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Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 453 & 482 / Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano; Petra Mullejans, Freiburger Barockorchester

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K 386; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester

Mozart places melody at the very heart of his concertos. Introverted and sometimes uncertain at the start of K453, it is subsequently transmuted into birdsong...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg (DE), Ensemblehaus (05/2012)....continue...

Una Follia di Napoli 1725 - Concertos and Sinfonias for recorder from 1725 / Maurice Steger, recorder

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Domenico Natale Sarro: Chamber Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A minor; Maurice Steger: Improvisation for recorder & ensemble on Alessandro Scarlatti's partita "Follia di Spagna...
Performers: Übellacker, Margit; Caminti, Daniele; Chen, Anais; Donatis, Fiorenza de; Gasser, Brigitte; Kitaya, Naoki; Marocchi, Stefano; Moretto, Vanni; Rognoni, Andrea; Steger, Maurice; Valli, Mauro
Conductors: Steger, Maurice

Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland (11/2011)....continue...

Thierry Pécou: Tremendum / Ensemble Variance; Percussions Claviers de Lyon - Thierry Pecou

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-08-14

Works: Thierry Pécou: Tremendum, concerto-carnaval for piano, flute, saxophone, cello & 5 percussionists; Soleil-Tigre, for cello & piano; Manoa, for bass flute, bass clarinet & cello; L'Arbre aux fl...
Performers: Cartel, Anne; Gerretsen, Carjez; Louwerse, David; Pecou, Thierry
Conductors: Lecointe, Gerard;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Variances

Born in 1965 in Paris, Thierry Pécou began studying the piano at the age of nine and continued his studies at the Paris Conservatoire Supérieur,...continue...
Recording information: Radio France, Studio 107 (01/11/2012-01/14/2012)....continue...

Frederick The Great: Music For The Berlin Court / George Kallweit, Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-03-13

Works: Johann Gottlieb Graun: Overture and Allegro in D minor for orchestra; Concerto for viola da gamba in A minor; Christoph Nichelmann: Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in C minor; Frederick ...
Conductors: Kallweit, George;
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

Johann Gottlieb Graun [-]Ouvertüre und Allegro GraunWV A:XI:2...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (11/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos for the Emperor [CD+Catalog] / Andrew Manze, The English Concert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-03-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 189; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E major ("L'amoroso"), RV 271; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C min...
Performers: Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: The English Concert

Andrew Manze, leading The English Concert in their second recording together, demonstrates the electrifying, spontaneous style of playing which has made him one of the...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London (02/15/2004-02/17/2004)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Alexander Melnikov, Teodor Currentzis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Berwaerts, Jeroen; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor
Ensemble: ; Mahler Chamber Orchestra

One of Shostakovich's unique traits is the way he spurs the listener's imagination by appropriating different languages and using them in unexpected fashion. The result...continue...

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos / Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Faust, Isabelle
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

Violinist Isabelle Faust is featured on a disc of German violin concertos that marks the début recording for harmonia mundi by the great Italian conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Dorilla in tempe RV 709; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in F major, RV 412; Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114; Concert...
Performers: Beuse, Christian; Freiheit, Jan; Kallweit, Georg; Kristinsdottir, Elfa Run; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Kallweit, Georg
Ensemble: ; Accademy for Ancient Music, Berlin

Among his many famous and beloved concertos, Vivaldi wrote no fewer than twenty-seven for the cello - an instrument that at the time was generally...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2010)....continue...

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Javier Perianes, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Manuel de Falla: Piezas Españolas (4) for Piano; Fantasía bética for Piano; Homenaje - M. de Falla; Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas, for piano, G. 83 (orchestrated in "Homenajes");...
Performers: Perianes, Javier
Conductors: Pons, Josep
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

"I never thought of becoming a virtuoso. Virtuosity, with its concert tours, has always repelled me," Manuel de Falla told a journalist in 1915, by...continue...

Mendelssohn: Double Concerto; Piano Concerto / Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Barockorchester

Three years before the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an amazing concerto for fortepiano and violin, built on the Classical model but brimming...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (04/2010)....continue...

