Various Composers – 'La bonne Chanson'-French songs – Anne Sofie von Otter

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Chanson perpétuelle
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Trois Chants de Noël
Maurice Delage (1879-1961):
Quatre Poèmes hindous
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Une Flûte invisible
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Rapsodie nègre
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
La Bonne Chanson

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg - piano

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Falla, Milhaud, Walton , Martin – Ballets – Hugh Wolff

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
El amor brujo *
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
La Création du monde
William Walton (1902-1983):
Façade - suites No.1 & No.2
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Fox Trot

Jennifer Larmore - mezzosoprano *
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff - conductor

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Ferenc Fricsay – Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Ferenc Fricsay on his birthday

(9 August 1914 – 20 February 1963)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25

Rita Streich - soprano
Diana Eustrati - contralto
Rias Kammerchor

CD 2:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Rückert Lieder
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74

Maureen Forrester - contralto

CD 3:
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) / Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
La Boutique Fantasque
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade

CD 4:
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849), Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Waltzes, Polkas, Overtures

CD 5:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for piano & orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra
Serguei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Magrit Weber - piano

CD 6:
Gottfried von Einem (1916-1996):
Dantons Tod, interlude from the opera, Op.6
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Dances, for orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963):
Symphony No. 6
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Petite symphonie concertante

CD 7 & CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio

Maria Stader - soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Josef Greindl - bass
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

CD 9:
Ferenc Fricsay, Erzähltes Leben (A Life Retold), interview; includes musical excperts

Berliner Philharmoniker
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferec Fricsay - conductor

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Wolfgang Schneiderhan - the 1950 concerto recordings

remembering Wolfgang Schneiderhan on his birthday

(May 28, 1915 – May 18, 2002)

CD 1:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
The Four Seasons
Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins and Cello
Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770):
Concerto for Violin D minor

CD 2:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto for Violin in A minor BWV 1041
Concerto for Violin in E major BWV 1042
Concerto fro 2 Violins BWV 1043
Partita for Violin Solo No.2 in D minor BWV 1004

CD 3:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K 219

CD 4:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin in E minor, op.64
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major K218

CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Violin Concerto

Wolfgang Schneiderhan - violin
Rudolf Baumgartner - violin
Claude Stark - cello
Bamberger Symphoniker
Berliner Philharmoniker
Festival Srtrings Lucerne
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Wiener Symphoniker
Ernest Ansermet - conductor
Rudolf Baumgartner - conductor
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor
Paul van Kempen - conductor
Ferdinand Leitner - conductor
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - conductor

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Wagenseil, David, Tomasi, Martin - Trombone Concertos - Slokar

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777):
Concerto for Trombone alto in E flat major
Ferdinand David (1810-1873):
Concertino for Trombone in E flat major, op.4
Henri Tomasi (1901-1971):
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Ballade for Trombone and Orchestra

Branimir Slokar - trombone
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Jean-Marie Auberson - conductor

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Frank Martin - Petite Symphonie Concertante, etc - Jordan

Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Petite Symphonie Concertante *
Sechs Monolge aus Jedermann +
Concerto pour Sept Instruments à vent, Timbales, Percussions et Orchestre à Cordes #

Eva Guinbentif - harp *
Christiane Jaccottet - harpsichord *
Ursula Ruttimann - piano *
Gilles Cachemaille - baritone +
Jean-Claude Hermenjat - flute #
Jérôme Capeille - oboe #
Michel Westphal - clarinet #
Roger Birnstingl - bassoon #
Bruno Schneider - horn #
Yves Guigou - trombone #
Stephen Jeandheur - trumpet
Yves Brustaux - kettledrums
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Armin Jordan - conductor

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