Romantic Period

Franz Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie, D 760; Moments Musicaux, D 780; Sonata in C minor, D 958 / Konstanze Eickhorst, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Sonata for Piano in C minor, D 958
Performers: Eickhorst, Konstanze

Time and again, Schubert appears to tear holes in the space-time continuum. A single Moment Musical a few minutes long can seem like an eternity...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany (08/22/2012-08/24/2012)....continue...

Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna / Barcellona, Pratt, Mihai, Uliveri, Fischer. Jurowski [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna
Performers: Barcellona, Daniela; Fischer, Jeannette; Mihai, Bogdan; Pratt, Jessica; Ulivieri, Nicola
Conductors: Jurowski, Dmitri
Ensemble: Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Among the showier flowers of Rossini's operatic catalogue languish a few rare blooms - masterpieces like Adelaide de Borgogna that have seen relatively few revivals....continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue...

Stanislaw Moniuszko: Verbum nobile, comic opera / Aleksander Teliga, Aleksandra Bucrzek, Leszek Skria, Michael Partyka. Warcislaw Kunc

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2013-02-26

Works: Stanislaw Moniuszko: Verbum nobile
Conductors: Kunc, Warcislaw
Ensemble: Zamku Opera Orchestra

Verbum Nobile is a one-act comic opera by Moniuszko, who developed a thriving national opera movement in the 19th century Polish music. This opera, like...continue...
Recording information: Castle Opera, Szczecin, Poland (07/2010)....continue...

Works by Ravel, Scriabin and Schubert / Alexander Schimpf, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-02-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Schimpf, Alexander [Piano]

Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (03/12/2012-03/14/2012)....continue...

Works by Chopin and Ravel - Sonata in B minor; Scarbo; Ondine / Miao Huang, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Huang, Miao

The young Miao Huang, winner of the German Music Competition, shows on her GENUIN Primavera CD that her confidence is thoroughly justified. She masters the...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin, Germany (07/26/2012-07/28/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Il Corsaro / Ribeiro, Papi, Lungu, Salsi, Benetta, Bonfatti, Villari. Montanaro [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro
Performers: Benetta, Silvia Dalla; Bonfatti, Gregory; Lungu, Irina; Papi, Andrea; Ribeiro, Bruno; Salsi, Luca; Villari, Angelo
Conductors: Montanaro, Carlo
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed Il corsaro is available on DVD and -for the first time - Blu-Ray. The...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue...

Charles-Valentin Alkan: Complete Recueils de Chants, Vol. 1 / Stephanie McCallum, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-02-26

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Recueil de Chants Book 1 (6), for piano, Op. 38; Recueil de Chants Book 2 (6), for piano, Op. 38b; Recueil de Chants Book 3 (6), for piano, Op. 65; Une fusée, introductio...
Performers: McCallum, Stephanie

The wild originality of Alkan was little appreciated during his lifetime (1813 - 88), nor during the century which followed, when he was largely lost...continue...
Recording information: Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (2012-02-26&2012-05-27&2012-)....continue...

Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable / Bryan Hymel; Carmen Giannattasio; Patrizia Ciofi; Alastair Miles

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable
Conductors: Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi

Renowned German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer was considered the father of the Grand Opéra thanks to his skilful combination of elements of both the German and...continue...
Recording information: Salerno, Italy (03/23/2012)....continue...

Songs of Love - Italian Love Songs by Bellini, Puccini, Tosti, Donizetti et al. / Anna Leese, soprano; Stephen De Pledge, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Il fervido desiderio, for voice & piano; Dolente immagine di figlia mia, for voice & piano; Vaga luna, che inargenti, song for voice & piano; La farfalletta, song for voice & piano;...
Performers: Buttner, Thorsten; de Pledge, Stephen; Leese, Anna

Anna Leese and Stephen de Pledge perform Italian Love Songs by Bellini, Puccini, Donizetti and Tosti. These elegant pieces for solo voice, some well known,...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (11/27/2010-11/29/2010)....continue...

Wahlverwantschaften - Piano Trios by Andreae, Schubert, Kaser, Lee & Schumann / Absolut Trio

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-02-26

Works: Volkmar Andreae: Trio for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 1; Franz Schubert: Klaviertrio, Op. 99; Klaviertrio, Op. 100; Mischa Kaser: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Robert Schumann: Liebhabers St...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Absolut Trio

Artistic involvement with contemporary music is of prime importance for the three musicians of the Absolut Trio, which is why they commission works at regular...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Surian, Alvarez, Franci, Siwek, Nucci, Cedolins, Nikolic, Villari [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Franci, Francesca; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Siwek, Rafal; Surian, Giorgio; Villari, Angelo
Conductors: Renzetti, Donato
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

This tale of love, disguised nobility, murder, and love lost may sound like any other opera to some. But Verdi's Luisa Miller is a gem...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Germ...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibitioin; Schubert / Alice Sara Ott, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-02-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Performers: Ott, Alice Sara

Rising star Alice Sara Ott's new recording documents her summer 2012 rite of passage debut at the prestigious White Nights Festival.

Alice Sara Ott's challenging

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Recording information: Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia (07/2012)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Anda, Géza
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

This spine-tingling account of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 has never been issued before. It is a 'live' studio recording from 1958 with the Cologne Radio...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne....continue...

Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano nos 1-3 / Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: George Onslow: Sonatas (3) for cello/viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 16
Performers: Kliegel, Maria; Tichman, Nina

Worthy of comparison with those of Beethoven, Onslow's three Cello Sonatas are amongst the finest to have been written in France in the first half...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (2011-11-28_2011-11-30&2011-)....continue...

Hommage a Debussy - works by Carlo Grante; Alfredo Casella; Paul Dukas; Robert Piana / Carlo Grante, piano

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Estampes (3) for Piano; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Carlo Grante: Debussy-Pastiche, for piano; Alfredo Casella: A la manière de......
Performers: Grante, Carlo

An audiophile recording of some of Debussy's favorite piano pieces plus rare and unusual works by admirers of his musical idiom. Grante is one of...continue...
Recording information: Glanzing Studio, Vienna (02/18/2012-02/19/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

Russian Songs and Arias by Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky; Rimsky-Korsakov / Dinara Alieva, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Songs (7), Op. 47; ...
Performers: Alieva, Dinara
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

Young Russian soprano Dinara Alieva, who has already performed many leading operatic roles in Russia and beyond, is a newcomer to the Naxos label. She...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (08/28/2011-09/03/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Bassoon Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony no 8; Carnival Ov.; Bartok: Concerto for Orch. / Zubin Mehta, David Breidenthal, basson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Antonín Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 ...
Performers: Breidenthal, David
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic

At the age of only 26 Zubin Mehta became the youngest person ever to head a major American orchestra. In his 16 years as music...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Liszt: Complete Songs 1 / Adrian Erod; Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Kling leise, mein Lied (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 301 (LW N42); S'il est un charmant gazon, song for voice & piano (3 versions), S. 284 (LW N25); Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Com...
Performers: Erod, Adrian; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

The first complete recording of the Lieder composed by Franz Liszt! Through 2011, Liszt's 200th anniversary, Marsyas will record all of his Lieder for release...continue...
Recording information: RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (01/05/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Giovanni Bottesini: Messa da Requiem / Matheu; Coma-Alabert; Prunell-Friend; Martinez-Castignani

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Requiem Mass
Performers: Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Martinez-Castignani, Enric; Matheu, Marta; Prunell-Friend, Agustin
Conductors: Martin, Thomas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Remembered principally today as a composer for the double bass, Bottesini excelled in other forms, including opera and sacred music. His impressive Requiem is a...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK (02/15/2012-02/16/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Surian, Alvarez, Franci, Siwek, Nucci, Cedolins, Nikolic, Villari [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Franci, Francesca; Nikolic, Katarina; Nucci, Leo; Siwek, Rafal; Surian, Giorgio; Villari, Angelo
Conductors: Renzetti, Donato
Ensemble: Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orchestra

This tale of love, disguised nobility, murder, and love lost may sound like any other opera to some. But Verdi's Luisa Miller is a gem...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Liszt: Complete Songs 2 / Janina Baechle, Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Was Liebe sei?, S. 288; Buch der Lieder, Vol 1, S 531; Freudvoll und Leidvoll, S 280; Der König von Thule (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 278 (LW N9); Der du von dem Himmel bis...
Performers: Baechle, Janina; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

Part two of the Complete Liszt Song Book features the renowned Janina Baechle. The mezzo-soprano has been drawn to the Lieder repertory since her musical...continue...
Recording information: RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (01/06/2009-01/12/2009)....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 "Death and the Maiden" & 13 "Rosamunde" / Alban Berg Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Quartet for Strings no 13 in A minor, D 804/Op 29 no 1 "Rosamunde"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartet

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: Protestant Chruch, Seon, Switzerland....continue...

Franz von Suppé: Requiem / Fajtova, Gottwald, Muzek, Pesendorfer. Gerd Schaller

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz von Suppé: Requiem
Performers: Fajtova, Marie; Muzek, Tomislav [Tenor Vocal]; Pesendorfer, Albert [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Schaller, Gerd
Ensemble: Philharmonie Festiva

In terms of quality and the appropriateness of its setting, this Requiem is altogether in keeping with its elevated purpose. In his obituary for Franz...continue...
Recording information: Abteikirche Ebrach, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio Franke (07/2012)....continue...

Diary in G - Schubert and Schumann: Piano Sonatas / Weiyin Chen, piano

1 CD / Azica / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G major, D 894/Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Chen, Weiyin

The young Taiwanese-American virtuoso pianist Weiyin Chen is an artist whose promise is just beginning to emerge. Ms. Chen is a performer to whom "the...continue...
Recording information: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY....continue...

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano / Iori, Linares, Theodossiou, Richards. Brott [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano
Performers: Iori, Enrico; Lopez, Leonardo; Richards, Andrew; Theodossiou, Dimitra
Conductors: Brott, Boris
Ensemble: Tiatro Lirico Chorus; Tiatro Lirico Orchestra

As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed La battaglia di Legnano is available for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray....continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Schumann & Schumann: Robert: Sonatas Opp. 11 & 14; Clara: Notturno; Scene Fantastique / Ksenia Nosikova, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor ("Concerto Without Orchestra"), Op. 14; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Clara Wieck Schumann: Notturno for piano in F major, Op. 6/2; Piè...
Performers: Nosikova, Ksenia

The courtship and marriage of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck is one of the great love stories in the history of music. Their relationship, embodying...continue...
Recording information: Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA (06/09/2011-06/11/2011)....continue...

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano / Iori, Linares, Theodossiou, Richards. Brott [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano
Performers: Iori, Enrico; Linares, Leonardo Lopez; Lopez, Leonardo; Richards, Andrew; Theodossiou, Dimitra
Conductors: Brott, Boris
Ensemble: Tiatro Lirico Chorus; Tiatro Lirico Orchestra

As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed La battaglia di Legnano is available for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray....continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese...continue...

Chopin

1 CD / Sebastian Records / 2013-02-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209; Noct...
Performers: Koenig, Robert; Sant'Ambrogio, Sara

Recording information: Nashville, Tennessee....continue...

Folk Stories - Traditional folk songs and music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Britten, Respighi, Bartók, Sibelius, and Vogel / Cora Burggraaf: mezzo-soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: English Traditional: Sprig of Thyme; Johannes Brahms: Marienwürmchen ("Marienwürmchen, setze dich"), folk song for voice & piano (Volks-Kinderlieder), WoO; German folk songs (49) for voice ...
Performers: Burggraaf, Cora; Ferschtman, Liza; Lepper, Simon; Mijnders, Floris

The debut CD on Challenge Classics for Cora Burggraaf, recipient of many prizes including the 2009/10 ECHO Rising Star Award, the 2006 Elizabeth Everts Prize,...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2011-04-26&2011-12-11_2011-)....continue...

Polkastra: "I Do" The Wedding Album / Lara St. John; Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano

1 CD / Ancalagon Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Matt Van Brink: Flumpet Voluntary (after Jeremiah Clarke); Bridle Chorus (after Richard Wagner); J.S. Bachelor Party (after Johann Sebastian Bach); Canon in D, Mostly (after Johann Pachelbel); Shotgu...
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Kodheli, Rubin; Krakauer, David; Owen, Louise; Rodriguez, Mario; Zelenka, Winona
Conductors: Otto, Matthew;
Ensemble: Polkastra

The joyful sounds of the perfect wedding day! The bride is glowing, the groom stands at the ready, and Polkastra launches into some rousing processionals...continue...
Recording information: Kaleidoscope Sound, Union City, NJ (07/04/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

Schubert: Erlkonig / Schubert Edition Vol. 7 / Matthias Goerne, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Im Abendrot, D 799; Der Wanderer, D 493/Op. 4 no 1; Nachtviolen, D 752; Im Walde ("Ich wandre über Berg und Tal"), song for voice & piano, D. 834 (Op. 93/1); Normans Gesang ("Die...

The seventh volume in baritone Matthias Goerne's superb Schubert lieder series features some of the composer's most famous and beloved songs, including the title work,...continue...
Personnel: Andreas Haefliger (piano); Matthias Goerne (baritone)....continue...

Brahms: Cello Sonatas nos 1 & 2 / Tanja Tetzlaff: cello; Gunilla Süssmann: piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Performers: Sussmann, Gunilla; Tetzlaff, Tanja

Featuring two of the most popular works for cello and piano, this new disc comes from two artists with an incredible shared musical understanding. Tanja...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen, Bremen, Germany (05/2011)....continue...

Music of the Viennese Court Chapel - Music of Eybler, Mozart, Salieri, M. Haydn, Herbeck, Fux, Randhartinger et al. / Ruiten, Ritlewski, Georg, Rabl, Behle, Wortig, Kränzle, Stiefermann

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Joseph Leopold Eybler: Omnes de Saba Venient for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Jubilate Deo omnis terra, offertory; Terra tremuit, for chorus & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Sub ...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Georg, Uta-Christina; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Ritlewski, Annika Sophie [Soprano Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Stiefermann, Kay; Wortig, Dominik [Vocals]
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

The Hofburg Palace is a monument to Habsburg rule in Vienna. Since 1918, the Federal Ministry for Education and Arts has taken care of church...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (2006-12-07_2006-12-14&2010-)....continue...

Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Cyprien Katsaris: piano

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2013-02-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade, incidental music; Gayaneh, ballet; Circus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Symphony no 2, Op. 27; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

With this third volume in the "Piano Rarities" series, Cyprien Katsaris continues exploring the almost limitless world of transcriptions for solo piano. The album, largely...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg/Sandhausen (03/2009)....continue...

Transitions: Dussek, Beethoven, Mendelssohn / Olga Pashchenko: piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-02-12

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor ("Elégie Harmonique"), Op. 61 (C. 211); Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 33; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111;...
Performers: Pashchenko, Olga

This debut album from Russian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist Olga Pashchenko - student of Alexei Lubimov and Richard Egarr - depicts the rebellious yet tender...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Kremsegg, Kremsmünster, Austria (08/01/2011-08/03/2011)....continue...

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 / Blomstedt, Gewandhaus Orch. Leipzig

1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Groáer Saal (05/06/2010-05/07/2010)....continue...

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Zweden, Netherlands Radio PO

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden, one of the world's leading conductors and Chief Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, is the true Bruckner conductor. The illustrious conductor...continue...
Recording information: Studio MCO 5, Hilversum, Holland (12/21/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphonie No. 9 / Blomstedt, Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Humoreske, Op. 20; Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 / Sung-Suk Kang, piano

1 CD / Meridian / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20; Phantasiestücke (3) for Piano, Op. 111
Performers: Kang, Sung-Suk

Meridian Records is proud to announce the release of Korean pianist Sung-Suk Kang's second solo album of piano music, featuring the much-loved Robert Schumann....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" / Machteld Baumans, Judith van Wanrooij, Patrick Henckens. De Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and renowned conductor Jan Willem de Vriend give us their own unique version of Mendelssohn....continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (2011-12-19&2011-12-20&2012-)....continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev

4 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

The Mariinsky label presents its most ambitious project to date - the first release in a complete cycle of Richard Wagner's epic Der Ring des...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (02/16/2012-02/19/2012); Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R (04/10/2012-04/12/2012); Concert Hall of...continue...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Chopin: Solo Piano Music - Ballades nos 1-4; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Fantaisie, Op.49 / Sung-Suk Kang: piano

1 CD / Meridian / 2013-02-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade for P...
Performers: Kang, Sung-Suk

After a series of highly acclaimed duo albums with double bassist Leon Bosch, Meridian is thrilled to announce the release of Sung-Suk Kang's first solo...continue...

Kaufmann - Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann, Markus Bruck, Donald Runnicles, William Spaulding

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Stehe still! ("Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit"), song for ...
Performers: Bruck, Markus; Kaufmann, Jonas
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra

Kaufmann's 5th solo album on Decca - specially recorded for Wagner anniversary year by the world's leading Wagner tenor.

Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic

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Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe, Berlin (09/17/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 / Herbert Blomstedt

1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-02-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhausorchester

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany (09/25/2008-09/26/2008)....continue...