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Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ

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

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...
Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang

Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...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

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

This third

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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...

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves; Duo; Barcarola / Gidon Kremer, Daniil Grishin, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Andrius Zlabys, Andrei Pushkarev

1 CD / ECM / 2013-04-30

Works: Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves, for piano & string orchestra; Duo (After Ossip Andelstam), for viola & cello; Barcarola, concerto for violin, strings & percussion
Performers: Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Grishin, Daniil; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Zlabys, Andrius [Piano]
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Following on from Victor Kissine's luminous orchestration of Schuber'ts String Quartet in G Major (ECM 1883) and his own Zerkalo with Kremer and friends (ECM...continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Festival, Lockenhaus, Austria (07/2011)....continue...

Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

12 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...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances / Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano

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

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto no 2, for cello & orchestra, J. 218; Sonata for cello & piano ("Sequentia Serpentigena"), Op. 285; Dances from "The Two Fiddlers", arr. for violin & piano, ...
Performers: Canino, Bruno; Ceccanti, Vittorio
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI

This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. The Second Strathclyde Concerto is notable...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Valter Neri Studio, Montevarchi, Firenze, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (09/13/2006); Valte...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Impromptus, et al. / Daniil Trifonov, piano

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2013-04-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29; Impromptu for ...
Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano]
Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech
Ensemble: Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra

Third prize winner in the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), Daniil Trifonov beautifully performs select works of Chopin....continue...
Recording information: St. Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk (12/2010)....continue...

Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow / Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano

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

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Serenade for orchestra in G major; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestra
Performers: Coffey, Rebekah; Johnston, Guy [Cello]
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn

The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran's most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark...continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland....continue...

Carlos Chavez: Piano Concerto; Piano pieces by Chavez, Mongayo, Zyman / Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Carlos Chávez: Piano Concerto; Meditación, for piano; José Pablo Moncayo: Muros Verdes, for piano; Samuel Zyman: Variations on an Original Theme, for piano
Performers: Osorio, Jorge Federico
Conductors: Prieto, Carlos Miguel
Ensemble: Mexico National Symphony Orchestra

Rarely performed, the Piano Concerto of 20th-century Mexican composer Carlos Chavez receives an insightful, idiomatic, and compelling performance from Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, the...continue...

Jorg Widmann: Violin Concerto; Insel der Sirenen; Antiphon / Christian Tetzlaff, violin

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-04-30

Works: Jörg Widmann: Concerto for Violin; Antiphon, for orchestra; Insel der Sirenen, for violin & 19 strings
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ondine proudly presents the first CD with works by German composer Jorg Widmann (born 1973) only. This release features his Violin Concerto (2007), Insel der...continue...
Recording information: Berwald Hall, Stockholm....continue...

Mozart: Oboe Concerto; Oboe Quartet; Sonata for Oboe / Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboe; Leonid Ogrintchouk, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a)
Performers: Blaumane, Kristina [Cello]; Brovtsyn, Boris [Violin]; Ogrintchouk, Alexei; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: ; Ogrintchouk, Alexeï
Ensemble: ; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

It was during an extended visit to Mannheim in 1777 that Mozart became friendly with the oboist Friedrich Ramm, a member of the famous Mannheim...continue...

River Runs - A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra / Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

1 CD / MAMA Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Chuck Owen: River Runs, concerto for jazz guitar, saxophone & orchestra
Performers: Nickelson, LaRue; Owen, Chuck & The Jazz Surge; Thomas, Rob [Violin]; Wilkins, Jack [Guitar]
Conductors: Owen, Chuck
Ensemble: Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

Recording information: Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Marc-André hamelin, piano; Les Violons du Roy

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

Marc-André Hamelin has proven himself - in three highly lauded volumes of Haydn's piano sonatas - to be a formidable Haydn pianist, combining style, exuberance...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 59: Zelenski: Concerto Op. 60; Zarzycki: Concerto Op. 17; Grande Polonaise / Jonathan Plowright, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Wladyslaw Zelenski: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 60; Aleksander Zarzycki: Piano Concerto, Op. 17; Grand Polonaise, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 7
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

This 59th volume of the Romantic Piano Concerto series features Jonathan Plowright, whose brilliant and utterly idiomatic performances of Romantic Polish piano music have confirmed...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...

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...

Alfred Hitchcock and His Music

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2013-04-02

Works: Bernard Herrmann: North by Northwest; Vertigo; Psycho; The Wrong Man; Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Jay Livingston: Que Sera, Sera; Spoken Word: B...
Performers: Day, Doris; Godwin, Rack; Griffith, Eadie; Henry, Claire; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]; Rebner, Edward [Piano]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer; Mathieson, Muir; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Waxman, Franz; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]

François Couperin: Concert Royaux; Les Gouts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts / Musica Ad Rhenum

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d; Cinquième concert, for various instruments in F major (Les...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum

The Concerts are brought to you by Jed Wentz's Musica Ad Rhenum, which has earned a dedicated following in early music circles. With an active...continue...
Recording information: Maria Minor, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2004)....continue...

