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Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Archduke Trio, Op. 97 / Storioni Trio; Netherland SO, de Vriend1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem; Ensemble: Storioni Trio The Storioni Trio has established itself as one of the leading Dutch chamber music ensembles, having performed at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, and...continue... Recording information: Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Muziekcentrum Enschede (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherland...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue... Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue... ![]() Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14 Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...Performers: Capucon, Gautier Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st. In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and ...continue...![]() 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... ![]() The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures12 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ... Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue... ![]() Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18/1; Fugue Op. 137; Quintet, Op. 29 / Delian Quartet1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Fugue for String Quintet in D major Op. 137; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola] Conductors: Ensemble: Delian Quartet OehmsClassics presents the third CD by the delian::quartet (founded in 2007), in co-production with Deutschlandfunk....continue... Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany....continue... ![]() Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists10 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 Conductors: 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... ![]() Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Erin Wall, Kendall Gladen, William Burden, Nathan Berg. Michael Tilson Thomas, San Franciso SO1 Super Audio CD / San Francisco Symphony / 2013-04-09 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas leads the GRAMMY® award-winning San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus in an all-new recording of Beethoven's monumental Symphony No.9. From...continue... Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Franciso, CA (06/27/2012-06/30/2012)....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... ![]() Beethoven: Trios, Vol. 5 - 'Archduke' Piano Trio; Kakadu Variations / Tichman, Bieler, Kliegel1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kakadu Variations"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Trio for Piano and Strings in E fl...Conductors: Ensemble: Xyrion Trio Dedicated to his friend and pupil Archduke Rudolf, Beethoven's expansive Archduke Trio is his greatest work in the genre, though increasing deafness meant it also...continue... Recording information: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany (04/2009)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Pathétique, Moonlight, Appassionata Sonatas / Yundi Li, piano1 CD / Mercury / 2013-03-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano] Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (06/2012-07/2012)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 29 - 32 / Daniel Barenboim, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no...Performers: Barenboim, Daniel Composed over twenty-five years and embodying the shift of musical taste from the Classic to the Romantic, their performance requires a musician of extraordinary versatility....continue... Run Time: 148 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Sonates, Vol. 3 - Sonatas nos 1, 2, 3, 26 "Les Adieux"; 27; 29 "Hammerklavier; 30, 31, 32 / François-Frédéric Guy: piano3 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Le...Performers: Guy, Francois-Frederic The third, and last, volume of François-Frédéric Guy's complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas! In addition to the first three (Op. 2), it contains the...continue... Recording information: Arsenal de Metz (2011-12-06&2012-04-24_2012-)....continue... ![]() Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Simone Schneider, soprano; Gerhild Romberger, alto; Richard Croft, tenor; Jochen Kupfer, bass1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Recorded Sound: ApplausePerformers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Kupfer, Jochen; Romberger, Gerhild; Vocal], Simone Schneider [Soprano Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor A new recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis by the renowned Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Herbert Blomstedt....continue... Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (2012-09-20_2012-09-21&2012-)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Blumier1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67Conductors: Blunier, Stefan Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn Finally! Following excursions into the late and very latest years of musical romanticism, well received opera recordings, and a journey to Russia, the Beethoven Orchestra...continue... Recording information: Bonn (05/29/2012-05/31/2012)....continue... ![]() Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 "Rasumovsky" / Valentin Berlinsky Quartet1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-03-12 Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"Conductors: Ensemble: Valentin Berlinsky Quartet The Valentin Berlinsky Quartet made an auspicious recording debut last year with highly acclaimed readings of Shostakovich's String Quartets 7 & 8, and Beethoven's first...continue... Recording information: Reformed Church, Seon, Switzerland (04/29/2012-05/01/2012)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2 / Trios Op. 1/3 & Op. 70/2; Trio in E flat, WoO 381 CD / SOMM / 2013-03-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, WoO 38; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 70/2Conductors: Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, the Gould Piano Trio has a glittering career that places them among the top piano trios internationally. The trio is currently...continue... Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (12/07/2011)....continue... ![]() Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]7 CD / Regis Records / 2013-03-07 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...continue... ![]() Daniel Barenboim / 70th Birthday Concert - Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 2; Carter: Dialogues II; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [DVD]1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23Performers: Barenboim, Daniel Conductors: Mehta, Zubin Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin The incomparable, charismatic Daniel Barenboim celebrated his 70th birthday on November 15th 2012, by performing a gala concert a Berlin's Philharmonic, where he was joined...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 ![]() Ludwig van Beethoven: The 5 Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Evzen Rattay, cello; Stanislav Bogunia, piano2 CD / Phaia Music / 2013-02-26 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; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Sonata for Ce...Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Rattay, Evzen Recording information: 1983....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... ![]() Yojo, 15 - music of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven / Yojo Christen, piano1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor...Performers: Yojo Among the dry-cleaned competition champions arise a few young personalities whose musical ability and individuality are truly compelling. Yojo Christen (born in 1996) is a...continue... Recording information: Straubing, Bavaria (01/2012)....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... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 22-28 / Daniel Barenboim, piano [DVD]1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 "A Thérèse"; S...Performers: Barenboim, Daniel Though better known to many as a conductor, Daniel Barenboim has maintained an active career as a concert pianist. In 1983-84 he took on a...continue... Run Time: 158 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, ...continue... ![]() 50 Best London Symphony Orchestra3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue... ![]() Beethoven: The 10 Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Petr Messiereur, violin; Stanislav Bogunia, piano3 CD / Phaia Music / 2013-02-26 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Messiereur, Petr Recording information: Metz (1994/1995)....continue... ![]() 50 Best Sensual Classics3 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...
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