Owen, Charles > Post Romantic Period

Music by Monti, Fauré, Ravel, Gershwin et al. / Katharine Gowers, violin; Charles Owen, piano

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Vittorio Monti: Czardas; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; ...
Performers: Gowers, Katherine; Owen, Charles

Chopin, Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas / Walton, Owen

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Owen, Charles; Walton, Jamie

Leos Janácek: Piano Music / Charles Owen

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; On the overgrown path; In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Reminiscence for Piano
Performers: Owen, Charles

Despite his profiles as one of the most important operatic composers of the 20th century, Leos Janacek remains a largely unknown figure in terms of...continue...

Fauré: Complete Barcarolles; Trois Romances Sans Paroles / Charles Owen, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Barcarolle for piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 26; Barcarolle for piano no 2 in G major, Op. 41; Barcarolle for piano no 3 in G flat major, Op. 42; Barcarolle for piano no 4 in A flat ...
Performers: Owen, Charles

Pianist Charles Owens follows a critically acclaimed release of Fauré's popular Nocturnes with a relative rarity: a complete survey of the composer's Barcarolles uniquely coupled...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/05/2010-07/07/2010)....continue...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Fauré: Complete Nocturnes / Charles Owen

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 33; Nocturne for piano no 4 in E major, Op. 36; Nocturne for piano no 5 in B flat major, Op. 37; Nocturne for piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63; Noct...
Performers: Owen, Charles

Gramophone Magazine
Charles Owen is an affectionate and unassuming guide, disinclined to impose himself on music whose subtlety is easily destroyed by over-emphasis.
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100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Natalie Clein - The Romantic Cello

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G min...
Performers: Clein, Natalie; Owen, Charles

"Both sonatas can suffer in performance from a sense of imbalance - these great pianist-composers wrote elaborate parts that in places can easily swamp the...continue...