Classical Period > Harp

Mozart: Complete Flute Concertos / Frans Vester, Edward Witsenburg, flutes. Frans Bruggen

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, K. Anh. 184 (after Rondo for v...
Performers: Vester, Frans; Witsenburg, Edward
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam

These 1972 recordings were made by the cream of the Dutch early music movement, led by one of its alma parens, Frans Brüggen. They date...continue...
Recording information: Doopegezinde Kerk, Amsterdam....continue...

Jan Ladislav Dussek: Duos for Harp and Piano, Vol. 2 - Opp. 73; 26 & 72; Sophia Dussek-Corri: Introduction and Waltz / Masumi Nagasawa: harp; Richard Egarr: piano

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata (Duo) for harp & piano in F major, Op. 73 (C. 243); Duettino for harp & piano no 2 in F major (C. 190); Duettino for harp (or piano) & piano in F major, Op. 26 (C. 102); S...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Nagasawa, Masumi

Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (11/2011)....continue...

Harpist Catrin Finch plays the music of John Rutter - "Blessing"

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-06

Works: John Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing; Lord bless you and keep you; Lullaby for Ana Gwen, for harp; Suite Lyrique, for harp & orchestra; Lullaby for Pegi, for harp; A Clare Benediction, for chorus; Catrin F...
Performers: Bennett, Kia; Finch, Catrin; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Louise
Conductors: Rutter, John

For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well new pieces and...continue...
Recording information: Acapela Studio, Cardiff, Wales (06/18/2012-06/21/2012)....continue...

Hush a Bye: Music for Children - gentle lullabies and quiet music

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: English Traditional: Hush a Bye Baby; Traditional: Sleep My Baby; Mervyn Burtch: Sleep, my gentle child; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Anonymou...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Giles, Ian; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Stowe, Sara

Gentle lullabies and quiet music combine to form this special program of music to invite sleep. Unlike most calming programs, this release relies on real...continue...
Includes work(s) by Anonymous....continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

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...

The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Musical Entertainment Morning - Chamber music of the romantic era on period instruments: Mendelssohn; Gade; Schumann / Leipziger Concert

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2012-08-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Fragmenten für Streichquartett, Op. 81; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Niels Gade: Fantasiestücke für Clarinette und Pianoforte, Op. 43;...
Performers: Hennig, Bettina; Jochen Seggelke; Kliegl, Bruno; Koche, Tobias [Piano]; Kuper, Eckhart; Landsberg, Julia von; Mate, Balazs; Mokry, Andrzej; Seitz, Johanna; von Promnitzau, Franns [Organ, Vocals]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Concert

Ladies in rustling gowns and gentlemen in evening dress to be "musical morning entertainment" and appeared to listen to a varied program of music by...continue...

"Noah" - Ave Maria; Deep River; Notte di Luce; Shenandoah; Amazing Grace et al. / Noah Stewart, tenor

1 CD / Verve / 2012-07-03

Works: Mantovani: Cara mia; Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Justin Hayward: Nights in White Satin; Vincent Youmans: Without a Song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; American Traditional: ...
Performers: Baker, Steven; Bertl, Johnny M.; Dorn, Elisabeth; Dubach, Susanne [Violin, Viola]; Hintringer, Harry [Drums]; Juritz, David; Karlsson, Fridrik; Knollmueller, Christian; Laher, Werner; Sasdi, Inka [Ce...
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Bertl, Johnny M.; Hein, Richard

Verve Records is thrilled to present the debut album from Harlem Tenor, Noah Stewart.

It is hard to believe that only a few years ago

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Personnel: Susanne Dubach (violin, viola); Inka Sasdi (cello); Wolfgang Drechsler (woodwinds, horns).

Tenor Noah Stewart, a native of Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, has won raves not only i...continue...

Madame et Monsieur Dussek - Music from the Clasical Era / Masumi Nagasawa, single-action harp

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for harp, violin & cello in B flat major, Op. 34/2 (C. 148); Sonatina for harp no 1 in C major (by Sophia Dussek) (C. D160); Sonatina for harp no 2 in F major (by Sophia D...
Performers: Nagasawa, Masumi

It has been 200 years since the death of Jan Ladislav Dussek, a Czech composer and contemporary of Mozart. He left Paris for London in...continue...
Recording information: Waalse kerk Amsterdam (10/2011)....continue...

Franzüsische Harfenkonzerte: d'Alvimare, Petrini, Steibelt

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Martin-Pierre Dalvimare: Harp Concerto no 2, Op. 30; Francesco Petrini: Premier Harp Concerto, Op. 25; Daniel Steibelt: Grand Concerto for Harp
Performers: Nagasawa, Masumi
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (01/02/2010-01/05/2010)....continue...

The Art of Ferenc Fricsay: Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

2 CD / Tahra / 2012-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations...
Performers: Helmis, Irmgard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schmitz, Hans
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc

Chanson Dans La Nuit - Faure, Ravel, Kreisler, Bach, Debussy et al. / Jitka Hosprova, harp; Katerina Englichova, viola

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Henri...
Performers: Englichova, Katerina; Hosprova, Jitka

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... So does this work? That depends completely on your point of view, and what you might...continue...
Recording information: Suk Hall, Rudolfinum Concert Hall, Prague, Czech Republ (2011-11-17_2011-11-19&2011-)....continue...

The Music of Dickens and His Time / Giles, Healey, Hill, Humphries; The Seven Dials Band

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: American Traditional: College Hornpipe; John Pyke Hullah: Some Folks Who Have Grown Old, song; English Traditional: The Rat Catcher's Daughter; Begone Dull Care, folk song; The Workhouse Boy, folk so...
Performers: Eddy, Rachel; Giles, Ian; Healey, Tim; Knight, Margaret; Sartin, Paul; The Seven Dials Band; Underwood, Giles; Watson,, Christopher, Jr.
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Seven Dials Band

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
This is one of the best programs I've seen that connects music with literature. The music is a delight...continue...
This collection of vocal and instrumental music is made up of pieces associated in one way or another with Charles Dickens' life and work. The majority of them are popular tunes he refers to in his no...continue...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

Giuliani: Harp Sonatas / Lisetta Rossi

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Giovanni Francesco Giuliani: Sonata for harp no 9 in F major; Sonata for harp no 10 in B flat major; Sonata for harp no 8 in F major; Sonata for harp no 5 in E flat major; Sonata for harp no 2 in B f...
Performers: Rossi, Lisetta

Giovanni Francesco Giuliani was active in Florence around the turn of the 18th and 19th century, a rich musical period, in which the influence of...continue...
Recording information: Villa di Corliano, San Giuliano Terme (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Relaxing Mozart / Meyer, Pletnev, Tetzlaff, Menuhin, Sarasate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in C, for flute, harp and orchestra, K. 299/K. 297c; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A, K. 488; Symphony no 39 in E...
Performers: Alexander, Meyrick; Coles, Samuel; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tetzlaff, Christia...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Best-Loved Harp Concertos / Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn, Petrini, Zach

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Francesco Petrini: Symphony with harp no 3,...
Performers: Nordmann, Marielle
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Orchestre dÆAuvergne

Mozart: Flute Concertos nos 1 & 2; Concerto for Flute & Harp / Emmanuel Pahud, flute

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d)
Performers: Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Pahud, Emmanuel
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Legend of Mozart: Opera Excerpts, Concertos, Symphonies, etc / Damrau, Dessay, Gens, Garanca

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Baltsa, Agnes; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Cachemaille, Gilles; Capuçon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Véronique; ...
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie; Langrée, Louis; Bolton, Ivor; Muti, Riccardo; Harding, Daniel; Pletnev, Mikhail; Schiff, Heinrich; Nelson, John; ; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Corboz...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Le Concert d'Astrée; Sinfonia Varsovia

From The Magic flute to the Kyrie of his Requiem, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight...continue...

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds; Flute & Harp Concerto / Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Allegrini, Alessio; Carbonare, Alessandro; Gelmondo, Letizia; Navarro, Lucas Macias; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

Having released three Pergolesi albums in 2010 and a Bach set in 2011, Maestro Abbado continues his devotion to 18th-century repertoire with three albums of...continue...
Recording information: 06/2008....continue...

Holidays On The Harp

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Angels We Have Heard on High...
Performers: Benjamin, Annie; Miller, Merry [Harp]

Holiday Baby

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); The First Nowell (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); ...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

Classical Baby

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) fo...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

My First Mozart Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute and harp, K. 299; Sonata for Piano no 11 in...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kyselak, Ladislav; Mullerova, Hana; Nishizaki, Takako; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Tichy, Georg; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sundkvist, Petter; Edlinger, Richard; Antal, Mátyás; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András; Kosler, Zdenek; Thompson,...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major; Gran Partita in B flat major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A majo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Boyd, Douglas; Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Falout, Joze; Ganter, Elisabeth; Gassmann, Frank; Griffiths, Semra; Hoelscher, Ulf; Holzapfel, Maszella; Malling, Amalie; Mamou, Ro...
Conductors: Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; Macci, Francesco; Kosler, Zdenek; Bethke, Neithard; Arp, Klaus; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Kangas, Juha; Frantz, Justus; Bour, Ernest; Gal, Tamas; Marturet, Eduardo; Böhm,...
Ensemble: ; New York Philomusica; Salzburg Soloists; St. Petersburg Soloists

This compilation is designed to give new classical music fans a wide sampling of Mozart's extensive repertoire. Mozart was a star on the musical scene...continue...

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...

Sensual Classics: Reverie

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Louis Spohr: Nonett in F major; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsak...
Performers: Bauer, Arthur; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Ousset, Cecile; Shetler, Norman; Waage, Richard; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; ; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresdner Philharmonie; Ma'alot Quintett; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp; Clarinet Concerto / Winn, Brewer, Campbell

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622
Performers: Brewer, Aline; Campbell, David; Winn, Robert
Conductors: Carney, Jonathan
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Born in 1960 in Yorkshire, Robert Winn studied the flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London, subsequently winning the Anna Innstone Capital Radio...continue...

Mozart Best Loved Adagios / Menuhin, Pletnev, Dessay, Corbos, et al.

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Concerto for flute & harp, K. 299; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin & viola,...
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Dessay, Natalie; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Meyer, Paul; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tamesit, Antoine; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Nelson, John; Menuhin, Yehudi; Langrée, Louis; Pletnev, Mikhail; Hill, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Christmas From Winchester / Winchester Cathedral Choir, Simon Bell

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly and the Ivy (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, B...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; De Silva, Andrew; Gallear, Simon; Halbert, Zoe; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kendall, William; Picton-Turbervill, James; Springham, Anna-Lisa; Upfold, Jonathan
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

This recording presents a selection from the wide range of music that is heard in services at Winchester Cathedral during the Christmas period....continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (05/26/2010-05/28/2010)....continue...

Favorite Film Music / Music from Amadeus, JFK, Minority Report, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365 (316a); Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (297c); Ave verum corp...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Helmis, Fritz; Lupu, Radu; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Parkening, Christopher;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; del Mar, Norman; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra

Amadeus: Best of Mozart / Te Kanawa, Karajan, Welser-Most et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Sonata for Piano no 11, K. 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Concerto for Horn no 4, K. 495; Le nozz...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Marshall, Margaret; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Naoumoff, Emile; Popp, Lucia; T...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Wlser-Most, Franz; Leppard, Raymo...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic

Masterpieces for Harp: works by Salzedo, Rosetti, Britten, Pierne, et al. / Astrid von Brueck

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2011-07-26

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style, for solo harp, Op. 30; Antonio Rosetti: Sonata for harp in B flat major, D21/K 4; Pierick Houdy: Sonata for harp; Benjamin Britten: Suit...
Performers: Bruck, Astrid von

On this recording by Harpist Astrid von Brück, the listener is taken through three centuries of harp music written by composers in five different countries....continue...
Recording information: Andreaskirche, Berlin-Wannsee (06/02/1997-06/04/1997)....continue...

