Sassen, Jean

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Mendelssohn: Octet / Amati String Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Ephrat, Ron; Hülshoff, Alexander; Ouziel, Dalia; Sassen, Jean; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Tamminen, Liisa

Mendelssohn was perhaps the most precociously gifted of all composers. As a child prodigy he stands out from other famous examples such as Mozart, Saint-Saens,...continue...
Recording information: Hervormde Kerk Rhoon, The Netherlands (1966-1967)....continue...

Chamber Music Masterpieces [Box Set]

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 18 in A major, K. 464; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Quin...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Dean, Brett; Ephrat, Ron; Faust, Isabelle; Gaasterland, Peter; Giuranna, Bruno; Graaf, Henk de; Han, Derek; Hudec, Jiri; Hulshoff, Alexander; Ima...
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Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht); Ames Piano Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet; La Magnifica Comunità ; Nash Ensemble; Sharon Quartet; Solomon Trio; Van Swieten Trio

New York Memories

1 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2007-08-14

Works: Paul Anka: My Way; Nino Rota: The Godfather, film score; Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phantom of the Opera, film score; Requiem; Amigos Para Siempre; Evita; Gary Brooker / Keith Reid: A Whiter Shade of P...
Performers: Bennett, Gary; Berpols, Mireille; Bolle, Nathalie; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; Custers, Linda; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; Engel, Laura...

2007 release from the famed violinist joined by Gary Bennet and Laura Engel on vocals. For many, New York remains a city filled with wonder,...continue...
Personnel: André Rieu (vocals, violin); Laura Engel (vocals); Carla Maffioletti (soprano); Gary Bennett (tenor); Boris Goldenblank, Els Mercken, Kremi Mineva, Diana Morsinkhof, Frank Steijns, Lin...continue...

The Flying Dutchman

1 CD / Polydor Import / 2004-11-02

Works: Julius Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68; Traditional: Snowwaltz, for orchestra; Abe Holzmann: Blaze Away, for pops orchestra; Albert W. Ketèlb...
Performers: Berpols, Mireille; Bolle, Nathalie; Coenen, Jack; Colen, Pierre; Collem, Chaja van; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; Custers, Linda; Das, Monica; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diederen, Roger;...
Conductors: Rieu, André

Import edition includes three bonus tracks over the US edition. The classical violinist and Europe's "King Of The Waltz" takes you on a listening journey...continue...