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Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 23 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Strauss I: Fortuna-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 219; Wiener Kreuzer-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 220; Oesterreichischer National-Garde-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 221; Aeaciden, waltz for orchestra, ...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

Despite charitable funds raised by the Fortune and Viennese Kreutzer polkas, revolutionary Habsburg insurgencies became a dangerous fact of life in the Vienna of 1848....continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/07/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

Strauss Family: Favourite Dances / Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra - Johannes Wildner

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Opern-Maskenball-Quadrille (Masked Ball Quadrille), for orchestra, Op. 384; An...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

T he Strauss family was one of music's greatest dynasties. In this glittering disc, we hear such classics as the Radetzky March of Johann Strauss...continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (04/02/2012-04/03/2012)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 22 / Christian Pollack - Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Strauss I: Die Schwalben Waltzes, Op. 208; Oesterreichischer Defilir-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 209; Beliebte Kathinka-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 210; Des Teufels Antheil, quadrille for orchest...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

The year 1847 witnessed a rich variety of scores from Johann Strauss (the Elder). In May he wrote The Swallows, sparkling avian waltzes, soon after...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (04/04/2011-04/06/2011)....continue...

Summer At Hazel Hill, 1871 - Works by Josef and Johann Gung'l, Lumbye, Lanner, Labitzky et al. / Eichenholz

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-06-26

Works: Josef Gungl: Die Immortellen, walze for orchestra, Op. 82; Plaudermäulchen, polka for orchestra, Op. 227; Gruss an Stockholm, march for orchestra, Op. 260; Indianer, polka for orchestra, Op. 78;...
Conductors: Eichenholz, Mika
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Strauss Orchestra

From one of the most famous 19th-century families of musicians and known as "The Strauss of Berlin", Hungarian-born Josef Gung'l toured widely with his orchestras,...continue...
Recording information: Hazelius-Hall, Hasselbacken, Stockholm, Sweden (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 21 / Christian Pollack

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Strauss I: Charivari-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 196; Bouquets, waltz for orchestra ("Annen-Bouquets-Walzer," in remembrance of Troppau), Op. 197; Ländlich, sittlich!, waltz in Län...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

Memorials, Name Days, and aristocratic connections were just some of the many incentives for Johann Strauss the Elder to pour forth his unrivalled series of...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (03/18/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Spohr: String Quartets, Vol. 15, Nos. 19, 22 & 3 / Concertino String Quartet, New Budapest Quartet

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-02-28

Works: Louis Spohr: Quartet for Strings no 19 in A major ("Quatuor brillant no 4"), Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 22 in D minor, Op. 74/3

Spohr was a prolific quartet composer, his body of work forming an important collection. His Quartet No. 19 is the fourth of his Quatuors brillants,...continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 20

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-12-13

Works: Johann Strauss I: Sofien-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 185; Moldau-Klänge, waltz for orchestra ("Prager Juristen-Ball-Tänze"), Op. 186; Concert-Souvenir-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op....
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfoniette Zilina

Johann Strauss the Elder's compositions of the mid-1840s are among his very finest. As ever they are saturated with his seemingly inexhaustible vitality and invention,...continue...
Recording information: Fatra Concert Hall, Zilina, Slovakia (01/17/2011-01/19/2011)....continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 19 / Christian Pollack

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Strauss I: Faschings-Possen, waltz in Ländler-style for orchestra, Op. 175; Geheimnisse aus der Wiener-Tanzwelt, waltz for orchestra, Op. 176; Flora-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 177; Oes...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

With their melodic richness, sparkling instrumentation, originality of invention and irresistible momentum, Johann Strauss the Elder's compositions of 1845- 46 are among his most memorable....continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/11/2010-01/13/2010)....continue...

Strauss I Edition, Vol. 18

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Strauss I: Rosen ohne Dornen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 166; Wiener-Früchteln, waltz for orchestra, Op. 167; Wilkommen-Rufe, waltz for orchestra, Op. 168; Die vier Haimonskinder, quadrille...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

Captivating waltzes composed for Viennese open-air galas, fairs, carnivals and other celebrations comprise the bulk of music on Volume 18 of Marco Polo's popular edition...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (04/30/2009-05/02/2009)....continue...

