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Chopin: Famous Piano Works / Pavlos Hatzopoulos and Vladimir Bunin, pianos [2 CDs]

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209; W...
Performers: Bunin, Vladimir; Hatzopoulos, Pavlos

In this compilation are some of the best-known works of Chopin, including "Revolutionary Etude", the Bacarolle op. 60, the Second Sonata and the Fantaisie-Impromptu. These...continue...

Schumann: Character Pieces, Vol. 1 / Florian Uhlig, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Carnaval no 9 ("Papillons") for piano, Op. 9/9; Abegg-Walzer F-Dur; Waltzes; Waltz for piano in E flat major (incomplete); Albumblätter no 15 ("Walzer") for piano, Op....
Performers: Uhlig, Florian

Volume 3 in the Schumann solo piano series focuses on the output of "Character Pieces" - a genre Schumann engaged in mostly during the early...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/16/2011-11/18/2011)....continue...

André Watts: Piano Recital 1986 - Franz Liszt

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt, for piano (Années I/2), S.160/2 (LW A159/2); Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S ...
Performers: Watts, Andre

André Watts was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, the son of an American soldier and a Hungarian pianist. He was just 9 years old when...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (05/25/1986)....continue...

Liszt: Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 2 / Friedemann Eichhorn, violin; Rolf-Dieter Arens, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, for violin & piano no 12 in C sharp minor, S. 379a; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; Waltzes (2), for violin & piano, S. 126b (LW D1); D...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Eichhorn, Friedemann; Stickert, Uwe

In celebration of Franz Liszt's 200th birthday, Hänssler Classic releases the second and final volume of Franz Liszt's Works for Violin and Piano. With special...continue...
Recording information: Weimar, Festsaal Fürstenhaus (03/15/2011-03/18/2011)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter: Piano Recital 1994

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-05-31

Works: Edvard Grieg: Tak (Gratitude), lyric piece for piano, Op. 62/2; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71; Skovstilhed (Peace of the Woods), lyric piece for piano, Op. 71/4;...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

While there is no disputing Sviatoslav Richter's exceptional technique, what set his interpretations apart was his ability to immerse himself completely into the music he...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss, Rokokotheater (05/15/1994)....continue...

Ballets Russes, Vol. 6: Stravinsky, Strauss, Ravel

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-04-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Fireworks, Op. 4; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Maurice Ravel: La valse
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Cambreling, Sylvain

In 1917 Diaghilev's Ballet had a great success with a tableau by Goldoni: The Good Humored Ladies, with music by Domenico Scarlatti arranged by the...continue...

Geza Anda spielt Haydn, Schumann, Ravel, Chopin

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-04-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Carnaval, Op. 9; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Rolf Lieberm...
Performers: Anda, Geza

Geza Anda's early reputation was built upon his unrivaled mastery of the great Romantic repertoire: Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Ravel. As he grew as an artist,...continue...

Sibelius: Piano Transcriptions / Sigfridsson

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-06-15

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46; King Christian II (Kung Kristian II), pieces (4) for piano (arranged from orchestral suite), Op. 27; Belshazzar'...
Performers: Sigfridsson, Henri

Sibelius, best known for his orchestral music, is less known for his more than one hundred pieces for piano. Even less familiar are more than...continue...

Living Voices Vol 2 - Maria Cebotari

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Charles Gounod: Faust; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Gebotari, Maria; Wittrisch, Marcel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Prohaska, Felix; Steeger, Gerhard; Zweig, Fritz; Heger, Robert; Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von

Miliza Korjus - The Art of Coloratura

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L...
Performers: Korjus, Milizia; Wittrisch, Marcel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Müller, Johannes; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

The stunningly attractive soprano Miliza Korjus was a phenomenon. She was a gifted actress (earning an Academy Award nomination for her role in 1939s The...continue...

Liszt: Piano Works / Vladimir Bunin

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-10-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Lebewohl, transcription for piano (after "Schubert", i.e. von Weyrauch), S. 563/1 (LW A109/1); Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171; Sposalizio; Liebesträume for Pi...
Performers: Bunin, Vladimir

Here is a program containing an attractive mix of familiar and less-familiar piano music of Franz Liszt. A specialist in the grand Romantic repertoire, Vladimir...continue...

Faszination Musik - Gielen Edition

5 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D...
Performers: Brocheler, John; Diener, Melanie; Litwin, Stefan; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Anton Webern Choir Freiburg; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Faszination Musik - Schubert, Johann Strauss / Gielenl

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-06-04

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra