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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...

Music for Bird Lovers / Baroque Festival Orchestra, Souter, Giles, Spring and Gregory

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Louis-Claude Daquin: Premier livre de pièces; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zoroastre; Irish Traditional: The lark in th...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Giles, Ian; Gregory, James; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Croft, David; ; Craig-McFeely, Julia; Adolph, Henry
Ensemble: ; Serendipity Singers

A beautiful selection of classical music inspired by our feathered friends! Composers have been inspired by birds and birdsong for generations. Blue tit, robin, lark,...continue...

Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 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...

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano): Live at Honens 2012 - Music of Beethoven

2 CD / Honens / 2013-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Pyotr ...
Performers: Kolesnikov, Pavel; Moser, Johannes
Conductors: Minczuk, Roberto

Ten pianists, aged 20 to 30, were invited to Calgary, Canada in Oct '12 to take part in the 7th Honens International Piano Competition Semifinals....continue...
Recording information: Jack Singer Hall, Calgary Centre for the Performing Art (10/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol. 1 / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 5; Sonata for Piano no 1 in E major, Op. 6; Characteristic Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 7; Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b
Performers: Shelley, Howard

Howard Shelley is an acknowledged expert in the area of early Romantic piano music. With this disc, Shelley presents the first installment of a sixvolume...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Highgate, London (03/26/2012-03/27/2012)....continue...

Romantic Paths - Schumann: Sonata in A minor; Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major; Gade: Sonata no. 2 / Annette Unger, violin; Dariya Hrynkiv, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820); Niels Gade: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Hrynkiv, Dariya; Unger, Annette

The violinist Annette Unger has already made several highly praised CDs issued by GENUIN, and her new release is also off the well-beaten path. All...continue...
Recording information: Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany (11/03/2011-11/05/2011)....continue...

Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures by Frescobaldi, Bach, Kurtag / Matthias Veit, piano

2 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Goddag! Goddag! (Good Day!...), for piano (Humoresque Bagatelles), FS 22/1 (Op. 11/1); Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 73 (L. 217); Franz Joseph Haydn: Allegro ma...
Performers: Veit, Matthias

Pianist Matthias Veit believes that in our fast-paced music world, including the classical world, our lives consist of increasingly fragmented and frenetic listening across eras....continue...
Recording information: Rügheim, Schüttbau, Germany (12/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

Songs of Travel - works by Martin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Wagner, Schumann, Wolf / Franz Grundheber, baritone; Matthias Veit, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Frank Martin: Monologes (6) aus Jedermann, for alto (or baritone) & piano (or orchestra); Felix Mendelssohn: Erntelied "Es ist ein Schnitter", Op. 8/4 (hymn); Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8;...
Performers: Grundheber, Franz; Veit, Matthias

The internationally renowned baritone Franz Grundheber has long been a staple of the operatic scene. With this CD he shows himself to also be a...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany (09/2003)....continue...

August Nolck: Salon Music for cello and piano / Beth Vanderborgh, cello; Theresa Bogard, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-02-12

Works: August Nölck: Spanische Serenade, for cello & piano, Op. 208/1; Mazurka brilliante, for cello & piano, Op. 208/2; Amoroso, valse lente for cello & piano, Op. 160; Burleske, for cello & piano, Op...
Performers: Bogard, Theresa; Vanderborgh, Beth

August Nölck was a respected and well-published cello teacher of his day, a director of the Vienna conservatory and a voice from the great German...continue...
Recording information: University of Wyoming Fine Arts Concert Hall, Laramie, (12/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54; Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14; Phantasy, Op. 28; 3 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 35/1û3 et al. / Anton Kuerti: piano

1 CD / Doremi / 2013-02-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Fantasia for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 28 "Sonate écossaise"; Scherzo a capriccio, for piano in F sharp minor; A...
Performers: Kuerti, Anton

A new audiophile recording of this internationally famous living pianist....continue...
Recording information: Walter Hall, Toronto (08/25/2009); Willowdale United church, Toronto (08/25/2009); Walter Hall, Toronto (1970); Willowdale United church, Toronto (1970)....continue...

Alois Mühlbacher Sings Duets & Lieder - works by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms / Franz Farnberger, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder Album für die Jugend, Op. 79; Zweistimmige Lieder (3) for 2 voices & piano, Op. 43; Liederkreis, Op. 39; Felix Mendelssohn: Duets (6), Op. 63; Songs (3) for 2 voices & pi...
Performers: Eschenmuller, Florian [Vocals]; Farnberger, Franz; Kohne, Karsten; Muhlbacher, Alois; Schlogl, Christoph

Three boys from the St. Florian Boy's Choir join celebrated boy soprano Alois Mühlbacher in a program of duets and lieder by Mendelssohn, Schumann and...continue...

The World of Piano

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum, an Afro-American Intermezzo, for piano; Work(s); Pleasant Moments; The Sycamore, for piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Landry, McGeorge; McAllister, Brett; McTrahan, Ed; Narrow, Mike; O'Ribbett, Kent; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, P...

Smooth Dinner Classics

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Partita in B flat major, BWV 825; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C maj...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Czerkow, Iwan; Jaccottet, Christiane; Lelkes, Anna; Ostranc, Joze; Pivka, Marian; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Adolph, Henry; Lizzio, Alberto; Magiera, Leone; Duvier, Eugen; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Bengtson, Sven; Shipway, Frank

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano; Octet

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Leschenko, Polina; Tognetti, Richard

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo, Sydney, Australia (02/2012)....continue...

Romantic Ballads: Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Jensen, Mendelssohn, Wolf et al. / Wolfgang Anheisser, baritone; Julius Severin, piano

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Loewe: Kleiner Haushalt, Op. 71; Die Uhr, for voice & piano, Op. 123/3; Heinrich der Vogler, for voice & piano, Op. 56/1; Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118; Prinz Eugen, ballad for voice & piano, Op. 92...
Performers: Anheisser, Wolfgang; Severin, Julius

German baritone Wolfgang Anheisser suffered an early death, following an accident on stage at a New Year's performance in Cologne. This double disc re-issue features...continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Cápova, Sylvia; Calvert, Eddie; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGe...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Klassik

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gerlovic, Vanda; Pivka, Marian; Ruk-Focic, Bozena
Conductors: Abel, Hermann; Pitamic, Alexander von; Münchner, Herbert; ; Nanut, Anton
Ensemble: ; Zagreb Soloists

Sangerliebe, hoch und herrlich - songs by Brahms, Burgmuller, Schumann, Herzogenberg et al. / Andreas Reibenspies, baritone; Eckart Selheim, piano

1 CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-01-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 7; Norbert Burgmüller: Nachtreise, for voice & piano; Winterreise, for voice & piano, Op. 3/4; Abreise, for...
Performers: Reibenspies, Andreas; Sellheim, Eckart

Unfortunately we know absolutely nothing about the life of Charles Dollé. Not even his approximate birth and death dates are known. From his six collections...continue...
Recording information: Hans Rosbaud Studio, Baden-Baden, Germany (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

I Wonder as I Wander / Rutter, Vaughn Williams, Chilcott, Nixon, Howells, Jones, Mendelssohn, Preston, Cooman / Brian Jones, The Copley Singers / Christian Lane, organ and piano

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2012-11-13

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film ...
Performers: Jones, Brian; Lane, Christian [Organ]; Malkus, Sean [Tenor Vocal]; McCullough, Graeme; Moyer, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Jones, Brian
Ensemble: ; The Copley Singers

"I wander as I wander" was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2012-06-11_2012-06-12&2012-)....continue...

Generation / Songs & Duets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Liszt, Wagner / Renate and Daniel Behle

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Belsazar ("Die Mitternacht zog näher schon"), ballad for voice &...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Behle, Renate; Schnyder, Oliver

On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renee; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt, Boris...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra)

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Piano Duets - Music for 2 Pianos by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert, de Falla, Ravel Lutoslawski / Christina & Michelle Naughton

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro Brillant, for piano, 4 hands in A major, Op. 92; Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for 2 P...
Performers: Naughton, Christina [Piano]; Naughton, Michelle [Piano]

Since their début as a piano duo in 2008, twins Christina and Michelle Naughton have proved little short of sensational in concert halls worldwide. They...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (2012-01-12_2012-01-13&2012-)....continue...

Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)

3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue...

Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nell, Op. 18 no 1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51; Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; La bonne c...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Degout, Stephane; Immerseel, Jos van; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Lucas, Helene; Manoff, Susan; Piau, Sandrine

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will...continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 25 / Pressler, Swarowsky

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Auberson, Jean-Marie; Swarowsky, Hans

Recording information: Vienna (11/11/1965/06/06/1966)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Gary Hoffman, cello; David Selig, piano

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Albumblatt for piano in E minor, Op. 117; Song without words for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Hoffman, Gary; Selig, David

Canadian Gary Hoffman is one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility. Hoffman gained international...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (11/2011)....continue...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....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: Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may b...
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...

Mendelssohn:Songs without Words, Books I-V / Ronald Brautigam, piano (after an instrument by Pleyel 1830)

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30; Songs without words, vol 4, Op. 53; Song Without Words for piano in E flat major (incomplete); Andante for ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald

Recording information: Österåker Church, Sweden (08/2011)....continue...

The Virtuoso - Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms & Liszt / Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Don Giovanni KV 527; Richard Strauss: Ständchen ("Mach' auf, mach' auf, doch leise, mein Kind"), song for voice ...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more,...continue...
Recording information: 1908-??-??_1928-??-??&1940-....continue...

The Best Classical Piano Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major Op. 53; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden

Flute Trios by Weber, Hummel & Mendelssohn / Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Franz Bartolomey, cello; Ferenc Bognar, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-09-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Adagio, Variations and Rondo on "Schöne Minka" for piano, flute & cello in A major, Op. 78...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Bognar, Ferenc; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Wolfgang Schulz, principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Bartolomey, the principal cellist of the same orchestra join with the distinguished Hungarian pianist Ferenc...continue...

Daniel Barenboim: Rare First Recordings - works by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Shostakovich / Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sonata for keyboard in B flat major Op. 17/6, CW A12 (T. 342/3); Giovanni Pergolesi: Work(s); Sonata (no 4) for keyboard in G major (very doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Va...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 70th birthday in 2012. His commercial recording career began 57 years ago with three 45rpm discs, which are now among the...continue...

Musique de Chambre

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-28

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer or Fétis); Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 19a; Jacques Castérède: Brèves rencont...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Chayer, Roger-Luc; Lucignano, Veronique
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quintette National

Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, Canada; La Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal, Cana; L'Église Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici de St-...continue...

Musical Entertainment Morning - Chamber music of the romantic era on period instruments: Mendelssohn; Gade; Schumann / Leipziger Concert

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2012-08-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Fragmenten für Streichquartett, Op. 81; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Niels Gade: Fantasiestücke für Clarinette und Pianoforte, Op. 43;...
Performers: Hennig, Bettina; Jochen Seggelke; Kliegl, Bruno; Koche, Tobias [Piano]; Kuper, Eckhart; Landsberg, Julia von; Mate, Balazs; Mokry, Andrzej; Seitz, Johanna; von Promnitzau, Franns [Organ, Vocals]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Concert

Ladies in rustling gowns and gentlemen in evening dress to be "musical morning entertainment" and appeared to listen to a varied program of music by...continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Luca Fiorentini, cello; Stefania Redaelli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Sonata for cello ...
Performers: Fiorentini, Luca; Redaelli, Stefania

Felix Mendelssohn's love for the cello was famed, and accordingly it was well-represented in his body of work. These works for cello and piano show...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Ponchielli, Cremona, Italy (01/02/2012-01/04/2012)....continue...

A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

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Mendelssohn: Trio no 1 in D Minor Op 49 / Reisenberg, Julliard String Quartet

2 CD / Romeo Records / 2012-07-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Piano Pieces, Op. 10; Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and...
Performers: Carlyss, Earl; Krosnick, Joel; Mann, Robert [Violin]; Reisenberg, Nadia; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]

Recorded live in concert, April 29th, 1980 at the Julliard Theater Nadia Reisenberg's first major American appearance was in 1922 as the featured pianist in...continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in G minor; Largo; Prelude & Toccata et al.; Felix Mendelssohn: Frelude & Fugue / Joanne Polk, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-06-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 105; Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1; Fanny Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano in G minor; Prelude and Fugue for piano in E minor...
Performers: Polk, Joanne

The Mendelssohns were a family who had risen to financial and social importance in Germany in the early years of the 19th century. Fanny was...continue...
Recording information: Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State Univers (01/05/2011-01/06/2011); Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase Co (01/05/2011-01/06/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Barefoot / Joanne Pearce Martin, piano

1 CD / Yarlung / 2012-05-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Wolfg...
Performers: Martin, Joanne Pearce

This release features Joanne Pearce Martin, who is the principal keyboardist of the LA Philharmonic and includes solo piano music by John Adams, Chopin, Mozart,...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, Colburn School (09/01/2007-09/04/2007)....continue...

The Celebrated New York Concerts, Vol. 6 - works by Horowitz, Czerny, Debussy et al. / Mordecai Shehori, piano

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2012-05-03

Works: Carl Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode "La Ricordanza," for piano, Op. 33; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words for piano no 14 in C minor, Op. 38/2; Song Without Words for piano no 21 in G mino...
Performers: Shehori, Mordecai

The CD contains extremely rare performances of Vladimir Horowitz's original compositions including a first ever live performance (1993) of his Etude-Caprice "Les Vagues" (The Waves),...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

Kathleen Ferrier, contralto: The Complete EMI Recordings

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Orfeo ed Euridice; Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Ma...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Duval, Nel; Koeman, Greet; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bruck, Charles

Described as a 'legend in her own lifetime', Kathleen Ferrier rose form obscurity to become one of the most sough-after contraltos of the 20th century....continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs without Words; Variations serieuses / Michael Korstick, piano

2 CD / CPO / 2012-04-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30; Songs without words, vol 4, Op. 53; Songs with...
Performers: Korstick, Michael

Songs without words - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy is regarded as the inventor of this genre representing a fascinating region within the piano literature. It has...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart....continue...