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Belyayev Project - Piano trios by Rimsky-Korsakov; Glazunov; Blumenfeld / Andrey Baranov; Alexey Zhilin; Miki Aoki

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio, for violn, cello & piano in C minor (completed by Maximilian Steinberg); Flight of the Bumblebee; Pesenka (Little Song in the Dorian mode), for piano; Alexander Glazuno...
Performers: Aoki, Miki; Baranov, Andrey [Violin]; Zhilin, Alexey [Cello]

Recording information: Saal 3 RBB (03/2012/11/2012); T3 (03/2012/11/2012)....continue...

English Recorder Works by Berkeley, Arnold, Jacob, Bowen, Rubbra / Jill Kemp, recorders; Aleksander Szram: piano

1 CD / 1-2-3-4-GO / 2013-04-09

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for recorder (or flute) & piano, Op. 13; Malcolm Arnold: Sonatina for recorder & piano, Op. 41; Solitaire; Fantasy for recorder & string quartet, Op. 140; Gordon Jacob: Suit...
Performers: Kemp, Jill; Szram, Aleksander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brodowski Quartet

A great introduction to 20th century English recorder pieces performed by young player Jill Kemp, a highly talented pupil of the world' s leading recorder...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (09/04/2010-09/06/2010)....continue...

Rite

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-04-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Pétrouchka
Performers: Parker, Jon Kimura

Recording information: Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice Univ (12/2009/09/2012)....continue...

Ballets Russes - Ravel/Rabinovich: Daphnis and Chloe; Stravinsky: Petrushka; Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Roman Rabinovich, piano

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka
Performers: Rabinovich, Roman

Roman Rabinovich fuses art and music on his debut recording of works inspired by Russian ballet. The disc features composer-arrangements for solo piano -- Stravinsky's...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of Drew University, Dorothy Young Center f (04/16/2012-04/18/2012)....continue...

Satie & Compagnie - Piano music of Satie, Debussy, de Séverac, Dupont, Ferroud, Hahn, Koechlin, Poulenc, Ravel and Schmitt / Anne Queffélec, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-03-12

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Le Piccadilly, march for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; La Belle Excentrique; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 4...
Performers: Dehaene, Gaspard [Piano]; Queffelec, Anne

From the wit of Satie to the poetry of Debussy, French music of the early decades of the twentieth century was created by exceptional and...continue...
Recording information: TAP de Poitiers (06/2012)....continue...

Duende - Soler, Rodrigo, Infante, etc / Martin, Meliton

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Soler: Concerti (6) for 2 Organs; Joaquín Rodrigo: Piezas (5) infantiles for 2 Pianos; Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; El amor brujo; Manuel Infante: Gracia; Isaac Albéniz: Serena...
Performers: Martin, Elena; Meliton, Jose

American Piano Music - Copland: El Salon México; Barber; Excursions, Op. 20; Piano Sonata; Gershwin: Preludes; Bolcom: Etudes / Christopher Harding, piano

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2013-02-12

Works: Aaron Copland: El salón México; Samuel Barber: Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Sonata for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 26; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; William Bolcom: Twelv...
Performers: Harding, Christopher [Piano]

Recording information: Stamps Auditorium, University of Michigan School of Mus (03/2009)....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...

The Sons of the Morning - Piano music of Vaughan Williams and Ivor Gurney / Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Albion / 2013-01-08

Works: Ivor Gurney: Five Preludes for piano; Chorale Prelude on Rockingham, for piano; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lake in the Mountains, for piano (from the film score "The 49th Parallel"); Hymn tune Prelu...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]

Albion Records presents the world première recording of Job - A Masque for Dancing in an arrangement for solo piano by Vally Lasker, written to...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (01/18/2012-01/20/2012)....continue...

Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Collector's Edition / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano [5 CDs]

5 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (24) for piano, Books I & II, L.117, 123; Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon; Ballade (slave), for piano (or piano, 4 hands), L. 70; Valse romantique, fo...
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam

Selling for the price of three CDs, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's vivid interpretations of Debussy's complete works for piano are available for the first time in a...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk....continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...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...

