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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; Wagner: Wesendonck; Mahler: Der Abschied

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Arrignon, Daniel; Catalanotti, Daniel; Estournet, Jean; Granjon, Jerome; Guijarro, Nicolas; Guyot, Michel; Lefebvre, Claude; Paoletti, Guillaume; Rudolph, Edkhard; Soufflard, Serge; Valckenaere, Alai...
Conductors: Nelson, John; Fabre-Garrus, Bernard
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The American mezzo Stephanie Blythe sings three works of high Romanticism, all depicting, in different ways, a sense of loneliness, abandonment and spiritual crisis. Brahms'...continue...
Recording information: Paroisse Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris, France (2003-07-17&2003-07-21_2003-)....continue...

Double Bass Recitals

1 CD / Zuk Records (Germany) / 2010-10-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A majo...
Performers: Grenda, Ivana Svarc [Piano]; Grenda, Slowomir [Double Bass]

Polish virtuoso double bassist Slawomir Grenda studied at the Peabody Conservatory. As a recipient of the Karajan Scholarship, Mr. Grenda played in the Berlin Philharmonic...continue...

Encore [UK Version]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-24

Works: Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal, song; Brian May: Who Wants To Live Forever?; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Hans Zimmer / Klaus Badelt: He's a Pirate (as used in the film Pirates of the Caribbean; ...
Performers: Bryant, Ben; Garrett, David; Genus, James; Haywood, J.; Heijden, Francine van der; Serci, Giorgio; Vega, Ray [Trumpet]; Wegberg, Rogier Van; Wolf, Steven
Conductors: Kozhuharov, Ivan

2009 album from the British violinist. Part maverick, part genius, total virtuoso, David Garrett, 25, has been surprising people since before he was four years...continue...
Personnel: David Garrett (violin); Giorgio Serci (guitar); Ray Vega (trumpet); John Haywood (piano, harpsichord); James Genus (double bass).

Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, NY; ...continue...

Hungarian Dances / Philippe Graffin, Claire Désert

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-12-09

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Ruralia hungarica for Cello and Piano, Op. 32d; Fritz Kreisler: Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano; Vittorio Monti: Czardas; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21...
Performers: Desert, Claire; Eisner, Tom; Graffin, Philippe; Marciniak, Szymon; Mensinga, Hebe

Philippe Graffin is the latest violinist to join Onyx, after several outstanding discs of rare French and English repertoire for labels such as Hyperion and...continue...

Laurent Korcia

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Zino Francescatti: Polka, Op. 22; Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 4; Etudes-Caprices (8) ...
Performers: Aubert, Jean-Louis; Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam; Boukhitine, Arnaud; Boussaguet, Pierre; Depardieu, Julie; Korcia, Laurent; Lartilleux, Christophe; Niculescu, Florin; Portal, Michel; Radulovic, Nemanja; Ri...

10 ans et toujours Naïve! - Mahler, Schubert, Vivaldi, Bach, etc / Alessandrini, Korcia, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; La verità in cim...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Chamayou, Bertrand; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Greilsammer, David; Jaroussky, Philippe; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kopatchinskaya, Patricia; Korcia, Laurent; Kozena, Magdalena; Pia...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Krivine, Emmanuel; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Rousset, Christophe; ; Minkowski, Marc; Raisin-Dadre, Denis; Marchi, Alessandro de; Sokhiev, Tugan
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Les Talens Lyriques; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques

Brahms: Cello Sonata; Gang: Violin Concerto "Butterfly Lovers" / Yung-chiao Wei, Chao-I Chou

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; He Zhan-hao / Chen Gang: Concerto for Violin ("Butterfly Lovers")
Performers: Chou, Chao-I; Wei, Yung-Chiao

Currently a double bass professor at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Wei is a recipient of numerous honors and awards. Ms. Wei's recent...continue...

Copland, Brahms: Sonatas, transcribed for doublebass

1 CD / Centaur / 2007-10-06

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for violin & piano; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Performers: Feinbloom, Rose Chancler; Orhon, Volkan

Acclaimed for his musicality and virtuosity, Volkan Orhon has established himself as one of the top double bassists in the world today. He was a...continue...

Serenade / Timothy Seelig, Turtle Creek Chorale

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2007-05-08

Works: Eric Helmuth: Everyone Sang, for choir; How sweet the moonlight, for choir; Karl Jenkins: Adiemus, for female voices & orchestra; Stephen Paulus: Loving Kindness, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: Les ch...
Performers: Demer, Thomas; Fratena, Roger; Hannigan, Erin; Nostbakken, Kari; Pettys, Delmar; Spencer, Antoine; Stahler, Dawn; Steffens, Peter; Swanson, Kristen
Conductors: Seelig, Timothy

This word brings to mind the image of a young swain, standing at nighttime below his true love's window passionately wooing his beloved with romantic...continue...

Bass*ic Cello Notes - Bach, Brahms, etc / Catalin Rotaru

1 CD / Summit Records / 2007-03-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor,...
Performers: Campbell, Andrew; Landschoot, Thomas; Meir, Baruch; Rotaru, Catalin

First recordings of two of these brilliant arrangements of music by great composers, originally written for cello or violin, transcribed here for the double bass....continue...

Brahms, Hindemith, Hertl / Furtok, Waryciewicz

1 CD / Zuk Records (Germany) / 2005-08-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for double bass & piano; Frantisek Hertl: Sonata for double bass & piano
Performers: Ewa Warykiewicz; Furtok, Boguslaw

De Murcia: Codex / Lislevand, Ensemble Kapsberger

2 CD / Naïve / 2005-08-16

Works: Santiago de Murcia: Fandango, for guitar; Folias gallegas, for guitar; Folias Españolas (Codex no 4); Saldivar Codex no 4; Jacaras (Codex no 4); Marizápalos; Tarantela I (Codex no 4); T...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Barreaux, Gerard; Flamer, Ami; Gastinel, Anne; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Hurel, Juliette; Korcia, Laurent; Leiseer, Moshe; Portal, Michel; Sanchez, Leonardo; Sav...
Conductors: ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano; Doulce Mémoire ; Ensemble Kapsberger; Il Giardino Armonico; Matheus Ensemble; Rare Fruits Council

Double Bass Portraits - A Musical Exhibition / Bradetich

1 CD / Klavier / 2000-01-01

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in A major; Ernest Bloch: Méditation Hébraïque; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; B...
Performers: Bradetich, Jeff

"The portraits in question here seem to be of other instruments. Every piece is a transcription...The disc is a tour de force that makes mewish...continue...

Venezia La Festa - Caffè Concerto sulla Piazza San Marco

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 1998-07-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Astor Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino, tango; Libertango; Johannes B...
Performers: De Lazzari, Gianfranco; Di Prima, Maurizio; Miotti, Joseph; Prevedello Dellisanti, Paolo; Testa, Andrea
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Ensemble: Quadri

This disc is arranged such that the listener is seated in the audience of the lively Italian plaza, Piazza San Marco. These live performances include...continue...
Recording information: Gran Caffe Quadri, Venezia, Italy (10/01/1997-10/04/1997).

This beautifully packaged aural pastiche evokes the spirit of an evening in Venice. Blending opera and tango, t...continue...

Richard Stoltzman - Dreams

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-01-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Gabriel Fauré: En prière;...
Performers: Gomez, Eddie [Bass]; Samuels, Dave; Stoltzman, Richard; Wall, Jeremy

The Most Beautiful Transcriptions for Double Bass and Piano

1 CD / Gallo / 1991-11-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Johan...
Performers: Borlin, Heinz; Goilav, Yoan