Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy / Orgonasova, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Cachemaille - Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Clarkson, Julian; Johnston, Robert; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

Dutilleux: D'Ombre et de Silence

1 CD / ECM / 2010-06-08

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Petit air à dormir debout, easy piece for piano; Sonata for piano; Au gré des ondes; Blackbird, easy piece for piano; Tous les chemins, easy piece for piano; Resonances, fo...
Performers: Chuang, Ya-Fei; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

The first ECM release dedicated exclusively to music by the doyen among French contemporary composers (born 1916). "De l’ombre et de silence" offers a comprehensive...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radio Svizzera, Lugano (12/2008).

Many who know of pianist Robert Levin will readily link his name with that of Mozart, not only as an interpreter but as an exp...continue...

Edition Klaiver-Festival Ruhr: Handel, Mendelssohn & Neue Music 2009

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2010-04-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Concerto for 2 Pianos in A flat major; George Frederick Handel: Suite no ...
Performers: Berben, Léon; Chuang, Ya-Fei; Dubreuil, Pascal; Kammer, Salome; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Mauser, Siegfried; Schafer, Markus; Spring, Rudi; Stefanovich, Tamara
Conductors: Sloane, Steven

Highlights from the 2009 Ruhr Piano Festival! All tracks are live performances and recordings from the festival, which included harpsichord players for the first time....continue...

Early Music Up Late

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-04-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto in B flat major for Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; Wolfgang ...
Performers: Andersson, Tommie; Baird, Julianne; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bindi, Jean-Louis; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Carmignola, Giuliano; Chateauneuf, Paula; Cordier, David; Costa, Neal Peres da; Dollman, Ben...
Conductors: Dyer, Paul; Minkowski, Marc; Hogwood, Christopher; Rifkin, Joshua; ; Goebel, Reinhard; Brüggen, Frans; Marcon, Andrea; Peelman, Roland; Walker, Antony; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; Bach Ensemble; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble of the Classic Era; Gabrieli Consort; Musica Antiqua Köln ; The English Concert; The Song Company

Wyner: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerti, Lyric Harmony, Epilogue / Davenny Wyner, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-03-10

Works: Yehudi Wyner: Concerto for Piano "Chiavi in mano"; Prologue and Narrative; Lyric Harmony; Epilogue "In memory of Jacob Druckman"
Performers: Hornung, Maximilian; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]
Conductors: Spano, Robert; Wyner, Susan Davenny
Ensemble: Boston Festival Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This CD presents premiere recordings of four Yehudi Wyner orchestral works. Wyner's Piano Concerto, "Chiavi in Mano" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in...continue...

American Classics - Stanley Walden / Dodge, Spectrum Concerts Berlin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Stanley Walden: Maquettes, for 2 pianos; Sh'mah, duo for violin & cello; Similes, miniatures (5) for piano; Trio for horn, violin & piano
Performers: Chuang, Ya-Fei; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Krug, Bernhard; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Maintz, Jens Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Spectrum Concerts Berlin

A native of Brooklyn, New York, the composer, clarinetist, conductor, actor, film director and educator Stanley Walden has written orchestral, chamber and solo works, as...continue...

Edison Denisov: Ode / Clarinet Quintet / Clarinet Concerto

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Edison Denisov: Ode; Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello; Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Sadlo, Peter
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Mozart, Variationen & Neue Klaviermusik

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4 hands in C major, K 19d; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", K 455; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Co...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Andaloro, Giuseppe; Bashkirova, Elena; Bielov, Andrey; Brendel, Adrian; Chamorel, Christian; Eckardstein, Severin von; Fellner, Till; Glander, Matthias; Hocker, Jurgen; Kharin, Vl...

This live recording from the 2006 Piano Festival Ruhr features rarely played Mozart pieces....continue...

Mozart - The Bicentennial Program / Levin, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453
Performers: Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]
Conductors:
Ensemble: New York Philomusica

Haydn: Symphony no 87, etc; Mozart / Johnson, Levin, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 87 in A major, H 1 no 87; Divertimento for 2 oboes, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in F major, H. 2/23; Divertimento (Scherzando) for flute or 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, and b...
Performers: Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]
Conductors: Johnson, Robert
Ensemble: New York Philomusica

Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina

1 CD / ECM / 2007-09-18

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Enriqué Granados: Colección de tonadillas; Carlos Guastavino: La rosa y el sauce; Se equivocó la paloma, for voice & piano;...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

A melodious and atmospheric collection of songs without words, Asturiana - Songs from Spain and Argentina offers a fascinating overview of different idioms in Spanish...continue...

Brahms: Choral Works / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Philips Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Choruses (4) for female voices, 2 horns & harp, Op. 17; Songs (3) for chorus, Op. 42; Quartets (4) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 92; Gesänge (...
Performers: Halstead, Anthony; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Perry, John [Piano]; Rutherford, Christian; Salmon, Philip; Shaw, Teresa; Wynne, Delyth
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

"Gardiner captures the quintessentially Viennese flavour...the choir produces some direct and richly expressive singing, with every individual phrase shaped with immense care and sensitivity." -Gramop...continue...

Mozart: Piano Sonatas K 279, K 280, K 281 / Robert Levin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d); Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K. 281 (K.189f)
Performers: Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

The American pianist and noted Mozart scholar Robert Levin is unique among today's pianists in restoring the classical period practice of improvised embellishments and cadenzas....continue...

Shostakovich, Chihara, Bouchard / Kashkashian, Levin, et al

1 CD / ECM Import / 2001-04-03

Works: Linda Bouchard: Pourtinade, for viola & percussion; Paul Chihara: Redwood for viola and percussion; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Schulkowsky, Robyn

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Bilson, Gardiner, English Baroque

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, ...
Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's classic recordings of the Mozart piano concertos are being re-released as part of DG's "Collectors Edition" following international requests. All digital recordings....continue...

Elegies / Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

1 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Elliott Carter: Elegy, for viola (or cello) & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & ...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Hindemith: Sonatas for Viola / Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

2 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 31/4; Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1; Sonata for solo viola; Sonata for solo viola, Op. 11/5; Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Sonata fo...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Edition Bachakademie Vol 113 - English Suites / Robert Levin

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2000-02-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 1 in A major, BWV 806; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; English Suite no 4 in F major, BWV 809; English Suite, f...
Performers: Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Kurtág: Hommage à R. Schumann; Schumann / Kashkashian et al

1 CD / ECM Import / 2000-02-01

Works: György Kurtág: Pieces (9) for viola; Jelek, for viola, Op. 5; Hommage to Robert Schumann, Op. 15d; Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; Phantasiest&...
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]