Spohr: String Quartets (Complete), Vol. 14

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2011-01-25

Works: Louis Spohr: Quartet for Strings no 31 in A major, Op. 132; Quartet for Strings no 36 in G minor, WoO 42 (Op. 157); Potpourri on themes by Mozart for violin & string trio in B major, Op. 24

Louis Spohr composed string quartets throughout his career, the String Quartet No. 36 being his last completed large-scale work, composed in 1857 and modeled on...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1 of the Russian State TV and Radio Company (11/15/2009-12/20/2009)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 17

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2010-12-14

Works: Johann Strauss I: Volksgarten-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 157; Nur Leben!, waltz for orchestra, Op. 159; Redoute-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 158; Waldfräuleins Hochzeits-Tänze, waltz fo...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian

This seventeenth volume in Marco Polo’s popular Johann Strauss I Edition celebrates the internationally adulated Viennese composer’s unflagging ability to create dance music for all...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/11/2010-01/13/2010)....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 16

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2010-04-27

Works: Johann Strauss I: Die Dämonen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 149; Künstler-Ball-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 150; Ferdinand-Quadrille, for orchestra ("Quadrille zur allerhöchsten Na...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian

This sixteenth volume in Marco Polo's ongoing Johann Strauss I Edition includes dances that reflect topical events, obsessions and the ever ubiquitous cult of the...continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (05/04/2008-05/06/2008)....continue...

Leopold Godwosky: Piano Music Vol. 9 - Chopin Waltzes

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2010-01-26

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Arabesque, for piano, Op. 16/2; Barcarolle-Valse, for piano, Op. 16/4; Valse-Scherzo, for piano; Grande Valse-Romantique, for piano; Waltz Poem no 4, for piano; Paraphrase de concer...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

Praised by Gramophone magazine for "his pinpoint articulation, his unerring sense of rhythmic drive and security, his weaving together of the many layers and voices...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England....continue...

Johann Strauss, I - Edition, Vol 15 / Christian Pollack

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2009-07-28

Works: Johann Strauss I: Minnesänger, waltz for orchestra, Op. 141; Haute volée, quadrille for orchestra, Op. 142; Latonen-Walzer, Op. 143; Parade-Marsch, Op. 144; Minos-Klänge, waltz for o...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 14 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2009-05-26

Works: Johann Strauss I: Adelaiden-Walzer, Op. 129; Die Wettrenner, Walzer, Op. 131; Die Debutanten, Walzer, Op. 132; Egerien-Tänze, Walzer, Op. 134; Die Tanzmeister, Walzer, Op. 135; Stadt- und Landle...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

Spohr: String Quartets Vol 13 / Concertino String Quartet

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2009-03-31

Works: Louis Spohr: Quartet for Strings no 9 in F minor, Op. 29/3; Quartet for Strings no 17 in G major, Op. 58/3

Louis Spohr's string quartets combined the Classical finesse of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven with the early Romantic innovations of the 'Quatuor brilliant', in which the...continue...

Johann Strauss Sr. Edition Vol 12 / Ernst Märzendorfer, Zilina Slovak Sinfonietta

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2008-09-30

Works: Johann Strauss I: Taglioni-Waltzer, Op. 110; Londoner Saison-Walzer, Op. 112; Die Berggeister Walzer, Op. 113; Rosen Blätter Walzer, Op. 115; Wiener-Gemüths Walzer, Op. 116; Myrthen Walzer,...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

Johan Strauss Sr. Edition Vol 11 / Pollack, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2008-02-26

Works: Johann Strauss I: Einsenbahn-Lust-Walzer, Op. 89; Brüssler Spitzen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 95; Ball-Racketen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 96; Pilger am Rhein, waltz for orchestra, Op. 98; Bankett...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

Spohr: String Quartets Complete, Vol 12 / Dima Quartet

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2007-10-30

Works: Louis Spohr: Quartet for Strings no 33 in G major, Op. 146; Quartet for Strings no 35 in E flat major, WoO 41 (Op. 155); Potpourri on themes from Gaveaux's "Le petit matelot" for violin & string trio...

A great violinist in his own right, Louis Spohr was accepted during his lifetime as one of the most important violinist-composers of early German Romanticism....continue...

Pacius: The Hunt of King Charles / Aalto, Kattelus, et al

2 CD / Marco Polo / 2007-01-30

Works: Fredrik Pacius: Kung Karls jakt, opera
Performers: Ahola, Niina; Heinikari, Matti; Kahkonen, Pekka; Kattelus, Kristiina; Latvala, Heli; Orama, Heikki; Ouramo, Jouko; Pitkanen, Kai; Saarman, Jukka; Tamminen, Tiina; Vesanto, Mauri
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Pori Sinfonietta

"Musically this is a beautiful work. The most consistent influence (though hardly dominant) is Weber. There are hints of Bellini and Verdi. There is spoken...continue...

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 10 / Märzendorfer, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2006-12-12

Works: Johann Strauss I: Künstler-Ball-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 94; Die Hugenotten, cotillion for orchestra (after themes from Meyerbeer's opera "Les Huguenots"), Op. 9; Die Nachtwandler, O...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

The works featured on this recording date from the 1830s, when the elder Johann Strauss was pre-eminent in the ballrooms of Biedermeier Vienna. Among the...continue...

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 8 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2006-03-21

Works: Johann Strauss I: Tausendsapperment-Walzer, for orchestra, Op. 61; Ballnacht-Galopp, for orchestra, Op. 86; Der Frohsinn, mein Ziel, Op. 63; Robert-Tänze, waltz for orchestra (after themes from ...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

Karel Komzák (I and II): Waltzes, Marches, and Polkas

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2005-11-15

Works: Karel Komzák: Den blonden Mädchen, waltz, oOp.; Caraffa-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 243; Warschauer Mäd'ln; Kaiser-Marsch, Op. 260; Die Mühle am Bach, polka française; Petite ...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

There were three composers named Komzk, father, son and grandson. Together they made a significant contribution to the popular light music of central Europe in...continue...

Spohr: String Quartets Vol 10 / Concertino String Quartet

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2005-04-19

Works: Louis Spohr: Quartet for Strings no 24 in G major, Op. 82/2; Quartet for Strings no 25 in A minor, Op. 82/3

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 6 / Pollack, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2005-03-22

Works: Johann Strauss I: Fra Diavolo, cotillion for orchestra (after themes from D.F.E. Auber's opera), Op. 41; March for orchestra (after Hérold's opera "Zampa;" "Wiener-Bürger-Märsche des e...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta

The older Johann Strauss was unrivalled as a composer and performer of Viennese dance music. The works on this CD were penned in the early...continue...

J. Strauss I Edition Vol 5 / Pollack, Zilina Sinfonietta

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2004-11-16

Works: Johann Strauss I: Contredanses, for orchestra, Op. 44; Benefice-Walzer, for orchestra, Op. 33; Bajaderen-Galopp, for orchestra, Op. 52; Gute Meinung für die Tanzlust, waltz for orchestra, Op. 34...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta

His own achievements were continued by his three sons, ensuring the name of Strauss was inextricably identified with the musical pleasures of nineteenth-century Vienna. The...continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition Vol 4 / Märzendorfer, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2004-06-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Schwarz'sche Ball-Tänze, for orchestra (after D.F.E. Auber's opera "La Muette de Portici"), Op. 32; Charmant-Polka, for orchestra in D major, o. Op. (attributed); Vive la danse...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta

The works featured on this recording date from the early-middle period, between 1828 and 1834, when Strauss was pre-eminent in the ballrooms of Biedermeier Vienna,...continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition Vol 3 / Märzendorfer, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2004-01-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Es ist nur ein Wien!, waltz for orchestra, Op. 22; Hirten-Galopp, for orchestra, Op. 28; Josephstädter-Tänze, waltz for orchestra, Op. 23; Wettrennen-Galopp, Op. 29a; Hiet...
Conductors: Marzendorfer, Ernst

The older Johann Struass established an unrivaled position for himself among composers and peformers of dance music in Vienna. All the works featured on this...continue...

Johann Strauss I Edition Vol 2 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2003-10-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Walzer à la Paganini, Op. 11; Krapfen-Waldel-Walzer, for orchestra, Op. 12; Die beliebten Trompete-Walzer, for orchestra, Op. 13; Gesellschafts-Galopp, for orchestra, Op. 17; C...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak Sinfonietta

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

J. Strauss Sr. Edition Vol 1 / Pollack, Camerata Cassovia

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2003-07-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Täuberlin-Walzer (Little Doves Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 1; Alpenkönig-Galopp (King of the Alps Galop, Nos. 1 & 2), for orchestra, Op. 7; Döblinger Reunion-Walzer (D...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Camerata Cassovia

In a career that spanned a period from the 1820s until his death in 1849, the older Johann Strauss established an unrivalled position for himself...continue...

Adam: La Filleule des Fées / Mogrelia, Queensland SO

2 CD / Marco Polo / 2002-06-18

Works: Adolphe Adam: La Filleule des Fées, ballet; Entrée, for organ
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra

"This recording was made in 1996. If Marco Polo is planning to give us all of Adam's ballets, I hope the others will show up...continue...

Lumbye: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Vetö, Tivoli SO

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2002-01-01

Works: Hans Christian Lumbye: 5th of June; Little Prince Christian Carl's Waltz; The Dream of the Warrior; Regards to the Fredericians; Harvest Flower Polka, Op. 208; Sadness Waltz; Echo from the Old Gods a...
Conductors: Vetö, Tamás
Ensemble: Tivoli Symphony Orchestra

Suppé: Marches, Waltzes, Polkas / Pollack, Slovak State PO

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1999-06-01

Works: Franz von Suppé: Prinz Liliput und Das Schneiderlein, operetta; Herrjegerle-Polka, for orchestra; Colleta-Walzer, for orchestra; In der Hinterbrühl; Tiroler Tanz und Frischka, for orchestra...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Franz Suppe's most famous legacy is his operettas, which hint at the influence the genre was to have on the early Broadway musicals. Suppe's operettas...continue...

Josef Strauss Edition Vol 16 / Kulling, Slovak State PO

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1999-04-01

Works: Josef Strauss: Schwarzenberg-Monument Marsch, Op. 210; Punsch, polka française, Op. 9; Ball-Silhouetten, waltz, Op. 30; Wilde Rose, polka mazurka, Op. 201; Fashion, polka française for orch...
Conductors: Kulling, Arthur
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

Lumbye: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Bellincampi, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1999-01-01

Works: Hans Christian Lumbye: A litte ditty for the party, Galop; Amanda Waltz; Master Erik's Polka; Victoria Bundsen Polka-Mazurka, for orchestra (or piano); King Carl XV's March of Honor; The dream after ...
Conductors: Bellincampi, Giordano
Ensemble: Tivoli Symphony Orchestra

Ponce: Piano Music / David Witten

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-10-24

Works: Manuel Ponce: Preludio y fuga sobre un tema de Haendel, for piano; Plenilunio (Full Moon), for piano; Mexican Dances (4) for piano; Intermezzo for piano No 1; Introduction, Prelude and Fugue on a The...
Performers: Witten, David

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...

Spohr: String Quintets Vol 3 / New Haydn Quartet, Papp

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-10-05

Works: Louis Spohr: String Quintet no 3 in B minor, Op. 69; String Quintet no 4 in A minor, Op. 91

"These two quintets, written at starkly different times in Spohr's life, reflect his attitudes. Both are lyrical, rich with rhythms and key changes...[Quintet No. 4]...continue...

Gade: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Schonwandt, Collegium Musicum

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1994-05-17

Works: Niels Gade: Symphony no 1 in C minor "On Sjoland's Fair Plains" Op. 5; Symphony no 2 in E major, Op.10
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum Copenhagen

Erkel: Opera Transcriptions / István Kassai

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1991-07-18

Works: Ferenc Erkel: Bátori Mária; Hunyadi László; Elizabeth; Bánk bán; Sarolta; Dózsa György; Brankovics György
Performers: Kassai, Istvan