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Liszt: Hexameron - works by Chopin, Czerny, Thalberg, Herz, Liszt, Pixis and Buche / Blanchard, Buche, Goicoechea, Sorieux, Tanski1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Morceau de concert), collaborative work for piano & orchestra (edited by Leslie Howard),; Funerailles; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. ...Performers: Blanchard, Johann; Buche, Leon; Goicoechea, Carlos; Sorieux, Caroline; Tanski, Claudius; Yoshikane, Kanako It was billed as a battle of titans. Franz Liszt had invited the leading pianists of his time to compose variations on Bellini's "March of...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/10/2012-12/12/2012)....continue... ![]() Mendelssohn: String Quintets, Opp. 87 & 18 / Leipsig Quartet, Barbara Buntrock, viola1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18Performers: Buntrock, Barbara [Viola] Conductors: Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet When the Leipzig String Quartet takes on Mendelssohn's string quintets, the atmosphere is electrifying. Mendelssohn's late quintet shows that this composer at was the height...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2013-01/27/2013)....continue... ![]() Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ1 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... ![]() Mahler: Das klagende Lied; Blumine; Symphony No. 10 / Manuela Uhl, soprano; Lioba Braun, alto; Werner Gura, tenor. Blunier1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Cantata for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra (Version 1898/99); Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/majorPerformers: Güra, Werner; Uhl, Manuela Conductors: Blunier, Stefan Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno Mahler initially had a hard time of it. A few compositional attempts from his youth did not turn out to his liking and were destroyed....continue... Recording information: Bonn (05/14/2012-05/26/2012)....continue... ![]() Wagner: Arrangements for Piano by Busoni, Kocsis, Corbett, Stradal, Moszkowski / Severin von Eckardstein, piano1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Liszt was the first, but pianists of later generations also journeyed through the gigantic cosmos of the Wagnerian music drama with paraphrases and transcriptions for...continue... ![]() Heinrich Schutz: Funeral Music & Motets / Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Musica Fiata1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Works: Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewiálich wahr, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 388 (Op. 11/20; Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb (Psalm 119; Das Wort ward Fleisch ...Performers: Allmendinger, Simeon [Boy Alto]; Altinisik, Levin [Boy Soprano]; Demel, Delix [Bass Vocal]; Haberland, Felix [Tenor Vocal]; Heller, Moritz [Boy Soprano]; Lauxmann, Balduin; Malik, Julian [Boy Soprano... Conductors: Wilson, Roland Ensemble: Musica Fiata The court of the Venetian Doges was of legendary magnificence. Princes who desired some of this splendor for their own courts sent their artists and...continue... Recording information: Christuskirche Stuttgart (04/20/2012-04/23/2012)....continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Sarasate: Gypsy Tunes / Gerhard Tascher, violin1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, ArturEnsemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Gerhard Taschner became the concertmaster in Brno at the age of seventeen, and shortly thereafter Wilhelm Furtwängler appointed him to the same post in Berlin....continue... ![]() Felix Mendelssohn: Preludes and Fugues, Opp. 37 and 35 / Adam Lenart, organ1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed six pairs of preludes and fugues for the piano. Adam Lenart's transfer of this magnificent music to the organ has produced...continue... ![]() Music for winds arr. from Byrd, Pärt / Kai Wessel, alto; Calefax Reed Quintet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23 Works: William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat, motet for 5 voices (SATTB); Work(s); Senex puerum portabat; Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Arbos, for 7 recorder...Conductors: Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet When it comes to melody, the uncompromising linear clarity and chamber-style flexibility enjoyed by reed instruments give them a big advantage over choirs and orchestras....continue... ![]() Bax, Bliss, Vaughan Williams: Sonatas and Suite for Viola and Piano / Christian Euler, viola; Paul Rivinius, piano1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 ![]() Louis Vierne: Complete Organ Works / Ben Van Oosten, Organ9 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 Penguin Guide Ben van Oosten has played his way through vast acres of French romantic music, superbly recording more repertoire than most organists could play in...continue... ![]() Gershwin: Song Book; Three Preludes; Promenade; Impromptu in two keys / Corinna Simon, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 ![]() Poulenc: Songs, Vol. 2 - Songs on poems by Paul Eluard and Louise de Vilmorin / Holger Falk, baritone; Alessandro Zuppardo, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 The friendship between the poet Paul Éluard and the composer Francis Poulenc was more than just an artistic relationship. Éluard wrote to Poulenc, "It was...continue... ![]() Widor: Trio, Op. 19; Soirs d'Alsace, Op. 52; 4 Pieces (1890) / Trio Parnassus1 CD / MD&G / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Trio Parnassus Organist, composer, author, critic, teacher - Charles-Marie Widor was a man of many talents and extremely successful in all of these endeavors throughout his life....continue... ![]() Franz Danzi: Flute Quartets, Op. 56 / Karl Kaiser, flute; Ardinghello Ensemble1 CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 Conductors:Ensemble: Ardinghello Ensemble Franz Danzi's outstanding wind quintets rank first among his works in today's concert repertoire. During his lifetime Danzi was famous for his operas, symphonies, and...continue... ![]() Mompou: Musica Callada / Steffen Schleiermacher, piano1 CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 During the early 1960s, when the avant-garde was in the midst of the bitterly fought Serial-Aleatory Wars and electronic music and noise were embroiled in...