Romantic Period

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...

Wagner: Scenes from Tannhauser, Lohengrin & Die Walkure / ulia Varady, Peter Seiffert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre
Performers: Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Bayerisches Staatsorchester

With this recording the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau once bade farewell to his public as a vocalist: together with two other great Wagner singers -...continue...
Recording information: BR-Studio, München (03/20/1996-03/25/1996)....continue...

Brahms: String Quartet no 3; Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht / Ysae Quartet, Isabel Charisius (viola), Valentin Erben (cello)

1 CD / Ysaye / 2013-02-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67; Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
Performers: Charisius, Isabel; Erben, Valentin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ysae Quartet

The aesthetic and stylistic connections between Brahms and Schoenberg are brought to light on this recording from the Ysaÿe Quartet. Composed in the summer of...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de l'Epau, Dortoir des moines, Le Mans, France....continue...

Menahem Pressler Plays Chopin Vol. 2 - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Polonaises; Mazurkas / Menahem Pressler, piano

2 CD / Doremi / 2013-02-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Pol...
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Josefowitz, David; Swarowsky, Hans; Auberson, Jean-Marie
Ensemble: The Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Mork, cello. Jansons

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Tonnesen, Terje; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is among the leading master of his instruement, while the Dvorak concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations are among the most popular...continue...
Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

Giovanni Morandi: Sonatas for Organ Four Hands / Chiara Cassin: organ; Federica Iannella: organ

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-02-12

Works: Giovanni Morandi: Sinfonia marziale for organ, 4 hands in D minor; Elevazione, for organ; Gran Marcia militare for organ, 4 hands in C major; Sonata per il postcommunio, for organ, 4 hands; Pastorale...
Performers: Cassin, Chiara; Iannella, Federica

These sonatas were written between 1830 and 1843 by Giovanni Morandi (1777 - 1856), one of the most important Italian composers for organ music of...continue...
Recording information: S. Paolo Apostolo Civitanova Marche Alta Macerata, Ital (10/2011)....continue...

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

6 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Grandes Études de Paganini; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsod...
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio
Conductors: Riede, Erich; Handley, Vernon

Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is...continue...
Recording information: 1958-1997....continue...

Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54; Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14; Phantasy, Op. 28; 3 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 35/1û3 et al. / Anton Kuerti: piano

1 CD / Doremi / 2013-02-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Fantasia for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 28 "Sonate écossaise"; Scherzo a capriccio, for piano in F sharp minor; A...
Performers: Kuerti, Anton

A new audiophile recording of this internationally famous living pianist....continue...
Recording information: Walter Hall, Toronto (08/25/2009); Willowdale United church, Toronto (08/25/2009); Walter Hall, Toronto (1970); Willowdale United church, Toronto (1970)....continue...

Antonín Dvorák: Cypresses for String Quartet; String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106 / Cypress String Quartet

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cypress String Quartet

The San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet, known equally for its innovation and its elegant performances, debuts on AVIE with a recording of its namesake work,...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound Studios (2012-07-28_2012-08-01&2012-)....continue...

Vive Offenbach!: Famous Operetta Arias & Overtures / Jane Rhodes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La Périchole; Barbe-Bleue; La vie parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; La belle Hélène
Performers: Rhodes, Jane
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Benzi, Roberto; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Bordeaux Aquitaine

No other composer depicted the typical French effervescence and easy-going Parisian lifestyle so accurately, coupled with biting satire of the powers-that-be, as Jacques Offenbach. This...continue...

Maurice André - The Trumpet Maestro: Carnival of Venice; Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime et al. (great hits rec. 1956 - 1961)

2 CD / Indesens / 2013-02-12

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto en fa; Un américain à Paris; Porgy and Bess; Strike up the Band; Ernesto Lecuona: Siboney, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Michael Carr: S...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Faustin, J.; Denjean, Jacques

Maurice André's first great hits, from the years 1956 to 1961....continue...
Recording information: 1956-1959....continue...

Liszt / Misha Dacic, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Präludium und Fuge über das Motiv B.A.C.H., for piano, S. 529/1 (LW A250/1); Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Grosses Konzertso...
Performers: Dacic, Misha

Misha Dacic's concerts at the Miami Piano Festival in recent years made a sensational impact, as is evidenced on YouTube. They show that appearances do...continue...
Recording information: Amaturo Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts (12/21/2011)....continue...

Piano Pédalier - works by Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann / Jean Dubé: pedal piano

1 CD / Syrius / 2013-02-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Théodore Dubois: Toccata for organ no 3 in G major; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Prière; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board, followed (among others) by Erard...continue...
Recording information: Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, France) (08/2011)....continue...

Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Angel Romero, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Guitar Concerto no 3 in F major, Op. 70 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet);...
Performers: Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The magnificent gardens of the Spanish royal palace of Aranjuez a place in music history thanks to the Rodrigo guitar concerto. This recording with Angel...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1977/08/1982)....continue...

