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Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Voyevoda
Performers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

My First Tchaikovsky Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Six Romances, Op. 16; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Eugene Onegi...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Kliegel, Maria; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Prunyi, Ilona; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Markson, Gerhard; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kuchar, Theodore; Wit, Antoni; Breiner, Peter

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: a great Russian name for a great Russian composer! Tchaikovsky was not always a happy man. He didn't laugh a lot. But...continue...

Beatles Go Baroque - She Loves You, etc / Peter Breiner CO

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

Works: Peter Breiner: Beatles Concerto Grosso no 1 (in the style of Handel); Beatles Concerto Grosso no 2 (in the style of Vivaldi); Beatles Concerto Grosso no 3 (in the style of J.S. Bach); Beatles Concert...
Performers: Alexander, Juraj; Breiner, Peter; Brunner, Vladislav; Cizmarovic, Juraj; Holbling, Anna; Holbling, Guido
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Peter Breiner Chamber Orchestra

Under the hand of Peter Breiner, however unlikely their disguise, these Beatles favorites, shorn of their words and strangely enhanced by their Baroque setting, retain...continue...

Janácek: Orchestral Suites from the Operas Vol 3 / Peter Breiner, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); From the House of the Dead- Suite
Performers: Douglas, Bridget; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

With this disc Naxos completes its acclaimed recordings of Peter Breiner's powerful and evocative orchestral suites from Janacek's operas. In very different ways, 'The Cunning...continue...

Janácek: Opera Suites Vol 2 / Breiner, Leppanen, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8; The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Following the release of their stunning recording of Janacek's Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1, Peter Breiner conducts his insightful suites from two popular Janacek operas...continue...

Janácek: Opera Suites Vol 1 / Breiner, Leppanen, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Vylety páne Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek), opera in 2 parts, JW 1/6 & 1/7
Performers: Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The operas of Leos Janacek have been gaining their rightful place in major opera houses the world over. First staged in 1904, 'Jenufa', a powerful...continue...

The Very Best of Grieg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

There must be something - Peter Breiner / Trio Animae

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-01-01

Works: Peter Breiner: Sonata Ostinata for Violin, Cello and Piano; To Dear Mr. Bach on his Birthday; There must be something
Performers: Dratva, Tomas; Gawrysiak, Jean-Christophe; Hilpert, Dieter
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Trio Animae

"Czech composer Peter Breiner skirts the boundaries of classical, jazz, and European folk music in these cheerful, audience-friendly works... The Basel-based Trio Animae lives up...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons / Breiner, Nishizaki, Queensland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-03-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Chanson triste; Douze morceaux (difficulté moyenne), pieces (12) for piano, Op. 40; Chant sans paroles (Song without words) for piano in A minor,...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

'Ths Seasons' was commissioned by Nikolay Bernard, editor of the periodical 'Nouvelliste'. The resulting collection has much charm, as it takes the listener through the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart / Nishizaki, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Forgive, song for voice & piano, Op. 60/8; Songs (7), Op. 47; Thy radiant image, song for voice & piano, Op. 16/5; Songs (12), Op. 60; Songs (6), Op. 38; The Canary, song f...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's songs represent a little-known but highly characteristic facet of his musical personality. He composed over 100 songs, most of which are set to poetic...continue...

Russian Romance / Breiner, Nishizaki, Queensland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: Alexander Egorovich Varlamov: Snowstorm; Igor Boguslavsky: Dark is the Night (Tymmnaya Noch); Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy: Midnight in Moscow; Russian Traditional: Kalinka (Little Snowfall), folk...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

The Russian repertoire of folk music is extensive, going back many hundreds of years. During the Soviet era this repertoire was added to with a...continue...