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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...

Smetana: From My Homeland; Dvorak: Romance; Suk: 4 Pieces; Janacek: Violin Sonata / Silvie Hessova; Daniel Wiessner, piano

1 CD / Cube Bohemia / 2013-04-09

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano, T 128 "From my homeland"; Antonín Dvorák: Romance for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 11/B 38; Josef Suk: Pieces (4) for Violin and Pi...
Performers: Hessova, Silvie; Wiesner, Daniel

Violinist Silvie Hessová graduated from the Prague Conservatory. She was first violinist of the Eberle Quartet and now holds that same position with the Prague...continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Cyprien Katsaris: piano

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2013-02-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade, incidental music; Gayaneh, ballet; Circus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Symphony no 2, Op. 27; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

With this third volume in the "Piano Rarities" series, Cyprien Katsaris continues exploring the almost limitless world of transcriptions for solo piano. The album, largely...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg/Sandhausen (03/2009)....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...

Fuchs, Joachim & Dvorák

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-15

Works: Robert Fuchs: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, Op. 86; Six Fantasies for viola & piano, Op 117; Joseph Joachim: Variations for viola & piano, Op 10; Antonin Dvorák: Romance for violin & pian...
Performers: Larsen, Eric; McCarty, Patricia [Viola]

Recording information: Ed Lee and Jean Campe Memorial Concert Hall at the Mead (2007-06-19&2009-06-24&2010-)....continue...

Love Songs - chamber music arrangements from the music of Brahms, Dvorak, Suk / Diana Ketler & Konstantin Lifschitz, piano; Andrej Bielow, violin; Razvan Popovici, viola

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 52a; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 70; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 105; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance no 9 for piano...
Performers: Bielow, Andrei; Ketler, Diana; Lifschitz, Constantin; Popovici, Razvan [Viola]

Love Songs is a dialogue about love and its reflections, created by four very close friends, the pianists Diana Ketler and Konstantin Lifschitz, violinist Andrej...continue...
Recording information: August Everding Saal, Grünwald (03/29/2012-03/31/2012)....continue...

Dvorak: Silent Woods; Polonaise in A; transcriptions of songs & violin pieces for cello & piano / Christian Poltera, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94); Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian ...
Performers: Poltéra, Christian; Stott, Kathryn

Antonín Dvo!ák's path to his famous cello concerto was long and far from direct. Certainly he had used the instrument to great effect in his...continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Schumann & Dvorák: Piano Quintets / Jonathan Biss, piano; Elias Quartet

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Biss, Jonathan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Elias String Quartet

Schumann's Piano Quintet was one of the earliest examples of the combination of piano with a string quartet. It instantly became one of Schumann's most...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth (04/27/2012-04/30/2012)....continue...

Dvorak: Quintet, Op. 81; Terzett, Op. 74 / Richter, Pikaizen, Rusin, Oistrakh, Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Terzetto for 2 Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74/B 148
Performers: Abramenkov, Andrei; Berlinsky, Valentin; Kopelman, Mikhail; Oistrakh, Igor; Pikaizen, Viktor; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rusin, Miroslav [viola]; Shebalin, Dimitri
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Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

Liederabend 1968 - Soprano Martina Arroyo sings lieder and spirituals / Leonard Hokanson, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"; Les soirées musicales; La Danza; Franz Schubert: Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Die junge Nonne, D 828/Op. 43 no 1;...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Hokanson, Leonard

The great soprano Martina Arroyo enjoyed on an unparalleled career on the international stages of opera houses that lasted from the 1960s to the 1980s....continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (05/25/1968)....continue...

Antonín Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 / Claudia Schellenberger: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-08-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Poetic Tone Pictures for Piano, Op. 85
Performers: Schellenberger, Claudia

Dvo?rák is not known for his piano compositions, and this cycle of 13 character pieces is almost unknown. The music is typical of the composer's...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart (09/2011)....continue...

Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs / Soukupová, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Op. 99/B 185; Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55/B 104; Evening Songs, Op. 3; Liebeslieder, Op. 83/B 160
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Holecek, Alfred; Jindrak, Jindrich; Moravec, Ivan; Pohlreich, Ferdinand; Soukupova, Vera

Dvorák: Sonata, Sonatina, etc / Josef Suk, Josef Hála

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; No...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Suk, Josef

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Czech Flute Music: Sonatas for flute & pinao by Schulhoff; Feld, Martinu and Dvorák / Jeffrey Khaner: flute; Charles Abramovic: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Jindrich Feld: Sonata for flute & piano; Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Khaner, Jeffrey

Jeffrey Khaner, Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990, is one of the most highly regarded flute soloists in the world. With a half-dozen...continue...
Recording information: Curtis Hall, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphi (06/08/1999-06/11/1999)....continue...

Grieg and Dvorák: Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter, piano - Kondrashin, Smetacek

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Smetacek, Vaclav
Ensemble: Moscow State Symphony Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Praga continues their Sviatoslav Richter edition with a new SACD reissue of key recordings from the great pianist's extensive catalog. This duo of "nationalist" concertos...continue...

Encore!

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano; Apple Blossoms; Pablo de Sarasate: Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 21; Int...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori

Dvorák, Brahms: Klaverquintette

1 CD / Coviello / 2012-05-26

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Garburg, Gil [Piano]; Silver, Sivan [Piano]

The piano quintets presented on this recording illustrate that the well-established clichés of a brooding Brahms and a sanguine Dvorák are not the whole truth....continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal, NDR Hannover, Germany (02/2011)....continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Dvorak, Greig & Schumann: Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Opera Orchestra of Monte Carlo

Gramophone Magazine
Richter's Schumann seems to me unequalled by any other pianist; the slow movement of the Concerto is really exquisite. In the Grieg also, there...continue...
Recording information: Burgerbräu, München (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo, Monaco (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Burgerbräu, München (11/25/1974-11/30/1974); Palais...continue...

Best 20: Faure, Barber, Buxtehude / Accentus, Equilbey

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 (Original 1896 version); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Dietrich Buxtehude: Cantata, BuxWV 15; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G major; Figure Humaine; Robert Schumann: Heiden...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Garcin, Edouard; Getchell, Robert; Henry, Christophe; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Marco, Patrick; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen); Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Maîtrise de Paris ; Members of the Orchestre National de France (Membe; Monts du Reuil

Named "one of the world's leading choirs" by Gramophone Magazine, Accentus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The choir, founded and directed by Laurence Equilbey,...continue...

Lied-Duette / Gruberova, Kasarova, Haider

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 20/3; Die Schwestern ("Wir Schwestern zwei"), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 61/1; Robert Schumann: Sch...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Kasarova, Vesselina

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

42: Bartók: Bagatelles; Dvorák: Humoresques; Prokofiev: Visions fugitives / Orion Weiss, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-04-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Sergey Prokofiev: Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38
Performers: Weiss, Orion

This CD, an award-sponsored recording of the Classical Recording Foundation, features the 30-year old piano virtuoso, Orion Weiss, performing three cycles of short pieces. In...continue...
Recording information: Theatre C, Performing Arts Center, SUNY Purchase, Purch (09/05/2010-09/07/2010)....continue...

Dvorak: Zigeunerlieder, Songs & Duets / Genia Kuhmeier, mezzo-soprano, Bernarda Fink, soprano, Christoph Berner, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-04-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; Moravian Duets (Moravské dvojzpevy) (9) for soprano, alto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32); Biblical Songs (Biblické písne) (10) for v...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kuhmeier, Genia

In 2004, Bernarda Fink released a recording of Dvorák songs that created a genuine sensation, winning numerous awards including a Diapason de l'Année. Now, eight...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (04/2010)....continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Rafael Kubelik - Dvorak, Martinu, Shostakovich / Rudolf Firkusny, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; M...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Otava, Zdenek
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

The name of Rafael Kubelík symbolically opens the SUPRAPHON series of archival recordings featuring the most celebrated Czech conductors. Kubelík's journey to catharsis, which was...continue...

My First Violin Album / Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two...
Performers: Frantz, Caspar; Handy, Thelma; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Jean, Kenneth; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Izquierdo, Ernest M.; Davis, Carl; Kuchar, Theodore;
Ensemble: ; Ferenc Sánta & His Gypsy Band

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it...continue...

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

The Maiden's Prayer and Other Gems from an Old Piano Stool / Philip Martin, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3; Tekla Badarzewska: A Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op. 3 (or Op. 4); Antonin Dvorák: Humoresqu...
Performers: Martin, Philip [Piano, Composer]

Classic FM Magazine
This repertoire is as delightful to listen to as it is to play ... perfect evening listening.
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Recording information: All Saints Church, East Finchley, England (10/23/2002)....continue...

135 Years of Czech Composers - Smetana, Fibich, Novacek, Janacek, Schulhoff, Suk et al. / Yvonne Smeulers, violin; Sander Sittig, piano

2 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Z domoviny (From the Homeland), pieces (2) for violin & piano, JB 1; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G m...
Performers: Sittig, Sander; Smeulers, Yvonne

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a very attractive program. The gorgeous works by Smetana and Dvorak are reason alone to want this...continue...
Recording information: Westvest90-church, Schiedam, The Netherlands....continue...

Violinist Michael Rabin: The Unpublished Recordings, 1947 - 1971

3 CD / Testament / 2012-02-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice for solo violin in E flat major (Sostenuto-Andante), Op. 1/17, MS 25/17; Camille Sain...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant; Rabin, Jeanne; Rabin, Michael; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Rozsnyai, Zoltán

Michael Rabin's musical voice may have been quiet the past forty years, but to violin aficionados his star still shines brightly. His discography is small,...continue...

Impromptu: A Treasury of Extemporaneous Piano Compositions 1821-2008 / Margarita Glebov

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-02-14

Works: Jan Václav Vorísek: Impromptu for piano in B major, Op. 7/6; Franz Liszt: Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne"; César Cui: Impromptu-Caprice for piano in E major; Mil...
Performers: Glebov, Margarita

A treasury of extemporaneous compositions written between 1821 and 2008 that includes several first recordings is offered by the Russian-American pianist Margarita Glebov....continue...
Recording information: University of Maryland, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Claric (10/2009); University of Maryland, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Claric (12/2008/05/2009)....continue...

Dvorak: Piano Works Played on Dvorák's Own Bösendorfer Piano, Vol 2 / Radoslav Kvapil

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-02-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Waltzes (8) for piano, B. 101 (Op. 54); Eclogues (4), for piano, B. 103 (Op. 56); Pieces (6) for piano, B. 110 (Op. 52); Mazurkas (6) for piano, B. 111 (Op. 56)
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

Recording information: Hlubos Castle (1998)....continue...

Chamber Music by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Dvorak et al / Paul Badura-Skoda, piano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Genuin / 2012-01-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929; Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Str...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Fournier, Jean; Janigro, Antonio; Oistrakh, David; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Schulhof, Otto

This is yet another GENUIN CD with Paul Badura-Skoda which truly catches the ear: After unearthing treasures which have featured the outstanding concert pianist primarily...continue...

In 'N' Out: Coffee Break, Dining, Jazzy Car Ride / Every moment has its Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Centone di Sonate no 1; Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Felix Mendelssohn: Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Trio for Piano and Strings in D minor; Erne...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Blaha, Bernadene; Booth, Jane; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fortin, Lyne; Groulx, Jean-Francois; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Kuerti, Anto...
Conductors: ; Nagano, Kent; Desmarais, Lorraine; Rescigno, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Gaulin-Riverin; Gryphon Trio; Montreal Jazz Club; Quatuor Alcan; Trio Lorraine Desmarais

Antonin Dvorak: Masterworks / Maisky, Zenaty, Ardasev [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-01-31

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in A major, B 10; Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Symp...
Performers: ArdaUev, Igor; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Altricher, Peter; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

This specially-priced collection includes more than 4 hours of complete performances of the most popular works by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, including Slavonic Dances, the...continue...
Run Time: 27 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Declassified: Classics Reimagined

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-01-24

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor "From the New World"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, O...
Performers: Col Loughnan; Ferris, Tom; Gaer, Leon; Harvey, Michael; Jones, David; Lee Hutchings; Macdonald, Noel; McIvor, Bob; Muhobecerac, Larry; Oh, Andrew; Pratt, Daryl; Risby, Bill; Rose, Michel; Trent Willi...

Recording information: LG Overdub Room, Sydney, Australia; Original Music, Sydney, Australia; Sony Music Studios, Sydney, Australia; Studios 301, Sydney, Australia; The Drumroom, Sydney, Australia....continue...

Anthology II of Czech Piano Music / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Suite for piano in A major, B. 184 (Op. 98) (also listed as Op. 101); Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 12 no 1/B 136; Furiant, for piano ...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

From renowned Czech pianist Radoslav Kvapil comes a second collection of piano classics from Dvorak, Fibich, Martinu, Smetana, and Vorisek. Includes two discs of Dvorak...continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Antonín Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Romance; Four Romantic Pieces / Hrachya Avanesyan, violin

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150
Performers: Avanesyan, Hrachya; Shirinyan, Marianna [Piano]
Conductors: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Hrachya Avanesyan, winner of the last violin session of the Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark, is a violinist of great character. Based in Belgium, where...continue...
Recording information: Flagey Studio 4, Brussels, Belgium (01/18/2011-01/20/2011); Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (01/18/2011-01/20/2011); Flagey Studio 4, Brussels, Belgium (06...continue...

Dvorak: Love Songs, Op. 83; Cypresses / Adriana Kucerova, Christoph Eschenbach

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Love Songs (Písne milostmé) (8) for voice & piano, B. 160 (Op. 83) (revision of Cypresses, B. 11); Cyprise (Cypresses), B 152; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A m...
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Kucerova, Adriana
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Ensemble: Thymos Quartet

Recalling youthful love letters that are preserved and cherished, Love Songs and Cypresses combine beautiful melodic simplicity with the technique of a composer who was,...continue...

Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

Embrace: Works for clarinet & piano by Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg, et al. / Seunghee Lee, clarinet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Gabriel Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clari...
Performers: Lee, Seunghee; Solomon, Evan

A fresh take on some of the most beautiful and heartwarming pieces of classical music, this recording showcases the versatility of the clarinet as Seunghee...continue...
Recording information: St. Peter's Church, New York, NY (05/17/2011-05/19/2011)....continue...

Bohemian Rhapsody: Dvorak, Suk / Camerata Nova Prague

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Serenade for winds & strings in D minor, B. 77 (Op. 44)
Performers: Hnykova, Helena; Kuda, Frantisek
Conductors: Suk, Josef
Ensemble: Camerata Nova; Czech Nonet

Recording information: Prague (1988)....continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...