Concerto > Piano

Fernando Lopes-Graca (1906-1994): Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Eldar Nebolsin, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Fernando Lopes-Graça: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Sinfonica do Porta - Casa da Musica

The music of Fernando Lopes-Graça, one of the most significant Portuguese composers of the twentieth-century, went through several phases of development. Though rooted in folk...continue...
Recording information: Sala Suggia, Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal....continue...

Reynaldo Hahn: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Piano; Suite Hongroise / Denis Clavier; Angeline Pondepeyre

1 CD / Maguelone / 2013-05-28

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Piano in E major; Suite honogroise, for violin, piano, percussion & strings
Performers: Clavier, Denis; Pondepeyre, Angeline
Conductors: Quattrocchi, Fernand
Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lorraine

The CD features two world premiere recordings by composer Reynaldo Hahn; his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, and the Hungarian Suite for Violin, Piano and...continue...

The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Carlos Chavez: Piano Concerto; Piano pieces by Chavez, Mongayo, Zyman / Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Carlos Chávez: Piano Concerto; Meditación, for piano; José Pablo Moncayo: Muros Verdes, for piano; Samuel Zyman: Variations on an Original Theme, for piano
Performers: Osorio, Jorge Federico
Conductors: Prieto, Carlos Miguel
Ensemble: Mexico National Symphony Orchestra

Rarely performed, the Piano Concerto of 20th-century Mexican composer Carlos Chavez receives an insightful, idiomatic, and compelling performance from Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, the...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Impromptus, et al. / Daniil Trifonov, piano

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2013-04-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29; Impromptu for ...
Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano]
Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech
Ensemble: Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra

Third prize winner in the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), Daniil Trifonov beautifully performs select works of Chopin....continue...
Recording information: St. Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk (12/2010)....continue...

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves; Duo; Barcarola / Gidon Kremer, Daniil Grishin, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Andrius Zlabys, Andrei Pushkarev

1 CD / ECM / 2013-04-30

Works: Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves, for piano & string orchestra; Duo (After Ossip Andelstam), for viola & cello; Barcarola, concerto for violin, strings & percussion
Performers: Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Grishin, Daniil; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Zlabys, Andrius [Piano]
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Following on from Victor Kissine's luminous orchestration of Schuber'ts String Quartet in G Major (ECM 1883) and his own Zerkalo with Kremer and friends (ECM...continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Festival, Lockenhaus, Austria (07/2011)....continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 59: Zelenski: Concerto Op. 60; Zarzycki: Concerto Op. 17; Grande Polonaise / Jonathan Plowright, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Wladyslaw Zelenski: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 60; Aleksander Zarzycki: Piano Concerto, Op. 17; Grand Polonaise, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 7
Performers: Plowright, Jonathan
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

This 59th volume of the Romantic Piano Concerto series features Jonathan Plowright, whose brilliant and utterly idiomatic performances of Romantic Polish piano music have confirmed...continue...

Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Marc-André hamelin, piano; Les Violons du Roy

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

Marc-André Hamelin has proven himself - in three highly lauded volumes of Haydn's piano sonatas - to be a formidable Haydn pianist, combining style, exuberance...continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Alfred Hitchcock and His Music

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2013-04-02

Works: Bernard Herrmann: North by Northwest; Vertigo; Psycho; The Wrong Man; Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Jay Livingston: Que Sera, Sera; Spoken Word: B...
Performers: Day, Doris; Godwin, Rack; Griffith, Eadie; Henry, Claire; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]; Rebner, Edward [Piano]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer; Mathieson, Muir; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Waxman, Franz; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

J.S. Bach: Piano Music - includes Italian Concerto, Chaconne in D Minor, Toccata & Fugue in D Minor / Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata Transcriptions; Four Chorale Preludes; Chaconne, transc...
Performers: Nikolayeva, Tatiana

For decades Tatiana Nikolayeva was celebrated as one of the finest pianists and teachers in the Soviet world, but it was not until the waning...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (1980)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Anda, Géza
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

This spine-tingling account of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 has never been issued before. It is a 'live' studio recording from 1958 with the Cologne Radio...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

C.P.E., J.C. & J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Anastasia Injushina, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-02-26

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for harpsichord, 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in D minor (Sei Concerti no 2), H.; Johann Christian Bach: Concerto for keyboard & string orchestra in D maj...
Performers: Injushina, Anastasia
Conductors: Gothóni, Ralf
Ensemble: ; Hamburger Camerata

This new release of keyboard concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Johann Christian Bach features the most beautiful keyboard concertos of their output....continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg (2012-11-01&2012-11-03_2012-)....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

Mozart - Piano Concertos nos 24 & 27 / Alessio Bax, piano

1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Come un agnello", K 460 (454a)
Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]
Conductors: Over, Simon
Ensemble: ; Southbank Sinfonia

Recording information: St Silas the Martyr Church, Kentish Town, London (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Left to Play Solo

1 CD / Red/membran / 2013-02-19

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Benjamin Britten: Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; Dinu Lipatti: Sonatina for piano, left hand
Performers: Katchen, Julius; Lipatti, Dinu; Wittgenstein, Paul
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Britten, Benjamin

Recording information: 1937-??-??&1943-??-??&1954-....continue...

Recorder Bravura - Works by Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. / Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, f...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard

The inspiration for this project came with the discovery of a wealth of extravagant salon music written for a now-obsolete wind instrument called the czakan....continue...
Recording information: Vestry Hall, London College of Music (03/1997)....continue...

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

6 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Grandes Études de Paganini; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsod...
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio
Conductors: Riede, Erich; Handley, Vernon

Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is...continue...
Recording information: 1958-1997....continue...

Menahem Pressler Plays Chopin Vol. 2 - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Polonaises; Mazurkas / Menahem Pressler, piano

2 CD / Doremi / 2013-02-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Pol...
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Josefowitz, David; Swarowsky, Hans; Auberson, Jean-Marie
Ensemble: The Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

The Concertos of David Finko / Marcantonio Barone, piano; Mimi Stillman, piccolo; Mikhail Tsinman, violin

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: David Finko: Concerto for Viola; Concerto for Piano ("Moses"); Concerto for Violin; Piccolo Concerto
Performers: Barone, Marcantonio; Stillman, Mimi; Strauss, Michael [Viola]; Tsinman, Mikhael
Conductors: Freeman, James
Ensemble: ; Orchestra 2001

Recording information: Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Penn....continue...

Viktor Kalabis: Symphonies & Concertos / Petr Skvor, violin; Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichord; Josef Suk, violin; Milan Langer, piano et al.

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: Viktor Kalabis: Symphony, No 2, Op 18 ("Sinfonia Pacis"); Concerto for Violin & orchestra no 1, Op. 17; Symphonic Variations for large orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto for large orchestra; Symphony no 3, ...
Performers: Formacek, Jiri; Kejmar, Miroslav; Langer, Milan; Peter Skvor [Violin/Conductor]; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Kalabis, Viktor; Neumann, Václav; Slovák, Ladislav; Belohlávek, Jirí; Konvalinka, Milos; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Koutnik, Tomas Norbert; Formacek, Milos
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

To mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Kalabis, one of the most distinguished 20th-century Czech composers, Supraphon is releasing this special selection...continue...
Recording information: Prague....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Karol Symanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 "Symphonie Concertante"; Concerto Overture / Louis Lortie, piano; BBC SO

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concert Overture, for orchestra in E major, Op. 12, M12; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19, M24
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Szymanowski inscribed the original score with part of the poem Witez Wlast by his friend Tadeusz Micinski: 'I will not play you sad songs, O...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum....continue...

Nissman Plays Ginastera: The Three Piano Concertos / Barbara Nissman, piano

1 CD / Pierian / 2013-01-29

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Concierto argentino, for piano & chamber orchestra (withdrawn by the composer); Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 28; Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 39
Performers: Nissman, Barbara
Conductors: Kiesler, Kenneth
Ensemble: ; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

This 1st recording of all 3 piano concertos by Ginastera marks the world premiere recordings of the Concierto Argentino (1935) and the original version of...continue...
Recording information: Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (12/11/2011-12/13/2011)....continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto; Worldes Blis / Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto, J. 291; Worldes Blis, for orchestra, J. 79
Performers: Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Dedicated to Kathryn Stott, Peter Maxwell Davies's Piano Concerto is "one of the most attractive and immediately likeable piano concertos to appear for some time....continue...

At White Nights - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tsujii / Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude for piano no 12 in C major, Op. 32/1; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, str...
Performers: Sergeyeva, Tatyana; Tsujii, Nobuyuki; Vorobiev, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra

Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, an astonishing up-and-coming genius on his instrument, here interprets works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Stostakovich. These works glimmer beautifully, offset by...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Surround
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22 / Christian Ihle Hadland, piano

1 CD / Simax / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Hadland, Christian Ihle
Conductors: Engegard, Arvid
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ihle Hadland possesses an intoxicating ability to let us hear the genius of Mozart embodied in sound, rhythmical accentuation and phrasing. Mozart release follows Christian...continue...
Recording information: Oslo Konserthus (05/18/2011-05/20/2011)....continue...

At White Nights - Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tsujii / Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude for piano no 12 in C major, Op. 32/1; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, str...
Performers: Sergeyeva, Tatyana; Tsujii, Nobuyuki; Vorobiev, Dmitri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra

The blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, an astonishing up-and-coming genius on his instrument, here interprets works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Stostakovich. These works glimmer beautifully,...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Osorio, Jorge Federico
Conductors: Fuente, Herrera de la

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

Rossini: Semiramide, overture; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K.364 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Muti, Vienna PO

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Richter, Sviatoslav; Streng, Rudolf
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Over and above all its virtuoso challenges, Richter and Muti give an account of Schumann's Piano Concerto triumphant in its formal cohesion and sculpt it...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Kleines Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Groáes Festspielhaus (08/17/1972); Kleines Festspielhaus (08/17/1972)....continue...

Mozart: Adagio und Fugue K.546; Piano Concerto K.456; Symphonies K.202 & K.318 / Konstantin Lifschitz, piano Salzburg Festival 1972/74

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456; Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 (186b); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Lifschitz, Konstantin
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau conducted his last concert in Salzburg in 2006, in which he led the Mozarteum Orchestra. A concert devoted entirely to Mozart, pianist Konstantin...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum (08/06/2006)....continue...

Viktor Ullmann: Piano Concerto Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Herbert Schuch, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Concerto for piano & orchestra, Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Elts, Olari
Ensemble: ; WDR Symphony Orchestra Koln

On his Oehms Classics debut, pianist Herbert Schuch performs Viktor Ullmann's Piano Concerto supplemented by Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Ullmann's Piano Concerto was composed...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie Cologne (03/21/2011-03/24/2011)....continue...

The Mozart Sessions / Markus Schirmer, piano; A Far Cry

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 17 in C major, K 336 (336d)
Performers: Schirmer, Markus

This album is more than remarkable: Following a series of award winning recordings Austrian pianist Markus Schirmer presents his first recording as a soloist with...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston (03/19/2012-03/21/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Concertos Nos. 13 & 14 / Janina Fiakowska, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (3...
Performers: Fialkowska, Janina [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chamber Players of Canada

Recently awarded Canada's prestigious Governor General's Performing Arts Award 2012 for lifetime Achievement in Classical Music, pianist Janina Fialkowska presents her second Mozart CD on...continue...
Recording information: Southminster United Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (02/2011)....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 20 & 21 / Jan Lisiecki, piano; Zacharias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Lisiecki, Jan [Piano]
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Deutsche Grammphone debut of Canadian phenomenon, Jan Lisiecki, who - at the age of 16 - already a household name in his home country....continue...
Recording information: Munich, Residenz (01/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Complete Recordings by Maurizio Pollini, piano

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...