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Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

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

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

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

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

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Martha Argerich and Friends Live from Lugano Festival 2011

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and C...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Hall, Lucia; Leschenko, Polina; Levionnois, Yan [Cello]; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Schwarzberg, Dora; ...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual...continue...
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Classical Chillout [X5]

2 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maur...
Performers: Bagger, Boris Björn; Collins, Finghin; Kunt, Václav; Matousek, Bohuslav; Novotna, Kveta; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Perry, George; Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]; Schmalfuss, Peter; Schoeman, Piete...
Conductors: Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Joo, Arpad; Marturet, Eduardo; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Arp, Klaus; Lajcik, Milan; Dejmek, Zdenek; Griffiths, Howard

The inherent soothing power of classical music is a perfect way to experience a few hours of true escapism. It is music that has a...continue...

Music of Strauss and Rachmaninov / Lazaridis, Zhislin, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Lazaridis, George-Emmanuel; Zhislin, Yuri

The Strauss Sonata has been described by Michael Kennedy as "the last of his classically designed works and his last piece of orthodox chamber music."...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...

Russian Miniatures - Works By Glinka, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov / Sergej Azizian, violin; Elena Semishina, piano

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-07-26

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or piano) in E flat major, G. vi62; Alexander Glazunov: Meditation for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 32; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo for Violin and...
Performers: Azizian, Sergei; Norregaard, Alice; Semishina, Elena

Very Best of Kyung-Wha Chung

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto...
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Frankl, Peter; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Wolinsky, Robert
Conductors: Chung, Kyung-Wha; ; Tennstedt, Klaus; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Chung Trio; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...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...

Stradivarius on Gold CD / Yuko Fujita, violin

1 CD / Impex Records / 2011-05-17

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Wolf...
Performers: Fujita, Yuko [Violin]; Ogura, Keiko

Impressions: The Best Of Akiko Suwanai [2011 Reissue]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-04-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64/1; Antonin Dvorák: S...
Performers: Suwanai, Akiko

Souvenir / Akiko Suwanai plays Romantic violin pieces

1 CD / Philips Import / 2011-04-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30; Sergey Rachmaninov: Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Songs (14), Op. 34; Henryk Wieniawski: Souvenir de ...
Performers: Moll, Phillip; Suwanai, Akiko

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Echoes Of Time

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-02-15

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Seven Dolls' Dances; Giya Kancheli: V & V, for violin & taped voice with string orchestra; Arvo Pärt: Spie...
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Grimaud, Helene
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka

Lisa Batiashvili's debut album for Deutsche Grammophon 'Echoes of Time' is a matter of the heart - an unusual, very individual and fascinating program by...continue...

Lydia Mordkovich pays Tribute to Locatelli, Ysae & Chausson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin & piano in F minor "au tombeau d'après la sonate de Pietro Antonio Locatelli"; Sonata for violin solo no 2 in A minor ("Obsession"), Op. 27/2; Pietro An...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Gusak-Grin, Marina; Kirby, James; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Walker, Nicholas

David Oistrakh (1908 - 1974), one of the most famous violin virtuosos of the last century, made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous...continue...

Bits & Pieces

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 6, BWV 1012; Musette in D major, BWV Anhung 126; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Lute Suite no 1 in E minor, BWV 996; Orchestral...
Performers: Kyrie, Dominic; Rodgers, Pat

Recording information: Syllaria Productions Studios....continue...

Schmankerln & Postres / Duo Intermezzo

1 CD / Genuin / 2010-08-31

Works: Gustav Sänger: Intermezzo scherzoso; Sergey Rachmaninov: Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; El amor brujo - Love the Magician; Fritz Kreisler: Midnight Bells; Sch...
Performers: Caspers, Ralf; Takeda-Caspers, Tamaki [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Intermezzo

Recording information: Studio ofthe Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Herford (04/12/2009-04/14/2009)....continue...

Essential Violin

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-08-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in D minor, WoO 1/2; F.A.E. Sonata Movement.; Pablo de Sarasate: Pl...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Anthony, Adele; Brown, Barbara; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Hall, Dimity; Kimber, Beryl; Michaels, Geoffrey; Olding, Dene; Olding, Max; Parsons, Geoffrey; Tognetti, Richard; Tsunoda, Miki...
Conductors: Lancaster, Geoffrey; Walker, Antony; Ronly-Riklis, Shalom; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Challender, Stuart; Halstead, Anthony; Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: ; Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players

David Nadien Plays Franck, Debussy, Fauré, Rachmaninoff-Heifetz, Prokofiev

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2010-06-08

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Serge...
Performers: Bogin, Abba; Hancock, David [Piano]; Nadien, David; Ricci, Ruggiero

Destined to become a collectors' sought after recording, the legendary violinist David Nadien in the previously unreleased studio recordings & rare live performance with great...continue...

Deep In My Soul / Music for Flute

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-04-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Work(s); Lisa Friend: Deep in My Soul; Ennio Morricone Medley; Camille Saint-Saëns: Ascanio; romance; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Edward German: Romance for Clar...
Performers: Friend, Lisa [Flute]; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Kinkaid, Mark; Redford, Martin

Lisa Friend started the flute age five. At sixteen she studied in New York with flautist Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic. She was...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (04/02/2009-04/03/2009)....continue...

Encores & More

2 CD / Solo Musica / 2010-03-09

Works: Myron Poliakin: Le Canari Konzertpolka, for violin & piano; Franz Liszt: Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin" (I & II), for violin & piano, S. 128 & S. 700h (LW; Franz von Vecsey: Valse ...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Findeisen, Peer [Piano]

During the first part of the 20th century, short characteristic pieces that these days are almost only performed as encores played an important part for...continue...
Recording information: Mannheim, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Egell-Saal (04/26/1008-10/18/1998)....continue...

Violin Recital

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2010-01-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Valse-Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 34; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42...
Performers: Dogadin, Sergey [Violin]; Maslov, Alexander [Piano]; Rosenblatt, Alexander

Sergey Dogadin was born in St. Petersburg into a family of musicians. He is supported by the ministry for culture of the Russian Federation, and...continue...
Recording information: Alte Kirche Boswil (CH) (03/22/2008-03/24/2008)....continue...

Passages

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-11-03

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Songs My Mother Taught Me for violin & piano (transcription of Dvorak's Gypsy Songs, Op. 55/4); Liebesleid; Jota, for violin & piano (a...
Performers: Morgovskaya, Valeria; Wright, Alwyn

Recording information: Arcadia Presbytarian Church, Los Angeles, California....continue...

Icon - Nathan Milstein - Aristocrat of the Violin

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon; Irving, Robert
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Russian Music / Sir Simon Rattle

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; Prince Igor; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs...
Performers: Gavrilov, Andrei; Kok, Felix; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Ousset, Cecile; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

This 8 CD set contains 20th century Russian masterpieces including Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto 2, Prokofiev's Symphony 5 and the 10th Symphony of Shostakovich as well...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Piano Trios / Lang Lang, Repin, Maisky

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque, for piano & strings in G minor, TN ii/34; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50
Performers: Lang Lang; Maisky, Mischa; Repin, Vadim [Violin]

Lang Lang revisits giants of Russia's Romantic musical soul, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, to reveal another side of his prodigious talent - his finesse as a...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Café Fiddle / Ben Breen, Milton Kaye

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 2009-09-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Jascha Heifetz: Beau Soir, arrangement for violin & piano (after Debussy); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud; Liebesleid; Rond...
Performers: Breen, Ben; Kaye, Milton

Recognized as one of Australia's outstanding violinists, Benjamin Breen made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1993. He has since toured in Australia, Europe, the United...continue...

Homelands: Music for Violin and Piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-09-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Astor Piazzolla: Milonga...
Performers: Schnyder, Oliver; Turku, Rudens

On 'Homelands', violinist Rudens Turku brings together composers who each created unique musical evocations of their native countries. All were world travelers who, through their...continue...

Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, etc / Leshenko, Argerich

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2009-09-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Leschenko, Polina; Poltera, Christian; Robert, Lakatos

Polina Leschenko headlines a program encompassing a broad variety of Sergei Prokofiev's work, beginning with a thrilling performance of the classical Symphony in an unedited...continue...

White Nights

1 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-08-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Firebird Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10; Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vovka; Marchetti, Deborah

Rachmaninov for Violin and Piano / Hideko Udagawa, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-07-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Romance in A minor, Op. Posth.; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; 6 Etudes Tableaux; Prelude, Op. 32, no...
Performers: Lifschitz, Constantin; Udagawa, Hideko

The music of Sergei Rachmaninov is imbued with a unique lyrical and harmonic style that has attracted a rich variety of transcriptions and arrangements. Transcribers...continue...

Short Stories / David Frühwirth, Henri Sigfridsson

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: George Gershwin: Short Story, for violin & piano; Jenö Hubay: Morceaux Caracteristiques (5), for violin & piano, Op. 51; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Kurt Weill: Youk...
Performers: Fruwirth, David; Sigfridsson, Henri

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;...

Maestro - Violin Encores / Alexander Markov, Dmitri Cogan

1 CD / Erato Import / 2009-02-10

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

Wine Country Classics

1 CD / Gallery Records / 2009-01-06

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Johann Sebastian Ba...
Performers: Bonnell, Robin; Edelberg, Joe; Ekle, Matt; Gorman, Tim; Taylor, Cat; Wiesmeyer, Roger

Rachmaninov, Arensky, Shostakovich: Piano Trios / Trio Nota Bene

1 CD / Claves / 2008-11-11

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor "Trio élégiaque"; Anton Arensky: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 32; Dmitri Shostakovich: Trio for Piano a...
Performers: Monnet, Lionel; Pignat, Xavier; Zufferey, Julien
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Nota Bene

The Swiss ensemble Trio Nota Bene consists of pianist Lionel Monnet, cellist Xavier Pignat and violinist Julien Zufferey. The young musicians received their diplomas in...continue...

Silver Screen Serenade - John Williams, etc / Oaks Baker, Bestor, et al

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2008-09-30

Works: John Williams: Far and Away; Schindler's List; Memoirs of a Geisha; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; John Morris: Young Frankenstein; ...
Performers: Baker, Jenny Oaks
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestra

New York Legends - Eugene Levinson, Principal Double Bass

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano; Serge Koussevitzky: ...
Performers: Levinson, Eugene; Levinson, Gary [Violin]; Levinson, Gina

Virtuoso Violin Encores - Heifetz Transcriptions / Rosand

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-06-30

Works: Jascha Heifetz: Selections (5) from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, arrangement for violin & piano; Hora staccato (after Grigoras Dinicu); Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Maurice Ravel:...
Performers: Covelli, John; Rosand, Aaron [Violin]

The Essential Isaac Stern

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-04-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violi...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Casals, Pablo; Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mst...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Zukerman, Pinchas; Stern, Isaac; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern changed the world he lived in, both as a violinist of dazzling virtuosity and immense soul, and as a tireless, joyous humanitarian. Even...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphonies no 1-3, Scherzo in D, Vocalise, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Scherzo for Orchestra in D minor; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 4...
Performers: Ovcharek, Vladimir
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Telegraph
The three-disc set is a must, not merely because it offers such a broad conspectus of Rachmaninov's music but also because Jansons and the...continue...

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2007-08-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Concerto for Violin in D major (doubtful, "Concerto no...
Performers: Belkin, Boris; Chee-Yun; Eguchi, Akira; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fukuda, Shin-ichi; Isbin, Sharon; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Kikuchi, Machiko; Ramirez, Alexander-Sergei
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; ; Thompson, Bryden; Hager, Leopold; Groves, Charles, Sir; Hirokami, Jun'ichi
Ensemble: ; Danceries

Bartók: Violin Sonata no 2; Bach, Stravinsky, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Centaur / 2007-02-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Igor Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat - Trois danses; Manuel de...
Performers: Pasbrig, David; Schwarz, Tim; Shaedel, Michael; Wicks, Charity
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tripod Trio

Rachmaninov: Piano Trios / Grohovski, Wulfson, Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor "Trio élégiaque"; Trio élégiaque, for piano & strings in D minor, Op. 9
Performers: Grohovski, Valeri; Wulfson, Eduard; Yablonsky, Dmitry

"This all-Rachmaninov disc will doubtless fill a hole in many a collection. The playing is accomplished, the music attractive and, at the Naxos price, this...continue...

Ten Top Tenors / Caruso, Roswaenge, Gigli, Tauber, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Adolphe Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Fra Diavolo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giacomo Puccin...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caruso, Enrico; Gigli, Beniamino; Kreisler, Fritz; Martinelli, Giovanni; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Melchior, Lauritz; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schipa, Tito [Tenor Vocal]; Schneider, Ed...
Conductors: Rogers, Walter B.; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Szell, George; Paulik, Anton; Gaubert, Philippe; Heurteur, Fernand; Grevillius, Nils; Ormandy, Eugene; Collingwood, L...