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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 17 & 29 / Mindu Katz

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2012-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Katz, Mindru

Never-before-available live recordings by the legendary pianist Mindru Katz in performances that must rank as the greatest ever of Beethoven's celebrated sonata "The Tempest" and...continue...

Louis Spohr - Lieder Vol. 1 / Felicitas & Judith Erb, Sopranos; Doriana Tchakarova, Piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2012-10-06

Works: Louis Spohr: Ermunterung ("Der Vogel steigt"), for 2 sopranos & piano, WoO 117/1; Sonntagsfrühe ("Feierlicher Glokkenklang"), for 2 sopranos & piano, WoO 117/2; Frühlingslied ("Die Fenster ...
Performers: Erb, Felicitas; Erb, Judith; Tchakarova, Doriana

Despite of the amazing quality and scope of his song work it puzzles why the music of Louis Spohr still has a very minor role...continue...

Ignaz Pleyel Edition, Vol. 9 - Concerti & Symphonies / Ingrid Marsoner, piano; Matthias Racz, bassoon. Camerata pro Musica

2 CD / ARS Productions / 2012-10-06

Works: Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, B. 107; Symphony in G major, Op. 68, B. 156; Jan Ladislav Dussek: Concerto for Piano in F major, Op. 17 (C. 78)
Performers: Marsoner, Ingrid; Racz, Matthias
Conductors: Weigold, Paul
Ensemble: ; Camerata pro Musica

Ignaz Pleyel biography and music have everything a composer need not only for the contemporaries but also for posterity to be in the center of...continue...

Brahms: 4 Ballads; Variations on a theme by Paganini / Alessio Bax, piano

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76; Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5
Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]

The Italian-born pianist and Leeds competition winner Alessio Bax returns with his third solo recital disc for Signum. His program surveys a selection of highlights...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven and Brahms sonatas and concerto

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

These recordings are offered for the first time in the same edition. Until now it was not possible, because for half a century have belonged...continue...

Darmstadt Aural Documents Box 2 - Music for voice & piano by John Cage; Christian Wolff; Bo Nilsson / John Cage, David Tudor

1 CD / Neos Production / 2012-10-06

Works: Spoken Word: Communication (Third part of John Cage's 1958 Darmstadt lecture "Composition as Process"); Christian Wolff: For Piano with Preparations; Bo Nilsson: Quantitäten, for piano duet; Joh...
Performers: Cage, John; Tudor, David [Composer/Piano]

Late summer, 1958. For the first time the American composer John Cage attended the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music. As so often in those...continue...

The Voice of Peter Pears - Dowland, Schubert, Britten, Grainger, Copland et al. / Peter Pears, tenor, Julian Bream, guitar; Benjamin Britten, piano

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-10-06

Works: Thomas Ford: Faire Sweet Cruell for 4 voices & instruments; Philip Rosseter: What Then Is Love But Mourning; John Dowland: Second Book of Songs or Ayres; Third and Last Booke of Songes; Thomas Morley...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir

This Regis disc celebrates the uniqueness of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive voices in collaborations with life-long musical partners Benjamin Britten and Julian...continue...

Chopin, Liszt

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-05

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 5 in E minor ("Héroïde-élégiaque"), S. 244/5 (LW A132/5); Hungarian Rhapsody, for p...
Performers: Vidovic, Silvije

Recording information: University of North Texas, Denton, TX (07/2012)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Sonata No. 3; Etude No. 3, Op. 10 / Lang Lang, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
Performers: Lang Lang
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Philippe Sly: In Dreams / Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Joseph-Guy Ropartz / Michael McMahon

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Maurice Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano); Guy Ropartz: Poèmes (4), for baritone & orchestra; Jo...
Performers: McMahon, Michael; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]

As soon as we knew we would have an opportunity to work on this album together, Michael McMahon suggested we record Guy Ropartz's 4 Poèmes...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Benoît de Mirabel (03/2012)....continue...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (original recording Remastered) / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-02

Works: Mongolian Traditional: Mongolian Traditional Long song; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Chinese Traditional: Blue Little Flower; Mido Mountain; Zhao Jiping: Moon Over Guan Mountains; Michio Mam...
Performers: Aghaei, Siamak; Fan, Joel; Jahangiri, Siamak; Kalhor, Kayhan; Khongorzul; Ma, Yo-Yo; Shanahan, Shane; Tong, Wu; Wei, Yang
Conductors:
Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Personnel includes: Yo-Yo Ma (cello, morin khuur); Ganbaatar Khongorzul (vocals); Siamak Aghaei (santur); Colin Jacobsen, Todd Reynolds (violin); Nicholas Cords, Leo Suzuki (viola); Edward Arron (cell...continue...

Chopin: 24 Préludes; Nocturnes; Mazurkas; Scherzo / Maurizio Pollini, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 105/Op. 30; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio

Maste pianist Maurizio Pollini turns 70 on January 5th, 2012.

We celebrate this milestone birthday with a new album of breathtaking Chopin.

Its Chopin who

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Recording information: Herkulessaal Der Residenz, Munich, Germany (05/2011-06/2011)....continue...

Kenji Bunch: Boiling Point - chamber works / Alias Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Delos / 2012-09-25

Works: Kenji Bunch: String Circle 1, for viola & string quartet; Drift, for clarinet, viola & piano; 26.2, for violin, viola, cello & horn; Luminaria, for violin & harp; Boiling Point, for string quartet, b...
Performers: Farrell, Christopher; Gooding, Alison; Jaskunas, Licia; Levine, Lee Carroll; Wiesmeyer, Roger
Conductors:
Ensemble: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble

Composer Kenji Bunch has been attracting much attention lately, both nationally and abroad. Also a concert violist and bluegrass performer, his music offers an eclectic...continue...
Recording information: Steve and Judy Turner Hall, Blair School of Music, Vand....continue...

JS Bach: Toccatas, BWV 910-916 / Stepan Simonia, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in F minor, BWV 910; Toccata in C minor, BWV 911; Toccata in D major, BWV 912; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Toccata and Fugue in E minor; Toccata in G minor, ...
Performers: Simonian, Stepan

Wild, impetuous, rocking, fantastic - in short, Stepan Simonian playing J.S. Bach! All seven Bach Toccatas for piano are on this CD, works that have...continue...
Recording information: Rolf Liebermann Studio, NDR, Hamburg, Germany (11/07/2011-11/09/2011)....continue...

Osias Wilenski: La Leyenda del Kakuy; Sonata for Solo Violin / Vit Muzik, violin; Osias Wilenski, piano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-09-25

Works: Osias Wilenski: La Leyenda del Kakuy, for flute, piccolo, bass clarinet, clarinet, trombone, piano, viola & cello; Sonata for solo violin; Hommage to B.B., for solo clarinet; Solo for bassoon; Improv...
Performers: Carretero, Juame Sanchis [Clarinet]; Muzik, Vit; Verde, Bernardo; Wilenski, Osias
Conductors: Marinescu, Ovidiu
Ensemble: Tapestry

Lauded for his compositional style, Wileknski's unique works range from narrative symphonic poems to operatic spin-offs to instrumental miniatures. La Leyenda del Kakuy is Wilenski's...continue...

Pianist Rafal Blechacz plays Debussy & Szymanowski

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; Estampes (3) for Piano; L'isle joyeuse; Karol Szymanowski: Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C sharp minor; Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 8...
Performers: Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]

Rafal Blechacz is one of DG's best-selling young artists - his stunning albums have sold more than 160,000 units worldwide.

And Rafal Blechacz is by

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Recording information: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (01/2011)....continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Impressions de France - works by Debussy, Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Francaix and Rabaud / André Moisan, clarinet; Louise-Andree Baril, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-09-25

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167; Henri Rabaud: Solo de concours, for clarinet & piano, Op. 10; Claude ...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andrée; Moisan, Andre

In France, the Conservatoire de Paris played an active role in spreading the clarinet's popularity, and French composers wrote numerous studies, competition pieces and sonatas...continue...
Recording information: Salle claude-Champagne, University Of Montreal, Montrea (1996)....continue...

JS Bach: Goldberg Variations / Minsoo Sohn, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Sohn, Minsoo

Minsoo Sohn's Goldberg Variations was named one of the top 25 records of 2011 by The New York Times. A "beautifully articulated, radiant interpretation" wrote...continue...
Recording information: The Banff Centre, Alberta (04/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet / Fine Arts Quartet; Xiayin Wang, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132
Performers: Wang, Xiayin

Between 1841 and 1843 Schumann wrote some of his greatest chamber works, among them the Piano Quartet and the Piano Quintet, both in E flat...continue...
Recording information: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (12/13/2010-12/16/2010)....continue...

Nikolay Medtner: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Sonatina in G minor; Sonata no 1, Op. 5; Sonata-Reminiscenza, Op. 38/1 / Paul Stewart, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-09-25

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonatina for piano in G minor; Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 5; Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Stewart, Paul

Like his near-contemporary Rachmaninov, who called him "the greatest composer of our time," Nikolay Medtner was a composer, pianist, and exile. His portfolio of works...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal, Québec, C (12/20/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Sparkle & Wit - works for flute and piano by Pucihar, Stark, Mower and Dubois / Pam Youngblood, flute; Gabriel Bita, piano

1 CD / Azica / 2012-09-25

Works: Blaz Pucihar: Little Movements (4), Op. 1; Bruce Stark: American Suite, for flute & piano; Mike Mower: Deviations on The Carnival of Venice, for flute & piano; Pierre Max Dubois: Sonata, for flute & ...
Performers: Bita, Gabriel; Youngblood, Pam

Well-versed in the classic literature for flute, Pam Youngblood enjoys exploring lesser known pieces by past masters as well as compositions by living composers. In...continue...
Recording information: Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University....continue...

Prokofiev: The War Sonatas - Piano Sonatas nos 6-8 / Boris Giltburg, piano

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
Performers: Giltburg, Boris

Prokofiev's challenging "War Sonatas," the name given to the Piano Sonatas Nos. 6, 7, &8, are deftly and smoothly performed here by rising star Boris...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth (01/17/2012-01/19/2012)....continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Chopin: Préludes Op. 28; Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 / Beatrice Rana, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-09-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Prelude for piano no 26 in A flat major ("Presto con leggierezza"), KK IVb/7, CT...
Performers: Rana, Beatrice

In June 2011, Beatrice Rana became the youngest-ever winner of a first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition. She is "not only a pianist...continue...
Recording information: François-Bernier concert hall, Domaine le Forget, Saint (04/2012)....continue...

Bach: The Art of Fugue / Andrew Rangell, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Performers: Rangell, Andrew

In the last decade of his life Bach joyfully and purposefully immersed himself in the culmination of a life's work - intending to place his...continue...
Recording information: Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusett (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

Etudes for Piano, Vol. 5: Brahms - Paganini Variations Op. 35; Studies on works by Bach, Schubert, Chopin & Weber / Erika Haase, piano

1 CD / Tacet / 2012-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35; Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1
Performers: Haase, Erika

Erika Haase completes her etude cycle with a view onto Johannes Brahms, who is less well known as a composer of etudes. The Paganini Variations...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

Schubert: Sonata D.664; 3 Klavierstucke, D. 946; Fantasy in C "Wanderer" / Georgy Tchaidze, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915
Performers: Tchaidze, Georgy

An all-Schubert program is a seemingly unusual debut recording for a young Russian pianist, but there is a profoundly poetic side to the young Georgy...continue...
Recording information: The Banff Centre, Alberta (10/2010)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Well Tempered Clavier Books I & II / Andras Schiff, piano

4 CD / ECM / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (48), collection of preludes & fugues in 2 Books, BWV 846-893 (BC L80-127)
Performers: Schiff, Andras

As a young pianist, Andras Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach; in recent years, as...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano (08/2011)....continue...

Serynade - works for piano by Christian Blom, Helmut Lachenmann & Christian Jaksjo / Ellen Ugelvik, piano

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-09-25

Works: Christian Blom: The poetry of manuals, for piano; Helmut Lachenmann: Serynade, for piano; Christian Jaksjo: Encountering the Imaginary (Ulysses), for amplified piano & electronic sound
Performers: Ugelvik, Ellen

Award-winning contemporary performer Ellen Ugelvik releases new performances by Helmut Lachenmann, Christian Blom and Christian Jaksjø. In 'Serynade' two music pieces are played on top...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (11/08/2009-11/10/2009)....continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Korngold: String Sextet Op. 10; Piano Quintet Op. 15 / Camerata Freden

1 CD / Tacet / 2012-09-25

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10; Quintet for piano & strings in E major, Op. 15
Performers: Hell, Thomas [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Camerata Freden

Expressionistic variety of sound and colorful gliding impressionistic harmonies, the melodic invention of a somnambulist and, at the same time, wakeful attention to detail come...continue...
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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / Nikolai Lugansky, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]

Nikolai Lugansky, already a major artist, has been hailed as the "next" in a line of great Russian pianists. He has been described as "a...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, UK (05/2012)....continue...

Evgeny Starodubtsev plays Hindemith, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Szymanowski / Evgeny Starodubtsev, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Masques (3) for piano, Op. 34, M35; Paul Hindemith: Suite "1922", for piano, Op. 26; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Igor Stravinsky: Sonata for piano
Performers: Starodubtsev, Evgeny

Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times called Evgeny Starodubtsev "an accomplished and probing artist" after hearing this recording. This Honens Label debut by the...continue...
Recording information: Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Can (11/2010)....continue...

A Musical Memorial for America's Veterans / US Military Band & Choruses

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-09-25

Works: James A. Beckel, Jr.: Gardens of Stone, for band; Larry Grossman: The Last Full Measure of Devotion; John Lamirande: I'm a Soldier (Warrior Ethos), for chorus & band; Stephen Melillo: America the Bra...
Performers: Partin, Darrell

Altissimo is proud to honor all veterans with this special compilation performed by the U.S. Military bands and choruses. The pieces featured on the album...continue...

Folk Songs of the British Isles - Legendary Voices / John McCormack, Kathleen Ferrier, Richard Lewis et al. /

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-09-25

Works: English Traditional: The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Cushie Butterfield, music hall song (tune "Pretty Polly Perkins"); Lincolnshire Poacher, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; O can ye sew cu...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Dawson, Peter; Hammond, Joan, Dame; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Lush, Ernest; MacColl, Ewan; MacEwan, Sydney, Father; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; McKellar, Ke...
Conductors: Wilson, Robert; Roberton, Hugh S.; Sharples, Bob; Sims, Ivor E.; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Musical Advent Calendar: Jubiläums-Edition - 24 Songs for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messias; Jill Nordin: Whisperin' Your Name, spiritual for chorus & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico ...
Performers: Bockemuhl, Fionn; Bongard, Andreas; Comes, Barbara; Geiseler, Soren [Piano]; Hoffmann, Andreas; Knecht, Johannes; Liebfried, Caroline [Piano]; Saloniker, Stuttgarter; Settelmeyer, Matthias [Piano]; T...
Conductors: Schumacher, Jan; Schick, Berthold; Emling, Meinhard; Knecht, Johannes; Gilde, Hans de; Dücker, Martin; Kaltenbach, Anneliese; ; Crespo, Enrique; Haáler, Christoph; Kunz, Hanns-Friedrich; ...
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Zither Group of the Trachtenkapelle Glottertal

For the past nine years, the Hanssler Classic/SWR co-production of the Musikalischer Advenskalender has been one of the most eagerly anticipated releases for the holiday...continue...

Gilles Vonsattel plays Debussy, Holliger, Honegger & Ravel / Gilles Vonsattel, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Gaspard de la nuit; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Heinz Holliger: Elis; Arthur Honegger: Hommage à Ravel, for piano (Trois ...
Performers: Vonsattel, Gilles

Time Out New York included Gilles Vonsattel's Honens Label debut on its list of top recordings for 2011. This recording by the 2009 Honens Laureate...continue...
Recording information: Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Can (10/2010)....continue...

NY Counterpoint - works for clarinet & piano by Horovitz, Carter, Muczynski, Bernstein & Reich / Lucia Kye, clarinet; Tony Park, piano

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-09-25

Works: Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for clarinet & piano; Elliott Carter: Pastorale for Clarinet and Piano; Robert Muczynski: Time Pieces, for clarinet & piano, Op. 43; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet a...
Performers: Kye, Lucia; Lee, Choong-Heon; Park, Tony

Lucia Kye has proven once again that she is an artist of exquisite taste and style in this stunning representation of twentieth century clarinet literature....continue...
Recording information: Burchfield Penney Art Center SUNY at Buffalo (08/08/2010-08/10/2010)....continue...