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Vivaldi: Concertos; Trio Sonatas / I Cameristi di Venezia

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Bas...
Performers: Scattolin, Massimo [Guitar]
Conductors: Scattolin, Massimo;
Ensemble: I Cameristi di Venezia

When the revival of 'early music ' in the first half of the 20th century brought a rediscovery of Vivaldi 's music where it became...continue...
Recording information: Studio Sintesi, Venice, Italy (04/08/1989-04/11/1989)....continue...

Mozart: Complete Flute Concertos / Frans Vester, Edward Witsenburg, flutes. Frans Bruggen

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, K. Anh. 184 (after Rondo for v...
Performers: Vester, Frans; Witsenburg, Edward
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam

These 1972 recordings were made by the cream of the Dutch early music movement, led by one of its alma parens, Frans Brüggen. They date...continue...
Recording information: Doopegezinde Kerk, Amsterdam....continue...

Scarlatti: 12 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso / I Solisti di Milano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 1 for 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in F major; Sinfonie di Concerto grosso (12); Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 3 for flute, 2 vio...
Performers: Bodanza, Giuseppe; Cambursano, Glauco; Cavallo, Bruno; Loppi, Augusto
Conductors: Ephrikian, Angelo
Ensemble: I Solisti Milano

I Solisti di Milano and their committed musicianship will be familiar to listeners who have followed their progress through much other, often neglected or hardly...continue...
Recording information: Villa Litta Modigliani, Milan, Italy....continue...

Mozart: Horn Concertos / Ab Koster, horn; Tafelmusik

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, K 371; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E...
Performers: Koster, Ab
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Tafelmusik

The composition of each of these sprightly works reflects the age and ability of the intended performer; the range of the solo part gradually becomes...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (05/1993); Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada (05/1993); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (09/11/1992); Glenn Gould Studio, Toron...continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti per vari Strumenti / Vivaldi Consort

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for Flute, Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, F 12 no 43/RV 84; Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Oboe and Bassoon in G minor, RV 103; Chamber Concerto, for flute, violin...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vivaldi Consort

Although Antonio Vivaldi was equally famous for his notorious vanity as for his music, his imaginative compositional style soon became world-renowned, and J.S. Bach gave...continue...
Recording information: Studio Sintesi, Venice, Italy (10/10/1990-10/16/1990)....continue...

Tartini: Violin Concertos (8) / Giuliano Fontanella, Enrico Casazza, Paolo Ciociola, violins; Interpreti Veneziani

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Violin in A minor, D. 113; Concerto for Violin in A minor, D. 115; Concerto for Violin in G major, D. 80; Concerto in A, D96; Concerto for Violin in D minor, D. 45; Con...
Performers: Casazza, Enrico; Ciociola, Paolo; Fontanella, Giuliano; Rossi, Cristiano; Vianello, Sebastiano Maria
Conductors:
Ensemble: Interpreti Veneziani

Tartini, (b.1692) is regarded as one of the most important composers of his generation. The Italian wrote over 130 concertos, six of which form the...continue...
Recording information: Scuola Grande di S. Giovanni Evangelista, Venice, Italy....continue...

Saint-Saens: The 5 Piano Concertos / Philippe Entremont, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 17; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, ...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Although Camille Saint-Saëns ranks among the most notable of French composers, he was also one of the leading pianists of his day - a child...continue...
Recording information: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France....continue...

Bach: Keyboard Concertos - Concertos nos 1-7 / Igor Kipnis, harpsichord; Neville Marriner

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major...
Performers: Craxton, Janet; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: London String Players

Though never lacking in original ideas, composers like Bach often recycled material from their own previous works into new works, and these harpsichord concertos are...continue...

Pietro Locatelli: 24 Capriccios for solo Violin / Emmanuele Baldini, violin

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: 24 Capriccios, Op. 3
Performers: Baldini, Emmanuele

Little is known about the life of violinist Pietro Antonio Locatelli, but history has not failed us in the account of Locatelli's work, published as...continue...
Recording information: IN Studio, Treviso (06/12/1998-06/18/1998)....continue...

Marcello: Concertos a cinque, Op.1/1-12; 5 Sinfonias / Franco Fantini, Tino Bacchetta, Genunzio Ghetti

3 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Violin in D major, SF. 785 (Op. 1/1); Concerto for Violin in E minor, SF. 788 (Op. 1/2); Concerto for Violin in E major, SF. 787 (Op. 1/3); Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Bacchetta, Tino; Fantini, Franco; Ghetti, Genunzio; Sorelli, Mariella
Conductors: Ephrikian, Angelo
Ensemble: I Solisti Milano

Though a nobleman by birth, Benedetto Marcello was a serious amateur composer who wrote in many of the genres of his day. This 3 CD...continue...
Recording information: Villa Litta (Affori), Milan, Italy (1967)....continue...

Bach: Orchestral Suites; Violin Concerti / Vladimir Spivakov, violin

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 106...
Performers: Bezrodny, Sergei; Carron, Tobias; Duran, Elena; Futer, Arkady; Garlitsky, Boris; Spivakov, Vladimir; Utkin, Alexei
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Moscow Virtuosi

The D minor Concerto for violin & oboe is a scholastically justified reconstruction from the double harpsichord Concerto in C minor, BWV1060, & the three-violin...continue...

Chopin: Ballades; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Gary Graffman, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade for P...
Performers: Graffman, Gary
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Gary Graffman belongs to that incredible flowering of great American virtuosos who burst onto the public scene in the 1940s & '50s. He was born...continue...

Bach, Vivaldi: Violin Concertos / Midori, violin - Zukerman/St. Paul CO

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in C minor, RV 199 "Il sospetto"; Concerto for ...
Performers: Midori; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas
Ensemble: ; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Distinctive Japanese violinist, Midori, joins the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, to perform the violin concertos of Bach and Vivaldi....continue...
Recording information: St Paul, Minnesota (03/1986)....continue...

Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble / De Waart

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat major, Op. 7 (TrV 106); Suite for 13 wind instruments in B flat major, Op. 4 (TrV 132); Sonatina no 1 for 16 wind instruments in F major ("...
Performers: Holliger, Heinz
Conductors: De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble

This outstanding collection of Richard Strauss' works for wind instruments spans the entirety of Richard Strauss' creative career. The classic performances of these featured works...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Kremer

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

One of the great violinists of our age in the Everest of violin concertos is in itself an enticing prospect. Schnittke did not disappoint with...continue...
Recording information: London (12/1980)....continue...

Brahms, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Szeryng

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Though Mendelssohn was considered by many to be a classicist, his E minor Violin Concerto was innovative in many ways, including dispensing with the opening...continue...
Recording information: Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam....continue...

Virtuoso Showpieces by Schumann, Falla, Liszt & Guion / Byron Janis

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Valse oubliée, for piano no 1, S. 215/1 (LW ...
Performers: Janis, Byron
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

A former child prodigy and student of Horowitz, Byron Janis was chosen in 1960 to spearhead a cross-cultural exchange between the US and USSR, making...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Casadesus

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans

"Casadesus and Rosbaud, though at first sight a rather unlikely partnership, agree very well on most points and produce an interpretation which is unsensational yet...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam....continue...

Loeki Stardust Collection [4 CDs]

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Tarquinio Merula: La Ghiradella, canzona for consort; La Merula, canzona for consort; Gioseffo Guami: La Bastina, canzona a 4 for consort; La Brillantina, canzona for consort; La Gentile, canzona a 4...
Conductors: ; Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

'If there is a better recorder ensemble than the ALSQ I have yet to hear it, and here it is reproduced with as splendid sound...continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos & Sonatas Opp. 1-12 Complete

19 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 1/1, RV 73; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in E minor, Op. 1/2, RV67; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major, Op. ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Canino, Bruno; Carmirelli, Pina; Colandrea, Italo; Cotogni, Anna Maria; de Saram, Rohan; Gallozzi, Walter; Garatti, Maria Teresa; G...

These important recordings by I Musici are brought together as a single box (19CDs) for the first time. The set is a fitting tribute to...continue...

Hermann Baumann Collection

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 horns, violin, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Concerto for Horn in D major; Overture, suite for 2 horns, strings ...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Hartz, Markus; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Schmidt, Eckhardt; Wittekind, Almut
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Zukerman, Pinchas; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten; Folkwang Horn Ensemble

A lifetime of performances around the world and an extensive discography has ensured that the great horn player Hermann Baumann's stupendous technique, versatility and characterful...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Viktoria Postnikova

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44
Performers: Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady

Tchaikovsky wrote four works for piano and orchestra: the three concertos, and the Concert Fantasy in G Op.56 (1884). The First Concerto ranks today as...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (10/1982)....continue...

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

This CD contains two works that illustrate the two very different sides to Bartók's musical personality. The ballet The Miraculous Mandarin (1926) is a work...continue...
Recording information: Boston (02/1994-03/1994)....continue...

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1; Tchaikovsky: Serenade

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra...
Performers: Midori
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

Midori has yet to celebrate her 40th birthday, but has been performing in public at the highest level for over 30 years. This remarkable recording...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/26/1987)....continue...

Wassenaer: Concerti Armonici

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Count Unico-Wilhelm van Wassenaer: Concerti Armonici (6) for orchestra

Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (07/1979)....continue...

Haydn: Violin & Cello Concertos

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin in A major ("Melker Konzert"), H. 7a/3; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Concerto for Violin & key...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Canino, Bruno; Walevska, Christine [Cello]
Conductors: Accardo, Salvatore; De Waart, Edo

"This is another Philips reissue on the Newton Label. It is exactly the same as Philips 438797...The cello concertos are warm and rich, with full...continue...

Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Kovacevich

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London....continue...

Berg: Violin Concerto; 3 Orchestral Songs

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Recording information: Munich....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F / Labèque Sisters

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, unpublished version for 2 pianos; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]

Recording information: Paris (05/1980)....continue...

The Baroque Oboe / Heinz Holliger

3 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1059; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto fo...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Holliger, Heinz
Conductors: Brown, Iona

Heinz Holliger is one of the most accomplished and imaginative oboists of all time, with a repertoire ranging from the Baroque to the avant-garde. Here...continue...

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Kovacevich

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Scherzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 4; Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Pieces (8) for ...
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Stephen Kovacevich was at the height of his considerable powers when he first recorded the two Brahms piano concertos, his titanic pianistic technique showing off...continue...

Igor Stravinsky: Famous Ballets / Dutoit

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Pétrouchka; Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale), symphonic poem for orchestra; Etudes (4) for orchestra; L'oise...
Performers: Chompson, James; Early, Robert; Hutchins, Timothy; Maiste, Armas; Wean, Ellis
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

The three great Stravinsky ballets are complemented by other major works in performances under the baton of Charles Dutoit, recognized as one of the greatest...continue...
Recording information: L'Église de St-Eustache, Montreal....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Bolet

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

In the hands of Jorge Bolet Chopin's music comes alive in a way few pianists have managed, before or since. Here he performs the two...continue...