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Hummel: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 / Didier Talpain, Solamente Naturali. / Alessandro Commellato, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 85; Concertino for piano & small orchestra in G major (revision of Mandolin Concerto, S. 28), Op. 73; Le retour à (de) Londres, rondo ...
Performers: Commellato, Alessandro
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: Solamente Naturali

With this release, Brilliant Classics embarks on an exciting series: the complete piano concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel played on period instruments. Hummel's superb pianistic...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Slovak National Radio, Bratislava, Slovak (2009-11-??&2010-08-??&2010-)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy / Orgonasova, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Cachemaille - Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Clarkson, Julian; Johnston, Robert; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Giuliani; Moscheles; Hummel: Guitar Music / Paolo Pugliese; Claudio Maccari, guitars; Giovanni Togni, fortepiano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Gran Duo Concertante, for guitar & keyboard (co-authored with Moscheles); Rondos (2), for guitar & keyboard, Op. 68; Variations on "Partant pour la Syrie", for guitar (or guitar & key...
Performers: Maccari, Claudio; Pugliese, Paolo; Togni, Giovanni

Recording information: Auditorium BPL, Lodi, Italy (10/2009)....continue...

Haydn: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Violante

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3
Performers: Guglielmo, Federico; Violante, Jolanda
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

Unlike Mozart, Haydn for some reason failed to realize the potential of the new pianoforte as a concert instrument, and his concertos for keyboard tend...continue...
Recording information: Studio Magister, Preganziol, Italy (04/18/2008-04/20/2008)....continue...

Haydn: Songs and Cantatas / Emma Kirkby, soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Wanderer, song for voice & keyboard (from English canzonettas, set 2), H.26a/32; Original Canzonettas Book 2, H 26a; Spirit's Song, H 26a no 41; Fidelity, Hob. 26a no 30; O Tu...
Performers: Hadjimarkos, Marcia; Kirkby, Emma

The songs on this CD all resulted from a dinner in Vienna on December 1790. Haydn, Mozart and the violinist and impresario Salomon were discussing...continue...
Recording information: Salle Charratmuse, Charrat, Switzerland (01/2009)....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Hilz

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Hilz, Christian; Sellheim, Eckart

Winterreise (Winter Journey) is quite probably Schubert’s magnum opus. Composed in 1827, a year before his death, this song cycle deals in themes of despair,...continue...
Recording information: Imberger Foundation, Salzburg....continue...

Schubert Lieder / Arleen Augér

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Auf dem See, D 543; Der Musenso...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]

Muzio Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Muzio Clementi: Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata in C major, Op. 20; Harpsichord (Piano) Sonata in F major, WoO 3; Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata with violin accompaniment in E flat major, Op. 6/2; Harpsichord...
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan

Muzio Clementi was famous throughout his lifetime as both a composer and a virtuoso performer, appearing at the court of France and competing with Mozart...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, UK (11/14/2007-11/16/2007)....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas & Fantasies

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2010-03-30

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonatas (6) for Keyboard, Wq 49; Variations (12) for Harpsichord in D minor, Wq 118 no 9/H 263 "Folie d'Espagne"; Sonata for keyboard in G minor, H. 47, Wq. 65/17; Free Fan...
Performers: Staier, Andreas

Recording information: Landlar, Schulzentrum - Schoolcenter (11/18/1987-11/20/1987)....continue...

Hummel: Piano Septets Nos. 1 & 2

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Septet for piano, flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello & double bass (or for piano quintet) in D minor, O; Septett Militaire for piano, flute, violin, clarinet, cello, trumpet & dou...
Performers: Commellato, Alessandro; Okuyama, Aya
Conductors: Valent, Milos
Ensemble: Solamente Naturali

Hummel's musical style provides a direct link with Mozart through to Chopin, who openly admitted his debt to the older composer. His music is wonderfully...continue...
Recording information: Slovak Radio Studios (11/2007)....continue...

Haydn: Piano Trios no 25-27 / Cohen, Höbarth, Coin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in A flat major, H. 15/14; Keyboard Trio in C minor, H. 15/13; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in E minor, H 15 no 12
Performers: Cohen, Patrick [Piano]; Coin, Christophe; Hobarth, Erich

BBC Music Magazine
Delightfully conversational playing from three fine musicians, especially Patrick Cohen on fortepiano. Natural flow of the Fauré, the Ravel is stunning.
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Clara Schumann: Complete Songs / Dorothea Craxton

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Clara Wieck Schumann: Four songs by Friederich Rückert, Op. 12; Liebst du um Schönheit, song for voice & piano, Op. 12/4; Die gute Nacht; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op .13; Lieder aus Juc...
Performers: Djeddikar, Hedayet

Clara Schumann the composer often worked in her husband's shadow, many of her songs being mistaken for his, although those best loved by the public...continue...

Bohemian Songs

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-01

Works: Leopold Antonin Kozeluch: Sognando mi parea, for voice & piano, Op. 31/1; Un serto di fiori, for voice & piano, Op. 31/4; Sento amor, for voice & piano, Op. 31/3; Chi un dolce amor, for voice & piano...
Performers: McFadden, Claron; Oort, Bart van

J.C. Bach, J.C.F. Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Susan Alexander-Max, The Music Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Concerto for harpsichord & string orchestra in A major, CW YC91 (misattributed to J. C. Bach, T. 297; Concerto for harpsichord & string orchestra in E flat major, CW ...
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan
Conductors: Alexander-Max, Susan
Ensemble: ; The Music Collection

Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian, made his career first in Italy and then, from 1762, in London, where he was a...continue...

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, Horn Concerto no 1, etc / Müller-Brühl, Babanov, Hoeren, Schuster, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, H. 7d/3; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Violin & keyboard in F major, H. 18/6; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, ...
Performers: Babanov, Dmitiri; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Hoeren, Harald; Schuster, Jürgen
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Haydn's popular 'Trumpet Concerto' is best known for its thrilling first movement cadenza and brilliant and inventive 'Rondo' finale. The 'Horn Concerto No. 1' is...continue...

W. F. Bach: Keyboard Works, Vol 1 / Robert Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Polonaises (12) for keyboard, F. 12 (BR A27-38); Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, F 4; Fantasia for Harpsichord in A minor, F 23
Performers: Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]

In their originality, concentration and breadth of expression, the Polonaises of Johann Bach’s first-born son, Wilhelm Friedemann, establish him as a composer worthy to be...continue...

Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas Vol 2 / Susan Alexander-Max

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-06-26

Works: Muzio Clementi: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, Op. 11/1; Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata in B flat major, Op. 1bis/2; Harpsichord (Piano) Sonata in G minor, Op. 7/3; Harpsichord (Piano) Sonata in E fla...
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan

Muzio Clementi was famous throughout his lifetime as both a composer and a virtuoso performer, appearing at the court of France and competing with Mozart...continue...

Artist Portrait - Andreas Staier

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango, arrangement (after the Quintet for Guitar & strings, G. 448); Antonio Salieri: Concerto for piano & orchestra in C; Muzio Clementi: Sonata for Piano in G ...
Performers: Pregardien, Christoph; Schornsheim, Christine; Staier, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 22-Poets of Sensiblity Vol 5

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Franz Schubert: Geist der Liebe, D 233/Op. 118 no 1; Das Finden ("Ich hab' ein Mädchen funden"), song for voice & piano, D. 219; Alles um Liebe ("Was ist es, das die Seele fühlt?"), song fo...
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Teuscher, Lydia; Ullmann, Marcus

The Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition: Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. He selected poems from classical Greece, the Middle Ages and the...continue...

Haydn: Concertinos, Trios / Vatin, Ensemble d'arco

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in C major, H. 14/12; Baryton Trio in D major, H. 11/11; Keyboard Concerto in F major, H. 18/F2; Keyboard Concerto in G major, H. 14/13; Trio for 2 violins & cel...
Performers: Vatin, Sabine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble L'Arco

The scoring of Hadyn's Concertinos for keyboard and an accompaniment of two violins and a cello makes the early works available for performance either as...continue...

Haydn: Piano Sonatas no 43, 44, 47, etc / Rachel Heard

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 43 in E flat major, H 16 no 28; Sonata for Keyboard no 44 in F major, H 16 no 29; Sonata for Keyboard no 47 in B minor, H 16 no 32; Sonata for Keyboard in F...
Performers: Heard, Rachel

The sonatas presented here show Haydn exploring the dynamic possibilities of the fortepiano....continue...

Mozart: Piano Sonatas K 279, K 280, K 281 / Robert Levin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d); Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K. 281 (K.189f)
Performers: Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

The American pianist and noted Mozart scholar Robert Levin is unique among today's pianists in restoring the classical period practice of improvised embellishments and cadenzas....continue...

Lost Music of Early America - The Moravians / Pearlman, etc

2 CD / Telarc / 2006-04-25

Works: Anonymous, German: Freuen wir uns, hymn; Zeige mir dein Angesicht, hymn; Heiliger Herre Gott, hymn; Lob Gott getrost mit Singen, hymn; Herz und Herz vereint zusammen, hymn; Kommt, danket dem Helden, ...
Performers: Baker, Sharon; Pearlman, Martin; Sieden, Cyndia
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

"It's all done as winningly as we would expect from the musicians who have given us such inspiring accounts of the Brandenburgs and Messiah, the...continue...

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 21 - Poets of Sensiblity 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Franz Schubert: Zufriedenheit ("Ich bin vergnügt"), song for voice & piano ("Lied") (second version), D. 501; Das Lied vom Reifen ("Seht meine lieben Bäume an"), for voice & piano, D. 532; ...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Steinberger, Birgid

The Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all of Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. This is the second of...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro Highlights / Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Corbelli, Alessandro; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Fisher, John; Focile, Nuccia; Mentzer, Susanne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Murphy, Suzanne; Renner, Barbara Pease; Smith...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

...tingling with life. The London Financial Times...continue...

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 20 - Poets of Sensibility 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen ("Vorüber, ach vorüber"), song for voice & piano, D. 531 (Op. 7/3); Der Liebende ("Beglückt, beglückt"), song for voice & piano, D. 20...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Holzmair, Wolfgang

The Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all of Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. This is the first of...continue...

