only sporadically figures into your listening diet...The modern day CD explosion has...continue...

Spohr: Double Quartets / Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-05-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Double Quartet for Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 65; Double Quartet for Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 77; Double String Quartet no 3 in E minor, Op. 87; Double String Quartet no 4 in ...

'Ingeniously devised bravura works . . . receive polished adroit playing. You'll find no finer performances than these' (BBC Music Magazine)...continue...

Spohr: Quintett, Oktett / Genuit, Consortium Classicum

1 CD / Orfeo / 1996-09-20

Works: Louis Spohr: Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano in C minor, Op. 52; Octet for Clarinet, 2 Horns and Strings in E major, Op. 32
Performers: Genuit, Werner

Spohr: String Quintets Vol 3 / New Haydn Quartet, Papp

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-10-05

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 3 in B minor, Op. 69; String Quintet no 4 in A minor, Op. 91

"These two quintets, written at starkly different times in Spohr's life, reflect his attitudes. Both are lyrical, rich with rhythms and key changes...[Quintet No. 4]...continue...

Spohr: Clarinet Concertos nos 2 & 4, etc / Ottensamer

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-01-04

Works: Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57; Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in E minor, WoO 20; Fantasia and Variations on a theme by Danzi for clarinet & string quartet (or piano) in...
Performers: Ottensamer, Ernst
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

Spohr: Nonet Op. 31, Octet Op. 32 / The Gaudier Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-06-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Octet for Clarinet, 2 Horns and Strings in E major, Op. 32
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Ensemble: Gaudier Ensemble

Rossini, Spohr / Ensemble Stanislas

1 CD / Gallo / 1994-04-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Andante con Variazione for Violin and Harp in F major; Andante, Theme and Variations for Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in F major; Serenata for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Flute, ...
Performers: Causse, Laurent; Colombain, Pierre; Costa, Eric; Fenton, Paul; Gee, Lee; Guichard, Jerome; Huvenne, Beatrice; Libouban, Jacques; Moinet, Philippe; Riffault, Pierre; Spengler, Jean de; Tacchi, Nicolas
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Ensemble: Stanislas Ensemble

Spohr: Nonet; Beethoven: Septet / Linos-Ensemble

1 CD / Capriccio / 1993-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
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Ensemble: Linos-Ensemble

Meyerbeer, Spohr, Busoni, Barmann: Clarinet Works / Klöcker

1 CD / Orfeo / 1990-05-08

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Quintet for clarinet & strings in E flat major; Louis Spohr: Fantasia and Variations on a theme by Danzi for clarinet & string quartet (or piano) in B flat major; Andante with Vari...
Performers: Klocker, Dieter

Spohr: Notturno, Nonett / Consortium Classicum

1 CD / Orfeo / 1987-04-06

Works: Louis Spohr: Notturno for winds & Turkish band in C major, Op. 34; Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31
Conductors: Klöcker, Dieter