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Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
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Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet Op. 10; Suite / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-10-13

Works: Pavel Haas: Quintet for winds, Op. 10; Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 15
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Randalu, Kalle
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

The Czech composer Pavel Haas opposed with all his musical might the conquest of his country by Hitler's Germany, but his efforts were in vain....continue...

Reger: Clarinet Quintet, String Sextet / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-05-19

Works: Max Reger: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in F major, Op. 118
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

For more than twenty years the Ensemble Villa Musica has repeatedly shown forgotten pearls of chamber music, all too often obscured in today's concert world,...continue...

Hindemith: Septet, etc / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-11-06

Works: Paul Hindemith: Septet, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn & trumpet; Quintet, for clarinet & string quartet, Op. 30; Octet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello ...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

The Ensemble Villa Musica is one of the world's best Hindemith interpreters, and its legendary complete recording of his sonatas was showered with international prizes....continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music Vol 2 / Ensemble Musica Villa

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-04-24

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine (Kitchen Revue), jazz suite & ballet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, cello & pia; Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & piano, H. 174; Madrigals (4) for...
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Jensen, Dag; Rodenhauser, Ulf
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Martinu composed his Revue de Cuisine spontaneously during a stay in Paris. Both jazz and humor reflect his enthusiasm for modern popular music. This piece...continue...

El efecto Mozart: Música para bebés Vol 1

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-04-19

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony, (Cassation for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings) in G major (formerly K. 63); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", ...
Performers: Gérard, Jean-Claude; Sebestyen, Janos
Conductors: ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Eder Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica

Classical Kids - The Best of Mozart

1 CD / Children's Group / 2004-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K...
Performers: Braun, Adriana; Braun, Russell; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Holscher, Georg; Jandó, Jenö; Sparks, Marjorie; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors: Sobotka, Wolfgang; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Babiak, Walter; Wordsworth, Barry; ; Ward, Nicholas; Nerat, Harald; Halász, Michael; Edlinger, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; German Wind Soloists; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Salzburg Chamber Orchestra; Studio Arts Orchestra

Spohr: Quintets, etc / Ensemble Villa Musica

2 CD / MD&G / 2004-08-24

Works: Louis Spohr: Quintet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano in C minor, Op. 52; Sextet for Strings in C major, Op. 140; Septet in A minor, Op. 147; Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 130
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Mozart: Complete Quintets Vol 5 / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c)
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Ostertag, Martin; Rodenhäuser, Ulf; Santiago, Enrique; Schlichtig, Hariolf; Sunahara, Aki; Vlatkovic, Radovan
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

"What strikes me about the clarinet work is the sweetness of the playing and the vigorously held back approach that allows the music to unfold...continue...

Mozart: Complete Quintets Vol 4 / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-01-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello in C minor, K 617; Quintet for Piano and Winds in E ...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Night Music 12 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Anton Rubinstein: Melodie; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; ; Loughran, James; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Villa Musica; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Spohr: Overture Op 12, Quartet Concerto Op 131, etc / Weigle

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-06-26

Works: Louis Spohr: Overture for orchestra in C minor, Op. 12; Concerto for string quartet & orchestra in A minor, Op. 131; Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian;
Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

There are several choices in the catalog for Louis Spohr's Nonet, which is beautifully played by Ensemble Villa Musica. The other two works on the...continue...

Penderecki: Chamber Music / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 1999-10-19

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: String Trio; Prelude for clarinet solo in B flat major; Per slava, for cello solo; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Cadenza, for viola solo; Quartet for clarinet & string trio
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

"...The composer himself put together this program...and the German performances are impeccable...the music...stands to benefit from Villa Musica's musical focus and rhythmic and dynamic control...MD+...continue...

Adagio Mozart: Piano Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 15 in B flat major, K 287 (271H); Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Quart...
Performers: Edlinger, Richard; Gabriel, Martin; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Turnovsky, Stepan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Nerat, Harald; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; ; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Ensemble Villa Musica; German Wind Soloists; Vienna Mozart Academy

Schubert: Trout Quintet, Notturno / Hokanson, Villa Musica

1 CD / Amadis / 1995-10-06

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Hokanson, Leonard
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica