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Algernon Ashton: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 1 / Evva Mizerska, cello; Emma Abbate, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-11-13

Works: Algernon Ashton: Arioso, for cello & piano, Op. 43; Sonata no 1 for cello & piano in F major, Op. 6; Phantasiestücke (3), for cello & piano, Op. 12; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in G major, Op....
Performers: Abbate, Emma; Mizerska, Evva

Ashton (b. 1859, Durham), is a best-kept secret of British music. He has a generous output of piano music, chamber works and songs. Ashton's writing...continue...
Recording information: Challow Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England (12/06/2011-12/08/2011)....continue...

Percy Sherwood: Complete Works for Cello & Piano - Sonatas nos 1 & 2; 3 Pieces, Op. 14 / Joseph Spooner, cello; David Owen Norris, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Percy Sherwood: Sonata for Cello no 1, Op. 10; Drei Stücke, for cello & piano, Op. 14; Sonata for Cello no 2, Op. 15; 5 kleine Stücke for cello & pianoforte
Performers: Norris, David Owen; Spooner, Joseph

Anglo-German composer Sherwood (b.1866) has slipped through the cracks of history - his impressive output of orchestral, chamber, choral and instrumental music is only now...continue...
Recording information: Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (01/06/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

The Unknown Enescu, Vol. 1: Music for Violin / Sherban Lupu, violin; Enescu Ensemble

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: George Enescu: Aubade, for violin, viola & cello in C major; Pastorale, Menuet Triste et Nocturne, for violin & piano, 4 hands; Sarabande, for violin; Sérénade lointaine, for violin, cello ...
Performers: Cazacu, Marin; Dumitrescu, Ilinca; Golescu, Samir; Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Kouzov, Dmitry; Lupu, Sherban; Rostad, Masumi Per
Conductors: ; Lupu, Sherban
Ensemble: ; Enescu Ensemble; Enescu Ensemble of the University of Illinois

Enescu is one of the great composers, although the world has yet to realise the extent of his achievement. His small published uvre of 33...continue...
Recording information: The "Mihail Jora" Concert Hall, Radio Broadcasting Hous (04/10/2011-04/11/2011); The Kranert Center for the Performing Arts, University (04/10/2011-04/11/2011); The "Mihail Jora...continue...

Hans Gál: Cello Sonatas Opp. 109a & 89; Solo Cello Suite, Op. 109b / Alfia Nakipbekova, cello; Jakob Fichert, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Hans Gál: Sonata for Violoncello solo, Op. 109a; Suite for Violoncello solo, Op. 109b; Sonata for violoncello and pianoforte, Op. 89
Performers: Fichert, Jakob; Nakipbekova, Alfia

Vienna-born Hans Gál (1890 - 1987) settled in Edinburgh after fleeing from the Nazis in 1938, and became a much-loved figure in his adoptive town....continue...

Pianist John McCabe: Farewell Recital: Schubert, Ravel, Casken, McCabe et al. / John McCabe, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 784/Op. 143; Emily Howard: Sky and Water, for piano; John Casken: The Haunting Bough, for piano; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; John McC...
Performers: McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]

In August 2010, at the Presteigne Festival on the Welsh borders, John McCabe gave his last public piano recital, bringing to an end a career...continue...
Recording information: St. Andrew's Church, Presteigne, Powys (08/29/2010)....continue...

Brian: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2: Music From The Operas

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-01-10

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphonic Variations on "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?", for orchestra; Pieces (3) from "Turandot", for orchestra (after Puccini); Night Ride of Faust and Mephistopheles, for orchestra...
Conductors: Walker, Garry
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The long-neglected British composer Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972) is gradually coming in from the cold, with recordings on Naxos, Dutton, Testament and now Toccata...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Glasgow (06/25/2009/06/26/2009)....continue...

Reinhard Oppel: Piano Music, Vol. 1 / Heejung Kang, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-08-09

Works: Reinhard Oppel: Kleine Suite, for piano, Op. 26; Sonata for Piano no 1 in G minor; Pieces (5), for piano, Op. 21; Waltzes (3) for piano, Set 2
Performers: Kang, Heejung [Piano]

"All praise to Toccata Classics for its commitment to recording music that deserves a shot and has mostly gone unheard." - Classical.net

Reinhard Oppel (1878...continue...
Recording information: Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios, Kent, England (07/24/2006-07/25/2006)....continue...

Bach: Karg-Elert Organ Transcriptions / Sverker Jullander, organ

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-07-12

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Capriccio for organ (transcription of Bach's Toccata in G major, BWV 916); Symphonie Pastorale, for organ (transcription of Bach's Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248); Cho...
Performers: Jullander, Sverker

Sigfrid Karg-Elert's organ music is frequently recorded and heard in recitals, but his many organ transcriptions are less familiar. After Wagner, Bach was the composer...continue...
Recording information: Vasa Church, Gothenburg (01/24/2006-01/26/2006)....continue...

Nikolai Tcherepnin: Piano Music / David Witten, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-07-12

Works: Nikolai Tcherepnin: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 24; Sketches (14) on Pictures from the Russian Alphabet, for piano, Op. 38; The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish, for piano, Op. 41
Performers: Witten, David

Delightful piano music from Nikolai Tcherepnin, founder of the Tcherepnin dynasty, student of Rimsky-Korsakov, and teacher of Prokofiev. The music reveals a diversity of influences:...continue...
Recording information: Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase Co (06/28/2009-06/30/2009)....continue...

Leone Sinigaglia: Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata; Cavatina; Romanze

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-03-08

Works: Leone Sinigaglia: Sonata for Violin in G major, Op. 44; Romanze for cello & piano in D major, Op. 16/1; Cavatina for violin & piano in G major, Op. 13/1; Sonata for Cello in C major, Op. 41
Performers: Silver, Noreen [Cello]; Silver, Phillip; Soroka, Solomia

Sinigaglia, born in Turin in 1868, was a friend of Brahms in Vienna and a student of Dvo?r? in Prague, applying their classical techniques to...continue...

Günter Raphael: Music for Violin

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-02-08

Works: Günter Raphael: Sonatina for violin & piano in B minor, Op. 52; Sonata for solo violin no 2 in E major, Op. 46/2; Duo for 2 violins no 1 in G minor, Op. 47/1; Sonata for solo violin no 1 in A mi...
Performers: Kaunas, Darius; Peroni, Emilio; Reguig, Pauline

In the first part of his career Günter Raphael (1903 - 1960) enjoyed performances of his music by Germany's leading musicians, among them the Busch...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, R....continue...

Algeron Ashton: Piano Music, Vol. 1

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-02-08

Works: Algernon Ashton: Nocturne & Menuet, for piano, Op. 39; Sonata for Piano no 8 in F major, Op. 174; Bagatellen (4), for piano, Op. 79; Sonata for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 164
Performers: Grimwood, Daniel

Algernon Ashton, born in Durham in 1869, is one of the best-kept secrets in British music. His generous output of piano music includes no fewer...continue...
Recording information: Old Granary Studio, Beccles, Suffolk (02/02/2008-02/03/2008)....continue...

Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

1 CD / Toccata / 2010-05-11

Works: Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quintet no 1 in D minor, Op. 35/1; Piano Quintet no 2 in B minor, Op. 63/2
Performers: Oganessian, Edouard

Recording information: Studio Piano.1t, Vilnius (01/03/2009-01/06/2009)....continue...

Lyadov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 / Olga Solovieva

1 CD / Toccata / 2010-05-11

Works: Anatol Lyadov: Biryulki, 14 pieces for piano, Op. 2; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 3; Arabesque, 4 pieces for piano, Op. 4; Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 5; Impromptu for piano, Op. 6; Intermezzi ...
Performers: Solovieva, Olga

The Russian composer Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914), a friend of Balakirev and the 'Mighty Handful' of Russian nationalist composers, is remembered these days chiefly for his...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Moscow Theatre and Concert Center....continue...

Hartmann: La Tzigane, La Coquette, Transcriptions, etc / Soroka, Greene

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-07-14

Works: Arthur Hartmann: Valse bluette; A Negro Croon; Autumn in Hungary; Nyiregyházi Emlék; Szomorúság (Tristesse); Caprice; Valse; Danse Grotesque; Kossuth Lajos; Bogdan...; Esp...
Performers: Greene, Arthur; Soroka, Solomia

Arthur Hartmann's Kreisler-like salon miniatures for violin & piano were once the toast of violinists everywhere. He was a close friend of Debussy, whose piano...continue...

Choral Songs in Honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria - Elgar, Stanford, Bridge, etc / Oliver, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-05-12

Works: Arthur M. Goodhart: Lady on the Silver Throne, for chorus; Arthur Somervell: With still increasing blessings, for chorus; Charles Harford Lloyd: A thousand years, by sea and land, for chorus; Edward ...

In celebration of Queen Victoria's 80th birthday, 13 leading composers and poets collaborated on a collection of part songs. Published in a limited edition of...continue...

Tovey: Chamber Music Vol 1 / London Piano Trio

1 CD / Toccata / 2008-10-14

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: Trio for Piano and Strings in B minor, Op. 1; Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Horn/Cello in C minor, Op. 8 "Style tragique"
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Fortepiano Trio

Toccata Classics is proud to introduce this third volume in a series of CDs dedicated to the works of Sir Donald Tovey. These two lyrical...continue...

Balakirev: Grand Fantasia, 30 Songs / Krimets, Banowetz

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-05-08

Works: Mily Balakirev: Grand Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, for piano & orchestra, Op. 4; Russian Folksongs (30), song transcriptions for piano 4 hands; Anonymous, Russian: Dormition of the Mother of God (...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Chan, Alton; Kalugina, Olga; Kolgatin, Pavel; Nikolayeva, Svetlana
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)-the leader of the group of Russian composers known as "the Mighty Handful"-was influenced by folksong from the start of his career. His...continue...

Julius Burger: Cello Concerto, etc / Beiser, Young, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-03-23

Works: Julius Burger: Stille der Nacht, for baritone & orchestra; Scherzo, for Strings; Concerto for Cello; Variations on a Theme of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach; Legende, for baritone & orchestra
Performers: Beiser, Maya; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Performances and sonics are all that could be wished. Everything here is a pleasure, the two vocal works and the cello concerto in particular marvelous...continue...

Tovey: Cello Concerto, Air, Elegiac Variations / Neary, Vass

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-01-09

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: Concerto for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 40; Air (Andante cantabile) for strings; Elegiac Variations, Op 25
Performers: Dowdeswell, Gretel; Neary, Alice
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

After the runaway success of the first release of Tovey's 'Symphony in D' (TOC 33), this second CD brings three more works - one a...continue...

Taneyev: Piano Concerto, Piano Music / Sanderling, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Concerto for Piano in E flat major; Prelude in F major; Lullaby (Kolïlbel'naya), for piano in B flat major; Theme and Variations in C major; Allegro, for piano in E flat major; A...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Wodnicki, Adam
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas

The piano music of Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) is one of the hidden secrets of Russian music. Student and friend of Tchaikovsky, Taneyev was called "a...continue...
Includes improvisations (4), for piano (collaborative work by various composers....continue...

Brian: The Soul of Steel, Legend / Cook, Vignoles, Levine

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-09-12

Works: Havergal Brian: When Icicles Hang by the Wall, for voice & piano; Take, O Take Those Lips Away, for voice & piano; Sorrow Song, for voice & piano; The Message, for voice & piano; Farewell, for voice ...
Performers: Cook, Brian Rayner; Lawson, Peter; Levine, Stephen; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Havergal Brian (1876-1972) was a prolific writer of symphonies, but his songs also warrant attention, and this recording offers a chance to explore another side...continue...

Sir Donald Tovey: Symphony in D, etc / Vass, Malmö Opera

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-06-13

Works: Donald Francis Tovey: The Bride of Dionysus, opera; Symphony in D major, Op. 32
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Malmö Opera Orchestra

Sir Donald Francis Tovey has long been known as one of the finest writers on music in English - but he saw himself primarily as...continue...