Schaffrath: Trios & Sonatas / Epoca Barocca1 CD / CPO / 2006-10-31 Works: Christoph Schaffrath: Trio for violin, oboe & continuo in G minor; Sonata for violoncello & harpsichord in C major; Sonata for oboe & continuo in D minor; Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord in G...Performers: Adorf, Margarete; Azzolini, Sergio; Groth, Hartwig; Grudele, Ilze; Lehmann, Christoph; Pique, Alessandro Conductors: Ensemble: Epoca Barocca The Saxon Christoph Schaffrath was an organist, harpsichordist, and composer of numerous valuable instrumental works, and the present CD contains splendid selections from them. Although...continue... ![]() Kinkel: 32 Songs / Schmithüsen, Palm1 CD / CPO / 2006-10-31 Works: Johanna Kinkel: Die Lorelei, for voice & piano, Op. 7/4; War hinaus gezogen, for voice & piano, Op. 15/6; Der Müllerinn Nachbar, for voice & piano, Op. 10/6; Vorüberfahrt, for voice & piano...Performers: Palm, Thomas; Schmithusen, Ingrid "This music is all new to me, and it is a most welcome discovery This release helps make the music of this remarkable woman more...continue... ![]() Matiegka: Notturnos / Sérénade à trois1 CD / CPO / 2006-10-31 Works: Wenzel Thomas Matiegka: Notturno for flute, viola (or clarinet) & guitar in G major, Op. 21; Serenade for flute, viola & guitar, Op 26Conductors: Ensemble: Sérénade à trois "The performers play on instruments of the early 19th Century. Kaiser's flute is wood, and Prunnbauer plays a guitar made by Louis Panormo from 1828,...continue... ![]() Vienna 1700 / Duftschmid, Armonico Tributo2 CD / CPO / 2006-09-26 Works: German Traditional: O du lieber Augustin; Johann Kaspar Kerll: Battaglia; Johann Joseph Fux: Te Deum, for 4 voices, choir & orchestra, K. 271; Stabat Mater, for 4 voices, choir & orchestra, K. 268; L...Performers: Fink, Barbara; Frolich, Bernd; Sluis, Mieke van der; Zelinka, Wilfried Conductors: Duftschmid, Lorenz Ensemble: Armonico Tributo Austria "A grim detail of Der Triumph des Todes (the Triumph of Death) by the late-Renaissance master Pieter Brueghel was chosen as cover art for this...continue... ![]() Erdmann: Symphony no 4, etc / Yinon, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-09-26 Works: Eduard Erdmann: Symphony no 4, Op. 20; Monogramme, serenade for orchestra, op. 22; Ständchen, for small orchestra, Op. 16Conductors: Yinon, Israel Ensemble: Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt The Symphony No. 4 recorded here is distinguished more by a lyrical mood sometimes almost intensifying to melancholy sadness. A complex of four notes forms...continue... ![]() Graun: Te Deum, Motets / Fritz Näf1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-09-26 Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Te Deum, for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra; Herr, ich habe lieb die Stätte deines Hauses, motet for choir; Lasset und freuen und fröhlich sein, motet for choir; Machet d...Performers: Acolas, Francine; Gärtner, Bernhard; Gindraux, Christophe; Heizmann, Philipp; Knutti, Jean; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mauch, Monika; Mertens, Klaus; Orelly, Jürgen; Sidney, Catherine Conductors: Naf, Fritz Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante True to the lyrical sensibility of his musical language, Graun counters the pompous character of other Te Deum settings and does without "loud" instruments, calling...continue... ![]() Marx: Complete String Quartets / Thomas Christian Ensemble1 CD / CPO / 2006-09-26 Works: Joseph Marx: Quartet for Strings in Antique mode; Quartet for Strings in Classical mode; Quartet for Strings in A major ("Quartetto Chromatico")"Joseph Marx's music is rarely heard these days. The Austrian composer was a protege of Max Reger and inhabits the post-romantic sound world of Scriabin,...continue... ![]() Onslow: Nonet, Quintet / Ma'alot Quintet, Mandelring Quartet1 CD / CPO / 2006-08-29 Works: George Onslow: Nonet for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violincello & double bass in A minor, Op. 7; Quintet for strings no 19 in C minor, Op. 44Performers: Guttler, Wolfgang Conductors: Ensemble: Ma'alot Quintett "George Onslow (1784-1853) has been discussed often enough in recent years to require no real introduction to our readers. He is now regarded as a...continue... ![]() Kalliwoda: Symphonies 5 & 7, etc / Spering, Neue Orchester1 CD / CPO / 2006-08-29 Works: Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: Symphony no 5 in B minor, Op. 106; Symphony no 7 in G minor, WoO/01; Overture for orchestra no 16 in A minor, Op. 238Conductors: Spering, Christoph Ensemble: Das Neue Orchester "The amazing thing is that these are really good symphonies, and I can't imagine why they have had to wait so long for the attention...continue... ![]() Respighi: La pentola magica, etc / Pinti, Conti, et al1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-08-29 Works: Ottorino Respighi: La Sensitiva, for mezzo-soprano & orchestra, P. 104; La pentola magica, ballet on Russian melodies, P. 129; AretusaPerformers: Pinti, Damiana Conductors: Conti, Marzio Ensemble: Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra "I have never heard any of these three works of Respighi before. I am completely taken by them. They are all rather soft and quiet,...continue... ![]() Lehar: / Der Graf Von Luxemburg / Alfred Eschwe / Radio-Symphony Orchestra [DVD]1 DVD Video / CPO / 2006-08-29 Works: Franz Lehár: Der Graf von LuxemburgPerformers: Banse, Juliane; Conrad, Andreas; Skovhus, Boje; Trost, Rainer Conductors: Eschwé, Alfred Ensemble: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra It is wonderful and perfectly fitting that a work by Maestro Lehr should be the first DVD production in the cpo catalogue: 'Der Graf von...continue... Run Time: 135 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Country of Origin...continue... ![]() Lübeck: Complete Organ Works / Friedhelm Flamme1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-07-25 Works: Vincent Lübeck: Preludes and Fugues (6) for Organ; Zugabe von dem Gesang Lobt Gott ihr Christen allzugleich in einer Chaconne; Chorale Fantasie for Organ "Nun lasst uns Gott dem Herren"; Praeamb...Performers: Flamme, Friedhelm CPO's magnificent SACD edition featuring complete recordings of the great organ masters of the North German baroque on historical instruments now turns to the Padingbttel...continue... ![]() Suk: A Summer's Tale; Liadov / Petrenko, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-07-25 Works: Josef Suk: Pohádka Léta (A Summer Tale), Tone Poem For large Orchestra, A, Op. 29; Anatol Lyadov: The enchanted lake, Op. 62Conductors: Petrenko, Kirill Ensemble: Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra CPO's Josef Suk edition with the conductor Kirill Petrenko continues this month with another symphonic work by this magnificent late-romantic master. The symphonic poem A...continue... ![]() Lehár: Eva / Bozic, Fadayomi, et al2 CD / CPO / 2006-07-25 Works: Franz Lehár: Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), operetta in 3 actsPerformers: Alessandri, Reinhard; Andrew, Peter; Antonic, Zora; Fadayomi, Morenike; Giglmayr, Christian; Malik, Thomas; Widmann, Florian; Zisterer, Thomas Conductors: Bozic, Wolfgang Ensemble: Franz Lehár Orchestra Franz Lehar was the most gifted and successful composer of operetta of the 20th century, and the most important composer of operetta after Johann Strauss...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Mödlinger Tänze / Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester1 CD / CPO / 2006-07-25 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO 14; German Dances (12) for orchestra, WoO 8; Minuets (6) for 2 Violins and Double Bass, WoO 9; Mödlinger Tänze (11) for 2 clarinet...Conductors: Gaigg, Michi Ensemble: L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra Every century has had its major balls and gala dance events. In nineteenth-century Austria the Ball of the Retirement Society of Visual Artists in the...continue... ![]() Telemann: Late Cantatas / Rémy, Collegium Michaelstein1 CD / CPO / 2006-07-25 Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Komm, Geist des Herrn, sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, strings & continuo, TWV 1; Kaum wag ich es, dir, Richter, mich zu nahn, sacred cantata for chorus, strin...Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Mields, Dorothee; Schoch, Knut Conductors: Remy, Ludger It is now (almost) an established fact that Georg Philipp Telemann's late works rank with the best music composed in Germany between 1755 and 1767....continue... ![]() Lipinski: Violin Concerto no 1, etc / Breuninger, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-06-20 Works: Karol Józef Lipinski: Rondo alla Polacca, Op. 13 in E major, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 14 in F sharp minor; Variations de Bravoure sur une Romance militaire, Op. 22 in D major...Performers: Breuninger, Albrecht Laurent Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra "[Lipinski's] first violin concerto, composed in 1822 in the remarkable key of F-sharp minor, blows away the pale effusions of, say, Spohr and his crowd....continue... ![]() Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum / Picotti, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-06-20 Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Fourth Book of Motets from Canticis cantoricum, for 5 voicesPerformers: Prosser, Pietro; Zanon, Vittorio In 1584 Palestrina published his twenty-nine-part cycle Canticum Canticorum consisting of five-part motets to verses from the Song of Solomon, the Song of Songs. He...continue... ![]() Weingartner: Symphony no 3, etc / Letonja, Basel SO1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-06-20 Works: Felix Weingartner: Merry Overture, Op. 53; Symphony no 3 in E major, Op. 49Conductors: Letonja, Marko Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra Felix Weingartner (1863 - 1942) was a conductor, composer, pianist, and enthusiast of the ethereal. Weingartner wrote of this symphony: "In astrological myth its E...continue... ![]() Naumann: Betulia Liberata / Hermann Max, et al2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-06-20 Works: Johann Gottlieb Naumann: Betulia Liberata, oratorioPerformers: Gramá, Nele; Haller, Salome; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Schafer, Markus; van der Kamp, Harry Conductors: Max, Hermann Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert The Saxon music director Johann Gottlieb Naumann has only recently been rediscovered. As a result, we have begun to become acquainted with a composer who...continue... ![]() Onslow, Cherubini: String Quintets / Diogenes Quartet, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16 Works: George Onslow: Quintet for strings no 6 in E minor, Op. 19; Quintet for strings no 21 in G minor, Op. 51; Luigi Cherubini: String Quintet no 1 in E minorPerformers: Nahmer, Manuel van der During the first half of the nineteenth century composers in Paris (and, for that matter, in the whole of France) found it difficult to gain...continue... ![]() Pettersson: Symphony no 12 / Honeck, Swedish Radio SO, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16 Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 12 "The dead in the square"Conductors: Honeck, Manfred Ensemble: Eric Ericson Chamber Choir At long last, cpo offers us the Symphony No. 12 in its Allan Pettersson Symphony cycle. It has been a long time to collectors to...continue... ![]() C.P.E. Bach: Hamburgische Festmusiken / Himlische Cantorey1 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16 Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Leite mich nach deinem Willen, Wq 227/H 835; Herr Gott, du bist unser, inauguration cantata (for Pastor Schäffer) for 4 voices, chorus, orchestra; Mein Heiland, meine ...Performers: Grobe, Ralf; Kaiser, Henning; Kleiter, Julia; Kobow, Jan; Noack, Sebastian; Winter, Veronika Conductors: Remy, Ludger Ensemble: Les Amis de Philippe The duties of the Hamburg music director Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach included the writing of festive cantatas for church consecrations and induction services for new...continue... ![]() Pepping: Symphonies 1-3, Piano Concerto / Albert, et al2 CD / CPO / 2006-05-16 Works: Ernst Pepping: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 in F minor; Symphony no 3 ("Die Tageszeiten"); Piano ConcertoPerformers: Banfield, Volker Conductors: Albert, Werner Andreas Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra Ernst Pepping continues to be known today as an undisputed great in the field of Lutheran church music, and his Spandauer Chorbuch, Missa Dona nobis...continue... ![]() Ysaÿe: Works for Violin and Orchestra / Breuninger, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-04-18 Works: Eugène Ysaÿe: Poème élégiaque for violin & orchestra (or piano) in D minor, Op. 12; Chant d'Hiver, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 15; Berceuse in F minor, ...Performers: Breuninger, Albrecht Laurent Conductors: Gentscheff, Welisar Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra Ysae early began to compose everything for his instrument, the violin. He composed eight violin concertos alone, child's play that he later destroyed - with...continue... ![]() W.F. Bach: Sonatas & Trios / Camerata Köln1 CD / CPO / 2006-04-18 Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, F. 52; Trio sonata for 2 flutes & continuo no 4 in B flat major, F. 50 (BR B16); Trio sonata for 2 flutes & continuo no 2 in D major, ...Performers: Imamura, Yasunori; Lier, Sabine; Scheerer, Ingeborg; Zipperling, Rainer Conductors: Ensemble: Camerata Köln "The unpredictability and individualism of Wilhelm Friedemann's compositional style are reflected in these chamber music works... His music is almost always interesting and enthralling, and...continue... ![]() Ries: Piano Sonatas / Alexandra Oehler1 CD / CPO / 2006-04-18 Works: Ferdinand Ries: Grande Sonate for piano in D major, Op. 9; Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 26 ("L'infortunée"); Sonatina for piano, Op. 5/1; Sonatina for piano, Op. 5/2Performers: Oehler, Alexandra It is no surprise that Beethoven, as Ries's piano teacher, had a shaping influence on the young virtuoso and budding composer, even if he did...continue... ![]() Toch: Complete Symphonies / Francis, Berlin Radio SO3 CD / CPO / 2006-04-18 Works: Ernst Toch: Symphony no 1, Op. 72; Symphony no 4 for speaker & orchestra, Op. 80; Symphony no 2, Op. 73; Symphony no 3; Jephta, rhapsodic poem for orchestra ("Symphony 5"), Op. 89; Symphony no 6, Op....Conductors: Francis, Alun Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra During his final years, Ernst Toch spoke wistfully of himself as "the most forgotten composer in the world". For this reason cpo is happy to...continue... ![]() Stephan: Die ersten Menschen / Rickenbacher, Nimsgern, et al2 CD / CPO / 2006-04-18 Works: Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen, operaPerformers: Aschenbach, Hans; Cerny, Florian; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Ronge, Gabriele Maria Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra At the beginning of the twentieth century Stephan was one of Germany's most highly promising composers. Not least his 'Music for Orchestra' (1913) become an...continue... ![]() Atterberg: Violin Concerto, etc / Wallin, Epple, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21 Works: Kurt Atterberg: Värmland Rhapsody, Op. 36; Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 7; Overture in A minor, Op. 4Performers: Wallin, Ulf Conductors: Epple, Roger Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra "This is the kind of music you need only play for someone once, and if that listener has a romantically-inclined bone in his or her...continue... ![]() Ries: Clarinet Sonatas, Clarinet Trio / Klöcker, Fromm, Duis1 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21 Works: Ferdinand Ries: Trio for Cl/Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 28; Sonata for Clarinet/Violin and Piano, Op. 29; Sonata Sentimental, for flute & piano in E flat major, Op. 169Performers: Duis, Thomas; Fromm, Armin; Klocker, Dieter ![]() Dussek: Piano Sonatas no 18, 24, 26 / Markus Becker1 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21 Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for Piano in A flat major ("La retour à Paris;" "Plus ultra"), Op. 64 (C. 221); Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor ("Elégie Harmonique"), Op. 61 (C. 211); Sonata ...Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano] "Markus Becker plays this sonata with a special passion that had me sitting on the edge of my chair. Its movements are an allegro, an...continue... ![]() Loewe: Lieder & Balladen Vol 20 / Wörle, Garben1 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21 Works: Carl Loewe: Songs (54), Op. 9, Book 6; Mahomet's Gesang, for voice & piano, Op. 85; Hinaus! Hinauf! Hinab!; Legends (2), Op. 35; Jünglings Gebet, for voice & piano; Die Heldenbraut; Legenden (3)...Performers: Garben, Cord; Worle, Robert ![]() Saygun: Complete String Quartets / Quatuor Danel2 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21 Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Quartet for Strings No 1, Op 27; Inci'nin Kitabi (Inci's Book), for piano, Op. 10; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 35; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op...Conductors: Ensemble: Quatuor Danel "The CPO label has already given us five symphonies by Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-91), probably the premier Turkish composer of the 20th century. Saygun was...continue... ![]() Antheil: Piano Concertos, etc / Becker, Oue, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-02-21 Works: George Antheil: Concerto for Piano no 1, W. 205; Concerto for Piano no 2, W. 207; A Jazz Symphony; Jazz Sonata; Work(s); Sonatina for Radio; Sonatina for Piano "Death of the Machines"; Little ShimmyPerformers: Becker, Markus [Piano] Conductors: Oue, Eiji Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra George Antheil was a crazy fellow who very much fancied himself in the role of the "bad boy," as he termed himself in the title...continue... ![]() Rosetti: Violin Concertos, Symphonies / Steck, Moesus, et al1 CD / CPO / 2006-02-21 Works: Antonio Rosetti: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, C6/K 3; Symphony in G major, A39/K 1; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, C9/K 3; Symphony in B flat major, A45/K 1Performers: Steck, Anton; Weitz, Franz-Dieter Conductors: Moesus, Johannes Ensemble: Kurpfälzisches Chamber Orchestra Antonio Rosetti did not live to a ripe old age: three years after moving to the Schwerin court in 1789, he died at the age...continue... ![]() Bach: Organ Works Vol 17 / Gerhard Weinberger1 CD / CPO / 2006-02-21 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; Trio Sonata for Organ no 4 in E minor, BWV 528; Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E minor (variant revision), BWV 533a; Prelude a...Performers: Weinberger, Gerhard Johann Sebastian Bach's principal works comprise an organ cosmos of sixteen CDs, and Gerhard Weinberger's interpretation of them is already regarded as a significant milestone...continue... ![]() Atterberg: Sinfonia per archi / Wallin, Camerata Nordica1 CD / CPO / 2006-02-21 Works: Kurt Atterberg: Sinfonia for Strings (String Quintet), Op. 53; Adagio amoroso; Intermezzo; Prelude and Fugue; Suite no 7, for string orchestra, Op. 29 (Incidental music to Shakespeare's Antony and Cl...Performers: Wallin, Ulf Conductors: Wallin, Ulf Ensemble: Camerata Nordica The cpo cycle featuring the complete symphonies of Kurt Atterberg has been complete for some time now and also has reaped its plentiful share of...continue... ![]() Peterson-Berger: Complete Symphonies, etc / Jurowski5 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Banéret"); Suite "I somras" (Last Summer); Symphony no 2 ("Sunnanfard"); Romance for violin & orchestra (or piano) in D minor; Oriental...Performers: Wallin, Ulf Conductors: Jurowski, Michail Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra ; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra This 5 CD set is the first to offer the complete Symphonies and Orchestral works of Wilhelm Peterson-Berger performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken and Norrkoping...continue... ![]() Telemann: Singe, Spiel, etc / Mertens1 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Singe- , Spiel- und Generalbaá-Übungen (48), songs for voice & continuo (aka "Generalbaálieder"), TWPerformers: Mertens, Klaus; Remy, Ludger ![]() Vivaldi: Tito Manlio / Sardelli, Modo Antiquo3 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738Performers: Dominguez, Rosa; Foresti, Sergio; Kennedy, Nicki; Livermore, Davide; Scholl, Elisabeth; Sciannimanico, Lucia; Taddia, Bruno Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria Ensemble: Modo Antiquo Ensemble Tito Manlio is one of the four music drams that Vivaldi had represented in the Mantua during the time he was in the employ of...continue... ![]() Eybler: Symphonies no 1& 2 / Hofstetter, et al1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Joseph Leopold Eybler: Symphony no 1 in C major; Symphony no 2 in D minor; Overture, for orchestraConductors: Hofstetter, Michael Ensemble: Geneva Chamber Orchestra Encouraged by Haydn and admired by Mozart, Joseph Leopold Eybler enjoyed considerable esteem in Vienna during his lifetime. Constance Mozart even asked him to complete...continue... ![]() Weingartner: Symphony no 2, etc / Letonja, Basel SO1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Felix Weingartner: Das Gefilde der Seligan, symphonic poem, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 29Conductors: Letonja, Marko Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra This Hybrid SACD features two works of Felix Weingartner. The first, Das Gefilde der Seligen was written during the second half of the 1890s. It...continue... ![]() Wetz: Requiem / Thüringsches Kammerorchester Weimar1 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Richard Wetz: Requiem in B minor, Op. 50Performers: Hoff, Mario; Zumbült, Marietta Conductors: Albrecht, George Alexander The Requiem in B minor, Op. 50 may be Wetz most important oratorio work for choir, a peak in his oeuvre, perhaps more a personal...continue... ![]() Gerson, Kunzen: Symphonies / CoCo, Mortensen1 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Georg Gerson: Overture in D major, for orchestra; Symphony in E flat major, for orchestra; Friedrich Ludwig Aemili Kunzen: Symphony in G minorConductors: Mortensen, Lars Ulrik Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen It is hardly surprising that the Symphony in G minor shows the influence of Mozart: during his years abroad, the Danish composer Kunzen had directed,...continue... ![]() Siegfried Wagner: Sonnenflammen / Trekel, Schuster, etc2 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Siegfried Wagner: Sonnenflammen, Op. 8Performers: Batori, Eva; Berndt, Anke; Brunner, Richard [Tenor vocals]; Giesecke, Nils; Molina, Jordi; Park, Ki-Hyun; Schroder, Olaf; Schuster, Michaela [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Studer, Ulrich; Trakel, Jurgen; Tr... Conductors: Epple, Roger Ensemble: Halle Opera House Chorus Siegfried Wagners eighth opera, Sonnenflammen, was completed in the spring of 1912 but not premiered until October 30th 1918. The doomsday atmosphere of the work...continue... ![]() Thuille: Symphony, Piano Concerto / Triendl, Haydn Orchestra1 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Ludwig Thuille: Concerto for Piano in D major; Symphony in F majorPerformers: Triendl, Oliver Conductors: Rudner, Ola; Francis, Alun Ensemble: Bolzano-Trento Haydn Orchestra Classics Today pianist Oliver Triendl impressively negotiates the thickets of notes that Thuille throws at him... CPO does wonderful work in the cause of neglected composers...continue... ![]() Ries: String Quartets Vol 1 / Schuppanzigh Quartett1 CD / CPO / 2006-01-17 Works: Ferdinand Ries: Quartet for Strings in C major, WoO 37; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, WoO 10Conductors: Ensemble: Schuppanzigh-Quartett Gramophone Ries proves an expert craftsman, with an appealing vein of cantabile melody and a feeling for well placed harmonic surprise. ...continue... ![]() Pfitzner: Das Christelflein / Flor, Munich Radio SO, et al2 CD / CPO / 2005-11-15 Works: Hans Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein, opera, Op. 20Performers: Bauer, Christian; Connors, Kevin; Horl, Andreas; Petersen, Marlis; Rohlig, Friedemann; Ruping, Martina; Salter, Richard; Volle, Michael Conductors: Flor, Claus P. "Pfitzner first wrote incidental music to a play of this name by a friend. Then in 1917 he turned it into an opera with dialogue....continue... ![]() Erdmann: Symphony no 3, Capricci Op 21 / Yinon, et al1 CD / CPO / 2005-11-15 Works: Eduard Erdmann: Symphony no 3, Op. 19; Capricci, Op. 21 "Ein kleines Kaleidoskop für Orchester"Conductors: Yinon, Israel Ensemble: Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt Eduard Erdmann continues to be remembered in the music world as one of the great German pianists. The highly successful Berlin premiere of his Symphony...continue... |
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