Compact Disc > Liszt, Franz

Sound Waves - Works by Debussy, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert, Romberg / Alexandra Silocea, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-06-11

Works: Martin Romberg: Eärendil, the Mariner, for piano; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Franz Liszt: Années de p&egr...
Performers: Silocea, Alexandra [Piano]

Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, Mayfield, England (09/19/2012-09/22/2910)....continue...

Winfried Bönig an den Orgeln im Hohen Dom zu Köln

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...

O'Riley's Liszt - music of Berlioz, Mozart, Schumann, Wagner and Schubert / Christopher O'Riley, piano

2 CD / Oxingale Productions / 2013-05-07

Works: Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) for Piano, S 568; Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Fruhlingslaube (3 versions), transcr...
Performers: O'Riley, Christopher

Pianist Christopher O'Riley's virtuosity, showmanship and iconoclast status make him the Franz Liszt of our time. In O'Riley's Liszt, Chris delves into the transcriptions of...continue...
Recording information: Tippet Alley Studios, Edwards, CO (03/15/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

Schubert, Bach, Liszt, live at Wigmore Hall / Simon Trpceski, Piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Tänze, Op. 33; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Années de pèlerinage, d...
Performers: Trpceski, Simon

Praised by the Los Angeles Times for his grace, eloquence and the 'understated beauty of his tone', Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski shot to fame after...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (03/18/2012)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 transcribed by Franz Liszt for solo piano / Yury Martynov, piano

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 7 (I), transcription for piano in A major, S. 463d (LW A37b/3); Symphonies de Beethoven no 1. transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c)
Performers: Martynov, Yury

Russian pianist Yury Martynov presents the second volume of the complete recording of the cycle of Beethoven's symphonies, as transcribed for the piano by Franz...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (09/17/2012-09/21/2012)....continue...

James Adler & Friends - works by Ornstein, Adler, Turok, Bedford, Liszt / James Adler, Jordan P. Smith; Malcolm J Merriweather

1 CD / Ravello / 2013-02-26

Works: Leo Ornstein: Scherzino for piano; James Adler: Passacaglia for piano; Reverie, Interrupted, for tenor saxophone & piano; Fantasy Grotesque on a Medieval Theme, for piano; Fantasy for piano on "The B...
Performers: Adler, James; Merriweather, Malcolm J.; Smith, Jordan P.

Adler and Friends showcases works by Adler and others, performed by Adler himself and showcases his penchant for both contemporary and traditional concert repertoire. Adler...continue...
Recording information: Yamaha Artist Services, New York (2011-08-24_2011-08-25&2012-)....continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

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...

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

6 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Grandes Études de Paganini; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsod...
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio
Conductors: Riede, Erich; Handley, Vernon

Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is...continue...
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Liszt: Sonata in B minor; Petrach Sonnets; Granados: El Amor y la Muerte / Domenico Codispoti, piano

1 CD / Odradek / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Tre sonetti del Petrarca, S. 161 (LW A55); Enriqué Granados: Goyescas
Performers: Codispoti, Domenico

Liszt's famous B minor Sonata, his Petrarch Sonnets, and Granados' El Amor y la Muerte from Goyescas - a romantic program, passionately performed by Italian...continue...
Recording information: Studio Odradek (12/2011)....continue...

Meister Schuler: Liszt: Variations, BWV 12; Crucifixioin BWV 232; Reubke: Adagio; Sonata "The 94th Psalm" / Jürgen Wolf: organ

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (after Bach); Julius Reubke: Adagio for organ in E minor; Sonata for Organ in C minor "94th Psalm"; Trio for organ in E flat major
Performers: Wolf, Jurgen [Organ]

A combination of works by composers in a master-teacher relation, containing two of the largest and greatest organ works of the 19th century as well...continue...
Recording information: Nikolaikirche, Leipzig (07/02/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Liszt / Misha Dacic, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Präludium und Fuge über das Motiv B.A.C.H., for piano, S. 529/1 (LW A250/1); Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Grosses Konzertso...
Performers: Dacic, Misha

Misha Dacic's concerts at the Miami Piano Festival in recent years made a sensational impact, as is evidenced on YouTube. They show that appearances do...continue...
Recording information: Amaturo Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts (12/21/2011)....continue...

Piano Pédalier - works by Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann / Jean Dubé: pedal piano

1 CD / Syrius / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Théodore Dubois: Toccata for organ no 3 in G major; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Prière; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board, followed (among others) by Erard...continue...
Recording information: Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, France) (08/2011)....continue...

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17; Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstelkung / Alexis Weissenberg, piano. Salzburg Festival 1972

2 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doub...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Weissenberg made his breakthrough in Salzburg during the Karajan era with his 1972 solo recital. His evening began with Tombeau de Couperin, played transparently and...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburg (08/07/1972)....continue...

