Ravel, Maurice

Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nell, Op. 18 no 1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51; Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; La bonne c...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Degout, Stéphane; Immerseel, Jos van; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noël [Piano]; Lucas, Hélène; Manoff, Susan; Piau, Sandrine

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will...continue...

The Romantic Piano: A View from Sienna - works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Handel, Liszt et al. / Wilhelm Backhaus, R. Ganz; Vlad de Pachemnn

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2012-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 24 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Waltz; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major...

Recording information: 1908-1933....continue...

Debussy: Nocturnes; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Scriabin: Poem of extacy / Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The year of celebrating Debussy continues with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in this luminous album....continue...
Recording information: Boston, Symphony Hall....continue...

Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor; Shostakovich: Piano Trio no 2, Op. 67 / Trio Mondrian

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
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Ensemble: Trio Mondrian

Trio Mondrian is one of the outstanding young ensembles helped by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust to develop and sustain an international career. With this new CD,...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin (08/10/2011-08/12/2011)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets / Borodin Quartet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet

We associate the concepts of impressionism and post-impressionism in music with the string quartets of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Debussy's denial of classical forms...continue...

Debussy, Ravel, Kodaly: String Quartets / Melos Quartett

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Zoltán Kodály: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 10
Conductors:
Ensemble: Melos Quartett

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Kodaly's syncopations are put over with the most telling effect... This is marvelous string quartet playing... The recording is absolutely first...continue...
Recording information: Liederhalle, Stuttgart (02/1979); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (02/1979); Liederhalle, Stuttgart (09/1969); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (09/1969)....continue...

Compared, Vol. 1: Erard vs. Steinway - Ravel: Sonatine; Gaspard de la Nuit; Menuet antique; Tombeau de Couperin / Paolo Giacometti

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Gaspard de la nuit; Menuet antique; Le tombeau de Couperin
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Pianist Paolo Giacometti presents a fascinating new recording of music by Maurice Ravel played on both modern and authentic instruments. Although trained on modern pianos,...continue...

Philippe Sly: In Dreams / Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Joseph-Guy Ropartz / Michael McMahon

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Maurice Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano); Guy Ropartz: Poèmes (4), for baritone & orchestra; Jo...
Performers: McMahon, Michael; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]

As soon as we knew we would have an opportunity to work on this album together, Michael McMahon suggested we record Guy Ropartz's 4 Poèmes...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Benoît de Mirabel (03/2012)....continue...

Lalo, Magnard, Ravel: Cello Sonatas / Valentin Radutiu, cello; Per Rundberg, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Edouard Lalo: Sonata for cello & piano in A minor; Albéric Magnard: Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 20; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Radutiu, Valentin; Rundberg, Per

For his debut recording for Hänssler Classic, Raditiu has chosen a program of French rarities and oddities, spanning Romantic, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist literature....continue...
Recording information: August Everding Saal, Munich, Germany (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Dances & Dreams - works by Dvorak, Grieg, Ravel, R. Strauss, Stravinsky, Brahms / Evgeny Kissin, piano; Simon Rattle, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op. 46; Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72); Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dance, Op. 64; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2011 the Berlin Philharmonic and musical director Sir Simon Rattle welcomed the New Year with a gala concert of dances and dreams. Spine-tingling performances...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Country of Origin: Austria
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Gilles Vonsattel plays Debussy, Holliger, Honegger & Ravel / Gilles Vonsattel, piano

1 CD / Honens / 2012-09-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Gaspard de la nuit; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Heinz Holliger: Elis; Arthur Honegger: Hommage à Ravel, for piano (Trois ...
Performers: Vonsattel, Gilles

Time Out New York included Gilles Vonsattel's Honens Label debut on its list of top recordings for 2011. This recording by the 2009 Honens Laureate...continue...
Recording information: Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Can (10/2010)....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...

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...

The Best Classical Piano Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major Op. 53; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden

Stephen Hough's French Album - works by Alkan, Chabrier, Debussy, Delibes, Faure et al. / Stephen Hough, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63; Improvisation...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

Stephen Hough presents an enchanting program of French music, played with the filigree perfection and total command of the music's expressive world that make him...continue...

Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets / Talich Quartet

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-09-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major
Conductors:
Ensemble: Talich Quartet

Until Claude Debussy's remarkable string quartet of 1893, a Germanic model had defined the genre. Debussy's was the first quartet that sounded utterly and completely...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Studio Domovina (02/2012)....continue...

Piano Trios by Smetana, Ravel and Watkins / Weihaas, Hecker, Watkins, Donderer, Tetzlaff, Vogt, Manz

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, JB 1; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas, trio for clarinet, viola & piano
Performers: Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Manz, Sebastian; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Vogt, Lars; Watkins, Huw; Weithaas, Antje

Live recordings from one of the best chamber music festivals in Europe, featuring well-known artists playing with fast-rising youngsters in an enjoyable program including a...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Wasserkraftwerk der RWE AG, Germany (06/2011)....continue...

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...

Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 2 "Violin Gems" works by Schubert, Kreisler, Wieniawski, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Massenet, Faure, Bartok, and Sarasate

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-09-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata, D. 385; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano; Gypsy Caprice; Tambourin Chinois; Marguerite (Albumblatt) for violin & piano (transcr...
Performers: Bergman, Lisa; Corwin, Jane; Kotowska, Adela; Linzon, Robert; Parnell, Raymond; Philippe, Laurent; Staryk, Steven; Wood, Robin
Conductors: ; Gamley, Douglas; Staryk, Steven
Ensemble: ; Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Primas Stefan's Royal Tziganes

Recording information: 1959-2003....continue...

Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trios / Jasper Wood, violin; Yegor Dyachkov, cello; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Charles Ives: Trio, for violin, violoncello & piano, S. 86 (K. 2B1...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Triple Forte (Piano Trio)

Triple Forte, Canada's elite piano trio presents its first CD recording. With near-limitless ability, violinist Jasper Wood, cellist Yegor Dyachkov and pianist David Jalbert will...continue...
Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill Univ (06/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto K453 (rec. 1952) & K 488 (rec. 1963); Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (rec. 1952) / Geza Anda, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand
Performers: Anda, Geza
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Bour, Ernest
Ensemble: ; Baden-Baden and Freiburg SWR Symphony Orchestra

Géza Anda was among the small group of 20th Century pianists whose playing and artistic point of view became a seminal force for future generations....continue...
Recording information: Hans-Rosbaud-Studio....continue...

Melos Quartett Recital 1979 - Haydn: Quartet Op. 76/5; Fortner: Quartet no 4; Ravel Quartet in F / Melos Quartett

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings no 64 in D major ("Largo"), Op. 76/5, H. 3/79; Wolfgang Fortner: Quartet for Strings no 4; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major
Conductors:
Ensemble: Melos Quartett

The Stuttgart-based Melos Quartet had existed for only half a dozen years at the time of this concert and had already performed in several countries....continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (09/05/1979)....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...

Ravel: Mélodies / Nora Gubisch, mezzo-soprano; Alain Altinoglu, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Manteau de fleurs, song or voice & piano (or orchestra); Noël des jouets; Cinq m&ea...
Performers: Altinoglu, Alain; Gubisch, Nora; Mosnier, Magali; Pernoo, Jerome

Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maîtrise of Radio France. On stage, she sings the title...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris, France (06/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales / Giuseppe Sinopoli

1 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Helicon Records presents another gem from the archives of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which contain recordings predominantly taken from live performances in Tel Aviv's Mann...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv (10/28/1993)....continue...

Animal Songs - Bestiaries in English, French and German / Stephen Swanson, baritone; David Gompper, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Max Reger: Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76; Donald Swann: The Warthog (The hog beneath the skin); The Armadillo; The Spider; The Sloth; The Wild Boar; David Gompper: The...
Performers: Gompper, David Karl; Swann, Donald; Swanson, Stephen

Baritone Stephen Swanson and pianist/composer David Gompper perform a program of songs about animals, including the world premiere recording of The Animals by David Gompper,...continue...
Recording information: Audio Recording Sutdios, Bentleyville, Ohio (08/02/2011-08/04/2011)....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

Zino Francescatti, Violin: A Treasury of Studio Recordings 1931-1955 / Zino Francescatti, violin [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Préludes, Book 1; Maurice...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Casadesus, Robert; Faure, Maurice; Francescatti, Zino; Lanner, Max
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André

In late-1930s America the Great Depression raged on, affecting all parts of life, not least the arts. Whereas European violinists had once flocked to the...continue...

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Hovaness: Meditation on Orpheus / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO & Chorus

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Alan Hovhaness: Meditation on Orpheus, Op. 155
Performers: Goff, Scott [Flute]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Chorale

Sergey Dyagilev commissioned Ravel to write music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé with choreography by Michel Fokine: Daphnis was danced by Nijinsky. This 'choreographic...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

My Favorite Things

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Dome...
Performers: Wright, Josh [Piano]; Wright, Lindsey

Includes work(s): elégie, op. 3/1 (rachmaninov) / theme fro by various composers.

Includes work(s): stairway to heaven (page) / castle on a c by various composers....continue...

Present - works for viiolin & cello by Halvorsen, Kukal, Stroble, Cirri, Schulhoff & Ravel / Valeria Nasushkina, violin; Mikael Samsonov, cello

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-07-31

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Sarabande and variations (on a theme of Handel), for violin & viola; Ondrej Kukal: Present, for violin & cello; Tim Ströble: Abschied, for violin & cello; Nachts, for violin & c...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Eight Strings

This new release by Eight Strings is virtuosic, inventive and diverse. Present by Ondrej Kukal, extends far beyond the limits of any piece for cello...continue...
Recording information: Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Sand (2010-2011)....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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Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie Espagnole et al. / Ozawa, Boston SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Menuet antique; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra

With its relentless driving crescendo, consisting of the same hypnotic melody and counter-melody heard via a range of ingenious different instrumental combinations, Ravel's Bolero has...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Sinopoli - NY PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra

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...
Personnel: Ulrich Bastin (arpegina).

Recording information: New York, Manhattan Center (12/1989)....continue...

The Very Best of Jessye Norman from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Franz Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D 291; Der Winterabend, D 938; Auflösung ("Verbirg dich, Sonne"), so...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Balwin, Dalton; Baquier, Gabriel; Burles, Charles; Carreras, Nicole; Debost, Michel; Duesing, Dale; Fontanarosa, Renaud; Gage, Irwin; LaFont, Jean-Phi...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Cambreling, Sylvain; Muti, Riccardo; Plasson, Michel

If anyone may lay claim to the title of prima donna assoluta of the late 20th century, it is surely Jessye Norman. She is one...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...

Pianist John McCabe: Farewell Recital: Schubert, Ravel, Casken, McCabe et al. / John McCabe, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 784/Op. 143; Emily Howard: Sky and Water, for piano; John Casken: The Haunting Bough, for piano; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; John McC...
Performers: McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]

In August 2010, at the Presteigne Festival on the Welsh borders, John McCabe gave his last public piano recital, bringing to an end a career...continue...
Recording information: St. Andrew's Church, Presteigne, Powys (08/29/2010)....continue...

20th Century String Quartets - Debussy, Ravel, Toldra, Zemlinsky / Cuarteto Casals

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Eduardo Toldrá: Vistes al mar, f...

This double album brings together two recordings from 2004 and 2006 in which the Cuarteto Casals opportunely demonstrated its virtuosity and the links between figures...continue...
Recording information: Estudio "L'Auditorium" de Anacrusi s.l., Jafre, Girona....continue...

Bach, Geminiani, Bartok: Violin Sonatas / Philippe Hirshhorn

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Francesco Geminiani: Sonata for violin & continuo no 9 in C minor, Op. 4/9; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz ...

Transatlantic - Ravel: Sonatine; et al / Kam, Presland

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Victor Steinhardt: Tango, for violin & piano; Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Dave Grusin: Central Park Tango, for violin & piano;...
Performers: Carole Presland; Kam, Ning

Berlioz: Herminie; Les Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade / Véronique Gens, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for so...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Axelrod, John
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

Ondine is pleased to announce a new release by famous soprano Véronique Gens, who performs Herminie and Les Nuits d'été by Hector Berlioz and Shéhérazade...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium 2000, Nantes, France (2009-09-25&2010-10-26_2010-)....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...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Banalités - Songs by Poulenc, Ravel, Haydn, Wolf, Lord Berners, Copland, Rossini et al. / Thomas Blondelle, tenor; Danild Blumenthal, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-06-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Banalités; Maurice Ravel: Sur l'herbe; Erik Satie: Mélodies (3) of 1916, for voice & piano; Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 11 "Miscellan&eacu...
Performers: Blondelle, Thomas; Blumenthal, Daniel

Thomas Blondelle, who finished second in the prestigious Concours Reine Elisabeth 2011, was chosen by the competition's partner BNP Paribas Fortis to record a song...continue...
Recording information: Flagey, Studio 4, Brussels (08/25/2011-08/28/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns, Loevendie, Ravel: Piano Trios / Van Baerle Trio

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Theo Loevendie: Ackermusik, for violin, cello & piano; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Van Baerle Trio (Piano Trio)

The Van Baerle Trio has built a rich history in its few years of existence, and the biggest step in the trio's development came when...continue...
Recording information: Philipszaal, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (08/19/2011-08/21/2011)....continue...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...