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Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly;
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra

A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue...

Debussy: The Piano Works / Martino Tirimo, piano

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-11-27

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Images Oubliées; Rêverie, for piano, L. 68; Tarentelle styrienne; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabesque, for piano no 2 in G major, L. 66/2; Ballade (sla...
Performers: Tirimo, Martino

Given rave reviews by Gramophone and Penguin, this four-disc set is an excellent choice for reference recordings in true digital sound (DDD)....continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London, England (1988-1991)....continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; ; Sibelius: Finlandia; Karelia / RPO; New SO of London - Mackerras

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Edvard Grieg: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen), lyric piece for piano, Op. 65/6; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or pi...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Simonov, Yuri; Ermler, Mark; Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: ; New Symphony Orchestra of London; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

All the principal orchestral highlights from two Scandinavian giants! Originating from several albums all receiving the highest acclaim from Gramophone. Peer Gynt, Finlandia, other favourites...continue...

Dvorak: Piano Works Played on Dvorák's Own Bösendorfer Piano, Vol 2 / Radoslav Kvapil

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-02-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Waltzes (8) for piano, B. 101 (Op. 54); Eclogues (4), for piano, B. 103 (Op. 56); Pieces (6) for piano, B. 110 (Op. 52); Mazurkas (6) for piano, B. 111 (Op. 56)
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

Recording information: Hlubos Castle (1998)....continue...

Anthology II of Czech Piano Music / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Suite for piano in A major, B. 184 (Op. 98) (also listed as Op. 101); Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 12 no 1/B 136; Furiant, for piano ...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

From renowned Czech pianist Radoslav Kvapil comes a second collection of piano classics from Dvorak, Fibich, Martinu, Smetana, and Vorisek. Includes two discs of Dvorak...continue...

South American Guitar Classics / Marcelo Kayath, guitar

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: Manuel Ponce: Valse for guitar; Preambulo & Allegro; Gavota; Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del Angel; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Mazurka Appassionata, for guitar; Danza Paraguaya, for guitar [No...
Performers: Kayath, Marcelo

A stunning collection of works by the finest names in South American classical guitar, including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Manuel Ponce, and Antonio Lauro. Kayath's interpretation of...continue...
Recording information: Haberdashers' Aske's School, London, England (1987/1991)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Till Eulenspiegel / Schippers, Holliger, oboe

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Witold Lutoslawski: Double Concerto for oboe, harp & chamber orchestra
Performers: Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula
Conductors: Gielen, Michael; Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Famed Swiss oboist Heinz Holliger masterfully delivers Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto as well as Witold Lutoslawski's Double Concerto for Oboe and Harp. Also included are...continue...
Recording information: Elite Recordings Inc, New York City....continue...

Sousa: Marches, Polkas & Americana

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; La Reine de la Mer; The Gliding Girl, tango for band; The Thunderer; Myrrha Gavotte, gavotte for band; Washington Post; Peaches & Cream, foxtrot for band...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

A stirring collection of American classics and patriotic tunes, this compilation is a thrilling performance by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops. Called the ‘Prince...continue...
Recording information: Cincinnati (1988)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Music

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (2), Op. 10; Valse-scherzo, for piano in A major, Op. 7; Morceaux (6), Op. 19; Chanson triste; Waltz, for piano in A flat major, Op. 40/8; Romance for Piano in F m...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Recording information: Studio 3, Bavarian Radio (1983)....continue...

Bartók: Baroque Transcriptions / Sándor

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-10-05

Works: Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia: Sonata for keyboard no 1 in G major, Op. 4/1; Domenico Zipoli: Sonate d'intavolatura; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata [Prima] for keyboard in C major (Chigi MS Q IV 25;...
Performers: Sandor, Gyorgy [Piano]

Hungarian pianist Gyorgy Sandor was a friend of Bartok's and studied with him and Kodaly at the Budapest Conservatory. His recordings of the complete original...continue...

Offenbach: Orchestral Favourites Including Gaite Parisienne

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-08-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Vert-vert, "Kakadu"; Overture to a Grand Orchestra, for orchestra; Souvenir d'Aix-les-Bains, waltz for piano (or orchestra); La Grande-Duchesse de Ge...
Performers: Collins, Philip
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

This stunning collection offers all of Offenbach's catchiest tunes for orchestra, memorably performed by the late Erich Kunzel....continue...

Strauss Family Favourites

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Fürstin Ninetta; Wiener Blut;...
Conductors: Georgiadis, John

The Penguin Guide lavishly praises this benchmark recording from the 1980s: ‘Georgiadis is a warmly sympathetic Strauss conductor... no lack of lilt in the waltzes...all...continue...

Andrés Segovia plays Bach, Haydn, Rodrigo, Scriabin, etc

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-05-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Franz Joseph Haydn: Work(s); Girolamo Frescobaldi: Work(s); Jean-Philippe Rameau: Minuet; Alexandre Tansman: Cavatina Suite; D...
Performers: Segovia, Andres

This breathtaking compilation of greats is from the man who established the instrument in the 20th Century as versatile exponent that it is....continue...

Cavatina - Guitar Classics / Marcelo Kayath

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-02-24

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Waltz for guitar in D major, Op. 8/4; Maxixe, for guitar; Mazurka Appassionata, for guitar; Garoto: Naqueles Velhos Tempos; Francisc...
Performers: Kayath, Marcelo

A world renowned artist at the early age of 16, Brazilian guitarist Marcelo Kayath won the Segovia Prize at the International Villa Lobos competition. In...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, etc / Bolet, Zinman, et al

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-09-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

Jorge Bolet is the quintessential Liszt interpreter. These concerto recordings were made in 1979 at the height of his fame an artistic maturity. Somewhat overlooked...continue...

Sibelius: Complete Piano Music Edition / Servadei

5 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-08-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 24; Impromptus (6) for Piano, Op. 5; Bagatelles (10) for piano Op. 34; Kuolema; Spagnuolo, for piano, JS 181; To Longing (Til Trånaden), for piano, JS 2...
Performers: Servadei, Annette

Sibelius Anniversary Year - Special Bargain Box. Only integral set of this important body of work, budget priced, compact, beautifully and comprehensively annotated. Recorded 1992-5....continue...