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Schonberg: Pélleas et Melisande; Berg: 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 / Dortmund PO

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: Dortmund Philarmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 arr. for Piano 4-Hands by Bruno Walter / Piano Duo Trenkner & Speidel

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Conductors:
Ensemble: Piano Duo Trenkner & Speidel

Variations on America - Music of Rossini, Buck, Parker, Ives, Wagner, Gershwin / Rudolf Innig, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 - Concertos for Piano K.482 & K.595 / Christian Zacharias, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 - Concertos for Piano K.271 & K.413 / Christian Zacharias, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Wagner: Arrangements for Piano by Busoni, Kocsis, Corbett, Stradal, Moszkowski / Severin von Eckardstein, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Liszt was the first, but pianists of later generations also journeyed through the gigantic cosmos of the Wagnerian music drama with paraphrases and transcriptions for...continue...

Mahler: Das klagende Lied; Blumine; Symphony No. 10 / Manuela Uhl, soprano; Lioba Braun, alto; Werner Gura, tenor. Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Cantata for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra (Version 1898/99); Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Performers: Güra, Werner; Uhl, Manuela
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno

Mahler initially had a hard time of it. A few compositional attempts from his youth did not turn out to his liking and were destroyed....continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/14/2012-05/26/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Hexameron - works by Chopin, Czerny, Thalberg, Herz, Liszt, Pixis and Buche / Blanchard, Buche, Goicoechea, Sorieux, Tanski

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Morceau de concert), collaborative work for piano & orchestra (edited by Leslie Howard),; Funerailles; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Blanchard, Johann; Buche, Leon; Goicoechea, Carlos; Sorieux, Caroline; Tanski, Claudius; Yoshikane, Kanako

It was billed as a battle of titans. Franz Liszt had invited the leading pianists of his time to compose variations on Bellini's "March of...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/10/2012-12/12/2012)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Preludes and Fugues, Opp. 37 and 35 / Adam Lenart, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed six pairs of preludes and fugues for the piano. Adam Lenart's transfer of this magnificent music to the organ has produced...continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Funeral Music & Motets / Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Musica Fiata

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewiálich wahr, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 388 (Op. 11/20; Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb (Psalm 119; Das Wort ward Fleisch ...
Performers: Allmendinger, Simeon [Boy Alto]; Altinisik, Levin [Boy Soprano]; Demel, Delix [Bass Vocal]; Haberland, Felix [Tenor Vocal]; Heller, Moritz [Boy Soprano]; Lauxmann, Balduin; Malik, Julian [Boy Soprano...
Conductors: Wilson, Roland
Ensemble: Musica Fiata

The court of the Venetian Doges was of legendary magnificence. Princes who desired some of this splendor for their own courts sent their artists and...continue...
Recording information: Christuskirche Stuttgart (04/20/2012-04/23/2012)....continue...

Bax, Bliss, Vaughan Williams: Sonatas and Suite for Viola and Piano / Christian Euler, viola; Paul Rivinius, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09

Mendelssohn: Organ Works - Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 37 / Yuval Rabin, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12

For five years the men of Gersau labored and toiled while their wives sold jewelry and handicrafts in order to be able to finance their...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Blumier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

Finally! Following excursions into the late and very latest years of musical romanticism, well received opera recordings, and a journey to Russia, the Beethoven Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/29/2012-05/31/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Christian Zacharias, Lausanne CO

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Robert Schumann composed his first symphony in a fresh and youthful mood, free at last, and full of springtime renewal. And just how fresh and...continue...
Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (09/14/2011-09/16/2011)....continue...

Ferdinand David: Music for Violin and Piano / Stephan Schardt, violin; Philipp Vogler, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29

Works: Ferdinand David: Salon-Duett, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 25 (after a song by E. Haase); Suite for solo violin, Op. 43; Salon Pieces (12), for violin & piano, Op. 24; Impromptus in forme de Va...
Performers: Schardt, Stephan; Vogler, Philipp

Mendelssohn's magnificent Violin Concerto would never have been written if not for Ferdinand David, whose incomparable violin playing fascinated and inspired his famous friend. Now...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/12/2012-04/14/2012)....continue...

Trumpet Concertos - works by Goedicke, Bohme, Shakhov, Vasilenko, Arutiunian / Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-15

Works: Ilya Shakhov: Romantic Concerto for trumpet & orchestra; Alexander Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet in A flat major; Oskar Böhme: La Napolitaine, tarantella for trumpet & ensemble, Op. 25; Serge...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Tyre, Marjorie
Conductors: Mueller, Christoph-Mathia
Ensemble: ; Gottinger Symphony Orchestra

Reinhold Friedrich is one of the leading trumpet soloists of our time.