Essential Flute / Michel Debost, Hans-Martin Linda, Emmanuel Pahud, William Bennet, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute no 2 in E flat, BWV 1031; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Parti...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Bennett, William [Bass vocals]; Coles, Samuel; Davis, Phillipa; Debost, Michel; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Kovacevich, Stephen; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; ...
Conductors: Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Pahud, Emmanuel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Baudo, Serge; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Marriner, Sir Neville...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Barock Solisten; Linde Consort

Essential Harp / Nancy Allen, Ann Griffiths, Julia Thornton, Annie Challan, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire); Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Challan, Annie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Galway, James [Flute]; Geliot, Martine; Griffiths, Ann; Helmis, Fritz; Klinko, Markus; Nordmann, Marielle; Shifrin, David; Thornt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Olah, Erno; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Guschelbauer, Theodor; Witold, Jean; Bátiz, Enrique; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Richard Lewis: The Great Welsh Tenor / Handel Arias, British Folksongs

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-07-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua; Jephtha; Acis and Galatea; Judas Maccabaeus; Alexander's Feast; Samson; Semele; English Traditional: Bingo, children's song; King Arthur Had Three Sons, folk song; Th...
Performers: Bonifacio, Tina; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Richard Lewis was one of the most successful British tenors of his generation who enjoyed a truly international career. He had a particular affinity with...continue...

Maurice André Edition / Suites, Dances and Arrangements [6 CDs]

6 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barboteu, Georges; Bernard, Joelle; Bylsma, Anner; De Antoni, Charles; Giebel, Agnes; Holtmann, Jacques; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Karius, Wolfgang; LaGorce, Marcel; Maliponte...
Conductors: Pichaureau, Claude; Soustrot, Marc; Ristenpart, Karl; Rauber, François; Lagrange, Claude; Corboz, Michel; Leonhardt, Gustav; Faerber, Jörg; Gotti, Tito; Paillard, Jean-François; Martin...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris; Ensemble of Bologna; Harmonie Municipale D'alès ; Trombone Quartet of the RTF Orchestra

Fourth in the series of 6CD box sets of the extensive Erato recordings of Maurice André, famous French trumpet player with the silvery touch....continue...
Includes j'ai du bon tabac (anon.) / menuet d'isis (j.-b. l by various composers.

Includes work(s) by Giuseppe Torelli....continue...

C.P.E. Bach, Benda, Chopin, Danzi: Flute Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Danzi: Concerto no 1 in G major for flute & orchestra, Op. 30; Concerto no 2 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 31; Concerto no 3 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 42; Concerto no 4 in D...
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Baudet, Remy; Bruine, Frank de; Clerck, Paul de; Dewez, Luc; Dingfelder, Ingrid; Galasso, Ugo; Gorniak, Ulka; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Michel, Cat...
Conductors: Stadlmair, Hans; Munclinger, Milan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Leonard, Laurence; ; Kieft, Roland; Leppard, Raymond; Dumortier, Georges; Vandernoot, Andre; Waterlot, Ulysse
Ensemble: ; Ars Rediviva Orchestra; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Cordevento; English Chamber Orchestra; Modo Antiquo; Munich Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD set that traces the development of the flute from a traverse one keyed instrument of the 18th century through to the 8 keyed...continue...

Albinoni, Bellini, Crusell, Krommer: Wind Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 417; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for 2 Flute...
Performers: Becker-Bender, Tanja; Boer, Harmen de; Deangeli, Giovanni; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Graaf, Henk de; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jeurissen, Herman; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lencses, Lajos; Quaranta...
Conductors: ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Matt, Nicol; Van Staalen, Marien; Veronesi, Alberto; Pfund, Romely; Hofmann, Wolfgang; Goodman, Roy; Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Schwarz, Gerard; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Ensemble, Rotterdam; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; English Chamber; English Chamber Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Konzertensemble Salzburg; Les Violons du Roy; Musica ad R...

This 10CD includes concertos for bassoon and other wind instrumnets by Vivaldi, and oboe concertos by his younger Venetian colleague Albinoni. Molter might be an...continue...

Un Camino de Santiago

1 CD / Ricercar / 2011-06-14

Works: Gregorian Chant: Procedens Jesus vidit Jacobum, antiphon (Ad vesperae in festo Sanci Jacobi); Urbani Loth: O beate Dei athleta Jacobe, for voice & ensemble; Guillaume Chastillon De La Tour: Justes, c...
Performers: Savall, Arianna
Conductors: Tubéry, Jean
Ensemble: Ensemble la Fenice (France)

La Fenice brings formal & popular repertoire of the 17th century back to life on a disc featuring sacred & secular songs combined with joyfully...continue...
Recording information: Franc-Warêt Church, Namur, Belgium (04/28/2007-04/30/2007); Saligny Church, France (04/28/2007-04/30/2007); Franc-Warêt Church, Namur, Belgium (09/15/2007-09/16/2007);...continue...

James Galway / Great Flute Concerto Edition

12 CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway, Jeanne; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Proud, Malcolm; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Vassalo, Eduardo; Wolters, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Galway, James [Flute]; Prieur, Andre; Scimone, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Mozart Players

Harp Concertos / Elizabeth Hainen

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Elias Parish Alvars: Concerto for harp & orchestra in G minor ("Grand") Op. 81; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Harp Concerto no 1 in C major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert, for harp & o...
Performers: Hainen, Elizabeth
Conductors: Milanov, Rossen

Elizabeth Hainen, solo harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is known internationally as one of classical music's great harp ambassadors. Her first recording for Avie features...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria (06/10/2007-06/12/2007)....continue...

A Royal Tribute / Music for Brass Ens.

1 CD / Rhino Records / 2011-04-26

Works: Major W. Jackson: Fanfare Royale, for brass ensemble; John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Henry Brinley Richards: God Bless the Prince of Wales; Welsh Tradi...
Performers: Cottle, Richard; Edwards, Gwawr [Vocals]; Evans, Wynne; Hammond, Jon; Ince, Austin; Ledingham, Mary; Quinney, Robert; Tunstall, Helen
Conductors: Barnwell, Stephen; O'Donnell, James [Organ]

One of countless albums associated with Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding to be released before the big day, this 15-track collection is perhaps the most authentic of them all, thanks ...continue...

Musical Treasures From Lancut

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2011-03-29

Works: Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz: Concerto for harp & orchestra no 6 in F major, Op. 9; Giacomo Conti: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major; Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg: Concerto for Cello in A major
Performers: Nasciszewski, Robert; Strahl, Tomasz; Supranowicz, Joanna
Conductors: Oliwa, Grzegorz

Recording information: Ball Hall of the Lancut Castle....continue...

Jeux à Deux: Recital for Flute & Harp / Michael Martin Kofler

1 CD / Genuin / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for flute & keyboard in C major, BWV 1033; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "N...
Performers: Kofler, Michael Martin; Kofler, Regina

When two instruments both of which have always been associated with the element of air and angel's wings perform as a duo on a CD,...continue...
Recording information: Wallfahrtskirche, Burglengenfeld, Germany (09/08/2008-07/11/2009)....continue...

Soler: Selected Sonatas for Harp

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-01-25

Works: Antonio Soler: Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C minor; Sonata for Keyboard no 18 in C minor; Sonata for Keyboard no 19 in C minor; Sonata for Keyboard no 84 in D major; Sonata for Keyboard no 117 in D ...
Performers: Schrama, Godelieve

Antonio Soler composed day and night, producing almost five hundred works within three decades. Godelieve Schrama has examined Soler’s famous harpsichord sonatas with an eye...continue...
Recording information: Ehem. Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/21/2010-04/22/2010)....continue...

Ave Maria Adagios

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-01-18

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria, for voice & orchestra; Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (...
Performers: Ferrarini, Claudio; Sacchi, Floraleda

Recording information: Exclaim Studio, Italy (Olgiate Comasco) (10/03/2008-10/04/2008)....continue...

The Golden Harp at Christmas / from Bach & Handel to Ivring Berllin / Sylvia Kowalczuk, harp

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Christian Bach: Conce...
Performers: Kowalczuk, Sylvia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Jean-Pierre Rampal Plays Mozart & Telemann

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2010-12-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G major (spurious, by J. A. Hasse), TWV 51; Overture, suite fo...
Performers: Laskine, Lily; Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François; Ristempart, Karl

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, the name of Jean-Pierre Rampal has been synonymous with the flute. His extraordinary performing gifts--marvelous beauty of...continue...
Recording information: 1956-1958....continue...

Mozart's Flute

1 CD / ABC Classics (Premiere) Import / 2010-11-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Johnson, Louise; Rutter, Jane
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard