Swarowsky, Hans

Menahem Pressler Plays Chopin Vol. 2 - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Polonaises; Mazurkas / Menahem Pressler, piano

2 CD / Doremi / 2013-02-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Pol...
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Josefowitz, David; Swarowsky, Hans; Auberson, Jean-Marie
Ensemble: The Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor; Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor / Pressler, Swarowsky

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Josefowitz, David; Swarowsky, Hans

Recording information: Vienna....continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 25 / Pressler, Swarowsky

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Auberson, Jean-Marie; Swarowsky, Hans

Recording information: Vienna (11/11/1965/06/06/1966)....continue...

The Classical Novaes - Beethoven, Mozart

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2012-01-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 5 in G major, K. 283 (K. 189h); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Novaes, Guiomar
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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...

Anton Dermota: Live Recordings, 1949-1981

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-12-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, ...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dutoit, Laurence; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hellwig, Judith; Helm, Hans; Jurinac, Sena; Kalin, Mira; Kun...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kleiber, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Klobucar, Berislav; Matacic, Lovro von; Schrottner, Peter; Baudo, Serge; Swarowsky, Hans; Sanderlin...

Recording information: 1944-1981....continue...

Back From the Shadows

4 CD / Tahra / 2010-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislaw; Schuster, Joseph; Wuhrer, Friedrich
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Davisson, Walther; Perlea, Jonel; Hollreiser, Heinrich

This new set from Tahra dedicated to the great Austrian pianist and teacher Friedrich Wuhrer is the first release in a new series called "Back...continue...
Recording information: Europe (1953-1958)....continue...

Menahem Pressler, Vol. 1 - Mendelssohn

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-11-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Kinderstücke (6) for piano ("Christmas Pieces"), Op. 72; Variations sérieu...
Performers: Gordon, Nathan; Guilet, Daniel; Pressler, Menahem; Schoen, William; Sklar, Philip; Soyer, David
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans

Internationally renowned pianist Menahem Pressler on CD for the first time!...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1953....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Orchestral Suites; Double Concertos; Organ Works [Box Set]

5 CD / C & B Media / 2008-08-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D m...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Jaccottet, Christiane; Lehrndorfer, Franz [Organ]; Spanyi, Miklos; Tozzi, Alberto; Vecchi, Tomaso
Conductors: Münchner, Herbert; Macci, Francesco; Swarowsky, Hans; Adolph, Henry; Duvier, Eugen

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten, Saint-Saëns

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Dosse, Marylène; Petit, Annie; Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: Pro Musica Quintet; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Annie Petit, Marylène Dosse (piano)....continue...

The Art of Ivry Gitlis

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Felix Mendelssohn: Co...
Performers: Gitlis, Ivry
Conductors: Hollreiser, Heinrich; Horenstein, Jascha; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Classic 100 - Your 100 Favourite Classical Masterpieces

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, ...
Performers: Allen, Jamie; Brennan, David; Buchanan, Isobel; Campbell, Elizabeth; Campbell, Fiona; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elkins, Margreta; Elms, Lauris; English, Helen; Gershwin, George; Gieseking, Walte...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Halstead, Anthony; Otterloo, Willem Van; Woods, Thomas; Weymark, Brett; Fürst, Jànos; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; ; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Kelly, Brett; Stanhope, David; Fredma...
Ensemble: ; Macquarie Trio

The original collection which started the classic 100 phenomenon is back. Since its run-away success in 2002 the classic 100 concept has grown ever more...continue...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

The Essential Collection - Great Classical Highlights

2 CD / West End Records Import / 2007-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Rober...
Performers: Artzt, Alice; Badev, George; Evrov, Nikolai; Greigorov, Alexander; Herist, Alain; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Matthew-Walker, Robert; McMahon, Richard; Milanova, Stoika; Milkina, Nina; Mollova, Milena; Ti...
Conductors: Tchakarov, Emil; Serebrier, José; Tchakov, Serge; Fischer, Georg; Lubbock, John; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Barbirolli, John; ; Raichev, Rouslan; Boult, Adrian; Swarowsky, Hans; Hudson, Herbert; Sim...
Ensemble: ; Hallé Orchestra ; Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble

Once again Avid dips its toe into the world of Classical music to bring you the latest release in the Essential Collection series. We hope...continue...

Schumann, Kuhlau: Piano Concertos; Saint-Saëns / Blumental

1 CD / Brana Records / 2007-01-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Camille Saint-Saëns: Wedding Cake for Piano and String Orchestra in A flat major, Op. 76; Friedrich Kuhlau: Concerto for Piano in C major,...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Tofolo, Luigi; Guschlbauer, Theodor
Ensemble: ; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra

While compiling this CD series of piano concertos recorded by Felicja Blumental, we discovered some charming shorter pieces, which we wanted to make available. One...continue...

Grieg, Fauré, Liszt-Busoni / Blumental, et al

1 CD / Brana Records / 2006-05-05

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra in G major, Op.111; Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole for Piano, S 254
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Schwarz, Rudolf; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra

Brana Records' focus is the life and work of the Polish/Brazilian pianist Felicja Blumental who overcame prejudice to scale the heights of her chosen profession....continue...

Mozart Singers of the Past

3 CD / Preiser / 2006-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo; Il rè pastore, K 208; Die Entführung aus dem Serai...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Beuf, Augusto; Bori, Lucrezia; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gigli, Beniamino; Ginster, Ria; Gueden, Hilde [Sopra...
Conductors: Reibold, Bruno; Cleva, Fausto; Morel, Jean Paul; Leinsdorf, Erich; Sabino, Antonio; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Walter, Bruno; Black, Frank; Busch, Fritz; Berrettoni, Umberto; Barbirolli, John; Collingwo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Metropolitan...

The recordings in this CD edition of outstanding Mozart singers were made between 1926 and 1950. This is the period of shellac records made with...continue...

Reopening of the Vienna State Opera - 1955 / Goltz, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Baylé, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Casa, Lisa della; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Ku...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Swarowsky, Hans; Böhm, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Erede, Alberto; Prohaska, Felix; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Kegel, Herbert; Knappertsbusch, Ha...

Mozart: Concerto Masterpieces / Suk, Pinder, Swarowsky

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-03-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Kakuska, Thomas; Lardrot, Andre; Linder, Albert; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Prohaska, Felix; Suk, Josef
Ensemble: Suk Chamber Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Art of Classics - Beliebte Orchesterwerke

3 CD / Intercord / 2003-11-18

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Antonín Dvorák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26...
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Köhler, Siegfried; Wich, Günther; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Hungarica; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra

Art of Classics - Brahms: Masterpieces Vol 1

3 CD / Intercord / 2003-11-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, ...
Performers: Geringas, David; Goldmann, Dieter; Kaplan, Mark
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Scholz, Alfred; Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra; South German Philharmonic Orchestra; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Masterpieces - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Brendel, Gulda

2 CD / Artemis / 2003-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 20 ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Gulda, Friedrich; Matthews, Denis
Conductors: Janigro, Antonio; Angerer, Paul; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Friedrich Gulda Orchestra; I Solisti di Zagreb; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Ira Malaniuk - Arien und lieder

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-12-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: C...
Performers: Malaniuk, Ira
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Danza Ilitsch

1 CD / Preiser / 2000-11-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleri...
Performers: Baum, Kurt; Ilitsch, Daniza; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Rudolf, Max; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Metropolitan Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Grieg, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Walewska, Langer, etc

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 2000-04-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Walewska, Valeria
Conductors: Langer, Erich; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Chamber Orchestra

Classics for the Occasion - Daydreamin' / Oistrakh, et al

1 CD / Valmark / 1999-03-31

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Smetacek, Vaclav; Swarowsky, Hans; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Felicja Blumental

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1998-09-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Gielen, Michael; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Haydn: Cello Concerto, Trumpet Concerto / Cassadó, Holler

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1998-09-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2; Overture (Finale/Presto) in D major, H. 1a/4; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1
Performers: Cassado, Gaspar; Holler, Adolf
Conductors: Perlea, Jonel; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Jan Kiepura

1 CD / Preiser / 1997-01-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Gioachino Rossini: La Danza; Mischa Spoliansky: Heute Nacht ode...
Performers: Kiepura, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Lehmann, Lotte
Conductors: Szell, George; Gurlitt, Manfred; Alwin, Carl; Weissmann, Frieder; Stolz, Robert; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Swarowsky, Hans

Mendelssohn: Works for Piano & Orchestra / Rena Kyriakou

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1996-03-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Rondo brillant, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 29; Serenade & Allegro gioc...
Performers: Kyriakou, Rena
Conductors: Lange, Mathieu; Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra

Humperdinck: Tone Picture, Excerpts from King's Children

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 1996-03-14

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), 5 tone pictures from the opera; Königskinder, opera; Fantasy on a Theme from "Hänsel und Gretel," for orchestra
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The Story of Wagner

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1993-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Faust Overture; Die Feen; Siegfried; Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde; Die W...
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Jan Kiepura Volume 1

1 CD / Pearl / 1992-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Tosca; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Georges Bizet: Les p&eci...
Performers: Herz, Otto; Kiepura, Jan; Rebner, Wolfgang; Urstein,
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Alwin, Karl; Steinberg, Hans Wilhelm; Armbruster, Robert; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Schmidt-Bölke, Werner; Swarowsky, Hans; Stolz, Robert
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Chorus; Columbia Opera Orchestra; Odeon-Künstler Orchestra; Orchestra