Shakhov is little known, and outside Russia his name has been subject to

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Recording information: Hannover (2011-09-16_2011-09-18&2012-)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios Opp. 18 & 92 / Vienna Piano Trio

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 92
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Piano Trio

Against all fashionable trends prevailing in nineteenth Century Paris, above all in the opera, Camille Saint-Saëns composed instrumental music distinguished by classical perfection in form,...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/16/2012-06/18/2012)....continue...

Russian Orchestral Works by Glazunov, Lysenko, Scriabin & Myaskovsky / Stefan Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Nikolay Lysenko: Taras Bulba; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Nikolay Myask...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

"Poème de l'Extase" - the title itself promises big things, and in fact Alexander Scriabin's masterpiece of the most sensuous compositional artistry with a sonorous...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (11/10/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

Machet die Tore weit - Choral and Organ music for Advent and Christmas / Kay Johannsen, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Michael Praetorius: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines the Morning Star) (from the Polyhymnia caduc; Den d...
Performers: Aures, Michael [Drums]; Johannsen, Kay; Kartmann, Daniel; Lauxmann, Balduin; Mycka, Katarzyna
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes
Ensemble: ; Handel's Company; Stuttgarter Hymnus Childrens Choir

Recording information: Christuskirche, Stuttgart-Gänsheide (06/02/2011-06/05/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 9 - Concertos nos 12 & 26 / Christian Zacharias

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p)
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Christian Zacharias completes his prizewinning recording cycle of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos with the Coronation Concerto KV 537. The members of the Orchestre de...continue...
Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (10/19/2009-10/21/2009)....continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino; Oberon Ov. et al. / Martin Spangenberg, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Oberon, J 306; Concertino for Clarinet in E flat major, J 109/Op. 26; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spiri...
Performers: Spangenberg, Martin
Conductors: Spangenberg, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester M18

Already at the beginning of Weber's first Clarinet Concerto a fairy-tale atmosphere spreads out. In a gloomy F minor the cellos present their mysterious theme...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (2011-10-24_2011-10-25&2012-)....continue...

Arp-Schnitger-Organ Norden, Vol. 3 - works by Bach, Bohm, Buxtehude, Scheidt, Mozart / Agnes Luchterhandt & Thiemo Janssen

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Anonymous, Suzanne van Soldt Manuscript: Brande Champanje, for keyboard; Samuel Scheidt: Hymn on "Veni Creator Spiritus"; Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BuxWV 140; Te Deu...
Performers: Janssen, Thiemo; Luchterhandt, Agnes; Neumann, Sven

The Arp Schnitger organ in St. Ludger's Church in Norden numbers among the most important baroque instruments of its kind and has remained practically unchanged...continue...
Recording information: Ludgerikirche Norden (11/14/2011-11/16/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Christian Zacharias

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-06-19

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (09/14/2011-09/16/2011)....continue...

Heinrich Scheidemann: Organ Works / Leo Van Deselaar - Organ of Pieterskerk, Leiden

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-06-19

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum caro factum est; Heinrich Scheidemann: Intavolierung ('auff 2 Clavier Pedaliter') der Motette 'Verbum caro factum est' von Hans Leo Hassler; Fantasia for organ in D, WV 83; K...
Performers: Doeselaar, Leo Van

Recording information: Pieterskerk in Leiden (10/13/2011-10/15/2011)....continue...

Chopin: Etudes Opp. 10 & 25, complete / Hardy Rittner, Conrad Graf Piano, c.1835

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-06-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130); Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Fanfare Magazine, November/December 2012
Whether one has a set (or more) of the Chopin etudes, I would recommend hearing the etudes as Chopin might have. And...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/14/2011-11/16/2011)....continue...

Joaquin Clerch: Flute Concerto; Guitar Concerto / Anette Malburg, flute; Joaquin Clerch, guitar

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-06-19

Works: Joaquin Clerch: Concierto de Otoño, for flute & orchestra; Concierto de Cáceres, for guitar & orchestra
Performers: Clerch, Joaquin; Maiburg, Anette [Flute]
Conductors: Gabrisch, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Havana

Recording information: Habana, Cuba (03/2011)....continue...

Albeniz: Serenata, Transcriptions for Guitar / Stephen Marchionda

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de España Op. 232; Suite española), Op. 47; Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Mallorca"; España, 6 Feuilles d'album, Op. 165; (Danse orientale), Op. 181; (Doce...
Performers: Marchionda, Stephen

The American-Spanish guitarist Stephen Marchionda lends new colours to these much loved compositions. Stephen Marchionda resides in Barcelona and is a proven expert in the...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (08/20/2011-08/21/2011)....continue...

