Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Nos.8, 14, 23 – Rudolf Serkin

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Apassionata"
Sonata No. 30 in E flat major, Op. 109

Rudolf Serkin - piano

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Luís Tinoco – Round Time & other Symphonic works – David Alan Miller

Luís Tinoco (b.1969):
Round Time
From the Depth of Distance *
Search Songs +
Canções do Sonhador Solitário #

Ana Quintans - soprano *
Yeree Suh - soprano +
Raquel Camarinha - soprano #
Orquestra Gulbenkian
David Alan Miller - conductor

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Schubert – String Quintet, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen – Various Artists

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
String Quintet in C major, D.956 *
"Das Hirt auf dem Felsen" for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano, D.965 +

Pamela Frank - violin *
Felix Galimir - violin *
Steven Tenenbom - viola *
Peter Wiley - cello *
Julia Lichten - cello *
Benita Valente - soprano +
Harold Wright - clarinet +
Rudolf Serkin - piano +

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Salieri, Danzi, Pleyel – Sinfonia concertante – Jörg Faerber

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra in C major
Franz Danzi (1763-1826):
Concertante for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major, op.41
Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831):
Symphony Concertante no.5 for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra in F major

Dagmar Becker - flute
Lajos Lenczès - oboe
Wolfgang Meyer - clarinet
Bruno Schneider - horn
Rainer Schottstädt - bassoon
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Jörg Faerber - conductor

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Hummel – Mandolin Concerto, Trumpet Concerto, Orchestral Works – Howard Shelley

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837):
Freudenfest Overture, S148
Mandolin Concerto in G major, S28
Trumpet Concerto in E major, S49/W1
Ballet Music for 'Das Zauberglockchen', S206/W31

Alison Stephens - mandolin
Urban Agnas - trumpet
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley - conductor

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J.Stamitz – Concertos for Organ and Orchestra – Alena Veselá

Johann Stamitz (Jan Václav Stamic) (1717-1757):
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.1 in D major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.2 in C major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.3 in B flat major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.4 in E flat major

Alena Veselá - organ
Dvořák Chamber Orchestra
František Xaver Thuri - harpsichord
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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C.P.E. Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Miklós Spányi (Vol.6)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Keyboard Concertos (Vol.6):

Keyboard Concerto in E minor Wq15, H418
Keyboard Concerto in G minor Wq32, H442
Keyboard Concerto in B flat major Wq25, H492

Miklós Spányi - tangent piano
Concerto Armonico [on period instruments]
Péter Szütz - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.3 & 5 – Rudolf Serkin, Leonard Bernstein

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor"

Rudolf Serkin - piano
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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Óscar da Silva, Armando José Fernandes – Violin Sonatas – Bruno Monteiro

Óscar da Silva (1870-1958):
Sonata Saudade for Violin and Piano
Armando José Fernandes (1906-1983):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major

Bruno Monteiro - violin
João Paulo Santos - piano

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Mozart – 'Krönungsmesse'; Bruckner – Te Deum – Karajan

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
"Coronation" Mass in C major, KV 317 *
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Te Deum for soloists, chorus and orchestra +

Kathleen Battle - soprano *
Janet Perry - soprano +
Trudeliese Schmidt - contralto *
Helga Müller-Molinari - contralto +
Gösta Winbergh - tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto - bass *
Alexander Malta - bass +
Rudolf Scholz - organ
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Glinka – Orchestral Works – Vassily Sinaisky

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Capricio brillante
Overtute in D Major
Souvenir d'une nuit d'été à Madrid
Symphony on Two Russian Themes
Kamarinskaya
Overture to 'Ruslan and Lyudmila'
Suite from 'Ruslan and Lyudmila'
Valse-Fantasie

BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky - conductor

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Crusell – Clarinet Concertos – Emma Johnson

Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838):
Concerto no.1 for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, op.1
Concerto no.2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op.5
Concerto no.3 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major, op.11

Emma Johnson - clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz - conductor

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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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C.P.E. Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Miklós Spányi (Vol.5)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Keyboard Concertos (Vol.5):

