Debussy, Claude

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Degout, Tsallagova, Le Texier, Otter, Selig [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2013-06-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Degout, Stephane; Selig, Franz-Josef; Texier, Vincent le; Tsallagova, Elena; Varnier, Jerome; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Orchestre & Choeur de l'Opera national de Paris

Sound Waves - Works by Debussy, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert, Romberg / Alexandra Silocea, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-06-11

Works: Martin Romberg: Eärendil, the Mariner, for piano; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Franz Liszt: Années de p&egr...
Performers: Silocea, Alexandra [Piano]

Alexandra Silocea made something of a splash with her debut AVIE recording featuring the first five Piano Sonatas by Prokofiev, which "I don't recall having...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, Mayfield, England (09/19/2012-09/22/2910)....continue...

Piano concertos by Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Françaix / Florian Uhlig, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-05-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Jean Françaix: Concertino for piano & orchestra; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Uhlig, Florian
Conductors: Gonzalez, Pablo
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Haenssler presents this unique compilation of French piano concertos performed by virtuoso Florian Uhlig. Included in this recording are largely neglected works by Debussy, Poulenc,...continue...
Recording information: Emmerich-Smola-Saal, SWR Studio Kaiserslautern....continue...

Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD, this concert is the last in Sir Georg Solti and his beloved CSO's European tour in 1985. Solti...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono,
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Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano
Performers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute]
Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....continue...

Debussy: Prélude to Afternoon of a faun; Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Ravel: Boléro / Philippe Jordan

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-05-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Maurice Ravel: Boléro
Performers: Chatoux, Frédéric
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris

"Here are three monuments of the history of music and the arts, three crucial stages in the history of modernity. The Orchestre de l'Opera de...continue...
Recording information: Opéra Bastille, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano...
Performers: Alavidze, Rusudan; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Braude, Nathan; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Goerner, Nelson; G...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue...

Dusk & Dawn

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-04-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Matteo Saggese: Farinelli, for saxophone, jazz ensemble & orchestra; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jerome Kern: Roberta; Tom Waits: In The Neighborhood; Nino Rot...
Performers: Arch, David; Cottrell, Dave; Cousin, Martin; Dickson, Amy; Edwards, Mark [Keyboards]; Hill, Chris; Jaimes, Mark; James McMillan [Producer]
Conductors: Big Band, Chris W.

Debussy: Four-Hand Piano Music - Petite Suite; Marche écossaise; 6 épigraphes antiques et al. / Jean-Pierre Armengaud; Olivier Chauzu, pianos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire; Epigraphes antiques (6); Première suite d'orchestre, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), L. ...
Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Chauzu, Olivier

The recent discovery (2008) of the Premiere Suite d'orchestrefor piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form....continue...
Recording information: Studio 4'33, Pierre Malbos, Ivry-sur-Seine, France (2012-03-12_2012-03-14&2012-)....continue...

Debussy: Images; Chopin: Préludes, Op. 28 / Paris Tsenikoglou, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28
Performers: Tsenikoglou, Paris

Greek pianist Paris Tsenikoglou began playing at the tender age of eight. He has won many awards including: first prize at the Athens International Piano...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (07/14/2012-07/16/2012)....continue...

Ruhr Piano Festival - France, America & New Music / various artists

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-04-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Sonatine for Piano; La valse; Miroirs; Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 2; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Who Cares?, song (from Of Thee I S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Chamayou, Bertrand; Chuang, Ya-Fei; Floristan, Juan Perez; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Muller, Fabian; Neuburger, Jean-Frederic; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Soules, Lore...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gershwin Quartett (String Quartet)

Another great edition from the Ruhr Piano Festival, this time focusing on the music of France and America as well as new music....continue...

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...

Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He...
Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum

A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue...
Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue...

Satie & Compagnie - Piano music of Satie, Debussy, de Séverac, Dupont, Ferroud, Hahn, Koechlin, Poulenc, Ravel and Schmitt / Anne Queffélec, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-03-12

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Le Piccadilly, march for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; La Belle Excentrique; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 4...
Performers: Dehaene, Gaspard [Piano]; Queffelec, Anne

From the wit of Satie to the poetry of Debussy, French music of the early decades of the twentieth century was created by exceptional and...continue...
Recording information: TAP de Poitiers (06/2012)....continue...

Debussy plays Debussy, Ravel plays Ravel

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Le vent dans la plaine, prelude for piano, L. 117/3; Préludes, Book 1; Estampes (3) for Piano; La plus que lente; D'un cahier d'esquisses; Maurice Ravel: Son...
Performers: Debussy, Claude; Ravel, Maurice

These unique phonographic documents date back to the 1910s and 1920s, when music recording was at its dawn. Among the first pianists to put their...continue...
Recording information: 1913....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

Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Jules Massenet: Medita...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue...

Classical Caffeine - works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven

1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op. 25; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E major; Dm...
Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Bailey, Zuill; Bilger, David [trumpet]; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gugnin, Andrey; Kholodenko, Vadym; Safonova, Svetlana; Schwarz, Gerard; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Tennant, Sco...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Orbelian, Constantine; Lapunov, Anatoly;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; iDuo; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Shanghai Quartet; Style of Five; The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika

A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going. Selections have been chosen exclusively from...continue...

Flavours: Music for cello and piano by Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen / Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Eef Van Breen: Flavours, f...
Performers: Pushkar, Taisiya; Van Leeuwen, Amber Docters

This compilation provides a showcase of the many aspects of the cello and the range of emotions and characters that the instrument is able to...continue...
Recording information: Motor Music Studio, Mechelen, Belgium (02/09/2011)....continue...

Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures by Frescobaldi, Bach, Kurtag / Matthias Veit, piano

2 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Goddag! Goddag! (Good Day!...), for piano (Humoresque Bagatelles), FS 22/1 (Op. 11/1); Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 73 (L. 217); Franz Joseph Haydn: Allegro ma...
Performers: Veit, Matthias

Pianist Matthias Veit believes that in our fast-paced music world, including the classical world, our lives consist of increasingly fragmented and frenetic listening across eras....continue...
Recording information: Rügheim, Schüttbau, Germany (12/2008)....continue...

Clytus Gottwald: Hymn to the Life - Transcriptions for mixed chorus a cappella / Kammerchor Saabrucken

1 CD / Carus / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Aus alten Märchen winkt es, song for voice & piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/15; Robert Franz: Gesänge (12) for voi...
Conductors: Grün, Georg
Ensemble: ; KammerChor Saarbrucken

For more than 20 years choral conductor and musicologist Clytus Gottwald has been transcribing piano-accompanied Lieder and instrumental works for a cappella choir. On this...continue...
Recording information: SWR Studio Kaiserslautern (02/17/2012-02/20/2012)....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Hommage a Debussy - works by Carlo Grante; Alfredo Casella; Paul Dukas; Robert Piana / Carlo Grante, piano

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Estampes (3) for Piano; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Carlo Grante: Debussy-Pastiche, for piano; Alfredo Casella: A la manière de......
Performers: Grante, Carlo

An audiophile recording of some of Debussy's favorite piano pieces plus rare and unusual works by admirers of his musical idiom. Grante is one of...continue...
Recording information: Glanzing Studio, Vienna (02/18/2012-02/19/2012)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

The Art of Andrés Segovia, Vol. 7 - works by Frescobaldi, Weiss, Bach, Aguado, Albéniz, Granados [studio rec. 1961/62]

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2013-02-08

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccate d'intavolatura ... no 12, Corrente e Passachagli; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Fantasia for lute no 1 in C minor (London MS), Smith 83; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello ...
Performers: Segovia, Andrés

At the end of the '50 of XX century, Andres Segovia was considered by everybody the greatest guitarist in the world. Even he was no...continue...
Recording information: 1961-1962....continue...

Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...
Performers: Maxian, Frantisek
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

The World of Piano

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum, an Afro-American Intermezzo, for piano; Work(s); Pleasant Moments; The Sycamore, for piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Landry, McGeorge; McAllister, Brett; McTrahan, Ed; Narrow, Mike; O'Ribbett, Kent; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, P...

Smooth Dinner Classics

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Partita in B flat major, BWV 825; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C maj...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Czerkow, Iwan; Jaccottet, Christiane; Lelkes, Anna; Ostranc, Joze; Pivka, Marian; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Adolph, Henry; Lizzio, Alberto; Magiera, Leone; Duvier, Eugen; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Bengtson, Sven; Shipway, Frank

Vorlese- und Entspannungsmusik

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Jimbo's Lullaby, for piano (Children's Corner no 2), L. 113/2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata no 4 in E minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G m...
Performers: Admacayan, Garo; Capova, Sylvia; Cerkov, Ivan; Egger, Georg; Lelkes, Anna; Ramsay, Angus; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Helena
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Bucher, Helmut; Faerber, Jörg; Scholz, Alfred; Bengtson, Sven

Debussy: Nachmittag Eines Fauns

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Children's Corner; Syrinx; Préludes, Book 1; Arabesques (2) for Piano
Performers: Kotnowska, Jadwiga; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Bertrand, Loic

Classics 2: The Greatest Melodies

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K ...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Capova, Sylvia; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Jela; Sreter, Kamil; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Scholz, Alfred; Münchner, Herbert; Bengtson, Sven; Adolph, Henry; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Lizzio, Alberto; Nanut, Anton; Duvier, Eugen; Armstrong, Julian; Pantelli, Carlo; Falk, Peter

French Piano Music - Debussy: Estampes; Children's Corner; Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Gaspard de la Nuit / / Benjamin Moser, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Estampes (3) for Piano; Children's Corner; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Moser, Benjamin

In celebration of Claude Debussy's 150th birthday, pianist Benjamin Moser chose to perform Estampes and Children's Corner on this disc supplemented by Ravel's Jeux d'eau...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (01/19/2011-01/21/2011)....continue...

Träum Süá, mein Baby!, Vol. 5

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Largo; Suite for Harpsichord no 7 in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Jan Ladislav Dussek: Harp Sonata in C minor, Op. 2/3 (by Sophia Duss...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Lelkes, Anna; Schmalfuss, Peter; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka

José Carreras: Verona Live, with Caballé, Kollo, Cotrubas, Nucci, Dimtrova, Raimondi, Ramey, Marton et al. / José Carreras, tenor

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Caballé, Montserrat; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carroli, Silvano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Peter; Furlanetto, ...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Collado, Jose

This live recording took place in August of 1988 in the Arena di Verona in honor of legendary tenor Jose Carreras, celebrating his recovery from...continue...
Recording information: Verona (08/08/1988)....continue...

Intrinsic Versatility - Music by Debussy, Mower, Hindemith, Stravinsky et al. / Miles Osland, piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Clare Fischer: Rhapsody Nova, for wind ensemble; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Mike Mower: Collaboraçâo, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Conglomerate, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Dailey, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince; Osland, Miles
Conductors: Dalley, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince;
Ensemble: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble

Miles Osland stands out front by virtue of his versatility and flexibility. Featured as a soloist on this CD, Osland performs on piccolo, flute, alto...continue...

Debussy, Ravel, Dutilleux: String Quartets / Juilliard String Quartet

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Juilliard String Quartet

Thanks to his beautiful melodies for both the cello and the violin, Ravel managed to create a turning point in his career with this innovative...continue...
Recording information: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton Univer (10/11/1989/05/13/1992)....continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Child's Play - Debussy: Children's Corner; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Part: Fur Alina et al. / Daniel Schlosberg, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Arvo Pärt: Für Alina; Helmut Lachenmann: Ein Kinderspiel (Child's Play); Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Performers: Schlosberg, Daniel [Piano]

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Two of the masterpieces of piano literature frame this program. Schlosberg gives effective, engaging performances of both Schumann and...continue...
Recording information: Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (04/2010/09/2010)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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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...

Sweet Dreams Lullabies

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-15

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 1...
Performers: Hu, Yongmei [Piano]

Recording information: The Barber Shop Studios, Hopatcong, NJ....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Piano Concerto in G; Valses Nobles et Sentimentales; Debussy: Children's Corner / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-01-08

Works: Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Concerto for Piano in G major; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Performers: Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Gracis, Ettore

Praga presents the first release in a series of recordings by the legendary pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, specially remastered for SACD. Michelangeli is widely considered...continue...

Danwen Jiang: Live In Concert. Debussy: Violin Sonata; Franck: Sonata in A; Ravel: Sonata in G / Danwen Jiang, violin; Walter Cosand, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2013-01-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Cosand, Walter; Jiang, Danwen

Chinese-American violinist Danwen Jiang gave her premiere recital at age nine before Deng Xiaoping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She studied...continue...
Recording information: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University (02/06/2004)....continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

French Violin Sonatas: Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Yu-Chien Tseng, violin; Inga Dzekster, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-01-08

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Clair de lune; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Dzektser, Inga [Piano]; Tseng, Yu-Chien

Fuga Libera is happy to announce the beginning of a collaboration with young Taiwanese violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, Fifth Prize winner of the Reine Elisabeth Violin...continue...
Recording information: flagey Studio 4, Brussels (08/23/2012-08/26/2012)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Cápova, Sylvia; Calvert, Eddie; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGe...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Music / Ilja Hurnik, piano

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-01-07

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Estampes (3) for Piano; Images (6), for piano, Sets I & II, L. 110 & L. 111; Children's Corner; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Performers: Hurnik, Ilja

How many timbres shades and characters can a melodic instrument express? The repertoire for solo oboe is sparse, yet oboists can boast of a true...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...