Bach: Early Organ Works / Herald Vogel

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 531 (BC J9); Fantasie in C minor, BWV 1121; Wie nach einer Wasserquelle, chorale prelude for organ (Neumeister Chorale no 31), BWV ...
Performers: Vogel, Harald

Walcha's legendary Bach recording from the 1950s for Archiv made the Cappel organ world-famous and the famous Schnitger organ is once again in excellent condition....continue...
Recording information: St. Peter und Paul in Cappel (10/24/2011-10/16/2011)....continue...

R. Strauss, Skalkottas & Aho: Concertos and Solos For Oboe / Yeon-Hee Kwak

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Nikos Skalkottas: Concertino for oboe & piano; Kalevi Aho: Seven Inventions and Postlude, for oboe & cello; Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee; Pia, David [Cello]
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Munchner Rundfunkorchester

The outstanding oboist Yeon-Hee Kwak pays tribute to three twentieth-century composers and gives the recording premiere of the orchestral version of the Concertino for Oboe...continue...

Alte Meister! - works for organ by Bach, Buxtehude, Keril, Muffat et al. / Andreas Sieling, organ

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Georg Muffat: Passacaglia for organ in G major; Apparatus musico-organisticus; Johann Gottfried Walther: Partita for organ "Meinen Jesum laá ich nicht"; Dietrich Buxtehude: Passacaglia for org...
Performers: Sieling, Andreas

American Record Guide, November/December 2012
Far from today's ideals of "authentic" performance practice, Straube transformed these early organ works into romantic symphonic poems through h...continue...
Recording information: Berliner Dom (11/21/2011-11/22/2011)....continue...

R. Strauss: Der Burger als Edelmann; Four Last Songs / Lisa Larsson, soprano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (4), Op. 27
Performers: Larsson, Lisa
Conductors: Boyd, Douglas
Ensemble: ; Musikkollegium Winterthur

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
That takes 35 minutes. The other half-hour or so is songs, and Strauss wrote gorgeous songs - and they...continue...
Recording information: Stadthaus Winterthur (09/05/2011-09/09/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 8: Nos. 24 & 25 / Christian Zacharias, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (1999-05-13_1999-05-14&2011-)....continue...

Classica Espanola - works by Granados, Albéniz, de Falla, Acosta et al.

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-02-28

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danzas españolas; Isaac Albéniz: España; Suite española, Op. 47; Recuerdos de Viaje; Omar Acosta: Jazmin (Tango), for ensemble; Sevillanas criollas, for e...
Performers: Alarcon, Alberto; Brito, Jesus Gonzalez; Gula, Wlodzimierz; Lama, Juan; Llorente, Luis; Maiburg, Anette [Flute]; Wangenheim, Andreas von

Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (09/23/2011-09/25/2011)....continue...

Beethoven, Schubert, Czerny: Piano Music / Jin Ju, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-01-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Carl Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode "La Ricordanza," for piano, Op. 33; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in C mi...
Performers: Ju, Jin [Piano]

Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/15/2011-01/17/2011)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Stefan Blunier, Beethoven Orchester Bonn

2 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-01-31

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: Beethoven Orchester Bonn

Recording information: Bonn, Germany (05/12/2011-05/13/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets Opp. 25 & 60; Schumann: Piano Quartet Op. 47

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-11-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 (Detail)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mozart Piano Quartet

Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/19/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 7: 6, 13 & 16 / Christian Zacharias, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (03/09/2011-03/11/2011)....continue...

Schreker: Irrelohe, opera / Sadnik, Greiner, Denschlag, Morouse, et al.

3 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Schreker: Irrelohe, opera
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

International Record Review
It's an impressive effort. The Beethoven Orchester Bonn is fully up to the challenge of Schreker's densely scored music, though deftly balanced, exemplary...continue...
Recording information: Theater Bonn (2010-11-02_2010-11-03&2010-)....continue...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphonies No. 3 "The Scottish", No. 4 "The Italian" (2nd Version)

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: Musikkollegium Winterthur

Shimmeringly, spiritedly, and with an ear for facility and finesse the Musikkollegium Winterthur conducted by Heinz Holliger travels with Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy on his educational tours....continue...
Recording information: Stadthaus Winterthur (04/06/2010-04/09/2010)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Intermezzo, Op. 119 / Hardy Rittner, Erard piano 1854

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119/1
Performers: Rittner, Hardy
Conductors: Ehrhardt, Werner
Ensemble: L'Arte Del Mondo

The first Brahms concerto is a touchstone for each and every pianist. Until now nobody had dared to record this concerto on a historical grand...continue...
Recording information: Bayer Kulturhaus Leverkusen (02/11/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

JS Bach: Sonatas for Viola and Piano BWV 1027-1029; Chorale Preludes, arr. Franz Beyer / Hariolf Schlightigf, viola; Yumi Sekiya, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; O...
Performers: Schlichtig, Hariolf; Sekiya, Yumi

Johann Sebastian Bach composed almost two hundred chorale preludes and chorale arrangements, but they have rarely been interpreted on viola and piano. On this recording,...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (05/31/2010/06/01/2010)....continue...

Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano; 3 Corali; Pini di Roma / Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-08-16

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151; Arrangement; Pines of Rome
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: Beethoven Orchester Bonn

The Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn is rapidly expanding its discography under its conductor Stefan Blunier. The orchestra's outstanding live recordings also reflect carefully considered program...continue...
Recording information: Bonn, Germany (2010-03-12_2010-03-14&2010-)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Music, Vol. 3: Late Works: Piano Pieces Opp. 116-119 / Hardy Rittner, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Rittner, Hardy

Hardy Rittner has done what no other pianist before him has ever done before: he has recorded Brahms with tonal and musical perfection on original...continue...
Recording information: Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/12/2010-04/14/2010)....continue...

Liszt: Totentanz; Tasso; Die Trauergondel

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Die Trauer-Gondel (La Lugubre gondola), for piano (in 4/4; 2nd draft), S. 199a/2; La lugubre gondola 1 (The funeral gondola 1...
Performers: Tanski, Claudius
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: Beethoven Orchester Bonn

The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and its conductor Stefan Blunier with the pianist Claudius Tanski perform orchestral works and piano music by Franz Liszt, including the...continue...

Telemann: Sonatas & Sonatinas for Recorder & Basso Continuo

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonatina for recorder (or bassoon or cello) & continuo in C minor (Neue Sonatinen no 2), TWV 41; Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major (Essercizii Musici no 10/19), TWV 41...
Performers: Aghassi, Benny; Meniker, Zvi; Schegget, Heiko ter; van der Velden, Mieneke

Telemann's countless recorder sonatas should belong to every flutist's repertoire, and even the Bach family archive has preserved his scores. The six Nouvelles sonatines from...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/21/2010-06/23/2010)....continue...

Ponchielli: Concertos / Roland Froscher, euphonium

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: Fantasy on Motifs from the Opera La Traviata, for trumpet & orchestra, Op. 146; Concerto for euphonium & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 155; Concerto for Horn, Op. 198; Gran Capr...
Performers: Froscher, Roland; Sommerhalder, Giuliano [Trumpet]; Sommerhalder, Simone
Conductors: Foremny, Matthias
Ensemble: Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

Amilcare Ponchielli's wind concertos are among the most virtuosic works of the romantic era. The oboe had reached the highest degree of virtuosity already during...continue...
Recording information: Staatstheater, Schwerin, Germany....continue...

Sweelinck: Organ Works, Vol. 1

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Toccata for organ no 1 in D minor, SwWV 285; Echo Fantasia for organ no 2 in D minor, SwWV 261; Ik heb den Heer lief (Psalm 116, J'aime mon Dieu), variations for organ, SwW...
Performers: Vogel, Harald

A four-hundred-year-old swallow's nest organ from the Renaissance era has survived in St. Mary's Church in Lemgo, and its few missing pipes have been precisely...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Marien, Lemgo, Germany (11/11/2010-11/12/2010)....continue...

Anton Bruckner: Symphony D minor "Nullte"; 3 Pieces WAB 97; March WAB 96

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-05-03

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 0 in D minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"; March, for orchestra in D minor, WAB 96; Pieces (3) for orchestra, WAB 97
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan

The Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn now performs a Bruckner symphony that is only rarely heard and really should no longer exist. The composer "annulled" this...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/25/2010-05/27/2010)....continue...

Eccard: Mein Schönste Zier / Motets and canticas

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-05-03

Works: Johannes Eccard: Zu dieser österlichen Zeit, for 6-part chorus; Missa "Mon coeur se recommende à vous", for chorus; Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Zacharias war ganz verstummt, for chorus; F...

Johann Eccard was one of the leading sacred composers around 1600, and even today his works are found in well-known collections of Protestant church music....continue...
Recording information: Kloster Cismar (10/22/2010-10/24/2010)....continue...

Giuliani: Works for Flute and Guitar

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-05-03

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Gran Potpourri, for guitar & flute, Op. 126; Qual mesto gemito (from Rossini's "Semiramide"), for flute (or violin) & guitar; Variations on a theme from the opera "Fanchon", for flute...
Performers: Bungarten, Frank; Lieberknecht, Andrea

For the second time Andrea Lieberknecht and Frank Bungarten are presenting the ideal combination of their two instruments on SACD. After dedicating their Serenade of...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/09/2009-11/11/2009)....continue...