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Schubert: Complete Works for Piano Trio / Jan Vermeulen: piano; Christine Busch: violin; France Springuel: cello

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, ...
Performers: Busch, Christine; Springuel, France; Vermeulen, Jan

Jan Vermeulen is considered one of today's most prominent fortepiano virtuosos. After his piano studies at the Brussels Conservatory, his interest and urge for authenticity...continue...
Recording information: Studio Arteca, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium (09/12/2012-09/15/2012)....continue...

The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Recorded Sound: Applause; C...
Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Bonney, Barbara; Montague, Diana; Robson, Nigel; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

Giulio Ricordi: Piano Works / Roberto Piana: piano

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-04-09

Works: Giulio Ricordi: Romance Poudrée, for piano; Il racconto della nonna, for piano; Fantaisie Hongroise, for piano; Aquarelles, for piano; Le rêve de l'Odalisque, for piano; Almanacco Musicale,...
Performers: Piana, Roberto

Everybody knows Giulio Ricordi was the greatest editor and publisher of the most important Italian operas, but very few know he also was a great...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Fondazione "Figlie di Maria", Sassari (03/2012)....continue...

Vicente Martín y Soler: Il Burbero di Buon Cuore / Elena de la Merced; Carlos Chausson; Véronique Gens; Saimir Pirgu; Cecilia Diaz

2 CD / Dynamic / 2013-02-26

Works: Vicente Martin y Soler: Il burbero di buon cuore, opera
Performers: Rousset, Christophe [Harpsichord/Conductor]; Sakai, Atsushi
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid

Il Burbero di buon cuore is based on one of the most popular and amusing French comedies by Carlo Goldoni, Le bourru bienfaisant. A brilliant...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Real, Madrid (2007-11-14&2007-11-16&2007-)....continue...

Carmina Nova: La Tradizione nel Contemporaneo - Works by Scattolin, Kurti and Benati / Latinobalcanica Ensemble

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-02-12

Works: Pier Paolo Scattolin: E nanna nanne, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Addonna va ssa Filumena, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Lamentazioni, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Sarvi Rriggina, for voice, chorus...
Performers: Frei, Constance; Malferrari, Stefano; Morini, Anna Maria; Pezzoli, Giuseppe [Percussion]; Tricomi, Fabio; Windsor, Lorna
Conductors:
Ensemble: Latinobalcanica Ensemble

The Carmina Nova project stems from the observation that for certain solo and choral repertoires it is possible consistently to identify and try out some...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Girolamo Certosa di Bologna-Italia (09/2009-12/2010)....continue...

Transitions: Dussek, Beethoven, Mendelssohn / Olga Pashchenko: piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-02-12

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor ("Elégie Harmonique"), Op. 61 (C. 211); Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 33; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111;...
Performers: Pashchenko, Olga

This debut album from Russian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist Olga Pashchenko - student of Alexei Lubimov and Richard Egarr - depicts the rebellious yet tender...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Kremsegg, Kremsmünster, Austria (08/01/2011-08/03/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, KV 456 & KV 459 / Arthur Schooderwoerd, piano

1 CD / Accent Import / 2013-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459
Performers: Schoonderwoerd, Arthur
Conductors: Schoonderwoerd, Arthur
Ensemble: Duo Cristofori

With his recording of K. 456 & K. 459, Arthur Schooderwoerd presents the second part of his complete recording of the Mozart piano concertos on...continue...
Recording information: Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, France (05/14/2012-05/17/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 25 / Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Two legendary Austrian artists interpret two of Mozart's piano concertos. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, for the first time, conducts Mozart's piano concertos with his orchestra, Concentus Musicus...continue...
Recording information: Musikverein, Vienna (06/07/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 23

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: Die Kölner Akademie

Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (12/2011)....continue...

Clementi: The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 6: The Late Sonatas / Costantino Mastroprimiano, fortepiano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Muzio Clementi: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 40/1; Sonata for Piano in B minor, Op. 40/2; Sonata for Piano in D minor/D major, Op. 40/3; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, Op. 46; Monferrinas (12)...
Performers: Mastroprimiano, Costantino

Maestro Costantino Mastroprimiano is once again our guide, creating an absorbing program that effectively encapsulates the achievements of Clementi's distinguished career. His consummate performances ...continue...
Recording information: Rome (07/2009)....continue...

Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 4 - Piano Sonatas K283 & K311; Fantasia K397 et al. / Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C major, K 394 (383a); Variations (12) for Pi...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian

On volume four of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart's music for solo keyboard, forte pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on an instrument by Paul McNulty,...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (10/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 20 & 21 / Bart Van Oort, fortepiano / Fabio Ciofini, Accademia Hermans

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Oort, Bart van
Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans

After completing his modern piano degree at the Royal Conservatory at The Hague in 1983, Bart van Oort studied fortepiano with Stanley Hoogland, also at...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Cucinelli, Solomeo (Perugia) (05/21/2011-05/25/2011)....continue...

Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...

Giovanni Bottesini: Belcanto

1 CD / CD Baby Independants Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Variations on "Nel cor piuú non mi sento", for double bass & piano; Fantasia su temi de "La Sonnambula" di Bellini, for double bass & piano; Une bouche aimée; Elegia...
Performers: Antoniotti, Luca [Fortepiano]; Galli, Emanuela; Gatto, Alberto Lo

Recording information: Sala Pasquini, Crema, Italy (01/30/2012-01/31/2012)....continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 453 & 482 / Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano; Petra Mullejans, Freiburger Barockorchester

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K 386; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester

Mozart places melody at the very heart of his concertos. Introverted and sometimes uncertain at the start of K453, it is subsequently transmuted into birdsong...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg (DE), Ensemblehaus (05/2012)....continue...