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Namouna; Scherzo / Alexandre da Costa, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Namouna, Suite no 1, for orchestra; Namouna, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Scherzo for orchestra in D minor
Performers: da Costa, Alexandre
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfonica de Radio Television Espanola

Following the "Fire and Blood" CD of music by Michael Daugherty (0825646719570), Canadian/Spanish violinist Alexandre da Costa is teamed with the Spanish Radio & TV...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Monumental in Madrid (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Korngold: Violin Concerto in D; Chausson: Poeme / Arabella Steinbacher, violin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian

In recent years violinist Arabella Steinbacher has risen to the top of her league. A young performer with such an exceptional musical mind and nigh-flawless...continue...
Recording information: Grand Auditorium, Foundation Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portug (07/2012)....continue...

Marcello, Handel, Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto, Organ Concerto, 2 Sinfonias / Adrian Petrescu, oboe; Nicolae Licaret, organ

1 DVD Audio / AIX Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto; Sinfonia no 1 in G Major; Sinfonia no 2 in C Major
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: George Enescu State Philharmonic

Baroque Masterworks in full HD-Audio 5.1 performed by the Georges Enescu Philharmonic led by Cristian Mandeal. Users can select from 3 different audio mixes. Bonus...continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

Ivan Karabits (1945-2002): Concertos for Orchestra; Elegie; Abschiedsserenade / Karabits, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Ivan Karabits: Concerto for orchestra no 2; Concerto for orchestra no 3 "Holosinnya" ("Lamentations"); Concerto for orchestra no 1 "Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu" ("Musical Gift to Kiev"); Valentin S...
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Following Ukraine's independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country's leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/14/2010-06/15/2010)....continue...

Hoffmeister: Flute Concertos Nos. 21 and 24 / Bruno Meier, flute; Prague CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Flute no 24 in D major; Concerto for Flute no 21 in D major
Performers: Meier, Bruno
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Elegant and lyrical, lively and buoyant, these polished concertos by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) are immediately appealing...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague, Czech Republic (10/04/2011-10/05/2011)....continue...

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622; Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor / Matthias Schorn: clarinet

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Performers: Schorn, Matthias
Conductors: Milton, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Innviertler Symphony Orchestra

This new release features Matthias Schorn, first solo clarinet player of the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Nicholas Milton. The orchestra features members of famous orchestras...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthalle Ried, Inngreis, Austria (08/31/2012-09/01/2012)....continue...

A European Odyssey - Chamber music by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Enescu, Rynkova, Ostlund, Wilson, Avram Reeman / London Schubert Players

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65; George Enescu: Chamber Symphony, for 1...
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Ensemble: London Schubert Players

Vivaldi Con Moto - Violin Concertos RV 187, 281, 283 et al. / Giuliano Carmignola, violin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 281; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 187; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major, RV 232; Co...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

A new album showcasing 'Archiv Production' at its best, with one of the label's true starts joining an outstanding baroque ensemble to create a new...continue...
Recording information: Church of San Girolamo, Bagnacavallo, Italy (06/2012)....continue...

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no 1; Conus: Violin Concerto in E minor; Vieuxtemps: Fantasia appassionata / Soo-Hyun Park, violin

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Julius Conus: Concerto for Violin in E minor; Henri Vieuxtemps: Fantasia Appassionata, for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 35
Performers: Park, Soo-Hyun
Conductors: Milton, Nicholas
Ensemble: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz,

Winner of the Group Edmond de Rothschild award at the 2012 Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Korean violinist Soo-Hyun Park makes her recording debut with this...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Ludwigshafen, Germany (09/03/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Romantic Violin Concerto Vol. 14: Glazunov: Concerto Op. 82; Meditation, Op. 32; Schoek: Concerto Op. 21 / Chloe Hanslip, violin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Meditation for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 32; Mazurka-oberek for Violin and Piano/Orchestra in D major; Othmar Schoeck: Concerto Quas...
Performers: Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

The latest release in Hyperion's acclaimed Romantic Violin Concerto series features the brilliant young English violinist Chloë Hanslip, who once again displays her usual insouciant...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano, Switzerland (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....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...

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

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. 23
Performers: 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...

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer, violin; Zinman

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

Joined by the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and David Zinman, Fischer pairs the ever-popular Bruch concerto with Dvorak's undeservedly neglected but perennially fresh masterpiece - a...continue...
Recording information: Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland (04/19/2012/04/20/2012)....continue...

Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...
Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

Mozart: Bassoon Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony no 8; Carnival Ov.; Bartok: Concerto for Orch. / Zubin Mehta, David Breidenthal, basson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Antonín Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 ...
Performers: Breidenthal, David
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic

At the age of only 26 Zubin Mehta became the youngest person ever to head a major American orchestra. In his 16 years as music...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 44
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

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...

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...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
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50 Best Chillout Classics

3 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...