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Claudio Arrau in Recital, 1969-1977 - Works by Beethoven; Brahms and Schumann / Claudio Arrau, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Vari...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

There have been few pianists of Arrau's range and stature, and these invaluable live recordings can only reaffirm memories of another time, another place, where...continue...

The Busch-Serkin Duo: Live at the Library of Congress and Other Venues (1939-1950)

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f); Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 481; Sonata for violin & piano no 27 in G major, K. 379 (K. 373a); F...
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Ensemble: Busch-Serkin Duo

These are digitally restored recordings of the Busch~Serkin Duo in live performances at the Library of Congress and other venues made between 1939 and 1950....continue...

Sir Thomas Beecham In Toronto / previously Unissued Concerts

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 35 in...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Three of these discs are previously unissued concerts of Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Canadian orchestras from 1960. The fourth bonus disc contains live BBC broadcasts...continue...

Furtwängler Conducts Brahms - Complete Symphonies, etc

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2010-08-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, ...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

Re-release of a long unavailable best seller.

"A specially priced set from Music & Arts gathers what are arguably the conductor's most inspired Brahms symphony...continue...

Szymon Goldberg Centenary Edition Vol 1 - Non-Commercial Recordings

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat maj...
Performers: Babin, Victor; Balsam, Artur; Bonsel, Adriaan; Casals, Pablo; Curcio, Maria; Goldberg, Szymon; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Nelsova, Zara; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Serkin, Rudolf; Smith, Brooks; Stotijn, H...
Conductors: Goldberg, Szymon; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Samuel, Gerhard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Steinberg, William
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Oakland Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Goldberg was the archetypal Classical violinist and in his everyday life, behaved exactly as he played - a rare gift. He was, perhaps, at his...continue...

Casals Festivals at Prades - Live Concert Performances

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2009-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493; Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Idomeneo; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581...
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Cortot, Alfred; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Engel, Karl; Foley, Madeline; Goldberg, Szymon; Gonzales, Jose; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Istomin, ...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum

This collection features the best public performance recordings from Prades, in which Casals is joined by the violinists Menuhin, Szigeti, Grumiaux, Goldberg and Vegh; the...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2008-12-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Kapell, William
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Stokowski, Leopold

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Brahms: Requiem, Symphony no. 1

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2008-11-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Lindberg-Torlind, Kerstin; Sonnerstedt, Bernhard
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Stockholm Concerts Associations Orchestra

This previously released disc (1988 and 2000) is taken from a concert in Stockholm on November 19, 1948. This is the performance to hear if...continue...
Recording information: Konserthuset, Stockholm (11/19/1948)....continue...

Brahms, Schubert, Strauss / Otto Klemperer, et al

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-10-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, O...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Toscanini Memorial Concert preserved in this album was an altogether remarkable event: three great conductors, Bruno Walter, Charles Munch and Pierre Monteux came forth...continue...

Mendelssohn, Brahms: Violin Concertos / Szigeti, et al

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-05-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Spoken Word: Announcement; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Szigeti (1892-1973) was an artist of rare intellect and integrity; he eschewed the role of the virtuoso, placing himself totally at the service of the...continue...

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux - California 1941-52

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leo...
Performers: Blinder, Boris; Blinder, Naoum; Cherkassky, Shura; Cutner, Solomon; Kapell, William; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Warenskjold, Dorothy
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Standard Symphony Orchestra

"Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances...continue...

Recordings for German Radio - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-02-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie lyrique; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Wei...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Piltti, Lea; Pitti, Lea; Raucheisen, Michael; Scheck, Gustav; Schonecke, Herbert; Schultz, Rudolf; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Wolf, Deta

The recordings of songs presented here, ranging from a Bach cantata excerpt to folk songs, were all made during World War II for the Reichsrundfunk...continue...

Casals Festivals at Prades Vol 2 - Live, 1953-62

12 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Baker, Julius; Bloom, Robert; Casals, Pablo; de los Angeles, Victoria; Farrow, Norman; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Fuchs, Joseph; Fuchs, Lillian; Greenhouse, Bernard; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Kahn, Er...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; ; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Bach Aria Group; Prades Festival Orchestra

Violin Concertos [Live Recordings] / Francescatti

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Rom...
Performers: Bagnoli, Eugenio; Casadesus, Robert; Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Leinsdorf, Erich; Klecki, Paul; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; ORTF National Orchestra

During the late 1930s the Great Depression was still raging, and many a European violinist luminary had made an American debut hoping for success. Despite...continue...

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Adoramus te Christe, motet for 4 voices (from Mo...
Performers: Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Stokowski, the first major musician to recognize the potentialities of the sound recording as a significant factor in our musical life, actually resisted the idea...continue...

The Art of Nathan Milstein

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-07-01

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Recorded Sound: Applause; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op....
Performers: Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Kertész, István; Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Historical Recordings / Hungarian String Quartet, et al

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Dea...
Performers: Antonietti, Jean; Fried, Geza; Halleux, Laurent; Koromzay, Denes; Kuttner, Michael; Magyar, Gabor; Moskowsky, Alexandre; Palotai, Vilmos; Szekely, Zoltan
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van

The Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "R...
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Loft, Abram; Sopkin, George; Sorkin, Leonard; Stanick, Gerald; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Zaslav, Bernard; Zaslav, Naomi

Jascha Horenstein - Broadcast Performances from Paris

9 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-08-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Boléro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symp...
Performers: Bobesco, Lola; Höffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Haas, Monique; Lorengar, Pilar; Traxel, Josef; Wiener, Otto
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

This compilation presents Horenstein conducting music which shows his unusual breadth of repertoire, music of composers whom we do not normally associate with him, but...continue...

In Memoriam Hans Hotter (1909-2003)

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-04-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Abschiedslied, song for voice & piano, H. 26a/F1; Lieder für Clavier Book 2, H 26a; Ludwig van Beethoven: Des Kriegers Abschied, WoO 143; Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel, ...
Performers: Hotter, Hans; Raucheisen, Michael

Backhaus Plays Brahms

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2004-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Scherzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 4; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Pieces (6) for piano...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

Erica Morini in Concert - Tchaikovsky, Brahms

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2003-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Morini, Erica
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha; Szell, George
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Walter Gieseking at RIAS - 1950-55 Broadcast Performances

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2002-12-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations for piano in A major (from last mvt. K. 581) (doubtful), (K. Anh. B 137); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Variations (9) on "Lison do...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 5; et al / Knappertsbusch, Munich PO

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2002-09-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; South German Philharmonic Orchestra

Hermann Abendroth 1939-1949 Performances - Beethoven, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2002-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Spoken Word: Work(s); Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare
This Music & Arts set is perhaps the single best introduction to Abendroth, because of the consistent high level of its performances and Maggie Payne's...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Schumann: Symphony no 1 / Fiedler

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-10-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38
Performers: Borries, Siegfried
Conductors: Fiedler, Max
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Brahms & Friends - Music for Viola & Piano / Zaslav Duo

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Joseph Joachim: Variations for viola & pian...

Brahms: Double Concerto, etc / Adolph & Herman Busch, et al

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-05-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3
Performers: Busch, Adolf; Busch, Hermann

Mahler: Symphony no 4; Mozart, Brahms, et al / Bruno Walter

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-05-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Performers: Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, Symphony no 3 / Toscanini

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-01-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Merit - Stokowski Conducts the All-American Youth Orchestra

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2000-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: All-American Youth Orchestra

Beethoven, Brahms / Stokowsky, All-American Youth Orchestra

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2000-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: All-American Youth Orchestra

Merit - Brahms: Piano Variations / Michael Boriskin

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-05-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations (13) for Piano on a Hungarian Dance, Op. 21; Variations (11) for Piano on an Original Theme, Set 1, Op. 21; Sextet for Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; Variations and...
Performers: Boriskin, Michael

Abendroth Conducts Masterworks of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-01-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra ...
Performers: Lemnitz, Tiana; Sadlo, Milos
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Intimate Brahms / Naomi Zaslav

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1998-11-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76; Capriccio for piano in D minor, Op. 116/7; Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Capriccio for piano in G minor, Op. 116/3; Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119/...
Performers: Zaslav, Naomi

"Sunlight of shadow? Where Brahms is concerned, that is the question. Judging from her efforts here, Naomi Zaslav most definitely goes for the latter...But guess...continue...