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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vivaldi ma non solo - Vivaldi: Stabat mater; Handel, Bertoni / Marita Papaizou, messo soprano

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

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso; Amen; Farnace; George Frederick Handel: Teseo; Ferdinando Bertoni: Addio, o miei sospiri, aria for voice & orchestra (from Tancredi, also used in Gluck's "Orfeo ed E...
Performers: Paparizou, Marita
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Recording information: Chiesa di San Francesco a Schio (09/13/2011-09/15/2011)....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...

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...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Mark Gorenstein

2 CD / MD&G / 2011-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Gorenstein, Mark

Recording information: Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory (02/20/2010)....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...

Italian Album / Tenor Timothy Richards

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-03-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Macbeth; La forza del destino; Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La bohème; Turandot; Tosca
Performers: Richards, Timothy [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Keitel, Wilhelm

For ten years this youthful heroic tenor from Wales has enchanted the European opera public (currently at the Comic Opera in Berlin and at the...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Merzig (08/23/2010-08/24/2010)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Hamlet Overture

1 CD / MD&G / 2011-03-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Overture, Op. 67; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Jac van Steen became acquainted with Tchaikovsky's Hamlet Overture while with the BBC in London. Tchaikovsky depicts the tension that Hamlet has to endure with...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Dortmund....continue...

Rheinberger: Complete Organ Concertos

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-01-25

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Organ Concerto no 2 in G minor, Op. 177; Abendlied (Adagio), Op. 150/2; Pastorale, for violin (or cello) & organ, Op. 150/4; Elegie, for violin (or cello) & organ, Op. 150/5; Conc...
Performers: Bleicher, Stefan Johannes; Chmel, Cacilia
Conductors: Boyd, Douglas

The historic Walcker organ in Winterthur may well have been the prime mover behind this production of Josef Rheinberger’s organ concertos on this dual layer...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche Winterthur (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Elias, Op. 70 / Spering

2 CD / MD&G / 2011-01-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Bauer, Thomas E.; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Spering, Christoph

Just as the composer would have wanted it, Christoph Spering has selected a full chorus and a magnificently dimensioned orchestra for this recording. The New...continue...
Recording information: Alfried Krupp Saal the Philharmonie Essen (11/28/2009-11/29/2009)....continue...

In Dulci Jubilo / Choral music for Christmas

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-11-09

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Wie soll ich dich empfangen, for chorus; Herbei, o ihr Gläub'gen; Christmas Traditional: Es kommt ein Schiff geladen, carol (German); Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht (Echo Ca...
Conductors: Straube, Jörg;
Ensemble: ; North German Figuralchor

During the first half of the twentieth century songbooks were published in order to promote sacred and secular choral song among the general population. The...continue...
Recording information: St. Osdag Church, Mandelsloh, Germany (08/27/2009-08/29/2009)....continue...

Eugen d'Albert: Der Golem, opera

2 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-11-09

Works: Eugen d'Albert: Der Golem, opera in 3 acts
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan

For centuries the legend of the golem, a clay figure resembling a human being that inspired the original Frankenstein story and was set to music...continue...
Recording information: Theater Bonn (2010-01-19&2010-01-20&2010-)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6 / Zacharias

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-10-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian

Six piano concertos in a mere twelve months: 1784 was a most productive year for piano concertos for Mozart. Christian Zacharias and the Lausanne Chamber...continue...
Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (06/22/2009-06/24/2009)....continue...

Schmidt: Symphony No. 4; Intermezzo From Notre Dame

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Notre Dame
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan

This release inaugurates a new MDG series featuring live recordings with Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 4 and the Intermezzo from his Notre Dame period. Franz...continue...
Recording information: Beethovenhalle Bonn (01/28/2010-01/29/2010)....continue...

Förster: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-06-01

Works: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: In den Bergen, for orchestra, Op. 7; Symphony no 5, Op. 141
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann

It was only many years after the sudden death of his sixteen-year-old son Alfred that Foerster reflected musically on this painful loss. He composed his...continue...
Recording information: OnsabrückHalle (02/23/2009-02/24/2009); OnsabrückHalle (05/04/2009-05/05/2009)....continue...

Martin: Six Monologues From Jedermann

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-05-04

Works: Frank Martin: Suite from the opera "Der Sturm", for baritone & orchestra; Six Monologues from "Jedermann", for baritone & orchestra; Symphonie concertante, for orchestra (full orchestration of "Petit...
Performers: Oliemans, Thomas
Conductors: Sloane, Steven

This MDG recording adds the Swiss composer Frank Martin's works for full orchestra to the multifaceted catalog of his works. Frank Martin always maintained close...continue...
Recording information: Stavanger (03/23/2009-03/27/2009)....continue...

Norbert Glanzbert: Holocaust Lieder; Suite Yiddish

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-04-06

Works: Norbert Glanzberg: Holocaust Lieder, for voice & orchestra; Suite Yiddish, for orchestra
Performers: Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Klajner, Daniel

The Franco-German composer Norbert Glanzberg dedicated many years of his life to film music, chansons, and show business. It was not until the last quarter...continue...
Recording information: Mulhouse, La Filature (2009-05-19_2009-05-20&2009-)....continue...

Martin: Concerto for Oboe; Dorati: Divertimento for Oboe; Holliger: Sonata for Oboe

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-04-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Oboe H. 353; Heinz Holliger: Sonata for solo oboe; Antal Doráti: Divertimento for oboe & orchestra
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes

Poulenc: Secular Choral Works

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-02-23

Works: Francis Poulenc: Chansons françaises (8), for chorus, FP 130; Chanson à boire, for male chorus, FP 31; Sept chansons, for chorus, FP 81; Petites voix, 5 songs for children's chorus, FP 83; ...
Conductors: Straube, Jörg

On its first CD on MDG the Norddeutscher Figuralchor, one of Germany's leading chamber choirs, under the conductor Jorg Straube ranges over the broad spectrum...continue...
Recording information: Ehem. Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (2008-08-30&2009-03-20_2009-)....continue...

Schönberg: Orchestral Works

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-01-26

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16; Orchestral Songs (6) Op. 8; Notturno (Adagio) for violin, harp & strings in A flat major; Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Prelude & Fugue in...
Performers: Kasleanu, Liviu; Reithmayer, Johanna [Harp]; Uhl, Manuela
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan

On his first recording as the conductor of the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, Stefan Blunier offers a look at four important phases in the life...continue...
Recording information: Beethovenhalle Bonn (02/12/2008-02/14/2008)....continue...

Duport: Concertos for Violoncello & Orchestra [SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-11-10

Works: Jean-Louis Duport: Concerto for Cello no 5 in D major; Concerto for Cello no 6 in D minor
Performers: Horr, Peter
Conductors: Horr, Peter

The twenty-one etudes of Jean-Louis Duport belong to the standard repertoire of every aspiring cellist. Peter Horr performs the unfamiliar concertos for violoncello and orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/25/2009-03/27/2009)....continue...

SCENE Jan Janca: Organ Works Vol 3 / Wolfgang Baumgratz, Andreas Sieling, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-08-11

Works: Jan Janca: Small Suite in 5 movements, for organ; Missa Orbis factor, for chorus & organ; The Church Year in 16 chorale preludes, for organ; Rondo, for organ
Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang; Rodach, Felizitas; Sieling, Andreas
Conductors: Hedtfeld, Volker

The acoustics of church interiors and their organs always have a special significance for the Gdansk-born composer Jan Janca when it comes to the realization...continue...

SCENE Becker: Liturgische Gesange Op 46, Psalms / Tobias Brommann, Berlin Domkantorei

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-06-16

Works: Albert Becker: Lobet den Herrn, Op. 32 no 1; Ich hebe meine Augen auf, Op. 89 no 1; Gott, sei mir gnädig, Op. 83 no 2; Du Hirte Israels höre!, Op. 89 no 2; Hilf mir, Gott, Op. 68; Aus der T...
Conductors: Brommann, Tobias
Ensemble: ; Berlin Cathedral Chorus

The Berliner Domkantorei conducted by Tobias Brommann sheds light on an important chapter in Berlin's music history with interpretations of liturgical songs and motets by...continue...

SCENE Türk: Transylvanian Passion Music for Good Friday / Brödel, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-04-21

Works: Hans Peter Türk: Transylvanian Passion music for Good Friday after the Evangelist St. Matthew, for 5 voices, chorus &
Performers: Decker, Reinhard; Krause, Monika; Laabs, Annekathrin; Petzoldt, Andreas; Philippi, Ursula; Vetter, Bernhard; Weichert, Matthias; Zohm, Claudia
Conductors: Brödel, Christfried

Old traditions of sacred music come to life on this recording premiere of Hans Peter Turk's 'Good Friday Passion' for soloists, choir, and organ. The...continue...

SCENE Foerster: Complete Symphonies Vol 2 - Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Bäumer, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-03-10

Works: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 54 ("Easter Eve")
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann

During composer Josef Bohuslav Foerster's 92 years, the world of music changed dramatically around him. From the romanticism of Schumann and Brahms to the ultra-romantic...continue...

SCENE Martin: Harpsichord Concerto, Passacaille & Polyptyque / Jac Van Steen, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-02-10

Works: Frank Martin: Polyptyque; Passacaille, version for string orchestra; Harpsichord Concerto
Performers: Scheidegger, Rudolf; Zimmermann, Willi
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Doubly rooted in French and German culture, Frank Martin, a "preacher's kid" from Geneva, begin closely studying Bach's works during his early youth. Martin became...continue...

SCENE Martin: Harpsichord Concerto, Passacaille & Polyptyque / Jac Van Steen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-02-10

Works: Frank Martin: Polyptyque; Passacaille, version for string orchestra; Harpsichord Concerto
Performers: Scheidegger, Rudolf; Zimmermann, Willi
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Doubly rooted in French and German culture, Frank Martin, a "preacher's kid" from Geneva, begin closely studying Bach's works during his early youth. Martin became...continue...

Hertel: Trumpet Concertos and Symphonies / Bauer, Gazarian, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Christian Hertel: Sinfonia no 3, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major; Sinfonia no 1, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola &continuo in D major; Johann Wilhelm ...
Performers: Bauer, Wolfgang; Hartmann, Peter; Strauss, Thomas; Wetzel, Christian; Zech, Sebastian; Ziegler, Tobias
Conductors: Bauer, Wolfgang

The music composed by the court music director Johann Christian Hertel for the birthday of his noble employer, Duke Adolph Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was supposed...continue...

Hertel: Trumpet Concertos and Symphonies / Bauer, Gazarian, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Christian Hertel: Sinfonia no 3, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major; Sinfonia no 1, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola &continuo in D major; Johann Wilhelm ...
Performers: Bauer, Wolfgang; Hartmann, Peter; Strauss, Thomas; Vickerman, Justin; Wetzel, Christian; Ziegler, Tobias
Conductors: Bauer, Wolfgang

The music composed by the court music director Johann Christian Hertel for the birthday of his noble employer, Duke Adolph Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was supposed...continue...

SCENE Foerster: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Bäumer, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-04-01

Works: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Symphony no 2 in F major, Op. 29; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 9
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann

Josef Bohuslav Foerster was born in Prague at the end of December 1859, just making it into the year in which Wagner completed Tristan, whose...continue...

SCENE Martin: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod / Stotijn, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-22

Works: Frank Martin: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

"an extended piece for contralto and chamber orchestra, a nearly hour-long tour-de-force that demands much of the singer while creating a rare, other-world atmosphere that...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Haas, Munchinger, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459
Performers: Haas, Werner [Piano]
Conductors: Basic, Mladen

Werner Haas's much too early death cut short his dazzling international career. After MDG's first extensive documentation of his solo playing, we continue with two...continue...

Stoltzel: Christmas Oratorio, et al / Handel's Company

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-10-09

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Te Deum, for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Gehet zu seinen Toren ein, cantata for 2 voices, ...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Post, Andreas; Schulze, Ute
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes

SCENE Martin: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod / Stotijn, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-08-28

Works: Frank Martin: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

"an extended piece for contralto and chamber orchestra, a nearly hour-long tour-de-force that demands much of the singer while creating a rare, other-world atmosphere that...continue...

Archeive - Chamber Music, Concertos, Solo / Londeix

4 CD / MD&G / 2007-07-31

Works: Jacques Marcel Murgier: Concerto for alto saxophone & string orchestra; Marius Constant: Concertante for saxophone & orchestra; Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence, for saxophone & orchestra (or pian...
Performers: Bauzin, Pierre-Philippe; Chancelade, Maurice; Eychenne, Marc; Jenicot, France; Londeix, Jean Marie; Picard, Carmen; Robert, Lucie; Schielin, Anne-Marie
Conductors: Murgier, Jacques Marcel; Constant, Marius; Ciavane, Edouard; Ameller, André; Boneur, Marc; Dubois, Pierre Max; Bauzin, Pierre-Philippe; Londeix, Jean Marie;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble de Chambre de l'Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble International de Saxophones; Ensemble Jean Courtioux

Archive - Bruch, Bach, Fortner, Pfitzner / Taschner

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-06-26

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Hans Pfitzner: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 34; Wolfgang Fortner: Concerto for Violin & orchestra
Performers: Taschner, Gerhard
Conductors: Müller-Kray, Hans; Kempe, Rudolf; Rosbaud, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Unfortunately not all of Taschner's recordings have survived; but those that have include the violin concertos of Bruch, Pfitzner, and Fortner heard in exquisite quality...continue...

SCENE Haydn: Symphonies no 88 & 101, etc / Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-05-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; L'isola disabitata; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

Haydn's Symphony No. 88 was involved in one of the first cases of bootlegging. Haydn gave the symphony to his regular Viennese publisher and was...continue...

Music of Second Viennese School - Berg, Webern, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-03-27

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Anton Webern: Variations for orchestra, Op. 30; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

The music of the second Viennese School is considered the jumping off point of modern music. Arnold Schoenberg and his proteges Anton Webern and Alban...continue...

Music of Second Viennese School - Berg, Webern, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-03-27

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Anton Webern: Variations for orchestra, Op. 30; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Bruckner: Motets / Fiala, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Anton Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Afferentur Regi, offerto...
Performers: Danhelová, Eva; Jakubícek, Martin; Julicek, Petr; Vydra, Jirí; Vydra, Pavel; Zouhar, Jaroslav
Conductors: Fiala, Petr

"Those who still think of Bruckner as no more than a clumsy, naive musical bumpkin must never have heard these rich and exquisitely crafted marvels....continue...