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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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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...

Brahms: Piano Trios nos 1-3; Clarinet Trio / Elena Baschkirova; Maxim Vengerov; Boris Pergamenschikow; Dietmar Schwalke (1988) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for clarinet (or viol...
Performers: Baschikirova, Elena; Baschkirova, Elena; Fuchs, Wenzel; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Schwalke, Dietmar; Vengerov, Maxim

This DVD includes Brahms outstanding Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano as well as Trios Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for piano...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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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
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...

Brahms; Clara and Robert Schumann: Violin Sonatas / Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for Violin and Piano, O...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Poster, Tom

In 2002, at the age of twelve, Jennifer Pike notably became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Now aged...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/26/2012-09/28/2012)....continue...

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...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Christiane Karg; Thomas Bauer. Rolf Beck

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Karg, Christiane
Conductors: Beck, Rolf
Ensemble: Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor Lubeck

Brahms' first mentioned the Requiem in a letter to Clara Schumann in which he wrote that he intended the piece to be a sort of...continue...
Recording information: Musik- & Kongreáhalle, Lübeck, Germany (07/28/2012-07/29/2012)....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...

Brahms: Symphonies No. 1-4; Tragic Overture; Haydn Variations; Serenade no 1 / Nowak, RPO

5 CD / Orchid Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony...
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This five CD set features a brand new recording of the complete set of Brahms' majestic symphonies (Nos. 1 - 4) alongside a selection of...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (2010-01-04_2010-01-08&2010-)....continue...

Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Ballades, Intermezzi et al. / Barry Douglas, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119; Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Ballade for piano i...
Performers: Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]

The acclaimed pianist Barry Douglas presents Volume 2 of his series devoted to solo piano works by Johannes Brahms. The wide breadth of repertoire encompasses...continue...
Recording information: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge (09/12/2012-09/13/2012)....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

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Anda, Géza
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

This spine-tingling account of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 has never been issued before. It is a 'live' studio recording from 1958 with the Cologne Radio...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne....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...

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...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...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...

Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Kreisleriana; Brahms: Theme & Variations from String Sextet no 1 / Imogen Cooper, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Kreisleriana; Johannes Brahms: Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor
Performers: Cooper, Imogen

This is Volume 1 in Imogen Cooper's new series on Chandos Records, dedicated to the complete works for piano by Robert Schumann. Recognized worldwide as...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, England (07/23/2012-07/26/2012)....continue...

Brahms: String Quartet no 3; Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht / Ysae Quartet, Isabel Charisius (viola), Valentin Erben (cello)

1 CD / Ysaye / 2013-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67; Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
Performers: Charisius, Isabel; Erben, Valentin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ysae Quartet

The aesthetic and stylistic connections between Brahms and Schoenberg are brought to light on this recording from the Ysaÿe Quartet. Composed in the summer of...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de l'Epau, Dortoir des moines, Le Mans, France....continue...

Brahms: Cello Sonatas nos 1 & 2 / Tanja Tetzlaff: cello; Gunilla Süssmann: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Performers: Sussmann, Gunilla; Tetzlaff, Tanja

Featuring two of the most popular works for cello and piano, this new disc comes from two artists with an incredible shared musical understanding. Tanja...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen, Bremen, Germany (05/2011)....continue...

Folk Stories - Traditional folk songs and music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Britten, Respighi, Bartók, Sibelius, and Vogel / Cora Burggraaf: mezzo-soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: English Traditional: Sprig of Thyme; Johannes Brahms: Marienwürmchen ("Marienwürmchen, setze dich"), folk song for voice & piano (Volks-Kinderlieder), WoO; German folk songs (49) for voice ...
Performers: Burggraaf, Cora; Ferschtman, Liza; Lepper, Simon; Mijnders, Floris

The debut CD on Challenge Classics for Cora Burggraaf, recipient of many prizes including the 2009/10 ECHO Rising Star Award, the 2006 Elizabeth Everts Prize,...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2011-04-26&2011-12-11_2011-)....continue...

Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 13: Brahms: Handel Vars., Op. 24; Paganini Vars., Op. 35 / Idil Biret, piano

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

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Performers: Biret, Idil

"The young Turkish pianist Idil Biret, who only turned twenty yesterday, reveals a masterly touch in the Handel Variations on this album. Here we are...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (11/1961)....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...

Voces Quietis - sacred songs for male vocal quartet / Schnittpunktvokal

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Austrian Traditional: Der Tag hat sich geneigt, song; Krumpa Haxmartin, folk song; Wo seind denn heint die Håltabuam, folk song; Günther Mittergradnegger: Üba die Stapflan, for chorus;...
Performers: Puschnig, Wolfgang; Tamayo, Marco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Schnittpunktvokal

The male quartet, schnittpunktvokal,is formed of three brothers and one bass singer. This recording features moving sacred songs. Critics rave about the "perfect intonation, extraordinary...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Maria Waitschach (08/2011)....continue...

Johannes Brahms: Lieder, Complete Edition Vol. 10 - German Folksongs / Iris Vermillion, Andreas Schmidt, Juliane Banse, Helmut Deutsch, piano

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Volks-Kinderlieder (15) for voice & piano, WoO 31; Songs (5) of Ophelia, for voice & piano, WoO posth. 22; Regenlied, WoO 23; Mondna...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Deutsch, Helmut; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Vermillion, Iris

We now at long last are continuing our Brahms song edition with the two CDs of Vol. 10. The focus is formed by his Deutsche...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal (RBB) (04/1997/01/1998)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
Recording information: Berlin....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...

Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; German Requiem / Otto Klemperer

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fest...
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; 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...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...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...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

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

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Johannes Brahms & Clara Schumann / Lisa Batiashvili, violin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Ott, Alice Sara
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Staatskapele Dresden

Following her critically hailed Deutsche Grammophon debut, Echoes of Time - and growing acclaim for her concert appearances - violin virtuosa Lisa Batiashvili meets every...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; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
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...

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...

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák & Schumann

3 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Pyotr Il'yich T...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Recording information: 1953....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...

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...

Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3; Handel Variations / Jonathan Plowright, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan

It was in October 1853 that the 20-year-old Johannes Brahms completed his Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, while staying with Robert and Clara...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (08/2011)....continue...

Iwazumi & Usui Play Brahms, Debussy, Mozart, Wieniawski, Ysaÿe

1 CD / / 2013-01-01

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (3...
Performers: Iwazumi, Ray; Usui, Toshiki

Recording information: Bramble Brook Space, New York (2012-03-14&2012-11-12_2012-)....continue...

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote / Emanuel Feuermann, cello; Jashcha Heifetz, violin. Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Hilsberg, Alexander; Lifschey, Samuel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Emanuel Feuermann is credited with bringing cello art into the 20th century. When he made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with...continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett