Grieg – Lyric Pieces – Daniel Adni

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Lyric pieces

Daniel Adni - piano

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Poulenc – Keyboard Concertos – Various Artists

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):

CD 1:
Organ Concerto *
Litanies à la Vierge Noire +
Piano Concerto #
Concert champêtre §

Maurice Duruflé - organ *
Gabriel Tacchino - piano #
Aimée Van de Wiele - harpsichord §
Maîtrise d'enfants de la Radiodiffusion Française +
Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire * # §
Georges Prêtre - conductor * #
Jacques Jouineau conductor +
Pierre Dervaux - conductor §

CD 2:
Concerto for two Pianos *
Aubade +
Les Biches #

Francis Poulenc - piano *
Jacques Février - piano *
Gabriel Tacchino - piano +
Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire * +
Philharmonia Orchestra #
Pierre Dervaux - conductor *
Georges Prêtre - conductor + #

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Schumann – Complete Works for Piano Trio – Andsnes, C.Tetzlaff, T.Tetzlaff

celebrating 3 years of posts

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.63
Piano Trio no.2 in F major, op.80
6 Études in Canonic Form, op.56 (arr. for piano trio by Theodor Kirchner)
Piano Trio no.3 in G minor, op.110
Fantasiestücke, op.88

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano
Christian Tetzlaff - violin
Tanja Tetzlaff - cello

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Shankar – Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra – Ravi Shankar, André Previn

Ravi Shankar (1920-2012):
Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra *
Morning love +

Ravi Shankar - sitar
Terence Emery - bongos *
Jean-Paul Rampal - flute +
Alla Rakha - tabla +
Kamala - tanpura +
London Symphony Orchestra *
André Previn - conductor *

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R.Strauss – Songs & Opera Arias – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Vier letzte Lieder *
"Morgen mittag um elf"  - closeing scene from Capriccio *
"Ich danke, Fräulein" from Arabella +
"Mein Elemer" from Arabella +
"Sie wollen mich heiraten" from Arabella +
"Und jetzt sag' ich adieu" from Arabella +
"Das war sehr gut, Mandryka" from Arabella +

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Ackermann - conductor *
Lovro von Matacic - conductor +

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R.Strauss – Vier letzte Lieder, Daphne, 12 Lieder – Lucia Popp

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Vier letzte Lieder, op.post. *
"Ich komme... Ich komme, grünende Brüder" from "Daphne" - closing scene +
12 Lierder with piano #

Lucia Popp - soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra *
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks +
Klaus Tennstedt - conductor *
Bernard Haitink -conductor +
Wolfgang Sawallisch - piano #

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Brahms – Serenades, Haydn Variations, Overtures, Alto Rhapsody – Sir Adrian Boult

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):

CD 1:
Academic Festival Overture, op.80
Serenade no.1 in D major, op.11
Alto Rhapsody, op.53 *

CD 2:
Tragic Overture, op.81
Serenade no.2 in A major, op.16
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a

Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano *
Male voices of the John Alldis Choir *
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult - conductor

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Wagner, Brahms, Mahler – Lieder – Christa Ludwig, Otto Klemperer

Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Wesendonck-Lieder (orch.: Felix Mottl)
"Mild und leise" (Isolde's Liebestod) from Tristan und Isolde
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and orchestra, op.53
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
"Abscheulicher!" from Fidelio
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
"Das irdische Leben" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen" from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
"Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!" from "Rückert-Lieder"
"Um Mitternacht" from "Rückert-Lieder"
"Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from "Rückert-Lieder"

Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer - conductor

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Chopin – Nocturnes – Yundi

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Nocturne  N° 01  in B flat minor, Op.9  n°1
Nocturne  N° 02  in E flat, Op.9  n°2
Nocturne  N° 03  in B, Op.9  n°3
Nocturne  N° 04  in F, Op.15  n°1
Nocturne  N° 05  in F sharp, Op.15  n°2
Nocturne  N° 06  in G minor, Op.15  n°3
Nocturne  N° 07  in C sharp minor, Op.27  n°1
Nocturne  N° 08  in D flat, Op.27  n°2
Nocturne  N° 09  in B, Op.32  n°1
Nocturne  N° 10  in A flat, Op.32  n°2
Nocturne  N° 11  in G minor, Op.37  n°1
Nocturne  N° 12  in G, Op.37  n°2
Nocturne No.13 in C minor, Op.48 No.1
Nocturne  No.14 in F sharp minor, Op.48 No.2
Nocturne  No.15 in F minor, Op.55 No.1
Nocturne  No.16 in E flat, Op.55 No.2
Nocturne  No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1
Nocturne  No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2
Nocturne  No.19 in E minor, Op.72 No.1(posth.)
Nocturne No.20 in C sharp minor, Op.posth.
Nocturne No.21 in C minor Op. posth.

