Concerto > Bassoon

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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Mozart: Bassoon Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony no 8; Carnival Ov.; Bartok: Concerto for Orch. / Zubin Mehta, David Breidenthal, basson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Antonín Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 ...
Performers: Breidenthal, David
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic

At the age of only 26 Zubin Mehta became the youngest person ever to head a major American orchestra. In his 16 years as music...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Bach, Telemann: Concertos for Viola & Bassoon / Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon; Lars Anders Tomter, viola

1 CD / Simax / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Viola in G major, TV 51 no G 9; Concerto for 2 violas, strings & continuo in G major, TWV 52
Performers: Kuuskmann, Martin; Tomter, Lars Anders
Conductors: Bjoranger, Jan;
Ensemble: 1b1

In this unique recording, progressive string ensemble, 1B1 has created new concertos based on fragments and parts from other works. 1B1 was founded by violinist...continue...
Recording information: Tanager Church, Sola, Norway (01/18/2012-01/22/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos for Bassoon, Vol. 3 / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 485; Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, RV 502; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 474; Concerto for B...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio
Conductors: Cantalupi, Diego
Ensemble: ; L'Aura Soave Cremona

The 48th release in the Vivaldi Edition features a selection of the finest works for bassoon ever composed in the baroque music period. . "A...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Madonna della Formigola, Corticelle Pieve (04/2012)....continue...

Telemann: Concertos for Various Instruments / Fabio Ciofini, Accademia Hermans

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-01-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in F major, TWV 52; Concerto for 2 chalumeaux (clarinets) & strings in D minor, TWV 52; Concerto for Violin, unison violins & continuo...
Performers: Angelo, Claudia Quondam [Hunting Horn]; Bianchi, Elena; Carbonara, Rocco; Gatti, Enrico; Lucchetta, Luca [Chalumeau]; Venturi, Marco; Verschoor, Onno
Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans

Telemann's concertos were characterized by the variety of instruments chosen for solos and combinations; in this recording, instruments range from the traditional violin to the...continue...
Recording information: l'Abbazia di San Pietro in Valle - Ferentillo (TR) (07/05/2007-07/07/2007)....continue...

A Harvest of 20th Century Bassoon Music - works by Ray Luka; Villa-Lobos; Dan Welcher et al. / Leonard Sharrow, Joseph Polisi, bassoons

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2012-12-01

Works: Ray Luke: Bassoon Concerto; Daniel Welcher: Concerto Da Camera for bassoon & orchestra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciranda das sete notas, for bassoon & piano, A. 548; Colin Matthews: Variations on Sumer is...
Performers: Crow-Willard, Gary [Vocals]; Polisi, Joseph W.; Roseman, Ronald; Schmidt, Thomas; Snow, John
Conductors: Gold, Ernest
Ensemble: Crystal Chamber Orchestra

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
David Noon's Motets and Monodies was written in 1972, but looks back to the wildly exploratory and hideously atonal music of...continue...

Out of the Forest - Music for corno da caccia of Telemann, Tunnell / Michael Tunnell, corno da caccia; Jack Ashworth, organ and harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for horn & orchestra no 3 in E flat major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, str...
Performers: Ashworth, Jack; Bonczyk, Patrick; Farrar, Byron; Halliday, Jane; Heim, Bruce; Hill, Michael; Karr, Kathy; Karr, Matthew; Potochnic, Jennifer; Rafferty, J. Patrick; Tunnell, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Solo Corno Caccia

Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Louisville, Kent (2011)....continue...

Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Bassoon Concerto; Invitation to the Dance / Juanjo Mena, BBC Philharmonic; Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Symphony no 1 in C major, J. 50 (Op. 19); Concerto for Bassoon in F major, J. 127 (Op. 75); Symphony no 2 in C major, J. 51
Performers: Geoghegan, Karen
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo

On this disc, Carl Maria von Weber's Invitation to Dance and Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 are performed by the BBC Philharmonic under its Chief...continue...

The American Trumpet - music for trumpet and orchestra by Eyler, Rouse, Starer, Sondheim, Carbon, Froom / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Leo Eylar: Dance Suite, for trumpet & string orchestra; Steve Rouse: The Avatar; Robert Starer: Invocation, for trumpet & string orchestra (or piano); Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd; John Carbon: Not...
Performers: Greitzer, Deborah; Silberschlag, Jeffrey
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

The unique qualities of the American trumpet tradition are celebrated in this wide-ranging disc. From the drama of Leo Eylar's dazzling Dance Suite to the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (06/1994)....continue...

Antonio Rosetti: Bassoon Concertos, Vol. 2; Mozart: Bassoon Concerto K.191 / Eckart Hubner, bassoon

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Rosetti: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, C72; Concerto for Bassoon in E flat major, C68/K 3; Concerto for Bassoon in C major (spurious), Q67; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Basso...
Performers: Hubner, Eckhart [Bassoon]
Conductors: Hubner, Eckhart [Bassoon]
Ensemble: ; Kurpfalzisches Chamber Orchestra

Rosetti began his career as a double bassist at the Oettingen-Wallerstein court, then rose to the post of chapel master and then to orchestral conductor....continue...
Recording information: Johanniskirche, Mannheim (01/23/2012-01/26/2012)....continue...

Ignaz Pleyel Edition, Vol. 9 - Concerti & Symphonies / Ingrid Marsoner, piano; Matthias Racz, bassoon. Camerata pro Musica

2 CD / ARS Productions / 2012-10-06

Works: Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, B. 107; Symphony in G major, Op. 68, B. 156; Jan Ladislav Dussek: Concerto for Piano in F major, Op. 17 (C. 78)
Performers: Marsoner, Ingrid; Racz, Matthias
Conductors: Weigold, Paul
Ensemble: ; Camerata pro Musica

Ignaz Pleyel biography and music have everything a composer need not only for the contemporaries but also for posterity to be in the center of...continue...

Explorer With the Clarinet - works by Hoffmeister, Schacht, Danzi, Lachner, Spohr, Mozart et al. / Dieter Kloecker, clarinet [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Theodor Schacht: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Franz Danzi: Sextet for winds in E flat major; Concerto Concertant for clarinet...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donath, Klaus; Feit, Pierre W.; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Klocker, Dieter; Wandel, Waldemar
Conductors: Schroder, Jaap; ; Donath, Klaus
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum

Dieter Klocker dedicated his life to music with great devotion: his importance as a clarinetist is demonstrated by the fact that his name became synonymous...continue...

Walter Ross: Through the Reeds - The concertos for Oboe d'amore; Bassoon; Flute & Guitar; Oboe & Harp

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-09-25

Works: Walter Ross: Concerto for oboe d'amore & orchestra; Concerto for bassoon & orchestra; Concerto for flute, guitar & orchestra; Concerto for oboe, harp & orchestra
Performers: Antalová, Adriana; Fabera, Igor; Kubrova, Radka [Guitar]; Mesina, Roman; Sintal, Michal; Turner, M.
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk
Ensemble: ; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Through the Reeds is a collection of woodwind concerti from American composer Walter Ross. A lifelong musician and composer, Ross has historically worked most closely...continue...

Weber: Wind Concertos / Maximiliano Martin, clarinet; Peter Whelan, bassoon, Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concerto for Bassoon in F major, J. 127 (Op. 75); Concertino for horn & orchestra in E minor, J. 188 (Op. 45); Concertino...
Performers: Frank-Gemmill, Alec; Martín, Maximiliano; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Janiczek, Alexander
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The award-winning Scottish Chamber Orchestra returns with Weber Wind Concertos, the sixteenth album in its celebrated series with Linn. Clarinetist Maximiliano Martin, bassoonist Peter Whelan,...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (09/05/2011-09/09/2011)....continue...

David Shifrin & Friends - works by Copland, Hartke, Kernis and Zwilich / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 2012-07-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Sextet, for clarinet, piano & string quartet (arr. of Symphony no 2); Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Ching, Daniel; Cho, Catherine; Cox, John [Horn]; DePonte, Niel; Feves, Julie; Gindele, Joshua; Heard, Cornelia; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kuhns, Sally Nelson; Largess, Joh...
Conductors: ; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Northwest

'... a score truly inspired by a tragic event (9/11) and one that is likely to transcend it.' - Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine...continue...

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

Mozart: The Concertos for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon / Charles Neidich, Frank Morelli, Randall Wolfgang - Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d)
Performers: Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; Wolfgang, Randall
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Mozart's music expressed a spontaneity and refinement allied to a breathtaking sureness that has never been matched. The sublime Clarinet concerto contrasts with the Oboe...continue...

Venice By Night - Concertos & Sinfonias by Pollarolo, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Veracini, Lotti / Mhairi Lawson, soprano; Simon Munday, trumpet; Peter Whelan, bassoon

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anonymous: Si la gondola avarè; Cara Nina el bon to sesto, for soprano & guitar; No stè a condanarme, for soprano & continuo; Carlo Francesco Pollarolo: La Vendetta d'Amore; Tomaso Albinoni...
Performers: Chandler, Adrian; Chateauneuf, Paula; Lawson, Mhairi; Munday, Simon; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Chandler, Adrian
Ensemble: La Serenissima (Orchestra)

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima's 10th release for Avie - coinciding with the label's 10th anniversary - has all the hallmarks that have made the...continue...
Recording information: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, England (02/14/2012-02/07/2012)....continue...

Symphonic Stories

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-03

Works: Eric Goetz: The Dragonriders, for orchestra; Catherine Grealish: Artist & the Muse, for orchestra; Eric Nielsen: Of Sailing Ships & Sea Nymphs, for orchestra; Tim Huling: Demeter & Persephone, for or...
Performers: Bazhanov, Eugene; Bazhanov, Natasha; Bryant, Stephen; Bryant, Sue Jane; Burnett, Rodger; Carrington, John; Chee, Kyung [Violin]; Dilorenzo, Tony; Dyring, Wesley; Emerich, Justin; Farkas, Stefan; Fols...
Conductors: Sabee, David
Ensemble: ; Silk Strings Koto Ensemble (Koto Ensemble)

Recording information: Bastyr University Chapel, Seattle, WA....continue...

Fagottkonzerte - Concertos for Bassoon by Vivaldi, Jacob, Francaix & CPE Bach / Christian Kunert, bassoon

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-06-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 472; Gordon Jacob: Concerto for bassoon and strings With (Optional) Percussion; Jean Françaix: Concerto for bassoon & str...
Performers: Kunert, Christian [Bassoon]

Principal bassoonist of the Hamburg Philharmonic, Christian Kunert, performs concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, Gordon Jacob, Jean Françaix and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Kunert is the...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (11/22/2011-11/24/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi Stravaganza: 55 Concertos / Trevor Pinnock - English Concert

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grazzi, Alberto; Hanson, Peter; Holtslag, Peter; Jeffrey, Robin; Latham, Catherine; North, Nigel [Lute]; P...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor;
Ensemble: The English Concert

Ever lively spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English...continue...

Great Baroque Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Handel - Bourée; Concerto Grosso in B flat maj...
Performers: Aratore, Johann; Banfalvi, Bela; Benkocs, Tamas; Csanky, Emilia; Edlinger, Richard; Eklund, Niklas; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hobling, Guido [Violin]; Holbling, Anna; Jablokov, Alexander; Ka...
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut; ; Krcek, Jaroslav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Mallon, Kevin; Creswick, Bradley; Kopelman, Jozef; Tinge, John; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Morandi, Pier G.; Kraemer, Nicho...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; Wasa Baroque Ensemble

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Works for Bassoon & Piano by Bozza, Boutry, Francaix, Saint-Saens, Tansman et al. / Rodion Tolmachev, bassoon; Midori Kitagawa, piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 168; Eugène Bozza: Nocturne-Danse; Recit, Sicillenne et Rondo, for bassoon & piano; Roger Boutry: Interférences for bas...
Performers: Kitagawa, Midori; Tolmachev, Rodion

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
He has won several international competitions and now plays in St Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theater. While it is...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (08/22/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Concertos for Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon / Leister, Koch, Pisek

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Koch, Lothar; Leister, Karl; Piesk, Gunter
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Mozart loved the way the woodwind instruments can almost 'sing', and his Clarinet Concerto is one of his best-loved works. The concertos for oboe and...continue...
Recording information: The French Church, St. Moritz, Switzerland (08/1971)....continue...

Telemann: Wind Concertos, Vol. 7 / Bassoon, Oboe, Recorder concertos

1 CD / CPO / 2012-02-28

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C minor. TWV 51; Quartet (Concerto) for violin, 2 chalumeaux (clarinets) & continuo in F major, TWV 43; Concerto for 2 flutes, bassoon...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Baumgartl, Luise; Capuano, Tindaro; Coppola, Lorenzo; Schaar-Faust, Marita; Schneider, Michael [Recorder/Conductor]; Schultess, Jörg
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt

The six concertos of this penultimate volume of our CD series featuring Georg Philipp Telemann's complete wind concertos enable the listener to experience the broad...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln....continue...

Après la Nuit: works for trumpet & orchestra by Jolivet, Copland, Hindemith, Arutiunian, Wiltgen / Philippe Schartz, trumpet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Paul Hindemith: Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon & string orchestra; Alexander Arutiunian: Elegy, for flugelhor...
Performers: Geoghegan, Karen; Schartz, Philippe; Williams, Chris [Piano]
Conductors: König, Christoph

The trumpet is star of this disc, which combines both well-known and rarities in the trumpet repertoire. The works are performed by Schartz, one of...continue...
Recording information: Trifolion, Echternach, Luxembourg (06/21/2011-06/23/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos, Vol. 2, RV 499, 472, 490, 496, 504, 483, 470 / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-11-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in A minor, RV 499; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in C major, RV 472; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in F major, RV 490;...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio
Conductors: Cantalupi, Diego
Ensemble: L'Aura Soave Di Cremona

Following the successful Volume 1 of the series of concerti for bassoon (OP30496), here is a new series of 7 exhilarating concertos, performed by the...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Madonna della Formigola, Corticelle Pieve (04/2011)....continue...

Telemann: Wind Concertos, Vol. 6 / for flute(s), recorder, horn, oboe(s), bassoon

1 CD / CPO / 2011-11-15

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in B minor, TWV 51; Concerto for 2 flutes, calchedon (mandora/or bassoon), strings & continuo in D major, TWV 53; Concerto for Violin, s...
Performers: Baumgartl, Luise; Hublow, Martin; Hubner, Ulrich; Schaar-Faust, Marita; Schneider, Michael [Recorder/Conductor]; Schultess, Jorg; Stadler, Martin
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: Camerata Köln ; La Stagione Orchestra (Frankfurt)

The Telemann concertos on Volume 6 of CPO's features the orchestra La Stagione Frankfurt led by Schneider, and vocal ensemble Camerata Köln as they perform...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal....continue...

50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major; Gran Partita in B flat major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A majo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Boyd, Douglas; Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Falout, Joze; Ganter, Elisabeth; Gassmann, Frank; Griffiths, Semra; Hoelscher, Ulf; Holzapfel, Maszella; Malling, Amalie; Mamou, Ro...
Conductors: Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; Macci, Francesco; Kosler, Zdenek; Bethke, Neithard; Arp, Klaus; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Kangas, Juha; Frantz, Justus; Bour, Ernest; Gal, Tamas; Marturet, Eduardo; Böhm,...
Ensemble: ; New York Philomusica; Salzburg Soloists; St. Petersburg Soloists

This compilation is designed to give new classical music fans a wide sampling of Mozart's extensive repertoire. Mozart was a star on the musical scene...continue...

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Concertos / Barenboim, Kremer, Mutter, Pollini

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-18

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; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C m...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Gallois, Pascal; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Grychtolowna, Lidia; Kremer, Gidon; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pol...
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Sanderling, Kurt; Böhm, Karl; Chung, Myung-Whun; Karajan, Herbert von; Tchakarov, Emil; Barenboim, Daniel; Dressel, Heinz

Brought together on 5 CDs, the complete Beethoven concertos in performances by great artists and orchestras. In addition to the well-known works - with Daniel...continue...

Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Dorilla in tempe RV 709; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in F major, RV 412; Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114; Concert...
Performers: Beuse, Christian; Freiheit, Jan; Kallweit, Georg; Kristinsdottir, Elfa Run; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Kallweit, Georg
Ensemble: ; Accademy for Ancient Music, Berlin

Among his many famous and beloved concertos, Vivaldi wrote no fewer than twenty-seven for the cello - an instrument that at the time was generally...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2010)....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti with Bassoon II / Frans Berkhout, bassoon

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for Bassoon, strings & continuo in B flat major ("La notte"), RV 501; Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 498; Chamber Concerto for...
Performers: Berkhout, Frans Robert; Dirksen, Pieter
Conductors: Dirksen, Pieter
Ensemble: La Suave Melodia

Antonio Vivaldi is by far the most prolific composer of concertos in musical history; around 475 of his concertos have survived. As a celebrated virtuoso...continue...

Winter Classics: Klassische Musik zum Kuscheln

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143; Maurice Ravel: Klavierkonzert G-Dur; Modest Mussorgsky: Scherzo for Piano in C sharp minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Fagottkonzert a-Moll, P. 72; Johannes Brahms: In...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Kretzschmar, Erwin; Rosel, Peter; Walter, Johannes; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Kurz, Siegfried; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Koch, Helmut

A perfect soundtrack to complement a roaring log fire and a cup of eggnog - selected classical pieces to warm your heart and make you...continue...

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Concerto for Violin, strin...
Performers: Ancillotti, Mario; Antonaz, Laura; Aonzo, Carlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boganini, Barbara; Chamorro, Adrian; Ciotto, Patrizia Del; Esposito, Paolo; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Giacalone, Sonia; Giaccaglia, ...
Conductors: Martini, Alberto; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Volta, Sandro; ; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Faldi, Paolo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Doron Ensemble; Ensemble Respighi; Modo Antiquo; Nuovo Quintetto Di Venezia

Antonio Vivaldi, the "Red Priest", established himself as one of Italy's most important composers - and as one of the most important of the Baroque...continue...

Fasch-Graupner: Concertos for Bassoon and Orchestra / Paolo Tognon, bssn

1 CD / Dynamic / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for Bassoon in C major; Concerto for Bassoon in G major; Christoph Graupner: Overture for flute, bassoon, strings & continuo in G major; Concerto for Bassoon in C min...
Performers: Tognon, Paolo
Conductors: Németh, Pál
Ensemble: Capella Savaria Baroque Orchestra

Recording information: Bartòk-Hall, Szombathely, Hungary (07/04/1997/07/06/1997)....continue...

Frost: Parapraxis; Bassoon Concerto; Karlsen: Serenata / Sigyn Birkeland, bssn

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Stephen Frost: Parapraxis, for chorus & orchestra; Bassoon Concerto; Kjell Mork Karlsen: Serenata, for bassoon & strings, Op. 118
Performers: Birkeland, Sigyn; Heyerdahl, Jan Fredrik; Nyheim, Cathrine; Ostvik, Edvin; Refvem, Hilde
Conductors: Reihl, Ingo Ernst
Ensemble: Ensemble 96

A seductive and fascinating disc for fans of contemporary music, this collection of works for bassoon with choir and orchestra features work by British composer...continue...

Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Con Spirito

1 CD / Tudor / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor; Sinfonia for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in D major; Concerto for Bassoon in B major; Sinfonia for 2 horns, strings & conti...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Fukui, Miho
Conductors: Kiefer, Dominik
Ensemble: Capriccio Baroque Orchestra

A new discovery from the treasue-seeker Orchestra Capriccio! Hertel combines festive splendour, sensitive style and dancing flair in a very personal idiom. And Sergio Azzolini...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Arlesheim (02/17/2010-02/20/2010)....continue...

Albinoni, Bellini, Crusell, Krommer: Wind Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 417; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for 2 Flute...
Performers: Becker-Bender, Tanja; Boer, Harmen de; Deangeli, Giovanni; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Graaf, Henk de; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jeurissen, Herman; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lencses, Lajos; Quaranta...
Conductors: ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Matt, Nicol; Van Staalen, Marien; Veronesi, Alberto; Pfund, Romely; Hofmann, Wolfgang; Goodman, Roy; Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Schwarz, Gerard; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Ensemble, Rotterdam; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; English Chamber; English Chamber Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Konzertensemble Salzburg; Les Violons du Roy; Musica ad R...

This 10CD includes concertos for bassoon and other wind instrumnets by Vivaldi, and oboe concertos by his younger Venetian colleague Albinoni. Molter might be an...continue...

Fasch: Overtures & Concerti / Hans-Martin Linde

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Friedrich Fasch: Overture (Suite) for orchestra in B flat major; Concerto for 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D; Concerto for transverse flute, oboe, strings and c...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Hucke, Helmut; Lencsés, Lajos; Parkanyi, Laszlo; Ronai, Lehel; Rudder, Alain de; Tüske, Aladár; Varga, Zoltán
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin;
Ensemble: Budapest Strings; Cappella Coloniensis

This Johann Fasch re-release contains some of the greatest works by the "innovator who set instrumental music on its own feet entirely". Long recognized by...continue...

Vivaldi: French Connection 2

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-06-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 133; Double Concerto, for violin & oboe (in unison), strings & continuo in F major, RV 543; Concerto for Flute in A minor, RV 440; Conc...
Performers: Bircher, Katy; Chandler, Adrian; Hennessy, Gail; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Chandler, Adrian
Ensemble: La Serenissima (Orchestra)

2010 Gramophone Award winners Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima present The French Connection 2 featuring the world premiere recording of "Il Gran Mogol," the lost...continue...
Recording information: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, England (02/08/2011-02/11/2011)....continue...

Das Corno da Caccia in Sachsen / Ludwig Güttler

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, strings & continuo in D major; Johann Beer: Concerto à 4 for posthorn, corno da caccia, 2 violins & continuo in B flat major;...
Performers: Guttler, Ludwig; Klier, Wolfgang; Lorenz, Andreas; Richter, Heinz-Dieter; Sandau, Kurt; Schober, Bernd; Sonnabend, Frank; Steger, Hans-Peter; Stegmann, Volker; Straumer, Roland
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

Personnel: Juliane Njankouo (hunting horn)....continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Co...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogilevsky, Alexande...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istvan; Grafova, M...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, St...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée ; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

Sacred Music of the Bach family

5 CD / Capriccio / 2011-05-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Jesu, meines Herzens Freud', chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 361 (BC F117.1); Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden...
Performers: Angerhofer, Gunther; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Burkhardt, Gisela; Eichler, Josephine; Ginzel, Reinhart; Karasiak, Andreas; Krumbiegel, Cornelia; Kunzel, Johannes; Lepetit, Albrecht; Lind...
Conductors: Eschenburg, Hartwig; Max, Hermann; Schneider, Michael; Gruss, Hans
Ensemble: ; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Das kleine Konzert; Members of Capella Fidicinia Leipzig

In addition to Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded by many as the greatest composer of all times, other members of this widely ramified family took up...continue...

Telemann: The Recorder Collection / Drottningholm

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-04-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia, for flute no 1 in A major, TWV 40; Fantasia no 2 in A minor; Fantasia, for flute no 3 in B minor, TWV 40; Fantasia, for flute no 4 in B flat major, TWV 40; Fantasia,...
Performers: Kamata, Mayumi; Larsson, Olof; Laurin, Dan; McCraw, Michael; Pehrsson, Clas; Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Mime
Conductors:
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

During his lifetime, Georg Philipp Telemann was widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the period - perhaps the greatest of them all,...continue...

J.G. Graun, C.H. Graun: Concerti

1 CD / CPO / 2011-03-29

Works: Johann Gottlieb Graun: Symphony in B flat major for strings & bassoon continuo; Concerto for Violin & viola da gamba (or viola da braccio) in C minor; Concerto in F major for bassoon, strings & basso...
Performers: Beuse, Christian; Hoffmann, Swantje; Mullejans, Petra; Schneider, Michael [Recorder/Conductor]

Expressive Concerti by the Graun Brothers During their lifetime, the fame of Johann Gottlieb (1702/3-1771) and Carl Heinrich Graun (1703/4-1759) extended far beyond Berlin and...continue...
Recording information: Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt (02/24/2007-02/26/2007)....continue...

Reichenauer: Concertos / Collegium 1704

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-02-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Concerto for bassoon, strings & basso continuo in C major; Concerto for oboe, bassoon, strings & basso continuo in B flat major; Concerto for Violin, strings & basso conti...
Performers: Ambrosi, Petra; Azzolini, Sergio; Löffler, Xenia; Torgersen, Lenka
Conductors: Luks, Václav
Ensemble: Collegium 1704

Unlike the copiously preserved sacred music, instrumental works by Czech composers in the Prague of the first third of the 18th century are as scarce...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (08/31/2010-09/02/2010)....continue...