Various Composers – 'Up to 8 pianos' Arrangements for various pianos – Baynov-Piano-Ensemble

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue - 8 Hands, 4 Pianos
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Valse et Romance - 6 Hands, 1 Piano
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Fire Dance - 8 Hands, 4 Pianos
Heinz Benker (1921-2000):
Three Dances - 30 Fingers, 1 Piano
Albert Lavignac (1846-1916):
Galop-Marche - 8 Hands, 1 Piano
Leonard Gautier (1866-1955):
Le Secret - 6 Hands, 1 Piano
Franz Hirtler (b.1914):
Heitere Variationen über ein schwäbisches Lied - 32 Hands, 8 Pianos
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)/ Carl Czerny (1791-1857):
Overture to "Semiramide" - 32 Hands, 8 Pianos

Baynov-Piano-Ensemble

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Various Composers – Spanish Music for Harp – Nicanor Zabaleta

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909):
Malagueña
Suite española No. 1 op. 47 No. 1 - Granada (Serenata)
Suite española No. 2 - Zaragoza (Capricho)
Mallorca (Barcarola) op. 202
Suite española No. 1 op. 47 No. 5 - Asturias (Leyenda)
Dix Pièces - No. 10: Tango español
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Serenata andaluza
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Tocata y Fuga (Ciclo pianístico no. 1)
Gerardo Gombau (1906-1971):
Apunte Bético
Enrique Granados (1867-1916):
Danza española No. 5 (Andaluza)
Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989):
Danza de la pastora (del ballet 'Sonatina')
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri (1871-1970):
El viejo castillo moro (Cueontos y Fantasias No. 5)

Nicanor Zabaleta - harp

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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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Falla, Respighi – Symphonic Works – Seiji Ozawa

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
El sombrero de tres picos *
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
The pines of Rome

Teresa Berganza - mezzo-soprano *
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa - conductor

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Falla, Garcia Lorca, Turina, Montsalvatge – Spanish Songs – Teresa Berganza

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Siete canciones populares españolas *
Federico García Lorca (1898-1936):
Trece canciones españolas antiguas *
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
3 Songs +
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002):
Canciones negra +

Teresa Berganza - mezzo-soprano
Narciso Yepes - guitar *
Félix Lavilla - piano +

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Falla, Martinu, Tcherepnin, Weber – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Margrit Weber

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España *
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto No.5 for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major "Fantasia concertante" *
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977):
10 Bagatelles for Piano and Orchestra op.5 +
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Kozertstück in F minor for Piano and Orchestra op.79 +

Margrit Weber - piano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor +

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Falla, Lecuona, Albeniz, Infante – Works for two Pianos - K.&M. Labeque

Manuel Falla (1876-1946):
La vida breve (transcr.: Gustave Samazeuilh)
El amor brujo (transcr.: Mario Bragiotti)
Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963):
Andalucia: Malageña (arr.: Grace Helen Nash)
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Suite española, op.47 (transcr.: Issac Albéniz)
Pavana-Capricho, op.12 (transcr.: Issac Albéniz)
Suite Iberia: Triana (transcr.: Enrique Granados)
Suite Iberia: Navarra (transcr.: Frank Marshall)
Manuel Infante (1883-1955):
Danses Andalouses

Katia & Marielle Labèque - pianos

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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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Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez; Falla – Noches en los jardines de España – Various Artists

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999):
Concierto de Aranjuez *
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
El amor brujo +
Noches en los jardines de España #

Carlos Bonell - guitar *
Huguette Tourangeau - mezzo-soprano +
Alicia de Larrocha - piano #
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal * +
London Philharmonic Orchestra #
Charles Dutoit - conductor * +
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - conductor #

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Falla – Complete Piano Works – Ricardo Requejo

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Nocturno
Mazurka in C minor
Serenata andaluza
Cancion
Vals capricho
Cortejo de gnomos
Serenata
Allegro de concierto
Cuatro Piezas Españolas
Fantasía baetica
Pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy
Canto de los remeros del Volga
Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas

Ricardo Requejo - piano

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Falla – El Amor Brujo, El Retablo de Maese Pedro – I Cameristi

remembering Manuel de Falla on his birthday

(23 November 1876 – 14 November 1946)

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
El amor brujo *
El Retabulo de Maese Pedro

Nancy Fabiola Herrera - soprano *
Jordi Galofré - tenor
Natacha Valladares - soprano
Osmael Pons-Tena - baritone
I Cameristi
Diego Dini-Ciacci - conductor *
Maurizio Dini-Ciacci - conductor

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Falla – Works for Piano solo, “Noches en los jardines de España” - Javier Perianes

remembering Manuel de Falla on the anniversary of his death

(23 November 1876 – 14 November 1946)

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Cuatro piezas españolas
Fantasia baetica - "À Arthur Rubinstein"
Homenaje - "Le tombeau de Claude Debussy"
Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas
Noches en los jardines de España - for Piano and Orchestra *
Canción
Nocturno
Mazurka
Serenata andaluza

Javier Perianes - piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra *
Josep Pons - conductor *

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The fabulous Victoria de los Angeles

CD 1:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Shéhérazade
Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
Deux Mélodies hébraïques
Henri Duparc (1848-1933):
L'Invitaiton Au Voyage
Phidyle
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
L'Enfant prodigue. Recit. & Air De Lia: L'année en vain chasse l'année
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Poème de l'amour et de la mer

Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Georges Prêtre - conductor
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat - conductor

CD 2:
Xavier Montsalvage (1912-2002):
Cinco canciones negras
Enrique Granados (1867-1916):
Colección de canciones amatorias
Cuatro madrigales amatorios
Oscar Esplá (1936-1949):
Cinco canciones playeras españolas
Eduardo Toldrá (1895 - 1962):
Quatre canons
[Anonymous]:
Three folksongs
Frederic Mompou (1893-1987):
El Combat del Somni
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999):
Tríptic de Mossèn Cinto

Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - conductor
Antonio Ros-Marbá - conductor

CD 3:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Chanson de Bilitis
Fêtes galantes
Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Chanson Espagnole
Chanson Française
Chanson Italienne
Chanson Herbraïque
Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947):
Trois Jours De Vendange
Le Rossignol Des Lilas
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
Au Bord De L'Eau, Op. 8, No. 1
Les Roses D'Ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4
Toujours (No. 2 De Trois Poemes D'Un Jour, Op. 21)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Siete canciones populares españolas
Eduard Toldrá (1895-1962):
Doce canciones gallegas. As Florinas Dos Toxos
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Farruca
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999):
Pastorcito Santo
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) - Psyché
Soneto A Cordoba

Gonzalo Soriano - piano

CD 4:
Francesco Paolo Sacrati (1605-1650):
Proserpina. e dove t'aggiri
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725):
Le Violette
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759):
Joshua. Oh! Had I Jubal'S Lyre
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Der Tod und das Mädchen, D. 531
Die schöne Müllerin, D.795. No. 2:  Wohin
An Die Musik
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Dein Blaues Auge
Vergebliches Ständchen
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Chanson d'amour
Clair de lune
Henry Purcell (1658-1695):
Let us wander
Lost is my quiet
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Schlaf in deiner engen Kammer
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Ah! Lamenta, Oh Bella Irene
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Irish songs
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Mignon und der Harfner, D.877. Nur Wer Die Sehnsucht Kennt
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Les fleurs des landes. Le Trebuchet
Antonín Dvorak (1841-1904):
Möglichkeit
Der Apfel
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, (1840-1893):
Schottische Ballade
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Pastorale
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pleurs d'or
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sapphische Ode
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
La Partenza

Gerald Moore - piano


Victoria de los Angeles - soprano

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Falla – Orchestral Music – Various Artists

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):

CD 1:
El amor brujo *
La vida breve: Interludio and Danza
El sombrero de tres picos +

Marina de Gambarain - mezzo-soprano
Teresa Berganza - mezzo-soprano +
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet - conductor

CD 2:
Noches en los jardines de España *
El retablo de Maese Pedro +
Psyché #
Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello §

Alicia de Larrocha - piano *
Jennifer Smith - soprano + #
Aexande Oliver - tenor #
Peter Knapp - bariton #
John Constable - harpsichord # §
London Philharmonic Orchestra *
The London Sinfonietta # §
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - conductor *
Simon Rattle - 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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Bizet, Sarasate, Falla, Tchaikovsky, Paganini – Trumpet and Piano – Sergei Nakariakov

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) / Franz Waxman (1906-1967):
Carmen Fantasy
Willi Brandt (late 19th century):
Concert Piece No.2
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889):
Variations on a Tyrolean Song
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Spanish Dance - from the opera "La vida breve"
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Le Cygne
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889):
Variations on a Theme of Bellini's "Norma"
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Caprice op.1, no.17
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Valse-scherzo, op.34
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Le Réveil
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908):
Zigeunerweisen, op.20 no.1
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Moto perpetuo, op.11

Sergei Nakariakov - trumpet
Alexander Markovich - piano

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Bach, Scarlatti, Falla, Kalabis, Poulenc, Martinu – Works for Harpsichord – Zuzana Růžičková

CD 1:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
French Suite No.5 in G major BWV 816
Concerto for Harpsichord No.9 in G major BWV 980 - after Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):
Sonatas

CD 2:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello *
Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006):
Sei invenzioni canonici per cembalo, op.20
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Concert champêtre +
Jan Rychlík (1916-1964):
Hommaggi gravicembalisti for Harpsichord
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1954):
Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra #

Zuzana Růžičková - harpsichord
František Čech - flute *
Jaroslav Chvapil - oboe *
Karel Dlouhý - clarinet *
Lubomír Novosad - violin *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra +
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra #
Kurt Sanderling - conductor +
Václav Neumann - conductor #

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Falla, Turina, Halffter, Mompou – Musica española para piano (Vol.4) – de Larrocha

Spanish music for piano (Vol.4):

CD 1:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
3 Danzas - El sombrero de tres picos)
Suite - El amor brujo
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Sacromonte
Zapateado
Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989):
Danza de la pastora
Danza de la gitana
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002):
Sonatina para Yvette
Divertimento No.2 "Habanera"
Joaquín Nin-Culmell (1908-2004):
Tonadas Vol.2
Carlos Suriñach (1915-1977):
3 Canciones y Danzas españolas

CD 2:
Federico Mompou (1893-1987):
Impresiones íntimas
Preludio [VII] a Alicia de Larrocha
Música callada, IV
7 Cançons i Dansas

Alicia de Larrocha - piano

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Albéniz, Falla – Musica española para piano (Vol.3) – de Larrocha

Spanish music for piano (Vol.3):

CD 1:
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Iberia

CD 2:
Iberia (conclusion)
Navarra
Rumores de la caleta (malagueña)
Pavana-Capricho, op.12
Puerta de Tierra (bolero)
Malagueña, op.165 no.3
Tango, op.165 no.2
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
4 Piezas españolas
Fantasia bética

Alicia de Larrocha - piano

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2009 – Chamber music

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2009

CD1:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke for violin, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 88 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (arr. for two pianos) +
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849):
Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello and piano in C major, Op. 3 #
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110 §

Martha Argerich - piano * + #
Cristina Marton - piano +
Kathia Buniatishvili - piano §
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Dora Schwarzberg - violin §
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola §
Lida Chen - viola §
Gautier Capuçon - cello * #
Jorge Bosso - cello §
Enrico Fagone - cello §


CD 2:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Violin Sonata No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76 *
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Réminiscences de Don Juan, for 2 pianos S. 656 +
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Sextet in E flat major #
Sergei Rachmainov (1873-1943):
Romance & Waltz for piano six-hands §
Russian Rhapsody in E minor for 2 pianos ∆

Martha Argerich - piano +
Kathia Buniatishvili - piano *
Mauricio Vallina - piano +
Polina Leschenko - piano #
Daniel Gerzenberg - piano §
Anton Gerzenberg - piano §
Lilya Zilberstein - piano § ∆
Alexander Mogilevsky - piano ∆
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Geza Hosszu-Legocky - violin #
Lida Chen - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #
Enrico Fagone - cello #

CD 3:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España for piano and orchestra *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Rapsodie espagnole (arr.for 2 pianos by the composer) +
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959):
Piano Quintet No.1 #

Martha Argerich - piano *
Sergio Tiempo - piano +
Karin Lechner - piano +
Lilya Zilberstein - piano #
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana *
Alexander Vedernikov - conductor *


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