Romantic Period > Cello

Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Voyevoda
Performers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

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...

The Piano Guys 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-07

Works: Al van der Beek: Begin Again; Mission Impossible (after Shifrin); Berlin; Just the Way You Are; Charlie Brown Medley (after Guaraldi); Me and My Cello (Happy Together); Twinkle Lullaby; Steven Sharp ...
Performers: Nelson, Steven Sharp; Schmidt, Jon; Stirling, Lindsey; Van Der Beek, Al
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Piano Guys

The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt. cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately title...continue...

Brahms: Piano Trios nos 1-3; Clarinet Trio / Elena Baschkirova; Maxim Vengerov; Boris Pergamenschikow; Dietmar Schwalke (1988) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for clarinet (or viol...
Performers: Baschikirova, Elena; Baschkirova, Elena; Fuchs, Wenzel; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Schwalke, Dietmar; Vengerov, Maxim

This DVD includes Brahms outstanding Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano as well as Trios Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for piano...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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American Classics: Parlor Music Revisited - Music by Semyon and Daniel Kobialka

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09

Works: Daniel Kobialka: God Bless America Medley, for violin, viola, guitar, drums & percussion; Thomas Moore: The Minstrel-Boy; Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Joseph Philbrick Webster: Lorena, waltz; Americ...
Performers: Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Semyon; Macias, Mason

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Notturno / the Nash Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The internationally celebrated Nash Ensemble performs Schubert's famous Trout Quintet, with the added bonus of the beautiful Notturno. This disc received a BBC "Critics Choice"...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London....continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....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

Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano nos 1-3 / Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: George Onslow: Sonatas (3) for cello/viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 16
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Worthy of comparison with those of Beethoven, Onslow's three Cello Sonatas are amongst the finest to have been written in France in the first half...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (2011-11-28_2011-11-30&2011-)....continue...

Chopin

1 CD / Sebastian Records / 2013-02-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209; Noct...
Performers: Koenig, Robert; Sant'Ambrogio, Sara

Recording information: Nashville, Tennessee....continue...

Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Mork, cello. Jansons

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Tonnesen, Terje; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is among the leading master of his instruement, while the Dvorak concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations are among the most popular...continue...
Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

Brahms: Cello Sonatas nos 1 & 2 / Tanja Tetzlaff: cello; Gunilla Süssmann: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Performers: Sussmann, Gunilla; Tetzlaff, Tanja

Featuring two of the most popular works for cello and piano, this new disc comes from two artists with an incredible shared musical understanding. Tanja...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen, Bremen, Germany (05/2011)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2; Rococo Variations; Andante Cantabile / Dmitrij Kitajenko, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11
Performers: Elschenbroich, Leonard
Conductors: Kitaenko, Dimitri
Ensemble: ; Guerzenich-Orchester Koln

OehmsClassics presents the fifth installment of the highly praised Tchaikovsky cycle....continue...
Recording information: Studio Stolberger Straáe, Cologne (08/2009/03/2012)....continue...

Hummel: Schöne Minka / Christopher Hinterhuber, Walter Auer, Martin Rummel

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 104; Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 81; Adagio, Variations and Rondo in A major, Op. 78 "Schöne Minka"
Performers: Auer, Walter [Flute]; Hinterhuber, Christopher; Rummel, Martin

Three works by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, located somewhere between an 18th century's exalted elegance and a new era, when Chopin and Liszt convinced with their...continue...
Recording information: Schloá Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria (05/02/2012-05/03/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 2 - Romances Op. 94; Sonata Op. 105 et al. / Francesco Dillon, cello; Emanuele Torquati, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Vier Marschen, Op. 76; Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Piano Quintet, Op. 4...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Combining communicative performances with engaging programming, this release is dedicated to Schumann's music for cello and piano - works that were written after a period...continue...
Recording information: Fondazione Spinola Banna per l'Arte, Poirino (07/23/2012-07/24/2012)....continue...

Schubert: The Last Years - Piano Trios; String Quartets; String Quintet, Octet

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, ...
Performers: Klaviertrio Amsterdam; Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amsterdam Piano Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet

Spanning 6 CDs and featuring many a consummate performance, this release celebrates the genius of Schubert through detailing all of his late chamber music. The...continue...

Rossini: Complete Chamber Music with Piano / Sollini - Barbatano Piano Duo; Manara, Stagni, Polidori, Meloni

1 CD / Concerto / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Un mot à Paganini, elegy for violin & piano in D major (Péchés de vieillesse, book 9); Thème, for piano in E flat major; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Manara, Francesco; Meloni, Fabrizio; Polidori, Massimo; Sollini, Marco; Stagni, Danilo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Sollini & Barbatano (Piano Duo)

This CD is dedicated to Rossini's rare chamber music with piano in an accomplished performance, featuring the special guest appearance of the first parts of...continue...
Recording information: Bartók Studio, Bernareggio, Milan, Italy (10/10/2011-10/11/2011)....continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Delius & Grieg: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Frederick Delius: Romance, for cello & piano, RT viii/5; Chanson d'automne, song for voice & piano, RT v/27; Sonata for cello and piano, RT viii/7; Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra; Edvard G...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]; York, John

Gramophone Magazine, December 2012
The performances throughout are wonderfully responsive and the Nimbus recording first-rate. This is one of those rare collection discs that one can...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (11/05/2011-11/06/2011)....continue...

Mit Myrten & Rosen - Schumann and Yun: Complete works for cello and piano / Isang Enders, cello; Andreas Hering, piano

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Liederkreis, Op. 24; Phantasiestücke (3 Fanta...
Performers: Enders, Isang; Hering, Andreas

Robert Schumann and Isang Yun speak two very different musical languages that share a common love of vocal melody. This link has a special meaning...continue...

Schubert: Quintet, D. 956 / The Cleveland Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cleveland String Quartet

Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York City (11/07/1983/11/08/1983)....continue...

Eduard Franck: Piano Trio, Op. 22; Cello Sonata, Op. 42; Violin Sonata, Op. 23 / Ashkenasi, Hanani, Tocco

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Eduard Franck: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for cello & piano in F major, Op. 42; Sonata for Violin in A major, Op. 23
Performers: Ashkenasi, Shmuel; Hanani, Yehuda; Tocco, James [Piano]

A unique coupling of chamber works from the German Romantic composer Eduard Franck currently undergoing a small revival after decades of neglect. This is finely...continue...
Recording information: Culture/Demain Studios, Bloomington, Indiana....continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote / Emanuel Feuermann, cello; Jashcha Heifetz, violin. Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Hilsberg, Alexander; Lifschey, Samuel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Emanuel Feuermann is credited with bringing cello art into the 20th century. When he made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with...continue...

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sospiri, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La Capricieuse; Dvorak: Rondo, Op. 94; Silent Woods; Respighi: Adagio con Variazione / Sol Gabetta, cello

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-11-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sospiri, adagio for violin & piano, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Antonin Dvorák: From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Rondo for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: ; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Recorded live with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Mario Venzago, Elgar: Cello Concerto is Gabetta's Gramophone Award winning album. In addition...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset DR Byen, Copenhagen (11/09/2009-11/12/2009)....continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Rococo Variations / David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: 1957/1963....continue...

A French Recital - music for cello and piano by Debussy, Dutilleux and Franck / Sebastian Klinger, cello; Milana Chernyavska, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Nocturne and Scherzo for Cello and Piano; Henri Dutilleux: Strophes (3) sur le nom de Sacher; Eduard Franck: Sonata for Violin in A major, Op. 23
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Klinger, Sebastian

Cellist Sebastian Klinger is considered one of the outstanding young soloists and chamber musicians of his generation, renowned for his warm tone, intensity of expression,...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue...

Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten - Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Pezzo capriccioso; Britten: Gloriana (exc.) / English CO, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy...
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Infodad.com
Rostropovich's way with the Variations on a Rococo Theme, to which he gives rich tone and a high level of expressiveness, is altogether winning, and...continue...
Run Time: 68 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Country of Origin: Germany
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Schubert: String Quintet D. 956; Quartettsatz D. 703 / Ralph Kirshbaum, Takacs Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Kirshbaum, Ralph
Ensemble: Takacs Quartet

The matchless Takács Quartet return to Schubert. Their first disc on Hyperion - his Death and the Maiden and Rosamunde quartets - received unprecedentedly lavish...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (05/18/2012-05/21/2012)....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...

David Felicien: Le Souvenir / Quatuor Mosaiques. Coin, Dunki, Gabetta

1 CD / Laborie Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Félicien David: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Pensée, for piano; La caprice, for cello & piano; L'absence, for piano; Quartet for Strings no 3; Le souvenir, for cello & piano; Henri ...
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Dunki, Jean-Jacques
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Brahms by Arrangement, Vol.1 - arrangements of the Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 for strings / Zebra String Trio & friends

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Boyd, James; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Osostowicz, Krysia; Zebra String Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zebra String Trio

Brahms originally wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 34, for string quintet before recasting the work as a two-piano sonata. However, the sheet music has not...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, W (10/01/2011-10/02/2011)....continue...

Glenn Gould Plays Sonatas, Fantasies, Variations - works by Anhalt, Berg, Bizet, Grieg, Hetu, Krenek, Morawetz, Pentland, Prokofiev, Schumann, Sibelius

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 57; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Pia...
Performers: Adam, Claus; Gould, Glenn; Hillyer, Raphael; Mann, Robert [Violin]

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: 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA; Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for C...
Performers: Fortier, Isabelle; Tetreault, Stephane
Conductors: Gabel, Fabien
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec

Stéphane Tétreault was selected to participate at the prestigious 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. He was the youngest participant - personally selected by Michael...continue...
Recording information: Raoul-Jobin hall in Palais Montcalm, Québec (06/2012)....continue...

Duo - Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Cello Sonatas by Debussy, Shostakovich and Brahms / Sol Gabetta, cello; Helene Grimaud, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Dmitry Shost...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Grimaud, Hélène

Two of today's most passionate and inspirational artist join forces in the recital program that brought audiences to their feet at the Menuhin Festival in...continue...
Recording information: Essen, Philharmonie, Alfried Krupp Saal (05/2012)....continue...

Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"; Cello Concerto / Mario Brunello, cello. Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-22

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191
Performers: Brunello, Mario
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

EMI Classics presents a new recording of two of Dvorak's best loved works together on disc - the Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From...continue...
Recording information: Sala Stanta Cecilia, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rom....continue...

Dvorak: Silent Woods; Polonaise in A; transcriptions of songs & violin pieces for cello & piano / Christian Poltera, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94); Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian ...
Performers: Poltéra, Christian; Stott, Kathryn

Antonín Dvo!ák's path to his famous cello concerto was long and far from direct. Certainly he had used the instrument to great effect in his...continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Gary Hoffman, cello; David Selig, piano

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Albumblatt for piano in E minor, Op. 117; Song without words for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Hoffman, Gary; Selig, David

Canadian Gary Hoffman is one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility. Hoffman gained international...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (11/2011)....continue...

The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Reniaissande to Romantic / Piers Adams: recorder; Howard Beach: keyboards; David Watkin: cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Crecquillon's "Onques amour" for ensemble; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcang...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's repertoire and...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (11/1989)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Virtuoso Cello - works by Paganini, Brahms, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Monti, Bassini / Seeli Toivio, cello; Kalle Toivio, piano

1 CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's "Mosè", for violin & guitar; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1...
Performers: Toivio, Kalle; Toivio, Seeli

Recording information: Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland (07/28/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...

Adés: Lieux Retrouves; Fauré: Cello Sonata no 2; Janacek: Pahadka; Liszt; Kurtag / Steven Isserlis, cello, Thomas Adès, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Leos Janácek: Fairy ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Isserlis, Steven

Cellist Steven Isserlis, one of Britain's best-loved instrumentalists, joins forces with composer and pianist Thomas Adès for an intriguing recital of chamber music. The program...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (12/13/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

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...

Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50; Haydn: Trio in G major, Hob.XV, No. 25

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-18

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G major ("Gypsy Trio") H. 15/25
Performers: Beluska, Vasile [Violin]; Smith, Alan [Cello]; Smith, Diana Barker [Piano]

Recording information: College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University (2007)....continue...

Schubert: String Quintet, Op. 163 / Arcanto Quartet, Oliver Marron, cello

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Marron, Olivier [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arcanto Quartet

Composed during the final weeks of Schubert's life, the Quintet in C major for two violins, viola and two cellos ranks among his greatest accomplishments....continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2010)....continue...

Dvorak: Quintet, Op. 81; Terzett, Op. 74 / Richter, Pikaizen, Rusin, Oistrakh, Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Terzetto for 2 Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74/B 148
Performers: Abramenkov, Andrei; Berlinsky, Valentin; Kopelman, Mikhail; Oistrakh, Igor; Pikaizen, Viktor; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rusin, Miroslav [viola]; Shebalin, Dimitri
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Giulini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1977-04-29_1977-04-30&1977-)....continue...