Isabelle Faust: Violin Sonatas & Concertos / Alexander Melnikov, Ewa Kupiec

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Bo...
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa; Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

BBC Music Magazine
A splendid calling card from one of today's most outstanding and versatile violinists, who plays it all with equal ease.
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C.P.E. Bach: Sei Concerti per il Cembalo Concertato, Wq. 43

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-04-12

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F major, Wq 42/H471; Concerto for harpsichord, 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in D minor (Sei Concerti no 2), H.; Concerto for harpsichor...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra

The Sei concerti per il cembalo concertato were the outcome of a period of intensive work between 1770 and 1772 shortly after Carl Philipp Emanuel...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (05/2010)....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; String Sextet No. 2

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Fehlandt, Stefan; Jankovic, Xenia; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Richter, Christoph; Sachse, Pauline [Viola]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Isabelle Faust goes back to the roots of one of the most famous and technically difficult Romantic concertos. Born of close collaboration between Brahms and...continue...

Georg Philipp Telemann: Musique de Table

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-10-12

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55; Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43; Concerto ...
Performers: Arfken, Katharina; Behringer, Michael; Bruggemann, Ann-Kathrin; DeVaere, Tom; Haas, Lothar; Hulsemann, Beatrix; Johann, Torsten; Kaiser, Karl; Kaiser, Susanne; Kaufmann, Ulrike; Kittel, Christa; Lari...

Tafelmusik (table music) is a term used since the mid-16th century for music played at feasts and banquets. Some of the most significant composers of...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg im Breisgau (DE), Paulussaal (2009-02-??&2009-07-??&2009-)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos / Paul Lewis

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Lewis, Paul [Piano]
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Recording information: AIR Studios (11/2009); London, Maida Vale Studios (11/2009); AIR Studios (2009-07-??&2009-11-??&2010-); London, Maida Vale Studios (2009-07-??&2009-11-??&2010-)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-05-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10
Performers: Tsujii, Nobuyuki
Conductors: Conlon, James

Gold medalist at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Nobuyuki Tsujii is heard here in an all-Chopin program taken from his competition performances. Blind...continue...
Recording information: Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas (05/2009-06/2009)....continue...

Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Rebel: Les Elements

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-03-09

Works: Jean-Féry Rebel: Les Éléments, simphonie nouvelle for 2 violins, 2 flutes & continuo; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Seiler, Midori
Conductors: Kallweit, Georg; Nuszbaumer, Clemens-Maria

This new disc follows on from the stage production in which the orchestra joined forces with a dancer (available on DVD as HAR 9909026). Encouraged...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2009)....continue...

Mozart, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57
Performers: Manasse, Jon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'Non-standard' solo instruments have always made their way in the chamber music and concerto worlds through the advocacy of exceptional players. In the last ten...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Sea (02/2009)....continue...

Frederic Chopin: The Essentials

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Op. 22; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62...
Performers: Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Kern, Olga; Nakamatsu, Jon; Planes, Alain; Tharaud, Alexandre; Tiberghien, Cedric; Tsujii, Nobuyuki
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

On 'The Essentials', Harmonia Mundi's top artists present a compilation of some of Chopin's most famous pieces, offering a glimpse of the inner world of...continue...
Recording information: 1993-2009....continue...

Tartini: Concerti

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto Grosso in C major (arrangement); Concerto for Violin in A minor, D. 115; Concerto for Violin in A major, D. 90; Concerto for Violin in G major, D. 78
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Dieltiens, Roel; Gatti, Enrico
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

Recording information: 12/1994....continue...

Haydn: Violin Concerto, Symphonies no 49 & 80 / Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 80 in D minor, H. 1/80; Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G major, H 15 no 25
Performers: Roth, Gottfried
Conductors: Roth, Gottfried

New in the Haydn Edition series is this recording of music that features music from the composer's "Sturm und Drang" period. Here, the musicians of...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Paulusaal (08/2008)....continue...

The Art of the Violin / Andrew Manze

5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/2; Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Sonata for violin & cont...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]
Conductors: Manze, Andrew

Andrew Manze is celebrated as, "a violinist with extraordinary flair and improvisatory freedom" (BBC Music Magazine) and, "the first modern superstar of the baroque violin"...continue...

Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Marco Socías, Josep Pons, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra; Música para un jardín, for orchestra; Viejos aires de danza (3), ...
Performers: Socias, Marco
Conductors: Pons, Josep
Ensemble: Granada City Orchestra

Four Elements, Four Seasons / Midori Seiler, Academy of Ancient Music [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons"; Jean-Féry Rebel: Les élémens
Performers: Seiler, Midori
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

'4 Elements / 4 Seasons' combines the dance suite Les Elements by Jean-Fery Rebel and Antonio Vivaldi's concerto cycle 'The Four Seasons' - two nearly...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, English, German
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Handel: Organ Concertos, Op. 7

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/1, HWV 306; Organ Concerto in A major, Op.7/2, HWV 307; Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/3, HWV 308; Organ Concerto Movement in D minor (Adagio);...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"This is one of the most delightful Baroque orchestral recordings to appear in quite a while. In terms of the competition, it goes straight to...continue...

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052 & 1053, Triple Concerto / Egarr, Manze

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

J. S. Bach's harpsichord concertos and the Triple Concerto span the total range of Baroque expression. Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music led...continue...

Platti: Concerti grossi after Corelli, etc / Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-12-09

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto grosso no 10 in F major (after Corelli's Sonatas, Op. 5); Concerto for cello, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major; Concerto grosso no 4 in F major (after Corell...
Performers: Hess, Sebastian; Kallweit, Georg; Loffler, Xenia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

It was as a virtuoso oboist that the Italian Giovanni Benedetto Platti entered the service of the Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg, who had a pronounced taste...continue...

Falla: Canciones populares, Harpsichord Concerto, etc / De Los Angeles, Pons, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Concerto for Harpsichord, for harpsichord (or piano), flute, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello, G. 71; El Gran teatro del mundo, incidental music...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria
Conductors: Pons, Josep
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatre Lliure Chamber Orchestra

Kantate / Andreas Scholl, Concerto di Viole, Basel Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 9; Symphoniae sacrae, Op. 10; Giovanni Rovetta: Ach, Herr, laá deine lieben Engelein, cantata; Johann Christoph Bach: Ach, dass ich Wasser...
Performers: Scholl, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Basel Consort; Concerto di Viole

Gramophone Magazine
The union of youthful timbre, sublime instrumental playing and explorative repertoire achieves a rare kind of perfection here. ... essential for lovers of Baroque...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies, Concertos / Alperman, Bruns, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in E flat major, Wq 179/H 654; Concerto for Harpsichord in C major, Wq 20/H 423; Symphony for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in E minor, H. 653, Wq...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael

Gramophone Magazine
Enthusiasm and energy make this disc of lesser-known works a worthy reissue. The Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik had no trouble displaying their customary...continue...

Orthodox Chant / Hillier, Estonian Philharmonic Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Dimitry Bortnyansky: Let My Prayer Arise (Da ispravitsia molitva mola), for 3 voices no 2 in D minor; Cherubim Hymn no 7 in D major (Kheruvimskaia pesn); Sacred Concerto no 24 ("I will lift up mine e...

Canta la Maddalena / Kiehr, Aymes, Concerto Soave

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Giovanni-Battista Agneletti: Gloria; Luigi Rossi: Pender non prima vide sopra vil tronco "Pianto della Madonna"; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Secondo libro d'arie musicali per cantarsi; Work(s); Primo libro...
Performers: Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocals]; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Aymes, Jean-Marc
Ensemble: Concerto Soave

Handel: Organ Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Organ...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Richard Egarr’s very first CD as Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music - a recording of Handel’s 'Concerti Grossi Op. 3' – has...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Tiberghien, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-01-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"
Performers: Tiberghien, Cedric
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

For his first concerto recording, the up-and-coming French piano sensation Cédric Tiberghien turns to the majestic 'Piano Concerto No. 1' by Johannes Brahms. Named a...continue...

Vivaldi: Doubles Concertos / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 156; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E major ("L'estro armonico" no 12), Op. 3/12, RV; Concert...
Performers: Beuse, Christian; Boschien, Michael; Fiedler, Joachim; Freiheit, Jan; Kallweit, Georg; Loffler, Xenia; Luks, Vaclav; Matzke, Werner; Rovensky, Miroslav; Seiler, Midori
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

Having explored the neglected repertoire of German overtures and the favorite concertos of Mozart, the Akademie fur Musik Berlin transports us to sunny Italy for...continue...

