Piano

Schumann: Liederkreis, Opp. 24 & 39 / Gerald finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Songs (6) (Reinick) for voice & piano, Op. 36; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake return to Schumann, following a magisterially intense Dichterliebe which won them a third Gramophone award. Here they focus on the...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (2011-11-02_2011-11-04&2012-)....continue...

Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit (arr. piano 4 hands); works by Smit, Toch, Schoenberg, Gál, & Schulhoff / Friederike Haufe, Volker Ahmels: piano

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, reduction of ballet for piano, 4 hands, Op. 58arr; Leo Smit: Divertimento, for piano, 4 hands; Ernst Toch: Sonata for piano, four-hands, Op. 87; Arnold Schoenber...
Performers: Ahmels, Volker; Haufe, Friederike

The perfectly attuned German piano duo of Friederike Haufe and Volker Ahmels presents an exceptional program of rarely performed works for piano four-hands by composers...continue...
Recording information: Franz Liszt Saal, University of Music and Performing Ar (2009-10-25_2009-10-26&2010-)....continue...

The Oboe in Mozart Chamber Music - Oboe Quartet, K370; Quintet, K617; Adagio, K580a; Sonata, K376/K374d; Quintet, K452 / Jeremy Polmea, oboe

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello in C minor, K 617; Adagio for English horn, 2 horns ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dent, Susan; Dorey, Susan; Keen, Helen; Langdon, Sophie; Lluna, Joan Enric; Outram, Martin; Polmear, Jeremy; Sewell, Brian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble

Joy is the keyword for this CD! The booklet contains a 2,000-word essay by Diana Ambache, photos from the "K452" recording session, and two entries...continue...

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations; Bagatelles, Op. 126 / Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126
Performers: Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

Daniel-Ben Pienaar follows his acclaimed recording of Bach's groundbreaking Goldberg Variations by scaling the heights of Beethoven's monumental 33 variations on a waltz by Anton...continue...
Recording information: Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London....continue...

Josep Soler: Meditacio; Paisaje nocturno 7 & 8; Sonata no 11 / Miguel Álvarez-Argudo, piano

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2012-10-09

Works: Josep Soler: Meditació, for piano; Paisaje nocturno, for piano no 7; Paisaje nocturno, for piano no 8; Escenes de Via Crucis, for piano; Sans soleil, for piano; Sonata for Piano no 11 (per a la ...
Performers: Alvarez-Argudo, Miguel

Piano music by the Catalan composer Josep Soler is performed by Miguel Álvarez-Argudo....continue...
Recording information: Jafre (Girona) (06/19/2009)....continue...

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; St. Nicolas / Holst Singers; Trinity College Choir. Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, treble, choruses & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Cole, Jeremy; Edwards, Catherine; Higgins, Jonathan; Price, Sally
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Stephen Layton leads the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Holst Singers in two of Benjamin Britten's most popular choral works for Christmastide. The...continue...

Norman O'Neill: Chamber Works for Strings and Piano / Michael Dussek, piano; The Bridge Quartet

1 CD / EM Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Norman O'Neill: Quartet for Strings in C major; Trio for Piano and Strings in 1 movement, Op. 32; Piano Quintet in E minor; Theme & Variations on the song "Polly Oliver", for violin, cello & piano
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Schofield, Catherine [Violin]; Twigg, Colin [Violin]; Wilding, Lucy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bridge Quartet

Norman O'Neill is a highly respected, world-renowned composer whose works are featured on this stunning recording. He produced well-crafted pieces, full of charm and an...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth (02/22/2012-02/23/2012)....continue...

John Cage: A Tribute / Joshua Pierce, piano & prepared piano; Robert White, tenor

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: John Cage: Four Walls, for voice & piano; Primitive, for string piano; In the Name of the Holocaust, for prepared piano; Quest; Our Spring Will Come; Prelude, for piano, flute, bassoon, trumpet, viol...
Performers: Pierce, Joshua [Piano]; White, Robert [Bagpipes/Wind Instr.]
Conductors: Reinhard, Johnny;
Ensemble: American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble

Pianist Joshua Pierce's highly expressive and rhythmic approach to the music of John Cage is a result of his 30-year association with Cage's music, an...continue...

Works for Violin and Piano by British composers: Holst, Walford Davies, Vaughan Williams / Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin; Matthew Rickard, piano

1 CD / EM Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Gustav Holst: Solos (6) for violin; Henry Walford Davies: Sonata for violin & piano, in E flat major
Performers: Marshall-Luck, Rupert; Rickard, Matthew

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike for the verve, commitment, and intelligence of his performances, Rupert Marshall-Luck appears as a soloist and recitalist at major...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth (04/13/2012-04/14/2012)....continue...

