R.Strauss – Symphony in F minor – Wakasugi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Symphony in F minor, op.12
Romanze in F major for Cello and Orchestra

Mari Fujiwara - cello
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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Various Composers – Works for Oboe and Harp – Hansjörg Schellenberger

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Entr'acte
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Siciliando
Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa (1789-1856):
Nocturne in F major
Gordon Jacob (1895-1984):
Seven Bagatelles
Tommaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751):
Adagio
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Impromptu
Antonio Pasculli (1842-1924):
Ommagio a Bellini on themes from "Il Pirata" and "La Sonnambula"
Charles Koechlin (1867-1950):
Monodies
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Prelude
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Andante
Henri Brod (1799-1839):
Nocturne "In the form of Variations on Rossini's 'Le Siège de Corinthe'"

Hansjörg Schellenberger - oboe / cor anglais
Margit-Anna Süß - harp

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Mussorgsky, Debussy, Chabrier, Schumann – Ravel Orchestrations – Emmanuel Krivine

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Picture at an Exhibition (orch.:Ravel)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Danse (orch.:Ravel)
Sarabande (orch.:Ravel)
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894):
Menuet pompeux (orch.:Ravel)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Carnaval (orch.:Ravel)

Orchestre National de Lyon
Emmanuel Krivine - conductor

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Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi – String Quartets (Orchestra) – Jean-Jacques Kantorow

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924):
Crisantemi for String Quartet
3 Minuetti for String Quartet
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848):
String Quartet No.9 in D minor
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901):
String Quartet in E minor

Orchestre d'Auvergne
Jean-Jacques Kantorow - conductor

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Various Composers – French Works for Clarinet and Piano – Paul Meyer

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, op.167
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Andante and Allegro for Clarinet and Piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Petite Pièce for Clarinet and Piano
Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, op.100
Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano, op.351
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano

Paul Meyer - clarinet
Eric Le Sage - piano

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Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Dutilleux – Oboe Sonatas – Hansjörg Schellenberger

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, op.166
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Eugène Bozza (1905-1991):
Fantaisie pastorale for Oboe and Piano, op.37
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013):
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012):
After Syrinx for Oboe and Piano

Hansjörg Schellenberger - oboe
Rolf Koenen - piano

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Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonatas op.75 & 102 – Jean-Jacques Kantorow

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Sonata No.1 in D minor, op.75
Violin Sonata No.2 in E flat major, op.102

Jean-Jacques Kantorow - violin
Jacques Rouvier - piano

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Szymanowski – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 – Carmina Quartet

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
String Quartet No.1 in C major, op.37
String Quartet No.2, op.56
Anton Weber (1883-1945):
"Langsamer Satz" for String Quartet

Carmina Quartet

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Schumann – Works for Clarinet and Piano – Paul Meyer, Le Sage

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke op.73
Märchenbilder op.113
5 Stücke im Volkston op.102
3 Romanzen op.94
Adagio und Allegro op.70

Paul Meyer - clarinet
Eric Le Sage - piano

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Mozart – Quartet for Oboe, Quintet for Oboe – Hansjörg Schellenberger

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, KV 370
Adagio for English Horn and Strings in C major, KV 580a
Quintet for Oboe and Strings in C minor

Hansjörg Schellenberger - oboe and english horn
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

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Dukas – La Péri, L'Aprenti sorcier, Symphony – Jean Fournet

remembering Jean Fournet on the anniversary of his death

(14 April 1913 – 3 November 2008)

Paul Dukas (1865-1935):
Fanfare pour précéder La Péri
La Péri, poème dansé en un tableau
Symphony in C major
L'apprenti sorcier

Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Netherlands
Jean Fournet - conductor

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Mozart, Busoni, Copland – Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra – Paul Meyer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, KV 622
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Harp and Piano

Paul Meyer - clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman - conductor

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Liszt – Eine Faust-Symphonie – Jianyi Zhang, Eliahu Inbal

remembering Franz Liszt on his birthday

(October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Eine Faust-Symphonie for Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra

Jianyi Zang - tenor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Eliahu Inbal - conductor

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R.Strauss – Josephs Legende – Hiroshi Wakasugi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Josephs Legende, op.63

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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R.Strauss – Tanzsuite, Divertimento – Wakasugi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - Verklungene Feste:
Tanzsuite
Divertimento, op.86

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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Richard Strauss – Schlagobers – Wakasugi

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Schlagobers. op.70 - ballet

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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Mozart, Hummel, Weber – Basson Concertos – Michael Werba

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B flat major, KV 191
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837):
"Grand Concerto" for Bassoon and Orchestra in F major
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F major, op.75

Michael Werba - bassoon
Wiener Streichsolisten

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Richard Wagner – Symphonies in E major & in C major – Hiroshi Wakasugi

Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Symphony in E major
Symphony in C major

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor

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Weber – Clarinet Concertos – Paul Meyer

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.1 in F minor, op.73
Concreto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.2 in E flat major, op.74
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in C minor, op.26

Paul Meyer - clarinet
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Günther Herbig - conductor

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Mozart – Concerto for Flute and Harp, Concertone for Flute and Violin – Adorján

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, KV 299
Concertone in C major for 2 Violins (Flute & Violin version), KV 190
Rondo in D major for Flute and Orchestra, KV Anh 184

András Adorján - flute
Susanna Mildonian - harp
Jean-Jacques Kantorow - violin
Münchner Kammerorchester
Hans Stadlmair - conductor

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