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Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
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Schumann: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet / Alexander Melnikov, piano; Jerusalem Qrt.

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jerusalem String Quartet

The Piano Quintet Op.44 and Piano Quartet Op.47 date from a brief period during which Robert Schumann focused his attention intensively on chamber music (between...continue...
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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...

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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Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87
Performers: Melnikov, Alexander

In 1950, Shostakovich went t o Leipzig to attend the Bicentennial Bach competition. His admiration for Tatiana Nikolaeva's performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier served as...continue...
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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin / Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander

As well as being a virtuoso pianist, Beethoven was also a competent violinist - an experience he put to good use in his ten sonatas...continue...

Brahms: Horn Trio Op 40, Violin Sonata no 1 Op 78, etc / Van der Zwart, Faust, Melnikov

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Zwart, Teunis van der

"Faust cuts loose with fervor in the Violin Sonata, op. 78. The combination of her passionately Romantic expressiveness with her somewhat cool tone sounds ideally...continue...

Rachmaninov: Études-Tableau, etc / Melnikov, Brilova

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 38; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Performers: Brilowa, Elena; Melnikov, Alexander

Alternating the roles of soloist and accompanist, Alexander Melnikov has brought together here two works emblematic of Sergei Rachmaninov at his creative peak – before...continue...

Schubert: Sonate D 574, Rondo Op 70, etc / Faust, Melnikov

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor, D 895/Op. 70 "Rondo Brillant"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander

Schubert wrote relatively little for the combination of piano and violin, but his output displays an astonishing variety of form and ambition. The sonata in...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...

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...