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Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Quintets, Opp. 34 & 115 / Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Tokyo String Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Manasse, Jon; Nakamatsu, Jon
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Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

The Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in a recording of chamber music masterpieces by Johannes Brahms dating...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (11/2011)....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 / Jerusalem Quartet

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ...
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Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet

This mid-priced him Gold collection of String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich features recordings by the highly acclaimed Jerusalem Quartet from 2005 and 2007. Shostakovich's 15...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue...

Schubert: String Quartets D.87 & D.887 / Quarteto Casals

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, D 87/Op 125 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 15 in G major, D 887/Op 161
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Ensemble: Casals Quartet

For their first recording of music by Franz Schubert, the members of the Cuarteto Casals perform works from two very different periods in the composer's...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....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...

Schumann: Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet / Alexander Melnikov, piano; Jerusalem Qrt.

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jerusalem String Quartet

The Piano Quintet Op.44 and Piano Quartet Op.47 date from a brief period during which Robert Schumann focused his attention intensively on chamber music (between...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios / Trio Wanderer [5 CDs]

5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-04-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Pia...
Performers: Wanderer, Trio
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Trio Wanderer presents a complete set of the piano trios of Ludwig van Beethoven. Already established within Viennese culture by...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2010/09/2011)....continue...

Haydn: String Quartets, Vol. 2: Opp. 20/5; 33/3; 76/5 / Jerusalem Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-12-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 20 no 5/H 3 no 35; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings no 64 in D major ("Largo"), Op. 76/5, H. ...
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Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet

Israel's first professional chamber group, the Jerusalem String Quartet was formed in 1993 when the members were still students at the Jerusalem Music Center. Since...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (08/2008/09/2008)....continue...

Schubert: String Quintet D.956; Quartettsatz D.703 / Tokyo Quartet, David Watkin, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
Performers: Watkin, David
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Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

Following their much-lauded Beethoven cycle, the members of the Tokyo String Quartet are joined by cellist David Watkin in a distinguished reading of Schubert's Quintet...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK (09/2010)....continue...

The Art of Lied / Werner Gura, tenor, Christoph Berner, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Die Nachthelle, D 892/Op. 134; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48; Hugo Wolf: Fußreise; Er ists; Mörike ...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Mayers, Philip; Schultsz, Jan

Boccherini: String Quintet Op. 30 No. 6 La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid; Guitar Quintet No. 6 / Eckart Runge, Carles Trepat

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, Op. 30 no 6/G 324 "Musica notturna di Madrid"; String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in E major, G. 275 (Op. 11/5); Qu...
Performers: Runge, Eckart; Trepat, Carles
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Ensemble: Cuarteto Casals

Boccherini owes his celebrity to more than just the Minuet of his string quintet Op.11 No.5. This recording proves that fact with stunning brilliance: from...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Trios Op. 8 & 67; Copland Trio "Vitebsk" /

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Aaron Copland: Vitebsk, study on a Jewish Theme, for piano trio
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

International Record Review
No other ensemble in my experience captures this despairing sense of being overwhelmed by expressive needs as powerfully as does the Trio Wanderer....continue...
Recording information: Paris, IRCAM, Espace Projection (05/2003)....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; String Sextet No. 2

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Fehlandt, Stefan; Jankovic, Xenia; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Richter, Christoph; Sachse, Pauline [Viola]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Isabelle Faust goes back to the roots of one of the most famous and technically difficult Romantic concertos. Born of close collaboration between Brahms and...continue...

Mozart: String Quartets K 157, 458 & 589

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 4 in C major, K 157; Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"; Quartet for Strings no 22 in B flat major, K 589

After two widely acclaimed Haydn releases, the Jerusalem Quartet now logically turns to an exploration of Mozart and three distinct periods in his creative life....continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (02/2010)....continue...

Smetana: Piano Trio; Liszt: Elegies

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Tristia, from Vallée d'Obermann (III), for violin, cello & piano, S. 378c (LW D18); Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; Romance oubliée for Cello a...
Performers: Coq, Vincent; Phillips-Varjabedian, Jean-Marc; Pidoux, Raphael; Wanderer, Trio

This resolutely elegiac disc offers an opportunity to discover, through their chamber music, the dark side of two composers who are not often associated. Smetana’s...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (09/2009)....continue...

Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel: String Quartets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-09-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major

Unlike Beethoven and Bartok, both fascinated by the string quartet throughout their creative life, most French composers were cautious in their approach to a formation...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2009)....continue...

Metamorphosis: Bartók, Kurtág, Ligeti

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-08-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 4, Sz 91; György Ligeti: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes"); György Kurtág: Hommage à Mihály András,...

It is often said that the essence of classical music lies in the principle of variation. However, when constant transformation of the musical material drives...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (05/2009)....continue...

Brahms: Lieder und Gesänger

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (3) for chorus, Op. 42; Choruses (4) for female voices, 2 horns & harp, Op. 17; Songs (7) for chorus, Op. 62; Gesänge (5) for vocal sextet, Op. 104; German folk songs (49)...
Performers: Klier, Manfred; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre

Works by Brahms:
3 Gesange for six-part mixed choir, Op. 42
4 Gesange, Op. 17
7 Lieder for mixed choir, Op. 62
5 Gesange, Op. 104, for mixed choir
In...continue...

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-03-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114
Performers: Claret, Lluis; Colom, Josep; Lluna, Joan Enric

Recording information: Auditorium de Anacrusi s.l. en Jafre de Ter, Girona, Es (06/2003/12/2003)....continue...

Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in G minor, Op. 45
Performers: Tamesit, Antoine
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

Gabriel Faure was a remarkable pianist who included his instrument in almost all his compositions, but seldom as a soloist. Instead, he preferred to combine...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2008)....continue...

