Berg, Alban

Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Grundheber, Meier, Clark, von Kannen, Wottrich, Vogel, Trekel, Schaechter. Barenboim [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Baker, Mark; Clark, Graham; Grundheber, Franz; Meier, Waltraud; Menzel, Peter; Schaechter, Dalia; Trekel, Roman; Vogel, Siegfried; von Kannen, Gunter; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsoper Berlin

Berg is recasting Buchner's fragmentary drama in the form of three self-contained acts by drawing on existing musical genres and traditional styles, by quoting various...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Amoroso - String quartets by Janacek, Berg and Webern / Cecilla String Quartet

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-04-23

Works: Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite for Soprano and String Quartet; Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, M 78
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cecillla String Quartet

The Cecilia String Quartet continues to win praise following its 2010 First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

"The balance between expressiveness and

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Red: String Quartets by Beethoven & Berg / Amaryllis Quartett

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-01-29

Works: Alban Berg: Quartet for Strings Op. 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amaryllis Quartett

The Amaryllis Quartett presents its second CD titled "Red", following the release of "White". This young, contemporary string quartet performs works from the Viennese classical...continue...
Recording information: Alter Sendesaal, Bremen, Germany (2012-08-16_2012-08-19&2012-)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Fruh: Berg, Schonberg, Webern / Marianne Kielland, mezzo-soprano; Nils Mortensen, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Alban Berg: Fraue, Du Süsse, song for voice & piano (from "Jugendlieder"); Über den Berg, song for voice & piano (from "Jugendlieder"); Tiefe Sehnsucht, duet for voices & piano (from "Jugen...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; Mortensen, Nils Anders

Berg, Webern, and Schönberg all inhabited a borderland between tonality and atonality. This CD from LAWO Classics is entitled Früh because the works date from...continue...
Recording information: Lofotkatedralen, Kabelvåg (06/02/2011-06/04/2011)....continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

The RIAS Second Viennese School Project / Schönberg, Berg, Webern, Strauss

4 CD / Audite / 2012-11-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; De profundis, O...
Performers: Andersen, Diane; Bastiaan, Hans; Billing, Klaus; Broddack, Lothar; Burkner, Alfred; Danco, Suzanne; Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Gertler, Andre; Geuser, Heinrich; Hammermeister, Emil [Harmonium]; Haupt, ...
Conductors: Rufer, Josef; Fricsay, Ferenc; Zillig, Winfried; Rother, Artur; Maderna, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble

This 4-CD box set presents historic recordings of works by Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern in the era of their composition. Each recording, made between 1949...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1949-1965)....continue...

Open Your Eyes / Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg / Katherine Broderick, soprano; Malcom Martineau, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (8) from "Letzte Blätter" for voice & piano, Op. 10 (TrV 141); Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Arnold Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Martineau, Malcolm

Soprano Katherine Broderick, along with pianist Malcolm Martineau, presents a recital of ripely romantic and lyrical songs and cabaret humor from the turn of the...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (04/01/2011-04/04/2011)....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...

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...

Alban Berg: Wozzeck. Georg Nigl, Mardi Byers, Paster; Migunov; Tcherniako. Bolshoi Theatre Orch. & Chorus, Teodor Currentzis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
Performers: Byers, Mardi; Nigl, Georg
Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

In 2010, for the first time in its history, the Bolshoi Opera presented Alban Berg's masterpiece Wozzeck. This bold, sensitive, and truly historic production by...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Brahms, Berg: Violin Concertos / Renaud Capuçon, violin; Daniel Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Renaud Capuçon, the leading French violinist of his generation, joins the British conductor Daniel Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker for two landmark concertos of the...continue...
Recording information: ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/19/2011); ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/21/2011-12/22/2011)....continue...

Pierre-Laurent Aimard: The Warner Recordings - works by Debussy, Ravel, Boulez, Berg, Ives, Ligeti et al.

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Études (6) for piano, Book 1, L. 136/1-6; Études (6) for piano, Book 2, L. 136/7-12; Pour les huit doigts, etude for pi...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Cherrier, Sophie; Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Pierre-Laurent Aimard has for decades acted as the foremost contemporary exponent of modern piano music, building a reputation for profound musicality across the works of...continue...

Il Viaggio - Berg: Sonata Op. 1; Mozart; Sonata K.330; Mansurian: Three Pieces for the Low Keys / Marianna Shirinyan, piano

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; La lugubre gondola for Piano, S 200 (2nd version); Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:...
Performers: Shirinyan, Marianna [Piano]

Since Marianna Shirinyan won 5 prizes at the 2006 ARD International Music Competition in Munich her career as a soloist and chamber musician has really...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Danish Radio (Studio 1) (06/26/2011-06/28/2011)....continue...

Weill: Violin Concerto, Op. 12; Ibert: Cello Concerto; Berg: Chamber Concerto for 13 Winds / John Gilbert, violin; Dmitri Schteinberg, piano; George Work, cello

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-09-25

Works: Kurt Weill: Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind instruments; Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds
Performers: Gilbert, John; Shteinberg, Dmitri [Piano]; Work, George
Conductors: Muffitt, Timothy;
Ensemble: Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players

Sono Luminus, together with the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players, brings together the works of three contemporary composers in this latest release, Weill - Ibert...continue...
Recording information: Claude L. Shaver Theatre, Louisiana State University, B (03/17/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

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

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

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

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

The Legacy of Mahler: songs by Mahler, Berg, Schonberg, Shostakovich Britten / Virpi Raisanen, mezzo-soprano; Marita Viitaalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Alban Berg:...
Performers: Raisanen, Virpi; Viitasalo, Marita

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo -soprano Virpi Räisänen. Following her recent career change from a successful violinist to a...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (10/31/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/01/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/03/2011)....continue...

Glenn Gould in Moscow - Berg, Webern, Krenek, J.S. Bach / Glenn Gould, live, May 1957

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-08-14

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Spoken Word: Glenn Gould speaks on the composers of New Vienna School (demonstrating an excerpt from Pasacaglia f; Glenn Gould speaks on E. Krenek; Glenn Gould th...
Performers: Gould, Glenn

At the beginning of May 1957, a young Canadian pianist, not well known to general public, performed at the Moscow Conservatory. Glenn Gould's concerts in...continue...
Recording information: Small Hall Of The Moscow Conservatory (05/12/1957)....continue...

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber; Berg: Violin Concerto; Larsson: Ostinato / Fritz Busch (rec. 1938-1949)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, KV 588; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony no 2, Op. 17; Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia...
Performers: Krasner, Louis
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Theatre Orchestra

Fritz Busch was music director of the Konsertförenings Orkester Stockholm from 1937 to 1940, when he was forced to leave Denmark because of World War...continue...

Best of Accentus - Choral works by Faure, Haydn, Brahms, Dusapin

5 CD / Naïve / 2012-06-26

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Costes, Pascale; Degout, Stephane; Engerer, Brigitte; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Isshiki, Kaoli; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen)

Under its conductor, Laurence Equilbey, who founded accentus in 1991, the choir is committed to promoting the vocal arts as widely as possible, with more...continue...

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Salzburg Festival Opening Concert 2011 - Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Berg: Lulu Suite; Der Wein / Boulez - Vienna Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu-Suite; Der Wein; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Botha, Johan; Larsson, Anna; Prohaska, Anna; Roeschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The opening concert of the Salzburg Festival, for many regarded as the world's most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event and the...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DTS-HD 5.0
Subtitles: EN,FR,DE,ES,JAP,KR,CH
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Ferne Geliebte: Beethoven, Berg, Haydn, Schönberg

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Adelaide, song Op. 46; Arnold Schoenberg: Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Franz Joseph Haydn: Lieder für Clavier Bk 1, in F minor H 26a;...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Personnel: Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano).

Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 2, Munich, Germany (2012-01-21_2012-01-24&2012-)....continue...

L'Altra Beltà: piano works by Valen, Schoenberg, Webern & Berg / Annabel Guaita, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Fartein Valen: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 22; Intermezzo for piano, Op. 36; Prelude for piano, Op. 29/1; Prelude for piano, Op. 29/2; Variations for piano, Op. 23; Arnold Schoenberg: Little Pieces (6)...
Performers: Guaita, Annabel

On this CD, pianist Annabel Guaita explores the performance tradition that emerged around composers Schönberg, Webern, and Berg. Underlying the project has been a wish...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway (04/27/2011-04/30/2011)....continue...

Time Traveller: Weimar Germany

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1 with Finale, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 24 no 1; Kammermusik no 2, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 36 no 1; Kurt Weill: Alabama Song, for voice & orchestra (from "Aufs...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Muldowney, Dominic; Klemperer, Otto; Welser-Möst, Franz; Metzmacher, Ingo; Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss

Famed for its divine decadence, explosive politics, rampant inflation and feverish creativity. Germany's Weimar Republic - born in the wake of World War I -...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck; Schoenberg: Erwartung / Waechter, Silja, Winkler

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Arnold Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op. 17
Performers: Silja, Anja; Wachter, Eberhard; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Berg: Lulu / Albrecht, Petibon, Breslik, Volle, Grundheber [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-02-28

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu
Performers: Breslik, Pavol; Grundheber, Franz; Petibon, Patricia; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc
Ensemble: Salzburg Festival Orchestra

Alban Berg's opera "Lulu" is the story of a lower-class girl who sleeps her way to fame and fortune before losing everything she has and...continue...
Run Time: 182 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0
Subtitles: English
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Berg: Lulu / Albrecht, Petibon, Breslik, Volle, Grundheber [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-02-28

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu
Performers: Breslik, Pavol; Grundheber, Franz; Petibon, Patricia; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc
Ensemble: Salzburg Festival Orchestra

Alban Berg's opera "Lulu" is the story of a lower-class girl who sleeps her way to fame and fortune before losing everything she has and...continue...
Run Time: 182 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0
Subtitles: English
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Precipitando: Berg, Janacek, Liszt / Denes Varjon, piano

1 CD / ECM / 2012-02-21

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Várjon, Dénes

After important contributions to the album 'Romancendres', pairing the music of Clara Schumann and Heinz Holliger, and an acclaimed recording with Carolin Widmann of Schumann's...continue...

Von Ewiger Liebe: Brahms, Mahler & Berg / Ayelet Amots-Avramson & Jonathan Zak

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2012-02-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 47; Songs (7) for voice & piano, Op. 95; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 1...
Performers: Amots-Avramson, Ayelet; Zak, Jonathan

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
Despite my little quibbles this is a very fine recital, certainly recommended to people who like mezzos in this...continue...
Recording information: The Classic Studio, Herzliyah, Israel....continue...

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos / Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Faust, Isabelle
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

Violinist Isabelle Faust is featured on a disc of German violin concertos that marks the début recording for harmonia mundi by the great Italian conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

Songs of Longing and Passion

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7)
Performers: Daum, Susan; Norden, Gary

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9; Berg: Violin Concerto; Schubert / Christian Ferras

2 CD / Testament / 2012-01-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Conducting is only a means to an end, never an end in itself. Making music is everything - and the less conducting draws attention to...continue...
Recording information: Neues Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/17/1960)....continue...

Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century / Abbado, Sinopoli, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rund and Berliner Philharmoniker

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio

From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky...continue...

Berg: Lulu / Boder, Petibon, Juon, Holland, Groves [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-21

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Holland, Ashley; Juon, Julia; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Boder, Michael
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

Lulu is opera's rawest exposition of the fatal risks of untamed erotic power. No man who meets Lulu does not want her - but, like...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Berg: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' / Christian Ferras, violin

1 CD / Audite / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Freccia, Massimo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ferras (1933-82) was one of the greatest violinist's alongside Thibaud, Francescatti, and Neveu. He heavily influenced the Franco-Belgian violin school - an art of playing...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, Groáer Sendesaal, Masurenalle, Berl (03/23/1964); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (03/23/1964); Haus des Rundfunks, Groáer Sendesaal, Masu...continue...

The Lost Art of Jacob Lateiner, piano

2 CD / Parnassus / 2011-11-03

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptus, D. 899; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat, Op. 31; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Alban Berg: Sonata fo...
Performers: Lateiner, Jacob

Recording information: Frick Collection, New York, NY (01/11/1977); The Juilliard School, New York, NY (01/11/1977); Frick Collection, New York, NY (03/01/1964); The Juilliard School, New York, NY (03...continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Alasdair Beatson plays Schumann, Grieg, Brahms & Berg

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Edvard Grieg: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 1; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1; Alban Berg: Sonata for P...
Performers: Beatson, Alasdair [Piano]

The highly regarded Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson was the second place winner in the China Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2003. Beatson studied at the...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, West Sussex, England (05/05/2008-05/07/2008)....continue...

The Liszt Project: Bartok, Berg, Messiaen, Ravel, et al. / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Franz Liszt: La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/1 (LW A319a); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Unstern (Evil star); Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este I, t...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

Pierre-Laurent Aimard honours Franz Liszt's 200th birthday (October 22, 1811) with his most ambitious recording for Deutsche Grammophon to date. In this extensive 2-CD set,...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna (05/2011)....continue...

Berg: Lulu / Levine/Met, Migenes, Lear, Riegel [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2011-08-16

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Lear, Evelyn; Little, Frank; Mazura, Franz; Migenes, Julia; Riegel, Kenneth
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 234 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Schubert: Rosamunde-Ouvertüre; Berg: Violinkonzert; Bruckner: Symphonie No. 9 / Keilberth

2 CD / Orfeo / 2011-08-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde, D. 644; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/17/1960)....continue...

Pierre Boulez: In Rehearsal with The VPO / Berg, Boulez [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-05-31

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Pierre Boulez: Notations For Orchestra
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez was filmed working with the Vienna Philharmonic on Alban Berg’s Three Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 and his own composition Notations I-V at...continue...
Run Time: 56 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Berg: Lulu / Wesler-Most/Zurich Opera, Aikin, Kallisch [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-05-31

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu
Performers: Aikin, Laura; Kallisch, Cornelia; Muff, Alfred; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

When Lulu premiered in Zurich in 1937 it immediately created a scandal. The sexually explicit topic and dubious characters of the drama barely cause a...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Wien 1925

1 CD / Mirare / 2011-05-10

Works: Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Anton Webern: Schatzwalzer, for piano quintet and harmonium (trans. after J. Strauss); Arnold Schoenberg: Transcription for string quartet...
Performers: Debruyne, Vincent; Drieux, Francois-Marie; Groud, Jean-Michel; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Rapin, Claire; Soulard, Elodie
Conductors: Heisser, Jean-François

This program presents the provocative (yet logical) juxtaposition of two musical worlds and two Viennese Schools. The first is represented by Berg's Kammerkonzert, a key...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre-Auditorium (TAP), Poitiers (10/2010)....continue...

Schubert: String Quartet D877; Berg String Quartet Op. 3 / Kuss Quartet

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-05-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 15 in G major, D 887/Op 161; Alban Berg: Quartet for Strings Op. 3
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kuss Quartet

Schubert's late masterpiece, the 15th and final String Quartet, was composed in 1826. Although its first movement was performed at a Vienna Musikverein concert devoted...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin (06/28/2010-06/29/2010); Siemens-Villa, Berlin (07/31/2010-08/01/2010)....continue...

Complete Piano Works By Schoenberg, Berg & Webern

2 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 33; Pieces (6) for piano, 4 hand...
Performers: Klein, Elisabeth; Tamás Fehér

Works for Clarinet and Piano / Duo Riul

1 CD / Genuin / 2011-03-29

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (5) for clarinet & piano; Alban Berg: Pieces (4) for clarinet & piano, Op. 5; Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Petite pièce ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Riul

From Lutoslawski's spiritual dances to Debussy's richly hued impressions, from Berg's Augenblicke to Brahms' wonderfully autumnal first clarinet sonata, German Music Council award winners Duo...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

Peter Donohoe plays Liszt, Berg, Bartók, Prokofiev

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Bagatelle ohne tonart for Piano, S 216a "Mephisto Waltz no 5"; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz 80; Se...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter