Post Romantic Period > Albéniz, Isaac

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...

Piano Music of Dinu Lipatti / Luiza Borac, piano

2 CD / Avie Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Dinu Lipatti: Concertino in Classic Style for piano & orchestra, Op 3; Sonatina for piano, left hand; Sonata for Piano in D minor; Nocturne for piano in F sharp; Nocturne for piano; Fantaisie for pia...
Performers: Borac, Luiza
Conductors: Martín, Jaime
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Pianist Luiza Borac is the most dedicated champion of music from her native Romania, recognized with a BBC Music Magazine Award for her artistry and...continue...

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...

Remembranza - Piano pieces by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos; Nazareth, Granados, Albeniz / Rosa Antonelli, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La última grela, tango song; El mundo de los dos, tango song; Adiós Nonino, tango; Imperial, tango; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Poema singélo, for piano, A. 434; Valsa da dor,...
Performers: Antonelli, Rosa [Piano]

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
One of the highlights for me on this disc is the Valsa Da Dor by Villa-Lobos. It's...continue...
Recording information: Nola Studios, New York City, NY....continue...

Harp Dances - Music for solo harp by Salzedo, Granados, Lecuona, Albeniz, Rodrigo / Floraleda Sacchi, harp

1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-12-11

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Suite of Eight Dances; Song in the Night, for harp; Enriqué Granados: Danzas Españolas, Op. 37; Valses (7) poeticos; Ernesto Lecuona: Zambra gitana, for piano; Isaac Al...
Performers: Sacchi, Floraleda

Harpist Floraleda Sacchi has recorded a program built on dance rhythms....continue...
Recording information: Exclaim Studio, Italy (Olgiate Comasco) (2009-10-07_2009-10-08&2009-)....continue...

20th Century Masterpieces, Vol. 2. Albéniz: Iberia; Ravel: La Valse; Griffes: Piano Sonata; Kapustin / Ralph Votapek, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2012-11-13

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Piano Sonata, A. 85; Nikolai Kapustin: Jazz Concerto Etude no 6, Pastorale for piano, Op. 40/6; Impromptu...
Performers: Votapek, Ralph

Music for Food Lovers: Gourmet Classics / works by Chabrier, Donizetti, Fasch, Vivaldi, Chopin et al.

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

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Guitar Concerto in D minor; Antonio Vivaldi: C...
Performers: Bottner, Karl-Heinz; Gösser, Hans; Kalafusz, Hans; Kehr, Günter; Kircher, Irina; Lemmen, Günter; Palm, Siegfried; Ragossnig, Konrad; Rocchi, Manlio; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; Vitalini, Alberico; Angerer, Paul; Adolph, Henry; Reinartz, Hans; Machado, E.A. Marturet; Pitamic, Alexander von

We all love cooking and eating and we all love listening to music. This CD combines both loves in a scintillating program of fine music...continue...

Aquarelles - Erik Satie, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt / Valerie Milot, harp

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Marcel Tournier: Suite for harp no 4 ("Images"), Op. 39; Fra...
Performers: Milot, Valerie [Harp]

With its ability to delicately suggest, obliquely seduce, and transport us to an "elsewhere" whose quaint, old-fashioned colors have nevertheless lost nothing of their power,...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (04/2012)....continue...

The Virtuoso - Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms & Liszt / Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Don Giovanni KV 527; Richard Strauss: Ständchen ("Mach' auf, mach' auf, doch leise, mein Kind"), song for voice ...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more,...continue...
Recording information: 1908-??-??_1928-??-??&1940-....continue...

Guitar Sensation - A tribute to Andres Segovia: works by Albeniz, Sor, vivaldi, Carulli, Granados / Andres Segovia & Friedemann Wuttke, guitars

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Suite española no 2, Op. 47; Piezas caracteristicas, Op. 92; Fernando Sor: Sonata, Op. 25; Variations for Guitar on a theme from Mozart'...
Performers: Segovia, Andrés; Wuttke, Friedemann
Conductors: Zhukov, Igor; Pasquet, Nicolas

As a tribute to guitar legend Andres Segovia, Profil has compiled performances by the master himself as well as up and coming guitarist Friedemann Wuttke....continue...

