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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...

J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas & Partitas / Gottfried Schneider, violin

2 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo no...
Performers: Schneider, Gottfried

For the interpreter, immersion in the utterly inexhaustible cosmos of Bach's music is each time a fascinating experience, time and again anew. The goal is...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munic (08/2011)....continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos / Reykjavik CO. Rut Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Unnur María Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Daði Kolbeinsson: oboe

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, B...
Performers: Ingolfsdottir, Rut; Ingolfsdottir, Unnur Maria; Kolbeinsson, Dadi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra

The Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1974 under the leadership of Rut Ingólfsdóttir. The group was founded with the objective of offering regular Icelandic...continue...
Recording information: Askirkja, Reykjavík (12/2003)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Christmas and sacred music by J.S. Bach, Telemann & Handel / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1982)

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), TWV 714; George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Cant...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Hynninen, Jorma; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn; Schuster, Frits [Double Bass]; Sekreve, Henk; Waterman, Joël; Waterman, Robert
Conductors: Voorberg, Marinus

Acanta presents this 1982 re-issue of Christmas and sacred music featuring soprano Lucia Popp. During this time Lucia Popp had reached the height of her...continue...

Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 3 - Bach / Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for flute (or violin) & k...
Performers: Gilbert, Kenneth; Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Staryk, Steven
Ensemble: ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...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

Bach: 6 Sonatas for harpsichord and violin / Ton Koopman: harpsichord; Catherine Manson: violin

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Koopman, Ton; Manson, Catherine

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff wrote the liner notes for this superb release. Koopman and Manson are acutely aware...continue...
Recording information: Waalse kerk Amsterdam (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

The Art of Transcription: J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, 15 Sinfonias / Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Yuri Zhislin and Luigi Piovano, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9); Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56)
Performers: Piovano, Luigi; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Zhislin, Yuri

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012
It's over a quarter of a century since Dmitry Sitkovetsky made his string trio transcription of the Goldbergs, recorded here with...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (06/2010)....continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partitas, Chorales & Ciaconna / Tenebrae; Nigel Short, London Symphony Orchestra; Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 4; St. Matthew's Passion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

LSO Live is delighted to renew its relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebrae, whose previous recordings on the label have included Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ...continue...
Recording information: St. Giles', Cripplegate, London, England (05/07/2012)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...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, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English 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...

Komm, Süsses Kreuz!: The German Viol in Fantastic Dialogues / Arend Hess; John Cheatham; Warner Skuplik

1 CD / Coviello / 2012-11-04

Works: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Sonata no 3 in A major for violin discordato, viola da gamba & basso continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Johann Michael Kühnel: Concerto f...
Performers: Arend, Andreas; Cheatham, Josh; Hess, Frauke; Johann, Torsten; Skuplik, Veronika; Worner, Dominik

"The allerfreieste and ungebundenste Set, singing and playing style" named Johann Mattheson 1739 "Stylus Phantasticus", and so he hits the nail on the head. Around...continue...
Recording information: St. Georgskirche, Sengwarden, Germany (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue...

Szymon Goldberg Centenary (Edition), Vol. 2: Commercial Recordings / Szymon Goldberg, violin [8 CDs]

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, B...
Performers: Bottermund, Hans; Breiden, Heinrich; Feuermann, Emanuel; Goldberg, Szymon; Harzer, Albert; Hindemith, Paul; Jones, Geraint; Kern, Gustav; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Kruttge, Eigel; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Melichar, Alois; Kletzki, Paul;
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recordings were made of Goldberg (1909-1993) over virtually a 60-year period--perhaps one of the longest studio careers of any violinist and certainly most consistent in...continue...

Bach & Beyond, Part 1 - J.S. Bach: Partitas for solo violin nos 2 & 3; Ysaye: Sonata no 2; Saariaho; Mazzoli / Jennifer Koh, violin

1 CD / Cedille / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin solo no 2 in A minor ("Obsession...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

American violinist Jennifer Koh's Bach & Beyond Part 1 is the first in a three-part CD series based on her groundbreaking "Bach and Beyond" recital...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

J.S. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard; 3 Sonatas for Cello & Keyboard / Glenn Gould, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Leonard Rose, cello

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...
Recording information: Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Gidon Kremer Anniversary Edition - Schubert: String Quintet in C; Bach: Partitas for solo violin; Mozart; Piazzolla; Rozsa; Part; Schnittke et al. / Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion; Alfred Schnittke: Stille Musik; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat ...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Ulijona, Ula
Conductors: Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

For more than 40 years Gideon Kremer has been one of the world's foremost violinists and musical personalities. This edition - performed alongside his own...continue...
Run Time: 308 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian...continue...

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book, The Mozart Question with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi et al.

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin; Spoken Word: The Mozart Question; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Summer; The Four Seasons. Winter; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin no 1 in G mi...
Performers: Beer, Susanne; Edwards, Catherine; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Liebeck, Jack; Schoeman, Pieter
Conductors: Collon, Nicholas

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book The Mozart Question, an eloquent and ultimately uplifting story charting a small boy's discovery of his love for...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/18/2012)....continue...

Works for violin and piano by Previn, Gould, Bach, and Pärt: / Alicja Smietan, violin; Evelyn Berezovsky, piano

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2012-10-30

Works: André Previn: Little Serenades (2) for violin & piano; Glenn Gould: Sonata for bassoon & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Arvo Pärt: Spiegel ...
Performers: Berezovsky, Evelyne [Piano]; Smietana, Alicja [Violin]

Solo Musica brings together four composers who are all very different and come from different places, times, backgrounds and composing techniques. This album was created...continue...
Recording information: Llanllawddog Church, Wales (05/19/2012)....continue...

Maria Yudina plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt / Maria Yudina, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Franz Liszt: Preludes...
Performers: Kozolupova, Marina; Yudina, Maria

Maria Yudina was one of the great pianists of 20th Century Russia, and one of the few artists openly opposed to the Soviet regime of...continue...
Recording information: 1948-1958....continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concerto for 2 Violins; Concerto for Violin & Oboe / Vesko Eschkenazy, violin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BW...
Performers: Eschkenazy, Vesko; Ogrintchouk, Alexeï; Top, Tjeerd
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

According to Gramophone magazine the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra is the best orchestra in the world, so you won't find greater quality performances than this release...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (05/01/2012-05/04/2012)....continue...

Rachel: The Music I Love / Rachel Podger, violin

2 CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Concerto for Violin, strings & co...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Rogers, Jane
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori; Brecon Baroque; Holland Baroque Society

For this specially-priced, two-disc retrospective of Channel Classics recordings by violinist Rachel Podger, the label asked the artist to pick a selection of favorite tracks...continue...

Bach: Musicial Offering / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Hansheinz Schneeberger, violin; Ilse Mathieu, violin; Walter Kagi, viola et al.

1 CD / Claves / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Performers: Dahler, Jorg Ewald; Daxelhofer, Christine; Gerber, Ernst; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Kagi, Walter; Looser, Rolf; Mathieu, Ilse; Schneeberger, Hansheinz

This recording was made in the Aarau Church in December 1968....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Shostakovich: Preludes Op. 87 / Ensemble Caprice

2 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 87/7; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 18 in F minor, Op. 87/18; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 87/4; Prelude & Fugue f...
Performers: Bergeron, Louis Pierre; Brault, Olivier; Cohen, Josh; Helyard, Erin; Jennejohn, Matthew; Lariviere, Sophie; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; Maute, Matthias; Paull, Pemi
Conductors: Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

When J.S .Bach sent his carefully handwritten score of Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments to the margrave of Brandenburg in 1721, he could never have...continue...
Recording information: St-Augustin de Mirabel Church, Quebec, Canada (09/2011)....continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

Menuhin in Moscow: Beethoven, Brahms, Bach / Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Hephzibah Menuhin, piano - Svetlanov

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata no 1 for Violin Solo; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Menuhin, Hephzibah; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

People still remember outstanding American violinist Yehudi Menuhin's concerts in Moscow, beginning in 1945. The tour of 1962 was particularly triumphant; Menuhin arrived not alone...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (1962)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Concerto Reconstructions / Salvatore Carchiolo, organ & harpsichord; Andrea Mion, oboe; Giorgio Sasso, viola & violin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064
Performers: Carchiolo, Salvatore; Mion, Andrea; Sasso, Giorgio
Conductors: Sasso, Giorgio
Ensemble: Insieme Strumentale di Roma

Like many musicians of the era, Bach reused his own melodic and harmonic material in combination and recombination that suggest possible lost "alternative" versions of...continue...
Recording information: Basilica of St. Alessio, Rome (11/17/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos / Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman - Daniel Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Highlights from Bach's concerto repertoire, presented with a sure sense of style that combines musical quality with the sound of sensuous strings. Performed by a...continue...
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Bach: Violin Concertos nos 1 & 2; Vivaldi / Oistrakh

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in...
Performers: Fischer, Georg; Malcolm, George; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Soli Deo Gloria / Benjamin Isachsen, soprano; Magne H. Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Norwegian Traditional: Solrenning Saele, folk song; Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I know a stronghold in heaven); Ingen er så Trygg i Fare, folk song; Jeg vet meg en sovn i Jesu navn, folk song; ...
Performers: Båtnes, Elise; Dahl, Ane Stine; Draagen, Magne H.; Isachsen, Benjamin; Landaas, Henninge

This sequel to the much-lauded Canto Ergo Sum features lovely songs performed by a brilliant boy soprano. The beautiful harmonies nurture peace of mind and...continue...
Recording information: Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (05/29/2009-05/30/2009); Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (06/22/2009)....continue...

Music for solo violin by J.S. Bach, Ysaye, Auerbach / Vadim Gluzman, violin

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Lera Auerbach: par.ti.ta, for violin; Eugène Ysae: Sonata for violi...
Performers: Gluzman, Vadim


Works:

Vadim Gluzman - par.ti.ta

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
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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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Bach: Violin Concertos / Gidon Kremer, violin - ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & conti...
Performers: Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most brilliant and influential composers in the whole of Western classical music. His violin concertos contrast brisk and...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B ...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hunt, William; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Medlam, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Schlapp, Jan; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: The English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major...
Performers: Laird, Michael; Mitchell, Alastair; Reichenberg, David; Rutherford, Christian; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Huth, Fritz [Horn]; Kaehne, Harald [Oboe]; Lang, Fritz; Meisen, Paul; Nordbruch, Heinz; Reuband, Walter [Horn]; Schaeffer, Burghard; Scherbaum, Adolf; Schochow, Klaus [Flute]...
Conductors: Richter, Karl

A Tribute to Gustav Leonhardt: The Last Recordings / with Philippe Herreweghe, Elisabeth Joye, Gilles Cantagrel

5 CD / Alpha Productions / 2012-07-10

Works: François Couperin: Messe propre pour les convents de religieux & religieuses; Suite 1, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); Suite 2, for viola da gamba & continuo (Piè...
Performers: Leonhardt, Gustav; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Café Zimmerman; Café Zimmermann

Alpha pays homage to Gustav Leonhardt in a lavish box set comprising the last five recordings made by this great pioneer. The set also includes...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

J.S. Bach The 4 Orchestral Suites (Overtures) for orchestra / Jordi Saval

2 Super Audio CD / Ambronay / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Borras, Josep; Grazzi, Paolo; Hantai, Marc
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Le Concert des Nations

Called Ouvertüren in Germany because they began with a large-scale overture à la française, Bach's Orchestral Suites feature a unique synthesis of the French and...continue...
Recording information: Grande Salle de l'Arsenal à Metz (08/1990)....continue...

Suite Inspiration / Pisendel: Sonata in A minor; Bach: Partita BWV 1004; MacMillan: Suite no 1; Chaconne / Jonathan Swartz, violin

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Georg Pisendel: Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Kieren MacMillan: Suite no 1, for violin; Chaconne, for violin
Performers: Swartz, Jonathan

Canadian violinist Jonathan Swartz has distinguished himself throughout North America both as a performer and pedagogue. He serves on the faculties at Arizona State University...continue...