Schoenberg, Berg, Webern – Piano Music – Peter Hill

Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Sonata, op.1
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Three Piano Pieces, op.11 no.1
Six Little Piano Pieces, op.19 no.1
Five Piano Pieces, op.23 no.1
Suite For Piano, op.25
Piano Piece, op.33a
Piano Piece, op.33b
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Variations, op.27

Peter Hill - piano

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Schubert, Webern, Berg – Works for Cello and Piano – Queyras, Tharaud

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Arpeggione Sonata (Cello) in A minor, D.821
Das Wandern, D.795/1
Ungeduld, D.797/7
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
3 Small Pieces, op.11
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Vögel, D.691
Sonatina for Violin and Piano (Cello), D.384
Wiegenlied, D.498
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Four Pieces, op.5 for Cello and Piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Nacht und Träume, D.827

Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Alexandre Tharaud - piano

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Schubert – Orchestrated Works by Joachim, Mottl, Webern – Leon Botstein

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata in C major D 812 "Grand Duo" [arr Joachim (1831-1907)]
Fantasia in F minor D 940 [arr Mottl (1856-1911)]
Six German Dances D 820 [arr Webern (1883-1945)]

American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein - conductor

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Zemlinsky – String Quartets – LaSalle Quartet

remembering Alban Berg on his birthday

(February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935)

CD 1:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.1 in D minor, op.8
String Quartet No.2 in F sharp minor, op.10

CD 2:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.3, op.30
String Quartet No.4, op.37

CD 3:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet in D major
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Five Movements for String Quartet, op.5
String Quartet
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, op.9
String Quartet, op.28

CD 4:
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lyric Suite for String Quartet
String Quartet, op.3

CD 5:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.1 in A major, op.4
String Quartet No.2, op.15

CD 6:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.3, op.19
String Quartet No.4, op.25
Hans Erich Apostel (1901-1972):
String Quartet No.1, op.7

Lasalle Quartet

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Lanner, Strauss I, Strauss II – Waltzes – Alban Berg Quartett

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843):
Marien-Walzer
Steyrische-Tänze
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849):
Wiener Gemüths-Walzer
Annen-Polka
Joseph Lanner (1801-1843):
Die Werber - waltz
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849):
Eisele- und Beisele-Sprünge - polka
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899):
Schatz-Walzer (arr. Anton Webern (1883-1945))
Wein, Weib und Gesang - waltz (arr. Alban Berg (1885-1935))
Kaiser-Walzer (arr. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951))

Alban Berg Quartett

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Szymanowski – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 – Carmina Quartet

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
String Quartet No.1 in C major, op.37
String Quartet No.2, op.56
Anton Weber (1883-1945):
"Langsamer Satz" for String Quartet

Carmina Quartet

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Webern, Berg, Schoenberg – Works for string Quartet – Quatuor Psophos

Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Langsamer Satz M78
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lyrische Suite
Arnold Schoenberg (1871-1951):
Quartet No.4, op.37

Quatuor Psophos

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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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Webern, Schoenberg – Orchestral works – Riccardo Chailly

Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Im Sommerwind
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1953):
Chamber Symphony No.1, op.9
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Passacaglia, op.1
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1953):
5 Orchestral Pieces, op.16

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Early Songs by famous composers – Regina Klepper

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
"Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
"An die Freude" KV 53
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
"An die Hoffnung" op.32
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
"Wiegenlied" op.13 no.2
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
"Gretchen am Spinnrade" op.2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Romanze op.8 nr.10
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
"Der Nussbaum" op.25 no.3
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
"Es muss ein Wunderbares sein"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
"Liebestereu" op.3 no.1
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903):
"Über Nacht"
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
"Hans und Grete"
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
"Weihnachtslied" op.1
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949):
"Im tiefen Wald verborgen" op.2 no.4
Max Reger (1873-1916):
"Tränen im Auge" op.8 no.2
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
"Erwartung" op.2 no.1
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
"Blumengruss"
Joseph Marx (1882-1964)
"Lied eines Mädchens"
Joseph Mattthias Hauer (1883-1959):
"Der gute Glaube" op.6 no.1
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
"Schliesse mir die Augen beide"
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991):
"Erinnerung" op.19 no.1
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
"Chanson zu Shakespeare 'Romeo und Julia'"
Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996):
"Bitte an den Hund"
Carl Orff (1895-1982):
"Blond ist mein Haar"

Regina Klepper - soprano
Erik Werba - piano

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Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.2]

Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.2] CD 1: Franz Schubert (1797-1828): String Quintet in C major D.956 Juilliard String Quartet Bernard Greenhouse - cello CD 2: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): String quartet in E minor Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): String Quartet in D minor "Voces Intimae", Op. 56 Juilliard String Quartet CD 3: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Divertimento in D major, K.136 Divertimento in B-flat major, K.137 Divertimento in F major, K.138 12 German Dances Josef Lanner (1801-1843): "Die Mozartisten", op.196 Ensemble Wien CD 4: Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op.6 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op.65 Yo-Yo Ma - cello Emanuel Ax - piano CD 5: Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Quintet for Piano & Strings in A Major, D.667 "Trout Quintet" Rudolf Serkin - piano Jaime Laredo - violin Philipp Naegele - viola Leslie Parnas - cello Julius Levine - bass Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Quintet for Clarinet & Strings in A Major, K.581 "Stadler" Harold Wright - clarinet Alexander Schneider - violin Isidore Cohen- violin Samuel Rhodes- viola Leslie Parnas - cello CD 6: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 15, Op. 144 in E flat minor Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931): Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Cello Gidon Kremer- violin Daniel Phillips- violin Kim Kashkashian- viola Yo-Yo Ma - cello CD 7: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Octet for violins, violas & cellos, Op. 20 (version for piano duet by the composer) Mendelsshon: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 (version for piano duet, violin and cello by the composer) Piano Duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Oliver Wille - violin Mikayel Hakhnazaryan - cello CD 8: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): "London" Trio No.1 for Flute, Violin and Cello in C major, Hob.IV:1 "London" Trio No.2 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:2 "London" Trio No.3 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:3 Divertimento No.2 for Flute; Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.: IV:7 Divertimento No.6 for Flute; Violin and Cello in D major, Hob.: IV:11 "London" Trio No.4 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:4 Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute Isaac Stern - violin Mstislav Rostropovich - cello CD 9: Anton Webern (1883-1945): String Quartet (1905) Slow Movement for string quartet Rondo for string quartet Five Movements for string quartet, Op. 5 Six Bagatelles for string quartet, op.9 String Quartet, op.28 Michael Gielen (b.1932): Variations for string quartet Artis Quartett CD 10: Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Sonata for Cello & Piano in C major Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Sonata for Cello & Piano in G minor Yo-Yo Ma - cello Emanuel Ax - piano (read more)

Liszt, Berg, Webern - At the grave of Richard Wagner - Kronos Quartet

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
At the grave of Richard Wagner (for string quartet, harp and piano) *
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
String Quartet, op.3
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Five Pieces, op.5

Aki Takahashi - piano *
Marcella DeCray - harp *
Kronos Quartet

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern - Orchestral works - Karajan

CD 1:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Pelleas und Melisande, op.5
Variations for Orhestra, op.31

CD 2:
Verklärte Nacht, op.4 (Transfugured Night)
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Three Pieces from "Lyric Suite"

CD 3:
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Passacaglia, op.1
Five Movements, op.5
Six Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Symphony, op.21

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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