terça-feira, 30 de abril de 2013

Shostakovich – Cello Concertos – Daniel Müller-Schott



Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major, op.107
Cello Concerto No.2 in G major, op.126

Daniel Müller-Schott - cello
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Yakov Kreizberg - conductor

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Bizet, Lalo – Symphonic Music – Jean Martinon



CD 1:
Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Symphony No.1 in C major *
Scènes bohémiennes de "La jolie Fille de Perth" *
Jeux d'Enfants *
Edouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Cello Concerto in D minor +

CD 2:
Edouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Namouna - Première Rapsodie *
Namouna - Deuxième Rapsodie *
Rapsodie norvegienne *

Pierre Fournier - cello +
Orchestre National de l'ORTF *
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux +
Jean Martinon - conductor

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Haydn – String Quartets op.76 nos.4 - 6 – Kodály Quartet



Joseph Haydn - complete String Quartets:
String Quartet in B flat major op.76 no.4
String Quartet in D major op.76 no.5
String Quartet in E flat major op.76 no.6

Kodály Quartet

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Stanford – Piano Concerto No.2, Concert Variations – Margaret Fingerhut



Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924):
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.126
Concert Variations upon an English Theme for Piano and Orchestra, op.71

Margaret Fingerhut - piano
Ulster Orchestra
Vernon Handley - conductor

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Balakirev – Piano Works – Alexander Paley (Vol.1)



Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Piano works (Vol.1):
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
Fantasy on Themes from Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar"
Fantsiestück
Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor
Nocturne No.2 in B minor
Nocturne No.3 in D minor
Capriccio

Alexander Paley - piano

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Reinecke – Symphony No.1, King Manfred – Alfred Walter



Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Symphony No.1 in A major, op.79
King Manfred, op.93

Rheinische Philharmonie
Alfred Walter - conductor

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Offenbach, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Chopin – Great Ballets – Karajan



CD 1:
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880):
Gaité Parisienne (excerpts)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Faust - balet music
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Sleeping beauty (excerpts)

CD 2:
Léo Delibes (1836-1891):
Copéllia - suite from the ballet
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849):
Les Sylphides (orch.: Roy Douglas)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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segunda-feira, 29 de abril de 2013

Khachaturian – Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto – Steinbacher, Müller-Schott



Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra *
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra +

Daniel Müller-Schott - cello *
Arabella Steinbacher - violin +
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo - conductor

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Rossini – Petite Messe solennelle – Chailly



Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868):
Petite Messe solennelle (orch.Rossini)

Daniella Dessì - soprano
Gloria Scalchi - mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Sabbatini - tenor
Michele Pertusi - bass
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Haydn – String Quartets op.76 nos.1 - 3 – Kodály Quartet



Joseph Haydn - complete String Quartets:
String Quartet in G major op.76 no.1
String Quartet in D minor op.76 no.2
String Quartet in C major op.76 no.3

Kodály Quartet

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Romberg, Fuchs, Stanford – Chamber Music with Clarinet – Thea King



Andreas Romberg (1767-1821):
Clarinet Quintet in E flat major, op.57
Robert Fuchs (1847-1927):
Clarinet Quintet in E flat major, op.102
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924):
Two Fantasies for Clarinet and String Quartet

Thea King - clarinet
The Britten String Quartet

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Brahms – Serenades No.1 & No.2 – István Kertész



Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Serenade No.1 in D major, op.11
Serenade No.2 in A major, op.16

London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész - conductor

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Wagner - Tristan und Isolde – Böhm



Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Tristan und Isolde - opera in three acts

with:
Wolfgang Windgassen
Martti Talvela
Birgit Nilsson
Eberhard Wächter
Claude Heater
Christa Ludwig
Erwin Wohlfahrt
Gerd Nienstedt
Peter Schreier

Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Karl Böhm - conductor

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Millöcker – Der Arme Jonathan – Leopold Hager



remembering Carl Millöcker on his birthday
(April 29, 1842 – December 31, 1899)

Carl Millöcker (1842-1899):
Der Arme Jonathan - operetta in three acts

with:
Werner Hollweg
Rüdiger Wohlers
Benno Kusche
Thomas Lehrberger
Hans Franzen
Curt Bock
Hildegarde Herschele
Klaus Hirte
Josefine Engelskamp
Herbert Steinmetz
Dora Koschat
Ferry Gruber
Angelika Milster

Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Kölner Rundfunk Chor
Leopold Hager - conductor


bonus tracks:
excerpts from "Der Bettelstudent"

with:
Richard Tauber
Vera Schwarz
Leo Schützendorf
Else Knepel
Ida Harth zur Kuttner
Max Kuttner

Orchester der Berliner Staatsoper
Chor der Berliner Staatsoper
Ernst Römmer - conductor

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domingo, 28 de abril de 2013

Schumann, Strauss, Volkmann, Bruch – Works for Cello and Orchestra – Müller-Schott



Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.129
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Romanze in F major for Cello and Orchestra AV 75
Robert Volkmann (1815-1883):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.33
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Kol Nidrei, op.47

Daniel Müller-Schott - cello
NDR Sinfonieorchester
Christoph Eschenbach - conductor

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Sibelius – The Origin of Fire, Sandels & other orchestral works – Neeme Järvi



Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
The Origin of Fire, op.32 *
Sandels, op.28
Finnish Jäger March, op.91 no.1
Have you Courage?, op.31 no.2
Song of the Athenians, op.31 no.3 +
Academic March
Finlandia, op.26, with male chorus

Sauli Tiilikainen - baritone *
The Gothenburg Boy's Choir +
The Laulun Ystävät Male Choir
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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Haydn – String Quartets op.74 nos.1, 2, 3 – Kodály Quartet



Joseph Haydn - complete String Quartets:
String Quartet in C major op.74 no.1
String Quartet in F major op.74 no.2
String Quartet in G minor op.74 no.3

Kodály Quartet

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Sibelius – Concerto for Violin, Humoresques & other Works for Violin and Orchestra – Tetzlaff



Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Two Serenades for Violin and Orchestra, op.69
Two Pieces for Violin and Orchestra, op.77
Two Humoresques, op.87
Four Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op.89
Suite for Violin and Strings, op.117

Christian Tetzlaff - violin
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard - conductor

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Dvořák – Serenade in for strings, Serenade for wind instruments – Hugh Wolff



Antonín Dvořák (1847-1904):
Serenade in E major, op.22 for strings
Serenade in D minor, op.44 for wind instruments

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff - conductor

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Haydn Mass Edition Hickox (3) – Harmoniemesse, Salve Regina in E



Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Mass Edition Vol.3:
Mass in B flat major "Harmoniemesse" Hob.XXII:14
Salve Regina in E major Hob.XXIIIb:1

Nancy Argenta - soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen - mezzo-soprano
Mark Padmore - tenor
Stephen Varcoe - baritone
Collegium Musicum 90 [on period instruments]
Richard Hickox - conductor

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Mackenzie – Violin Concerto, Pibroch Suite – VA



remembering Sir Alexander Mackenzie on the anniversary of his death
(22 August 1847 – 28 April 1935)

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1847-1935):
Violin Concerto in C sharp minor, op.32 *
Pibroch, op.42 - Suite for Violin and Orchestra +

Malcolm Stewart - violin
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Vernon Handley - conductor *
David Davies - conductor +

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sábado, 27 de abril de 2013

Haydn, Beethoven – Cello and Orchestra – Daniel Müller-Schott



Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in C major Hob.VIIb:1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Romanze No.1 in G major for Cello and Orchestra, op.40 (arr.Daniel Müller-Schott)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in D major Hob.VIIb:2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Romanze No.2 in F major for Cello and Orchestra, op.50 (arr.Daniel Müller-Schott)

Daniel Müller-Schott - cello
The Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Sibelius – The Wood-Nymph – Osmo Vänskä



Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
The Wood-Nymph, op.15 - Ballade for Orchestra
A Lonely Ski-Trail
Swanwhite, op.54
The Wood-Nymph, op.15 - Melodrama

Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä - conductor

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Haydn – String Quartets op.71 nos.1 - 3 “Apponyi” – Kodály Quartet



Joseph Haydn - complete String Quartets:
String Quartet in B flat major op.71 no.1
String Quartet in D major op.71 no.2
String Quartet in E flat major op.71 no.3

Kodály Quartet

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Ignaz von Beecke – String Quartets – Arioso-Quartett



Ignaz von Beecke (1733-1803):
String Quartet in G major M.11
String Quartet in B flat major M.16
String Quartet in G major M.9

Arioso-Quartett

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