Haydn: "Prussian" String Quartets Op. 33 / Cuarteto Casals

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in B minor, Op. 33 no 1/H 3 no 37; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 33 no 2/H 3 no 38 "Joke"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bi...

The six string quartets of opus 33, though known as the "Russian Quartets" in reference to their dedicatee the Grand Duke of Russia and future...continue...

A Company of Voices - Conspirare in Concert / Johnson, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-05-12

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Nocturnes (3) for Chorus and Piano; Soneto de la Noche, for chorus; Carly Simon: Let The River Run; American Traditional: The Water Is Wide (after O Waly, Waly); Traditional Spiritu...
Performers: Burritt, Tom; Davidson, Ian; Tsang, Bion
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig

This CD captures the exquisite sound of the American choral group Conspirare, as heard and seen on a nationally televised, one hour concert airing nationally...continue...
Includes work(s): collage: wayfarin' stranger / you're no g by various composers.

Includes work(s): i love you / what a wonderful world by various composers.

Includes work(s): when i fal...continue...

Brahms: Horn Trio Op 40, Violin Sonata no 1 Op 78, etc / Van der Zwart, Faust, Melnikov

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Zwart, Teunis van der

"Faust cuts loose with fervor in the Violin Sonata, op. 78. The combination of her passionately Romantic expressiveness with her somewhat cool tone sounds ideally...continue...

Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Hummel: Piano Quintet Op. 87 / Gaugué, Logerot, Trio Wanderer

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in E flat major, Op. 87; Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet
Performers: Gaugue, Christophe; Logerot, Stephane
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

Schubert: Piano Trio, etc / Pennetier, Pasquier, Pidoux

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Performers: Pasquier, Regis; Pennetier, Jean-Claude; Pidoux, Roland

Schubert: Das Tod und das Mädchen / Jerusalem Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-05-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"; Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"

The Jerusalem Quartet was founded in 1993, and began its training in Jerusalem, under the direction of the violinist Avi Abramovitch. The Jerusalem Quartet are...continue...

Vivaldi: Sonata a tre "La Follia", etc / Banchini, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in D minor, Op. 1 no 12/RV 63 "La Follia"; Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ("Manchester Sonata" no 7, "a Pisendel" no 2), RV 6; T...
Performers: Christensen, Jesper [Harpsichord]; Gohl, Kathi; Mejean, Veronique
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

Schubert: Trios Op 99 & 100, etc / Trio Wanderer

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, ...
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

The Trio Wanderer celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007. To mark the occasion, we are pleased to bring back the group’s acclaimed recording of Schubert’s...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18 no 1-6 / Tokyo SQ

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...

The 'Six Quartets of Opus 18,' his first published essay in the genre, confirmed the young lion's position as a powerful new presence on the...continue...

Brahms: Liebeslieder, etc / Petersen, Doufexis, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64; Neue Liebeslieder waltzes, (15) for voices & piano 4 hands, Op. 65
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Jarnot, Konrad; Petersen, Marlis; Radicke, Camillo

"I don't know most of the singers on the Harmonia Mundi, but they all sound very good and well matched; they blend beautifully, and all...continue...

Ravel, Chausson: Piano Trios / Wanderer Trio

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Ernest Chausson: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 3
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

BBC Music Magazine
Cool but not cold, nostalgic but not sentimental - performing Ravel's Piano Trio can be a bit like treading on egg shells, yet...continue...

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios / Trio Wanderer

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Quartet for Piano and Stri...
Performers: Gaugue, Christophe
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Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

"Excellence abounds when it comes to the Brahms Piano Trios on disc, especially considering recent versions from Nicholas Angelich and the Capucons (Virgin), the Florestan...continue...

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps / Boeykens

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
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Ensemble: Ensemble Walter Boeykens

BBC Music Magazine
Once a winner in Radio 3's Building a Library feature, this performance of Messiaen's prison-camp meditation on eternity, enormously but unshowily virtuosic and...continue...

Dvorak: String Quartet Op 96, etc / Vladar, Jerusalem SQ

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-06-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Vladar, Stefan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet

Premiered in Boston by the Kneisel Quartet in 1894, the 'American' quartet has always been one of Dvorak's most frequently played scores. The piano quintet,...continue...

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, etc / Musique Oblique

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quintet for piano & strings in A minor, Op. 14; L' Assassinat du Duc de Guise, film score, Op. 128; Carnival of the animals
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Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Queyras performances are as impassioned and committed as technically mellifluous. He is sensitive to the tiniest inflection, playing with a lightness and clarity that fits...continue...

Schubert: Octet / Ensemble Walter Boeykens

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166
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Ensemble: Ensemble Walter Boeykens

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Schubert: Piano Trio Op 100 / Pennetier, Pidoux, Pasquier

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929
Performers: Pasquier, Regis; Pennetier, Jean-Claude; Pidoux, Roland

Brahms: Quintet Op 111 & 115 / Causse, Portal, Melos Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Portal, Michel
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Ensemble: Melos String Quartet Stuttgart

When he wrote his second String Quintet, Op. 111, in 1890, Brahms thought, strangely enough, that it would be his artistic testament. However, this serene...continue...

Marais: La Gamme / Charles Medlam, London Baroque

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-10-01

Works: Marin Marais: La gamme et autres morceaux de simphonie
Performers: Hunt, William; Medlam, Charles; Seifert, Ingrid; Toll, John
Conductors: Medlam, Charles
Ensemble: London Baroque

Schubert: Piano Trio, etc / Pennetier, Pasquier, Pidoux

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Performers: Pasquier, Régis; Pennetier, Jean-Claude; Pidoux, Roland

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...