Delta Classics

Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder / Julianne Banse; Klaus Florian Vogt; Christian Gerhauer

3 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Berliner Mädchenchor; Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin

Engelbert Humperdinck, born in 1854, composed a total of 14 operas and musical comedies. Six of them are fairytale operas, of which one remained popular...continue...

Music of the Viennese Court Chapel - Music of Eybler, Mozart, Salieri, M. Haydn, Herbeck, Fux, Randhartinger et al. / Ruiten, Ritlewski, Georg, Rabl, Behle, Wortig, Kränzle, Stiefermann

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Joseph Leopold Eybler: Omnes de Saba Venient for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Jubilate Deo omnis terra, offertory; Terra tremuit, for chorus & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Sub ...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Georg, Uta-Christina; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Ritlewski, Annika Sophie [Soprano Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Stiefermann, Kay; Wortig, Dominik [Vocals]
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

The Hofburg Palace is a monument to Habsburg rule in Vienna. Since 1918, the Federal Ministry for Education and Arts has taken care of church...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (2006-12-07_2006-12-14&2010-)....continue...

Nikolai Rakov: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Sonatinas for Violin and Piano / David Frühwirth: violin; Milana Chernyavska: piano

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Nikolai Rakov: Pieces (3) for violin & piano; Sonata for Violin no 2; Sonatina no 3 for violin & piano ("Little Triptych"); Sonatina no 2 in D major for violin & piano; Sonata for Violin no 1
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Fruhwirth, David

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
These pieces are generally tonal and melodic, with colorful late romantic harmonies... Much of it is similar...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandradio, Berlin, Siemens-Villa, Studio Gärtner (12/27/2009-12/29/2009)....continue...

Reinhold Gliere: Piano Works - Morceaux, Opp. 26, 21, 19; Preludes Op. 30; Mazurkas / Corinna Simon: piano

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Reinhold Glière: Morceaux (6), for piano, Op. 26; Morceaux (3), for piano, Op. 21; Mazurkas (3), for piano, Op. 29; Eight Easy Pieces, Op. 43; Morceaux (3), for piano, Op. 19; Esquisses (12), fo...
Performers: Simon, Corinna

Corinna Simon, born in Berlin, had her first piano lessons at the age of five. By age 12 she was accepted at the Julius Stern...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Gärtnerstraáe (07/27/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...

Nacht der Traume: Orchestral Songs / Stefan Blunier, WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne / Bo Skohvus, baritone

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Songs (6) for baritone, violin & piano, Op. 154; Ludwig van Beethoven: Es war einmal ein König, song for voice, men's choir & piano, Op. 75/3; Franz Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartaru...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne

Baritone Bo Skovhus was born in Denmark and studied at the Academy of Music in Aarhus, the Royal Academy for Opera of Copenhagen, and in...continue...
Recording information: Klaus von Bismarck-Saal, Köln (02/02/2009-02/07/2009)....continue...

Ernst Toch: Bunte Suite; Mozart Transcriptions; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Ernst Toch: Bunte Suite, for orchestra, Op. 48; Variations on Mozart's "Unser Pöbel meint" (K. 455), for piano & orchestra; Concerto for cello & chamber orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Blome, Tatjana; Bruns, Peter
Conductors: Bruns, Jürgen
Ensemble: ; Kammerochester Leipzig; Kammersymphonie Berlin

Anyone who tries to find out more about the composer Ernst Toch will soon realize that it is not an easy task. No monograph is...continue...

Erkki Melartin: The Solo Piano Works / Maria Lettberg, piano

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Erkki Melartin: Lastuja for piano no 1, Op. 7; Legend, for piano no 2, Op. 12; Surullinen puutarha (Melancholy Garden), for piano, Op. 52; Lyric Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 59; Den hemlighetsfulla skog...
Performers: Lettberg, Maria

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The program is loosely arranged in chronological order and as such provides a fascinating portrait of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio Gärtnerstraáe (2008-11-13_2008-11-15&2009-)....continue...

Giuseppe Martucci: Piano Concerto No. 2; 2 Nocturnes Op. 70; Tema e Variazioni, Op. 58 / Pietro Massa, piano

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Martucci: Notturno for piano (or orchestra) in G flat major, Op. 70/1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 66; Theme and variations for piano in E flat major, Op. 58
Performers: Massa, Pietro [Piano]
Conductors: Malzew, Stefan
Ensemble: ; New Brandenburg Philharmonic

Manfred Gurlitt: Nana, opera in four acts / Ilia Papandreou, Peter Schone, Richard Carlucci and Juri Batukov

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-11-13

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs, Hippolyte et Aricie orchestral suites / LÆOrfeo Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs, ballet héroïque - Orchestral Suite; Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie en musique
Performers: Gaigg, Michi
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi
Ensemble: ; LÆOrfeo Baroque Orchestra

In 1733, when Jean-Philippe Rameau staged his first opera at the age of 50, no one thought that the composer would come up with 20...continue...
Recording information: Kapelle der Landesmusikschule Ried, Ried im Innkreis, Ö (03/05/2010-03/07/2010)....continue...

Alfred Schnittke: Piano Concerto No. 2; Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet / Ewa Kupiec, Maria Lettberg: pianos

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Quintet for Piano and Strings; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor (after Mahler); Trio for piano, violin & cello; Music for Piano & Chamber Orchestra
Performers: Kupiec, Ewa; Lettberg, Maria
Conductors: Strobel, Frank
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra members

Variation is one of the oldest and most popular methods of composition in music history. The native Volga German Alfred Schnittke used a different form...continue...