Various Composers – Works for Clarinet and Piano – Dimitri Ashkenazy, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.43
Johann Carl Eschmann (1826-1882):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.9
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.22
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Fantasy Piece for Clarinet and Piano in G minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.73

Dimitri Ashkenazy - clarinet
Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano

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Grieg, Nielsen, Svendsen – String Music – Richard Studt

Dag Wirén (1905-1986):
Serenade in G major, op.11
Johan Svendsen (1840-1911):
Two Icelandic Melodies
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Holberg Suite, op.40
Johan Svendsen (1840-1911):
Norwegian folksong "I Fjol gjaett'e Gjettinn"
Two Swedish Folksongs, op.27
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Little Suite in A minor, op.1

Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Richard Studt - conductor

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Nielsen – Symphony No.4, Symphony No.6 – Neeme Järvi

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.4 "The Inextinguishable"
Symphony No.6 "Sinfonia semplice"

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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R.Strauss, Mozart, Koechlin, Nielsen, Poulenc – Chamber music with Horn – Fibonacci Sequence

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Till Eulenspiegel - arr.by Franz Häsenöhrl for violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Alexande Glazunov (1865-1936):
Idyll for horn, two violins, viola and cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Quintet in E flat major for horn, violin, two violas and cello KV.407
Charles Koechlin (1867-1950):
Quatre Petites Pièces for horn, violin and piano
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Serenata in Vano for horn, clarinet, bassoon, cello and double bass
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone

Stephen Stirling - horn
Fibonacci Sequence

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Nielsen – Symphonies nos.1 & 2 – Blomstedt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.7
Symphony No.2 ("The Four Temperaments), op.16
Bohemian-Danish Folk Tunes

Danmarks Radios Symfoniorkester
Herbert Blomstedt - conductor

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Nielsen – The Symphonies – Osmo Vänskä

remembering Carl Nielsen on his birthday

(9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931)

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) - the Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in G minor op.7 *
Symphony No.2 op.16 "The four temperaments" *
Helios Overture op.17 +

CD 2:
Symphony No.3 op.27 "Sinfonia espansiva" *
Symphony No.4 op.29 "The inextinguishable" *
Saga-Dream op.39 +

CD 3:
Symphony No.5 op.50 *
Symphony No.6 *
Pan and Syrinx op.49 +

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra *
Lahti Symphony Orchestra +
Osmo Vänskä - conductor

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Danish Violin Concertos (Vol.4) – N.Gade, Nielsen, Malling, A.Gade, Riisager

Danish Violin Concertos (Vol.4):

CD 1:
Niels W.Gade (1817-1890):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op.56
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op.33

CD 2:
Otto Malling (1848-1915):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major op.20
Axel Gade (1860-1921):
Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in D major
Knudaage Riisager (1897-1974):
Concerto for Violn and Orchestra in A minor op.54

Kai Laursen - violin
South Jutland Symphony Orchestra
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Ole Schmidt - conductor
Mariss Jansons - conductor
Jorma Panula - conductor
Aksel Wellejus - conductor

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Svendsen – Octet, C.Nielsen – Quartet – Acad.St.Martin-in-the-Fields

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911):
String Octet in A major, op.3
Romance for Violin and Strings, op.26 *
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
String Quintet in G major

Kenneth Sillito - violin *
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

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C.Nielsen – Symphonies No.1 & No.6 – Schønwandt

other Carl Nielsen's Symphonies by Schønwandt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.1, FS 16, op.7
Symphony No.6, FS 116 "sinfonia semplice"

The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schønwandt - conductor

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C.Nielsen – Symphonies No.4 & No.5 – Schønwandt

other Carl Nielsen's Symphonies by Schønwandt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.4, FS 76, op.29 "The Inextinguishable"
Symphony No.5, FS 97, op.50

The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schønwandt - conductor

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C.Nielsen – Symphonies No.3 & No.2 – Schønwandt

other Carl Nielsen's Symphonies by Schønwandt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.3, FS 60, op.27 "Sinfonia espansiva" *
Symphony No.2, FS 29, op.16 "The four Temperaments"

Inger Dam-Jensen - soprano *
Poul Elming - tenor *
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schønwandt - conductor

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Nielsen – Symphonies No.3 & 5 – Bernstein

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Symphony No.3, op.27 "Sinfonia espansiva" *
Symphony No.5, op.50 +

Ruth Guldbæk - soprano *
Niels Møller - tenor *
Royal Danish Orchestra *
New York Philharmonic +
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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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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Nielsen - Symphonies Nos. 4-6 - Blomstedt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) - the symphonies:
Symphony No.4 "The Inextinguishable" *
Symphony No.5 *
Symphony No.6 "Sinfonia semplice" *
Little Suite +
Hymnus amoris #

Barbara Bonney - soprano #
John Mark Ainsley - tenor #
Lars Pedersen - tenor #
Michael W. Hansen - baritone #
Bo Anker Hansen - bass #
San Francisco Symphony *
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra #
Herbert Blomstedt - conductor *
Ulf Schirmer - conductor #

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Nielsen - Symphonies Nos. 1-3 - Blomstedt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) - the symphonies:
Symphony No.1
Symphony No.2 "The Four Temperaments"
Symphony No.3 "Sinfonia espansiva"
Maskarade - Overture
Aladdin - Suite

San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt - conductor

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Nielsen - Violin Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto - Schonwandt

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Violin Concertom, op.33
Flute Concerto
Clarinet Concerto, op.57

Kim Sjøgren - violin
Toke Lund Christiansen - flute
Niels Thomsen - clarinet
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Schønwandt - conductor

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Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes; Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto

Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, with Harp and Piano
Witold Lutosławsi (1913-1994):
Dance Preludes, for Clarinet, Harp, Piano, Percursion and Strings
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, op.57

Janet Hilton - clarinet
Scottish National Orchestra
Matthias Bamert - conductor

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Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen, Wiren - Orchestral Music - Marriner

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Holberg Suite, op.40
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Elegiac Melodies, op.34
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Valse triste, op.44
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931): Little Suite, op.1
Dag Wirén (1905-1983): Serenade, op.11
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Rakastava, op.14

Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner

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