Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino - Wallfisch

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 (1955 version)
Concerto for Cello and orchestra No.2
Concertino in C minor for Cello, Wind instruments, Piano and Percursion

Rafel Wallfisch - cello
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Arturo Sacchetti - Organ history: Italian School

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by Daffy. 

Organ History:
The Italian School between 19th and 20th Century

works by:
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914)
Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Franco Alfano (1876-1954)
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Francesco Balilla Pratella (1880-1955)
Raffaele Manari (1887-1933)
Ettore Desderi (1892-1974)
Giorgio Federico Ghendini (1892-1965)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
Giovanni Salviucci (1907-1937)

Arturo Sacchetti - organ

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Respighi - Rossiniana; Tchaikovsky - Mozartiana - Albrecht

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
Rossiniana - Suite for Orchestra based on piano pieces from Rossini
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Mozartiana - Suite No.4

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Gerd Albrecht - conductor

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Brahms - Piano Concertos - Moravec, Belohlávek

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

Ivan Moravec - piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Mahler - Das Klagende Lied - Rattle

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Klagende Lied

Helena Döse - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Sean Rea - baritone
CBSO Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle - conductor

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Paganini, Goldmark - Violin Concertos - Bálint, Kocsis

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Concerto No.1 in D major for Violin and Orchestra, op.6 *
Karl Goldmark (1830-1915):
Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.28 +

Mária Bálint - violin *
Albert Kocsis - violin +
Budapest Symphony Orchestra *
Savaria Symphony Orchestra +
György Lehel - conductor *
János Petró - conductor +

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Jacob - Missa dei Filii - Hugo

Václav Gunther Jacob (1685-1734):
Dixit Domine
Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750):
Concerto in F, op.XIX no.3
Václav Gunther Jacob (1685-1734) / Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750):
Missa dei Filii
Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750):
Concerto in G, op.XIX no.1
Václav Gunther Jacob (1685-1734):
Vezirius Turcicus

Hana Blažíková - soprano
Barbora Sojková - soprano
Petra Noskaiová - mezzo-soprano
Sylva Čmugrová – contralto
Hasan El Dunia - tenor
Ondřej Šmíd - tenor
Tomáš Král - bass
Jaromír Nosek - bass
Capella Regia Praha [on period instruments]
Robert Hugo - conductor

[other volumes of the 'Music from Eightenn-Century Prague set]

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Suk - Asrael Symphony - Libor Pešek

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Asrael - symphony in C minor, op.27

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek - conductor

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Arturo Sacchetti - Organ history: French Romanticism

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by Daffy. 

Organ History:
French Romanticism

works by:
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Jakob Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
César Franck (1822-1890)
Caille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Jules Massenet (1824-1912)

Arturo Sacchetti - organ

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Saint-Saëns - The 5 Symphonies - Martinon

Camile Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Symphony in A major
Symphony No.1 in E flat major, op.2
Symphony No.2 in A minor, op.55
Symphony in F major "Urbs Roma"
Symphony No.3 in C minor "Avec Orgue", op.78 *

Bernard Gavoty - organ *
Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jean Martinon - conductor

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Mozart - Sinfonias Concertante - Böhm

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K.364 *
Sinfonia concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra in E flat major, K.297b +

Thomas Brandis - violin *
Giusto Cappone - viola*
Walter Lehmayer - oboe +
Peter Schmidl - clarinet +
Günter Högner - horn +
Fritz Faltl - bassoon +
Berliner Philharmoniker *
Wiener Philharmoniker +
Karl Böhm - conductor

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Debussy - Images; Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien - Monteux

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Images
"Le martyre de Saint Sébastein" - symphonic fragments

London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux - conductor

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Scriabin - Le Poème de L'Extase; Piano Concerto; Prometheus - Ashknazy, Maazel

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Le Poème de l'extase *
Piano Concerto +
Prometheus #

Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano +
Ambrosian Singers #
Cleveland Orchestra *
London Philharmonic Orchestra + #
Lorin Maazel - conductor

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Liszt: Missa Coronationalis - Lehel

Franz Liszt (1811-1866):
Missa Coronationalis, R 487

Veronika Kincses - soprano
Klára Takács - contralto
Dénes Gulyás - tenor
Lászlo Polgár - bass
Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
György Lehel - conductor

