Brahms, Johannes

Debussy: Images; Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 3 / Emil Gilels, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Rossi, Mario [Management]
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Russian pianist Emil Gilels is regarded by many as one of the most significant pianists of the twentieth century and is universally admired for his...continue...

The Complete Songs of Johannes Brahms, Vol. 4 / Robert Holl, bass-baritone, Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 58; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Heimweh III ("Ich sah als Knabe Bl...
Performers: Holl, Robert; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

With this release, pianist Graham Johnson's latest project for Hyperion, the complete songs of Johannes Brahms, reaches its fourth volume. Brahms may be considered a...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (09/27/2010-09/29/2010)....continue...

Giraud Giraud plays Moscheles & Brahms / Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Ignaz Moscheles: Sonata mélancolique, for piano in F sharp major, Op 49; Pastorale for piano; Jadis et aujourd'hui, for piano, Op. 58; La Tenerezza, for piano, Op. 52; Johannes Brahms: Sonata ...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand

Born in 1971, French pianist Bertrand Giraud studied at the Geneva Conservatory and the Paris Conservatory. He has won numerous national and international competitions, placing...continue...

Daniel Barenboim: Rare First Recordings - works by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Shostakovich / Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sonata for keyboard in B flat major Op. 17/6, CW A12 (T. 342/3); Giovanni Pergolesi: Work(s); Sonata (no 4) for keyboard in G major (very doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Va...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 70th birthday in 2012. His commercial recording career began 57 years ago with three 45rpm discs, which are now among the...continue...

Menuhin in Moscow: Beethoven, Brahms, Bach / Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Hephzibah Menuhin, piano - Svetlanov

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata no 1 for Violin Solo; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Menuhin, Hephzibah; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

People still remember outstanding American violinist Yehudi Menuhin's concerts in Moscow, beginning in 1945. The tour of 1962 was particularly triumphant; Menuhin arrived not alone...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (1962)....continue...

Pure Spa Gold Coast

1 CD / Water Music Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C; Claude Debussy: Hommage à Rameau, for piano, L. 110/2; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Préludes, Book 1; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Ch...
Performers: Kej

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Emil Gilels in Japan - Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Four Pieces; Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Paganini

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Klavierstücke (4) for piano, Op. 32; Johannes Brahms: Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35

Confluence - Organ music of Bruhns, Brahms, Franck, Vierne, Wodor / Barbara Raedeke, organ at St. Mark's, Saint Louis

1 CD / Raven Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: Praeludium and Fugue for Organ in E minor "Great"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Pastorale in F major, BWV 590; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; Johannes Brahms: Chorale Pre...
Performers: Raedeke, Barbara

Barbara Raedeke teaches organ at Washington University in St. Louis and serves as organist and choir director at Parkway United Church of Christ in St....continue...
Recording information: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri (11/08/2010-11/10/2010)....continue...

A Cappella - works by Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Rheinberger / Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy, Martin Steidler

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle Welt"), for chorus in C major; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen?, motet for chorus, Op. 74/1; Schaffe in mir, G...
Conductors: Lukina, Nataliya; Steidler, Martin
Ensemble: ; Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy

All the compositions on this CD may justifiably be classified under the noble seal of "Romantic choral music". Even though they are all, without exception,...continue...
Recording information: The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross in Bergen, Near (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (10/0...continue...

Looking Back: The Late Piano Works of Johannes Brahms

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Chorale Preludes (11) for organ, Op. 122; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Todd, Andrew Palmer

Recording information: Grusin Hall at the University of Colorado in Boulder, C (2012-05-30&2012-05-31&2012-)....continue...

The Romantic Clarinet

1 CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2012-09-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 57; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Robert...
Performers: Dean, Paul [Clarinet]; Emmerson, Stephen

Recording information: Studio 420, Ferry Road, Brisbane (02/11/2011-02/14/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 / Ives String Quartet, Delores Stevens, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / AIX Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Freier, Susan; Harrison, Stephen; Malan, Roy; Stevens, Delores; Woolweaver, Scott

"But even the best high-res classical recordings from other labels pale in comparison to the pitch-perfect presentations found in this collection." - D. Burger Home...continue...
Run Time: 46 min.
Picture Format: DVD-Video and DVD-Audio, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby digital, DTS Surround 5.1, 96kHz/24bit DVD-Audio 5.1 Channel Surround
Coun...continue...

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Beethoven: Clarinet Trio / Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Jacqueline du Pré, cello, Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clari...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; de Peyer, Gervase; du Pre, Jacqueline

The internationally celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré died a tragically early death. Among her best chamber music recordings is this reading of Beethoven's Clarinet Trio...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Liederabend 1968 - Soprano Martina Arroyo sings lieder and spirituals / Leonard Hokanson, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"; Les soirées musicales; La Danza; Franz Schubert: Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Die junge Nonne, D 828/Op. 43 no 1;...
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Hokanson, Leonard

The great soprano Martina Arroyo enjoyed on an unparalleled career on the international stages of opera houses that lasted from the 1960s to the 1980s....continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (05/25/1968)....continue...

Zino Francescatti plays Brahms - Violin Concerto; Serenade no 2 / Zino Francescatti, violin

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16
Performers: Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Bour, Ernest
Ensemble: ; Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra

Although Zino Francescatti (1902-1991) had a long and successful career, which ended in 1976 with his retirement, the number of his recordings available today is...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio....continue...

Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Variations & Fugue on a theme by Handel / Andre Gorog, piano

1 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in D minor, WoO 1/2; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in F major, WoO 1/3; Hungarian D...
Performers: Gorog, Andre

Brahms' arrangement of the first ten Hungarian Dances for solo piano is surprisingly far less known than the popular orchestrations. André Gorog performs this unique...continue...
Recording information: 1982....continue...

Dances & Dreams - Dvorak: Slavonic Dances 1, 2, 7; Grieg: Piano Concerto; Stravinsky: Firebird suite et al. / Rattle, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-08-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2011 the Berliner Philharmoniker and musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed the New year with a gala concert centered on the concept of "Dances...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets, complete (3) / Derek Han, piano; Isabelle Faust, violin; Bruno Giuranna, viola; Alain Meunier, cello

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Giuranna, Bruno; Han, Derek; Meunier, Alain

Though Brahms only composed three piano quartets in his long compositional life, all of the rare gems prove to be a window into his intricate...continue...

Live at Verbier 2011 - Works by Janacek, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart & Chopin / Lars Vogt, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2012-08-28

Works: Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor,...
Performers: Vogt, Lars

German pianist Lars Vogt's performance from the 2011 Verbier Festival is certainly an exercise in virtuosity. Vogt proves himself more than up to the task...continue...

Toward the Light - The voice of Elaine Huckle, soprano: works by Handel, Franck, Quilter, Brahms / Ian Clarke, piano

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-08-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua; Messiah; Rodelinda; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Roger Quilter: June, for voice & piano; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (5) for vo...
Performers: Clarke, Ian [Piano]; Huckle, Elaine

"This is not my story. This is everybody's story" - E. Huckle. Huckle's passion for singing developed at an early age, but was nearly derailed...continue...
Recording information: Northamptonshire, England (02/2008)....continue...

Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes / Andreas Rothkopf & Barbara Nussbaum, pianos; Cologne Chamber Choir - Peter Neumann

1 CD / Carus / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64; Neue Liebeslieder waltzes, (15) for voices & piano 4 hands, Op. 65; Vocal Quartets (6), Op. 112
Performers: Nuábaum, Barbara; Rothkopf, Andreas
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: ; Cologne Chamber Choir

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary Carus has initiated a new series Carus Classics, featuring ten outstanding CD productions from the past library of...continue...
Recording information: 1988....continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Full of Grace: Songs to the Virgin Mary by Rachmaninov, Chilcott, Parsons, Victoria, Stravinskyk Bruckner et al. / Fairhaven Singers

1 CD / Guild / 2012-08-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Bob Chilcott: Ave Maria, for chorus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Alma Redemptoris mater, antiphon for 5 voices; Pawel Lukaszewski: Ave Maria...
Performers: Woodward, Ralph
Conductors: Woodward, Ralph
Ensemble: ; Fairhaven Singers

Under musical director Ralph Woodward, the Fairhaven Singers have become one of East Anglia's foremost chamber choirs. They have performed at the Aldeburgh Festival and...continue...
Recording information: St George's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, England (07/16/2011-07/17/2011)....continue...

Pianist Richard Farrell: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 - works by Grieg, Brahms & Liszt

2 CD / Atoll / 2012-08-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Popular Norwegian Melodies, Op. 66; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; In d...
Performers: Farrell, Richard [Piano]
Conductors: Weldon, George

Volume 1 in a three-volume series of the complete recordings, re-mastered from the original PYE recordings, of legendary mid-20th century pianist Richard Farrell, whose life...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor / Elisha Abas, piano; Nat'l SO of Cuba - Gamzou

1 CD / Urlicht / 2012-08-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Performers: Abas, Elisha [Piano]
Conductors: Gamzou, Yoel
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

Israeli pianist Elisha Abas is the last protégé of the legendary Artur Rubinstein, a pupil of legendary pedagogue Pnina Salzmann, and the great-grandson of Alexander...continue...
Recording information: 12/09/2009....continue...

A Year at Southwark / The Choir of Southwark Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; Philip Moore: All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; John Sta...
Performers: Ashby, Nicholas; Disley, Stephen; Hope, Jonathan; Little, Alastair; Tipple, Andrew; Wright, Peter [Conductor]
Conductors: Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Choir of Southwark Cathedral

This journey in music through a year at Southwark Cathedral charts some of the major festivals of the Church's year from Advent to Remembrance, and...continue...
Recording information: Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (03/29/2011-03/30/2011); Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (04/01/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder; Brahms: Zwei Gesange, Op. 91; Schubert, Sibelius / Julia Morgan, mezzo-soprano, Amanda Johnston, piano; Jody Davenport, viola

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Songs (6), Op. 50; Johannes Brahms: Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Franz Schubert: Abendstern, D 806; Nachtviolen, D 752; Auf der Donau, D 553/Op. 21 no 1; Gustav Mahler:...
Performers: Davenport, Joy; Johnston, Amanda; Morgan, Julia

Canadian mezzo-soprano Julia Morgan has a burgeoning career in opera and recital. She was selected to study with Dame Anne Evans at the Britten-Pears Young...continue...
Recording information: Humbercrest United Church in Toronto, Canada (12/28/2009/12/29/2009)....continue...

Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner [11 CDs]

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Sir Adrian Boult was born on April 8, 1889 in Chester and died on February 22, 1983 in London; hence, next year we mark 30...continue...

The Great Clarinettist Louis Cahuzac. Works by Mozart Nielssen and Brahms / Louis Cahuzac, clarinet; Folmer Jensen, piano

2 CD / Danacord / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Robert Schumann: Phantasiest&...
Performers: Cahuzac, Louis; Jensen, Folmer

Few musicians have commanded both the attention and the respect of their colleagues as did the French clarinetist Louis Cahuzac. This 2-Cd set offers the...continue...

Ursula Bagdasarjanz plays Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms / Ursula Bagdasarjanz, violin

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Johannes Brahms: Son...
Performers: Bruno F. Saladin; Sgrizzi, Luciano [Harpsichord/Piano]; Ursula Bagdasarjanz

Swiss violinist Ursula Bagdasarjanz has marked the end of her international career by publishing digitally remastered radio and live recordings. This is volume five of...continue...

Pianist Leonard Shure in Concert at Jordan Hall - works by Chopin, Brahms and Schumann

2 CD / Bridge / 2012-08-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Prelude for piano no 24 in D minor, Op. 28/24, CT. 189; Prelu...
Performers: Shure, Leonard

Leonard Shure (1910-1995) was a superb musician, an important pianist, and an uncompromising and influential teacher. His legacy as a performer lies in a small...continue...

Brahms: The 3 Violin Sonatas / Sihana Badivuku, violin; Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Badivuku, Sihana; Somero, Jouni

Kosovar violinist Sihana Badivuku studied in Moscow and Detmold. She has participated in several international festivals and has been a soloist with the Austrian Radio...continue...

Brahms: Sonata in G major; Franck: Sonata in A major; Ravel, Kreisler / Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Paul Coker, piano

1 CD / Doron / 2012-08-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Fritz Kr...
Performers: Coker, Paul; Menuhin, Yehudi

Goethe Lieder - Beethoven, Schumann, et al / de San, Lee

1 CD / Pavane / 2012-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (3) (Goethe) for voice & piano, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Carl Loewe: Ballads (3), Op. 44; Ballads (3), Op. 1; Johannes Brahms: Songs (7) for voice & piano...
Performers: de San, Ludovic; Lee, Noel

Schumann: Humoresque; Brahms: Walzer, etc / Felix Gottlieb

1 CD / EBS / 2012-08-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20; Johannes Brahms: Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76
Performers: Gottlieb, Felix

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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Not a pretty 'Country: German folk songs / Windsbacher Knabenchor

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Herzlieb zu dir allein; Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Feinslieb, du hast mich g'fangen; Tantzen und springen; Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio: Mein Mädel ...
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Windsbacher Knabenchor

The Windsbacher Knabenchor (Windsbach Boys' Choir) performs much-loved German folk songs in heartwarming arrangements. Many of these songs were recorded by the choir in 1982,...continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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The Song of the Nightingale - Coloratura operetta arias / Ingeborg Hallstein, coloratura soprano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Grothe: Lied der Nachtigall ("Zauberlied der Nacht"), for voice & piano; Napoleon ist an allem Schuld; Carl Zeller: Ich bin die Christel von der Post, song (from Der Vogelhändler); Eduard ...
Performers: Bader, Hans-Dieter; Clarin, Hans; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Kieling, Wolfgang; Rubin, Peter
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Bernet, Dietfried; Ebert, Wolfgang; Geese, Heinz; Hoffman, Ernest

Ingeborg Hallstein was one of the outstanding coloratura sopranos in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Munich on May 23, 1936, Ingeborg...continue...

Legacy: April 18, 2004 - Rachmaninov, Davies, Durufle, Stravinsky and Poulenc / Westminster Choir

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2012-07-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Vespers; Peter Maxwell Davies: The Lord's Prayer, for SATB chorus, J. 54; Maurice Duruflé: Notre Père (2 versions), for chorus; for male voices & organ, O...
Performers: Beck, Anthony; Lebherz, Jenna; Maupin, Marisa
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

A milestone in Westminster Choir College's history - the Westminster Choir's final home concert with Joseph Flummerfelt - will be available as a CD on...continue...
Recording information: Bristol Chapel at Westminister Choir College, Princeton (04/18/2004)....continue...

Now let's be merry / Choral works by Hassler, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, Lully, Mozart et al. / Regensburger Domspatzen

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Nun Laßt uns fröhlich sein; Im Kühlen Maien; Tanzen und springen, song for chorus; Herzlieb zu dir allein; Mein Lieb' will...
Conductors: Ratzinger, Georg
Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

For thirty years Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the current Pope, gave the world famous boys' choir known as the Regensburger Domspatzen a special distinction....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op. 25; Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 / Argerich, Kremer, Bashmet, Maisky

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (02/2002)....continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

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

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

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

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

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The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...