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Sound Waves - Works by Debussy, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert, Romberg / Alexandra Silocea, piano

1 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...

Heart that Flutters - Songs by Duparc, Donizetti, Moore, Rossini, Ginastera / Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28

Works: Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Henri Duparc: Chanson triste; Le manoir de Rosemonde; Extase; Phidylé; Franz Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets I (3), for piano, S.158 (LW A102); Gaetano Donizetti: La Fil...
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

With an African-American spiritual, spectacular bel canto, romantic song and comic opera, Lawrence Brownlee unveils the breadth of his repertoire and the lyric tenor voice...continue...

Liszt: Hexameron - works by Chopin, Czerny, Thalberg, Herz, Liszt, Pixis and Buche / Blanchard, Buche, Goicoechea, Sorieux, Tanski

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Morceau de concert), collaborative work for piano & orchestra (edited by Leslie Howard),; Funerailles; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Blanchard, Johann; Buche, Leon; Goicoechea, Carlos; Sorieux, Caroline; Tanski, Claudius; Yoshikane, Kanako

It was billed as a battle of titans. Franz Liszt had invited the leading pianists of his time to compose variations on Bellini's "March of...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/10/2012-12/12/2012)....continue...

The organ in the Great Cathedral in Cologne: Karg-Elert, Liszt, Dupre / Winfried Bonig, organ

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...

O'Riley's Liszt - music of Berlioz, Mozart, Schumann, Wagner and Schubert / Christopher O'Riley, piano

2 CD / Oxingale Productions / 2013-05-07

Works: Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) for Piano, S 568; Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Fruhlingslaube (3 versions), transcr...
Performers: O'Riley, Christopher

Pianist Christopher O'Riley's virtuosity, showmanship and iconoclast status make him the Franz Liszt of our time. In O'Riley's Liszt, Chris delves into the transcriptions of...continue...
Recording information: Tippet Alley Studios, Edwards, CO (03/15/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

My Favorite Things

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2013-05-07

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Dome...
Performers: Wright, Josh [Piano]; Wright, Lindsey

Includes work(s): elégie, op. 3/1 (rachmaninov) / theme fro by various composers.

Includes work(s): stairway to heaven (page) / castle on a c by various composers....continue...

Schubert, Bach, Liszt, live at Wigmore Hall / Simon Trpceski, Piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Tänze, Op. 33; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Années de pèlerinage, d...
Performers: Trpceski, Simon

Praised by the Los Angeles Times for his grace, eloquence and the 'understated beauty of his tone', Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski shot to fame after...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (03/18/2012)....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 Liszt

4 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...

Liszt: Les Préludes; Ravel: Piano Concerto for the left hand; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Vienna PO, Celibidache

2 CD / Orfeo / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Sergiu Celibidache was one of the most exceptional, unconventional conductors of the 20th century. Over the ensuing years, up to the moment that he took...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus (10/30/1952)....continue...

Liszt: The Complete Wagner & Verdi Transcriptions / Michele Campanella, piano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Ernani; Salve Maria de Jérusalem from Verdi's "I Lombardi", S 431; Paraphrase on the "Miserere" from Verdi's "Trovatore", S 433; Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 43...
Performers: Campanella, Michele

The 'transcriptions' and then 'reminiscences' of Verdi's music are (by and large) much more free both with their originals and with his own reputation, dating...continue...
Recording information: Teatro dell'Aquila, Fermo, Italy....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 transcribed by Franz Liszt for solo piano / Yury Martynov, piano

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 7 (I), transcription for piano in A major, S. 463d (LW A37b/3); Symphonies de Beethoven no 1, transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c)
Performers: Martynov, Yury

Russian pianist Yury Martynov presents the second volume of the complete recording of the cycle of Beethoven's symphonies, as transcribed for the piano by Franz...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (09/17/2012-09/21/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Complete Songs 1 / Adrian Erod; Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Kling leise, mein Lied (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 301 (LW N42); S'il est un charmant gazon, song for voice & piano (3 versions), S. 284 (LW N25); Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Com...
Performers: Erod, Adrian; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

The first complete recording of the Lieder composed by Franz Liszt! Through 2011, Liszt's 200th anniversary, Marsyas will record all of his Lieder for release...continue...
Recording information: RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (01/05/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 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...

Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures by Frescobaldi, Bach, Kurtag / Matthias Veit, piano

2 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...

Liszt: Complete Songs 2 / Janina Baechle, Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Was Liebe sei?, S. 288; Buch der Lieder, Vol 1, S 531; Freudvoll und Leidvoll, S 280; Der König von Thule (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 278 (LW N9); Der du von dem Himmel bis...
Performers: Baechle, Janina; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

Part two of the Complete Liszt Song Book features the renowned Janina Baechle. The mezzo-soprano has been drawn to the Lieder repertory since her musical...continue...
Recording information: RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (01/06/2009-01/12/2009)....continue...

James Adler & Friends - works by Ornstein, Adler, Turok, Bedford, Liszt / James Adler, Jordan P. Smith; Malcolm J Merriweather

1 CD / Ravello / 2013-02-26

Works: Leo Ornstein: Scherzino for piano; James Adler: Passacaglia for piano; Reverie, Interrupted, for tenor saxophone & piano; Fantasy Grotesque on a Medieval Theme, for piano; Fantasy for piano on "The B...
Performers: Adler, James; Merriweather, Malcolm J.; Smith, Jordan P.

Adler and Friends showcases works by Adler and others, performed by Adler himself and showcases his penchant for both contemporary and traditional concert repertoire. Adler...continue...
Recording information: Yamaha Artist Services, New York (2011-08-24_2011-08-25&2012-)....continue...

Liszt: The Complete Symphonic Poems Transcribed for Solo Piano by August Stradal, Vol. 2 / Risto-Matti Marin, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Orpheus, symphonic poem for piano, S. 511b; Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Hungaria, symphonic poem for piano, S. 511e; Hamlet, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 104 (LW G22)
Performers: Marin, Risto-Matti

Although Liszt's 13 symphonic poems exist in 2 piano transcriptions prepared by the composer himself, it was his Czech student Stradal (1860 - 1930) who...continue...
Recording information: Kuusaa Hall, Kuusankoski, Finland....continue...

Clytus Gottwald: Hymn to the Life - Transcriptions for mixed chorus a cappella / Kammerchor Saabrucken

1 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...

Piano Pédalier - works by Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann / Jean Dubé: pedal piano

1 CD / Syrius / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Théodore Dubois: Toccata for organ no 3 in G major; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Prière; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board, followed (among others) by Erard...continue...
Recording information: Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, France) (08/2011)....continue...

Toccatas: Bach, Boëllmann, Liszt, Gigout, Prizeman, Franck / Jürgen Wolf: organ

1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Léon Boëllmann: Suite Gothique, Op. 25; Franz Liszt: Pilgerc...
Performers: Wolf, Jurgen [Organ]

An interesting combination of works by composers from three centuries, all using a toccata style, played on Saxony's largest organ. Package is approximately the size...continue...
Recording information: 09/28/2012-09/30/2012....continue...

Meister Schuler: Liszt: Variations, BWV 12; Crucifixioin BWV 232; Reubke: Adagio; Sonata "The 94th Psalm" / Jürgen Wolf: organ

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (after Bach); Julius Reubke: Adagio for organ in E minor; Sonata for Organ in C minor "94th Psalm"; Trio for organ in E flat major
Performers: Wolf, Jurgen [Organ]

A combination of works by composers in a master-teacher relation, containing two of the largest and greatest organ works of the 19th century as well...continue...
Recording information: Nikolaikirche, Leipzig (07/02/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Liszt: Sonata in B minor; Petrach Sonnets; Granados: El Amor y la Muerte / Domenico Codispoti, piano

1 CD / Odradek / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Tre sonetti del Petrarca, S. 161 (LW A55); Enriqué Granados: Goyescas
Performers: Codispoti, Domenico

Liszt's famous B minor Sonata, his Petrarch Sonnets, and Granados' El Amor y la Muerte from Goyescas - a romantic program, passionately performed by Italian...continue...
Recording information: Studio Odradek (12/2011)....continue...

