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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...

Remembranza - Piano pieces by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos; Nazareth, Granados, Albeniz / Rosa Antonelli, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La última grela, tango song; El mundo de los dos, tango song; Adiós Nonino, tango; Imperial, tango; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Poema singélo, for piano, A. 434; Valsa da dor,...
Performers: Antonelli, Rosa [Piano]

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
One of the highlights for me on this disc is the Valsa Da Dor by Villa-Lobos. It's...continue...
Recording information: Nola Studios, New York City, NY....continue...

A Harvest of 20th Century Bassoon Music - works by Ray Luka; Villa-Lobos; Dan Welcher et al. / Leonard Sharrow, Joseph Polisi, bassoons

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2012-12-01

Works: Ray Luke: Bassoon Concerto; Daniel Welcher: Concerto Da Camera for bassoon & orchestra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciranda das sete notas, for bassoon & piano, A. 548; Colin Matthews: Variations on Sumer is...
Performers: Crow-Willard, Gary [Vocals]; Polisi, Joseph W.; Roseman, Ronald; Schmidt, Thomas; Snow, John
Conductors: Gold, Ernest
Ensemble: Crystal Chamber Orchestra

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
David Noon's Motets and Monodies was written in 1972, but looks back to the wildly exploratory and hideously atonal music of...continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Brasilerio - Villa-Lobos & Friends / Nelson Freire, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: O ginete do Pierrozinho, for piano (Carnaval das crianças no 1), A. 157/1; O chicote do diabinho, for piano (Carnaval das crianças no 2), A. 157/2; A manha de Pierrete, ...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]

Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire's eagerly awaited new album, Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends, pays tribute to his country's greatest composer, Heitor villa-Lobos, upon the 125th anniversary...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg (02/21/2012-02/25/2012).

While Nelson Freire is world famous as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Frédéric Chopin, ...continue...

Jorge Luis Prats: Live in Zaragoza / Granados, Villa-Lobos, Farinas, Lecuona

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-03

Works: Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Carlos Fariñas: Alta Gracia, for piano; Ignacio Cervantes: Danzas cubanas; Ernesto Lecuona: Suite Andalucía
Performers: Prats, Jorge Luis

When a pianist in his mid-fifties makes his Decca debut release, you can be sure that there is a story attached - and that is...continue...
Recording information: Sala Mozart del Auditoro de Zaragoza (03/02/2011)....continue...

The Columbia Sessions / Christopher Creviston, saxophone; Hannah Gruber, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Claude Delvincourt: Croquembouches, 6 pieces for alto saxophone & piano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630; D...
Performers: Creviston, Christopher; Gruber, Hannah [Piano]

Acclaimed saxophonist Christopher Creviston offers arrangements, piano reductions and a world premiere recording for his second recording on Albany Records. The arranger of the popular...continue...
Recording information: School of Music Recital Hall, University of South Carol (06/01/2011-06/02/2011)....continue...

Villa Lobos: Complete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2 / Marcelo Bratke

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras no 4; A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Saudades das selvas brasileiras, for piano, A. 226; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Ciclo brasileiro
Performers: Bratke, Marcelo

Volume two of the complete Heitor Villa-Lobos piano music, from Brazilian pianist Marcelo Bratke....continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall (04/2010)....continue...

Obrigado Brazil / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: César Camargo Mariano: Cristal; Samambaia; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; O Amor em Paz; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Jac...
Performers: Alves, Helio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Baptista, Cyro; Braga, Paulo; Castro-Neves, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/Composer]; Lubamb...

"Merengue" was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Libertango" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Recording information: 2002.

While so...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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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...

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Complete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Marcelo Bratke, piano

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Caixinha de música quebrada, for piano, A. 256; Cirandinhas (12), for piano, A. 210; Cirandas (16), for piano, A. 220
Performers: Bratke, Marcelo

First volume of Villa-Lobos' complete piano works, issued on Quartz from Brazilian pianist Marcelo Bratke....continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall (06/2009)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Villa-Lobos / Angel Romero, Cristina Ortiz, Victoria de los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630; Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Momoprecoce, W 240; Quartet for Strings no 6, Il Quarteto brasileiro, A. 468; Bachiana brasile...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Harle, John; Ortiz, Cristina; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; López-Cobos, Jesús; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Bátiz, Enrique; Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields; French National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian Quartet; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Villa-Lobos Conducts Villa-Lobos

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-05-31

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descombrimento do Brasil, suites (4) for orchestra, A. 377-380; Invocaçao em defesa da pátria, for voice, chorus & orchestra (or female chorus), A. 439; Bachiana bra...
Performers: Barentzen, Aline Van; Benedetti, Fernand; Blumental, Felicja; Braune, Manoel; Bronschwak, Henri; Cliquennois, Maurice; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dufrene, Fernand; Kareska, Maria; Neilz, Jacques; Ples...
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor

The Debut Recording: Pianist Florian Feilmair

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Prole do bebê (8), suite for piano, Book 1 ("A família do bebê")...
Performers: Feilmair, Florian

"Sensitivity and a wealth of nuances," "pearly ease and aplomb" are only a few of the traits that critics attribute to the young pianist Florian...continue...
Recording information: Studio Weinberg, Austria (11/13/2008)....continue...

Art Of Roland Hayes

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-12-14

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; French Traditional: L' amour de moi, folk song; Tambourin; Claudio Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Orfeo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella...
Performers: Boardman, Reginald; Hayes, Roland

Roland Hayes’s repertoire of lieder ranged from Dowland and Monteverdi to Schubert, Beethoven and Mozart, from Debussy and Wolf all the way to Villa-Lobos. While...continue...

Apasionada: Spanish & Exotic Pieces for Flute

1 CD / ABC Classics (Premiere) Import / 2010-11-30

Works: Émile Pessard: Bolero, for flute & piano; Andalouse, for flute & harp; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pièce en forme ...
Performers: Cleworth, Ian; Johnson, Louise; McBride, Max; Nixon, Brad; Pikler, Gregory; Rutter, Jane; Thane, Amanda; Willems, Gerard

Inspiration: A Tribute to Maria Curcio

1 CD / Divine Art / 2010-10-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gioachino Rossini: La Danza; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Alfredo Casella: Variations sur une Chaconne, for piano, Op. 3; Artur Schnabe...
Performers: Curcio, Maria; Goldstone, Anthony; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

Maria Curcio was a gifted pianist who became a perceptive and generous teacher of international repute. Anthony Goldstone, one of her pupils, offers this recording...continue...
Recording information: St. John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, North Lincolns (2009)....continue...

Rarities of Piano Music 1987-1988

2 CD / Danacord / 2010-09-14

Works: Adolf Henselt: Etudes, Op. 2; Moritz Moszkowski: Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Bolero for Piano in C major/A major, B 81/Op. 19; Carl Tausig: Andante & Variations for ...
Performers: Berman, Daniel; Bloch, Boris; Fowke, Philip; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Maria Klaas, Rainer; Ponti, Michael; Sellheim, Eckart; Struck, Michael; Szidon, Roberto; Tichman, N...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Quatre Mains

Recording information: Festival at Schloss vor Husum....continue...

Brazilian Music For Viola & Piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-09-06

Works: Edino Krieger: Brasiliana, for viola & piano; Francisco Mignone: Valsas Brasileiras (3), for viola & piano; Osvaldo Lacerda: Appassionato, Cantilena & Toccata, for viola & piano; Ernest Mahle: Sonati...
Performers: Ruvolo, Christian; Westphal, Barbara

Internationally acclaimed violist Barbara Westphal concertizes regularly as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. She also appears regularly...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (09/25/2009-09/27/2009)....continue...

Schmankerln & Postres / Duo Intermezzo

1 CD / Genuin / 2010-08-31

Works: Gustav Sänger: Intermezzo scherzoso; Sergey Rachmaninov: Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; El amor brujo - Love the Magician; Fritz Kreisler: Midnight Bells; Sch...
Performers: Caspers, Ralf; Takeda-Caspers, Tamaki [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Intermezzo

Recording information: Studio ofthe Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Herford (04/12/2009-04/14/2009)....continue...

Caio Pagano: Music for Children

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático
Performers: Pagano, Caio

Caio Pagano is an internationally renowned concert pianist, teacher and scholar. He is a distinguished professor of piano at Arizona State University and is the...continue...

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol. 2

1 CD / Claves / 2010-04-13

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Farrapós (Dança dos moços), for piano (Danças africanas no 1), A. 85/1; Kankukús (Dança dos velhos), for piano (Danças africanas no 2), A. 85/2;...
Performers: Brzezinska, Joanna

Born in Poland, Joanna Brzezinska studied at the Frederic Chopin Academy in Warsaw. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Switzerland and Poland...continue...
Recording information: Château Fallot, Lausanne (10/28/2008-10/31/2008)....continue...

Brana Records Collection, Vol. 2

5 CD / Brana Records / 2010-03-11

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Pirro e Dimitrio; Giovanni Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona; Leonardo Vinci: Catone in Utica; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Das Traumbild, K 530; Die kleine Spinnerin, K 531; Felix Mendel...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja; Celine, Annette
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Inoue, Michiyoshi; Faerber, Jörg

This second 5 CD box set includes the rare keyboard works of Spanish and Portuguese composers, Soler, Seixas, Angles, Freixanet among others and includes two...continue...

Hommage à Chopin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-02-09

Works: Mily Balakirev: Impromptu, for piano (after Chopin's Preludes in E flat minor and B major); Franz Bendel: Hommage à Chopin, for piano, Op. 111/1; Edvard Grieg: Studie, for piano ("Hommage à...
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan

Among the many recordings celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth, this disc will stand out as an historic record of the composer's extraordinary influence...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (07/30/2009-08/01/2009)....continue...

Albéniz: Iberia; Navarra; Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47; Navarra, for piano in A flat major, B. 49; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Piano no 1, A. 453
Performers: Ballon, Ellen
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

Composing and story-telling are not unrelated, and Albeniz was as adept as any Scheherazade at both! For many, his masterpiece was Iberia, a set of...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland....continue...

French & Brazilian (Slim)

2 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mouvements perpétuels (3); Suite for Piano in C major; Napoli, suite for piano, FP 40; L'éventail de Jeanne; Novelettes (2) for piano, FP 47; Presto for Piano in B flat m...
Performers: Powell, Elizabeth [Piano]

Legendary performances from the RCS Mono Series....continue...

El Cant Dels Ocells

1 CD / Ayva Musica / 2009-12-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: O canto do cysno negro (Song of the Black Swan), for cello & piano, A. 122; Anonymous, Catalonian: El cant dels Ocells; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Claude Debussy:...
Performers: Etxepare, Inaki; Krisman, Tensy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Albert Moraleda

In this beautiful work, Cuban pianist Tensy Krismant and Basque cellist Iñaki Etxepare - members of the Guitar Orchestra of Barcelona - give their interpretations...continue...

Johann Sebastian B.A.C.H.ianas & Transcriptions

1 CD / Ameson / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Prélude et Fugue a-moll (pour orgue), BWV 543; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia from the cantata Wir danken dir Gott, transcription for piano (after Bach, BWV 29); Wilhelm Kempff:...
Performers: Bismuth, David

A series of Bach & Bach-inspired works transcribed for the keyboard, recorded with the innovative Neumann's numerical microphones....continue...
Recording information: Temple Saint-Pierre (09/15/2008-09/17/2008)....continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Works Vol 1 / Alfred Heller

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ondulando (Undulating), etude for piano, A. 082; O Gato e o rato, for piano (extant segment of a lost piano suite), A. 076; Ibericarabe, symphonic poem for piano (adapted from orc...
Performers: Heller, Alfred

Villa-Lobos: Piano Works Vol 3 / Alfred Heller

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Carnaval das crianças brasileiras; Simples coletânea (3); Francette et Piá, W 237; As três Marias, W 411; Hommage à Chopin; Rudepoema for Piano, W 184
Performers: Heller, Alfred

Villa-Lobos: Emperor Jones

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite Floral (3), suite for piano, A. 117 (Op. 97); Danças características africanas, for piano, A. 85; Chôros no 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, sax, bassoon, v...
Performers: Heller, Alfred
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Modinhas e Cançoes, Songs Vol. 1

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Confidência, song for voice & piano ("Cançao"), A. 017; Miniaturas (6), song cycle for voice & piano, A. 056; Modinhas e cançoes, song cycle for voice & piano,...
Performers: Heller, Alfred; Heller, Mark; Scimone, Carolyn

Villa-Lobos: Piano Works Vol 2 / Alfred Heller

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciclo brasileiro, W 374; Cirandas (16) for Piano, W 220
Performers: Heller, Alfred

Villa-Lobos: Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras

7 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-07-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Introduction to the Choros, for guitar & orchestra, A. 239; Chôros bis (2), for violin & cello, A. 227; Chôros no 2, for flute & clarinet, A. 197; Chôros no 3, f...
Performers: Amaral, Luciano [Horn]; Arantes, Ozéas; Azevedo, Nailor "Proveta"; Brown, Donna; Buosi, Ovanir [Clarinet]; Burgani, Sergio Antonio; Bustani, Linda; Claudio Cruz [Violin/Conductor]; Evcil, Bule...
Conductors: Neschling, John; Minczuk, Roberto;
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

The life and music of Villa-Lobos is intimately linked with the emergence of Brazil as a nation and cultural force during the first half of...continue...

Soirées Internationales - Villa-Lobos, Boulanger, Martinu, etc / Meneses, Szrvinsky

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-06-09

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; O canto do cysno negro (Song of the Black Swan), for cello & piano, A. 122; Camargo Guar...
Performers: Meneses, Antonio; Szrvinsk, Celina

After four successful recordings (including a Gramophone Disc of the Month, a recent Editor's Choice, and a Benchmark recording at BBC Music magazine), Antonio Meneses...continue...

From Chile to Cuba - Villa-Lobos, Llona, Allende, Ginastera, etc / Pola Baytelman

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-05-12

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciclo brasileiro; Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Alfonso Letelier Llona: pieces (4), Op. 33; Pedro Humberto Allende Saron: Tonadas (12) in the Chilean Popular Syle, for piano; Ilean...
Performers: Baytelman, Pola

With sparkling articulation, pianist Pola Baytelman probes deeply to the heart of whatever music she plays. Born in Chile, Baytelman made her debut with the...continue...

West of the Sun - Music of the Americas / Joel Fan

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2009-04-14

Works: Ernesto Nazareth: Vem cá, branquinha, tango for piano; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Suis-Moi!, contradanza for piano, Op. 45, D. 157 (RO 253); Astor Piazzolla: Preludes (3) for piano; Alberto Ginast...
Performers: Fan, Joel

Fan's last album, 'World Keys', debuted at #3 on the Billboard Classical chart! Joel Fan's second recital for RR further solidifies his reputation for innovative...continue...

Classical Music Around the World Vol 2 - Brazil / Marcia Dipold

1 CD / Gallo / 2009-04-14

Works: Francisco Mignone: Lundu; Peças brasileiras (4) for Piano; Valsas de esquina (12); Ernesto Nazareth: Garoto; Espalhafatoso; Vésper; Escorregando "Tango brasileiro"; Oscar Lorenzo Fern&a...
Performers: Dipold, Marcia

The Brazilian pianist Marcia Dipold graduated from Sao Paulo State University and then continued her studies in Switzerland. Alongside her activities as a piano and...continue...

