Rimsky-Korsakov, Honegger, Ravel – Transcriptions for Piano 4 Hands – Duo Trenkner-Speidel

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Shéhérazade (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231 (arr. for piano 4 hands)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)

Piano Duo Trenkner-Speidel

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps; Honegger – Symphony no.3 – Karajan

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphony no.3 "Liturgique"

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Bach – Transcriptions – Leonard Slatkin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Passacaglia and Fuge in C minor BWV 582 (orch.: Ottorino Respighi)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 (orch.: Sir Granville Bantock)
Preludium and Fuge in C major BWV 545 (orch.: Arthur Honegger)
O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß, BWV 622 (orch.: Max Reger)
Fantasia and Fuge in C minor BWV 537 (orch.: Sir Edward Elgar)
Die 'große' Fuge (Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV 680) (orch.: Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Chaconne from Partita Nr. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 (orch.: Joseph Joachim Raff)
'Fuge a la Gigue' in G major BWV 577 (orch.: Gustav Holst)
Preludium und Fuge in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552 (orch.: Arnold Schoenberg)

BBC Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin - conductor

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Arthur Honegger – Le Roi David – Michel Piquemal

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Le Roi David - Symphonic Psalm in three parts

with:
Jacques Martin
Christine Fersen
Danielle Borst
Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Gilles Ragon
Choeur Régional Vittoria d'Ile-de-France
Orchestre de la Cité
Michel Piquemal - conductor

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Ravel, Honegger, Dukas, Chabrier, Debussy – Orchestral Works – Ansermet

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231
Paul Dukas (1875-1937):
L'Apprenti sorcier
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
La Valse
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894):
España
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet - conductor

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Milhaud, Honegger, Roussel – Symphonic Works – Igor Markevitch

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Les Choéphores, op.24 *
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphony No.5 "Di tre re"
Albert Roussel (1869-1937):
Bacchus et Ariane - 2.e suite d'orchestra

Geneviève Moizan - soprano *
Hélène Bouvier - contralto *
Heinz Rehfuss - baritone *
Claude Nollier - speaker *
Chorale de l'Université *
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Igor Markevitch - conductor

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Ravel, Honegger, Françaix – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Thibaudet

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major
Piano Concerto for the left hand
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino for Piano
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for Piano

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Poulenc, Milhaud, Honegger – Symphonic Works – Semyon Bychkov

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Les biches *
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Le boeuf sur le toit
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231

Choeurs de l'Orchestre de Paris *
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov - 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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Honegger – Le Dit des Jeux du Monde, Concerto da camera – Arturo Tamayo

remembering Arthur Honegger on the anniversary of his death

(10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955)

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Le Dit des jeux du monde - ballet
Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings

Étienne Plasman - flute
Nicolas Chalvin - english horn
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Arturo Tamayo - conductor

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Various Composers – Exposition Paris 1937 – Piano music – Bennett Lerner

Georges Auric (1899-1983):
La Seine, un Matin...
Marcel Delannoy (1898-1962):
Dîner sur l'eau
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
L'Espiègle du Village de Lilliput
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Le Tour de l'Exposition
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Bourée au Pavillon d'Auvergne
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989):
Nuit Coloniale sue les Bords de la Seine
Florent Schmitt (1870-1958):
La Retardée
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983):
Au Pavillon d'Alsace
Alexandre Tcherepnin (1899-1977):
Autour des Montagnes Russes
Bohislav Martinu (1890-1959):
Le Train Hanté
Frederico Mompou (1893-1987):
Souvenirs de l'Exposition
Vittorio Rieti (1898-1994):
La Danseuse aux Lions
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Scènic-Railway
Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989):
L'Espagnolade
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986):
Le Géant
Marcel Mihalovici (1898-1985):
Un Danseur Roumain
Tibor Harsanyi (1898-1954):
Le Tourbillon Mécanique

Bennett Lerner - piano

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Honegger – Symphonies 2 & 3, Pacific 231 – Mariss Jansons

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphony No.2
Symphony No.3 "Liturgique"
Pacific 231 - mouvement symphonique

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons - conductor

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Fumet, d'Indy, Honegger – Symphonic works – Frédéric Bouaniche

Dynam-Victor Fumet (1867-1949):
La Nuit
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931):
Concerto for Piano, Flute, Cello and Strings
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Le Dit des Feux du Monde - suite

Patrick Dechorgnat - piano
Jean Ferrandis - flute
Hervé Noël - trumpet
Jean-Jacques Wiederker - cello
Orchestre de Chambre Jean-Jacques Wiederker
Frédéric Bouaniche - 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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Honegger – Symphonic Works – Jean Martinon

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231, mouvement symphonique
Rugby, mouvement symphonique
Pastorale d'été, poème symphonique
Une Cantate de Noël - for bariton, choir, organ and orchestra

Camille Maurane - baritone
Choeur d'oratorio
Maîtrise de l'ORTF
Henriette Puig-Roget - organ
Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jean Martinon - conductor

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Various Composers – Carnaval de Venise: works for flute and harp – Grafenauer, Graf

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Fantaisie, Op. 79
Joseph Lauber (1864-1952):
4 Danses médiévales, op.45
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Pièce por flûte seule
Pièce pour harpe a pedales: Schertzetto
Entr'acte
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Variations on theme by Rossini
Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961):
Chanson dans la nuit
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Danse de la chèvre
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Cinque piccoli duetti
Pierre-Agricola Génin (1832-1903):
Carnaval de Venise

Irena Grafenauer - flute
Maria Graf - harp

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Honegger – Symphonie liturgique; Brahms – Symphony No.3 – Ansermet

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphonie liturgique
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Ernest Ansermet - conductor

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Chausson, Fauré, Honegger - Orchestral Music - Jean Fournet

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Symphony in B flat major, op.20
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, op.80
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Rugby, mouvement symphonique
Pacific 231, mouvement symphonique
Pastorale d'Eté

Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands
Jean Fournet - conductor

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Honegger - Symphonies Nos.1, 2, 3 - Plasson

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Symphonie no.1
Symphonie no.2 for String Orchestra *
Symphonie no.3 "Liturgique" +

Yan-Pascal Tortelier - violin *
Lucien Morul - viola *
Jean-Louis Hardy - cello * +
Calvin Sieb - violin +
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson - conductor

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Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto; Fauré - Elegie - Lloyd Weber

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.33
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Elégie, op.24 for Cello and Orchestra
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931):
Lied, op.19 for Cello and Orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Cello Concerto
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Allegro appasionato, op.43 for Cello and Orchestra

Julian Lloyd Webber - cello
English Chamber Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor

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