Keyboard Concerto in D major, H.414 (W.11)
Keyboard Concerto in A major, H.422 (W.19)
Keyboard Concerto in E major, H.417 (W.14)

Miklós Spányi - fortepiano
Concerto Armonico [on period instruments]
Péter Szütz - conductor

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J.S. Bach – Chromatic Fantasy, Italian Concerto – Rudolf Serkin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 902a
Cappricio in B flat major, BWV 992
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 *

Rudolf Serkin - piano
Ornulf Gulbransen - flute *
Alexander Schneider - violin *
Marlboro Orchestra *
Pablo Casals - conductor *

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Frederico de Freitas - “The Silly Girl's Dance”, Medieval Suite – Álvaro Cassuto

Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980):
The Silly Girl's Dance
The Wall of Love
Medieval Suite
Ribatejo

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto - conductor

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Liszt – Symphonic Poems – Michael Halász (Vol.2)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Symphonic poems (Vol.2):
Tasso
Les Preludes
Mazeppa
Prometheus

Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Michael Halász - conductor

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Liszt – Symphonic Poems – Michael Halász (Vol.1)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Symphonic poems (Vol.1):
The Cradle (Die Wiege)
The Struggle for Existence (Der Kampf ums Dasein)
To the Grave (Zum Grabe)
Orpheus, S98
The Ideals, S106 (Die Ideale) (Symphonic poem after Schiller
Hamlet, S104

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Michael Halász - conductor

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Schubert – Guitar Quintet, Piano Quintet – Van Swieten Society

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Guitar Quintet in G major, D.96
"Der Hirt auf dem Felsen", D.965 - for soprano, clarinet and fortepiano*
Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 "Trout Quintet"

Francine van der Heijden - soprano *
Frank van den Brink - clarinet *
Izhar Elias - guitar
Bart van Oort - fortepiano
Van Swieten Society [on period instruments]

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Lambert – Piano Concerto, Orchestral Works – Barry Wordsworth

Constant Lambert (1905-1951):
Merchant Seamen - suite
Piano Concerto
Pomona
Prize Fight

David Owen Norris - piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth - conductor

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C.Schumann, F.Mendelssohn, A.Mahler – Lieder – Christina Högman

Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Am Strande
Sie liebten sich beide
Beim Abschied
Er ist gekommen im Sturm und Regen
Liebst du um Schönheit
Warum willst du and're fragen
Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage
Lorelei
Geheimes Flüstern hier und dort
O Lust, o Lust
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847):
Die frühen Gräber
Die Mainacht
Italien
Fichtenbaum und Palme
Verlust
Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass
Dämmerung senkte sich von oben
Nach Süden
Vorwurf
Bergeslus
Alma Mahler (1879-1964):
Licht in der Nacht
Waldseligkeit
Ansturm
Erntelied
Laue Sommernacht
Ich wandle unter Blumen
Die Erkennende
Lobgesang

Christina Högman - soprano
Roland Pöntinen - piano

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C.P.E. Bach – Keyboard Concertos – Miklós Spányi (Vol.4)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Keyboard Concertos (Vol.4):

Keyboard Concerto in G major, Wq 9, H 412
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, Wq 17, H 420
Keyboard Concerto in D major, Wq 13, H 416

Miklós Spányi - harpsichord & fortepiano
Concerto Armonico [on period instruments]
Péter Szütz - conductor

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Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Brendel, Rattle

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37

CD 3:
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor"

Alfred Brendel - piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Frederico de Freitas – Quarteto Concertante, Flute Concerto – Gyula Németh

Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980):
Quarteto Concertante *
Flute Concerto +

Gábor Bohus - violin *
István Párkányi - violin *
Tamás Kóo - cello *
J. Kiss-Domonkos - cello *
Carlos Franco - flute +
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Gyula Németh - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphonic Works – Adrian Leaper

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Marche Slave, op.31
Capriccio Italien, op.45
Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet
Festival overture: 1812, op.49

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Leaper - conductor

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