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Piano music of Karl Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Night Fantasies; Six Fantasies; Pictures and Tales et al. / Joseph Banowetz, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Karl Ignaz Weigl: Fantasies (6) for piano; Toteninsel (Isle of the Dead), for piano; Bilder und Geschichten (Pictures and Tales), for piano, Op. 2; Tanz der Erinnyen (Dance of the Furies), for piano;...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph

Karl Weigl was part of the rich cultural life of Vienna at the turn of the last century. One of his earliest works, Isle of...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (2009-11-09_2009-11-10&2009-)....continue...

My First Tchaikovsky Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Six Romances, Op. 16; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Eugene Onegi...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Kliegel, Maria; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Prunyi, Ilona; Yablonskaya, Oxana
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Entremont, Philippe; Markson, Gerhard; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kuchar, Theodore; Wit, Antoni; Breiner, Peter

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: a great Russian name for a great Russian composer! Tchaikovsky was not always a happy man. He didn't laugh a lot. But...continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Godowsky

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure; Walzermasken; Java Suite, Phonoramas; Das Wandern (Wandering), transcription for piano (after Schubert); Heidenröslein (H...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Chan, Alton; Prunyi, Ilona; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

Anton Rubinstein: Piano Music, Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Sérénade Russe, for piano in B minor (for an album in memory of Bellini); Melodie; Souvenir de Dresde, pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 26; Akrosti...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph

On this second volume of Anton Rubinstein's piano music, Grammy-nominated pianist Joseph Banowetz interprets works spanning the composer's long career, from the famous Melody in...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA (11/03/2008-11/04/2008)....continue...

Anton Rubinstein: Piano Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Theme and Variations, for piano in G major, Op. 88; Akrostichon no 2, pieces (5) for piano, Op. 114
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph

"These are five pleasant pieces about five minutes long each, tuneful with no pretense of being more than they are. Again, Banowetz's playing is exemplary....continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA (2008-03-17_2008-03-18&2008-)....continue...

Paul Kletzki: Piano Concerto; Three Preludes

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Paul Kletzki: Concerto for Piano in D minor, Op. 22; Three Preludes, for piano, Op. 4; Piano Pieces (3); Fantasie in C minor, for piano, Op. 9
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas

Treated 'like a son' by Wilhelm Furtwangler and admired by Toscanini as both composer and conductor, Paul Kletzki was active as a composer between 1921...continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Elgar, Sibelius, Granados, Rachmaninov

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonatina for piano (2 versions); Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; May Song; Piece, Op. 4; Carissima; Rosemary; Jean Sibelius: Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76; Impro...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Biegel, Jeffrey; Gimse, Havard; Inui, Madoka; Lauriala, Risto; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Riva, Douglas; Wass, Ashley

The Very Best of Liszt

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 1 in A flat major ("Hohe Liebe"), S. 541/1 (LW A103/1); 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Jandó, Jenö; Kong, Xiang-Dong; Molnar, Andras; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Thomson, Philip; Tryon, Valerie; Wolfram, William
Conductors: Antal, Mátyás; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András

Franz Liszt epitomizes the nineteenth-century virtuoso-composer of Romantic ideals and aspirations. He redefined artistic and technical possibilities of the modern piano as an instrument and...continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Life and Works - Johann Sebastian Bach

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; ...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Benda, Christian; Benda, Sebastian; Blacher, Kolja; Chapelle, Corinne; Crookes, Anna; Duphil, Monique; Elbert, Hartmut; Gati, Istvan; Gedge, Nicholas; Hambitzer,...
Conductors: Brembeck, Christian; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kovács, László; Ward, Nicholas; Antal, Mátyás; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For the last 27 years of his life, [Bach] was a schoolteacher and choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection. Yet...continue...

Night Music 18 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Guitar no 1 in D major...
Performers: Bálint, János; Banowetz, Joseph; Benda, Christian; Biret, Idil; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Kiss, József [Oboe]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, No...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Ward, Nicholas; ; Nazareth, Daniel; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet

Ballade

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chant sans paroles (Song without words), for piano, Op. 2/3; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; An...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; CSR Symphony Orchestra; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Harden, Wolf [Piano]; Istropolitana, Capella; Kanta, Ludovít; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Nishizaki, ...
Conductors: Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Warchal, Bohdan; Lenárd, Ondrej; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

Personnel: Takako Nishizaki (violin); Ludovit Kanta (cello); Péter Nagy , Joseph Banowetz, Balázs Szokolay (piano)....continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Romantic Piano Concertos - D'Albert / Banowetz, Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-03-03

Works: Eugen d'Albert: Overture to Grillparzer's Esther, for orchestra, Op. 8; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B minor, Op. 2; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E major, Op. 12
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

"One of my colleague's writing in Fanfare described Joseph Banowetz as one of the preeminent "three B's of Liszt playing." Indeed, these two d'Albert concertos...continue...

Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 6 / Joseph Banowetz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-11-03

Works: Franz Liszt: Polish Songs (6) for Piano (Chopin), S 480; Lieder von Robert & Clara Schumann (10), transcriptions for piano, S. 569 (LW A264a); Lieder (2), transcription for piano (after Schumann Op. ...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph

The Best of Liszt

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-06

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Années de pèlerinage no 3, S 163; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Jando, Jeno; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Antal, Mátyás

Discover the Classics

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Laudate Deum, introitus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Georg Phil...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Ferrarini, Alida; Jandó, Jenö; Körmendi, Klára; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lamberti, Giorgio; Nishizak...
Conductors: Turco, Alberto; Summerly, Jeremy; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Edlinger, Richard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohná...

Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Banowetz, Dohnányi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1989-05-15

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph
Conductors: Dohnányi, Oliver von