Casals, Chopin, Villa-Lobos, etc / Horszowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-03-01

Works: Pablo Casals: Prelude, for piano; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Mazurka for piano no 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4, CT. 67; Mazurka for piano no 34 in C major, O...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

The Polish pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski has been a consistent feature on BBC Legends with outstanding reviews for his Aldeburgh Festival and Wigmore Hall recitals. This...continue...

Pianist Artur Rubinstein / The Legendary Moscow Recital, October 1, 1964 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154; Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51; Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 no 2; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

Artur Rubinstein's charismatic personality and unique ability to connect with an audience made each of his concert appearances an event. Surprisingly, the vast majority of...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 8 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático; Ibericarabe, symphonic poem for piano (adapted from orchestral version), A. 078; Suite infantil no 1 (5), for piano, A. 053; Suite infantil no 2, suite for pian...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

This eighth and final volume of Villa-Lobos' complete solo piano music features Albums 10 and 11 from his 'Guia Pratico' (Albums 1-9 are available as...continue...

Come With Us - Travels With A Piano / Anna Goldsworthy

1 CD / ABC Classics / 2008-11-25

Works: Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano, Op. 1; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Manos Hadjidakis: For a Little White Seashell, for piano, Op 1; Sergey Prokofiev: Sarcasms (5) for Piano, Op. 17; L...
Performers: Goldsworthy, Andy

Anna goldsworthy has created a travelogue with her piano - each piece is from a different part of the world. Rare pieces by tan dun,...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...

Villa-Lobos plays Villa-Lobos - Nhapopé, A Lenda do Caboclo, etc

1 CD / Sanctus Recordings / 2008-11-11

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludes (5) for Guitar, W 419; Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Modinhas e cançoes, Album 1, W 365; Guriata; Cançoes típicas brasileiras (13), W 159; Chôro...
Performers: Rosenkreutzer, Beate; Villa-Lobos, Heitor

The original recordings on this CD were privately made between the mid-1920s and the early 1940s. No information on recording dates or venues has been...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileiras (excerpts), Chôros no 1 & 5, etc / de los Angeles, Sayao, Villa-Lobos, Mariner, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & orchestra, A. 424; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; C...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ghiglia, Oscar; Harle, John; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]; Tagliaferro, Magda
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Bátiz, Enrique; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; French National Radio Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 7 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Amazonas, W 118; Prelúdios (5), for guitar, A. 419; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Valsa-Scherzo for Piano, W 70; Bailado infernal; Feijoada sem perigo...; Histó...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

Villa-Lobos was one of the most prolific of all 20th-century composers. The works on this seventh volume of the complete piano works show the multilayered...continue...

Dance / Kathryn Scott

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-10-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Alberto Ginastera: Danza de la moza donosa; Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Antonin Dvorák: Dumka for...
Performers: Stott, Kathryn

Kathryn Stott writes "This year is very much a celebration for me – a fiftieth birthday and thirty years on the concert platform! When Ralph...continue...

The Spanish Soul

3 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Manuel de Falla: El Corregidor y la molinera, pantomime-ballet in 2 scenes, G. 50; Canciones populares españolas (7); Enriqué Granados: Colección (7) de canciones amatorias; Joaquí...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Parejo, J.A. Alvarez
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús

Villa-Lobos: Choros Vol 2 / Zanon, Neschling, Sao Paulo SO, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-06-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Chôro no 4 for Brass; Chôro no 6 for Orchestra; Chôro no 8 for 2 Pianos and Orchestra; Chôro no 9 for Orchestra
Performers: Arantes, Ozeas; Bustani, Linda; Hamzem, Samuel; Milling, Darrin Coleman; Rechtman, Ilan; Yenque, Dante; Zanon, Fabio
Conductors: Neschling, John
Ensemble: Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra

After a highly acclaimed 3-disc traversal of Villa-Lobos' 9 Bachianas Brasileiras, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) takes on the Choros by the same composer,...continue...