Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Ko Iwasaki, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op. 101/H 7b no 2; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1
Performers: Iwasaki, Ko
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke
Ensemble: Polish Chamber Orchestra

This is a reissue of a recording made in 1990 featuring the artistry of Ko Iwasaki, who performs this program on a cello made by...continue...

Chopin: Piano Masterworks / Castro

5 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-10-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Polonaise for piano no 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1,...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

Ricardo Castro was born in Brazil in 1964. He studied with Esther Cardoso in Salvador de Bahla and had his first official piano performance at...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos nos 1 & 2, etc / Castro, Schmidt-Gertenbach, Sinfonia Varsovia

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-05-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Polonaise for piano no 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1,...
Performers: Casero, Ricardo
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

Ricardo Castro was the first South American pianist to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. He has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and...continue...

Haydn: Piano Concertos / Smirnova, Schmidt-Gertenbach, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-02-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4
Performers: Smirnova, Lisa
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke

Lisa Smirnova was born in Moscow in 1972 and had piano lessons with Anna Kantor and Lev Naumov. Since 1991 she has been a student...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 1 / Michael Ponti

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Adolf Henselt: Concerto for piano & orchestra in F, Op 16; Ferdinand Hiller: Konzertstück for piano & orchestra, Op. 113; Frédéric Chopin: Allegro de concert in A major, B 72/Op. 46; F...
Performers: Kann, Hans; Ponti, Michael; Rose, Jerome
Conductors: Mága, Othmar M. F.; Cao, Pierre; Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert
Ensemble: ; Hamburg Symphony Orchestra; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 2

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-10-09

Works: Ignaz Moscheles: Concerto for Piano no 3 in G minor, Op. 60; Ferdinand Hiller: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 69; Henry Litolff: Concerto Symphonique for piano & orchestra no 3 in E fl...
Performers: Ponti, Michael
Conductors: Mága, Othmar M. F.; Froment, Louis de; Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Cao, Pierre