Golden Age of Light Music: Strings afire / Frederick Fennell, Percy Faith, Robert Faron et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Herman Clebanoff: Strings Afire, for pops orchestra; George Gershwin: 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Adieu tristesse (Felicidade); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes B...
Performers: Williams, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Clebanoff, Herman; Fennell, Frederick; Zacharias, Helmut; Williams, Roger [Piano]; Stapleton, Cyril; King, Pete; van der Linden, Dolf; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Hayman, Richard; ...

Forgotten Melodies - works by Medtner and Rachmaninov / Polina Leschenko, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-10-09

Works: Mischa Levitzki: Valse Amour for piano; Arabesque valsante, Op 06; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Leschenko, Polina

Awarded a Choc Award by French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique for her "extraordinarily powerful and virtuosic playing," young Russian virtuoso Polina Leschenko...continue...
Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

Uptown/Downtown: An Urban Panorama in six movements / John Snijders, piano; Celso Antunes

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rijnvos: NYConcerto, for piano & chamber orchestra; Manhattan Square Dances, for 2 identical orchestras
Performers: Snijders, John
Conductors: Antunes, Celso
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

As Morton Feldman said, "The less ideas a composition has, the stronger it gets." This is Richard Rijnvos' beloved motto. With the utmost precision he...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, The N....continue...

Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 845; Wandererfantasie D. 760; 4 Impromptus D. 935; Moments Musicaux D. 780 / Paul Lewis, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 845/Op. 42; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94...
Performers: Lewis, Paul [Piano]

Acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis returns to the music of Franz Schubert with another two-disc collection of works for solo piano. His fifth release in...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2011/03/2012)....continue...

Satoshi Ishiyama plays Franck: Prélude, choral & fugue; Les plaints d'une poupée; Lekeu: Sonata / Satoshi Ishiyama, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Les Plaintes d'une poupée, for piano, M. 20; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for Piano in G minor
Performers: Ishiyama, Satoshi

Japanese pianist Satoshi Ishiyama studied in Tokyo as well as in France. He performs extensively as a soloist, with orchestras and in chamber music ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Studio de Meudon (2007-09-03_2007-09-05&2008-)....continue...

Adés: Lieux Retrouves; Fauré: Cello Sonata no 2; Janacek: Pahadka; Liszt; Kurtag / Steven Isserlis, cello, Thomas Adès, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Leos Janácek: Fairy ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Isserlis, Steven

Cellist Steven Isserlis, one of Britain's best-loved instrumentalists, joins forces with composer and pianist Thomas Adès for an intriguing recital of chamber music. The program...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (12/13/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; works for piano solo / Tatjana Nikolajeva, Abram Schatzkes: pianos

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 33; Eight Mood Pictures, Op. 1; Morceaux, Op. 31; Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38; Fairy Tales, Op. 42; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 50;...
Performers: Nikolaeva, Tatiana; Schatzkes, Abram; Svetlanov, Evgeny
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Nikolai Medtner saw his destination in the development of the traditions of classical art, but never blindly followed its examples. Limiting himself to work in...continue...

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols / Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

2 CD / King's College / 2012-10-09

Works: Philip Glass: Facades; Chaotic Harmony, song for voice & cello (for the film "Taiji; Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mishima"); Taoist Sacred Dance, for piano & flute; Glassworks
Performers: Boccadoro, Carlo; Mercelli, Massimo; Sapere, Leonardo
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen;
Ensemble: I Virtuosi Italiani; King's College Cambridge Choir

With a TV and radio audience of millions, the annual broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols is an essential Christmas tradition for...continue...
Recording information: Sala Maffeiana del Teatro Filarmonico di Verona (02/2009)....continue...

French Chamber Music for Flute, Cello & Piano / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Frederic Chatoux, flute; Delphine Biron, cello

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Sonata da camera, for viola & piano, Op. 67; Pierre Jansen: Vagabondage, for flute, cello & piano; Philippe Forget: Portraits au matin (2), for flute, cello & piano; Martin Kutnowski: ...
Performers: Biron, Delphine; Chatoux, Frédéric; Giraud, Bertrand

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The pieces explore a broad range of emotional moods and atmospheres - playful, intense, hostile, melancholy, ghostly,...continue...
Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel à Paris (11/2008)....continue...

Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Children's Corner; Pour le piano; Masques; L'isle joyeuse; Deux Arabesques / Angela Hewitt, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Suite bergamasque; Tarentelle styrienne; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; Masques; L'isle joyeuse; La plus que lente
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

Angela Hewitt's previous forays into the French repertoire have been praised for their tenderness, Gallic wit, verve, and - the most important ingredient of all...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (12/12/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger, Vol. 2 / Nelson Riddle, Morton Gould, Percy Faith, Mantovani et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Guy, song (from "South Pacific"); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Where or When, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Dancing on the Ceiling, song (from "Evergreen"); Jack Str...
Performers: Jenkins, Gordon
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Morley, Angela; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Mantovani; Farnon, Robert; Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Gould, Morton; Cordell, Frank; Binge, Ronald; Jenkins, Go...

Debussy: Préludes, Books 1 & 2 / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (24) for piano, Books I & II, L.117, 123
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

Pierre-Laurent Aimard's profound affinity for the music of Claude Debussy is revealed again on this 2-CD album.

Celebrating the pioneering French composer's 150th birthday.

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Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (05/2012)....continue...

Music for Oboe, Horn and Piano by Mozart, Blanc, Herzogenberg, Molbe, Basler / Jeremy Polmear: oboe; Stephen Sterling, French horn; Richard Saxel, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Adolphe Blanc: Romance, for horn & ensemble, Op. 43bis; Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Trio for piano, oboe & horn in ...
Performers: Polmear, Jeremy; Saxel, Richard; Stirling, Stephen

In the realm of chamber music, the combination of oboe, horn, and piano is an unusual one. It takes a skillful composer - and skillful...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (2010-07-14_2010-07-15&2010-)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

John Cage: 100 / Joshua Pierce; Malcolm Goldstein; Matthias Kaul, Mark Knoop [5 CDs]

5 CD / Wergo / 2012-10-09

Works: John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano; Concert, for piano & orchestra, for piano & 13 other instruments in any combination; Atlas eclipticalis; James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie;...
Performers: Cage, John; Corner, Philip; Curran, Alvin; Didge, Charles [Spoken Word]; Fay, Park Too; Gauwerky, Friedrich; Goldstein, Malcolm; Gould, Melissa; Higgins, Dick; Johnson, Mimi; Kaul, Matthias; Knoop, M...
Conductors: Schoning, Klaus; Kotik, Petr
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble

Wergo was one of the first labels to recognize the avant-garde genius of Cage and offered the début recordings of some of his most important...continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Symphony no 9 / Peter Jablonski, Cristina Ortiz

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Performers: Jablonski, Peter; Ortiz, Cristina; Simmons, Raymond
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich was the greatest composer of the Soviet era and throughout his life walked a tightrope between satisfying the authorities and voicing the hopes and...continue...

Claude Debussy: Mélodies / Philippe Cantor, baritone; Sophie Rives, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Mandoline; Mélodies (3), song collection for voice & piano, L. 81; Ariettes oubliées; Chansons de France; Le promenoir des deux amants, song cycle for voice & piano, L.118...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie

French baritone Philippe Cantor first appeared interpreting ancient music but soon embarked on a career as a recitalist and opera singer. He won the City...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Vincent du Mesnil-le-Roi (05/03/2009-05/05/2009)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Prokofiev - Piano Sonatas nos 2 & 9; Legend, Op. 12/6; Visions Fugitives; Landscape

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Op. 12; Visions Fugitives, Op. 22; Op. 59; "War and Peace", Op. 96; Sonata for Piano no 9 in C major, Op. 103
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter was already a unique interpreter of Sergei Prokofiev's music in the early 1940s. He became the first performer of the Seventh Sonata, the...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Tamas Vasary; Ivo Pogorelich, pianists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]; Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3; Liszt: Les Preludes (both arr. piano 4 hands) / Marialena Fernandes, Ranko Markovic: pianos

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97
Performers: Fernandes, Marialena; Markovic, Ranko [Piano]

Versatile pianist Marialena Fernandes and her duo partner Ranko Markovic prove that an enormous orchestral apparatus is not necessary for rendering the intentions of great...continue...
Recording information: Steinwayhaus Linz, Upper Austria (2011-01-06_2011-01-07&2011-)....continue...

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...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...

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no 1; Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Ketevan Sepashvili, piano

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Sepashvili, Ketevan

This young Georgian pianist uncompromisingly stresses Faustian elements in Franz Liszt's B minor Sonata and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor. She is...continue...
Recording information: Franz Liszt Zentrum Raiding, Burgenland (07/17/2012/04/18/2012)....continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

László Süle: Silver Solitude / Pentti Lahti, woodwinds; László Süle, piano; Hannu Rantanen, bass

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: László Süle: Dripstone Music, for flute, string quartet, piano & double bass; Moon's Silver Solitude, for saxophone, string quartet, piano & double bass; Pikaia, for saxophone, string ...
Performers: Lahti, Pentti; Sule, Laszlo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Scarbantia String Quartet

Recording information: Arabia Studios, Helsinki, Finland (2010)....continue...

