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Telemann: 12 Fantasies for Solo Viola / Ori Kam, viola

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia, for violin no 1 in B flat major, TWV 40; Fantasia, for violin no 2 in G major, TWV 40; Fantasia, for violin no 3 in F minor, TWV 40; Fantasia, for violin no 4 in D m...
Performers: Kam, Ori

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... Gallant dance pieces, graceful slow movements and sections of vigorous contrapuntal invention appear in ingenious succession....continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (05/31/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

Best of Schubert / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sinfonie no 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"; An den Frühling, D 338; Forellenquintett in A major, for piano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass, D. 667; Die schöne...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Auger, Arleen; Bosse, Gerhard; Dunckel, Rudolf; Ebert, Elisabeth; Erben, Friedemann; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Knauer, Sebastian; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Ch...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert

Best of Mozart / various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 622; Ave verum cor...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Haenchen, Hartmut; Pommer, Max; Goritzki, Johannes; Blomstedt, Herbert

Winter Classics: Klassische Musik zum Verführen

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonate für flöte, viola und harfe; Franz Schubert: Streichquartett a-Moll, Op. 29, D 804 "Rosamunde"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert für flöte, harfe und orchest...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Hanstedt, Katharina; Rösel, Peter; Tast, Werner; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Haenchen, Hartmut; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Rosamunde Quartett

The perfect choice for a cozy winter night - piano works and tranquil orchestral compositions create just the right atmosphere for a few hours of...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Clarinet Quintet / Sharon Kam, basset clarinet

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Jacobsen, Volker; Kam, Sharon; Mathe, Ulrike-Anima; Rivinius, Gustav; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]
Conductors: Kam, Sharon
Ensemble: Haydn Philharmonie

Mature masterworks full of inspiration, and the concerto in particular is one of the most popular works for the clarinet. Sharon Kam records the concerto...continue...

Mozart Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonie no 40 in G minor, KV 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, KV 622; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, KV 595; Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for violin...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Casper, Bernd; Hahnchen, Dieter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Goritzki, Johannes; Pommer, Max; Blomstedt, Herbert

"Too simple for children, too difficult for musicians" - that is what the great pianist Arthur Schnabel once said about Mozart’s sonatas. Indeed, what seems...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...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Destination London - Stamitz, J.C. Bach, Abel, Haydn, etc / Hazelzet, Moonen, Verhagen, Kernig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Carl Stamitz: Work(s); Johann Christian Bach: Quartet for 2 flutes, viola & cello in C major Op. 19/1, CW B61 (T. 307/4); Quartet for 2 flutes, viola & cello in D major Op. 19/2, CW B62 (T. 308/1); C...
Performers: Kernig, Barbara; Verhagen, Bernadette

Basics - Abendstimmung - Evening Mood / Neumann, Blomstedt, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt

Bruckner: Masses in E minor & F minor, Te Deum / Rögner, Hajóssyová, Lang, Schmidt, Polster, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seydol, Peter; Sussmuth, Gernot
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

This double CD featuring sacred works by Anton Bruckner marks the 80th birthday of conductor Heinz Rogner. Rogner had a special affinity with the works...continue...

Telemann - Selected Masterworks / Güttler, Schreier, et al

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D major, TV 55 no D 1 "Tafelmusik, P; Concerto for flute, violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major (Tafelmu...
Performers: Angerhofer, Gunther; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Bollmann, Peter; Brodner, Rudolf; Burkhardt, Gisela; Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eckoldt, Michael; Erben, Friedemann; Gebauer, Reiner; G...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Thom, Eitelfriedrich; Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Grüá, Hans
Ensemble: ; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Eisler: Instrumental Music / Rögner, Herbig, Pommer, Olbertz, et al

6 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Hanns Eisler: Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 1; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 3; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 6; Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 8; Klavierstücke for Kinder, Op. 31; Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 32...
Performers: Bernhardt, Wolfgang; Czapski, Jutta; Dillner, Clemens; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Erber, Gerhard; Friedrich, Manfred; Haase, Ralf-Rainer; Heilmann, Herbert; Himmler, Hans; Hofmann, Helmut; Mahn, Kurt; Ol...
Conductors: ; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Pommer, Max; Rögner, Heinz; Herbig, Günther; Guhl, Adolf Fritz
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chamber Players; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Leipzig Chamber Music Society; Leipzig Collegium Musicum; Ulbrich-Quartett

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Basics - Mozart: Sinfonie Concertante, Concerto For Flute & Harp / Haenchen, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concertone for 2 Violins in C major, K 190 (186E); Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for F...
Performers: Hanstedt, Katharina; Konigstedt, Eckart; Kruger, Erich; Lorenz, Andreas; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Tast, Werner; Weigle, Sebastian
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra

Greatest Works - Mozart

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Co...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Beyer, Achim; Petersen, Ulrike; Schmidt, Annerose; Sussmuth, Gernot; Walter, Johannes; Weigle, Friedemann; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Goritzki, Johannes

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets / Suske Quartett

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"; Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Quartet for S...
Performers: Dommus, Karl-Heinz; Peters, Klaus; Pfaender, Matthias; Suske, Karl
Conductors:
Ensemble: Suske-Quartett

"...These CDs have a nice bloom; they are less glossy but gutsier than the LPs...which is not amiss in this repertoire. They capture the sound...continue...

Beautiful Baroque - Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in G major, Op. 10 no 4/RV 435; Concerto for Flute ...
Performers: Arnold, Siegfried; Bosse, Gerhard; Grunenthal, Eberhard; Kobler, Robert; Kohler, Johannes-Ernst; Krug, Willi; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmahl, Gustav; Schumann...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Batzel, Friedemann; Haenchen, Hartmut; Straka, Zeljko; Koch, Helmut; Thomas, Kurt; Negri, Vittorio; Moosdorf, Georg

This is a truly delightful collection, not only for the variety of works but for some important artists: David and Igor Oistrakh, flutist Johannes Walter,...continue...

Eisler: Chamber Music - Palmström Op 5, Reisesonate, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hanns Eisler: Scherzo for string trio; Palmström, parody for vocal soloist, flute, clarinet in A, violin & cello, Op. 5; Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Zeitungsausschnitte (Newspaper Clippings),...
Performers: Bernhardt, Wolfgang; Czapski, Jutta; Dillner, Clemens; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Friedrich, Manfred; Haase, Ralf-Rainer; Heilmann, Herbert; Himmler, Hans; Mahn, Kurt; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; ...

"Berlin Classics is releasing a considerable Hanns Eisler (1898-1962) collection. His music has elements of the 12-tone system combined with the populist outlook of Kurt...continue...

Opera Arias / Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; La forza del destino; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Arabella
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Artistic stature and personal charisma - in Anna Tomowa-Stintow these two qualities are united in the most felicitous way. She ranks among the greatest sopranos...continue...

Eisler: Choral Songs, Children's Songs, Popular Songs

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hanns Eisler: Woodbury-Liederbüchlein, 20 songs for female (or children's) chorus; Canons for mixed choir; Against War, theme & variations for chorus a cappella, Op. 55; Kindergarten songs (5); ...
Performers: Bernhardt, Wolfgang; Czapski, Jutta; Erben, Friedrich-Carl; Gable, Heinz; Haase, Ralf-Rainer; Hahnel, Hermann; Heilmann, Herbert; Hofmann, Helmut; Orlamunde, Arnim; Schaller, Edda; Schleicher, Gerald...

Moods - Floating Harmony / Kegel, Weigle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Franck: Quartett D-dur, Sonate A-dur / Gewandhaus Quartett

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M. 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Krohner, Giorgio; Schmidt, Annerose; Schunk, Heinz; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Quartet

Moods - Trust in Tranquility / Suitner, Bosse, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon in B flat major, H 1 no 105; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (4), K 101 (250a); Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sinfonia conc...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Erben, Friedemann; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kiebeler, Siegfried; Schaffrath, Gunter; Schieber, Waldemar; Schutte, Karl; Seltmann, Werner; Siebach, Konrad; Suske, Karl; Tolks...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Levin, Walter; Bongartz, Heinz; Bauer, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Sounds for the Soul

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin...
Performers: Amadeus Webersinke; Bosse, Gerhard; Erben, Friedemann; Fischer, Peter; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Haupt, Eckart; Kruger, Erich; Mehlig, Karl; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Seltmann, Werner; Tast...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Bongartz, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Koch, Helmut

Raritäten für Kontrabass- Rossini, et al / Sanderling, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Michael Haydn: Divertimento for violin, viola & continuo in E flat major, MH 9 (P 102); François Couperin: Work(s); Johann Baptist ...
Performers: Dohler, Rolf; Lochel, Helmut; Other, Conrad; Sanderling, Barbara

Moods - Unfold your Mind - Bach, Satie, etc / Koch, Erber

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johannes Brahms: Symph...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

There's no denying that classical music, in all its forms, styles and genres can elevate the soul and empower the will. These releases in Berlin...continue...

Bruckner: Mass in F minor / Rögner, Berlin Radio SO, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Seydel, Peter; Sussmuth, Gernot
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz

Moods - True Treasure - Pente, Haydn, etc / Obertz, Koch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Casper, Bernd; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Suske, Karl; Timm, Ju...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt; ; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Debussy: Sonate für Violine und Klavier, etc / Funke, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Syrinx; Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Funke, Christian; Rosel, Peter; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta

Romantic Clarinet - Rietz, Bruch / Kam, Buhl, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Julius Rietz: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra in G Minor, Op 29; Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet & viola with orchestra, in E minor, Op. 88; Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings ...
Performers: Kam, Ori; Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Sharon Kam is judged by the specialist press to be an artist who "does not only play with virtuoso perfection but sounds fresher and also...continue...

Zelenka, Quantz, Telemann, et al /Güttler, Virtuosi Saxoniae

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerto for 2 trumpets & orchestra in D major; Jan Dismas Zelenka: Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 3 in F major, ZWV 184; Johann Joachim Quantz: ...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eckoldt, Michael; Güttler, Ludwig; Kappler, Thomas; Kircheis, Friedrich; Lorenz, Andreas; Reike, Erik; Schmutzler, Mathias; Schober, Bernd; Schone, Michael; Sonnab...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

Harp - Paradisi, Prokofiev, Spohr, Tournier, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Domenico Paradies: Toccata for keyboard in A flat major; Sergey Prokofiev: Prelude in C major for piano (or harp), Op. 12/7; Louis Spohr: Variations on Méhul's "Je suis encore dans mon printem...
Performers: Hanstedt, Katharina; Hofmann, Marion; Koch, Nora; Tast, Werner; Ulbricht, Joachim; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: ; Frank, Hans-Peter; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: ; Duo Capriccioso

The organological subgroup of the chordophones to which the harp belongs also includes two other basic types of instrument: the lute and the zither. The...continue...

Mudge, Lazzari, Telemann: Trumpet Concertos / Güttler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Mudge: Concerto for trumpet, strings, 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 1 in D major; Ferdinando Antonio Lazzari: Sonata a 6, for 2 trumpets, strings & continuo in D major; Georg Philipp Teleman...
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Eckoldt, Michael; Guttler, Ludwig; Jahnig, Friedemann; Schmutzler, Mathias; Straumer, Roland
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

Meditation Moods

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Flute, 2 Violins and Bassoon in G minor, RV 104 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonat...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Haupt, Eckart; Kolb, Roberto; Krug, Willi; Pank, Siegfried; Rost, Monika; Schornsheim, Christine; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Blomstedt, Herbert; Koch, Helmut; Walter, Johannes; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Baroque Soloists; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Bach - Legendary Recordings / Thomanerchor Leipzig

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Magnificat; Cantata no 5...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arnold, Siegfried; Augér, Arleen; Büchner, Eberhard; Bartel, Hans Christian; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Borleis, Jens; Bosse, Gerhard; Donath, Günther; Erben,...
Conductors: Ramin, Günther; Thomas, Kurt; Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

On May 29, 1723, J.S. Bach arrived in Leipzig. That meant that St. Thomas' School had a new teacher, the choir of St. Thomas' had...continue...

Dresden Classics - Heinichen, Vivaldi, Hasse, Fasch, Zelenka, Schütz

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann David Heinichen: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, violin, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in F Major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per l'orchestra di Dresda, for violin, 2 oboes, 2 record...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Friedrich, Daniel; Guttler, Ludwig; Haupt, Eckart; Jahn, Gudrun; Klier, Gunter; Klier, Wolfgang; Kowalski, Jochen; Lorenz, Andreas; Milatz, Friedrich; Mulle...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Pommer, Max; Melkus, Eduard; Koch, Helmut; Gruss, Hans; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Cappella Sagittariana; Ludwig Güttler Wind Ensemble ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

With its combination of chamber, vocal and orchestral works, this disc serves as an excellent sampling not only of the music of the Dresden Court...continue...

Strauss: Don Juan, etc / Frühbeck de Burgos, Bohorquez, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Biwank, Christina; Bohorquez, Claudio
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

Three of Richard Strauss's most popular works, each depicting a figure famous from European literature, are given brilliant performances by the young German-born cellist Claudio...continue...

Chamber Works - Schubert, Brahms, et al / Peter Rösel, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings in F major, D 487; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Die schöne Magelone, Op....
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Funke, Christian; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Krohner, Giorgio; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brahms Quartett; Gewandhaus Quartet

If you found June 2006's boxed set of Peter Rosel's solo repertoire enjoyable, you'll want to hear him in these chamber music performances with some...continue...

Mozart: Divertimenti / Glaetzner, New Bach Collegium

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March for orchestra in F major, K. 248; Divertimento no 10 for 2 horns & strings in F major ("Lodronische Nachtmusik"), K. 247; Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no ...
Performers: Espig, Wolfgang; Kaltofen, Gunar; Ockert, Christian; Rohner, Undine; Roth, Fred
Conductors: Glaetzner, Burkhard
Ensemble: Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

"So the music in both of these divertimentos is mature, first-rate Mozart, and this recording of it makes its stature abundantly clear. What of the...continue...

Concerto Piccolo - Schulhoff, etc / Hochschild, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Allan Stephenson: Concertino for piccolo, strings & harpsichord; Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass; Mike Mower: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Graham Waterhouse: Quintet for...
Performers: Burmeister, Eva; Frucht, Christiane; Gartmayer, Stefan; Hinze, Gudrun; Lampelzammer, Tobias; Marques, Miho Tomiyasu-Palma; Weise, Birgit; Winter, Mechthild
Conductors: Hochschild, Heinrich

Gudrun Hinze studied flute with Hans-Jurgen Mohring and piccolo with Kurt Nitschke at the Schumann Conservatorium in Dusseldorf. After positions with both the WDR Symphony...continue...

Ludwig Güttler Plays Music For Trumpet, Posthorn, etc

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D major, TV 55 no D 1 "Tafelmusik, P; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, string...
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Jahnig, Friedemann; Klier, Gunter; Krause, Manfred; Lorenz, Andreas; Richter, Heinz-Dieter; Rose, Bernd; Straumer, Roland; Titze, Guido; Zeibig, Werner

Schubert: Trout Quintet, Adagio & Rondo / Rösel, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Adagio and Rondo Concertante for Piano and Strings in F major, D 487
Performers: Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rosel, Peter; Suske, Karl; Timm, Jurnjakob

Gubaidulina: Concordanza, Meditation, Seven Words

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Concordanza, for chamber ensemble; Meditation (on Bach's chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit"), for harpsichord, string quartet; The Seven Last Words, for cello, bayan & str...
Performers: Georgian, Karine; Heidemann, Klaus; Murata, Hozumi; Routley, Katherine; Schmitt, Albert

Destination London - J.C. Bach, et al / Hazelzet, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Carl Stamitz: Trio Sonatas (6) for flute, violin & continuo, Op. 14; Johann Christian Bach: Quartet for 2 flutes, viola & cello in C major Op. 19/1, CW B61 (T. 307/4); Quartet for 2 flutes, viola & c...
Performers: Kernig, Barbara; Verhagen, Bernadette

Lord Abingdon, a man who enjoyed musical training and performed on the flute, was a patron in London of many composers, particularly those on this...continue...