Mayer, Albrecht

Song of the Reeds / Music for oboe solo by Schuman, Herzogenberg, Klughardt / Tabea Zimmermann, Marie-Luise Neunecker; and Markus Becker

1 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: August Klughardt: Schilflieder (5), Op. 28 "Fantasy Pieces after Poems by Lenau"; Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Trio for piano, oboe & horn in D...
Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano]; Mayer, Albrecht; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Albrecht Mayer - the acclaimed principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - delves into German Romantic music with his oboe and close friends Tabea...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (09/05/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

The Three Musketeers [2011] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Milan / 2011-10-18

Works: Paul Haslinger: The Three Musketeers, film score; Howard Donald: When We Were Young, song
Performers: Falkner, Jason; Haslinger, Paul; Mayer, Albrecht; Sorota, Noah; That, Take; Tichy, Martin

Recording information: Teldex Studios, Berlin.

Director Paul W.S Anderson (Resident Evil, Death Race) was wise to snag composer Paul Haslinger for his explosive, popcorn-hurling take on Alexand...continue...

"Bonjour Paris" / Albrecht Mayer, oboe

1 CD / Decca / 2011-02-08

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Jean Françaix: L' Horloge de Flore, for oboe & orchestra; Gotthard Odermatt: Images (3) for oboe &...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Monius, Mathias
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Since first visiting Paris with his parents at the age of twelve, Albrecht Mayer has been in love with France and especially the savoir-vivre of...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, E (04/20/2010-04/24/2010)....continue...

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Kennedy plays Bach

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, B...
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mayer, Albrecht; Stabrawa, Daniel

Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (01/29/2000-01/31/2000)....continue...

Voices Of Bach

1 CD / Decca / 2010-03-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167; Ca...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Mayer, Albrecht
Ensemble: The English Concert

Principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic and a hugely successful recording artist in his native Germany, Albrecht Mayer is a world-renowned musician and winner of...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Deptford, London (03/02/2009-03/06/2009)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Oboe and Piano; Fauré, etc / Mayer, Wisniewska

1 CD / Tudor / 2009-06-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Vocalise-étude; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1; Le secret, Op. 23 no 3...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht; Wisniewska, Karina

Penderecki: Music for Chamber Orchestra / Mayer, Hauda, et al

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2009-02-24

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Adagietto, for orchestra (from "Paradise Lost"); Chaconne, in memoria del Giovanni Paolo II, for orchestra; Agnus Dei, for 4 soloists, chorus & orchestra (mvt.10 from collective...
Performers: Haufa, Artur; Klocek, Jerzy; Mayer, Albrecht; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Penderecki, Krzysztof

In Venice

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-08-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 447; Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto for oboe & orchestra in G...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht; New Seasons Ensemble
Conductors: Mayer, Albrecht
Ensemble: New Seasons Ensemble

Recording information: Andreaskirche, Berlin-Wannsee (01/02/2008-01/06/2008)....continue...

Bach: Concertos for Violin

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin in D minor, B...
Performers: Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mayer, Albrecht; Stabrawa, Daniel
Conductors: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]

Nigel Kennedy plays Bach

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, B...
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mayer, Albrecht; Stabrawa, Daniel

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Bach isn't a composer you generally associate with Nigel Kennedy, but this recording of the four most popular concertos is far more...continue...

New Seasons

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 2/8, HWV 393 (doubtful); Rinaldo; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; MEDLEY; Suite for Harpsichord in E...
Performers: Gauci-Ancelin, Matthieu; Haufa, Jakub; Krupa, Arkadiusz; Mayer, Albrecht; Pianca, Luca; Razynska, Monika; Santana, Guilhaume

When the subject turns to oboists, his name is now de rigeur: Albrecht Mayer. His playing has both listeners and critics raving, with expressions like...continue...

Thomas Quasthoff - The Voice

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; An den Frühling, D 338; Schwanengesang, D 957; Greisengesang, D 778; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quell...
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Thielemann, Christian;
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Berliner Barock Solisten; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"There's no question regarding this singer's extraordinary gifts, either in a technical sense or as an interpreter of songs--as I noted previously, he has a...continue...

Telemann: Sinfonia Melodica / Mayer, Kussmaul

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture, for 2 oboes, violin, strings & continuo in C minor (fragment of lost suite), TWV 55; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E major, TWV 51; Concerto for oboe, s...
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Liebermann, Rudiger; Mayer, Albrecht; Orlovsky, Viola
Conductors: Kussmaul, Rainer
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

This release explores the beauty of little-known instrumental pieces by Georg Philipp Telemann, including two world-premiere recordings of a reconstructed violin concerto and an overture...continue...

Nigel Kennedy - Inner Thoughts

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins...
Performers: Gizbert-Studnicka, Bogumila; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Maninger, Olaf; Mayer, Albrecht; Meyerson, Mitzi; Stabrawa, Daniel
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey; Tennstedt, Klaus; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nigel Kennedy has broken centuries of tradition with a new compilation that strips landmark concertos of their outer movements to create Inner Thoughts, a unique...continue...

Debut - Schumann, Daelli, Nielsen, et al / Mayer, Becker

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Ihre Stimme ("Lass tief in dir mich lesen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 96/3; Pieces (12) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 85; ...
Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano]; Mayer, Albrecht

Bach: Cantatas / Quasthoff, Kussmaul, Berliner Solisten

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Kussmaul, Rainer
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

"Quasthoff has a fine voice for Bach, sturdy and rich through his entire range. He brings his skills as a lieder singer to the darker...continue...

Vivaldi II / Nigel Kennedy, Berlin Philharmoniker

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-11-02

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in A major ("L'estro armonico" no 5), Op.; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 3 no 6/RV 356; Double Violin Concerto, for 2 ...
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Maninger, Olaf; Mayer, Albrecht; Meyerson, Mitzi; Stabrawa, Daniel; Takeuchi, Taro

'Vivaldi II' continues on where last year's release of Kennedy/Vivaldi left off. Recorded in Berlin in April 2004 with soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic, 'Vivaldi...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto / Shaham, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht; Shaham, Gil; Wang, Jian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"In the Double Concerto, tempos are on the broad side, and the playing is rich and warm. Jian Wang is a very fine cellist, and...continue...

NARM Classical Sampler 2001 - A Classical Odyssey

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10), for...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano; Chang, Han-Na; Cole, Naida; Dessay, Natalie; Downes, Lara [Piano]; Graham, Susan; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lang Lang; Mayer, Albrecht; Scholl, ...
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Accademia per Musica; English Chamber Orchestra; Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Bach J.s: Suite For Orchestra Bwv 1067/Telemen: Suite In A Minor

1 CD / RCA Import / 1999-06-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; G...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Petri, Michala
Conductors: Kussmaul, Rainer

"The program is a virtuoso display vehicle for recorder virtuoso Michala Petri. She has rightly climbed to prominence and may be the finest current exponent...continue...