Yundi - piano

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition – Domingos António

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
32 Variations in C minor WoO 80
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Widmung
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
La Campanella
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Etude, op 8, n 12
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) / Vladimir Horowitz (103-1989):
Hungarian Rhapsody no.2

Domingos António - piano

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J.Strauss – Die Fledermaus – Boskovsky (highlights)

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899):
Dir Fledermaus (highlights)

with:
Nicolai Gedda
Anneliese Rothenberger
Renate Holm
Brigitte Fassbaender
Adolf Dallapozza
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Walter Berry
Senta Wengraf

Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Symphoniker
Willi Boskowsky - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Chamber Music – Various artists (Vol.2)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): (vol.1)

CD 4:
String Quartet no.4 in E minor, op.44 no.2
String Quartet no.5 in E flat major, op.44 no.3

CD 5:
String Quartet no.6 in F minor, op.80
String Quintet in A major, op.18
Konzertstück for Clarinet, Cor de Basset and Orchestra no.1 op.113 *
Konzertstück for Clarinet, Cor de Basset and Orchestra no.2 op.114 *

Cherubini Quartet
Hausmusik
Sabine de Meyer - clarinet *
Wolfgang Meyer - cor de basset *
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn *
Jörg Faerber - conductor *

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Mendelssohn – Chamber Music – Various artists (Vol.1)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): (vol.2)

CD 1:
Cello Sonata no.1 in B flat major, op.45
Cello Sonata no.2 in D major, op.58
Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.49

CD 2:
Piano Trio no.2 in C minor, op.66
String Octet in E flat minor, op.20

CD 3:
String Quartet no.1 in E flat major, op.12
String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.13
String Quartet no.3 in D major, op.44 no.1

Kyung Wha Chung - violin
Paul Tortelier - cello
Maria de La Pau - piano
André Previn - piano
Grieg Trio
Cherubini Quartet
Melos Ensemble London

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Lalo, Fauré, Caplet – Works for Cello and Orchestra – Xavier Phillips

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Cello Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D minor
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Élégie in C minor, op.24
André Caplet (1878-1925):
Épiphanie

Xavier Phillips - cello
Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie
Emmanuel Plasson - conductor

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Beethoven – Triple Concerto; Schumann – Piano Concerto – Argerich

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, op.56
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Martha Argerich - piano
Renaud Capuçon - violin
Mischa Maisky - cello
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Alexander Rabinovich-Barakovsky - conductor

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'Les Rarissimes de Pedro de Freitas Branco' – Falla, Turina Ravel

CD 1:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
El amor brujo *
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
La procesión del Rocio, op.9
Canto a Sevilla, op.37 +
Danzas fantasticas, op.22

CD 2:
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
La oración del torero, op.34
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Alborada del gracioso
La Valse
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Boléro

Inès Rivadeneira - soprano *
Lola Rodriguez de Aragon - soprano +
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Orchestre des Champs Élysées
Pedro Freitas Branco - conductor

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Milhaud, Roussel – Symphonic Works – Celibidache

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Orchestra, op.278
Suite française, op.248
Albert Roussel (1869-1937):
Petite Suite, op.39
Suite in F major, op.33

Peter Sadlo - marimba, vibraphone
Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Schubert – Piano Sonatas – Christian Zacharias (Vol.2)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - The Piano Sonatas

CD 5:
Sonata in C minor, D 958
Sonata in B flat, D 960

CD 6:
Sonata in A major D.959
Sonata in A minor D.537

Christian Zacharias - piano

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Schubert – Piano Sonatas – Christian Zacharias (Vol.1)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - The Piano Sonatas

CD 1:
Sonata in A major D.664
Sonata in E flat major D.568
Sonata in B flat major D.575

CD 2:
Sonata in A minor D.845
Sonata in D major D.850

CD 3:
Sonata in G major D.894
Sonata in A minor D.784

Christian Zacharias - piano

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Beethoven – The Concertos – Zacharias, Hoelscher, Schiff (Vol.2)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - the Concertos:

CD 1:
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 +
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, op.40 *
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F major, op.50 *

CD 2:
Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10 no.1
Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10 no.2

Christian Zacharias - piano
Ulf Hoelscher - violin
Staatskapelle Dresden +
Gewandhausorchester *
Hans Vonk - conductor +
Kurt Masur - conductor *

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