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Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Bassoon Concerto; Invitation to the Dance / Juanjo Mena, BBC Philharmonic; Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Symphony no 1 in C major, J. 50 (Op. 19); Concerto for Bassoon in F major, J. 127 (Op. 75); Symphony no 2 in C major, J. 51
Performers: Geoghegan, Karen
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo

On this disc, Carl Maria von Weber's Invitation to Dance and Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 are performed by the BBC Philharmonic under its Chief...continue...

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Berlioz: Invitation to the Dance; Schubert: Marche Militaire No. 1; Strauss: Annen Polka etc.; et. al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-11-13

Works: Otto Nicolai: Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Franz Schube...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One does not associate Hans Knappertsbusch with music in the lighter vein, but this recording demonstrates not only his affinity for but also his fondness...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna....continue...

Weber: Clarinet Quintet; Aufforderung zum Tanze; Flute Trio / Van Swieten Society

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat major, J 182/Op. 34; Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63)
Conductors:
Ensemble: Van Swieten Society

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...
Recording information: Lutheran Church, Deventer, The Netherlands (06/09/2008-06/11/2008)....continue...

Best of Herbert von Karajan / Handel, Mozart, Ravel, Smetana, Weber

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; German Dances (3), K 605; George Frederick Handel: Water Music - Suite; Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), J...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

Romantic Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool; Vittorio Rieti: Night Shadow (After Vincenzo Bellini); Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C ...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Wallis, Delia; Watson, Lilian
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kern, Terence; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: ; Finchley Children's Music Group

Shehori / The Celebrated New York Concerts, Vol. 5

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2011-04-03

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (32) for Piano in C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80; Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) fo...
Performers: Shehori, Mordecai

Weber: Complete Piano Sonatas / Garrick Ohlsson, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2011-03-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major ("Perpetuum Mobile"), J. 138 (Op. 24); Sonata for Piano no 2 in A flat major, J 199/Op. 39; Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 6...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick

Today, Weber is best known for his operas — but he was also a pianist. He wrote a sizeable body of piano music, at the...continue...
Recording information: Concordia College, Bronxville, New York....continue...

Glinka: Overture to Rusland and Ludmila; Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours; Berlioz: Hungarian March

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-08-10

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65...
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich, and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in...continue...

Sehnsuchtswalz, Herbert Schuch, pianoa

2 CD / Oehms / 2010-07-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Sehnsuchtswalzer Variations (Variations on a Theme of Schubert), for piano (completed by Andreas Boy; Moderato; Intermezzi (6) for piano (Pièces phantastiques), Op. 4; Carnaval,...
Performers: Schuch, Herbert

Herbert Schuch's new CD illuminates the influence of Schubert's waltzes, landler and Deutsche Tanze on the romantic and virtuosic piano compositions of the 19th century....continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (12/2009)....continue...

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

The Piano at the Ballet

1 CD / Divine Art / 2010-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote; Wolfg...
Performers: Goldstone, Anthony

This collection is the third of a trilogy, the others being A Night at the Opera and The Piano at the Carnival. Goldstone recreates the...continue...
Recording information: St. John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, N. Lincs., Eng (2008)....continue...

Voyageurs / Barbara Moser

2 CD / Gramola / 2009-11-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Franz Liszt: Der Wanderer (I & II), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 138a), S. 558/11 & S. 558bis/11 (; ...
Performers: Moser, Barbara

Barbara Moser's first live CD is the recording of her successful piano recital at the Vienna Musikverein in June 2008. As an encore, included here...continue...
Recording information: Wien, Musikverein, Brahms-Saal (06/11/2008)....continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 29 - Overtures / Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Lu...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Invitation to the Dance; Rondo Brillante J252

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major ("Perpetuum Mobile"), J. 138 (Op. 24); Rondo Brillante for piano in E flat major ("La Gaité"), J. 252 (Op. 62); Sonata for Piano no 2 in A ...
Performers: Milne, Hamish

Stephen Hough in recital

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-03-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D f...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

The Stephen Hough discography is enhanced by this delightful recital disc from the winner of the Gramophone Gold Disc Award, acclaimed recently as, "Britain's finest...continue...

Classics in Heaven - Mozart, Bach, etc

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Su...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfr...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz; Suitner, Otmar; Pommer, Max; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Neumann, Vá...

The Heart of the Ballet - Tchaikovsky, etc / Stokowski

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172; Waltz for Piano in...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Leopold Stokowski Orchestra

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

New Year's Concert 2003 / Harnoncourt, Wiener Philharmoniker

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-27

Works: Johann Strauss II: Kaiser Franz Joseph I; Der Zigeunerbaron; Niko-Polka, Op. 228; Scherz-Polka, Op. 72; Sekunden-Polka, Op. 258; Helenen-Polka, Op. 203; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Bauern-Polka, Op...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Out-of-print in the US....continue...

Ballet Evergreens - Tchaikovsky, etc / Pietro Garda, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-11-04

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Léo Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitati...
Conductors: Garda, Pietro
Ensemble: National Ballet Orchestra Milan

A feast of great themes from the world of ballet music - all on one disc....continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Orchestre Colonne - Hundred Thirty Years Dedicated to Music

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-03-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Emmanuel Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comique in 3 acts; España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d...
Performers: Cahuzac, Louis; Darré, Jeanne-Marie; Darrieux, Marcel; Dherin, Gustave; Doyen, Jean; Lopes, M.H.
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Pierné, Gabriel; Colonne, Édouard; Paray, Paul; Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: Colonne Concerts Orchestra

Vienna / Reiner, Chicago SO

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wiener Blut; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Der Zigeunerbaron; Morgenbl&au...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Here is a portrait in music of a time and a place, from a conductor whose life and career in the new world had its...continue...

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Adoramus te Christe, motet for 4 voices (from Mo...
Performers: Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Stokowski, the first major musician to recognize the potentialities of the sound recording as a significant factor in our musical life, actually resisted the idea...continue...

Weber: Piano Sonata no 2 & 3 / Monetti von Slawik

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-09-13

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Piano no 2 in A flat major, J 199/Op. 39; Sonata for Piano no 3 in D minor, J. 206 (Op. 49); Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65
Performers: Monetti, Mariaclara

Mariaclara Monetti von Slawik comes from a family of musicians and has gained international fame through her recordings of the complete solo works for Piano...continue...

Masters of Classical Music Vol 3 - Ponchielli, et al

1 CD / Gega New / 2005-05-01

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galatea; Die leichte Kavallerie; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast;...
Conductors: Kazandjiev, Vassil
Ensemble: Sofia Symphony Orchestra

Vienna / Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / JMC/JVC / 2005-04-19

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; ...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Carl Maria von Weber: Overtures

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-15

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Oberon; Abu Hassan, J 106; Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of ...

Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Works

2 CD / Oehms / 2005-02-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major ("Perpetuum Mobile"), J. 138 (Op. 24); Sonata for Piano no 2 in A flat major, J 199/Op. 39; Sonata for Piano no 3 in D minor, J. 206 (Op. 49); S...
Performers: Endres, Michael

Miliza Korjus - The Art of Coloratura

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L...
Performers: Korjus, Milizia; Wittrisch, Marcel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Müller, Johannes; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

The stunningly attractive soprano Miliza Korjus was a phenomenon. She was a gifted actress (earning an Academy Award nomination for her role in 1939s The...continue...

Artur Schnabel - The 1946-47 HMV solo recordings

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k); Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johannes Brahms: Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op....
Performers: Schnabel, Artur

Ancerl Gold Edition 29 - Overtures / Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-06-03

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Lu...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Invitation to the Dance

1 CD / Polydor Import / 2004-02-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Not appealing to fans of the Watusi or jitterbug, this hour-long collection features classical music that is distinguished yet sprightly at times. The Tchaikovsky segment is particularly enjoyable. Wi...continue...

Wilhelm Furtwängler Conducts Romantic Music

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2003-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Hector Berlioz: R&aac...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary Treasures - Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, etc / Mravinsky

2 CD / Doremi / 2002-11-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Carl ...
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny

Favourite Waltzes / Boskovsky, Kempe, Kurtz, Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-08-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"), Op. 183; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Bea...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Kempe, Rudolf

Knappertsbusch Conducts Light Music - Weber, Lanner, et al

1 CD / Living Stage / 2002-07-04

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Johann Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325; Tausend und eine Nacht Op. 346; Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335; A...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra

Bruno Walter & LA PO - Weber, Mozart, et al / Fleischer, etc

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2002-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; ...
Performers: Carter, Paulina; Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

The Waltz Album - Chopin, Villa-Lobos, et al / Clélia Iruzun

1 CD / Intim Records / 2002-01-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34; Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Valsa da dor, W 316; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J ...
Performers: Iruzun, Clélia

Eloquence - Invitation to the Dance - Ballet Music / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-09-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Welte-Mignon Piano

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Franz Liszt: Liebes...
Performers: Busoni, Ferruccio; Carreño, Teresa; d'Albert, Eugen; Davies, Fanny; Felix Dreyschock; Georg Zscherneck; Lazzaro Uzielli; Lhevinne, Josef; Nikisch, Arthur; Raoul Pugno; Sauer, Emil von; Schnabe...

Weber: Overtures, etc / Roy Goodman, Hanover Band

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-10-17

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Oberon, J 306; Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits), overture for orchestra, J. 122 (Op. 27) (rev; Invitat...
Performers: Halstead, Anthony
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Hanover Band

Weber's orchestral mastery and the history of its development are clearly revealed in his overtures, which were written throughout his career. His first two symphonies...continue...

Invitation to the Dance / Lara Downes

1 CD / Postcards / 2000-06-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Polonaise from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", S 429; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Alberto Ginastera: Danza de la moza donosa; Maurice Rave...
Performers: Downes, Lara [Piano]

The Parlour Grand - Piano Favorties from a Bygone Era

2 CD / Marquis Classic / 1997-07-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Felix Mendelssohn: Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Song Without Words; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; C...
Performers: Silverman, Robert

This two-CD set includes all the great music from The Parlour Grand Volume 1 and The Parlour Grand Volume 2. The music features piano favorites...continue...

Homage to Diaghilev / Igor Markevich, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 1997-07-10

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Manuel de Falla: Danza del...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...For all their chill, Markevitch's performances are never inhibited.On the contrary, their mixture of poison and poise is consistently gripping, often angry, sometimes overpowering: indeed,...continue...

The Best of Weber

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-05

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in C major, J. 51; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat major, J 182/Op. 34; Sonata for Piano no 3 in D minor, J. 206 (Op. 49); Der ...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Ottensamer, Ernst; Paley, Alexander
Conductors: Walter, Alfred; Georgiadis, John; Wildner, Johannes; Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: ; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra

Romantic Piano - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212;...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Groethuysen, Andreas; Haefliger, Andreas; Katsaris, Cyprien; Koyama, Michie; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Nakamura, Hiroko; Tal, Yaara; Terada, Etsuko

Vienna / Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-09-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279); Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz f...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Romantic Piano Favourites Vol 1 / Balázs Szokolay

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485; Franz Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D 899, no 9; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; E...
Performers: Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]