Widmung, Tribute - Transcriptions for trumpet; flugelhorn of works by Paganini, Debussy, Kreisler, Arban, Bartok et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, flugelhorn

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no 24; Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Fantasie Brillante, for cornet & e...
Performers: Meerovitch, Maria; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]

This new album by Sergei Nakariakov was recorded in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Dahlem, Berlin in tribute and homage to his late mentor, the great Russian...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahem (08/2010)....continue...

Stephen Hough's French Album - works by Alkan, Chabrier, Debussy, Delibes, Faure et al. / Stephen Hough, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63; Improvisation...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

Stephen Hough presents an enchanting program of French music, played with the filigree perfection and total command of the music's expressive world that make him...continue...

Albert Roussel: Promenade Sentimentale, Complete Piano Music / Emanuele Torquati, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Albert Roussel: Des heures passent, suite for piano, Op. 1; Résurrection, symphonic prelude for orchestra, Op. 4 ("Symphonic Poem after Tolstoy"); Rustiques, suite for piano, Op. 5; Petit canon ...
Performers: Torquati, Emanuele

Poised at the aft edge of the Romantic era and inculcated to a varied set of influences, French composer Albert Roussel was ideally placed to...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale F. Marchetti, Camerino, Italy (01/23/2012-01/25/2012)....continue...

Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto / Leonid Kogan, violin; Antonin Jemelik, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto for Cello in E minor; Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, for orchestra; Gayane, ballet suite; Garun Yerevan, song for voice & piano; Za...
Performers: Jemelik, Antonin; Khachaturian, Aram; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Gauk, Aleksandr

Soviet composer, conductor and spontaneous musician - the three faces of Aram Khachaturian

"I am firmly convinced that truly great music must in all its

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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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Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

Debussy: Piano Music, Vol. 1 / Michael Korstick, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon; Khamma, ballet, L. 125; Intermède, for piano; Toomai des éléphants, prelude for piano (comple...
Performers: Korstick, Michael

This is the first volume of Michael Korstick's recording of the complete piano works of Claude Debussy. The featured work is the well known first...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusikstudio SWR, Stuttgart (02/21/2011-02/24/2011)....continue...

Bach To Jazz / Caroline Adomeit, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-05-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, WoO 1/9; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Eugène Y...
Performers: Adomeit, Caroline; Hastreiter, Thomas; Riem, Julian

Oehms Classics presents the debut recording of young, virtuoso violinist Caroline Adomeit. This bold program of music ranging from Bach's Partitas to Ysaÿe's Mazurka showcases...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (10/02/2011-10/03/2011)....continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Petrouchka - for piano 4-hands / Lidija and Sanja Bizjak

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Pétrouchka; Easy Pieces (5) for piano, 4 hands; Easy Pieces (3) for Piano 4 hands
Performers: Bizjak, Lidija; Bizjak, Sanja [Piano]

Over the course of a few short years, with his ballets Petrushka and The Rite of Spring - premiered by the Ballets Russes in 1911...continue...
Recording information: Varese hall, CNSMD, Lyons, France (11/2007)....continue...

Wandering Winds - works by Bonet, d'Harcourt, Harty, Ibert et al. / Wissam Boustany, flute

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Tarek Younis: Rising from the ashes, for flute, harp & piano; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Peruvian Traditional: Harawi; Baile; Pastorale; Khachampa; Ripusakme; Zas!; Marinera y Wayno; Baile de los dan...
Performers: Boustany, Wissam; Clayton, Nigel; Dall'Olio, Gabriella

Recording information: St Georges' Brandon Hill, Bristol (09/09/1997-09/11/1997)....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...

John McCabe: Upon Entering A Painting, Piano Music / Joseph Tong & Waka Hasegawa

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-03-13

Works: John McCabe: Upon Entering a Painting, for 2 pianos; Edward II; Basse Danse, for 2 pianos; Study no 3 (Gaudí), for piano; Study no 12 (Sonata), for piano
Performers: Hasegawa, Waka; Tong, Joseph

A brand-new selection of piano works from respected British composer John McCabe - written in 1970, 1995, 2008, and 2009 - played by four hands....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (12/21/2010/12/22/2010)....continue...

Musikken til Bournonvilles Balletter, Vol. 5: Fjernt fra Danmark, Livjaegerne på Amager

2 CD / Danacord / 2012-02-14

Works: Joseph Glæser: Fjernt fra Danmark (Far From Denmark), vaudeville ballet; Vilhelm Christian Holm: Livjægerne på Amager (The King's Volunteers on Amager), vaudeville ballet; Carl Christi...
Performers: Strong, David
Conductors: Lassen, Peter Ernst

Danacord continues its series documenting music from the ballets choreographed by August Bournonville, the famous Danish dancer....continue...
Recording information: Symfonien AalBorg, Denmark....continue...

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Essential Satie / Over 2 hours of colourful classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (...
Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Catherine; Litaize, Gaston; Queffelec, Anne; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Lanchbery, John; Dervaux, Pierre; Desgraupes, Bernard; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Erwartung

The French composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) was an eccentric character, whose large output of small pieces with ironic titles, mostly for solo piano,...continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Erik Satie: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Nocturnes; La Belle excentrique; Trois Morceaux en forme de poire / Aldo Ciccolini, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois (3 sketches and exasperations of a big wooden f...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Tacchino, Gabriel

Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris....continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrouchka; Rite of Spring; Pulcinella / Kreizberg

3 CD / OPMC Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Le sacre du printemps; Pulcinella
Performers: Masycheva, Maria
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Founded in 1856, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra swelled in size to 100 members under conductor Marek Janowski. At the beginning of the 2009 season, the...continue...
Recording information: l'Auditorium Rainier 3, Monaco (05/31/2010-06/07/2010)....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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Paul Hindemith: Avant-Gardist And Freethinker [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra; Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Concerto for Clarinet; Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments & 2 harps, Op. 49; Konzertmusik for B...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Cahuzac, Louis; Giseler, Hans; Haas, Monique; Otto, Hans; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Hindemith, Paul; Anerl, Karel

España! Songs and Dances from Spain

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-11-15

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; La vida breve; El amor brujo; Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; Pablo de Sarasate: Danzas españolas, Op. 23; Isaac Al...
Performers: Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa

Gramophone Magazine
This is an attractive recital of transcriptions of favourite Spanish pieces - I hesitate to describe them as 'lollipops' as they are more than...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Elmau, Groáer Saal (03/2011)....continue...

The Spanish Masters: Albeniz, Granados, Falla / Zuill Bailey, cello; Isabel Bayrakdarian, piano

1 CD / / 2011-11-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Canciones populares españolas (7); El Amor Brujo; Soneto a Córdoba; Isaac Albéniz: La Vega, Fantaisie espagnole for piano, B. 46 (for the in...
Performers: Albeniz, Isaac; Bailey, Zuill; Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Falla, Manuel de; Granados, Enrique; Laufer, Milton Ruben

Recording information: Manifold Studios, Pittsboro, North Carolina (2011-06-26_2011-06-27&2011-)....continue...

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Stravinsky: The Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2011-10-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; Movements (5), ...
Performers: Banens, J.; Blakeslee, D. [tuba]; Blokker, C.; Boiko, Galina; Brink, Ruud Van Den; Decroos, Jean; Hakii, Ken; Leer-Studebaker, Julia van; Ludha, Ludovit; Maruna, Margarita; Masseurs, Peter; Mustonen,...
Conductors: ; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Bychkov, Semyon; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Piano Circus

A unique collection of all Stravinsky's ballets and symphonies in superb digital recordings under the direction of five of today's most celebrated conductors; two other...continue...

