Grieg – Cello Concerto, Songs for Cello and Orchestra – Raphael Wallfisch

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Cello Concerto after Cello Sonata, op.36 - orchestrated by Joseph Horovitz & Benjamin Wallfisch
8 Songs arranged for Cello and Orchestra - arranged by Benjamin Wallfisch, Micheal Freyhan

Raphael Wallfisch - cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley - conductor

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Giovanni Sgambati – Piano Concerto – Francesco Caramiello

Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.15
"Cola di Rienzo" - overture
Berceuse-Reverie, op.42 no.2 (orch.: Massenet)

Francesco Caramiello - piano
Nürnberg Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabrizio Ventura - conductor

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Crusell, Kozeluch, Krommer – Clarinet Concertos – Emma Johnson

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838):
Clarinet Concerto No.1 in E flat major, op.1 no.1
Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818):
Clarinet Concerto in E flat major
Franz Krommer (1759-1831):
Clarinet Concerto in E flat major, op.36

Emma Johnson - clarinet
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Günther Herbig - conductor

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Crusell – Clarinet Concertos – Emma Johnson

Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838):
Concerto no.1 for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, op.1
Concerto no.2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op.5
Concerto no.3 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major, op.11

Emma Johnson - clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz - conductor

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Lambert – Piano Concerto, Orchestral Works – Barry Wordsworth

Constant Lambert (1905-1951):
Merchant Seamen - suite
Piano Concerto
Pomona
Prize Fight

David Owen Norris - piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth - conductor

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Puccini – Requiem; Janáček – Mass – Geoffrey Webber

Giacomo Puccini (1859-1924):
Requiem
Salve Regina
Vexilla Regis
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
The Lord's Prayer
Zdrávas Maria
Mass in E flat major
Adagio for Organ
Exaudi Deus
Regnum Mundi
Suscepimus Deus
In Nomine Jesu
Adagio I for Organ

Shelley Everall - soprano
Lynette Alcantara - contralto
William Kendall - tenor
Peter Harvey - baritone
Douglas Paterson - violin & viola
Hele Cole - harp
Michael Phillips - organ
Christopher Monks - organ
The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Geoffrey Webber - conductor

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Martucci – Symphony No.1 – Francesco d'Avalos

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909):
Symphony No.1 in D minor, op.75
Noveletta, op.82 *
Notturno, op.70 no.1 +
Tarantella, op.44

James Clark - violin *
George Ives - cello +
Philharmonia Orchestra
Francesco d'Avalos - conductor

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Clementi – Symphonies (Vol.3) – Francesco D'Avalos

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) - Symphonies (vol.3):
Symphony No.2 in D major
Overture in D major
Symphony No.4 in D major

The Philharmonia
Francesco d'Avalos - conductor

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Clementi – Symphonies (Vol.1) – Francesco D'Avalos

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) - Symphonies (vol.1):
Symphony in B flat major, op.18 no.1
Symphony in D major, op.18 no.2
Menuetto pastorale
Piano Concerto in C major

Pietro Spada - piano
The Philharmonia
Francesco d'Avalos - conductor

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Clementi – Symphonies (Vol.2) – Francesco D'Avalos

remembering Muzio Clementi on his birthday

(23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) - Symphonies (vol.2):
Symphony No.1 in C major
Overture in C major
Symphony No.3 in G major "The Great National)

The Philharmonia
Francesco d'Avalos - conductor

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Bottesini – Works for Double Bass – Thomas Martin (Vol.3)

Giovanni Bottesini - Works for Double Bass (Vol.3):
"Ero e Leandro" - prelude
Concertino in C minor
"Il Diavolo della notte" - sinfonia
"Passioni amorose" for two double basses *
Elegie in D major
"Ali Baba" - overture
Duo concertante on themes from Bellini's "I Puritani" for cello, double bass and orchestra

Thomas Martin - double bass
Moray Welsh - cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Franco Petracchi - double bass & conductor
Matthew Gibson - conductor *

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Bottesini – Works for Double Bass – Thomas Martin (Vol.2)

Giovanni Bottesini - Works for Double Bass (Vol.2):
Fantasia "Lucia Lammermoor"
Romanza Drammatica
Introduzione e Bolero
Romanza "Une bouche aimée" *
Capriccio di bravura
Elegie in D major
Fantasia "Beatrice di Tenda"
Grande Allegro di Concerto

Jacquelyn Fugelle - soprano *
Thomas Martin - double bass
Anthony Halstead - piano

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Bottesini – Works for Double Bass – Thomas Martin (Vol.1)

remembering Giovanni Bottesini on his birthday

(22 December 1821 – 7 July 1889)

Giovanni Bottesini - Works for Double Bass (Vol.1):
Gran Duo concertante or Violin and Double Bass
Andante sostenuto for String Orchestra
Duetto for Clarinet and Double Bass
Gran Concerto in F sharp minor for Double Bass

Thomas Martin - double bass
Emma Johnson - clarinet
José-Luis Garcia - violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton - conductor

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Turina – Orchestral works – Adrian Leaper

remembering Joaquín Turina on his birthday

(9 December 1882 – 14 January 1949)

Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Sinfonia Sevillana, op.23
Evangelio, op.12
El Castillo de Almodóvar, op.65 *
Ritmos (Fantasia coreográfica), op.43

Catrin Mair Williams - harp
Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria
Adrian Leaper - conductor

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Leonardo Leo – The 6 Cello Concertos – Josephine Knight

remembering Leonardo Leo on the anniversary of his death

(August 5, 1694 – October 31, 1744)

Leonardo Leo (1694-1744):

CD 1:
Concerto No.1 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in A major
Concerto No.2 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in D major
Concerto No.5 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in F minor

CD 2:
Concerto No.3 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in D minor
Sinfonia Concertata (Concerto No.6) in C minor
Concerto No.4 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in A major

Josephine Knight - cello
English Chamber Orchestra

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Khachaturian - Symphony No.2; Suite from 'The Battle of Stalingrad' - Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Symphony No.2 in E minor "The Bell"
"The Battle of Stalingrad" - suite from music for the film

Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Khachaturian – Symphonies No.1 & 3 – Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Symphony No.1 in E minor
Symphony No.3 in C major (Simfoniya-poema)

Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Various Composers – Orchestral Music of Armenia – Loris Tjeknavorian

March from Gayane by Khachaturian
Valse D'Amour, Op. 47/5 by Tjeknavorian
Almast: Persian March (in C sharp minor) by Spendiarian
Rhapsody by Adjemian
Sunrise from Symphonic Pictures (or Symphonic Canvas) by Sarian
Drinking Song from Symphonic Pictures (or Symphonic Canvas) by Sarian
Yerevan-Erebouni by Hovhannessian *
Adagio from Othello, ballet, Op. 31 by Tjeknavorian
Lezginka from Symphonic Dances by Mirzoyan
Sardarapat by Hovhannessian *
Enzeli from Yerevanian Studies, Op. 30 by Spendiarian
Hidjaz from Yerevanian Studies, Op. 30 by Spendiarian
Dances of Fisherman from Sevan (Suite No. 2) by Yeghiazarian
Dances of the Golden Fish from Sevan (Suite No. 2) by Yeghiazarian
Dande of Young Girls from Sevan (Suite No. 2)  by Yeghiazarian
Fantasy by Babadzhanian
My Armenia, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 45 by Tjeknavorian *

Armenian Philharmonic Chorus *
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Khachaturian – Piano Concerto & other Works – Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Piano Concerto
Waltz for Wind Band
Polka for Wind Band
Dance Suite

Dora Serviarian-Kuhn - piano
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Khachaturian – Spartacus Ballet Suites – Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Spartacus - suite no.1
Spartacus - suite no.2
Spartacus - suite no.3

Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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