Pictures / The 12 Pianists; Karlsruher Percussion Ensemble

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2013-02-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Iosifov: Toccata, for 2 pianos, 16 hands; Daniel Schnyder: Shourouk, overture for orchestra; Georges Bizet: Carmen-Fantasie; Thomas Turek: Kein...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Die 12 Pianisten

On this SACD other 'pictures' from Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria and the Arab world were added to Mussorgsky's exhibition without being afraid of even crossing the...continue...
Recording information: Kurhaus Bad Herrenalb (05/17/2012-05/20/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Mirella Freni

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Vilma, Michele
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Magiera, Leone; Votto, Antonino; Lombard, Alain; Klemperer, Otto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite signers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Groáe Tenöre der Musikgeschichte, Vol. 3

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Otello; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Amilcare Ponchiell...
Performers: Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Ancona, Mario; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gogorza, Emilio de; Hempel, Frieda; Homer, Louise; Perini, ...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküue; Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Vier letzte Lieder
Performers: Haubold, Ingrid; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Opera Berlin Orchestra

For Herbert von Karajan, Kollo was the ideal Wagner singer. But Rene Kollo didn't only shine as a heroic tenor. He also possessed immense versatility,...continue...
Recording information: 08/30/1992-09/06/1992....continue...

Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera / Celso Albelo, Desiree Rancatore, Alastair Miles. Daniel Oren

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Conductors: Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi

Parisian composer, Georges Bizet, was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfège within six months of...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Municipale Giuseppe Verdi, Salerno (05/16/2012-05/20/2012)....continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

Donizetti: Rita, ou le Mari Battu / Aldo Caputo, Priscille Laplace, Alberto Rinaldi. Claudio Scimone [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra
Performers: Caputo, Aldo; Laplace, Priscille; Mazzonis di Pralafera, Stefano; Rinaldi, Alberto

First recording on DVD Edition of the original French version. Rita is a small but significant example of Donizetti's musical experience in the 1840s, an...continue...
Run Time: 54 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Schubert: The Last Years - Piano Trios; String Quartets; String Quintet, Octet

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, ...
Performers: Klaviertrio Amsterdam; Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amsterdam Piano Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet

Spanning 6 CDs and featuring many a consummate performance, this release celebrates the genius of Schubert through detailing all of his late chamber music. The...continue...

Ferdinand David: Music for Violin and Piano / Stephan Schardt, violin; Philipp Vogler, piano

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29

Works: Ferdinand David: Salon-Duett, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 25 (after a song by E. Haase); Suite for solo violin, Op. 43; Salon Pieces (12), for violin & piano, Op. 24; Impromptus in forme de Va...
Performers: Schardt, Stephan; Vogler, Philipp

Mendelssohn's magnificent Violin Concerto would never have been written if not for Ferdinand David, whose incomparable violin playing fascinated and inspired his famous friend. Now...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (04/12/2012-04/14/2012)....continue...

Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

The Siren's Call - Live concert highlights by Gabrieli, Palestrina, Gesualdo, Grieg, Yi, McGlynn, Shimizu, Waits / Chanticleer

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2013-01-29

Works: Andrea Gabrieli: Quand'havrà fine Amore, madrigal for 8 voices; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ave maris stella; Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigals, Book 4; O dolorosa gioia, madrigal for 5 voices (Bo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chanticleer

The seductive songs of the sirens fill Chanticleer's 35th anniversary opener. Renowned Chinese composer Chen Yi sounds the call in her own inimitable language, while...continue...
Recording information: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA (09/14/2012/09/16/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Attila / Orlin Anastasov, Radostina Nikolaeva, Ventseslav Anastosov, Daniel Damyanov. Plamen Kartaloff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila
Performers: Anastasov, Orlin; Anastasov, Ventseslav; Damyanov, Daniel; Nikolaeva, Radostina; Sangiorgi, Alessandro
Conductors: Kartaloff, Plamen
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Bulgaria

This recording includes an amazing vocal performance of Orlin Anastasov, recorded at the very impressive medieval stronghold of Tsaverets (Bulgaria). As Benjamin Lumley wrote in...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Christian Zacharias, Lausanne CO

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Zacharias, Christian
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Robert Schumann composed his first symphony in a fresh and youthful mood, free at last, and full of springtime renewal. And just how fresh and...continue...
Recording information: Métropole Lausanne (09/14/2011-09/16/2011)....continue...

Elisha Abas plays Chopin & Yedida / Elisha Abas, piano

1 CD / Urlicht / 2013-01-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 5 in B flat major, Op. 7/1, CT. 56; Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Mazurka for piano no 7 in F minor, Op. 7/3, CT. 58; Mazurka for...
Performers: Abas, Elisha [Piano]

Israeli pianist Elisha Abas has garnered critical raves for his fearless, passionate, and sometimes controversial interpretive approach to piano music of the romantic era. In...continue...
Recording information: Klavierhaus, New York City (02/05/2011/04/01/2011)....continue...

The Love Songs of Paolo Tosti / Gillian Zammit, soprano; Lucia Micallef, piano

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Paolo Tosti: Sogno for voice & piano/orchestra; 'A vucchella; Ideale, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Romanze (3); Non t'amo più; Addio; Malgré moi, for voice & piano; Consolozione, poe...
Performers: Micallef, Lucia; Zammit, Gillian

Maltese soprano Gillian Zammit studied in Italy with Carlo Bergonzi and Victoria de los Angeles. Zammit is versatile performer with an operatic repertoire that ranges...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, S (07/24/2011-07/26/2011)....continue...

Luigi Cherubini: Médée / Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit, Christianne Stotjin, Vincent Le Texier. Christophe Rousset [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-01-29

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts
Performers: Michael, Nadja; Stotijn, Christianne; Streit, Kurt; Texier, Vincent le

Cherubini's faithful version of Euripides' ancient tragedy is one of the most savage and powerful works of the opera repertoire. As a continuation of Gluck's...continue...
Run Time: 138 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...

Paganini: Complete Ghiribizzi for guitar / Alfonso Baschiera, guitar

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Ghiribizzi (43) for Guitar, MS 43
Performers: Baschiera, Alfonso

Paganini was, according to those who saw him play, as phenomenally gifted a guitarist as he was a violinist; yet he never played the instrument...continue...
Recording information: Studio Sintesi, Venice (08/10/1990-08/14/1990)....continue...

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Complete Music, Vol. 3 - works for violin and piano / Sherban Lupu, violin; Ian Hobson, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-01-29

Works: Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Introduction et Variations Brillantes en form de Fantaisie, for violin & piano, Op. 6; Elégie for Violin in C minor, Op. 10 "Sur la mort d'un objet chéri"; Intro...
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Lupu, Sherban

Ernst (1812 - 65) was a friend of Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and for Joachim, "the greatest violinist I ever heard". The popular encore pieces...continue...
Recording information: Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Pe (2011-05-10_2011-05-11&2011-)....continue...

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Simone Young, Philharmoniker Hamburg

14 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Young, Simone
Ensemble: ; Hamburg Philharmonic

OehmsClassics is now offering the Ring of the Hamburg State Opera conducted by Simone Young in a complete boxed set. The features consist of an...continue...

Franz von Suppé: Overtures; Marches / Neeme Jarvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz von Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta; Boccaccio, overture to the operetta; Boccaccio; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), overture to the operetta; Comic v...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Although the bulk of his operas and operettas have sunk into relative obscurity, his bright and colorful overtures have survived. Suppé was often referred to...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (04/17/2012-04/18/2012)....continue...

Hymn to the Dawn - works for female choir by Holst, Prokofiev, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn & Rossini / Etherea Vocal Ens.

1 CD / Delos / 2013-01-29

Works: Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, H99, Op. 26/3; Eastern Pictures (2), for female chorus & harp, H. 112; Sergey Prokofiev: Prelude in C major for piano (or harp), Op. 12/7; Amy Beach: Sha...
Performers: Cloutier, Grace [Harp]; Gomez, Esteli [Soprano vocal]; Greten-Harrison, Derek; Murchie, Alan; Petrus, Jessica; Sidebottom, Amanda
Conductors: ; Horn, Noah
Ensemble: ; Etherea Vocal Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...With only eight singers, and several of the works sung by a portion of that number, each...continue...

Luigi Cherubini: Médée / Nadja Michael, Kurt Streit, Christianne Stotjin, Vincent Le Texier. Christophe Rousset [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-01-29

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts
Performers: Michael, Nadja; Stotijn, Christianne; Streit, Kurt; Texier, Vincent le

Cherubini's faithful version of Euripides' ancient tragedy is one of the most savage and powerful works of the opera repertoire. As a continuation of Gluck's...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch...continue...

Verdi: Overtures, Preludes and Sinfonias for orchestra / Marko Letonja

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Forza del destino; Giovanna d'Arco; Luisa Miller; I Masnadieri; Otello; I Vespri siciliani; Nabucco
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta

The preludes and overtures to his operas fulfil different functions according to the nature of the main work, and when he wrote it. This broad...continue...
Recording information: Villa Pisani, Biadene di Montebelluna, Treviso (09/01/2002-09/06/2002)....continue...

Franz Schubert: Four Hand Piano Works / Chiara Soave and Cecilia Baccolo, pianos

1 CD / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Marches caractéristiques (2) for Piano 4 hands in C major, D 968b/Op. 121; Variations (8) on a French song, for piano, 4 hands in E minor, D. 624 (Op. 10); Fantasy for Piano 4 ha...
Performers: Baccolo, Cecila; Soave, Chiara

Chiara Soave and Cecilia Baccolo's Schubert interpretations have always been welcomed enthusiastically by critics and audiences. In 2010, the Duo was invited to perform a...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium - Liceo Musicale Varese (05/18/2012-07/19/2012)....continue...