The Piano at the Opera - music of Czerny, Glinka, Thalberg & List adapted for 2 pianos / Portenaw Piano Duo

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Czerny: Variations on "So anch'io la virtú magica" from Donizetti's Don Pasquale, for piano, 4 hands, Op. 39; La cornetta del postiglione, variations on a theme of Rossini, for piano, 4 han...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Portenaw Piano Duo

This collection brings together selected opera themes adapted for two pianos. Fantasias and variations by Carl Czerny, who was a worldwide name at the time,...continue...
Recording information: Fazioli Studio, Sacile, Pordenone, Italy (12/01/1998-12/06/1998)....continue...

Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor / Vardan Mamikonian, piano

1 CD / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215; La lugubre gondola for Piano, S 200 (2nd version); Funerailles
Performers: Mamikonian, Vardan

Born into a musical family in Yerevan, Armenia, Vardan Mamikonian began his piano studies at the Yerevan Spendiarian School of Music with Arkui Haroutunian. He...continue...
Recording information: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt am Main, Germ (02/20/2012-02/22/2012)....continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Liszt: The Sound of Weimar Vol. 1-5 - Symphonic Poems, complete edition / Martin Haselbock

5 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98; Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem ...
Performers: Korol, Ilia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester Wiener Akademie

For the project "The Sound of Weimar" conductor and Liszt expert Martin Hasselböck organized an orchestra to reproduce the Weimar Hofkapelle sound of Liszt's time....continue...

José Carreras: Live in Vienna - Songs & Arias by Fauré, Massenet, Truina, Liszt, Puccini, Tosti, Falvo et al. / José Carreras, tenor; Vincenzo Scalera, piano

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Jules Massenet: Poème d'amour; Joaquín Turina: Los dos miedos, poema en forma de canciones, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. ...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo

This disc marks Jose Carreras' "comeback" performance following his battle with Leukemia. This live recording includes work by Faure, Liszt, Puccini and many others. Carrera...continue...
Recording information: 09/16/1988....continue...

Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

A Liszt Recital / Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Capriccio alla turca sur des motifs de Beethoven, transcription for piano (after Op. 113; 3 versions; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rha...
Performers: Benelli-Mosell, Vanessa

The first Brilliant Classics disc from Vanessa Benelli Mosell included music by Prokofiev and Scriabin: a test for even the most consummate virtuoso. A second...continue...
Recording information: Montevarchi, Italy (03/2012)....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Liszt: Transcriptions of Saint-Saens, Paganini, Schubert, Wagner / Niu Niu, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Danse Macabre, transcription for piano (after Saint-Saëns), S. 555 (LW 273); Die Post, transcription for piano, (after Schubert) S. 561/4 (LW A50/4); Der Lindenbaum, transcription f...
Performers: Niu, Niu [Piano]

EMI Classics is proud to release Liszt: Transcriptions, a new album from teenage piano star Niu Niu. This impressive and delightful album is framed around...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (03/16/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Liederreise - Songs by Brahms & Schubert / Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo soprano; Robert Lehbaumer, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Wandern, song for voice and piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1); Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D...
Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lehrbaumer, Robert

Angelika Kirchslager and Robert Lehrbaumer embark on a lieder journey across Austria and their navigation system is based on the most important coordinates of Austro-German...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Wien (10/2011)....continue...

Intimate Pavarotti / Beethoven, Bellini, Liszt, Mascagni, Donizetti, Verdi, Schubert, et al.

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133; Vincenzo Bellini: Dolente immagine di figlia mia, for voice & piano; Ariette da Camera; Franz Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonnetto no 104), song for ...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

With one exception, all the numbers on this recording are from the non-operatic repertoire for which Pavarotti was famous on the recital stage, a venue...continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Sangerliebe, hoch und herrlich - songs by Brahms, Burgmuller, Schumann, Herzogenberg et al. / Andreas Reibenspies, baritone; Eckart Selheim, piano

1 CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-01-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 7; Norbert Burgmüller: Nachtreise, for voice & piano; Winterreise, for voice & piano, Op. 3/4; Abreise, for...
Performers: Reibenspies, Andreas; Sellheim, Eckart

Unfortunately we know absolutely nothing about the life of Charles Dollé. Not even his approximate birth and death dates are known. From his six collections...continue...
Recording information: Hans Rosbaud Studio, Baden-Baden, Germany (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Franz Liszt: Selected Works / Dmitri Vorobiev, piano

2 CD / Blue Griffin / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218); Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/...
Performers: Vorobiev, Dmitri

Acclaimed pianist Dmitri Vorobiev, major prize-winner of the Busoni, Cincinnati World, Ibla Grand Prize, A.M.A. Calabria, Iowa and Alabama International Piano Competitions, winner of UNISA...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio "The Ballroom" (08/25/2012-08/26/2012)....continue...