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... ![]() Mendelssohn: Organ Works - Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 37 / Yuval Rabin, organ1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12 For five years the men of Gersau labored and toiled while their wives sold jewelry and handicrafts in order to be able to finance their...continue... ![]() Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Christian Zacharias, Lausanne CO1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"Conductors: Zacharias, Christian Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Robert Schumann composed his first symphony in a fresh and youthful mood, free at last, and full of springtime renewal. And just how fresh and...continue... Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (09/14/2011-09/16/2011)....continue... ![]() Ferdinand David: Music for Violin and Piano / Stephan Schardt, violin; Philipp Vogler, piano1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: Ferdinand David: Salon-Duett, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 25 (after a song by E. Haase); Suite for solo violin, Op. 43; Salon Pieces (12), for violin & piano, Op. 24; Impromptus in forme de Va...Performers: Schardt, Stephan; Vogler, Philipp Mendelssohn's magnificent Violin Concerto would never have been written if not for Ferdinand David, whose incomparable violin playing fascinated and inspired his famous friend. Now...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/12/2012-04/14/2012)....continue... ![]() David Philip Hefti: String Quartets / Leipzig String Quartet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: David Philip Hefti: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Ph(r)asen"); Quartet for Strings no 2 (Guggisberg-Variationen); Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Mobile"); Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Con fuoco")Conductors: Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet David Philip Hefti is the young rising star of the newest generation of composers, and the four string quartets written by him to date confirm...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/28/2012/05/19/2012)....continue... ![]() Antoine de Lhoyer: Guitar Duos / Heinrich-Albert Guitar Duo1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29 Works: Antoine de Lhoyer: Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in A major, Op. 31/1; Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in C major, Op. 31/2; Duo Concertant for 2 guitars in E minor, Op. 31/3; Waltzes (12), for 2 guitars...Conductors: Ensemble: Heinrich Albert Duo Once again the Heinrich Albert Duo has taken on something very special. Antoine de Lhoyer's duos combine a sovereign command of musical convention around 1800...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/08/2012-06/10/2012)....continue... ![]() Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (highlights) arr. for Wind Quintet; Quartet in E flat, Op. 44/3; Nocturno, Op. 24 / Ma'alot Quintet1 CD / MD&G / 2013-01-15 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 no 3; Overture for wind instruments in C major ("Harmoniemusik"), Op. 24Conductors: Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett The Ma'alot Wind Quintet has recorded Mendelssohn's fabulous A Midsummer Night's Dream. And what initially seems to be a makeshift solution for limited performance circumstances...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/29/2012-03/31/2012)....continue... ![]() Trumpet Concertos - works by Goedicke, Bohme, Shakhov, Vasilenko, Arutiunian / Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-15 Works: Ilya Shakhov: Romantic Concerto for trumpet & orchestra; Alexander Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet in A flat major; Oskar Böhme: La Napolitaine, tarantella for trumpet & ensemble, Op. 25; Serge...Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Tyre, Marjorie Conductors: Mueller, Christoph-Mathia Ensemble: ; Gottinger Symphony Orchestra Reinhold Friedrich is one of the leading trumpet soloists of our time. Shakhov is little known, and outside Russia his name has been subject to ...continue...Recording information: Hannover (2011-09-16_2011-09-18&2012-)....continue... ![]() Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works / Ben van Oosten, Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27 Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 1...Performers: Oosten, Ben van The infinite cosmos of French organ music is Ben van Oosten's realm, and he now has recorded the complete organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns in...continue... Recording information: Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue... ![]() Schubert: Octet F major D 803 for clarinet, bassoon, horn & strings / Consortium Classicum1 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27 Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166Conductors: Ensemble: Consortium Classicum Schubert composed the octet, the crowning glory of his chamber music and a work of profound emotion, four years before his death and during a...continue...
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