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Italian Concertos & Sonatas

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto for cello & strings in C major; Concerto for cello & strings in C minor; Nicola Porpora: Concerto for cello & strings in A minor (previously attrib. to Nicola Fior...
Performers: Franenberg, Robert [Violin]; Henstra, Siebe; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Swarts, Lucia; Van der Meer, Richte
Conductors: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]

This three-disc set of superb 18th century Italian cello music features Boccherini, one of the most important composers for cellists. Lucia Swarts' passion for this...continue...

Albéniz: Evocación

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite, Book 3; Sous le palmier, tango flamenco for piano in E flat major; Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Mallorca"; Cantos de España, Op. 232; Rec...
Performers: Lieske, Wulfin
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Ensemble: Lieske Spindler Guitars

On this disc, Wulfin Lieske plays the legendary Torresguitar "La Leona" (FE 04) from the year 1856, while Fabian Spindler can be heard playing the...continue...
Recording information: Alt St. Martin, Godesberg (06/30/2008-07/02/2008)....continue...

Kiss The Guitar Player - Dialogues for Guitar & String Quartet / Klimt!

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Peter Tiehuis: Gustav on the rocks; Bert Merlendijk / Piet Souer: Into ecstasy, for guitar & string quartet; Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet in D major, G 448; Steve Gray / Leonardo Amuedo: Beyond r...
Performers: Amuedo, Leonardo; Demandt, Udo; Hagen, Axel; Koopman, Eddy; Mancuso, Silva; Merlendijk, Bert; Ramon, Arturo; Schultz, Jim; Tarenskeen, Olaf; Tiehuis, Peter; Van Der Grinten, Maarten

The most original guitar & string quartet compositions since 1805! These are not solo guitar pieces with string backgrounds, but are real dialogues between the...continue...

Paganini: Sonatas for Violin & Guitar / Ganz, Siewers

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-05-06

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for violin & guitar in A minor (Centone di sonate, Letter A/1), MS 112/1; Sonata for violin & guitar in D major (Centone di sonate, Letter A/2), MS 112/2; Grand Sonata, ...
Performers: Ganz, Amiram; Siewers, Maria Isabel