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Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)

3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue...

Franz Liszt: The 2 Piano Concertos; Totentanz; Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes / Nareh Arghamanyan, piano

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Fantasy sur l'opéra hongroise Szép Ilonka, for piano (aft...
Performers: Arghamanyan, Nareh
Conductors: Altinoglu, Alain
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

In her early twenties Armenian born Nareh Arghamanyan, winner of the 2008 Montreal International Music Competition, belongs to the promising young generation of today's fine...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, RBB Berlin (04/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Berg: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' / Christian Ferras, violin

1 CD / Audite / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Freccia, Massimo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ferras (1933-82) was one of the greatest violinist's alongside Thibaud, Francescatti, and Neveu. He heavily influenced the Franco-Belgian violin school - an art of playing...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, Groáer Sendesaal, Masurenalle, Berl (03/23/1964); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (03/23/1964); Haus des Rundfunks, Groáer Sendesaal, Masu...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 53 - Reger: Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op 114; Strauss: Burleske / Marc-Andre Hamelin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ilan Volkov

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Max Reger: Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op. 114; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 145, AV 85)
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Reger Piano Concerto has a formidable reputation - dense, harmonically complex and with far too many notes for the average pianist. Who better then...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Fundfunks, Berlin (03/16/2010-03/18/2010)....continue...

Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Romance; Szymanowski: Violin Concerto / Arabella Steinbacher, et al

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-10-27

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Antonin Dvorák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53
Performers: Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Would you please write me a violin concerto? A truly original one, full of melodies and written for good violinists? Please, drop me a line!"...continue...

Air - The most beautiful Baroque melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D mino...
Performers: Ahlgrimm, Isolde; Biggs, E. Power; Haupt, Eckart; Pank, Siegfried; Pischner, Hans; Tast, Werner
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Orchestra

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 47 - Jadassohn, Draeseke / Becker, Sanderling, Berlin Radio SO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-03-10

Works: Salomon Jadassohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 89; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, Op. 90; Felix Draeseke: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 36
Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano]
Conductors: Sanderling, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Though barely remembered now, both Salomon Jadassohn and Felix Draeseke were major figures in German musical life in the second half of the 19th century....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto, Symphony no 2 / De Vito, Fricsay, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2009-01-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Performers: Vito, Gioconda de
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...if the recorded sound on the Concerto was exceptionally good, the recorded sound in the Symphony is nothing short of fantastic...Whatever place Gioconda de Vito...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4; Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 4 / Casadesus, Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2008-08-27

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 44
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Two great transatlantic figures in the history of 20th-century performance, Robert Casadesus and Eugene Ormandy, climb the musical heights in thrilling appearances with the RIAS...continue...

Schostakowitsch: Symphony no 1, etc / Kleinert, Kegel, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Garay, Gyorgy; Kootz, Gunter; Krug, Willi; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Kleinert, Rolf
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

After the triumphant premiere of his Symphony No. 1 by the State Academic Philharmonic Orchestra under Nicolai Malko on May 12, 1926, as Victor Ilyich...continue...

Brahms, Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Katrin Scholz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Scholz, Katrin
Conductors: Sanderling, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Berlin-born Katrin Scholz has received acclaim for her complete cycles of the Haydn and Mozart Concertos, as well as those of Saint-Saens and Martinu. Her...continue...

Basics - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Rosel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Rösel, Peter
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

These performances are highlights from Peter Rosel's highly acclaimed cycle of the complete works for piano and orchestra by Rachmaninov....continue...

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol I - Orchestral Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Günter Kochan: Symphony no 2 for large orchestra in one movement; Friedrich Goldmann: Symphony no 1; Udo Zimmermann: Sinfonia come un grande lamento; Siegfried Kurz: Concerto for trumpet and str...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Kurz, Siegfried; Bahner, Gert; Pommer, Max; Haenchen, Hartmut; Stein, Horst; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3; Haydn: Symphony no 94 "Surprise" / Maazel, Kempf, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2008-04-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"
Performers: Kempff, Wilhelm
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wilhelm Kempff's outstanding reputation as an interpreter of Beethoven is confirmed once again in this previously unpublished live recording of the Piano Concerto No. 3,...continue...

Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Kovacevich, Stephen; Ortiz, Cristina; Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Atzmón, Moshe; Chailly, Riccardo; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Davis, Colin; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Presenting some...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 5: Medtner, Liapunov, Sinding / Michael Ponti, piano

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 3 in E minor ("Ballade"), Op. 60; Mily Balakirev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major (completed by Lyapunov); Sergey Lyapunov: Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes...
Performers: Keller, Roland; Ponti, Michael
Conductors: Cao, Pierre; Landau, Siegfried; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; Westphalian Symphony Orchestra

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...

Archive - Bruch, Bach, Fortner, Pfitzner / Taschner

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-06-26

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Hans Pfitzner: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 34; Wolfgang Fortner: Concerto for Violin & orchestra
Performers: Taschner, Gerhard
Conductors: Müller-Kray, Hans; Kempe, Rudolf; Rosbaud, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Unfortunately not all of Taschner's recordings have survived; but those that have include the violin concertos of Bruch, Pfitzner, and Fortner heard in exquisite quality...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Schumann / Ferenc Fricsay, Alfred Cortot, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2007-05-30

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Cortot, Alfred
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ferenc Fricsay (1914-1963), one of the greatest Hungarian conductors of his time, directed what is now the DSO (German Symphony Orchestra) Berlin for 13 years....continue...

The Romantic Cello Concerto 2 / Gerhardt, Lintu, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-03-20

Works: Robert Volkmann: Concerto for cello & orchestra in A major, Op 33; Albert Dietrich: Concerto for Cello in G minor, Op. 32; Friedrich Gernsheim: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 78; Robert Schumann:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The music throughout is glorious, the Dietrich concerto (its cadenza by Grutzmacher) is a revelation, although after its first performance it remained unpublished and has...continue...

Hovhaness: Khrimian Hairig, etc / Schwarz, Leisner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Khrimian Hairig, for trumpet & string orchestra, Op. 49; Concerto for guitar & orchestra, Op. 325; Symphony no 60 ("To the Appalachian Mountains"), Op. 396
Performers: Leisner, David; Ranch, Lars
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"What is so often missing from many performances [of Hovhaness' music] is committed playing, giving the music the strength, beauty, and confidence that so often...continue...

Atterberg: Violin Concerto, etc / Wallin, Epple, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21

Works: Kurt Atterberg: Värmland Rhapsody, Op. 36; Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 7; Overture in A minor, Op. 4
Performers: Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Epple, Roger
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This is the kind of music you need only play for someone once, and if that listener has a romantically-inclined bone in his or her...continue...

David Oistrakh plays Beethoven / Abendroth, Kondrashin

1 CD / Italian Discographic Society / 2006-03-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann; Kondrashin, Kiril
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

The present CD proposes a recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major played by Oistrakh under the baton of Hermann Abendroth during a concert...continue...

Piano Concertos of the 1920s Vol 2 / Rische, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-06-14

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra "In one movement"; George Antheil: A Jazz Symphony, for piano & jazz orchestra (original version), W. 157a; George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano i...
Performers: Rische, Michael
Conductors: Schuller, Gunther; Marshall, Wayne
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This disc offers not only spectacular performances of some great repertoire, but also gives a clear look at an important and unruly decade in our...continue...

American Classics - Introducing American Jewish Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Dave Brubeck: Gates of Justice; Leonard Bernstein: Hashkiveniu; Anonymous: Hudl Mitn Shtrudl; Darius Milhaud: Études for String Quartet, Op. 442; Service sacré, Op. 279; Julius Chajes: ...
Performers: Adler, Bruce; Bloch, Robert; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Clement, Richard; Feldon, Barbara; Feldshuh, Tovah; Fisk, Eliot; Guttman, Jim; Jolley, David; Krakauer, David; Marti...
Conductors: ; Gloyd, Russell; Itai, Avner; Jaffe, Elli; Levi, Yoel; Papadopoulos, Marios; Schwarz, Gerard; Wirth, Gerald; Levin, Neil; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Coro Hebraeico; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Dave Brub...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos, Violin Concerto, etc / Böhm, etc

2 CD / Arioso / 2003-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Ferras, Christian; Ney, Elly
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Schumann: Symphony no 1 / Fiedler

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2001-10-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38
Performers: Borries, Siegfried
Conductors: Fiedler, Max
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Philips 50 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto, etc / Argerich

1 CD / Philips / 2001-05-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...throughout these pages [of the Concerto No. 3] it is almost as if [Argerich] is searching for music that will allow her virtuosity its fullest...continue...

Gerster: Eisenkombinat Ost 1951, etc / Abendroth, Koch, etc

1 CD / Hastedt / 2000-07-01

Works: Ottmar Gerster: Eisenkombinat Ost; Concerto for Piano in A major; Festival Overture 1948
Performers: Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Kleinert, Rolf; Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Schubert: Konzerte - 1973, 1988, 1990 / Schubert

1 CD / Hastedt / 2000-04-01

Works: Manfred Schubert: Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra; Canzoni amorose, for baritone voice & orchestra; Vogelreden 3, for flute & orchestra
Performers: Erxleben, Michael; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sebon, Karl Bernhard
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Schubert, Manfred; Baum, Hans-Dieter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Legendary Treasures - Lubka Kolessa

3 CD / Doremi / 1999-10-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Rondo for piano in E flat major ("Favori"), Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C min...
Performers: Kolessa, Lubka
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Fiedler, Max
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Here are legendary HMS-Electrola and Ultraphon recordings and broadcasts 1929-1949 presented here for the first time on CD. Lubka Kolessa (1902-1997) was born in Russia...continue...

Strauss: The Concertos / Tuckwell, Belkin, Gulda, Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-05-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132); Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Dmitri; Belkin, Boris; Gulda, Friedrich; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Walker, Kim
Conductors: Kertész, István; Collins, Anthony; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"It goes without saying that Barry Tuckwell gives all three horn concertos masterly and richly satisfying performances - his art is a endearing as it...continue...

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich

1 CD / Philips / 1995-08-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The mere thought of Argerich and the Rachmaninoff Third is likely to send most pianophiles into a state of uncontrollable excitement...As might be expected, Argerich...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 13 & 20, Piano Sonata K 280

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Variations (12) for Piano i...
Performers: Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Baumgartner, Rudolf
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Strings