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Pentatone: The First 10 Years [11 Hybrid SACD - DSD]

11 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Romeo & Juliet; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Chen, Sa; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew; Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Boni, Marco; Kreizberg, Yakov; Murphy, Simon; Foster, Lawrence; Janowski, Marek; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Nagano, Kent; Spanjaard, Ed
Ensemble: ; Chamber Soloists of The New Dutch Academy; New Dutch Academy

Celebrating over a decade of quality releases is Pentatone's newest compilation; 'Pentatone, The First 10 Years'. This 10-disc set, recorded in SA-CD sound for superior...continue...

Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Kurt Masur

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This 1976 recording of the critically acclaimed Brahms cycle features the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig led by conductor Kurt Masur. According to "connoisseurs" these old Philips recordings...continue...
Recording information: Paul-Gerhardt Kirche, Leipzig (10/1976)....continue...

Brahms: Complete Works for Violin & Piano / Steinbacher

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Scherzo for Violin an...
Performers: Kulek, Robert; Steinbacher, Arabella

Virtuoso violinist Arabella Steinbacher's latest Pentatone recording features the important yet infrequently recorded violin and piano sonatas by Johannes Brahms. "When our reviewer and contributing...continue...
Recording information: Concertboerderij Valthermond, The Netherlands (09/2010)....continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Conductors: Janowski, Marek

Recording information: Philharmonie Berlin (11/2009)....continue...

Schumann: Kinderszenen Op 15; Brahms: Paganini Variations Op 35 / Claudio Arrau

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-10-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johannes Brahms: Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

The Kinderszenen form a programmatic cycle, which is not - as one might suspect from the title - intended for children or young people, but...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 14 "Moonlight" / Masur, Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 [Hybrid SACD] [Includes DVD]

2 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87
Conductors:
Ensemble: Storioni Trio

"ardently lyrical yet cogent, rhythmically vital, and sonorous. But they also sound like they are being interpreted by musicians who've grown up in the later...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 4 Op 98, Hungarian Dances / Janowski, Pittsburg SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

"Marek Janowski concludes his superb Brahms cycle with this unquestionably great performance of the Fourth Symphony. Everything about it is memorable, stylish, and characterful... Superbly...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2 & 3 / Janowski, Pittsburgh Symphony

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-01-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven, etc / Has Vonk

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Vonk, Hans

Brahms: Sérénades Op 11 & 16 / Kurt Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"The orchestra has a luxurious fullness and plays (as you'd expect) with absolute authority. Sonics on the standard CD layer are excellent, nicely balancing clarity...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor Op 68, Haydn Variations

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Super Audio CD Sampler Vol 2

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Sergei Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm, cantata, Op. 36; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto ...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Murphy, Simon; Nagano, Kent; Boni, Marco; Spanjaard, Ed; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Symphony; New Dutch Academy; Royal Concertgebouw C...

PentaTone presents a CD specifically designed to assist in the setup of a surround system. This disc features 70 minutes of highlights from the PentaTone...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto, etc / Fischer, Kreizberg, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Muller-Schott, Daniel
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

"OK, enough now of hailing Julia Fischer as a young artist of note. Regardless of her age, this stunning disc confirms her as one of...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Beethoven / Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

A noted exponent of Liszt's piano works and a champion of the composer's forward-looking contributions to the development of music, Mr. Dichter was honored in...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets Op 25, 26, 60 /Beaux Arts Trio, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-01-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

Hans Vonk - The Final Sessions

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-10-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"
Performers: Naef, Yvonne
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

PentaTone presents the last recordings made by renowned Dutch conductor Hans Vonk, who died at the age of 59 on August 29, 2004. His last...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2, Tragic Overture / Vonk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors: Vonk, Hans
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, etc; Vieuxtemps

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Henri Vieuxtemps: Ballade and Polonaise, for violin & orchestra (or pian...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Orval, Francis; Sebok, Gyorgy; Varsi, Dinorah

Arthur Grumiaux was one of the finest exponents of the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing. While his phobia of aiplanes restricted his concert career to...continue...