Guitar Recital - works by Rodrigo, Regondi, Tarrega, Albeniz, Britten / Srdjan Bulat, First Prize 2011 Tarrega Int'l Guitar Competition

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Junto al Generalife; Giulio Regondi: Étude for guitar no 8 in G major; Francisco Tárrega: Preludes (16) for Guitar; Prelude for guitar no 9 in D minor "Endecha";...
Performers: Bulat, Srdjan

This selection ranges from the romanticism of Francisco Tárrega, the Spanish impressionism of Albéniz's Mallorca and the neo-romanticism of the contemporary Croatian composer, Stjepan Su...continue...
Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (02/15/2012-02/17/2012)....continue...

Spanish Guitar Music

3 CD / Bt Import / 2012-08-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Suite española, Op. 47; Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 1006; Prelude for Lute in C minor,...
Performers: Cabra, Nino de; Marchena, Nino de; Montoya, Ramon; Peines, La Nina De Los; Rebollo, Jose [Vocals]; Segovia, Andres

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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Albéniz: Iberia / Kotaro Fukuma, piano

2 CD / Hortus / 2012-07-10

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47
Performers: Fukuma, Kotaro

Born in Tokyo, Kotaro Fukuma started learning piano at the age of five. He studied music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris...continue...
Recording information: Sun Azalea Hall, Wako, Japan (10/11/2007-10/11/2007); Sun Azalea Hall, Wako, Japan (10/15/2007-10/16/2007)....continue...

Andres Segovia :: Maestro Guitar - Works by Milan, Haydn, Albeniz, Scarlatti, Sor, Torroba, Ponce et al.

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Luis de Milán: Pavan for vihuela No 6; Pavan for vihuela No 5; Robert de Visée: Passacaille for guitar; Anonymous: Giga melancolica; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings Op. 74/3; Quarte...
Performers: Segovia, Andres

Albeniz: Serenata, Transcriptions for Guitar / Stephen Marchionda

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de España Op. 232; Suite española), Op. 47; Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Mallorca"; España, 6 Feuilles d'album, Op. 165; (Danse orientale), Op. 181; (Doce...
Performers: Marchionda, Stephen

The American-Spanish guitarist Stephen Marchionda lends new colours to these much loved compositions. Stephen Marchionda resides in Barcelona and is a proven expert in the...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (08/20/2011-08/21/2011)....continue...

Espana: Music by De Falla, Granados & Albeniz / Michel Block, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Piezas Españolas (4) for Piano; Enriqué Granados: Danzas Españolas; Escenas poéticas, Series 1, pieces (3) for piano, H. 55, DLR 5; Isaac Albéniz: Espa&nti...
Performers: Block, Michel [Piano]

Michel Block (1937-2003) gained international attention and fame when at the 1960 Chopin Competition jury member Artur Rubinstein was so outraged by the jury decision...continue...
Recording information: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1991)....continue...

For the Moment - Duos for two cellos by Boccherini, Flores, Albeniz, Boismortier, Kosma, Gliere et al. / Violoncello a deux

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-05-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C; Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores: A la luz del Candil, tango song; Gabriel Koeppen: Jiddish Song, for cello duo; Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Luis Teisseire: Cala...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Violoncello à Deux

A selection of colorful and well-known tunes in new arrangements for "violoncello à deux."...continue...
Recording information: MusicMakingPeople Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany (03/2011)....continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Rafael Aguirre: 2010 Winner 'Alhambra' International Guitar Competition

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Jerónimo Giménez: La Boda de Luis Alonso; Claude Debussy: Estampes; Préludes, Book 2; Paco de Lucía: Guajiras de Lucía, for guitar; Sergio Assad: Spanish Impressions, for g...
Performers: Miñarro, Rafael Aguirre

Rafael Aguirre is acknowledged as one of today's most celebrated virtuoso guitarists, having won first prize at 13 of the world's most prestigious international competitions:...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (09/07/2011-09/10/2011)....continue...

Spanish Piano Music: works by Albeniz, Granados, De Falla / Meshulam, Ortiz [6 CDs]

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite, Book 2; Sonata for Piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 82, B. 27; Pavana capricho, for piano in E minor (also arranged for 2 pianos), Op. 12, B. 1;...
Performers: Meshulam, Benita; Ortiz, Cristina; Sanchez, Esteban

This superb 6 CD set is an exciting overview of some of the greatest piano music to have been composed in Spain during the late...continue...

Españoletas: Spanish Guitar Favourites From Five Centuries / Marten Falk, guitar

1 CD / dB Productions / 2012-04-24

Works: Luys de Narváez: Cancion del emperador, for vihuela; Diferencias (7) for guitar on "Guárdame las vacas"; Alonso de Mudarra: Fantasia No 10, for vihuela; Galliard; Gaspar Sanz: Españo...
Performers: Falk, Marten [Guitar]

Mårten Falk, one of Sweden's finest guitarists, releases his fifth solo album! Falk is also internationally one of the most versatile guitarists, master of renaissance...continue...
Recording information: Helgesta Kyrka, Sparreholm (08/27/2011-08/29/2011)....continue...

Fantasia: works for piano by Rachmaninov, Scarlatti, Gluck & Sgambati / Yuja Wang, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Étude-tableau, Op. 39; Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 455/L 209; Giovanni Sgambati: Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed ...
Performers: Wang, Yuja

The Yuja Wang album that everyone has been waiting for wows with musical miniatures those are short, sweet, and huge in impact. These encore pieces...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (12/2011)....continue...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...continue...

Isaac Albéniz: Piano Music

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2012-04-10

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for piano; Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Mallorca"
Performers: Nieto, Albert

Catalan pianist Albert Nieto feels a special affinity for fellow countryman, composer Isaac Albéniz as both he and Albéniz share Catalan and Basque heritages....continue...

tenThing: Albeniz, Bizet, Grieg, Koetsier, Mozart, Piazzolla, Weill

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española, Op. 47; Astor Piazzolla: Invierno porteño; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Kurt Weill: Threepenny...
Conductors:
Ensemble: tenThing (Brass Ensemble)

When you hear the words "brass ensemble", you might normally either imagine a 5 piece group playing quintets by Arnold and Hindemith - or alternatively...continue...
Recording information: Den Norske Opera & Ballet, Oslo (2010-07-29_2010-07-30&2010-)....continue...

The Art of Ida Presti: Studio Recordings, 1938-1956

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-04-02

Works: Robert de Visée: Suite in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 for cello solo, BWV 1009; Sonata no 2 for solo violin, BWV 1003; Niccolò Paganini: Grand Sonata, M.S. 3; Isaac Albé...
Performers: Presti, Ida

The great French guitarist lda Presti is, along with Andres Segovia, one of the few authentic guitar legends of the twentieth century. Established as a...continue...

Invocatión: Impressions of Spain / Ian Watt, guitar

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de Espagna, Op. 232; Joaquín Rodrigo: Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Antonio José: Sonata for guitar; Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. d...
Performers: Watt, Ian

Recording information: St. John's Church, Fetternear, Aberdeenshire (05/2011/08/2011)....continue...

Svenka Tangenter

5 CD / Caprice Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Martha Ohlson: Scales and exercise for piano (after Hilda Thegerström); Emil Sjögren: Pianosonat no 2 in A-dur, Op. 44; Erotikon no 3 in A major, for piano, Op. 10/3; Erotikon no 2 in D fla...
Performers: Ahlberg, Tor; Andersson, Gert-Ove; Andreason, Lottie; Andren, Sven-Gunnar; Baranowski, Wasili; Barere, Simon; Bengtsson, Ingmar; Bergfelt, Ingemar; Bergman, Holger; Bergman-Ryner, Doris; Berwald, Ast...
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Ehrling, Sixten; Frykberg, Sten; Leygraf, Hans; Wiklund, Adolf; Nilson, Göran W.; Grevillius, Nils; Mann, Tor; Järnefelt, Armas

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Classica Espanola - works by Granados, Albéniz, de Falla, Acosta et al.

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-02-28

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danzas españolas; Isaac Albéniz: España; Suite española, Op. 47; Recuerdos de Viaje; Omar Acosta: Jazmin (Tango), for ensemble; Sevillanas criollas, for e...
Performers: Alarcon, Alberto; Brito, Jesus Gonzalez; Gula, Wlodzimierz; Lama, Juan; Llorente, Luis; Maiburg, Anette [Flute]; Wangenheim, Andreas von

Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (09/23/2011-09/25/2011)....continue...

Recital Favorites by Nissman, Volume 8

1 CD / Pierian / 2012-02-28

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Robert Schumann: Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Benjamin...
Performers: Nissman, Barbara

Barbara Nissman continues her ten-part series of Recital Favorites with a program of 19th and 20th century music that also includes the first recording of...continue...
Recording information: Mary Pappert School of Music, PNC Bank Recital Hall at (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Audio Physic: 25 Years

1 CD / Turtle Records / 2012-02-21

Works: André Jolivet: Second Concerto pour trompette; Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Die Taubenpost ("Ich hab' eine brieftaub'"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), ...
Performers: Borstlap, Freek; Cantoreggi, Sandrine; Crabben, Jan Van der; Galowich, Anne; Gees, Michael; Ish-Hurwitz, Yoram; Laar, Frank van de; Masseurs, Peter; Muller, Jean; Niessen, Michiel; Ooijen, David van;...
Conductors: ; Immerseel, Jos van; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Jans, Carlo
Ensemble: ; Anima Eterna Brugge; Combattimento Consort Amsterdam; La Petite Bande; Margiono Quintet

La Danza: Spanish Guitar Classics / Neil Smith, guitar

1 CD / Unizarre Productions / 2012-02-14

Works: Gaspar Sanz: Work(s); Fernando Sor: Sonata for Guitar in D major, Op. 14 "Grand Solo"; Francisco Tárrega: Capricho árabe; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Enriqué...
Performers: Smith, Neil [Guitar]

Neil Smith is one of Britain's finest classical guitarists, having given concerts in over 40 nations making over 2,000 appearances in total....continue...

Guitar Classics / Romero, Barrueco, Fisk, Lieske, Parkening, Pinardi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Isaac Albéniz: Serenata árabe, for piano in A minor, B. 5; Francisco Tárrega: Lagrima; Gavotte for Guitar "Maria"; Mazurka for Guitar; Recu...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Lieske, Wulfin; Occhoniero, Mauro; Parkening, Christopher; Pinardi, Giangiacomo; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante

The Complete Recordings / Moriz Rosenthal, piano

5 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-02-14

Works: Moriz Rosenthal: Fantasy for piano (on Johann Strauss II's "An der shönen blauen Donau," "Die Fledermaus" & "Freut eu; Les Papillons for piano; Carnaval de Vienne; New Carnaval de Vienne, for pi...
Performers: Rosenthal, Moriz
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder

Moriz Rosenthal was also one of the more important Liszt pupils, therefore his legacy is of the utmost importance as representative of 19th-century style. He...continue...

Virtuoso / Neil Smith, guitar

1 CD / Unizarre Productions / 2012-02-14

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Grand Sonata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 35, MS 3; Mauro Giuliani: Variations on a theme by Handel ("The Harmonious Blacksmith"), for guitar in A major, Op. 107; Ferna...
Performers: Smith, Neil [Guitar]

Neil Smith has played for heads of state as well as film star Elizabeth Taylor, and gave a special recital in the USSR for a...continue...

20th Century Guitar

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-31

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Junto al Generalife; Ross Edwards: Blackwattle Caprices, for guitar; Leo Brouwer: Black Decameron, suite (3) for guitar; Isaac Albéniz: Barcarola for Piano, Op. 202 "Ma...
Performers: Hemmo, Philip

Recording information: Project Aurora....continue...

Spices: France, Italy, Spain - Your journey through classical music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Paul Bazelaire: Suite Francaise; Maurice Ravel: A la manière; Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Jean Françaix: L'heure du berger; Quintette...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Boucher, Remi; Dube, Raphael; Dubeau, Angele; Kay, Francine; Laplante, Andre; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Lefevre; Milot, Valerie [Harp]; Pierri,...
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav; ; Dessaints, Raymond; Turovsky, Yuli; Rescigno, Joseph; Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Similia; Ensemble Amati (Montreal); Ensemble Caprice; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Declassified: Classics Reimagined

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-01-24

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor "From the New World"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, O...
Performers: Col Loughnan; Ferris, Tom; Gaer, Leon; Harvey, Michael; Jones, David; Lee Hutchings; Macdonald, Noel; McIvor, Bob; Muhobecerac, Larry; Oh, Andrew; Pratt, Daryl; Risby, Bill; Rose, Michel; Trent Willi...

Recording information: LG Overdub Room, Sydney, Australia; Original Music, Sydney, Australia; Sony Music Studios, Sydney, Australia; Studios 301, Sydney, Australia; The Drumroom, Sydney, Australia....continue...

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Libertés

1 CD / Gallo / 2011-12-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Prepárense, tango; Lo que vendra; Adiós Nonino, tango; Enrico IV; Claude Bolling: Suite for flute & jazz piano trio; Toot suite; Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte; Isaac Albéni...
Performers: Michel Tirabosco Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Michel Tirabosco Trio

The Michel Tirabosco Trio (flute, double bass, piano) takes the listener on a journey through some of the most beautiful melodies with passionate playing....continue...
Recording information: Saussure College, Geneva, Switzerland (06/11/2005/06/12/2005)....continue...

The Spanish Experience: works by Rodrigo, Granados, Tarrega, et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Enriqué Granados: 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; 6 Escenas románticas; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra;...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Haas, Monique; Heisser, Jean-Francois; Isbin, Sharon; Jennings, Joseph; Larmore, Jennifer; Lendle, Wolfgang; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Serebrier, José; ; Jordan, Armin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Lombard, Alain; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 1/2 hours of colourful Spanish classics...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Chopin; Liszt; Schumann et al. / Julius Katchen, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto...
Performers: Amis, John; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

American pianist Katchen (1926 - 69) was a child prodigy. At 11, he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy. His technique was 'gold plated'...continue...

España! Songs and Dances from Spain

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-11-15

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; La vida breve; El amor brujo; Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; Pablo de Sarasate: Danzas españolas, Op. 23; Isaac Al...
Performers: Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa

Gramophone Magazine
This is an attractive recital of transcriptions of favourite Spanish pieces - I hesitate to describe them as 'lollipops' as they are more than...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Elmau, Groáer Saal (03/2011)....continue...

Music for Two Guitars: Rossini, Brahms and Albeniz / Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johannes Brahms: Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor; Isaac Albéniz: Op. 165; Op. 47; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K...
Performers: Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo

Featuring duet works for classical guitar ranging from the Baroque period to the present day modern era. Guitarist Akerman has concertized and taught around the...continue...
Recording information: Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Kennesaw....continue...

Jorge Bolet: His Earliest Recordings

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2011-11-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Etudes, Op. 52; Moritz Moszkowski: En automne, for piano, Op. 36/4; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14;...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Johnson, Thor

From the mid 1970s until his death, Cuban born Jorge Bolet was considered one of the world's truly great pianists and one of the last...continue...

The Spanish Masters: Albeniz, Granados, Falla / Zuill Bailey, cello; Isabel Bayrakdarian, piano

1 CD / / 2011-11-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Canciones populares españolas (7); El Amor Brujo; Soneto a Córdoba; Isaac Albéniz: La Vega, Fantaisie espagnole for piano, B. 46 (for the in...
Performers: Albeniz, Isaac; Bailey, Zuill; Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Falla, Manuel de; Granados, Enrique; Laufer, Milton Ruben

Recording information: Manifold Studios, Pittsboro, North Carolina (2011-06-26_2011-06-27&2011-)....continue...

Piano Moods & Seasons

1 CD / Upbeat Records Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Cécile Chaminade: Automne, concert etude for piano, Op. 35/2; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3; Ludwig v...
Performers: Schiller, Allan

Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill (06/09/1998-06/10/1998)....continue...