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Liaisions, Vol. 3: C.P.E. Bach & Britten / Dejan Lazic, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata a due tastature, for keyboard in D minor, H. 53, Wq. 69; Fantasia, for keyboard in D major (example in Versuch II), H. 160, Wq. 117/14; La Boehmer, for keyboard in D...
Performers: Lazic, Dejan [Piano]

Each of the recordings in pianist Dejan Lazic's Liaisons series features two composers, exploring their musical worlds, sources of inspiration and degree of influence. At...continue...
Recording information: Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven (09/2008)....continue...

Om en Resa / Hans-Goran Elfving, piano

1 CD / Nosag / 2011-05-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest, prelude for piano, L. 117/7; Images for Piano, Set 2; Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Emil Sjögren: Andantino ur Sremningar, for pia...
Performers: Elfving, Hans-Goran

Hans-Göran Elfving is one great Swedish piano soloist who worked for 60 years as a knight fighting for new music. He has appeared partly with...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Britten: Music for Oboe, Music for Piano / Francis, Dussek

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Holiday Diary, suite for piano, Op. 5; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Waltzes ...
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Francis, Sarah; Solodchin, Galina; Underwood, John; Williams, Jonathan

'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician)

'One of the most magical...continue...