Classical Period

Jean-Frédéric Edelmann: 21 Sonatas for Keyboard / Sylvie Pecot-Doucatte, piano & harpsichord

3 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-07-31

Works: Jean-Frédéric Edelmann: Sonata for keyboard in C major, Op. 2/1; Sonata for keyboard in F sharp major, Op. 1/6; Sonata for keyboard in F major, Op. 2/2; Sonata for keyboard in C major, Op. ...
Performers: Pecot-Douatte, Sylvie

The piano works of Jean-Frédéric Edelmann were widespread in Germany in his day, characterized by unconventional harmonic progressions in the development. His entitled pieces indicate...continue...
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Present - works for viiolin & cello by Halvorsen, Kukal, Stroble, Cirri, Schulhoff & Ravel / Valeria Nasushkina, violin; Mikael Samsonov, cello

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-07-31

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Sarabande and variations (on a theme of Handel), for violin & viola; Ondrej Kukal: Present, for violin & cello; Tim Ströble: Abschied, for violin & cello; Nachts, for violin & c...
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Ensemble: Eight Strings

This new release by Eight Strings is virtuosic, inventive and diverse. Present by Ondrej Kukal, extends far beyond the limits of any piece for cello...continue...
Recording information: Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Sand (2010-2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Fritz Wunderlich, Shige Yano, Marga Hoffgen, Theo Adam

1 CD / Audite / 2012-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Dixon, Dean
Ensemble: Hessischen Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fritz Wunderluch regularly sang the tenor part in Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, but he never recorded it on LP before his premature death. His...continue...
Recording information: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt am Main, Germ (04/13/1962)....continue...

But Not Forgotten - Music by African-American Composers for Clarinet & Piano / Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-07-31

Works: Dorothy Rudd Moore: Night Fantasy, for clarinet & piano; Alvin Batiste: Episodes, for clarinet & piano; Clarence Cameron White: Basque Folk Song, for clarinet & piano; Undine Smith Moore: Introductio...
Performers: DeSa, Lucerne; Eley, Marcus

Past and present come together in this vibrant release from Sono Luminus, But Not Forgotten: Music by African-American Composers for Clarinet & Piano, as clarinetist...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (07/13/2009)....continue...

Mozart: Complete Youth Symphonies / Marriner, ASMF [4 CDs]

4 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 7a in G major ("Alte Lambacher"), K. Anh. 221 (K. 45a); Symphony, for orchestra in G major ("Neue Lambacher"), (spurious, by Leopold Mozart), K. deest; Symphony n...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields - one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world - is renowned for its polished and...continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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C.P.E. Bach: Prussian Sonatas 1-6, Wq48 / Susan Alexander-Max, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Prussian Sonatas (6), for keyboard, H. 24-29, Wq. 48
Performers: Alexander-Max, Susan

C.P.E. Bach was a chamber musician at the court of Frederick the Great for nearly three decades. He was also one of the greatest keyboard...continue...
Recording information: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (10/24/2010-10/25/2010)....continue...

Franz Xaver Dussek: 4 Symphonies / Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Frantisek Xaver Dussek: Sinfonia in G major (Altner G4); Sinfonia in B flat major (Altner Bb2); Sinfonia in A major (Altner A3); Sinfonia in B flat major (Altner Bb3)
Conductors: Häkkinen, Aapo
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

Mozart's friend Franz Xaver Dussek (in whose summer villa he completed Don Giovanni) was a pianist, celebrated teacher and the leading composer of instrumental music...continue...
Recording information: Sello Concert Hall, Espoo, Finland (10/01/2010-10/03/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Sylvia McNair, Caroly Watkinson, Francisco Araiza; Robert Lloyd. Marriner - ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields

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I have heard virtually all the recordings in the catalogue and feel pretty confident in saying that the new one under Sir Neville Marriner is...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas and Rondos / Mikhail Pletnev, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for keyboard in G minor, H. 47, Wq. 65/17; Rondo, for keyboard no 1 in A major (Kenner IV/1), H. 276, Wq. 58/1; Sonata for keyboard in C minor, H. 121, Wq. 65/31; S...
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

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...
Recording information: Teldec Studios, Berlin, Germany (10/1998)....continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

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...

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Prelude for piano no 21 in B minor, Op. 32/10; Étude-tableau no 39; Ludwig van Beet...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time.

Her highly

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Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (06/19/2012)....continue...

Mozart: The Concertos for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon / Charles Neidich, Frank Morelli, Randall Wolfgang - Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d)
Performers: Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; Wolfgang, Randall
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Mozart's music expressed a spontaneity and refinement allied to a breathtaking sureness that has never been matched. The sublime Clarinet concerto contrasts with the Oboe...continue...

Le Belle Immagini - Magdalena Kozena sings Gluck, Mozart, Myslivecek

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio Silla; La finta giardiniera; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; La clemenza di Ttio; Josef Myslivecek: Isacc...
Performers: Borovka, Vladislav; Kozena, Magdalena; Pavlis, Jindrich; Willi, Barbara Maria
Conductors: Swierczewski, Michel
Ensemble: ; Prague Philharmonia

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...
Recording information: Prague, Rudolfinum, Dvorák Hall (09/2001)....continue...

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenata Notturna; Posthorn Serenade / Bohm - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tha main theme of the first movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is one of Mozart's most famous and instantly recognizable tunes. There is no record...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' / Mikhail Pletnev - Russian Nat'l SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Symphony Orchestra

The Ninth Symphony is Beethoven's crowning achievement and one of the greatest symphonic masterworks in Western classical music. Its glorious last movement climaxes with four...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' / Mikhail Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

The Ninth Symphony is Beethoven's crowning achievement and one of the greatest symphonic masterworks in Western classical music. Its glorious last movement climaxes with four...continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Pletnev - Russian Nat'l Orch.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

From the first movement's manic obsession with the opening motif to the Finale's chest-beating heroism. Beethoven's magnificent Fifth Symphony was both revolutionary and revelatory. Wagner...continue...

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Pathetique Sonata; Appassionata Sonata / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, from the haunting stillness of the opening adagio of the "Moonlight" to the scorching ferocity of the finale of the "Appassionata",...continue...

Joseph Haydn: Cello Concertos / Mischa Maisky, cello; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4
Performers: Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Maisky, Mischa
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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...
Recording information: Vienna, Konzerthaus, Mozartsaal (10/1986)....continue...

Nun danket alle Gott: Kirchenmusik Klassiker

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-07-17

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Pièce d'orgue (Fantasia), for organ in G major, BWV 572 (BC J83); Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wol...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Kraft, Walter; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Spencer, Kenneth

François Devienne: Sonatas for Oboe and B.C.; Sonatas for Bassoon and B.C. / Ingo Goritzki, oboe; Sergio Azzolini, bassoon

2 CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: François Devienne: Sonata for oboe & continuo in C major, Op. 70/1; Sonata for oboe & continuo in F major, Op. 70/2; Sonata for oboe & continuo in B flat major, Op. 70/3; Sonata for bassoon & ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Goritzki, Ingo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

There was a "French Mozart" who most pleasurably satisfied the social and cultural needs of high society: François Devienne, a musical multitalent, virtuoso, composer, and...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster....continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino; Oberon Ov. et al. / Martin Spangenberg, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Oberon, J 306; Concertino for Clarinet in E flat major, J 109/Op. 26; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spiri...
Performers: Spangenberg, Martin
Conductors: Spangenberg, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester M18

Already at the beginning of Weber's first Clarinet Concerto a fairy-tale atmosphere spreads out. In a gloomy F minor the cellos present their mysterious theme...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (2011-10-24_2011-10-25&2012-)....continue...

Arp-Schnitger-Organ Norden, Vol. 3 - works by Bach, Bohm, Buxtehude, Scheidt, Mozart / Agnes Luchterhandt & Thiemo Janssen

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Anonymous, Suzanne van Soldt Manuscript: Brande Champanje, for keyboard; Samuel Scheidt: Hymn on "Veni Creator Spiritus"; Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BuxWV 140; Te Deu...
Performers: Janssen, Thiemo; Luchterhandt, Agnes; Neumann, Sven

The Arp Schnitger organ in St. Ludger's Church in Norden numbers among the most important baroque instruments of its kind and has remained practically unchanged...continue...
Recording information: Ludgerikirche Norden (11/14/2011-11/16/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Eroica Variations / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34; Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 76; Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Richter shines once again in highly engaging repertoire....continue...

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 22 / Martino Tirimo, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Tirimo, Martino
Conductors: Tirimo, Martino
Ensemble: ; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Martino Tirimo is established as a distinguished Mozartian.

MusicWeb welcomed this issue enthusiastically: `Tirimo's playing exhibits the same qualities that won praise for his solo

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Recording information: Athens (2004)....continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Hob. XV:9, 23, 28, 38, 40 / Mendelssohn Piano Trio

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-07-15

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in F major, H. 15/40; Keyboard Trio in B flat major, H. 15/38; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D minor, H 15 no 23; Keyboard Trio in A major, H. 15/9; Keyboard T...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mendelssohn Piano Trio

Recording information: Airshow Mastering, Takoma Park, Maryland (05/28/2011-05/30/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132 & 135 / Lydian String Quartet

3 CD / Centaur / 2012-07-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegretto for piano in B minor, WoO 61; Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127; Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132; Quartet for S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lydian String Quartet

Recording information: Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; St. Marks (2003-2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 1 - Trios Op. 1/2; Op. 70/1 "Ghost"; Variations Op. 44 / Gould Piano Trio

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in B flat major, WoO 39; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on ...
Performers: Trio, Gould Piano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

This dynamic group, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has been exploring the remarkable variety displayed in the Beethoven Trios in many of their...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (10/05/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Sonata K.304; Schoenberg: Phantasy; Perle: Triptych; Schubert: Rondo D.895; Carter: Four Lauds / Francesca Anderegg, violin; Brent Funderburk, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Arnold Schoenberg: Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; George Perle: Triptych, for violin & piano; Franz Schubert: Ron...
Performers: Anderegg, Francesca; Funderburk, Brent

As a result of a workshop on finding the voice in Beethoven and Schubert, violinist Francesca Anderegg was inspired to find her own voice in...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters (01/23/2011-01/28/2011)....continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" (live, 1952) / Furtwangler, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Eroica, from the 1952-1953 season, was recorded from concerts and originally released on Tahra on CD in 2003. The recording was made during a...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal de Vienne (11/30/1952)....continue...

Heavenly Voices: Choral Music from St. John's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Thomas We...
Conductors: Guest, George

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K.622 (arr. of clarinet quartet); Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata; Garson: Jazz Variations; Ballad; Jazz Etude / Wilfried Gottwald, clarinet

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Mike Garson: Jazz Variations, Ballad & Jazz Etude, for clarinet, double bass & piano
Performers: Enomoto, Maiko; Flieder, Johannes; Gottwald, Wilfried; Meisl, Libor; Schaden, Franz; Wagner, Anna [Piano]; Yoshii, Kentaro

With this recording, versatile Austrian clarinetist Wilfried Gottwald traces a wide arc from W.A. Mozart up to jazz. The Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622...continue...
Recording information: Studio Wavegarden, Mitterretzbach, Austria....continue...

The Garland of the Year: Danish Songs Vol. 2 / Zapolski Quartet; Ebbe Munk, conductor

1 CD / Danica / 2012-07-10

Works: Povl Hamburger: Snow, song ("Der er ingenting i verden så stille som sne"); Niels la Cour: I sne står urt og busk i skjul (The Snow Lies Heavy on the Hedge), for chorus & ensemble; Danish...
Conductors: Munk, Ebbe
Ensemble: Zapolski Quartet

The Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir was founded in 1924 and is resident at Copenhagen Cathedral. As part of its duties the choir performs at state...continue...

Bach: Partita No. 2 BWV 826; Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Schubert: Impromptus D. 899 / Reiko Fujisawa, piano

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. ...
Performers: Fujisawa, Reiko

Debut Quartz album for Reiko Fujisawa, who studied under Martino Tirimo and Yonty Solomon. Reiko has since established herself as an exciting and formidable virtuoso...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (08/12/2011-08/14/2011)....continue...

Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles - Selections of French Baroque music by dÆAnglebert, Rameau, Moulinié & Corrette

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2012-07-10

Works: Etienne Moulinié: Mariage de Pierre de Provence avec la belle Maguelonne; Anonymous, French: La Magnotte / La petite Jeanneton / Les 6 visages; La Caroline, Le Sabotier; Jean-Baptiste Lully: P...
Performers: Richard, Arnaud; Warnier, Eugénie
Conductors: Dumestre, Vincent; Lazarevitch, François; Sempe, Skip; ; Haas, Frederick; Pichon, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Ausonia; Café Zimmermann ; Capriccio Stravagante; Le Poème Harmonique ; Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien

The event known as "Les grandes eaux Musicales de Versailles 2012," when all the fountains are working and accompanied by music, is presented by the...continue...
Includes la provencalle (anonymous) / tambourin des fêtes d by various composers....continue...

Abel in Norway / Traditional Norwegian folk music, Abel, Giardini, Mattheson, Robinson, Fischer, Brade / Nils Økland, Hardanger fiddle; Elisabeth Seitz, drum; Philippe Pierlot, bass viol

1 CD / Flora / 2012-07-10

Works: Thomas Robinson: Twenty waies; Anonymous, Norwegian: Bruremarsj (Wedding March), for traditional ensemble (attrib. de Beiarn); Norringen, for traditional ensemble (attrib. Voss); Fanitullen, for trad...
Performers: Seitz, Elisabeth

Carl Friedrich Abel goes to Norway, where the famous bass viol virtuoso meets a player of the Hardanger fiddle (a violin fitted with sympathetic strings...continue...
Recording information: Church of Bra-sur-Lienne, Belgium (09/2007)....continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Beethoven: Egmont Op. 84; Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Trio Wanderer

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Performers: Wanderer, Trio
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich-Orchester Kolner Philharmoiniker

A concerto for four? The Triple Concerto may well be one of Beethoven's most enigmatic works: some commentators have seen it as no more than...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie de Cologne (12/17/2000-12/19/2000)....continue...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.282, 330, 331, 399, 455, 457, 475 & 574 / Andreas Staier, pianoforte

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Suite for piano in C major (fragment), K. 399 (K. 385i); Gigue for Keyboard in G major, K 574; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, K 282 (189g); Variations (10) for Piano ...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]

Released for the first time in 2003 and 2005, this two-CD set combines two Mozart recordings in which Andreas Staier raises the questions of ornamentation...continue...

In Memoriam Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953) - Mahler, Bach, Handel, Gluck et al. / Kathleen Ferrier, soprano

1 CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion selon Saint Mattheiu; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Atalanta; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice; Spoken Word...
Performers: Favaretto, Giorgio
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von

Why does Kathleen Ferrier, whose career lasted barely a dozen years, remain fixed in the public memory? Her voice, completely devoid of artifice, always expressed...continue...

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Schubert, Elgar, Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn / Orchestras of Philadelphia, La Scala, Vienna, Philharmonia Orch et al. (rec. 1929-1952)

2 CD / Guild / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Richa...
Performers: Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This unique two-CD set offers eight exceptionally rare Toscanini performances captured in broadcasts in which he conducts six orchestras - none of which is with...continue...