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Fibich - Symphonies Nos.1, 2, 3, At Twilight, A Sprigtime Tale - Šejna

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Symphony No.1 in F major, op.17
At Twilight, op.39
A Springtime Tale, op.23 - cantata for soilists, choir and orchestra *
Symphony No.2 in E flat major, op.38
Symphony No.3 in E minor, op.53

Drahomirá Tikalová - soprano *
Karel Kalaš - bass *
Prague Philharmonic Choir *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Šejna - conductor

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Arturo Sacchetti - Organ history: German Classicism

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by Daffy. 

Organ History:
German Classicism

works by:
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)
Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809)
Johann Georg Albrechstberger (1736-1809)
Johann Micael Haydn (1737-1806)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Wolfhand Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846)

Arturo Sacchetti - organ

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Pergolesi - Stabat Mater, Salve Regina - Hogwood

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736):
Stabat Mater *
Salve Regina in C minor +

Emma Kirkby - soprano * +
James Bowman - countertenor *
The Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments]
Christopher Hogwood - conductor

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Borodin - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 - Borodin Str. Quartet

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
String Quartet No.1 in A major
String Quartet No.2 in D major

Borodin String Quartet

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Albeniz - Iberia - Larrocha

Issac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Iberia
Navarra
Suite Española
Pavana - capricho
Tango
Rumores de la caleta
Puerta de Tierra

Alicia de Larrocha - piano

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Mendelssohn - Ouvertüren - Abbado

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Overtures:
"Zum Märchen der schöne Melusine", op.32
"Ein Sommernachtstraum", op.21
"Meerstille und glückliche Fahrt", op.27
Overtüre zu Harmoniemusik, op.24
"Trompeten-Ouvertüre", op.101
"Ruy Blas", op.95
"Die Hebriden", op.26

London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazade ; Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite - Celibidache

A friend of this blog - "israel" - reminded me, just in time, that today it's the century of Sergiu Celibidache's birth: one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century.

Tribute of this blog to Sergiu Celibidache.
28 June 1912 - 14 August 1996

"Celibidache was born in Roman, Romania, and began his studies in music with the piano, after which he studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Bucharest, Romania and then in Paris. One of the most important influences in his life was his introduction to Martin Steinke, who, being knowledgeable about Buddhism, heavily affected Celibidache's outlook for the rest of his life. (..) Celibidache's approach to music-making is often described in terms of what he did not do instead of what he did. For example, much has been made of Celibidache's "refusal" to make recordings even though almost all of his concert activity actually was recorded with many released posthumously by major labels (...) Celibidache was well known for his demands for extensive rehearsal time with orchestras. An oft-mentioned feature of many of his concerts, captured in the live recordings of them, is a slower tempo than what is considered the norm, while, in fast passages, his tempos often exceeded expectations. In Celibidache's own view, however, criticism of a recording's tempo is irrelevant, as it is not (and cannot be) a critique of the performance but rather of a transcription of it, without the ambience of the moment – for him, a key factor in any musical performance. As Celibidache explained, the acoustic space in which one hears a concert directly affects the likelihood of the emergence of his sought-after transcendent experience. The acoustic space within which one hears a recording of one of his performances, on the other hand, has no impact on the performance, as it is impossible for the acoustic features of that space to provide feedback to the musicians that might impel them to, for example, play slower or faster. (...)" [source wikipedia]

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):

Sheherazade - Symphonic Suite, op.35 *

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):

L'Oiseau de Feu - Suite (version 1923)

Hans Kalafusz - solo violin *

SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Smetana - Orchestral Works - Válek

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
CD1
My Country - a cycle of symphonic poems

CD2
Richard III - symphonic poem
Wallenstein's Camp - symphonic poem
Hakon Jarl - symphonic poem
Georginen-Polka
Louisen-Polka

CD3
Triumph Symphony
March for Shakespeare Festival
Ceremonial Prelude in C major
Our Lasses - polka

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Sperger - String Symphonies - Zajíček

Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750-1812):
Symphony in C major
Symphony in F major
Symphony in B flat major

Musica Aeterna Bratislava
Peter Zajíček - conductor

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