Sonatas for Viola & Piano, Vol. 2 - Brahms, Schubert, Franck / Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Kirill Gerstein, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Myrios Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major,...
Performers: Gerstein, Kirill; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Tabea Zimmermann and Kirill Gerstein return to the studio to record the follow-up to their highly praised first duo album. The new disc includes spellbinding...continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Gary Hoffman, cello; David Selig, piano

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Albumblatt for piano in E minor, Op. 117; Song without words for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Hoffman, Gary; Selig, David

Canadian Gary Hoffman is one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility. Hoffman gained international...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (11/2011)....continue...

Grant Foster: The Pearl of Dubai Suite; Ballad of Reading Gaol / Mira Yevtich: piano; Sergey Roldugin: cello; Andrew Goodwin: tenor

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Grant Foster: The Pearl of Dubai, suite for cello, piano & orchestra; The Ballad of Reading Gaol, for voice & piano
Performers: Goodwin, Andrew; Yevtich, Mira
Conductors: Gugkaev, Zaurbek
Ensemble: Belorussia Symphony Orchestra; Hermitage Symphony Orchestra; Novaya Rossia Symphony Orchestra

Australian composer Grant Foster's suite centered around a myth that Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsarina Alexandra, went to Dubai to collect pearls and escaped...continue...

Lang Lang: The Chopin Album / Lang Lang, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123; Nocturne for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 15/1, CT. 111; Waltz for Piano in E flat...
Performers: Land, Oh; Lang Lang

World-renowned pianist LANG LANG turns to the composer who has accompanied him throughout his career on his new release for Sony Classical, THE CHOPIN ALBUM....continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Rundfunk-Zentrum....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...

Virtuoso Cello - works by Paganini, Brahms, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Monti, Bassini / Seeli Toivio, cello; Kalle Toivio, piano

1 CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's "Mosè", for violin & guitar; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1...
Performers: Toivio, Kalle; Toivio, Seeli

Recording information: Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland (07/28/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...

Debussy: 24 Préludes / Philippe Bianconi, piano

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (24) for piano, Books I & II, L.117, 123
Performers: Bianconi, Philippe

First prize winner at the 1981 Cleveland International Piano Competition and silver medalist at the 1985 Van Cliburn Competition, French pianist Philippe Bianconi studied at...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (02/2012)....continue...

Schumann & Dvorák: Piano Quintets / Jonathan Biss, piano; Elias Quartet

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Biss, Jonathan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Elias String Quartet

Schumann's Piano Quintet was one of the earliest examples of the combination of piano with a string quartet. It instantly became one of Schumann's most...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth (04/27/2012-04/30/2012)....continue...

Compared, Vol. 1: Erard vs. Steinway - Ravel: Sonatine; Gaspard de la Nuit; Menuet antique; Tombeau de Couperin / Paolo Giacometti

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Gaspard de la nuit; Menuet antique; Le tombeau de Couperin
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Pianist Paolo Giacometti presents a fascinating new recording of music by Maurice Ravel played on both modern and authentic instruments. Although trained on modern pianos,...continue...

Bernard Hoffer: "Cosmic" Trio; Five Anecdotes; Concerto di Camera II / Albert Regni, saxophone; Jan Juller-Szeraws, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Bernard Hoffer: Cosmic, for violin, cello & piano; Five Anecdotes, for saxophone & string trio; Concerto di camera no 2 for cello & chamber ensemble
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Burleson, Geoffrey; Keyes, Bayla; Kirkley, William; Ling, Teresa; Muller-Szeraws, Jan; Regni, Al; Schulz, Robert; Tapping, Roger
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Boston Musica Viva

Members of the renowned Boston Musica Viva perform three works by Bernard Hoffer, including a work commissioned by them - Concerto di Camera - that...continue...
Recording information: Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston....continue...

Contraptions - Chamber music with tuba by Miles, Olson, Newman / Ben Miles, tuba; Jun Okada, piano; Sarah Miles, flute; Bryan Pokorney, bas trombone

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2012-10-09

Works: Ben Miles: Sonatina for tuba & piano; Contraptions, for tuba; Fantasy for flute & tuba; Perspectives, for tuba; Sketches (3) for tuba & piano; Curtis Olson: Incursion, for trumpet & synthesizer; Ron ...
Performers: Miles, Ben [Tuba]; Miles, Sarah; Okada, Jun; Pokorney, Bryan [Trombone (Bass)]

This is the debut recording of Ben Miles, Associate Professor of Tuba at Middle Tennessee State University and winner of the 2005 Leonard Falcone International...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio The Ballroom (06/2011)....continue...