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Songs of Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu / Jane Christeson, mezzo soprano

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for ...
Performers: Christeson, Jane; Christeson, Jesse [Cello]; Holbrook-Loar, Rebecca; Rickman, Michael [Piano]; Robinson, Bobb

Liebestreu or "True Love", explores the romantic songs of Brahms. Brahms Lieder is some of the most beautiful, haunting and richly satisfying to perform in...continue...

Brahms: Lieder / Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo; Irwin Gage, piano; Thomas Riebl, viola

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-05-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 106; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 105; Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, ...
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gage, Irwin; Riebl, Thomas

Brahms' lieder are characterized by a unity of style which has no exceptions, and there is nothing in his lieder that is unpolished or thoughtlessly...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier: A Centenary Celebration [4 CDs]

4 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-04-02

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier, Montreal 1950; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Down by the Salley Gardens, f...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Patzak, Julius; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Walter, Bruno

'The greatest thing in music in my life has been to have known Kathleen Ferrier and Gustav Mahler - in that order" -Bruno Walter 'No...continue...

Moods: Relaxation, Dream, Lullabies / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D major; Suite in C minor; Sonata no 2 in A minor; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in A major, for bassett clarinet and strings...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Booth, Jane; Boucher, Remi; Brock, Aaron; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fiset, Marianne; Kay, Francine; Lapointe, Jean Francois; McMahon, Michael; Mil...
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne; Talmi, Yoav; ; Patenaude, Gilbert; Hanson, George
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Caprice; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Schumann: Frauenliebe un Leben; Brahms: Four Serious Songs / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (2) for Alto, Viola a...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno

Recording information: 1949-1950....continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Romantic Violinist: Celebration Of Joseph Joachim / Daniel Hope, violin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-22

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romance, for violin & piano in D flat major, Op. 22/1; Johannes Brahms: Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "F...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari

Daniel Hope reveals yet another facet with this recording honoring Joseph Joachim, a central figure of 19th-century musical life. The central piece is Bruch's Violin...continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, etc; Brahms / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-05-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5); Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Performers: Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"In the Brahms and Mahler record everything benefits from the loveliness of voice and sincerity of approach. Finest of all, I think, are the Vier...continue...

Brahms: Complete Songs & Duets / Volle, Elsner

14 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 72; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, Op. 86/4; Der Tod, das ist...
Performers: Adolfsen, Hans; Baianu, Adrian; Bognar, Ferenc; Bourve, Antonia; Danz, Ingeborg; Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Glassl, Roland; Hartlieb, Tobias; Huber, Gerold; Irányi, Stefanie;...

The songs of Brahms span his entire, 60-year creative life, and contain many of his most personal utterances, as well as many of his most...continue...

Röntgen: Viola Sonatas; Brahms / Schatborn, et al

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Julius Röntgen: Sonata for viola & piano in A minor; Sonata for viola & piano in A flat major; Sonata for viola & piano in C minor; Lyrische Gänge, for voice, viola & piano; Johannes Brahms...
Performers: Koekkoek, Jeannette; Reisen, Margriet van; Schatborn, Francien

Sacred Classics

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-06-02

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Anonymous: Haily holy Queen; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Johannes Brahms: Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; A...
Performers: Fillmer, Les; Flaniken, Angie; Furuto, Bonnie; Gunter, Marsha; Kluz, Derek; Price, Adrianne; Rodgers, Melanie; Strickland, JoAnn

A Song of Christmas / Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

1 CD / Four Worlds Media / 2008-11-18

Works: Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chréti...
Performers: Fire, Tami; Lukowicz, Tom

Four Winds Entertainment is proud to present the long awaited recording, A Song of Christmas, by America's premiere brass ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, led by...continue...
Personnel: Tami Fire (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA....continue...

Brahms: Lieder / Marie-Nicole , et al

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-09-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 69; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Serious Songs (4), Op. 121
Performers: Eugelmi, Nicolò; McMahon, Michael

Marie-Nicole Lemieux started her career on a high note. In 2000, at the age of 24, she won the Queen Fabiola Prize (1st Prize) in...continue...

The Art of Christa Ludwig

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; Fleming, Amaryllis; Ludwig, Christa; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, ...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Stein, Horst; Forster, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ludwig's range of repertoire was remarkable, from Bach through Mozart to Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. She was equally at home in German Lieder, French melodies,...continue...

Below the Wind Southerly / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-10-11

Works: English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Herbert Hughes: Down by the Salley Gardens, for voice & piano; I Have A Bonnet Trimm'd wit...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian

Few, if any, would dispute the description of Kathleen Ferrier as the greatest lyric contralto England has ever produced. To update the words of her...continue...

Singular Voices

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-03-15

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; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano,...
Performers: Bjerken, Xak; Dellal, Pamela; Zaretsky, Michael

Brahms: Viola Sonatas, Lieder / Xuereb, de Groote, Vitas

1 CD / Talent / 2005-01-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) & Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) & Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano,...
Performers: De Groote, Andre; Xuereb, Pierre-Henri

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-10-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Atalanta; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Der Messias; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; G...
Performers: Boyd Neel String Orchestra; Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; McCallum, David; National Symphony Orchestra;...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Stiedry, Fritz; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Boult, Adrian; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Southern Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the most celebrated English Singers, contralto Kathleen Ferrior brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her...continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2)...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"And it really is the very best. [Janet Baker's] early Schubert with Gerald Moore, together with the single example of her Mahler, reveal a deep...continue...