Erik Satie: Uspud / Reinbert de Leeuw, piano

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Erik Satie: Prélude de La Porte héroïque du ciel (Prelude to "The Heroic Gate of Heaven"), incidental music for; Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano; Le fils des étoiles, Chal...
Performers: Leeuw, Reinbert de

The works recorded on this CD belong to a highly specific yet enigmatic period of Satie's life and work; they were composed between 1891 and...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk Deventer, The Netherlands (11/22/2010/11/23/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Music for Piano Duo and Duet, Vol. 1 / Vicky Yannoula, Jakob Fichert

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-10-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Song of the great rivers, Op. 95 "Unity"; Ballet Suite no 2, Op. 89b; Korzinkina's Adventures, Op. 59; Suite for 2 pianos in F sharp minor,...
Performers: Fichert, Jakob; Yannoula, Vicky [Piano]

Much of Shostakovich's orchestral music was first heard in versions he prepared for piano four hands or two pianos - but most of these transcriptions...continue...
Recording information: Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios (07/17/2007/07/20/2007)....continue...

Three Pianists / Cheng-Chow Trio

1 CD / Arioso Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in D minor, WoO 1/2; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in F major, WoO 1/3; Hungarian D...
Performers: Cheng, Angela [Piano]; Chow, Alan; Chow, Alvin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cheng-Chow Trio

Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Around the World: Music for Ballet Class

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-04

Works: Tatyana Shargorodsky: The Song of the Shieling, for piano (after a traditional Scottish melody); Scottish Reels, medley for piano; Mazurka, for piano (after a traditional Polish melody); Men's Friend...
Performers: Shargorodsky, Tatyana

Elin Kolev

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2011-10-04

Works: Martin Stock: Wunderkinder, for violin & ensemble; Poesia, for violin & ensemble; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Op. 42; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; John Williams: Schindlers Liste; Pablo de Sarasate: Zi...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Kolev, Elin
Conductors: Branny, Helmut
Ensemble: Dresdner Kappelsolisten

Recording information: Coswig (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Osnabrück (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Coswig (08/15/2011-08/17/2011); Osnabrück (08/15/2011-08/17/2011)....continue...

Nettle & Markham In France / 28 Contrasting Pieces for 2 Pianos

1 CD / Netmark / 2011-09-13

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; La Belle Excentrique; Cécile Chaminade: Le Matin; Jacques Ibert: Histoires; Georges Bizet...
Performers: Markham, Richard; Nettle, David

A unique collection of 28 tracks of light French two-piano classics, including the ever-popular "Scaramouche." This disc features a comprehensive selection of the best of...continue...
Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill (06/07/1993-06/09/1993)....continue...

F. Schmitt: Music for Two Pianos / Leslie De'Ath, Anya Alexeyev

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13

Works: Florent Schmitt: Le petit elfe "Ferme-l'oeil" - Une semaine dansée, for voice & piano, 4 hands, Op. 73; Le Tragédie de Salomé, ballet, Op. 50; Reflets d'Allemagne, waltzes (8) for pian...
Performers: Alexeyev, Anya; De'Ath, Leslie

Florent Schmitt's output includes some of the most impressive and influential orchestral music of the first two decades of the twentieth century. Not surprisingly, these...continue...
Recording information: Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Faculty of Music, Wilfr (2010-12-17&2011-02-22&2011-)....continue...

Famous Violin Encores: Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, et al. / Alexander Markov, violin

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice &...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Alexander Markov (violin) and Dmitriy Cogan (piano) come together to perform modernity's favorite violin encores. In this hour of music, enjoy your favorite violin pieces...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium des Halles, Paris, France (12/20/1993-12/23/1993)....continue...

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, excerpts Arr. for Viola And Piano / Jones, Golani, violas; Hampton, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-08-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Hampton, Michael; Jones, Matthew

One of Prokofiev's best loved works today, Romeo and Juliet was initially declared 'impossible to dance to'. The composer resorted to making Symphonic Suites of...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Hall, Monmouth, Wales (02/27/2009-02/28/2009); Wyastone Hall, Monmouth, Wales (04/30/2009)....continue...

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Satie: Complete Piano Works / Cristina Ariagno, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Erik Satie: Sarabandes (3) for piano; Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for p...
Performers: Ariagno, Cristina

Erik Satie was without doubt one of great 'one offs'in musical history. Impossible to categorize, he composed around 100 works, which include film scores, ballets,...continue...
Recording information: Sacile, Italy Auditorium Fazioli (06/2006/12/2006)....continue...

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...