J.S.Bach – Mass in B minor – Herreweghe

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Catherine Patriasz - soprano
Charles Brett - alto
Howard Crook - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Beethoven – The Late Piano Sonatas – Igor Levit

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111

Igor Levit - piano

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Various Composers – 'Piano Reflections' – Ji Liu

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (transription by Rachmaninoff)
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Nocturne in E flat major op.9 no.2
Nocturne in C minor op.48 no.1
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Liebestraum no.3
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Ständchen (trnascr.: Liszt / Horowitz)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
June: Barcarolle from "The Seasons"
Lü Wencheng (1898-1981):
Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Suite Bergamasque
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Danse Macabre

Ji Liu - piano

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Khachaturian – Spartacus, Gayaneh (excerpts) – Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Spartacus (excerpts) *
Gayaneh (excerpts) *
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
The Seasons, op.67 +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande +
Aram Khachaturian - conductor *
Ernest Ansermet - conductor +

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Honegger, Ravel – Transcriptions for Piano 4 Hands – Duo Trenkner-Speidel

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Shéhérazade (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Pacific 231 (arr. for piano 4 hands)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro (arr. for piano 4 hands by the author)

Piano Duo Trenkner-Speidel

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Brahms – Hungarian Dances – Cédric Tiberghien

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Klavierstücke, op.76
Walzer, op.39

Cédric Tiberghien - piano

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C.S. Binder – Sonatas for Harpsichord – Paulina Tkaczyk

Christlieb Siegmund Binder (1723-1789) - Sei Suonate per il Cembalo, op.1:

CD 1:
Sonata no.1 in F major
Sonata no.2 in D major
Sonata no.3 in C minor

CD 2:
Sonata no.4 in E major
Sonata no.5 in A minor
Sonata no.6 in B flat major

Paulina Tkaczyk - harpsichord

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Mozart – Two Piano Concertos 'a quattro' – Karin Kei Nagano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto no.13 in C major, KV 415
Piano Concerto no.12 in A major, KV 414

Karin Kei Nagano - piano
Cecilia String Quartet

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Chopin - Walzes, Barcarolle, Berceuse, Ecossaises – Tatiana Shebanova

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Waltz in E flat major, Op.18
Waltz in A flat major, Op.34 No.1
Waltz in A minor, Op.34 No.2
Waltz in F major, Op.34 No.3
Waltz in A flat major, Op.42
Waltz in D flat major, Op.64 No.1
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
Waltz in A flat major, Op.64 No.3
Waltz in A flat major, Op.69 No.1 [WN 47]
Waltz in B minor, Op.69 No.2 [WN 19]
Waltz in G flat major, Op.70 No.1 [WN 42]
Waltz in F minor, Op.70 No.2 [WN 55]
Waltz in D flat major, Op.70 No.3 [WN 20]
Waltz in E minor, [WN 29]
Trois Écossaises Op.72
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60
Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57

Tatiana Shebanova - fortepiano [Erard, 1849]

other recordings from The Complete Works on historical instruments series

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C.P.E.Bach – Württemberg Sonatas – Mahan Esfahani

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Württemberg Sonatas, Wq.49:
Sonata in A minor, H 30
Sonata in A flat major, H 31
Sonata in E minor, H 33
Sonata in B flat major, H 32
Sonata in E flat major, H 34
Sonata in B minor, H 36

Mahan Esfahani - harpsichord [after Michael Mierke, 17??]

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Various Composers – 'Up to 8 pianos' Arrangements for various pianos – Baynov-Piano-Ensemble

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue - 8 Hands, 4 Pianos
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Valse et Romance - 6 Hands, 1 Piano
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Fire Dance - 8 Hands, 4 Pianos
Heinz Benker (1921-2000):
Three Dances - 30 Fingers, 1 Piano
Albert Lavignac (1846-1916):
Galop-Marche - 8 Hands, 1 Piano
Leonard Gautier (1866-1955):
Le Secret - 6 Hands, 1 Piano
Franz Hirtler (b.1914):
Heitere Variationen über ein schwäbisches Lied - 32 Hands, 8 Pianos
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)/ Carl Czerny (1791-1857):
Overture to "Semiramide" - 32 Hands, 8 Pianos

Baynov-Piano-Ensemble

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Smetana – Ma vlast – Claus Peter Flor

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Má vlast (cycle of Symphonci Poems)

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor - conductor

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Mendelssohn Rarities – Roberto Prosseda

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Sonata in F minor
Sonata in E minor
Sonata in A minor
Sonata in C minor
Etude in C major
Etude in A minor
Etude in D minor
Fuga in E flat major
Fuga in C sharp minor

Roberto Prosseda - piano

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Mendelssohn Discoveries – Roberto Prosseda

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Fantasia in C minor/D Major
Capriccio in E flat Minor
Lied ohne Worte in F major
Adagio & presto agitato in B flat Minor
Lied for piano in E flat Major
Album leaf "21 Mai" in A Major
Lied for piano in A Major
Kleines lied for piano in A Major
Andante in D Major
Sonatina in E Major
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music (original piano transcription by Mendelssohn)

Roberto Prosseda - piano

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Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol.VII – 'Winter Season'

