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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
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Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in a 2 part recital of lieder by Schubert and Schumann from the Opera Theatre of Nurenberg [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Lieder; Robert Schumann: Lieder
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 1.33:1, Color
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Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Eugène Ysaÿe: Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Vladimir Rebikov: Trois Morceaux, Op. 7; Amy Beach: Berceuse for violin & p...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew

The world's first lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed by parents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. After the birth of violinist...continue...
Recording information: Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago,....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...

Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players

Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Coote, Alice; Drake, Julius [Piano]

British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed around the world for her commanding performances in opera, concert and recital, in repertoire spanning from the Baroque to...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (01/26/2012/01/28/2012)....continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Schubert: Symphonies 6 & 8 / Roger Norrington; SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Sir Roger Norrington's approach to adapting historical performance practice for a modern symphony orchestra has yielded excellent results. This recording features the Stuttgart Radio Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Funkstudio des SWR (11/09/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 / Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano

1 CD / Capriccio / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Haefliger, Andreas; Holzmair, Wolfgang

This release features Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, who studies as the Vienne Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with Hilde Rossel-Majdan and Erik Werba. Holzmair...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel Neumarkt, Oberpfaltz, Germany (12/07/2009-12/09/2009)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet Op. 13; Four Pieces, Op. 81; Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz D.703 / Quartetto di Roma

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Pieces (4) for string quartet, Op. 81; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
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Ensemble: Quartetto di Roma

Mendelssohn composed his Quartet, Op. 13 in 1827 when he was only 18 years old and still a student in Berlin, at a point when...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Sebastiano al Palatino - Roma (09/11/2009-09/13/2009)....continue...

Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Notturno / the Nash Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The internationally celebrated Nash Ensemble performs Schubert's famous Trout Quintet, with the added bonus of the beautiful Notturno. This disc received a BBC "Critics Choice"...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 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

Schubert: Piano Sonatas nos. 16 in A minor; Sonata in B flat / Maria Joao Pires, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 845/Op. 42; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao

Iconic Deutsce Grammophon pianist and celebrated Schubert interpreter Maria Joao Pires returns to further explore the music of the quintessential romantic composer; deepening a musical...continue...
Recording information: Hamburg-Harburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle (07/2011)....continue...

Works by Ravel, Scriabin and Schubert / Alexander Schimpf, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-02-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Schimpf, Alexander [Piano]

Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (03/12/2012-03/14/2012)....continue...

Diary in G - Schubert and Schumann: Piano Sonatas / Weiyin Chen, piano

1 CD / Azica / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Chen, Weiyin

The young Taiwanese-American virtuoso pianist Weiyin Chen is an artist whose promise is just beginning to emerge. Ms. Chen is a performer to whom "the...continue...
Recording information: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY....continue...

Franz Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie, D 760; Moments Musicaux, D 780; Sonata in C minor, D 958 / Konstanze Eickhorst, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Sonata for Piano in C minor, D 958
Performers: Eickhorst, Konstanze

Time and again, Schubert appears to tear holes in the space-time continuum. A single Moment Musical a few minutes long can seem like an eternity...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany (08/22/2012-08/24/2012)....continue...

Wahlverwantschaften - Piano Trios by Andreae, Schubert, Kaser, Lee & Schumann / Absolut Trio

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-02-26

Works: Volkmar Andreae: Trio for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 1; Franz Schubert: Klaviertrio, Op. 99; Klaviertrio, Op. 100; Mischa Kaser: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Robert Schumann: Liebhabers St...
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Ensemble: Absolut Trio

Artistic involvement with contemporary music is of prime importance for the three musicians of the Absolut Trio, which is why they commission works at regular...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Piano works by Schumann, Brahms & Schubert / Carmen Piazzini, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Variations (16) for Piano in F sharp minor on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9; Franz Schubert: Pieces ...
Performers: Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]

With characteristic energy and sensitive virtuosity, pianist Carmen Piazzini brings a new dimension of musicality to the works of Schumann, Brahms, and Schubert. This CD...continue...
Recording information: Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (04/2010)....continue...

Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 "Death and the Maiden" & 13 "Rosamunde" / Alban Berg Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Quartet for Strings no 13 in A minor, D 804/Op 29 no 1 "Rosamunde"
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Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartet

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: Protestant Chruch, Seon, Switzerland....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibitioin; Schubert / Alice Sara Ott, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-02-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Performers: Ott, Alice Sara

Rising star Alice Sara Ott's new recording documents her summer 2012 rite of passage debut at the prestigious White Nights Festival.

Alice Sara Ott's challenging

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Recording information: Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia (07/2012)....continue...