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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 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... ![]() James Macmillan: Missa Dunelmi1 CD / Priory Import / 2013-04-09 Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem, Op. 145; Bryan Kelly: Summer in winter, for chorus & organ; Michael Fleming: Kindle a light to lighten the darkness, for chorus & organ; James M...Performers: Dover, Sarah [Vocals]; Gerth, Louise [Vocals]; Halford-Macleod, Honor [Soprano Vocal]; Lee, Simon [Tenor vocals]; Massey, Francesca Conductors: Lancelot, James The Durham Cathedral Choir performs a world premiere recording of Missa Dunelmi (Durham Mass) commissioned by them along with other European choral works....continue... Recording information: Durham Cathedral (02/06/2012-02/08/2012)....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... ![]() Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He... Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe... Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue... Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue... ![]() Franck & Strauss: Violin Sonatas / Augustin Dumay, violin; Louis Lortie, piano1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12 Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Mélancholie, for violin & piano, M. ...Performers: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Lortie, Louis Franck's passionate and sunny Violin Sonata has long been regarded as one of the greatest in the repertoire, and is the work of a composer...continue... Recording information: Saint-Denis-le-Ferment, Normandy (09/24/2012-09/26/2012)....continue... ![]() The Metzler Organ in St. Jakob Friedberg - works by Muffat, Daquin, Stanley, Bach, Krebs, Franck / Peter Schnur, organ1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26 Works: Giovanni Morandi: Rondo con imitazione de' Campanella, for organ in F major ("Bell Rondo"); Georg Muffat: Toccata for organ no 8 in G major (from Apparatus musico-organisticus, Part 1); Louis-Claude ...Performers: Schnur, Peter For the first time ever, the Metzler Organ of St. Jakob's Friedberg, Bavaria is featured in a first-class recording. A fine selection of works by...continue... Recording information: St. Jakob, Friedberg/Bavaria (08/2011)....continue... ![]() 50 Best Organ Classics3 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... ![]() Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue... ![]() Piano Pédalier - works by Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann / Jean Dubé: pedal piano1 CD / Syrius / 2013-02-12 Works: Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Théodore Dubois: Toccata for organ no 3 in G major; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Prière; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and ...Performers: Dube, Jean The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board, followed (among others) by Erard...continue... Recording information: Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, France) (08/2011)....continue... ![]() Toccatas: Bach, Boëllmann, Liszt, Gigout, Prizeman, Franck / Jürgen Wolf: organ1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Léon Boëllmann: Suite Gothique, Op. 25; Franz Liszt: Pilgerc...Performers: Wolf, Jurgen [Organ] An interesting combination of works by composers from three centuries, all using a toccata style, played on Saxony's largest organ. Package is approximately the size...continue... Recording information: 09/28/2012-09/30/2012....continue... ![]() Franck: Complete Chamber Music / David Lively: piano; Tatiana Samouil: violin; Justus Grimm: cello et al.4 CD / Cypress / 2013-02-12 Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Mélancholie, for violin & piano, M. 10; Andantino quietoso, for violin & piano in E flat major, Op. 6, M. 5; Duo concertant, for v...Performers: Compte, Korneel Le [Double Bass]; Grimm, Justus; Lively, David; Samouil, Tatiana Conductors: Ensemble: Soloists of La Monnaie Are there still discoveries to be made about a distinguished composer like Cesar Franck? This collection suggests that there are! Produced in collaboration with La...continue... Recording information: Salle Fiocco, La Monnaie, Brussels....continue... ![]() Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07 Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...Performers: Maxian, Frantisek Conductors: Fournet, Jean Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue... Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue... ![]() The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue... ![]() Signature Classics: Franz Liszt
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