Sound Waves - Works by Debussy, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert, Romberg / Alexandra Silocea, piano1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-06-11 Works: Martin Romberg: Eärendil, the Mariner, for piano; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Franz Liszt: Années de p&egr...Performers: Silocea, Alexandra [Piano] Alexandra Silocea made something of a splash with her debut AVIE recording featuring the first five Piano Sonatas by Prokofiev, which "I don't recall having...continue... Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, Mayfield, England (09/19/2012-09/22/2910)....continue... ![]() Debussy: Prélude to Afternoon of a faun; Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Ravel: Boléro / Philippe Jordan1 CD / Naïve / 2013-05-28 Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Maurice Ravel: BoléroPerformers: Chatoux, Frédéric Conductors: Jordan, Philippe Ensemble: ; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris "Here are three monuments of the history of music and the arts, three crucial stages in the history of modernity. The Orchestre de l'Opera de...continue... Recording information: Opéra Bastille, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue... ![]() Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [DVD]1 DVD Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue... Run Time: 74 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue... Run Time: 74 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 ...continue... ![]() Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for OrchestraConductors: Solti, Georg Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Released for the first time on DVD, this concert is the last in Sir Georg Solti and his beloved CSO's European tour in 1985. Solti...continue... Run Time: 83 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono, ...continue... ![]() Piano concertos by Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Françaix / Florian Uhlig, piano1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-05-28 Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Jean Françaix: Concertino for piano & orchestra; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G majorPerformers: Uhlig, Florian Conductors: Gonzalez, Pablo Ensemble: ; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Haenssler presents this unique compilation of French piano concertos performed by virtuoso Florian Uhlig. Included in this recording are largely neglected works by Debussy, Poulenc,...continue... Recording information: Emmerich-Smola-Saal, SWR Studio Kaiserslautern....continue... ![]() Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28 Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & pianoPerformers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute] Conductors: Steen, Jac van Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....continue... ![]() Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 20123 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano...Performers: Alavidze, Rusudan; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Braude, Nathan; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Goerner, Nelson; G... Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue... ![]() Debussy: Images; Chopin: Préludes, Op. 28 / Paris Tsenikoglou, piano1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30 Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28Performers: Tsenikoglou, Paris Greek pianist Paris Tsenikoglou began playing at the tender age of eight. He has won many awards including: first prize at the Athens International Piano...continue... Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (07/14/2012-07/16/2012)....continue... ![]() Dusk & Dawn2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-04-30 Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Matteo Saggese: Farinelli, for saxophone, jazz ensemble & orchestra; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jerome Kern: Roberta; Tom Waits: In The Neighborhood; Nino Rot...Performers: Arch, David; Cottrell, Dave; Cousin, Martin; Dickson, Amy; Edwards, Mark [Keyboards]; Hill, Chris; Jaimes, Mark; James McMillan [Producer] Conductors: Big Band, Chris W. ![]() Debussy: Four-Hand Piano Music - Petite Suite; Marche écossaise; 6 épigraphes antiques et al. / Jean-Pierre Armengaud; Olivier Chauzu, pianos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire; Epigraphes antiques (6); Première suite d'orchestre, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), L. ...Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Chauzu, Olivier The recent discovery (2008) of the Premiere Suite d'orchestrefor piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form....continue... Recording information: Studio 4'33, Pierre Malbos, Ivry-sur-Seine, France (2012-03-12_2012-03-14&2012-)....continue... ![]() Ruhr Piano Festival - France, America & New Music / various artists3 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-04-09 Works: Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Sonatine for Piano; La valse; Miroirs; Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 2; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Who Cares?, song (from Of Thee I S...Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Chamayou, Bertrand; Chuang, Ya-Fei; Floristan, Juan Perez; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Muller, Fabian; Neuburger, Jean-Frederic; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Soules, Lore... Conductors: Ensemble: Gershwin Quartett (String Quartet) Another great edition from the Ruhr Piano Festival, this time focusing on the music of France and America as well as new music....continue... ![]() Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill... Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S... Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue... ![]() Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He... Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe... Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue... Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue... ![]() Debussy plays Debussy, Ravel plays Ravel1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12 Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Le vent dans la plaine, prelude for piano, L. 117/3; Préludes, Book 1; Estampes (3) for Piano; La plus que lente; D'un cahier d'esquisses; Maurice Ravel: Son...Performers: Debussy, Claude; Ravel, Maurice These unique phonographic documents date back to the 1910s and 1920s, when music recording was at its dawn. Among the first pianists to put their...continue... Recording information: 1913....continue... ![]() Satie & Compagnie - Piano music of Satie, Debussy, de Séverac, Dupont, Ferroud, Hahn, Koechlin, Poulenc, Ravel and Schmitt / Anne Queffélec, piano1 CD / Mirare / 2013-03-12 Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Le Piccadilly, march for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; La Belle Excentrique; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 4...Performers: Dehaene, Gaspard [Piano]; Queffelec, Anne From the wit of Satie to the poetry of Debussy, French music of the early decades of the twentieth century was created by exceptional and...continue... Recording information: TAP de Poitiers (06/2012)....continue... ![]() Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05 Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Jules Massenet: Medita...Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue... ![]() Desert Island Discs3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05 Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal... Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S... Ensemble: ; Taverner Players ![]() Hommage a Debussy - works by Carlo Grante; Alfredo Casella; Paul Dukas; Robert Piana / Carlo Grante, piano1 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-02-26 Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Estampes (3) for Piano; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Carlo Grante: Debussy-Pastiche, for piano; Alfredo Casella: A la manière de......Performers: Grante, Carlo An audiophile recording of some of Debussy's favorite piano pieces plus rare and unusual works by admirers of his musical idiom. Grante is one of...continue... Recording information: Glanzing Studio, Vienna (02/18/2012-02/19/2012)....continue... ![]() Flavours: Music for cello and piano by Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen / Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Eef Van Breen: Flavours, f...Performers: Pushkar, Taisiya; Van Leeuwen, Amber Docters This compilation provides a showcase of the many aspects of the cello and the range of emotions and characters that the instrument is able to...continue... Recording information: Motor Music Studio, Mechelen, Belgium (02/09/2011)....continue... ![]() 50 Best Chillout Classics3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And... Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ... Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue... ![]() 50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ... Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ... Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue... ![]() Classical Caffeine - works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26 Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op. 25; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E major; Dm...Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Bailey, Zuill; Bilger, David [trumpet]; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gugnin, Andrey; Kholodenko, Vadym; Safonova, Svetlana; Schwarz, Gerard; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Tennant, Sco... Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Orbelian, Constantine; Lapunov, Anatoly; Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; iDuo; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Shanghai Quartet; Style of Five; The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going. Selections have been chosen exclusively from...continue... ![]() Clytus Gottwald: Hymn to the Life - Transcriptions for mixed chorus a cappella / Kammerchor Saabrucken1 CD / Carus / 2013-02-26 Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Aus alten Märchen winkt es, song for voice & piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/15; Robert Franz: Gesänge (12) for voi...Conductors: Grün, Georg Ensemble: ; KammerChor Saarbrucken For more than 20 years choral conductor and musicologist Clytus Gottwald has been transcribing piano-accompanied Lieder and instrumental works for a cappella choir. On this...continue... Recording information: SWR Studio Kaiserslautern (02/17/2012-02/20/2012)....continue... ![]() Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures by Frescobaldi, Bach, Kurtag / Matthias Veit, piano2 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26 Works: Carl Nielsen: Goddag! Goddag! (Good Day!...), for piano (Humoresque Bagatelles), FS 22/1 (Op. 11/1); Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 73 (L. 217); Franz Joseph Haydn: Allegro ma...Performers: Veit, Matthias Pianist Matthias Veit believes that in our fast-paced music world, including the classical world, our lives consist of increasingly fragmented and frenetic listening across eras....continue... Recording information: Rügheim, Schüttbau, Germany (12/2008)....continue... ![]() The Art of Andrés Segovia, Vol. 7 - works by Frescobaldi, Weiss, Bach, Aguado, Albéniz, Granados [studio rec. 1961/62]1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2013-02-08 Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccate d'intavolatura ... no 12, Corrente e Passachagli; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Fantasia for lute no 1 in C minor (London MS), Smith 83; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello ...Performers: Segovia, Andrés At the end of the '50 of XX century, Andres Segovia was considered by everybody the greatest guitarist in the world. Even he was no...continue... Recording information: 1961-1962....continue... ![]() Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07 Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...Performers: Maxian, Frantisek Conductors: Fournet, Jean Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue... Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue... ![]() The World of Piano
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