Brahms – Piano Quartets – Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Quartet in G minor, op.25
Piano Quartet in C minor, op.60
Piano Quartet in A major, op.26

Emanuel Ax - piano
Isaac Stern - violin
Jaime Laredo - viola
Yo-Yo Ma - cello

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Brahms – Sextet No.1, Piano Trio No.1 – Pablo Casals

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
String Sextet No.1 in B flat major, op.18
Piano Trio No.1 in B major, op.8

Dame Myra Hess - piano
Isaac Stern - violin
Alexander Schneider - violin
Milton Katims - viola
Milton Thomas - viola
Pablo Casals - cello
Madeline Foley - cello

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Favourite Violin Encores – Isaac Stern

Favourite Violin Encores, works and arrangements of works by:
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tchaikovsky
Gershwin
Kreisler
Brahms
Borodine
Rubinstein
Chopin
Debussy
Benjamin
Mendelssohn
Stephen Foster
Satie
Schubert
Rachmaninov
Dvořák
Copland

Isaac Stern - violin
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Frank Brieff - conductor
Milton Katims - conductor

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Barber – Concerto for Violin, Concerto for Piano & Orchestral Pieces – VA

Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op.14 *
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op.38 +
Adagio for Orchestra, op.11 #
Second Essay for Orchestra, op.17 §
Overture to "The School of Scandal", op.5 §

Isaac Stern - violin *
John Browning - piano +
New York Philharmonic Orchestra * §
Cleveland Orchestra +
Philadelphia Orchestra #
Leonard Bernstein - conductor *
George Szell - conductor +
Eugene Ormandy - conductor #
Thomas Schippers - conductor §

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Brahms – Double Concerto; A.Berg – Chamber Concerto – Isaac Stern

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra *
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Instruments +

Isaac Stern - violin
Yo-Yo Ma - cello *
Peter Serkin - piano +
Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
members of the London Symphony Orchestra +
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Tchaikovsky, Sibelius – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op.47

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Dvořák – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op.53
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, op.11

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Wieniawski, Bruch – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in D minor, op.22
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor, op.26
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
"Meditation" from 'Souvenir d'un lieu cher', op.42 no.1 (orch.: Alexander Glazunov)
Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major, op.26 (orch.: Arthur Harris)

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor
Frank Brieff - conductor

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Beethoven – Violin, Triple Concertos; Brahms – Violin, Double Concertos – Stern

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.61
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Double Concerto in A minor, op.102

CD 2:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Concerto for Violin in D major, op.77
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Triple Concerto in C major, op.56

Issac Stern - violin
Leonard Rose - cello
Eugene Istomin - piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Eugene Ormandy - conductor
Daniel Barenboim - conductor
Zubin Mehta - conductor

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Beethoven, Schumann – Piano Quartets – Ax, Stern, Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in E flat major, op.16
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Quartet for Piano, Violin, iola and Cello in E flat major, op.47

Emanuel Ax - piano
Isaac Stern - violin
Jaime Laredo - viola
Yo-Yo Ma - cello

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Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.1]

Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.1]

CD 1:
Elliot Carter (b.1908)
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 2

Juilliard String Quartet


CD 2:
Elliot Carter (b.1908)
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 4
Duo for Violin and Piano

Juilliard String Quartet
Robert Mann - violin
Christopher Oldfather - piano


CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Sonata No. 1 in A minor for Clarinet and Piano, op.105 (originally for violin and piano)
Three Romances for Clarinet and Piano, op.94  (originally for oboe and piano)
Sonata No. 2 in D minor for Clarinet and Piano, op.121 (originally for violin and piano)

Charles Neidich - clarinet
Leonard Hokanson - piano


CD 4:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60

Emanuel Ax - piano
Isaac Stern - violin
Jaime Laredo - viola
Yo-Yo Ma - cello


CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 26

Emanual Ax - piano
Isaac Stern - violin
Jaime Laredo - viola
Yo-Yo Ma - cello


CD 6:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Divertimento in D major, K.334
Quintet for Flute and Strings in D major, K.577
Andante for Mechanical Organ, K.616
Adagio and Rondo for Armonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello, K.617

Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute
André Cazalet - horn
Jean-Michel Vinit - horn
Pierre Pierlot - oboe
Bruno Pasquier - viola
Roland Pidoux - cello
Tasso Adamopolous - viola
John Steele Ritter - celesta
Trio Pasquier


CD 7:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet in G major, K. 387
String Quartet in D minor, K. 421(417b)

Artis Quartett


CD 8:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet in E flat major, K. 428(421b)
String Quartet in B flat minor, K. 458 'The Hunt'

Artis Quartett


CD 9:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet in A major, K. 464
String Quartet in C major, K. 465

Artis Quartett


CD 10:
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn, Op. 43
Paul Taffanel (1844-1908):
Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn

Ensemble Wien-Berlin

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Vivaldi - 6 Double Concertos - Rampal, Stern

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - 6 Double Concertos for Flute, Violin, Strings and Harpsichord:
Concerto in G minor, RV 517
Concerto in D major, RV 512
Concerto in B flat major, RV 524
Concerto in C minor, RV 509
Concerto in G major, RV 516
Concerto in D minor, RV 514

Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute
Isaac Stern - violin
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
János Rolla - conductor

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Schubert - 3 Sonatinas; Duo; Fantaisie; Rondeau - Stern, Barenboim

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Sonata (Sonatina) for Piano and Violin in D major, op.posth.137 no.1, D 384 Sonata (Sonatina) for Piano and Violin in A minor, op.posth.137 no.2, D 385 Sonata (Sonatina) for Piano and Violin in G minor, op.posth.137 no.3, D 408 Sonata (Duo) for Piano and Violin in D major, op.162, D 574 Fantaisie for Piano and Violin "Sei mir gegrüsst!" in C major, op.posth.159, D 934 Rondo (Rondeau brillant) for Piano and Violin in B minor, op.70, D 895 Isaac Stern - violin Daniel Barenboim - piano (read more)