Romantic Silhouettes: Schumann: Abegg Vars.; Fantasiestucke, Op. 12; Liszt: Nocturne Op. 62/3; Reger: Silhouetten; Schoeck: 2 Pieces / Maria Kihlgren, piano

1 CD / Sterling / 2012-12-05

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12, Helft 1; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Kihlgren, Maria

This CD has been planned as a cross-section through the Romantic age and commences with Robert Schumann Abegg Variations, a work of his youth filled...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Swedish Radio (03/2012-04/2012)....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Generation / Songs & Duets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Liszt, Wagner / Renate and Daniel Behle

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Belsazar ("Die Mitternacht zog näher schon"), ballad for voice &...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Behle, Renate; Schnyder, Oliver

On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Wagner, Liszt, Rossini: Salon Harmonique et Chromatique / Silke Avenhaus: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Sonata for Piano in A flat major (for M. Wesendonck), WWV 85; Franz Liszt: Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Variations brillantes (7) sur un thème de Rossin...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke

Recording information: Studio 2, BR München, Germany (11/2011)....continue...

Linkages - Brahms: Fantasies, Op. 116; Schoenberg: Suite Op. 25; works by Wagner, Liszt / Martin Tchiba: piano

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Richard Wagner: Albumblatt (Ankunft bei schwarzen Schwänen), for piano in A flat major, WWV 95; Franz Liszt: Nuages gris (Trübe Wolken), f...
Performers: Tchiba, Martin

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The remaining works on the program are generally good, too. The Schoenberg Suite is more consistent, full of good...continue...
Recording information: Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (10/07/2010-10/09/2010); Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (11/15/2010-11/17/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor / Sophie Pacini, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Carnaval no 9 ("Papillons") for piano, Op. 9/9; Intermezzi (6) for piano (Pièces phantastiques), Op. 4; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Pacini, Sophie

Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (06/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes / : Aquiles Delle Vigne, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Delle-Vigne, Aquiles

This disc, recorded for the TwoPianists label, features a dazzling display of technical and musical prowess in the Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt. The heroic...continue...
Recording information: EMS Studios, Brussels (03/1994)....continue...

Insomnia: A Nocturnal Voyage in Song / William Berger, baritone; Ian Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Maurice Ravel: Le grillon, for voice & pia...
Performers: Berger, William; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

Recording information: The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh (02/13/2012-02/14/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage / Sinae Lee, piano

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Années de pèlerinage no 3, S 163
Performers: Lee, Sinae

The Power of Dreaming: Chopin & Liszt / Dominic Piers Smith: piano

2 CD / 1-2-3-4-GO / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), ...
Performers: Smith, Dominic Piers [Piano]

Recording information: The Menuhin Hall, UK (10/21/2008-10/24/2008)....continue...

Of the Hungarian and Jewish Soul / Duo Edan, Edua Zadory, Anatasiia Dombrovska

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13

Works: George Perlman: Israeli Concertino, for violin & piano; Jenö Hubay: Scène de la Csárda no 5 for violin & piano ("Hullàmzò Balaton"), Op. 33; Six Pieces, Op. 121; Scène d...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Edan

Recording information: 4Tune Studio, Vienna, Austria (04/02/2012-04/04/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Wagner Paraphrases

1 CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Am stillen Herd, transcription for piano (after Wagner; Spinnerlied from Der fliegende Holländer, transcription for piano (after Wagner), S. 440 (LW A204); Pilgerchor aus Tannhä...
Performers: Fisch, Asher

Better known as a conductor, Israeli-born Asher Fish is also an accomplished pianist and often directs from the keyboard, as well as participating in chamber...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (10/20/2011-10/22/2011)....continue...

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos / Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, et al. / Susan Graham, soprano; Malcom Martineau

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2); Franz Schubert: Ges...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, Susan Graham's eagerly awaited second album for Onyx, focuses on iconic female characters of history, literature and song. Accompanied by Graham's...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/06/2012-07/08/2012)....continue...

Nocturns per a Piano - works by Field, Chopin, Liszt, Borodin, Fauré, Debussy, Satie, Britten et al. / Sira Hernandez, piano

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2012-11-13

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 2, for piano in C minor, H. 25; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120; Franz Liszt: Nocturne, for piano, S. 191i (LW A256); Alexand...
Performers: Hernandez, Sira

Catalan pianist Sira Hernández performs a concert of nocturnes....continue...
Recording information: L'Auditori Paper de Música de Capellades (06/16/2011)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...