Classical Period

My Favourite Opera: Mozart: Don Giovanni / Bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi with Andrea Silvestrelli, Jane Eaglen, Riccardo Chailly [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale Opera Orchestra

In the new "My Favorite Opera" series, EuroArts takes a look at deep involvement with a specific role, witnessing musical and stage rehearsals and listening...continue...
Run Time: 58 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian
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Weber: Wind Concertos / Maximiliano Martin, clarinet; Peter Whelan, bassoon, Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concerto for Bassoon in F major, J. 127 (Op. 75); Concertino for horn & orchestra in E minor, J. 188 (Op. 45); Concertino...
Performers: Frank-Gemmill, Alec; Martín, Maximiliano; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Janiczek, Alexander
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The award-winning Scottish Chamber Orchestra returns with Weber Wind Concertos, the sixteenth album in its celebrated series with Linn. Clarinetist Maximiliano Martin, bassoonist Peter Whelan,...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (09/05/2011-09/09/2011)....continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 6 "Pastoral"; "Triple" Concerto; Egmont Overture / Itzhak Perlman - Israel PO, Giora Schmidt, Zuili Bailey, Navah Perlman [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Performers: Bailey, Zuill; Perlman, Navah; Schmidt, Giora
Conductors: Perlman, Itzhak
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The Israel Philharmonic is a cultural ambassador for Israel, and is regarded as one of the great orchestras of the world. Here conducted by eminent...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Mozart: Symphonies nos 33 & 35; "Posthorn" & "Haffner" Serenades / Iona Brown, ASMF

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"; Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248...
Conductors: Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Accedemy of St Martin on the Fields

A program of Serenades and Symphonies from Mozart's Salzburg period has been chosen for this latest Hänssler Classic's release. His Salzburg years being centered on...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (04/1997)....continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii - Live at Carnegie Hall / Mussorgsky: Pictures; Beethoven: Sonata no 17; Chopin, Musto, Liszt et al. [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: John Musto: Improvisation & Fugue, for piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Franz Liszt: Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande études...
Performers: Tsujii, Nobuyuki

Following on the heels of his 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition win in 2009, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii experienced a dream come true as...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Country of Origin: Austria
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 27 and 20 / Maria Joao Pires, piano; Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart Bologna

The sublime results were worth the wait: after forty years of collaboration, Maria Joao Pires and Maestro Claudio Abbado record two of Mozart's most beloved...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Teatro Manzoni, Bologna & Auditorium Konzert (09/2011)....continue...

The Best Relaxing Classical Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Jules Massenet: Médit...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Kalafusz, Hans; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Millet, Danielle; Ogdon, John; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Boult, Adrian; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo;
Ensemble: ; Vienna String Sextet

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain

Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50; Haydn: Trio in G major, Hob.XV, No. 25

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-18

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G major ("Gypsy Trio") H. 15/25
Performers: Beluska, Vasile [Violin]; Smith, Alan [Cello]; Smith, Diana Barker [Piano]

Recording information: College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University (2007)....continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Joyce DiDonato

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Pfiz, Konstantin [Cello, Continuo]; Summers, Timothy
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Rastatt Vocal Ensemble

This thrilling recording around concert performances at the Bade-baden Festpielhaus is set to be a milestone in at least two ways:

It marks the beginning

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Recording information: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (07/2011)....continue...

Celebration Of The Vienna Boys Choir

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-09-18

Works: Heinz Kratochwil: Jubilate Deo, for chorus; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Tenebrae facta sunt; Anonymous: Gaudete!; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Joseph Leopold Eybler: Omnes d...
Performers: Unger, Niklas [Boy Alto]; Wirth, Gerald
Conductors: Cagnin, Manolo

The Best Classical Piano Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major Op. 53; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden

Armenian Spirit / Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-09-12

Works: T. Tchukhadjian: Menk kadj tohmi (Chant de lutte); O'h intsh anush (Chant e'exil); Anonymous, Armenian: Krunk (Aknay), song; Sayat Nova: Khani Vur Jan Im, for ensemble; Dun en glkhen (Supplique au ro...
Performers: Clos, Marc; Espasa, Dani; Estevan, Pedro; Mayoral, David; Minassyan, Georgi; Mouradian, Gaguik; Sarikouyoumdjian, Haig; Savall, Jordi
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Hespèrion XXI

This album is a tribute to Armenia and to the Armenian musicians who have played alongside Jordi Savall and his wife Montserrat Figueras over the...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (2012-03-29_2012-03-30&2010-)....continue...

Christian Wolff: For Piano 1; For Pianist; Burdocks / Christian Wolff, flute; Gordon Mumma, french horn; John Nash, violin; David Behrman, viola; Frederic Rzewski, piano

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-09-12

Works: Christian Wolff: For Piano I; For Pianist; Burdocks, for 10 parts
Performers: Behrman, David; Mumma, Gordon [Composer]; Nash, Johnny; Rzewski, Frederic [Composer]; Tudor, David [Composer/Piano]; Wolff, Christian [Composer]

In the early 1960s, Wergo launched a series that would become a legend in the history of contemporary music recordings. Studio Reihe Neuer Musik featured...continue...
Recording information: Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA (08/1971)....continue...

Beethoven: Moto perpetuo - Sonatas nos 12, 17, 22 & 27 / Javier Perianes, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for ...
Performers: Perianes, Javier

Man's fascination with the theory of perpetual motion dates back thousands of years. Musical expressions of the concept span from Franco-Flemish polyphony to modern-day minimalism....continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli / Tatiana Nikolaeva, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120
Performers: Nikolayeva, Tatiana Petrovna

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" & Op. 111 / Dina Ugorskaja, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Ugorskaja, Dina

Dina Ugorskaja counts as a serious musician with deep musical knowledge and perfect technical skills. The coupling of two of the most exciting Beethoven sonatas...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, BR München, Germany (11/2011)....continue...

The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Alexei Sultanov: Live Performances from the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory - works by JS Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev / Alexei Sultanov, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaiko...

Végh in Hungary / Sandor Végh - Camerata Salzburg

2 CD / Budapest Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumr...
Conductors: Végh, Sándor

Violinist, chamber musician, conductor, and teacher Sándor Végh was one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. The determining factor in Végh's becoming...continue...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas / Francois Fernandez, violin; Boyan Vodenitcharov, keyboard

1 CD / Flora / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 303 (293c); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Variations (6) for Violin and Piano in G minor on "Hélas,...
Performers: Fernandez, Francois; Vodenitcharov, Boyan [Fortepiano]

The sonatas gathered here are from Mozart's youth, composed from the ages of 13 to 20. Between Paris - which he left after his mother's...continue...
Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (06/2006)....continue...

Woflgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar

Recording information: 1970....continue...

A Treasury of English Keyboard Music / Gerald Gifford, harpsichords and organ

1 CD / CRD Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Orlando Gibbons: Preludes (4) for Keyboard; Martin Peerson: The Fall of the Leaf, for harpsichord (No 272 in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book); John Wilbye: The Frogge, arrangement for harpsichord (afte...
Performers: Gifford, Gerald

Works chosen for this Treasury of English Keyboard Music range from the 16th century through to the early 19th century, and the program reflects the...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Framlingham....continue...

Flute Trios by Weber, Hummel & Mendelssohn / Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Franz Bartolomey, cello; Ferenc Bognar, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-09-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Adagio, Variations and Rondo on "Schöne Minka" for piano, flute & cello in A major, Op. 78...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Bognar, Ferenc; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Wolfgang Schulz, principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Bartolomey, the principal cellist of the same orchestra join with the distinguished Hungarian pianist Ferenc...continue...

Stokowski conducts music for strings by J.Staruss, Borodin, Paganini, Rachmaninov, Handel, Purcell, Gluck et al. (rec. 1957-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Niccolò Paganini: Molto perpetuo, for violin & orchestra (or piano), MS 66 ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in 1957-58, this compilation of music for strings comes from various Capitol and Seraphim LPs....continue...
Recording information: 1957-1958....continue...

Amoretti: Arias by Mozart, Gluck, Grétry / Christiane Karg, soprano - Arcangelo

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Finta Semplice, KV 51; Ascanio in Alba, KV 3; Mitridate, Re di Ponto, KV 87; Il Sogno di Scipione, KV 126; Lucio Silla, KV 135; André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: La F...
Performers: Karg, Christiane
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan;
Ensemble: Arcangelo

Sunday Times, August 2012
It is a relief to encounter a light soprano who can sing the most demanding high notes and coloratura without sounding hard...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude's, Hampstead Garden Suburb (02/07/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

A Tribute to Erling Blondal Bengtsson - Elgar: Cello Concerto; works by Schubert, Corelli, Weber, Prokofiev et al/ Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata, Op. 5/5; Carl Maria von Weber: Adagio & Rondo, for cello & piano; Frédé...
Performers: Bengtsson, Erling Blondal; Kristjansson, Arni
Conductors: Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This release celebrates the 80th birthday of the distinguished Danish cellist Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. The recording provides a varied musical portrait of this renowned performer....continue...

Il Piu Misero Amante: Italian Cantatas / Paolucci, Ceccarelli, Montani, Ciofini - Camerata Hermans

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-09-11

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Il più misero amante, cantata for voice & continuo; Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Sonata for flute & continuo in G major, Op. 2/4; Ercole Bernabei: Dal Regno d'Amore, cantata...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Camerata Hermans

During the 1700s, the century of the "affetti," the history of the cantata coincided with that of drama through music and oratorio, adopting these forms...continue...
Recording information: 01/07/2006/01/08/2006....continue...

Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead / Northern Sinfonia - Simon Halsey

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Roderick Elms: Fanfare da Festa, for orchestra; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo ...
Performers: Courtney, Scarlett [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Recording information: Hall One, The Sage Gateshead (12/12/2009-12/13/2009)....continue...

Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ / Susanne Kelling, mezzo-soprano; Henschel Quartett

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Seven last words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51/H 3 no 50-56
Performers: Kelling, Susanne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Henschel Quartett

The Seven Last Words of Christ, in a new version by Spanish Royal Court composer José Peris, for string quartet and mezzo soprano! When the...continue...
Recording information: August-Everding-Saal, Grünwald, Germany (01/17/2012-01/19/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass / Teresa Wakim, Paula Murrihy, Thomas Cooley and Sumner Thompson - Harry Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "La Reine"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronati...
Performers: Cooley, Thomas; Murrihy, Paula; Thompson, Sumner; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra

It is CORO's great pleasure to release the third CD in its series with the Handel and Haydn Society! Composed in 1779, the Mass in...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (04/27/2012/04/29/2012)....continue...

Joseph Haydn - A Bouquet of Piano Music / Willy Stolarczyk, piano

1 CD / Danica / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27; Variations on the Hymn "Gott erhalte den Kaiser, H i430; Sonata for Keyboard no 15 in E major, H 16 no 13; Sonate i g-mol/G-Dur, Hob. 16; Son...
Performers: Willy Stolarczyk

Pianist Willy Stolarczyk studied at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. He has been a pianist and teacher at the music school in Holstebro...continue...

Matinos do Natal, Rio de Janeiro 1811: Marcos Portugal

2 CD / Paraty / 2012-09-11

Works: Marcos Portugal: Matinos do Natal, for 6 voices & orchestra
Conductors: Portugal, Marcos
Ensemble: Ensemble Turicum

The French record label Paraty is pleased to announce the release of the world premiere recording of "Matinas do Natal" by Marcus Portugal. This monumental...continue...
Recording information: Erlöserkirche Zurich, Switzerland (03/2009)....continue...

Mozart: Arrangements for basset horn & bassoon - music from Magic Flute; Marriage of Figaro; Divertimento K439b; Adagio K410

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte nach KV 620, für 3 Bassetthörner; Divertimento for 3 basset horns in B flat major, K. Anh. 229/3 (K. 439b/3); Divertimento "Die Hochzeit des Fi...
Performers: Brunner, Reinhold; Linshalm, Heinz Peter; Stump, Petra; Turkovic, Milan [Bassoon]

With the support of Reinhold Brunner and Milan Turkovi c , on this CD the clarinet duo of Petra Stump & Heinz-Peter Linshalm present a...continue...
Recording information: Mozarthaus Vienna (11/02/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 9 - Concertos nos 12 & 26 / Christian Zacharias

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p)
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Christian Zacharias completes his prizewinning recording cycle of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos with the Coronation Concerto KV 537. The members of the Orchestre de...continue...
Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (10/19/2009-10/21/2009)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14, 15, 23, 26 & 29 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sona...
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen

Beethoven: Piano Trio no 7; Schumann: Piano Trio Op. 63; Haydn: Piano Trio Op. 73/2; Schubert: Piano Trio no 1; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 / Thibaud-Casals-Cortot Trio

2 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G m...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Alfred Cortot; Jacques Thibaud (Violin); Pablo Casals

This is the first volume in a series planned by Opus Kura to release all the published recordings of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio....continue...

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Pianist Dianne Baar "Intro" - Works by Haydn, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Kapustin

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 7...
Performers: Baar, Dianne

Born in South Korea, Dianne Baar began her career at age 9. She moved to Vienna at age 11 and became an Austrian citizen on...continue...
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Opera Arias by Gluck, Haydn and Mozart / Marie-Nicole Lemieux

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K 87; Ombra felice...Io ti lascio, K 255; La Betulia liberata, K 74c (K 118); Le nozze de Figaro, K 492; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

In this highly anticipated recording, Marie Nicole Lemieux performs beloved arias by Gluck, Haydn and Mozart. Lemieux brings her velvety tone and considerable talents to...continue...
Recording information: Palais Montcalm, Quebec City (09/2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No 1 & 3 / Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Ensemble: ; Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Celebrated Norwegian pianist, and new exclusive Sony Classical artist, LEIF OVE ANDSNES begins The Beethoven Journey, his first ever recording of Ludwig van Beethoven, with...continue...
Recording information: Dvorák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague (05/22/2012-05/23/2012)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim: Rare First Recordings - works by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Shostakovich / Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sonata for keyboard in B flat major Op. 17/6, CW A12 (T. 342/3); Giovanni Pergolesi: Work(s); Sonata (no 4) for keyboard in G major (very doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Va...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 70th birthday in 2012. His commercial recording career began 57 years ago with three 45rpm discs, which are now among the...continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

The Art of

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Pure Spa Gold Coast

1 CD / Water Music Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C; Claude Debussy: Hommage à Rameau, for piano, L. 110/2; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Préludes, Book 1; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Ch...
Performers: Kej

Christmas Mass in Vienna: Music for Christmas by Hammerschmidt, Vulpius, Mozart, Arcadeit, Rheinberger, Franck et al. / Choral Society of St. Augustine at ViennaÆs Jesuit Church

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-09-11

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Melchior Vulpius: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestr...
Performers: Heinrich, Gernot; Horak, Cornelia; Schamschula, Maximilian [Organ]; Sramek, Alfred
Conductors: Pixner, Andreas
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of St. Augustine Vienna

The Choral Society of St. Augustine at Vienna's Jesuit Church is a church choir. The choir occupies a special place in the Viennese musical scene,...continue...
Recording information: Jesuitenkirche-Univesitätskirche, Vienna, Austria (10/01/2011/10/02/2011)....continue...

Duo, Trio, Quartet - Haydn: Piano Trio no 20; Rossini: Duo; Schubert: Death & the Maiden / Weithaas, Tetzlaff, Roberts, Posch

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in B flat major, H 15 no 20; Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D ...
Performers: Eberle, Veronika; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Helmchen, Martin; Posch, Alois; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Weithaas, Antje

Live recordings from Europe's most interesting chamber music festival, made in 2011, feature a mixture of well-known and upcoming artists of the highest quality....continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...