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Classical Favorites - Mendelssohn: Symphonies, etc

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2009-08-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Born in New Zealand, Ross Pople first came to London as a gifted 16-year-old cellist. He quickly moved to the top of the profession, becoming...continue...

Schumann: The Violin Sonatas / Alban Beikircher, Benedikt Koehlen

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2009-03-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in A minor, WoO 27
Performers: Beikircher, Alban; Koehlen, Benedikt

Benedikt Koehlen was born in Speyer and received his training as a pianist with Elisabeth Moritz Conrad, Richard Laugs, Friedrich Wuhrer, and Geza Anda. He...continue...

Brahms: Piano Sonata Op. 2, Waltzes Op. 39, Scherzo Op. 4 / Matthias Kirschnereit

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Scherzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 4
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias

Born in Dorsten/Westphalia in 1962, Matthias Kirschnereit spent the formative years of his youth in Namibia and later studied at the Detmold Music Academy with...continue...

Zoran Todorovich - Opera Arias / Anguélov, Slovak Radio SO Bratislava

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-11-11

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il corsaro; Francesco Cilèa: ...
Performers: Todorovich, Zoran [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Anguelov, Ivan

Successful debuts as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Vienna State Opera, as Alfredo in La Traviata at the Hamburg State Opera, and as the...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Klein, Beldi

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-11-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109
Performers: Beldi, Cristian; Klein, Emil

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) wrote relatively little chamber music. The composer Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758–1832) wrote of his pupil Mendelssohn in a letter to Goethe: "He...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6 / Friedmann, et al

6 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-10-14

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Romeo & Jul...
Performers: Rodin, Kyril
Conductors: Freidmann, Samuel; Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: ; Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann was born in Kharkov in 1940. He graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as...continue...

Chopin: Piano Masterworks / Castro

5 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-10-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Polonaise for piano no 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1,...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

Ricardo Castro was born in Brazil in 1964. He studied with Esther Cardoso in Salvador de Bahla and had his first official piano performance at...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, Sleeping Beauty / Friedmann, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-09-09

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. Till 1973, Friedmann...continue...

Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / E. Klein, W. Manz

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-09-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99
Performers: Klein, Emil; Manz, Wolfgang

Emil Klein studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and with David Geringas in Hamburg. He achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the...continue...

Chopin: Complete Nocturnes / Castro

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-09-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, O...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo

Ricardo Castro studied with Esther Cardoso in Salvador de Bahla and had his first official piano performance at the age of eight. He moved to...continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Works / Stefan Johannes Bleicher

3 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65; Andante for organ in F major [Little Pieces (4) for organ no 1]; Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Little Pieces (2) for organ no 2]; ...
Performers: Bleicher, Stefan Johannes

Almost a century after the death of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was the first composer of international renown to return to the organ. As a...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, etc / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Marche slave, Op. 31; Festival Coronation March in D major
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

This Symphony was often interpreted as a self-portrait of the composer: the first movement reflecting his musical development, deriving from humble beginnings and moving on...continue...

Vivaldi, Donizetti: Concertos / Klein, Constantinovici

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-07-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 409; Work(s); Double Concerto, for violin & cello, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 547; Double Concerto ("Il Proteo, o si...
Performers: Klein, Emil
Conductors: Klein, Emil
Ensemble: Hamburg Soloists

Brahms: Concerto for violin & cello / Piano Quartet No. 1

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-07-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Helmerson, Frans; Martin, Mihaela
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian;
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Quartett Salzburg

Chopin: Works for Cello & Piano / Klein, Arnim

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-06-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3; Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32; Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160...
Performers: Arnim, Arnulf von; Klein, Emil

Emil Klein achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the US and Africa. He appears as a soloist with orchestras such as...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, Op. 64, Nutcracker Suite / Norrington, Stuttgart Radio SO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-06-10

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964, and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. Until 1973, Friedmann...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos nos 1 & 2, etc / Castro, Schmidt-Gertenbach, Sinfonia Varsovia

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-05-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Polonaise for piano no 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1,...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

Ricardo Castro was the first South American pianist to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. He has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3, etc / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-05-13

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Rodin, Kyril
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

The soloist who here presents the Rococo Variations is one of Russia's most exceptional cellists - proved as such by his spectacular win of the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2, Romeo & Juliet Overture / Friedmann, Russian PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-04-08

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973 he...continue...

