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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...

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...

Connections: Music by Franck, Debussy, Chausson and Fauré / Winona Zelenka, cello; Connie Shih, piano

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-07-03

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Ernest Chausson: Pièce for viola (or cello) & piano in C major, Op. 39; Gabriel Fauré: Papillon, for cello & piano, Op. 77; Césa...
Performers: Shih, Connie; Zelenka, Winona

This recording is about connections. All four featured composers lived in Paris during the second half of the 19th century and were linked both professionally...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto (08/08/2011-08/10/2011)....continue...

Cesar Franck: Chamber Works - Trios nos 1&2 et al. / Sirbu, Dancila, Colan, Sarbu

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-06-26

Works: César Franck: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1/1, M. 1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 1/2, M. 2; Fantasy (First grand fantasy) on themes from "Gulis...
Performers: Colan, Ruxandra; Dancila, Mihail; Sarbu, Mihail; Sirbu, Mariana

This CD features rare but beautiful repertoire from Franck...continue...
Recording information: Quadrivium Hall, Genova (1981-1982)....continue...

Jascha Heifetz plays Chausson Concerto Op. 21, Poème Op. 25, Franck Piano Quintet / Primrose, Piatigorsky et al.

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-05-03

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Baker, Isreal; Heifetz, Jascha; Pennario, Leonard; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Primrose, William; Sanroma, Jesus Maria
Conductors: Solomon, Izler
Ensemble: ; RCA Symphony Orchestra

With the progress of his long career that had made Jascha Heifetz the most acclaimed violist of the first half of the 20th Century, Jascha...continue...

The French Album: Works for cello & piano by Frank, Debussy, Fauré, Offenbach / Harriet Krijgh, cello; Kamilla Isanbaeva, piano

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-04-24

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Après...
Performers: Isanbaeva, Kamilla; Krijgh, Harriet

Capriccio presents the debut album of up and coming Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh. Among others, she received a first prize and the audience award at...continue...
Recording information: Liszt Hall, Raiding, Austria (10/2011-11/2011)....continue...

Argerich, Kremer, Maisky: The Complete Duo Recordings

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-20

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: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

Martha Argerich's associations with violinist Gidon Kremer and cellist Mischa Maisky are surely among the pianist’s most substantial and musically rewarding collaborations. The present collectio...continue...

French Music for Cello and Piano: Franck; Debussy; Poulenc / Anne Gastinel, cello; Claire Désert, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performers: Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne

New recording of one of the top-selling instrumental players in France. The repertoire is a great overview of deep, intense works from the French repertoire....continue...
Recording information: MC2, Grenoble, France (04/2011)....continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

César Franck, Eugène Ysaÿe: Works for Cello and Piano / Alexander Kniazev, cello

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2011-10-11

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Nocturne, M 85; Eugène Ysaÿe: Berceuse in F minor, for voilin & orchestra, Op. 20; Poème élégiaque for violin ...
Performers: Kniazev, Alexander; Mangova, Plamena

After years of fruitful cooperation with Evgeni Kissin, Nikolaï Luganski, and Boris Berezovski, Alexander Kniazev has found in Plamena Mangova a worthy partner for this...continue...
Recording information: Brussels, Salle Ravenstein (10/26/2010-10/28/2010)....continue...

Cello Jewels: works by Brahms, Chopin, Dohnanyi, Franck, Grieg, Fuchs, et al. / Esther Nyffenegger, cello

7 CD / Divox / 2011-09-27

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: Nyffenegger, Esther; Weisbrod, Annette; Wyss, Gerard

To celebrate the 70th birthday of cellist Esther Nyffenegger, DIVOX presents the box set, Cello Jewels - An 8 hour, 7 CD set which catalogs...continue...

Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky / Jarvi, Lucerne Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano and Cello, ôRomantic Offeringö; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Martha Argerich, grand dame of the piano, joins forces with world-famous cellist, Mischa Maisky in this world premiere of composer Rodion Shchedrin's much anticipated work...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky / Jarvi, Lucerne Symphony [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Accentus / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano and Cello, ôRomantic Offeringö; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra

Martha Argerich, grand dame of the piano, joins forces with world-famous cellist, Mischa Maisky in this world premiere of composer Rodion Shchedrin's much anticipated work...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Schumann, Franck, Ruzicka, Saint-Saëns: Cello Works

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-04-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Peter Ruzicka: Recitativo, for cello & piano; Cami...
Performers: Radutiu, Valentin; Rundberg, Per

World Premiere Recording: The Cultural Circle of German Business presents its "Sound and Explanation - Conveying Works in Music and Word" competition annually. The winner...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studio, Leipzig, Augustusplatz (03/06/2010-03/10/2010)....continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

1 CD / Decca / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Caldara: La Morte d'Abel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Florez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Antonini, Giovanni; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

After great success with the deluxe edition, Sospiri is now available in a jewel version. In this special new collection, Cecilia sings tender, sensual arias...continue...

Franck: Works for Voice with Organ, Vol. 2

1 Super Audio CD / Aeolus Import / 2010-12-14

Works: César Franck: Messe solennelle, for 3 voices, chorus, organ, harp, cello & double bass, Op. 12, M. 61; Justus ut palma florebit, for bass, chorus & organ; L' organiste Vol.2; John Blow: Bow down...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Innocenzi, Diego; Kostyak, Botond; Pierre, Fabrice; Sappey-Triomphe, Edouard; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Tetu, Bernard

This second volume in the series of César Franck’s works for voice with organ includes liturgical compositions that were considered suitable for concert performance....continue...
Recording information: Lyon, Eglise Saint-François-de-Sales (10/27/2009-10/29/2008)....continue...

Hear My Words: Choral Classics

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; Sergey Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Giovanni Pierluigi da Pal...
Performers: De Minckwitz, Edward; Hambleton, Tristan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Walker, Graham; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew

This new release of Choral Classics from St John's spans nearly 500 years of choral music. The earliest pieces date from the first half of...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/09/2010-04/11/2010)....continue...

Accentus / Concerto Köln

4 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lie...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Breslick, Pavel; Champion, Romain; Degout, Stephane; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Maurer, Daniel; Piau, Sandrine; Saraf, Aurelie; Weisser, Johannes; Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Maîtrise de Paris ; Monts du Reuil

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Vivaldi: Farnace; Antonio Caldara: La morte d'abel figura di quella del nostro redentore; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Savini, Mary Cotton; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Minkowski, Marc; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Fischer, Adam; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability...continue...

Hymns & Prayers / Gidon Kremer

1 CD / ECM / 2010-10-19

Works: Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer: Hymns (8) in memoriam Andrei Tarkovsky, for solo violin, string orchestra, vibraphone & piano; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Giya Kancheli: Silent Pray...
Performers: Altunashvili, Sofia; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Kremer, Gidon; Nemenyte, Marija; Pushkarev, Andrei; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Beautifully-recorded album from master violinist Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica, spanning a wide range of music, from the spirited to the spiritual, all of...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus (07/2008)....continue...

Masterpieces in Transcription

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-06-15

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Flute and Strings in D major, K Anh. 184 ...
Performers: Buechner, Sara Davis; Locker, Martha; Locker, Richard; Walters, Susan

Recording information: Clinton, NY, Studio A and Leggiero Records, Studio 1....continue...

Chopin/Franck: Cello Sonatas

1 CD / Divox / 2010-05-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op...
Performers: Nyffenegger, Esther; Wyss, Gerard

Recording information: 11/1974....continue...

Franck, Gounod: Seven Last Words

1 CD / Mirare / 2010-05-11

Works: César Franck: Seven Words of Christ at the Cross, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (original for soloists & chorus; Charles Gounod: Les sept paroles du N.S. Jésus-Christ sur la croix, for c...
Performers: Aeschlimann, Luc; Contaldo, Valerio; Ermacora, Laure; Giannini, Marcelo; Graf, Sophie; Hayoz, Fabrice; Reusser, Mathias
Conductors: Corboz, Michel

In Paris, between 1850 and 1860, two of the greatest composers of the time, Cesar Franck and Charles Gounod, both wrote works to the text...continue...
Recording information: Ferme de Villefavard en Limousin (08/07/2009-08/08/2009)....continue...

French Romantic Cello Sonatas

1 Super Audio CD / Praga Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Léon Boëllmann: Sonata for cello & piano in A minor, Op. 40; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A ...
Performers: Kanka, Michal

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...
Recording information: Martinu Music Hall, Prague (11/03/2007/11/18/2007)....continue...

Nuit Sacrée

1 CD / Naïve Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Charles G...
Performers: Breslick, Pavel; Maurer, Daniel; Piau, Sandrine; Saraf, Aurelie; Weisser, Johannes; Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Recording information: St. Thomas's Church, Strasbourg, France (12/2009)....continue...

Franck: Mélodies / De Renais, Penson, Walnier

1 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2009-09-01

Works: César Franck: Le mariage des roses, song for voice & piano, M. 80; Roses et papillons, song for voice & piano, M. 81; Ninon, song for voice & piano, M. 71; Nocturne, M 85; Lied; Aimer, song for ...
Performers: Penson, Guy; Renais, Ann de; Walnier, Sébastien

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Franck, Brahms: Cello Sonatas / Yotcheva, Laré

1 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-07-14

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Lare, Patrice; Yotcheva, Velitchka

Velitchka Yotcheva, one of Canada's most gifted young cellists, enjoys a brilliant career as a soloist with various orchestras in Europe, Russia, South America and...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Sacred Classics

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-06-02

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Anonymous: Haily holy Queen; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Johannes Brahms: Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; A...
Performers: Fillmer, Les; Flaniken, Angie; Furuto, Bonnie; Gunter, Marsha; Kluz, Derek; Price, Adrianne; Rodgers, Melanie; Strickland, JoAnn

Grieg, Franck: Cello Sonatas; Dvorák: Rondo / Robert Cohen

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Antonin Dvorák: Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94)
Performers: Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Rael, Anthya; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

Christmastide

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; Max Reger: M...
Performers: Appleman, Abraham; Capalbo, Michele; Drake, Victoria; Fader, Oren; Heiss, David; Lionti, Vincent; Mason, Eric; Miller, Dan; Mortimore, Stephanie; Yajima, Mineko
Conductors: Contino, Fiora

Noël: French Romantic Music for Christmas

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp & organ, Op. 12; Quam Dilecta, motet for voice & organ, Op. 148; César Franck: Messe solennelle, for 3 v...
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Brandt, Klaus-Dieter; Friedrich, Francoise; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Morath-Pusinelli, Petra; Patzer, Regina; Saturova, Simona; Schaeffer, Burghard
Conductors: Otto, Ralf

Franck: String Quartet, Piano Quintet / Rubackyté, Vilnius String Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M 9; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7
Performers: Jakaitis, Girdutis; Rubackyté, Mûza; Silale, Arturas; Vainiunaite, Audrone; Vasiliausksas, Augustinas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vilnius String Quartet

After Muza Rubackyte's dazzling disc of the piano music, released last month, the second Franck release on Brilliant Classics pairs her with fellow Lithuanian musicians...continue...

Franck: Quartett D-dur, Sonate A-dur / Gewandhaus Quartett

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M. 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Krohner, Giorgio; Schmidt, Annerose; Schunk, Heinz; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Quartet

Franck, Fauré: Music for Cello & Piano / Klein, Melinte

1 CD / Arte Nova Import / 2008-07-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1
Performers: Klein, Emil; Melinte, Sorin

Franck, Faure: Works for Cello and Piano / Klein, Melinte

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-03-11

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1; Élégie for cello...
Performers: Klein, Emil; Melinte, Sorin

Emil Klein was born in Romania in 1955 and studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and with David Geringas in Hamburg. He achieved an international reputation...continue...

Leonard Rose - Live in Recital 1953-1960

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2007-11-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Mä...
Performers: Andrews, Mitchell; Balsam, Artur; Hambro, Leonid; Iogha, Frank; Maxin, Jack; Rose, Leonard

Jacqueline Du Pré: The Complete Recordings [Box Set]

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Carnival of the animals; Antonin Dvorák: C...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bradley, Desmond; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; du Pré, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Jesson, Roy; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lush, Ernest; Mo...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barenboim, Daniel; Boult, Adrian

"Considering her recording career sadly last barely a dozen years, seeing that Jacqueline du Pre's complete EMI recordings fill 17 full CDs is another testament...continue...

Franck: String Quartet, etc / Rogé, Ysae Quartet

2 CD / Ysaye / 2007-04-10

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M. 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Aguera, Luc-Marie; Markovitch, Yovan; Roge, Pascal; Salque, Francois; Silva, Miguel de; Sutre, Guillaume

"If you are only ever going to have one each recording of the three major chamber works by Cesar Franck -- the Piano Quartet, the...continue...

Appassionato / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: John Williams: Going To School, for cello & piano; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brunetti, Octavio; Casadesus, Gaby; D'Rivera, Paquito; Entremont, Philippe; Fan, Joel; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lubambo, Romero; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; S...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Morricone, Ennio; Abbado, Claudio

This album represents the entire span of Ma's recording career, beginning with his first recording (Saint-Saens 'The Swan') and culminating with three new tracks by...continue...
Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist hims...continue...

Franck: Piano Trios / Tooten, de May, Pardoen

1 CD / Pavane / 2006-03-03

Works: César Franck: Trios (3) for Piano and Strings, Op. 1
Performers: De May, Stephane; Pardoen, Damien; Tooten, Luc

Library of Congress Recordings Vol 23 / Budapest Quartet

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Gorodetzky, Jac; Kroyt, Boris; Levine, Julius; Roisman, Joseph; Schneider, Mischa

This latest release in Bridges Library of Congress series joins the Budapest String Quartet with one of their favorite pianists, Artur Balsam. The performance of...continue...

Evensong

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-10-18

Works: Laura Manzo: They Shall Soar Like Eagles, for flute, cello & harp; Michael Praetorius: Bransle de la torche; English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin...
Performers: Adagio Trio; Daniels, Kathryn; Daniels, Michael; Grieser, Linda
Conductors:
Ensemble: Adagio Trio

Personnel: Michael Daniels (cello).

Recording information: Group Effort Studios, Erlanger, KY....continue...

Gemini - Brahms, Chopin, Franck: Sonatas / du Pré, Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline

Live at Riga Cathedral

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2004-12-28

Works: Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Alessandro Scarlatti: L'honestà negli amori; Francesco Morlacchi: Work(s); Pietro Mascagni: Ave Mar...
Performers: Bulvas, Janis; Jencs, Miervaldis; Kalejs, Aivars; Krasauskis, Oskars; Pujats, Jekabs; Puntulis, Nauris; Rungis, Guntars; Sporgis, Janis; Veldre, Leons; Zarins, Karlis
Conductors: Ozolins, Martins

Cello Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johann Sebast...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Canino, Bruno; Cleobury, Nicholas; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Harrell, Lynn; Judd, James [Conductor]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lloyd Webber, Ju...
Conductors: Judd, James; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Lynn Harrell, Julian Lloyd Webber, Janos Starker (cello); Vladimir Ashkenazy, John Lenehan , Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)....continue...

Heavenly Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die mu...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berbié, Jane; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona; Caracciolo, Franco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chorus, Vienna State Opera; Davis, Colin, Sir [Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; Gergie...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Agoult, Raymond; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Judd, James; Page, Neil; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rogé, Pasca...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Sinfonia; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Naples Rossini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Marie Goosens, Marisa Robles (harp); Michael Kennedy, Iona Brown (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Miklós Perényi (cello); Pascal Rogé (piano)....continue...

Rachmaninov, Franck: Cello Sonatas / Isserlis, Hough

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-07-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; César Franck: Le sylphe, M 73; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Panis angeli...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca; Hough, Stephen; Isserlis, Steven

These performances are distinguished by the inspired combination of the renowned energy and panache of Isserlis with the fastidious translucency of Hough's playing, in music...continue...