Rhenish Philharmonic

Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet; Brahms/Berio: Clarinet Sonata / Raiskin, Steffens, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-08-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1
Performers: Steffens, Karl-Heinz
Conductors: Raiskin, Daniel
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

While we recognize the signature of the symphonist Brahms in his compressed, massive score, the Brahms Sonata op. 120, 1 as arranged by Luciano Berio...continue...

Klemperer: Symphonies no 1 & 2 / Alun Francis, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2004-07-01

Works: Otto Klemperer: Symphony no 1 (Symphony in Two Movements); Symphony no 2; Merry Waltz for orchestra; Marcia funèbre, for orchestra; Recollections, for orchestra; Scherzo for orchestra
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

Although acclaimed as a conductor with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, the fact that Otto Klemperer composed quite a...continue...

French Concertos for Harp

1 CD / Claves / 2003-01-01

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39; François Boieldieu: Concerto for Harp in C major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert for Harp and Orchestra in G ...
Performers: De Maistre, Xavier
Conductors: Shao-Chia, Lü
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

Raff: Symphony no 1 "To the Fatherland" / Friedman, Rhenish

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-01-01

Works: Joseph Joachim Raff: Symphony no 1 in D major ("An das Vaterland"), Op. 96
Conductors: Friedmann, Samuel
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

Raff's music is highly melodious, taking the style of Mendelssohn as its starting point and then considerably elaborating on it. Raff was a master of...continue...

Reinecke: Symphony no 1, etc / Walter, Rhenish Philharmonic

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Carl Reinecke: Symphony no 1 in A major, Op. 79; King Manfred, opera, Op. 93
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic

Carl Reinecke's First Symphony was first performed in 1858. Its thematic and harmonic styles recall Schumann, while the orchestration looks to Mendelssohn for inspiration. Overall,...continue...

Dittersdorf: Doktor und Apotheker / Lockhart, Stamm, et al

2 CD / Bayer / 1995-10-24

Works: Karl Ditters Dittersdorf: Doctor und Apotheker
Performers: Finke, Martin; Lang, Frieder; Meier, Waltraud; Perl, Alois; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Schone, Wolfgang; Stamm, Harald; Uhrmacher, Hildegard; Unger, Gerhard; Woodward, Donna
Conductors: Lockhart, James
Ensemble: Rhenish Philharmonic