Waltz > Super Audio

Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Piano Concerto in G; Valses Nobles et Sentimentales; Debussy: Children's Corner / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-01-08

Works: Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Concerto for Piano in G major; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Performers: Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Gracis, Ettore

Praga presents the first release in a series of recordings by the legendary pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, specially remastered for SACD. Michelangeli is widely considered...continue...

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Russian Orchestral Works by Glazunov, Lysenko, Scriabin & Myaskovsky / Stefan Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Nikolay Lysenko: Taras Bulba; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Rêverie, for orchestra in E major, Op. 24; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Nikolay Myask...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

"Poème de l'Extase" - the title itself promises big things, and in fact Alexander Scriabin's masterpiece of the most sensuous compositional artistry with a sonorous...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (11/10/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

Forgotten Melodies - works by Medtner and Rachmaninov / Polina Leschenko, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-10-09

Works: Mischa Levitzki: Valse Amour for piano; Arabesque valsante, Op 06; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Leschenko, Polina

Awarded a Choc Award by French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique for her "extraordinarily powerful and virtuosic playing," young Russian virtuoso Polina Leschenko...continue...
Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes & Hungarian Rhapsodies / Georges Cziffra [Limited Ed.]

3 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b; Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy

Gramophone Magazine
Cziffra, with his superb technique, Hungarian birthright and virtuoso flair, is the ideal exponent of this music and, predictably, there are wonderful things in...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris....continue...

Debussy: Complete Piano Works / Walter Gieseking [Limited Ed.]

4 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117; Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 9...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter

Gramophone Magazine
Walter Gieseking's classic set [of the Préludes] is unsurpassed... A set that should be in every collection.
...continue...
Recording information: No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

In Memoriam: Yakov Kreizberg, 1959-2011 / Works by Dvorak, Debussy, Wagner, Tchaikovsky & Struss Jr.

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195; Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un...
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Kreizberg, Yakov [Conductor]; Tsibulevsky, Vadim
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam; Russian National Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Music allows us to really find our inner self, to be free to search for those things that we normally don't have the opportunity or...continue...

Chopin: Fantasie in F minor; Ballades; Mazurkas; Nocturnes

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-10-03

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 114; Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 12...
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny

Critically acclaimed pianist Yevgeny Sudbin here presents a recital of music from Fryderyk Chopin. Sudbin opens this disc with the expansive Fantaisie in F minor...continue...
Recording information: St George's Bristol, England (2009-02-??&2010-07-??&2011-)....continue...

Franz Schubert: Klavierstücke D 946; Allegretto D 915; Impromptus D 935; Valses Nobles D 969

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2011-07-03

Works: Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Waltzes (12) for piano ("Valses Nobles"), D. 969 (Op. 77)
Performers: Youn, William [Piano]

South Korean pianist William Youn has been recognized as one of the most promising and unique pianists of the young generation. Youn has appeared regularly...continue...
Recording information: Wuppertal (02/2011)....continue...

Fernando Sor: Le Calme - Late works for Guitar / William Carter, guitar

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2011-06-28

Works: Fernando Sor: Three Études, Op. 29; Morceau De Concert Op.54; Etude for guitar in D minor (Segovia Edition no 8), Op. 31/16; Mazurka, for guitar, Op. 43/4; Waltz for guitar, Op. 32/2; Caprice ...
Performers: Carter, William

World-renowned guitarist William Carter presents an appealing collection of works by Spanish guitar virtuoso and composer Fernando Sor, a much-anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed Early...continue...
Recording information: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, England (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne; Rachmaninov: "Corelli" Variations / Freddy Kempf

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sen...
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

All four works on this disc rely on existing compositions, with titles that more or less specifically refer to this fact. In the case of...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (07/2010)....continue...

White Nights: Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-02-04

Works: Gjermund Larsen: Polonaise for fiddle; Solbonn (Sun Prayer), for fiddle & chorus; Solistvals (Soloist's Waltz), for fiddle; Norwegian Traditional: Gropen, traditional dance melody from Verdal (after ...
Performers: Aasbo, Jens-Erik; Husan, Jorunn Lovise; Korshamn, Svein; Larsen, Gjermund; Versto, Berit Opheim
Conductors: Pedersen, Grete

More than a century ago, the rhythms and harmonies of Edvard Grieg’s music enchanted a whole world. What Grieg himself readily admitted was that these...continue...
Recording information: Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway (11/2009)....continue...

A Unique Classical Guitar Collection - Bach, Sor, et al / Peter Riis, Stockholm Guitar Quartet, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Opus 3 (Sweden) / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Partita for Lute in C minor, BWV 997; Enriqué Granados: Colecci&oacu...
Performers: Peder Riis
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Guitar Quartet

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays works by Ravel, Debussy & Massenet

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Jules Massenet: Impromptus (2) for piano; Toccata for piano in B fl...
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs French repertoire on this his second disc of concertos for Chandos. His recording of the Bartok Piano Concertos was released in September...continue...

Classica Venezolana / Music with flute

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-11-09

Works: Venezuelan Traditional: Pajarillo, traditional melody; Antonio Lauro: Natalia, for guitar; La Negra; Seis por derecho, for guitar; Antonio Estévez: El Ordeñador (Canto de ordeño), song...
Performers: Brito, Jesus Gonzalez; Fabiola, Jose; Gonzalez, Nirse; Maiburg, Anette [Flute]

Classica Cubana and Classica Argentina were only the beginning. Now join the flutist Anette Maiburg on a journey of discovery to Venezuela. Three musicians from...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (07/12/2010-07/14/2010)....continue...

A Late Romantic Christmas Eve / Elena Fink, soprano with violin, cello, harmonium & piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2010-11-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite aus "Der Nussknacker", Op. 71; Gustav Lewin: Nun ist sie endlich kommen, carol for voice & ensemble; Sigismund Schneider: Weihnachtsmarsch (Christmas March) for ensem...
Performers: Fink, Elena; Ninow, Wasja
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Quatuor Romantique

: Markus Markl, Vassili Voronin, Joachim Diessner, Edward John Semon.

Recording information: Ev. Kirche Honrath (07/2010)....continue...

Reminiscences - Chopin / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-07-20

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat ma...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 6 & 7 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The fourth & final volume of the series includes the 6th and 7th symphonies, composed in the latter period of Sibelius' composition life. This quiet...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (01/30/2006-02/03/2007); The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (11/08/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

Ravel: Complete Piano Works Vol 2 / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Maurice Ravel: Prélude for Piano in A minor; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Sonatine for Piano; Menuet antique; Valses nobles et sentimentales; A la manière de. . . , for piano; Pavane pour u...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Dvorak: Violin Concerto, etc / Swensen, Scottish Chamber

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (Op. 39); Nocturne for String Orchestra in B major, Op. 40/B 47; Waltzes (2) for strings (arr...
Performers: Swensen, Joseph
Conductors: Swensen, Joseph
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Sound Of Sibelius

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-01-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; The Wood Nymph (Skogsrået), tone poem ("Ballade") for orchestra, Op. 15; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Spring Song (V...
Performers: Palli, Ilkka
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

The present recordings of 'The Swan of Tuonela', 'Lemminkainen's Return' and 'Finlandia' are previously unreleased. Regularly described by reviewers as "the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of...continue...
Recording information: Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland (11/2006/05/2007)....continue...

Liszt Recital / Polina Leschenko

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Paraphrase on a Waltz from Gounod's "Faust", S 407; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for...
Performers: Leschenko, Polina

Ravel: Piano Works / Romain Descharmes

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2009-04-24

Works: Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Gaspard de la nuit; Sonatine for Piano; La valse
Performers: Descharmes, Romain

The young French pianist Romain Descharmes demonstrates in his selection of works including the transcription of La Valse for solo piano, the palette of this...continue...

Gade: Jalousie, Suite d'amour, Tangos & Waltzes / Aeschbacher, Odense SO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-09-30

Works: Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Leda and the Swan, Legende d'amour, for orchestra; Suite d'amour for orchestra; Rhapsodietta for orchestra; Romanesca, Tango for orchestra; Weddi...
Conductors: Aeschbacher, Matthias
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Jacob Gade (1879-1963) - Danish composer and violinist - is world famous as the composer of 'Jalousie, Tango Tsigane'. But besides this celebrated concert piece,...continue...

Ravel: Five O'Clock Foxtrot, etc / Simon, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges; Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Tzigane; La valse; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2
Performers: Chase, Stephanie; de Vries, Han
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Cala's London Sound Series has gained an international following particularly among audiophiles and musicians. Two of the bestsellers in the series featured an "orchestra" of...continue...

Debussy: La mer; Ravel: La valse; Dutilleux: L'Arbre des songes / Jansons, Sitkovetsky, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2008-05-13

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Henri Dutilleux: L'arbre des songes, concerto for violin & orchestra; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra enjoys international renown for its "velvet" strings, "golden" brass and unique woodwinds. Under Mariss Jansons,...continue...

Scriabin: Sonatas, Etudes, Mazurkas, etc / Yevgeny Sudbin

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-10-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2; Mazurkas (10) for Piano, Op. 3; Sonata for Piano no 5 i...
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny

"Sudbin demonstrates both concentrated control and wild explosiveness in these performances, depending on which is needed most in the music at any given time, and...continue...

Schubert: Piano Music / Zacharias

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-05-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; German Dances (6) for Piano, D 820; Ländler (4) for piano, 4 hands, D. 814; German Dances (2) for piano, D. 841; Waltz for piano in G ("Albumb...
Performers: Zacharias, Christian

"This superb recording stands out from the crowd of reinterpretations of the three masterful piano sonatas from the end of Schubert's life. It is part...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Sibelius / Davis, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Romeo & Juliet; Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Kuolema; Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"Holy smokes! This is one of the most exciting releases I've heard in quite a while! How powerful is the sound? My cat has long...continue...

Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, etc / Würtz

5 Super Audio CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k); Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c); Sonata for Piano no 14...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

J. Strauss: Waltzes / Kreizberg, Vienna Symphony

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Johann Strauss II: Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Nordseebilder, Op. 390; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Das Spitzentuch der K...
Performers: Scharf, Wilfried
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Here is an album full of endless variation in three quarter time, dressed in sensual, secret melodies, which sound like Champaign for the ears. PentaTone's...continue...

Encores - Alfvén, etc / Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-11-07

Works: Leif Karlsson: Tango for Accordion and Percussion; Un sens de cirque gitane; George Hamilton Green: Chromatic Fox-Trot; Jovial Jasper; The Humming Bird; Felix Arndt: Nola; Anders Holdar: Bulgarian 7/...
Performers: Hagegård, Håkan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

The Kroumata Percussion Ensemble has been astounding audiences around the world for over 25 years. Here, as the ensemble performs some of their favorite encores,...continue...

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, etc / Skrowaczewski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab / 2005-06-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Ma mère l'oye; Valses nobles et sentimentales
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

Organ Treasures / Mattias Wager

1 Super Audio CD / Opus 3 (Sweden) / 2005-05-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV...
Performers: Wager, Mattias

Balalaika Favorites / Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Philips / 2005-05-10

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Pavel...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf; Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra

Recording information: Moscow, Russia....continue...

Ravel: Bolero, etc; Debussy: Images / Munch, Boston Symphony

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; La valse; Rapsodie espagnole; Claude Debussy: Images for Orchestra
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

A ferocious performance of Bolero, each repetition exceptionally articulated, anchors this program of Munch/Boston specialties. This swirling program focuses on Spain, with a touch of...continue...

The Essence of Viennese Music / Guth, Bruckner Linz

1 Super Audio CD / Chesky / 2004-07-27

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), operetta (arr. & edited by A. Müller); Eine Nacht in Venedig; Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 3...
Performers: Lienbacher, Edith; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Guth, Peter

The everlasting subject matters of the stage drama are, to name a few: differences of cultures, the struggle between good and evil, and of course...continue...

Retrospection - Ravel: Piano Works / Dejan Lazic

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2002-07-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Prélude for Piano in A minor; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sonatine for Piano; Le tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; A la...
Performers: Lazic, Dejan [Piano]