Signature Classics: Franz Liszt

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Franz Liszt: Faust Symphony, S 108; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Funerailles; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bulva, Josef; Capova, Sylvia; Goldmann, Dieter; Koch, Ferdinand; Lang, Peter [Piano]; Nakajima, Hanae; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha; Adolf, Henry; Tschupp, Räto; Scholz, Alfred

The World of Piano

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum, an Afro-American Intermezzo, for piano; Work(s); Pleasant Moments; The Sycamore, for piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Landry, McGeorge; McAllister, Brett; McTrahan, Ed; Narrow, Mike; O'Ribbett, Kent; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, P...

Smooth Dinner Classics

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Partita in B flat major, BWV 825; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C maj...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Czerkow, Iwan; Jaccottet, Christiane; Lelkes, Anna; Ostranc, Joze; Pivka, Marian; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Adolph, Henry; Lizzio, Alberto; Magiera, Leone; Duvier, Eugen; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Bengtson, Sven; Shipway, Frank

Träum Süá, mein Baby!, Vol. 5

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Largo; Suite for Harpsichord no 7 in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Jan Ladislav Dussek: Harp Sonata in C minor, Op. 2/3 (by Sophia Duss...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Lelkes, Anna; Schmalfuss, Peter; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka

The Piano at the Opera - music of Czerny, Glinka, Thalberg & List adapted for 2 pianos / Portenaw Piano Duo

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Czerny: Variations on "So anch'io la virtú magica" from Donizetti's Don Pasquale, for piano, 4 hands, Op. 39; La cornetta del postiglione, variations on a theme of Rossini, for piano, 4 han...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Portenaw Piano Duo

This collection brings together selected opera themes adapted for two pianos. Fantasias and variations by Carl Czerny, who was a worldwide name at the time,...continue...
Recording information: Fazioli Studio, Sacile, Pordenone, Italy (12/01/1998-12/06/1998)....continue...

A Liszt Recital / Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Capriccio alla turca sur des motifs de Beethoven, transcription for piano (after Op. 113; 3 versions; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rha...
Performers: Benelli-Mosell, Vanessa

The first Brilliant Classics disc from Vanessa Benelli Mosell included music by Prokofiev and Scriabin: a test for even the most consummate virtuoso. A second...continue...
Recording information: Montevarchi, Italy (03/2012)....continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Liszt: The Sound of Weimar Vol. 1-5 - Symphonic Poems, complete edition / Martin Haselbock

5 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98; Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem ...
Performers: Korol, Ilia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester Wiener Akademie

For the project "The Sound of Weimar" conductor and Liszt expert Martin Hasselböck organized an orchestra to reproduce the Weimar Hofkapelle sound of Liszt's time....continue...

Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor / Vardan Mamikonian, piano

1 CD / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215; La lugubre gondola for Piano, S 200 (2nd version); Funerailles
Performers: Mamikonian, Vardan

Born into a musical family in Yerevan, Armenia, Vardan Mamikonian began his piano studies at the Yerevan Spendiarian School of Music with Arkui Haroutunian. He...continue...
Recording information: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt am Main, Germ (02/20/2012-02/22/2012)....continue...

Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

Franz Liszt: Sonata in B Minor; En reve; Libestraum no 3 et al. / Daria Scarano, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; En reve - nocturne; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Liebestr&#...
Performers: Scarano, Daria

Recording information: University of Maryland, Dekelboum Hall (04/19/2011/04/22/2011)....continue...

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17; Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstelkung / Alexis Weissenberg, piano. Salzburg Festival 1972

2 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doub...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Weissenberg made his breakthrough in Salzburg during the Karajan era with his 1972 solo recital. His evening began with Tombeau de Couperin, played transparently and...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburg (08/07/1972)....continue...

