Bach – Secular Cantatas B.206 & 208 – André Rieu

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208 "Hunting cantata"
Cantata "Schleicht, spielende Wellen", BWV 206

Erna Spoorenberg - soprano
Irmgard Jacobeit - soprano
Wilhelmine Matthès - contralto
Tom Brand - tenor
Jacques Villisech - bass
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg
Amsterdamer Kammerorchester
André Rieu - conductor

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Clementi – Keyboard Sonatas – Andreas Staier

Muzio Clementi (1753-1832):
Preludio, alla Haydn, from op.19
Sonata in F minor, op.13 no.6
Capriccio in B flat major, op.17
Sonata in G minor, op.34 no.2
Preludio, alla Mozart, from op.19
Sonata in F major, op.33 no.2
Fantasia "Au clair de la lune", op.48

Andreas Staier - fortepiano [John Broadwodd & Son, London, ca.1802]

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Jacques Loussier-Bach – 'Bach to the future' – Jacques Loussier Trio

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Jacques Loussier (b.1934):
Concerto in C minor
Gavotte in D major
Concerto in D major
Little Fugue in G minor

Jacques Loussier Trio

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Mussorgsky-Gortchakov – Pictures at an Exhibition – Kurt Masur

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - orchestrated by Sergei Petrovich Gortchakov (1905-1976)
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony no.1 in D major, op.25 "Symphonie Classique"

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Brahms – Piano Concertos – Buchbinder, Harnoncourt

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83

Rudolf Buchbinder - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Dvořák – Piano Concerto – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.33
The Golden Spinning Whell, op.109 - symphonic poem

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps (four hand piano version) – Fazil Say

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps - four-hand piano version

Fazil Say - piano

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Smetana – Polkas – András Schiff

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Three Salon Polkas Op. 7
Three Poetic Polkas Op. 8
Polka in F minor
Polka in A major
Memories of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas, Op. 12
Polka in E major
Polka in G major
Memories of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas, Op. 13

András Schiff - piano

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Rosetti – Sinfonies – Concerto Köln (Vol.2)

Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792):
Sinfonia in D major "La Chasse"
Sinfonia in C major
Sinfonia in D major
Sinfonia in G major

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]

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Rosetti – Sinfonies – Concerto Köln (Vol.1)

Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792):
Sinfonia in G minor
Sinfonia in D sharp major (E flat major)
Sinfonia in B major
Sinfonia in E flat major

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]

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Haydn, Hoffmeister, Mendelssohn – Concertos arr.for Trumpet – Sergei Nakariakov

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto in C major Hob. VIIb:1 (orig. for cello, arranged for trumpet)
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Concerto in D major (orig. for viola, arranged for trumpet)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto in D minor (orig. for violin, arranged for trumpet)

Sergei Nakariakov - trumpet
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Jörg Faerber - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach (selection) – Tragicomedia

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach (selection)

Tragicomedia
Stephen Stubbs - conductor

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Dvořák – Violin Concerto; Elgar – Violin Sonata – Maxim Vengerov

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op.82

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Revital Chachamov - piano
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Schumann – Kreisleriana, Nachtstücke, Geister-Variationen – András Schiff

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Gesänge der Frühe, op.133
Nachtstücke, op.23
Kreisleriana, op.16
Variations in E flat major on an own theme "Geister-Variationen"

András Schiff - piano

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Grieg – Piano Works – Cyprien Katsaris

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Morning mood - from Peer-Gynt Suite no.1
Lyric Pieces
Suite in Olden Style, op.40 - from Holberg's Time
Norwegian Dance, op.35 no.2

Cyprien Katsaris - piano

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Mozart-Grieg – Piano Sonatas – Leonskaja, Richter

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) / Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Piano Sonata in C major, K.545 with freely added accompaniment for a second piano
Fantasia in C minor, K.475 with freely added accompaniment for a second piano
Piano Sonata in F major, K.533 with freely added accompaniment for a second piano

Elisabeth Leonskaja - piano
Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Tchaikovsky, Glazunov – Violin Concertos – Vengerov

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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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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Brahms – Violin Concerto, Schumann – Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra – Zehetmair

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasy in C major for Violin and Orchestra, op.131 +

Thomas Zehetmair - violin
Cleveland Orchestra *
Philharmonia Orchestra +
Christoph von Dohnányi - conductor *
Christoph Eschenbach - conductor +

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – Kurt Masur

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45

Sylvia McNair - soprano
Håkan Hagegård - baritone
Westminster Symphonic Choir
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor

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