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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...

Shostakovich, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Works for Viola & Piano / Gerard Causse, Brigitte Engerer

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Engerer, Brigitte

From Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Russian music has often found its truest voice in elegies. With Glazunov and Tchaikovsky, they are recollections of childhood, or nostalgia...continue...
Recording information: Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris, France (09/2011)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Souvenir de Florence / Richter String Quartet

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Quartet for Strings no 3 in E minor, Op. 30; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70...
Performers: Krasnov, Vladislav; Mihanovsky, Kirill
Conductors:
Ensemble: Richter String Quartet

On this two disc set featuring Tchaikovsky's complete String Quartets and the Souvenir de Florence, the IPO Richter String Quartet tackles some of the most...continue...
Recording information: Frederic Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel (09/12/2010-09/15/2010)....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...

Shostakovich: Piano Trio Op. 67; Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 / Tetzlaff; Weithaas, Masurenko, et al.

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-08-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 3 in E minor, Op. 30; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Masurenko, Tatjana; Rivinius, Gustav; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Vogt, Lars; Weithaas, Antje

Recorded live at the Spannungen Festival 2010, the level of musicianship here is of the highest possible standard....continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Wasserkraftwerk, RWE POWER AG (06/08/2010)....continue...

Violinist Maxim Rysanov plays Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Bruch

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-08-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Max Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85
Performers: Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra

In his second disc for BIS, Maxim Rysanov here is joined by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under the conductor Muhai Tang.

Described as 'a prince among...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (02/2010)....continue...

White Nights, Vol. 1

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-02-22

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes, Op. 34, for viola & piano; Mikhail Glinka: Sonata for viola & piano in D minor, G. iv3; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Igor Stravinsky:...
Performers: Ishay, Roglit; Masurenko, Tatjana

Dmitri Shostakovich, Mikhail Glinka, Alexander Glazunov, Igor Stravinksy, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Piotr Tchaikovsky - this CD brings together six very different Russian composers from two...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln (02/16/2010-02/19/2010)....continue...

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-04-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings in B flat major (in 1 movement); Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Quartet for ...
Performers: Kamper, Klaus; Schoneweg, Harald

To some extent, this recording of all Tchaikovsky's string quartets (including the sextet "Souvenir de Florence") gives an overall picture of the composer: they cover...continue...
Recording information: Hans Rosbaud Studio, SWR Baden-Baden....continue...

L'Opera en Duo - Strauss, Wagner, Bizet / Ceysson, Verney, et al

1 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-11-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugène Onéguine; La Dame de Pique; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermauss; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samoson et Dalila; Gioachino Ros...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Verney, Laurent

This unusual recording is a transcription of famous opera arias transcribed by the performers for viola and harp. Both musicians are members of the orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Studio 12, Radio-Canada, Montreal, Canada (05/02/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

Classical Moments / Amy Dorfman, John Mock, et al

2 CD / CD Baby / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("F...
Performers: Angel, David [Violin]; Catchings, John; Davidson, David [Violin]; Dorfman, Greg; Estill, Cynthia; Greer, Gerald; Horton, leslie; Levin, Lee; Levine, Sam [Sax/Flute/Horn]; Mock, John; Osiel, Marianne;...

Borodin Quartet: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strin...
Performers: Abramenkov, Andrei; Berlinsky, Valentin; Kopelman, Mikhail; Shebalin, Dimitri
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

This legendary quartet has been the authority on Russian string quartet repertoire for more than 60 years. As one of the longest lasting string quartets,...continue...
Run Time: 125 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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The Virtuoso Viola - Chopin, Faure, Ravel, Debussy, Bach, etc / Vardi, Carey

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2008-07-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: ...
Performers: Carey, Norman; Vardi, Emanuel

A New Release featuring the legendary violist Emanuel Vardi in his last recorded recital. The program includes much beloved virtuosic encore pieces as well as...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, etc / Ying Quartet

2 CD / Telarc / 2007-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings ...
Performers: Dunham, James [Viola]; Katz, Paul [Cello]

"The Ying Quartet's aggressive and gritty Souvenir de Florence (which opens this set) sets the tone for its entire Tchaikovsky cycle. The players' approach exemplifies...continue...

Romantic Transcriptions for Viola / Ettore Causa, et al

1 CD / Claves / 2007-02-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Morceaux (12) for Piano, Op. 40; Enrique Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) f...
Performers: Causa, Ettore; Staerk, Ulrik

Born in Naples, Ettore Causa started his studies of violin and viola at the Naples Conservatory. After graduating with the highest honors, he was selected...continue...

Mozart, Schubert, Dvorák / Lionel Tetris

4 CD / Biddulph / 2006-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in E major, K 542; Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Kegelstatt"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; ...
Performers: Hobday, Ethel; Kiddle, Frederick B.; Leger, Frank St.; Rosovsky, Zoia; Sammons, Albert; Tertis, Lionel

Today violists the world over think of Lionel Tertis as the man who brought the hitherto humble viola into the limelight and made it into...continue...

Primrose Viola Transcriptions / Díaz, Koenig

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Ludwig van Beethoven: Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major, Op. 42; Richard Wagner...
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Koenig, Robert

William Primrose composed these arrangements in order-as he mischievously wrote- to elevate the viola from its 'dull dog of the string family' status, and to...continue...

The Very Best of Tchaikovsky

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Swan Lake; Quar...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir; Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Prunyi, Ilona; Sárosi, Péter; Scherbakov, Konstantin
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Entremont, Philippe; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; ; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; New Haydn Quartet; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw;...

Historical Recordings / Hungarian String Quartet, et al

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Dea...
Performers: Antonietti, Jean; Fried, Geza; Halleux, Laurent; Koromzay, Denes; Kuttner, Michael; Magyar, Gabor; Moskowsky, Alexandre; Palotai, Vilmos; Szekely, Zoltan
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van

Soaring Spirit - Tchaikovsky, et al / Pasquale

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-12-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; Arthur Benjamin: From San Domingo; Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & ...
Performers: Chang, Angelin; Pasquale, Joseph de

Cinema Classics 2004 - Master and Commander, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Bolshoi Opera Chorus; Consort, Royal Academy; Halasz, Michael [Conductor]; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Judd, James [Conductor]; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kopelman, Jozef; Kuchar...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Sebotka, Wolfgang; Summerly, Jeremy; Rahbari, Alexander; Kopelman, Jozef; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Judd, James; McGlinn, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Royal Academy Consort

Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, popular film has served as an introduction to classical music for myriad newcomers to the genre. The collection...continue...
Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets / Franz Schubert Quartet

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2004-03-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 3 in E minor, Op. 30; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70...
Performers: Flieder, Johannes; Schulz, Walther

William Primrose - The Early Recordings - Violin and Viola

1 CD / Pearl / 2004-02-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in ...
Performers: Gauntlett, Ambrose; Goossens, Sidonie; Menges, Isolde; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, G. O'Connor; Primrose, William; Templeman, H.G.; Ticehurst, John

Mimi's Classical Favorites

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-05-20

Works: Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Léo Delibes: Lakmé...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Dye, Mimi

Dvorak, Tchaikovsky: String Sextets / Chang, Hartog, Christ

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-09-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48)
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanya; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hartog, Bernhard

"This performance is every bit as exciting as the Concertante Chamber Players reading, and it is sweeter-toned and than the somewhat edgy, gritty Vermeer Quartet...continue...

Boston Chamber Music Society - Tchaikovsky, Schoenberg

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2001-06-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
Performers: Ansell, Steven [Viola]; Chang, Lynn; Chase, Stephanie; Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Djokic, Michelle; Murdock, Katherine; Reynolds, Michael; Thomas, Ronald [Cello]; Thompson, Marcus

Historical - Tchaikovsky: Complete String Quartets / Borodin

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings in B flat major (in 1 movement); Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Quartet for Strings no 3 in E...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Talalyan, Genrikh

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Vol 1 / New Haydn Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-05-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22
Performers: Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Sárosi, Péter
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Haydn Quartet

Because the Russian public regarded chamber music as trivial, Tchaikovksy's output in this area is relatively small. Nevertheless, Tchaikovsky produced three fine string quartets. Indeed...continue...

Legendary Treasures - William Primrose Collection Vol 2

1 CD / Doremi / 2000-03-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for Cello and Bass...
Performers: Kahn, Joseph; Kapell, William; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Primrose, William

Schumann, Schubert, Tchaikovsky: Quartets / Smetana Quartet

1 CD / Testament / 1998-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, D 87/Op 125 no 1; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op...
Performers: Kohout, Antonin; Kostecky, Lubomir; Novak, Jiri [Violin]; Skampa, Milan; Stepan, Pavel

Orchestral Excerpts for Viola / Robert Vernon

1 CD / Summit Records / 1998-01-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Don Juan, Op. 20; Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15; Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et C...
Performers: Vernon, Robert

This disc contains solo viola parts of orchestral excerpts with commentary by Robert Vernon....continue...

Legendary Treasures - David Oistrakh Collection Vol 1

1 CD / Doremi / 1997-03-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, ...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oistrakh, David; Sadlo, Milos; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Terian, Mikhail

Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Borodin: Quartets / Emerson String Qt

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1995-10-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Emerson String Quartet; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

Tchaikovsky: Quartet no 2, Sextet / Vermeer Quartet

1 CD / Cedille / 1994-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Performers: Sharp, John; Solomonow, Rami

Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no 1; Shostakovich / Lafayette

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1988-03-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. ...
Performers: Elliott-Goldschmid, Ann; Highbaugh, Pamela; Hood, Joanna; Lafayette String Quartet; Stanis, Sharon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lafayette String Quartet