Classics 2: The Greatest Melodies

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K ...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Capova, Sylvia; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Jela; Sreter, Kamil; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Scholz, Alfred; Münchner, Herbert; Bengtson, Sven; Adolph, Henry; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Lizzio, Alberto; Nanut, Anton; Duvier, Eugen; Armstrong, Julian; Pantelli, Carlo; Falk, Peter

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

José Carreras: Live in Vienna - Songs & Arias by Fauré, Massenet, Truina, Liszt, Puccini, Tosti, Falvo et al. / José Carreras, tenor; Vincenzo Scalera, piano

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Jules Massenet: Poème d'amour; Joaquín Turina: Los dos miedos, poema en forma de canciones, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. ...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo

This disc marks Jose Carreras' "comeback" performance following his battle with Leukemia. This live recording includes work by Faure, Liszt, Puccini and many others. Carrera...continue...
Recording information: 09/16/1988....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Liszt: Transcriptions of Saint-Saens, Paganini, Schubert, Wagner / Niu Niu, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Danse Macabre, transcription for piano (after Saint-Saëns), S. 555 (LW 273); Die Post, transcription for piano, (after Schubert) S. 561/4 (LW A50/4); Der Lindenbaum, transcription f...
Performers: Niu, Niu [Piano]

EMI Classics is proud to release Liszt: Transcriptions, a new album from teenage piano star Niu Niu. This impressive and delightful album is framed around...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (03/16/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Liederreise - Songs by Brahms & Schubert / Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo soprano; Robert Lehbaumer, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Wandern, song for voice and piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1); Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D...
Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lehrbaumer, Robert

Angelika Kirchslager and Robert Lehrbaumer embark on a lieder journey across Austria and their navigation system is based on the most important coordinates of Austro-German...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Wien (10/2011)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Cápova, Sylvia; Calvert, Eddie; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGe...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Intimate Pavarotti / Beethoven, Bellini, Liszt, Mascagni, Donizetti, Verdi, Schubert, et al.

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133; Vincenzo Bellini: Dolente immagine di figlia mia, for voice & piano; Ariette da Camera; Franz Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonnetto no 104), song for ...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

With one exception, all the numbers on this recording are from the non-operatic repertoire for which Pavarotti was famous on the recital stage, a venue...continue...

Sangerliebe, hoch und herrlich - songs by Brahms, Burgmuller, Schumann, Herzogenberg et al. / Andreas Reibenspies, baritone; Eckart Selheim, piano

1 CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-01-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 7; Norbert Burgmüller: Nachtreise, for voice & piano; Winterreise, for voice & piano, Op. 3/4; Abreise, for...
Performers: Reibenspies, Andreas; Sellheim, Eckart

Unfortunately we know absolutely nothing about the life of Charles Dollé. Not even his approximate birth and death dates are known. From his six collections...continue...
Recording information: Hans Rosbaud Studio, Baden-Baden, Germany (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Franz Liszt: Selected Works / Dmitri Vorobiev, piano

2 CD / Blue Griffin / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218); Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/...
Performers: Vorobiev, Dmitri

Acclaimed pianist Dmitri Vorobiev, major prize-winner of the Busoni, Cincinnati World, Ibla Grand Prize, A.M.A. Calabria, Iowa and Alabama International Piano Competitions, winner of UNISA...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio "The Ballroom" (08/25/2012-08/26/2012)....continue...

Romantic Silhouettes: Schumann: Abegg Vars.; Fantasiestucke, Op. 12; Liszt: Nocturne Op. 62/3; Reger: Silhouetten; Schoeck: 2 Pieces / Maria Kihlgren, piano

1 CD / Sterling / 2012-12-05

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12, Helft 1; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Kihlgren, Maria

This CD has been planned as a cross-section through the Romantic age and commences with Robert Schumann Abegg Variations, a work of his youth filled...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Swedish Radio (03/2012-04/2012)....continue...

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala