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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Jacoby, Ingrid
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. This recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (07/30/2011/07/31/2011)....continue...

Dobrzynski and Lessel: Piano Concertos / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Fryderyk Chopin Society / 2012-03-13

Works: Franciszek Lessel: Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 14; Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski: Concerto for Piano in A flat major, Op. 2
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

This album restores the magical world of 19th-century Warsaw - the city as it was in Chopin's youth. Charming piano concertos by Lessel and Dobrzynski...continue...
Recording information: Sali Koncertowej Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie (08/25/2010/08/20/2009)....continue...

The Legend of Mozart: Opera Excerpts, Concertos, Symphonies, etc / Damrau, Dessay, Gens, Garanca

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Baltsa, Agnes; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Cachemaille, Gilles; Capuçon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Véronique; ...
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie; Langrée, Louis; Bolton, Ivor; Muti, Riccardo; Harding, Daniel; Pletnev, Mikhail; Schiff, Heinrich; Nelson, John; ; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Corboz...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Le Concert d'Astrée; Sinfonia Varsovia

From The Magic flute to the Kyrie of his Requiem, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight...continue...

Louis-Ferdinand Hérold: Piano Concertos nos 2, 3 & 4 / Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2011-11-08

Works: Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold: Concerto for Piano no 3 in A major; Concerto for Piano no 4 in E minor; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major
Performers: Neuburger, Jean-Frederic
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

When the doors of an operatic career opened for Ferdinand Hérold in 1820, he took great care to hide away the piano concertos he had...continue...
Recording information: Maison de la radio polonaise, Varsovie (05/16/2010-05/18/2010)....continue...

Romantic Clarinet - Rietz, Bruch / Kam, Buhl, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Julius Rietz: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra in G Minor, Op 29; Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet & viola with orchestra, in E minor, Op. 88; Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings ...
Performers: Kam, Ori; Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Sharon Kam is judged by the specialist press to be an artist who "does not only play with virtuoso perfection but sounds fresher and also...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Schumann, Handel, Haydn, Telemann: Concertos for Four Horns

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; George Frederick Handel: Concerto in F major, HWV 331; Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for 4 Horns, 2 Oboes, Stri...
Conductors: Wisniewski, Dariusz
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

The American Record Guide named The American Horn Quartet 'the finest brass chamber ensemble in the word'. All four works on this recording showcase the...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 21 & 27 / Fou Ts'ong

1 CD / Meridian / 2004-04-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Ts'ong, Fou
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Mozart: Piano Concerti no 22 & 24 / Fou Ts'ong, Varsovia

1 CD / Meridian / 2003-07-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Ts'ong, Fou
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Mozart himself gave the first performances, but did not write out the cadenzas. In this recording, Fou Ts'ong has adapted the cadenzas left by Hummel...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 21 & 24 / Anderszewski, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr
Conductors: Anderszewski, Piotr
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Magic is not an overstatement here. Wherever one happens to direct attention, a high level of musicianship shows, be it the principal oboist, the string...continue...