Mozart: Wind Concertos / Müllejans, Freiburg Barockorchester

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Horn no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Agrell, Donna; Arfken, Katharina; Zwart, Teunis van der
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra

This exhilarating performance on period instruments illustrates some of the dramatic changes that wind instruments were undergoing when these concertos were composed. Constantly pushing against...continue...

Weill: Berliner Requiem, Vom Tod im Wald, Violinkonzert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Kurt Weill: Vom tod im Wald (Death in the Forest), ballad for bass & 10 wind instruments, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Das Berliner Requiem, cantata for tenor, baritone, male...
Performers: Glab, Elisabeth; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Laiter, Alexandre
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F, etc / Nakamatsu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody in Blue; Cuban Overture
Performers: Grant, Kenneth; Nakamatsu, Jon
Conductors: Tyzik, Jeff
Ensemble: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

"The best Gershwin disc to come along in years. Nakamatsu's quicksilver opening run promises a reading that captures the music's elegance and wit as few...continue...

Bach, Müthel: Keyboard Concertos, etc / Schornsheim, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Johann Gottfried Müthel: Concerto for har...
Performers: Huntgeburth, Christoph; Kallweit, Georg; Meniker, Zvi; Schornsheim, Christine

Telemann: Suites, Concerto for Recorder / Steger, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-05-09

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture, suite for recorder (or flute), strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 55; Concerto for recorder, strings & continuo in C major, TWV 51; Wasser Overture, for 2 recorders,...
Performers: Loffler, Xenia; Steger, Maurice

"Steger is a supremely gifted player, with what sounds like an effortless mastery of his instrument. Combine that with an inspired imagination ready to take...continue...

Mozart: Violin Concertos K 216, 218 & 219 / Manze, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219
Performers: Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: The English Concert

"Magic moments abound Haromonia Mundi's release reserves a glowing recommendation. Here's a Mozart-year offering that shouldn't become less beguiling, even by the next celebration in...continue...

Bach: Violin Concerto, etc / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1052R; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1062; Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, strings...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Bötticher, Jörg-Andreas; Huntgeburth, Christoph; Löffler, Xenia; Seiler, Midori
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

Only a fraction of Bachs orchestral output has reached posterity. There has been much conjecture as to the reasons for the above-average rate of loss...continue...

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Queyras performances are as impassioned and committed as technically mellifluous. He is sensitive to the tiniest inflection, playing with a lightness and clarity that fits...continue...

Rota: La Strada, Il Gattopardo, etc / Pons, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-07-12

Works: Nino Rota: La Strada, suite from the ballet for orchestra; Concerto Soirée, for piano & orchestra; Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), film score
Performers: Lupo, Benedetto
Conductors: Pons, Josep
Ensemble: Granada City Orchestra

"Rota at his irreverent best... Pons' fleet tempos and keen ear for orchestral detail make the music sparkle, a joy from first note to last......continue...

Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, etc / Banchini, Scholl, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-06-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114; Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Concerto for Strings in E flat major, RV 130 "Sonata al Santo Sepolcro"; Filiae Mestae Jerusalem, so...
Performers: Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

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Bach: Concertos Italiens / Alexandre Tharaud

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-03-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi); Concerto for solo keyboard no 4 in G minor (after Vivaldi Op. 4/6, RV 316), BWV 975 (BC L193); Pastorale in F major, BWV...
Performers: Tharaud, Alexandre

"One of the finest Baroque keyboard recitals in many years... a masterpiece of programming and execution. You will be enchanted." - ClassicsToday.com...continue...

Dvorak: Concerto pour Violon, etc / Faust, Queyras, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-12-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Isabelle Fausts exultant solo playing, magnificently matched by the orchestra, is hugely infectious; in short, a performance to treasure. - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Ginastera: Estancia, Concerto for Harp, etc / Barrera, Pons

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-12-09

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Harp Concerto, Op. 25; Creole Faust Overture, for orchestra, Op. 9; Variaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Barrera, Magdalena; Tonn, Jacopo di
Conductors: Pons, Josep
Ensemble: Granada City Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Kern, Seaman, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-10-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Performers: Kern, Olga
Conductors: Seaman, Christopher
Ensemble: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

"Sensitivity, often missing in performances of Tchaikovsky's b-flat minor Piano Concerto, is a notable quality here." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...