Lesser, Laurence

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Leon Kirchner: Orchestral Works / Mitropoulos

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-06-14

Works: Leon Kirchner: Music for Orchestra; Lily for soprano & chamber orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1
Performers: Beard, Allen; Buswell, James; Dunkel, Paul; Heller, Alexander; Hoagland, Diana; Hollander, Lorin; Imai, Nobuko; Kirchner, Leon; Lesser, Laurence; Routch, Robert; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Vogel,...
Conductors: Kirchner, Leon; Mitropoulos, Dimitri

This disc includes a premiere recording made in 1992 with Leon Kirchner conducting his Music for Orchestra with the orchestra he founded at Harvard along...continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Music for Cello & Piano / Laurence Lesser

3 CD / Bridge / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a Theme by Handel, WoO 45; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Variatio...
Performers: Lesser, Laurence; Paik, Hae Sun

Laurence Lesser, pupil of Gregor Piatigorsky and Gaspar Cassado, and former President of the New England Conservatory, joins forces with pianist HaeSun Paik, winner of...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, (01/05/2009-01/09/2009)....continue...

A Protrait of Frederica von Stade

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-01-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: Cendrillon; Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-D...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Von Stade, Frederica; Wadsworth, Charles
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Almeida, Antonio de; Rudel, Julius; Pritchard, John