Hofmann: Octet, Op. 80; Serenade, Op. 65; Sextett, Op. 25 / Berolina Ensemble1 CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18 Conductors:Ensemble: Berolina Ensemble ![]() Music for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra - Danzi: Sinfonia; Mozart: Concertone / Dieter Klocker, clarinet; Karl-Otto Hartmann, bassoon1 CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18 Conductors:Ensemble: Suk Chamber Orchestra Prague ![]() John Rutter: The Piper of Hamelin, children's' opera / Marco Agostini, tenor; Classix - junges Solistenensemble1 CD / MD&G / 2013-06-04 Conductors: Honickel, ThomasEnsemble: Beethoven Orchestra Bonn; Bobbys Klassik Choirs Captivating rhythms, profoundly moving melodies, and winning hits with all-time-great potential distinguish the music of John Rutter. Rutter composed his opera The Piper of Hamlin ...continue...![]() Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...continue... ![]() Mendelssohn: String Quintets, Opp. 87 & 18 / Leipsig Quartet, Barbara Buntrock, viola1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18Performers: Buntrock, Barbara [Viola] Conductors: Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet When the Leipzig String Quartet takes on Mendelssohn's string quintets, the atmosphere is electrifying. Mendelssohn's late quintet shows that this composer at was the height...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2013-01/27/2013)....continue... ![]() Music for winds arr. from Byrd, Pärt / Kai Wessel, alto; Calefax Reed Quintet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Works: William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat, motet for 5 voices (SATTB); Work(s); Senex puerum portabat; Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Arbos, for 7 recorder...Conductors: Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet When it comes to melody, the uncompromising linear clarity and chamber-style flexibility enjoyed by reed instruments give them a big advantage over choirs and orchestras....continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Sarasate: Gypsy Tunes / Gerhard Tascher, violin1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, ArturEnsemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Gerhard Taschner became the concertmaster in Brno at the age of seventeen, and shortly thereafter Wilhelm Furtwängler appointed him to the same post in Berlin....continue... ![]() Widor: Trio, Op. 19; Soirs d'Alsace, Op. 52; 4 Pieces (1890) / Trio Parnassus1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Trio Parnassus Organist, composer, author, critic, teacher - Charles-Marie Widor was a man of many talents and extremely successful in all of these endeavors throughout his life....continue... ![]() Poulenc: Songs, Vol. 2 - Songs on poems by Paul Eluard and Louise de Vilmorin / Holger Falk, baritone; Alessandro Zuppardo, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 The friendship between the poet Paul Éluard and the composer Francis Poulenc was more than just an artistic relationship. Éluard wrote to Poulenc, "It was...continue... ![]() Gershwin: Song Book; Three Preludes; Promenade; Impromptu in two keys / Corinna Simon, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 ![]() Louis Vierne: Complete Organ Works / Ben Van Oosten, Organ9 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 Penguin Guide Ben van Oosten has played his way through vast acres of French romantic music, superbly recording more repertoire than most organists could play in...continue... ![]() Mompou: Musica Callada / Steffen Schleiermacher, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 During the early 1960s, when the avant-garde was in the midst of the bitterly fought Serial-Aleatory Wars and electronic music and noise were embroiled in...continue... ![]() Franz Danzi: Flute Quartets, Op. 56 / Karl Kaiser, flute; Ardinghello Ensemble1 CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 Conductors:Ensemble: Ardinghello Ensemble Franz Danzi's outstanding wind quintets rank first among his works in today's concert repertoire. During his lifetime Danzi was famous for his operas, symphonies, and...continue... ![]() David Philip Hefti: String Quartets / Leipzig String Quartet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: David Philip Hefti: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Ph(r)asen"); Quartet for Strings no 2 (Guggisberg-Variationen); Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mobile"); Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Con fuoco")Conductors: Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet David Philip Hefti is the young rising star of the newest generation of composers, and the four string quartets written by him to date confirm...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/28/2012/05/19/2012)....continue... ![]() Antoine de Lhoyer: Guitar Duos / Heinrich-Albert Guitar Duo1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: Antoine de Lhoyer: Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in A major, Op. 31/1; Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in C major, Op. 31/2; Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in E minor, Op. 31/3; Waltzes (12), for 2 guitars...Conductors: Ensemble: Heinrich Albert Duo Once again the Heinrich Albert Duo has taken on something very special. Antoine de Lhoyer's duos combine a sovereign command of musical convention around 1800...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/08/2012-06/10/2012)....continue... ![]() Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (highlights) arr. for Wind Quintet; Quartet in E flat, Op. 44/3; Nocturno, Op. 24 / Ma'alot Quintet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-15 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 no 3; Overture for wind instruments in C major ("Harmoniemusik"), Op. 24Conductors: Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett The Ma'alot Wind Quintet has recorded Mendelssohn's fabulous A Midsummer Night's Dream. And what initially seems to be a makeshift solution for limited performance circumstances...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/29/2012-03/31/2012)....continue... ![]() Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works / Ben van Oosten, Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27 Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 1...Performers: Oosten, Ben van The infinite cosmos of French organ music is Ben van Oosten's realm, and he now has recorded the complete organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns in...continue... Recording information: Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue... ![]() Schubert: Octet F major D 803 for clarinet, bassoon, horn & strings / Consortium Classicum1 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27 Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166Conductors: Ensemble: Consortium Classicum Schubert composed the octet, the crowning glory of his chamber music and a work of profound emotion, four years before his death and during a...continue... ![]() John Cage: Voice & Piano; Trombone & Piano; Violin & Piano / Anna Clementi, voice; Mike Svoboda, trombone; Andreas Seidel, violin3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-13 Works: John Cage: Four Walls, for voice & piano; A Flower, for voice & closed piano; Experiences no 2, for voice; She is Asleep, for voice, prepared piano & 4 percussion; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Spr...Performers: Clementi, Anna; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas Happy Birthday! MDG has a very special gift in store for the hundredth anniversary of John Cage's birth: three recordings featuring Steffen Schleiermacher, the Cage...continue... Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/26/2007); Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen (06/26/2007); Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/01/2008)...continue... ![]() Jean-Marie Leclair: Recreations de musique 1 & 2; Duo Sonatas / Musica Alta Ripa1 CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16 Works: Jean-Marie Leclair: Première récréation de musique d'une exécution facile, suite for 2 violins & continuo in D major, Op; Sonatas (12) for Violin/Flute and Basso Continuo, Op. 2; ...Performers: Bundies, Ulla; Rohrig, Anne Conductors: Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa Jean-Marie Leclair's life ended with three knife stabs. Speculation continues to rage about his death, but this gifted French violinist's music clearly reveals that he...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (09/29/2012-03/02/2012)....continue... ![]() Serenade for Dieter Klöcker - Chamber music and concertos for winds by Rossini, Hummel, Pleyel, Czerny, Haydn, Mozart / Consortium Classicum7 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11 Conductors:Ensemble: Consortium Classicum Dieter Klöcker was tireless in his dedicated service to music. Like no other, the name of this virtuoso clarinetist, highly esteemed teacher, and meticulous researcher...continue... ![]() Burgmüller: Overture, Op. 5; Symphony no 2; Piano Concerto Op. 1 / Leonard Hokanson, piano; Wuppertal SO, Schmalfuss1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11 Works: Norbert Burgmüller: Overture for Dionys for orchestra in F major, Op. 5; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 11; Piano Concerto, Op. 1Performers: Hokanson, Leonard Conductors: Schmalfuss, Gernot Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra This CD features the first recording of the symphonic legacy of Norbert Burgmüller, a romantic composer whose music certainly deserves its share of representation in...continue... ![]() Jean Françaix: Wind Quintets Nos. 1 & 2, L'Heure du Berger / Kammervereinigung Berlin1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11 Works: Jean Françaix: Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon no 1; L' heure du berger, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & piano; Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon no 2Performers: Zichner, Frank-Immo Conductors: Ensemble: Kammervereinigung Berlin Jean Françaix's music represents a rare combination: it is modern and intelligible. When he penned his Wind Quintet No. 1 shortly after World War II,...continue... Recording information: Fürstliche Reitbahn Arolsen (09/1993)....continue... ![]() Lampersberg: Bunte Steine (1928-2002) - Chamber works and songs / Julia Henning, soprano; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11 Works: Gerhard Lampersberg: Songs (3) on poems of Thomas Bernhard, for voice & piano; Blumiade, for flute & piano; Jetzt, pieces (13) for piano; Trio for clarinet, violin & snare drum; Bunte Steine, for pia...Performers: Henning, Julia; Kreher, Matthias; Mielke, Ralf; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas; Stopora, Stefan Conductors: Ensemble: Ensemble Avantgarde Heavy-duty chord series in the piano, breathtaking leaps in the voice part, and then silence returns: emotional oppositions collide head on in Gerhard Lampersberg's songs...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/27/2011-11/28/2011)....continue... ![]() Afanasiev, Borodin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov: String Quartets / Leipzig String Quartet
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