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...

An die Musik: Famous Songs (21) by Franz Schubert / Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone; Tini Mathot, fortepiano

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Das Rosenband ("Im Frühlingsgarten fand ich sie"), song for voice & p...
Performers: Mathot, Tini; Mertens, Klaus

This release includes Schubert's most famous songs, plus many more selected by Klaus Mertens and Tini Mathot. The duo sheds their unique light and fresh...continue...
Recording information: Zuidervermaning Church, Westzaan, The Netherlands (09/2011)....continue...

The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Reniaissande to Romantic / Piers Adams: recorder; Howard Beach: keyboards; David Watkin: cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Crecquillon's "Onques amour" for ensemble; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcang...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's repertoire and...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (11/1989)....continue...

Rachel: The Music I Love / Rachel Podger, violin

2 CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Concerto for Violin, strings & co...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Rogers, Jane
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori; Brecon Baroque; Holland Baroque Society

For this specially-priced, two-disc retrospective of Channel Classics recordings by violinist Rachel Podger, the label asked the artist to pick a selection of favorite tracks...continue...

Gioachino Rossini: Chamber Music with Strings and Winds / Italian Classical Consort

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-10-09

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Notte, Temporale, Preghiera, Caccia, for 2 flutes, clarinet & string quartet; Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; Ouf! les petits pois, for piano in B major (Pé...
Performers: Columbro, Giovanni Battista; Dervishi, Daorsa [Flute]; Furini, Stefano; Magistrelli, Luigi; Nicora, Chiara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Italian Classical Consort

The Italian Classical Consort performs chamber music for strings and winds as well as arrangements for this configuration of arias from operas. They perform on...continue...
Recording information: Milano (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-); Varese (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-)....continue...

Beethoven: Rondos & Bagatelles / Natalia Valentin: fortepiano

1 CD / Paraty / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo for Piano in C major, Op. 51 no 1; Rondo for Piano in G major, Op. 51 no 2; Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andante Favori"; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat ...
Performers: Valentin, Natalia

On this debut release by fortepianist Natalia Valentin, the instrument used was built by an anonymous master in late 18th-century Germany. These works, representative of...continue...
Recording information: Varallo Sesia, Italy (04/2009)....continue...

Leopold Kozeluh: Sonatas for piano, flute & cello / Monika Knoblochova, Jana Semeradova, Hana Flekova

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-10-06

Works: Leopold Antonin Kozeluch: Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in C major, P. 9; Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in E minor, P. 9; Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in D major, P. 9; Sonata f...
Performers: Flekova, Hana; Knoblochov, Monika; Semeradova, Jana

Recorded for the Czech Radio at the Martínek Studio, Prague, March and May, 2011. Today, it is difficult to imagine that the renown of the...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Joyce DiDonato

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Pfiz, Konstantin [Cello, Continuo]; Summers, Timothy
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Rastatt Vocal Ensemble

This thrilling recording around concert performances at the Bade-baden Festpielhaus is set to be a milestone in at least two ways:

It marks the beginning

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Recording information: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (07/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Francois Fernandez, violin; Boyan Vodenitcharov, keyboard

1 CD / Flora / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 303 (293c); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Variations (6) for Violin and Piano in G minor on "Hélas,...
Performers: Fernandez, Francois; Vodenitcharov, Boyan [Fortepiano]

The sonatas gathered here are from Mozart's youth, composed from the ages of 13 to 20. Between Paris - which he left after his mother's...continue...
Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (06/2006)....continue...

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy; Impromptus Opp. 90 & 142 / Viviana Sofronitsky, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90
Performers: Sofronitsky, Viviana [Fortepiano, Harpsichord]

Coming from a famous musical family (her father was the great Russian virtuoso Vladimir Sofronitzky), Viviana Sofronitsky presents Schubert's most important piano pieces played on...continue...
Recording information: Tibor Varga Studio, Sion, Switzerland (07/2010)....continue...

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas / Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord, fortepiano, organ

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 3/L 378; Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 4/L ...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Wakelkamp, Frank

On popular demand we reissue his complete keyboard sonatas. By using various (copies of) period instruments Belder has prevented saturation of the listener. And of...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...

Jean-Louis Tulou et ses Élèves: La Flûte Romantique à Paris

1 CD / CD Baby Independants Import / 2012-07-10

Works: Jules-Auguste Demersseman: Petite fantaisie poétique, for flute & piano; Boléro, for flute & piano; Sonata for flute & piano no 2, Op. 23; Hommage à Tulou, fantasie originale for...
Performers: Cornewal, Sarah van; Leininger, Thomas; Mukoyama, Tomoko

Recording information: Christkatholische Kirche Trimbach (ch) (09/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5 / Rainer Zipperling, cello; Boyan Vodenitcharov, piano

1 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2; Variations for cello & piano in F major on Mozart's "Ein Mäd...
Performers: Vodenitcharov, Boyan [Fortepiano]; Zipperling, Rainer

With the Deux Grandes Sonates pour Le Clavecin ou Piano-Forte / avec un Violoncelle obligé, it is as if Beethoven had created a new genre,...continue...
Recording information: Schloákirche Bad Homburg, Germany (01/10/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonatas for Piano nos 3, 24 & 25 / Luca Palazzolo, piano

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor ("Elégie Harmonique"), Op. 61 (C. 211); Sonata for Piano in D major, Op. 69/3 (C. 242); Les Adieux, for piano; Chantons L' Hymen
Performers: Palazzolo, Luca

Though largely unknown to today's audiences, Jan Ladislav Dussek was a pianist of great prowess who composed extensively for his own instrument. This compilation showcases...continue...
Recording information: Condulmer Recording studio, Mogliano Veneto (05/25/1992/05/28/1992)....continue...