Ravel – Complete Piano Works – Uriarte, Mrongovius (Vol.1)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Complete Works for Piano (Vol.1):
Valses nobles et sentimentales *
La valse - for two pianos
Prélude +
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn +
Jeux d'eau *
Frontispice - for two pianos
Gaspard de la Nuit +

Begoña Uriarte - piano +
Karl-Hermann Mrongovius - piano *

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Janáček Quartet – DG Edition (Vol.1) – Mozart, Haydn

Janáček Quartet - DG Edition (CD 1):

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet in G, K.387
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
String Quartet in C, op. 33 No. 3 'The Bird'

Janáček Quartet

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Tchaikovsky – Symphonies nos.4 & 2 – Claudio Abbado

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36 *
Symphony no.2 in C minor, op.17 "Little Russian" +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
New Philharmonia Orchestra +
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Verdi – Requiem – Fritz Reiner

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901):
Messa da Requiem *
Quattro pezzi sacri +

Leontyne Price - soprano *
Rosalind Elias - mezzo-soprano *
Jussi Björling - tenor *
Griogio Tozzi - bass *
Yvonne Minton - mezzo-soprano +
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde *
Los Angeles Master Chorale +
Wiener Philharmoniker *
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra +
Fritz Reiner - conductor *
Zubin Mehta - conductor +

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Brahms – Piano Quintet op.34 – Quatuor Modigliani

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, op.34
Zwei Gesänge for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, op.91

Andrea Hill - mezzo-soprano
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger - piano
Quatuor Modigliani

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Prokofiev – Ivan the Terrible – Valeri Polyansky

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Ivan the Terrible, op.116 - incidental music for the film
Ballad for an Unknown Boy, op.93

Ludmila Kuznetsova - mezzo-soprano
Viktoria Smolnikova - mezzo-soprano
Elena Kozneva - mezzo-soprano
Tatiana Zheranzhe - contralto
Vladimir Sytnik - tenor
Sergey Toptygin - baritone
Alexander Tsylinko - bass
Mikhail Makhov - bass
Russian State Symphonic Capella
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valeri Polyansky - conductor

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Kuhnau – Sacred Music – Robert King - "Bach's Contemporaries", vol 1

Bach's Contemporaries (Vol.1)

Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722):
Ihr Himmel Jubilirt von oben
Weicht ihr Sorgen aus dem Hertzen
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte
Tristis est anima mea usque ad mortem
O heilige Zeit

Deborah York - soprano
Marianne Hellgren - soprano
Lisa Beckley - soprano
Susan Hamilton - soprano
James Bowman - countertenor
Robin Blaze - countertenor
Charles Daniels - tenor
James Gilchrist - tenor
Peter Harvey - bass
Colin Campbell - bass
The King's Consort [on period instruments]
Robert King - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony no.6 'Pathétique' – Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony no.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique"
Romances for Violin and Piano, op.6 nos.1, 2, 5, 6
Romances for Violin and Piano, op.73 nos.2, 4, 6

Lisa Batiashvili - violin
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - conductor & piano

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Svendsen – Symphonies nos.1 & 2 – Thomas Dausgaard

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911):
Symphony no.1 in D major, op.4
Symphony no.2 in B flat major, op.15
Polonaise no.2 in D major, op.28

Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard - conductor

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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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Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No.2 – Santiago Rodriguez

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Sonatas:
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.36
Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op.22

Santiago Rodriguez - piano

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Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No.1 – Santiago Rodriguez

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Sonatas:
Piano Sonata no.1 in D minor, op.28
Preludes, op.32

Santiago Rodriguez - piano

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Haydn – Schöpfungsmesse, Harmoniemesse – John Eliot Gardiner

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Schöpfungsmesse, Hob.XXII:13 *
Harmoniemesse, Hob.XXII:14 +

Ruth Ziesak - soprano *
Bernarda Fink - contralto *
Christoph Prégardien - tenor *
Oliver Widmer - bass *
Joanne Lunn - soprano +
Sara Mingardo - contralto +
Topi Lehtipuu - tenor +
Brindley Sherratt - bass +
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists [on period instruments]
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Kurt Weill – Berliner Requiem – Philippe Herreweghe

Kurt Weill (1900-1950):
Vom Tod im Wald, op.23 - Cantata for bass and ten wind instruments
Concerto for Violin and Wind Band
Das Berliner Requiem

Alexander Laiter - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Elisabeth Glab - violin
Chœur de La Chapelle Royale
Ensemble Musique Oblique
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Schumann – Arrangements for Piano Duet (Vol.2) – Eckerle Piano Duo

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
String Quartet in A minor op.41 no.1 - arranged for piano duet by Otto Dresel
Studies for the pedal piano - arranged for piano duet by Theodor Kirchner
String Quartet in F major op.41 no.2 - arranged for piano duet by Otto Dresel

Eckerle Piano Duo

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Schumann – Arrangements for Piano Duet (Vol.1) – Eckerle Piano Duo

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
String Quartet in A major op.41 no.3 - arranged for piano duet by Otto Dresel
Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.44 - arranged for piano duet by Clara Schumann

Eckerle Piano Duo

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'Stokowski's Mussorgsky' – Matthias Bamert

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) / Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977):
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Boris Goudonov: Symphonic Synthesis
Entr'acte to Act IV of Kovanschchina
Pictures at an Exhibition

BBC Philharmonic
Matthias Bamert - conductor

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Joseph Bohuslav Foerster – Violin Concerto, Cyrano de Bergerac – Gerd Albrecht

Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C minor, op.88 *
Cyrano de Bergerac - symphonic suite for large orchestra, op.55 +

Andrea Duka Löwenstein - violin *
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra +
Gerd Albrecht - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Organ Sonatas Nos.1-6 op.65 – Stephen Tharp

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Organ Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.65
Organ Sonata No.2 in C minor Op.65
Organ Sonata No.3 in A major Op.65
Organ Sonata No.4 in B flat major Op.65
Organ Sonata No.5 in D major Op.65
Organ Sonata No.6 in D minor Op.65

Stephen Tharp - organ

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Clementi – Early Piano Sonatas – Susan Alexander-Max

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832):
Sonata in G major Wo14
Sonata in A major Op 2, No 4
Sonata in G minor Op 8, No 1
Sonata in B flat major Op 8, No 3
Sonata in F minor Op 13, No 6

Susan Alexander-Max - fortepiano

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Beethoven, Franck, Ravel – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Ivan Moravec

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, op.58
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major

Ivan Moravec - piano
Prague Philharmonia
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky – Piano Works – Sviatoslav Richter

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Grand Sonata in G major, op.37
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures At An Exhibition

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Schubert – Piano Works for Four Hands – Humphreys, Markham (Vol.6)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Piano works for four hands (Vol.6):
Rondo in D op.posth.138
Sonta in B flat op.30
Six Grandes Marches Et Trios op.40

John Humphreys - piano
Robert Markham - piano

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Leif Ove Andsnes (Vol.5) – Mozart – Piano Concertos nos.17 & 20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): [Andsnes Piano Concertos - EMI Set]
Piano Concerto no.17 in G major KV.453
Piano Concerto no.20 in D major, KV.466

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

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Bernstein – Chichester Psalms – Corydon Singers

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990):
Chichester Psalms *
Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Agnus Dei
Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
"in The Beginning" +
Three Motets

Dominic Martelli - boy soprano *
Rachel Masters - harp *
Gary Kettel - percussion *
Thomas Trotter - organ *
Catherine Denley - mezzo-soprano +
Corydon Singers
Matthew Best - conductor

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