Lieder

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-04-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Juchhe! ("Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön"), song for voice & piano, Op. 6/4; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Songs (4) f...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Rao, Lan

Soprano Lan Rao studied with Arleen Auger at the Frankfurt Music Academy and attended master classes with Reiner Hoffmann, Hartmut Holl, Erik Werba, and Helmut...continue...

Chopin: Sonatas, Waltzes, Nocturne / Ricardo Castro

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-04-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 64; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp ...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo

Ricardo Castro is the first South American pianist to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. His concerts lead him to Vienna, Hamburg, Toronto, Zurich,...continue...

Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1; Glinka: Dances / Samuel Friedmann, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-03-11

Works: Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1 in G minor; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonesa (Spanish Overture no 1), for orchestra, G. ii3
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973, he...continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto, Piano Quartet no 1 / Martin, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Helmerson, Frans; Martin, Mihaela
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson has performed with many of the best orchestras under the baton of some of today’s great conductors. Another important aspect of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1, etc / Friedmann, Nizhny Novgorod PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"
Conductors: Freidmann, Samuel

Brahms: Requiem / Mandeal, Bucharest Enescu Philharmonic

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Crasnaru, George-Emil; Eremia, Ramona
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

With the German Requiem, Johannes Brahms created his most ambitious work, one that was to pave the way to international recognition....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Souvenir, etc / Aharonian

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-02-12

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Valse-Scherzo for Violin a...
Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Kandinskaya, Irina
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

Rouben Aharonian studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Prof. Jankelevich and Prof. Leonid Kogan. He has won several international prizes, including First Prize at the...continue...

Russian Baroque - Chamber Music from Court of St. Petersburg

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-11-13

Works: Joseph Starzer: Divertimento for 2 violins, viola & cello in A minor; Anton Ferdinand Tietz: Quartet for Strings in G major (no 1 of the Trois Quatuors 1802); Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp min...
Performers: Ermakova, Irina; Reva, Vladimir; Rubacha, Eugeni
Conductors:
Ensemble: Russian Baroque Ensemble

Tsarina Catherine II "The Great" (1762–96) was a great patron of the arts; she inspired composers and even wrote opera libretti herself. Under Catherine, many...continue...

Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands / Cologne Piano Duo

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-11-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano 4 hands in F minor, D 940/Op. 103; Divertimento for Piano 4 hands, D 823 "sur motifs originaux français"; Rondo for Piano 4 hands in D major, D 608/Op. 138; F...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kölner Klavier-Duo

The piano played a central role in Schubert’s creativity, and the great number of works he wrote for piano four-hands is significant. Schubert’s four-hand music...continue...

F. Mendelssohn: 27 Lieder / Rao, Gelius

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-10-09

Works: Fanny Mendelssohn: Frühling, song for voice & piano, Op. 7/3; Maienlied, song for voice & piano, Op. 1/4; Bergeslust, song for voice & piano, Op. 10/5; An Suleika, song for voice & piano; Suleik...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Rao, Lan

Fanny Mendelssohn, sister to Felix Mendelssohn was a talented musician in her own right whose music was neglected on the long-held patriarchal assumption that women...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 4, Hungarian Dances / Mandeal, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

Clara Schumann and other friends always said that Brahms hid his feelings and thoughts, and that his overwhelming shyness prevented him from confiding in others...continue...

Liszt: Complete Organ Works / Bleicher

4 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Präludium und Fugue über B-A-C-H; Adagio vom Bach, for organ (after Bach's Violin Sonata, BWV 1017), S. 661 (LW E13); Andante; Einleitung & Fuge aus der Kantate "Ich Hatte viel...
Performers: Bleicher, Stefan Johannes

This four CD set offers the complete organ works Franz Liszt. Of his numerous organ works, only two or three are frequently heard in concert....continue...

Dvorák: Piano Quintets Op 5 and Op 81 / Arcus Ensemble

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-09-04

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, B. 28 (Op. 5); Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arcus Ensemble Vienna

Along with Smetana, Antonin Dvorak is the outstanding example of Czech nationalism in nineteenth-century music, albeit allied to Germanic compositional techniques. In 1988, five young...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, 1812 Overture / Sevidov

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-09-04

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Performers: Sevidov, Arkady
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

This CD unites two of the best-known and beloved orchestral works of the Russian master Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Talented pianist Arkady Sevidov, who is...continue...

Bizet: Carmen & L'Arlésienne Orchestral Suites / Friedmann

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-08-07

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

After Bizet's death, Fritz Hoffmann fashioned two suites from the most popular musical material of Carmen, and thus the work has triumphed not only in...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 3, etc / Mandeal, Bucharest PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-08-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms's Third Symphony was written during the summer of 1883 in Wiesbaden in the Taunus Mountains, where Brahms liked to spend his holidays. Brahms made...continue...

Smetana, Janácek, Schubert: String Quartets / Alexander

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-06-12

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1; Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings ...

"The Alexander Quartet has a clear notion of the expressive aims of each composer. With Smetana it is at its finest in a passionate rendition...continue...

Brahms: Complete Works for Violin and Piano / Wallin, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Sonata for Vio...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland; Wallin, Ulf

Violinist Ulf Wallin, born in Sweden, studied at the music academies in Stockholm and Vienna. As a soloist he has played under Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Esa-Pekka...continue...

Clara Schumann: Lieder Transcriptions / Cord Garben

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-06-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Singet nicht in Trauertönen, song for voice & piano (Wilhelm Meister songs), Op. 98a/7; Ich...
Performers: Garben, Cord

Clara Schumann's transcriptions of her husband Robert's songs, unlike many transcriptions of the period, stick closely to the score, preserving their restrained beauty. Cord Garben's...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Album for Children /Arkady Sevidov

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-05-08

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Album pour enfants, Op. 39
Performers: Sevidov, Arkady

The anthology The Seasons, op. 37b was commissioned by the Novelist, a St. Petersburg music magazine. Tchaikovsky was committed to send them one composition per...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos, etc / Pisarev, Friedmann

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Rondo brillant, for piano & o...
Performers: Pisarev, Andrei
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), creator of the lyric piano piece, wrote his popular Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor when he was twenty-two years old,...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2, etc / Mandeal, Bucharest PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-05-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

n 1877, the year following the success of his First Symphony, Brahms finished the score of his Second Symphony. Responding to critics who expected the...continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto; Szymanowski / Perl, Leaper, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-04-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Karol Szymanowski: Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"
Performers: Perl, Alfredo
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Grand Canary Philharmonic Orchestra

A unique pairing of the very familiar Grieg piano concerto with the more esoteric Szymanowski work, which is actually a hybrid of symphony and piano...continue...

Clara Schumann: Lieder / Rao, Gelius

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-04-10

Works: Clara Wieck Schumann: Walzer ("Horch! Welch ein süáes"), for voice & piano; Das Veilchen ("Ein Veilchen auf der Wiese stand'), song for voice & piano; Loreley ("Ich weiss' nicht was soll ...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Rao, Lan

This unique anthology of art songs by Robert Schumann's talented wife, Clara Wieck Schumann, fills a large gap in the catalog of music by women...continue...

Borodin: Symphony no 2, etc; Glinka / Friedmann, Samara PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-04-10

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; In the steppes of central Asia; Prince Igor; Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie, for orchestra in B minor, G. ii213
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Samara Philharmonic Orchestra

Samuel Friedmann was born in Kharkov in 1940. He graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964, and from the Leningrad Conservatory as...continue...

Schubert: String Quartets D87 & D810 / Henschel Quartet

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, D 87/Op 125 no 1

Includes the most famous of all Schubert's string quartets, "Death and the Maiden." The Henschel Quartet has not only received the highest praise for its...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1, etc / Mandeal, Bucharest PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-03-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra

The premiere of Brahms's First Symphony in 1872 was a disaster. It took decades for the work to reach its status in concert repertoire today....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-02-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of twenty-four songs, is one of the great masterpieces of Western musical culture, a profound expression of the deepest emotion...continue...

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Norwegian Airs, etc / Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-02-13

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Aften på hoyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains), lyric piece for oboe, horn & string orchestra (orche; Nordic ...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

For the most part, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) eschewed larger forms in favor of stage music and suites with impressionistic sonic colors. In 1980 Ross Pople...continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang, etc / Gerhaher, Huber

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Totengräbers Heimwehe, D 842; Nachtstück, D 672; An den Mond, D 193/Op 57 no 3; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Schubert's 'Swan Song' cycle of fourteen Lieder, written at the very end of his tragically brief life, contains some of his most perfect and moving...continue...

Mendelssohn: Paulus / Daus, Kwon, Ardam, Lika, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Kwon, Hellen; Lika, Peter
Conductors: Daus, Joshard
Ensemble: Europa ChorAkademie Bach-Ensemble

Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Paulus' - besides the great oratorios of Handel and Haydn, and Bach's Passions - counts among the most important works in the history...continue...