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol.7

Jan Křtitel Kuchař (1751-1829):
Pastorella in D major (organ solo)
Jan Václav Stamic (Johann Stamitz) (1717-1757):
Sinfonia Pastorale
Jan Hataš (1751?-1784):
Parthia Pastoritia in F major
Josef Seger (1716-1782):
Fugue 'de tempore natalis' (organ solo)
Antonio Rosetti (1746-1792):
Sinfonia Pastoralis
? Weissmann (18th century):
Pastorella in F major
Jiří Ignác Linek (1725-1791):
Sinfonia Pastoralis ex C
Josef Seger (1716-1782):
Fugue ' Christ the Lord was born' (organ solo)
Jiří Ignác Linek (1725-1791):
Pastorela per Clavicembalo Concerto
Michel Corrette (1709-1795):
Nouveau Livre de Noels *

Czech Chamber Philharmonic
Vojtěch Spurný - conductor
Stanislav Vavřínek - conductor *

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J.S.Bach – Missae Breves BWV 232-236 – Raphaël Pichon

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Motet "Der Gerechte kommt um" (Bach/Kuhnau)
Missa Brevis in G minor, BWV 235
Missa Brevis in A major, BWV 234

CD 2:
Missa Brevis in F major, BWV 233
Missa Brevis in G major, BWV 236
Motetto "O Jesu Christ, meins lebens Licht", BWV 118

CD 3:
Missa in B minor, BWV 232 (version of 1733)

Eugénie Warnier - soprano
Anna Reinhold - soprano
Magid El-Bushra - alto
Tierry Wey - alto
Carlos Mena - alto
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro - tenor
Sydney Fierro - baryton
Christian Immler - bass
Konstantin Wolff - bass

Pygmalion [on period instruments]
Raphaël Pichon - conductor

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Various Composers – João Vaz at the Historic Organ of São Vicente de Fora

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

António Carreira (ca.1530-ca.1594):
Fantasia in D major
Fantasia in A - D
Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (ca.1555-1635):
Kirios de 1º tom
Diogo da Conceição (17th century):
Batalha de 5º tom
Meio registo de 2º tom accidental
Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (ca.1555-1635):
Segundo tento de 2º tom
Pedro de Araújo (ca.1640-1705):
Meio registo de 3º tom
Obra de passo solto de 7º tom
Pedro de San Lorenzo (17th century):
Obra de 1er tono de registro de mano izquierda
Carlos Seixas (1704-1742):
Organ Sonata in G major
Sonata in C minor
Organ Sonata in A minor
Fr. Jacinto do Sacramento (18th century):
Sonata in D minor
Fr. Francisco de S. Boaventura (late 18th century):
Sonata in G major
[anonymous] (18th-19th centuries):
Organ Sonata in C major

João Vaz - organ [João Fontanes de Maqueira, 1765, São Vicente de Fora]

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C.P.E. Bach – Symphonies, Cello Concerto – Café Zimmermann

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Sinfonia in C major, Wq 182/3
Sinfonia in B minor, Wq 182/5
Cello Concerto in A major, Wq 172 *
Sinfonia in E major, Wq 182/6
Sinfonia in G major, Wq 182/1

Petr Skalka - cello *
Café Zimmermann [on period instruments]

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Beethoven – Piano Sonatas nos.29 & 14 – Alessio Bax

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 "Moonlight"
"Chorus of the WHirling Dervishes" & Turkish March from "The Ruins of Athens" (arr.Bax)

Alessio Bax - piano

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Shchedrin – Carmen Suite – Mikhail Pletnev

Rodion Shchedrin (b.1932):
"Carmen" Suite
Concerto for Orchestra no.1 "Naughty Limericks"
Concerto for Orchestra no.2 "The Chimes"

Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev - conductor

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Mozart – Piano Concertos nos.6, 15 & 27 – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto no.6 in B flat major, K.238
Piano Concerto no.15 in B flat major, K.450
Piano Concerto no.27 in B flat major, K.595

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano & direction
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Mendelssohn – Octet, String Quartet op.80 – Emerson String Quartet

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Octet for Strings in E flat major, op.20
Four Pieces for String Quartet op.81
String Quartet no.6 in F minor, op.80

Emerson String Quartet

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Schubert – Quintet “The Trout”, Variations on “Trokne Blumen” - Martin Helmchen

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 "Trout"
Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for Flute and Piano, D.802
Piano Trio (Notturno) in E flat major, D.897

Martin Helmchen - piano
Christian Tetzlaff - violin
Antoine Tamesti - viola
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker - cello
Alois Posch - double bass
Aldo Baerten - flute

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J.C.Bach, Abel, Binder – Works for Cello and Piano – Philippe Foulon

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795):
Cello Sonata in D major
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787):
Cello Sonata no.2
Cello Sonata no.1
Christlieb Siegmund Binder (1723-1789):
Cello Sonata in D major

Philippe Foulon - violoncello 'all'inglese' (violoncelle d'amour)
Brigitte Haudebourg - fortepiano

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Prokofiev - Piano Concertos 1-5 – Oleg Marshev

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto no.1 in D flat major, op.10
Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.16
Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26
Piano Concerto no.4 in B flat major, op.53 (for the left hand)
Piano Concerto no.5 in G major, op.55

Oleg Marshev - piano
South Jutland Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willén - conductor

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