Hummel: Cello Sonata, Piano Quintet, etc / Comberti, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Quartet for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. posth. 4 (only 2 movements); Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 35; Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 104; Trio for...
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan; Banda, Pal; Comberti, Micaela; Rogers, Jane; Standage, Simon

Hummels music occupies the fascinating time between the Haydn-Mozart era and the dawn of the great German romantic composers. While known for the virtuosic piano...continue...

Grace Notes / Mary Jane Newman

1 CD / Khaeon / 2003-05-27

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Italian Concerto in F major, B...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Kelly, Rich; Newman, Anthony; Newman, Mary Jane [Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord]; Rautenberg, Lisa
Conductors: Newman, Mary J.;
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua New York; Parthenia XII

Beethoven, Hummel, Hoffmann: Works for Mandolin & Fortepiano

1 CD / Arts / 2003-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante and variations for mandolin & piano in D major, WoO 44/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on an Original Theme"; Sonatina in C minor...
Performers: Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Galfetti, Duilio

Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas / Susan Alexander-Max

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-01-01

Works: Muzio Clementi: Harpsichord Sonata in G major, WoO 14; Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata in A major, Op. 2/4; Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata in G minor, Op. 8/1; Piano (Harpsichord) Sonata in B flat major, Op. ...
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan

"Clementi's career spanned many years, and it's not easy to understand the many changes in style that characterize the music. We are long overdue for...continue...

Beethoven: Archduke & Ghost Trios / Immerseel, Beths, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-08-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Immerseel, Jos van

Triumph of the Piano - Keyboard Classics from Bach to Bartók

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-18

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 13/L 486; Wolfg...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Casadesus, Robert; Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Entremont, Philippe; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Groethuysen, Andreas; Immerseel, Jos van; Leonhardt, Gustav...
Conductors: Szell, George; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra members; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Introducing David Schrader

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Jean-Henri d'Anglebert: Passacaille d'Armide, for harpsichord in G minor (transcribed from Lully) (Pièces de Claveçin); Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dor...
Performers: Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David; Shelton, Michael; Slowik, Peter; Verrette, Christopher
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players

Introducting Patrice Michaels

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; Antonio Vivaldi: All'ombra di sospetto, cantata for voice, flute & continuo, RV 678; Franz Joseph Haydn: Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; Isabella Colbran: Mi lagne...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice; Rollins, Rebecca; Schrader, David; Sobol, Deborah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players

Boccherini: Cello Sonatas Vol 1 /Christian & Sebastian Benda

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-01

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in A major; Sonata for cello & continuo in F minor (doubtful); Sonata for cello & continuo in G major, G. 5 (Six Sonatas no 3); Sonata for cello ...
Performers: Benda, Christian; Benda, Sebastian

Boccherini had a composing career of very mixed fortunes, but added to the cello repertoire a fine group of concertos, and over 50 delightful sonatas...continue...

Beethoven: Volkslieder / Fasolis, Lawrence, Beasley, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1998-09-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: The Shepherd's Song, folk song for voice & piano trio, Op. 108/23; Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie, folk song for voice & piano trio, Op. 108/7; Music, Love and Wine, folk song fo...
Performers: Beasley, Marco; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Fava, Giorgio; Labusch, Dorothee; Lawrence, Amy; Marcon, Andrea; Vestidello, Walter
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Chorus

"There's oodles in the Beethoven catalog that most of us haven't heard, and this anthology ferrets out some of the lesser-known choral fare...The performances, staunch...continue...

Paisiello: La Serva Padrona / Hirsch, Bima, Salomaa, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1998-03-17

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: La Serva padrona, opera
Performers: Bima, Jeanne Marie; Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig

More Mozart - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Violin no...
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Horigome, Yuzuko; Koster, Ab; Kussmaul, Jurgen; Newman, Anthony; Stern, Isaac; van Dael, Lucy; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Bruno, Weil; Kubelik, Rafael; Marin, Ion; Végh, Sándor; Tognetti, Richard; Mehta, Zubin; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; Salzb...

Haydn: 6 Sonaten für Fürst Esterházy / Hans Ludwig Hirsch

1 CD / Arts / 1996-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 36 in C major, H 16 no 21; Sonata for Keyboard no 37 in E major, H 16 no 22; Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 39 in ...
Performers: Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig

Haydn: Keyboard Works 1773-1779 / Lola Odiaga

1 CD / Albany Records / 1992-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 39 in D major, H 16 no 24; Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, H. 16/25; Sonata for Keyboard no 41 in A major, H 16 no 26; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major...
Performers: Odiaga, Lola

Jean-Pierre Rampal plays Scott Joplin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-02-03

Works: Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag; Elite Syncopations; Bethena; Combination March; The Entertainer; The Cascades; Cleopha; The Ragtime Dance; The Chrysanthemum; The Favorite; Original Rags; Harmony Club W...
Performers: Gottlieb, Gordon; Johnson, Tommy [tuba]; Manne, Shelly; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Ritter, John Steele