Tchaikovsky, Sibelius – Violin Concertos – Kyung Wha Chung

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

Kyung Wha Chung - violin
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn - conductor

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Sibelius – Symphony no.5; Shostakovich – Symphony no.1 – Bernstein

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82 *
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.1 in F minor, op.10 +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Chicago Symphony Orchestra +
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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Sibelius – Karelia Music, Press Celebration Music – Tuomas Ollila

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Karelia Music
Press Celebration Music

Tellu Virkkala - soprano
Anna-Kaisa Liedes - soprano
Juha Kotilainen - baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Choir
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila - conductor

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Grieg, Sibelius – Music for Strings – Adrian Leaper

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Two Melodies, op.53
Two Norwegian Airs, op.63
Erotik
Two Elegiac Pieces, op.34
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Romance in C major, op.42
Andante Festivo
Canzonetta, op.62a
Rakastava, op.14

Capella Istropolitana
Adrian Leaper - conductor

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Sibelius – Finlandia, Karelia-Suite, Tapiola – Hans Rosbaud

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Finlandia, op.26 - Tone-poem
Valse triste, op.44
The Swan of Tuonela, op.22 no.3
Festivo, op.25 no.3 from "Scènes historiques"
Karelia-Suite, op.11
Tapiola, op.112 - Tone-poem

Berliner Philharmoniker
Hans Rosbaud - conductor

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Schubert, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius – Symphonic Works – George Szell

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Rosamunde - overture D.797
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.34 in C major, KV 388
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.43

Concertgebouw Orchestra
George Szell - conductor

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Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov – Violin Concertos – Jascha Heifetz

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op.47 *
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35 +
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op.82 +

Jascha Heifetz - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham - conductor *
Sir John Barbirolli - conductor +

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Sibelius – Symphony No.1, Karelia Suite, Finlandia – Mariss Jansons

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Karelia suite, op.11
Finlandia, op.26
Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons - conductor

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Beethoven, Sibelius – Violin Concertos – David Oistrakh

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Jean Sibelius (1865-1857):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

David Oistrakh - violin
Stockholm Festival Orchestra
Sixten Ehrling - conductor

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Various Composers – Shura Cherkassky – Live Encores

remembering Shura Cherkassky on the anniversary of his death

(7 October 1909 – 27 December 1995)

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941):
Menuet célèbre, op.14 no.1
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
None but the lonley heart (arr.Nagel)
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Waltz in E minor, op. posth.
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Polka de VR
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Polka from "The Age of Gold"
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No.1
Mili Balakirev (1836-1910):
Islamey
Shura Cherkassky (1909-1995):
Prelude pathetique
Christian Sinding (1854-1941):
The Rustle of Spring
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909):
Tango, Op. 165 No. 2 (arr.Godowsky)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Rondo Alla Turca
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Arabesque No. 1
Vladimir Rebikov (1866-1920):
Christmas Tree
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Elegie Op. 3 No. 1
Moritz Moszkovski (1854-1925):
Liebeswalzer in A flat, Op. 57 No. 5
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Romance in D flat, Op. 24 No. 9

Shura Cherkassky - piano

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Sibelius, Prokofiev, Glazunov – Violin Concertos – Heifetz

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.57 *
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 +
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82 #

Jascha Heifetz - violin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
Boston Symphony Orchestra +
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra #
Walter Hendl - conductor * #
Charles Munch - conductor +

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Sibelius – Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 – Karajan

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No.4 in A minor, op.63
Symphony No.7 in C major, op.105
Valse triste, op.44

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Sinding, Grieg, Sibelius, Alfven – Symphonic Works – Richard Edlinger

Christian Sinding (1856-1941):
The Rustle of Spring, op.32 no.3 (arr.Hans Sitt)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Norwegian Dances, op.35
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Karelia overture, op.10
Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960):
Swedish Rhapsody, op.19
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Lyric Suite, op.54
Johan Svendsen (1840-1911):
Norwegian Artists' Carnival, op.14
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Symphonic Dance, op.64 no.3

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
Richard Edlinger - conductor

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Sibelius – Violin Concerto; Svendsen, Halvorsen, Sinding – Dong-Suk Kang

remembering Johan Halvorsen on the anniversary of his death

(15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Johan Svendsen (1840–1911):
Romance for Violin and Orchestra, op.26
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935):
Danses norvégiennes No.1 & No.2 for Violin and Orchestra
Christian Sinding (1856-1941):
Légende for Violin and Orchestra, op.46
Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935):
Air norvégien for Violin and Orchestra, op.7

Dong-Suk Kang - violin
Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
Adrian Leaper - conductor

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Sibelius, Khachaturian – Violin Concertos – Sergey Khachatryan

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Violin Concerto in D minor

Sergey Khachatryan - violin
Sinfonia Varsovia
Emmanuel Krivine - conductor

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Sir Colin Davis - The Philips Years edition

remembering Sir Colin Davis on his birthday

(25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013)

CD 1:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.2
Piano Concerto No.3

Stephen Kovacevich - piano


CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor" *

Claudio Arrau - piano *


CD 3:
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Symphonie fantastique
Modest Mussorgsky (1829-1881):
Night on the Bare Mountain (arr.Rimsky-Korsakov)


CD 4 / CD 5:
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts)
Te Deum *

Nicholas Kynaston - organ *
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
LondonSymphony Chorus


CD 6:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"


CD 7:
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Variations on an Original Theme, op.36 "Enigma" *
Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
The Planets

Frauenchor des Rundfunkchores Berlin/DDR *


CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No.94 in G major, Hob.I:94 "Surprise"
Symphony No.101 in D major, Hob.I:101 "The Clock"
Symphony No.104 in D major, Hob.I:104 "London"


CD 9:
Max Reger (1873-1916):
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, op.132
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Methamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Symphony in Three Movements


CD 10:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde

Jessye Norman - soprano
Jon Vickers - tenor


CD 11:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.25 in G minor, K 183
Symphony No.32 in G major K 318 (Overture)
Piano Concerto No.15 in B flat major, K 450 *
Symphony No.40 in G minor, K 550

Ingrid Haebler - piano *


CD 12:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
Kyrie in D minor, K 341/368a
Ave verum corpus, K 618
Exsultate jubilate, K 165/158a
"Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" from "Zaïde", K 344
"Ach, ich fühl's" from "Die Zauberflöte", K 620
"Ei parte... Senti... Per pietà, ben mio, perdona" from "Cosi fan tutte"

Kiri Te Kanawa - soprano
Elisabeth Bainbridge - contralto
Ryland Davies - tenor
Gwynne Howell - bass
London Symphony Chorus


CD 13:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39
Finlandia, op.26 no.7
Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Tapiola, op.112


CD 14:
Sir Micahel Tippett (1905-1998):
The Knot Garden

with:
Raimund Herincx
Yvonne Minton
Jill Gomez
Josephine Barstow
Thomas Carey
Robert Tear
Thomas Hemsley


CD 15:
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
L'Oiseau de feu
Orpheus


BBC Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Berliner Philarmoniker


Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Sibelius – Symphonies, Orchestral Works – Sir John Barbirolli

remembering Jean Sibelius on the anniversary of his death

(8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):

CD 1:
Finlandia, op.26
Karelia Suite, op.11
Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Valse triste, op.44
Lemminkäinen Suite, op.22

CD 2:
Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39
Symphony No.4 in A minor, op.63

CD 3:
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.43
Symphony No.3 in C major, op.52

CD 4:
Symphony No.5 in E flat major, op.82
Pelléas et Mélisande - suite, op.46
Symphony No.7 in C major, op.105

CD 5:
Scènes historiques I & II, op.66
Rakastava, op.14
Romance in C major
Symphony No.6 in D minor, op.104

Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli - conductor

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Sibelius – The Tempest, Festivo, Karelia, Finlandia – Sir Thomas Beecham

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
The Tempest - incidental music, op.109b & c
Festivo, op.25 no.3 (from Scènes historiques I)
Scènes historiques II, op.66
Karelia Suite, op.11
Finlandia - symphonic poem, op.26

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham - conductor

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Various Composers – Contrabasso com bravura – Jorma Katrama

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Rondino, op.81
Romance, op.78 no.2
Tanz-Idylle, op.79 no.5
Valse triste, op.44
Aulis Sallinen (b.1935):
Metamorfora
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889):
Elegia in D major
Gavotta
Fantasia "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951):
Valse miniature
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
The Swan
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Flight of the Bumble-bee
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922):
Czardas
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Fantasy on a Theme of the Opera "Moses in Egypt" by Rossini
David Popper (1843-1913):
Hungarian Rhapsody, op.68

Jorma Katrama - double bass
Margit Rahkonen - piano

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Hans Rosbaud - Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Hans Rosbaud on his birthday

(July 22, 1895 – December 29, 1962)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No. 92 in G major "Oxford"
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"

Wolfgang Schneiderhan - violin
Berliner Philharmoniker


CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 73 ("Emperor") *
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 +

Robert Casadesus - piano *
Julian von Karolyi - piano +
Concertgebouw Orchestra *
Münchner Philharmoniker +


CD 3:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Finlandia, Op.26
Valse Triste, Op.44
Swan of Tuonela, Op.22 No.3
Festivo, Op.25 No.3
Karelia Suite, Op.11: Intermezzo: Moderato (1957)
Tapiola, Op.112

Berliner Philharmoniker


CD 4:
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
Concertante Music for Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka

Gerty Herzog - piano *
Berliner Philharmoniker
Concertgebouw Orchestra


CD 5:
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Anton Webern (1883-1945).
Six Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Agon

Sinfonieorchester de Südwestfunks Baden-Baden


Hans Rosbaud - conductor

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