Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst – Complete Music for Violin – Sherban Lupu (Vol.1)

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-1865) - Music for Violin (Vol.1):
Fantaisie brillante sur le Prophète, Op. 24
Deux Nocturnes, Op. 8
Carnaval de Venise, Op. 18
Deux Morceaux de Salon, Op. 13
Thème Allemand Varié, Op. 9
Rondo Allemand pour Piano et Violon sur des thèmes d'Oberon, Op. 23
Rondo Papageno, Op. 20

Sherban Lupu - violin
Ian Hobson - piano

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Bach, Biber, Corelli, Locke, Monteverdi, Rossi, Vivaldi – Il Giardino Armonico

CD 1 - Italian Music of the Seventeenth Century:
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Tarquinio Merula (1594/5–1665)
Dario Castello (c.1590–c.1658)
Giovanni Battista Spadi (fl.1609-1624)
Giovanni Battista Riccio (late 16th century–after 1621)
Biagio Marini (1594–1663)
Marco Uccellini (1603/10-1680)
Salomone Rossi (ca.1570–1630)
Giovanni Battista Fontana (ca.1580/89-ca.1630)
Alessandro Piccinini  (1566–ca.1638)
Francesco Rognoni (second half of the 16th century–after 1626)
Giovanni Paolo Cima (c.1570–1622)

CD 2 - Neapolitan Chamber Music:
Domenico Sarri (1679–1744):
Concerto in A minor
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757):
Sonata in D minor
Francesco Durante (1684–1755):
Concerto in G minor
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725):
Sonata in A minor
Francesco Mancini (1672–1737):
Sonata in D minor

CD 3 - Christmas Concertos:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713):
Concerto grosso op. 6 No. 8 "Fatto per la notte di Natale"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in E major RV 270 "Il Riposo" "... per il Natale"
Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709):
Concerto á quattro in G minor op. 8 No. 6 "... per il Santissimo Natale"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Pastorale in A major dalla Sonata op. 13 No. 4, RV 59
Francesco Antonacci (?-?):
Sinfonia Pastorale in G major for two Violins and B. c.
Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716):
Concerto Pastorale in F major for two Recorders, two Violins, Viola and B. c.
Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762):
Concerto grosso in C major op. 3 No. 12 "con una Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale"

CD 4 - Vivaldi: Chamber Concertos:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto Op.10-1 in F majoe RV98 ''La Tempesta di mare''
Concerto Op.10-2 in G minor RV104 ''La Notte''
Concerto in D major RV93
Concerto Op.1-12 in D minor RV63 '' La Follia''
Concerto in F major RV442 '' Tutti gli istrumenti sordini''
Concerto in D major RV94
Concerto in A minor RV108
Concerto in G minor RV107

CD 5 - Vivaldi: Double and Triple Concertos:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in D major RV564
Concerto in F major RV551
Concerto in G minor RV531
Concerto in A major RV552
Concerto in C major RV561
Concerto in F major RV544 ''Il Proteo o sia Il Mondo al rovescio''

CD 6 - Vivaldi: Concertos for Lute or Mandolin:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in C major, RV 558 for 2 mandolins
Concerto in D minor, RV 540 for lute
Concerto in C major, RV 425 for mandolin
Trio in G minor, RV 85 for lute
Concerto in D major, RV 93 for lute
Trio in C major, RV 82 for violin, lute and bc
Concerto in G, RV 532 for 2 mandolins

CD 7 - Vivaldi: Concertos from "Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Invenzione:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto Op.8-1 in E major RV269 ''Spring''
Concerto Op.8-2 in G minor RV315 ''Summer''
Concerto Op.8-3 in F major RV293 ''Autumn''
Concerto Op.8-4 in F minor RV297 ''Winter''
Concerto Op.8-9 in D minor RV454
Concerto Op.8-8 in G minor RV332

CD 8 - Thaeatrical Music and Music for the Theatre:
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745):
Fanfare in D major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704):
Battalia
Passacaglia in C minor
[Anon.]
Tune for the woodlark
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704):
Sonata Violino solo representativa
Ricercare
Matthew Locke (c.1621–1677):
Canon 4 in 2
Locke - Music for The Tempest

CD 9 - Baroque Masterpieces:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Oboe Concerto in D minor op.9 no.2 - Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for Flautino RV 443
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Adagio for solo violin and strings
Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739):
Concerto for Oboe D minor
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767):
Grave for 2 flutes and strings
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706):
Canon & Gigue
Greensleeves
Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
Chaconne
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Adagio for 2 violons and continuo

CD 10 & CD 11 - Bach - Brandenburg Concertos:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV1046
Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV1047
Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV1048
Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV1049
Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV1050
Concerto No.6 in B flat major, BWV1051

Il Giardino Armonico [on period instruments]

Giovanni Antonini - conductor

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass; Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms – VA

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Symphony of Psalms +

Evelyn Lear - soprano *
Hildegard Rössel-Majdan - contralto *
Ernst Haefliger - tenor *
Franz Crass - bass-baritone *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin +
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Herbert von Karajan - conductor +

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Boëly – Chamber Music – Quatuor Mosaïques, Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785-1858):
Trio in C major, op.5 no.2 *
Three Melodies for Cello and Organ no.1 in C minor +
String Quartet no.1 in A minor, op.27 *
Movement for String Quartet in E major *
Three Melodies for Cello and Organ no.2 in E major +
String Sextet in D major (arrangement of a symphony by the composer) #
Three Melodies for Cello and Organ no.3 in G major +

Quatuor Mosaïque * [on period instruments]
Ensemble Baroque de Limoges # [on period instruments]
Eric Lebrun - organ +
Christophe Coin - cello +

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Alfredo Keil – Piano works – Tomohito Hatta

Alfredo Keil (1850-1907):
Douze mélodies op.9
Impressions poétiques op.12

Tomohito Hatta - fortepiano [Crotrian Steinweg, 1876]

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – Hansjörg Albrecht

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45

Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Konrad Jarnot - baritone
Münchner Bach-Chor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Hansjörg Albrecht - conductor

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Bartok – Four Orchestral Pieces, Concerto for Orchestra – Pierre Boulez

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Four Orchestral Pieces, op.12 (Sz51)
Concerto for Orchestra (Sz 116)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Chopin – Nocturnes – Dang Thai Son

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Nocturne in C minor, [WN 62]
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.55 No.2
Nocturne in G major, Op.37 No.2
Nocturne in G minor, Op.37 No.1
Nocturne in A-flat major, Op.32 No.2
Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op.9 No.1
Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op.15 No.1
Nocturne in B major, Op.9 No.3
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op27 No.1
Nocturne in B major, Op.32 No.1
Nocturne in E minor, Op.72
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.9 No.2
Nocturne in F minor, Op.55 No.1
Nocturne in C-sharp minor "Lento con gran espessione" [WN 37]

Dang Thai Son - fortepiano [Erard, 1849]

other recordings from The Complete Works on historical instruments series

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Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.5 & Choral Fantasy – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.3):
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73
Choral Fantasy in C minor, op.80

The Prague Philharmonic Choir
Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestrations compiled by Leonard Slatkin)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major *
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - orchestrations compiled by Leonard Slatkin by:
                                                                                 D. Wilson Ochoa (b.1964)
                                                                                 Sergey Gorchakov (1905-1976)
                                                                                 Walter Goehr (1903-1976)
                                                                                 Emile Naoumoff (b.1962)
                                                                                 Geert van Keulen (b.1943)
                                                                                 Vladimir Ashkenazy (b.1937)
                                                                                 Carl Simpson (b.1955)
                                                                                 Lucien Cailliet (1891-1985)
                                                                                 Sir Henry Wood (1869-1944)
                                                                                 Leo Funtek (1885-1965)
                                                                                 John Boyd (b.1944)
                                                                                 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
                                                                                 Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977)
                                                                                 Douglas Gamley (1924-1998)

Peng Peng - piano *
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.2 & 4 – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.2):
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Koželuch – Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.3) – Kemp English

Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) - Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.3):
Piano Sonata no.9 in C major op.8 no.1
Piano Sonata no.10 in F major op.8 no.2
Piano Sonata no.11 in E flat major op.10 no.1

Kemp English - fortepiano [after Anton Walter, ca.1795]

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Koželuch – Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.2) – Kemp English

Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) - Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.2):
Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 2 No. 2, P. XII-12
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 2 No. 3, P. XII-13
Piano Sonata in D major, P. XII-14
Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 5

Kemp English - fortepiano [after Anton Walter, ca.1795]

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Koželuch – Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.1) – Kemp English

Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) - Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Vol.1):
Piano Sonata in F major op.1 no.1
Piano Sonata in E flat major op.1 no.2
Piano Sonata in D major op.1 no.3
Piano Sonata in B flat major op.2 no.1

Kemp English - fortepiano [after Anton Walter, ca.1795]

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 3 – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.1):
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Brahms – Cello Sonatas – Davit Melkonyan

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Cello and Piano no.1 in E minor, op.38
Sonata for Cello and Piano no.2 in F major, op.99

Davit Melkonyan - cello [Nicolas Lupot, ca.1820 / François Xavier Tourte,  ca.1800)
Mikayel Balyan - fortepiano [J.B. Streicher, Wien 1847]

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Liszt – Symphonie d'après Dante, Orpheus – Les Siècles

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Symphonie d'après La Divine Comédie de Dante, S 109
Orpheus

Les Siècles  [on period instruments]
François-Xavier Roth - conductor

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Schubert – Arpeggione, 'Der Tod und das Mädchen' (orchestrated) – Luigi Piovano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata in A minor D.821 "Arpeggione" - transcribed for cello and strings by Luigi Povano
String Quartet in D minor D.810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen" - transcribed for string orchestra by Mahler

Luigi Povano - cello and direction
Archi dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia

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Gregorian Chants – Various Artists

Gregorian Chants:
Ancient Spanish Chants *
The Responsories at Matins on Christmas +

Coro de los Monjes del Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos *
Coro de los Monjes de la Abadia de Montserrat +
Ismael Férnandez de la Cuesta - conductor *
Pater Gregori Estrada - conductor +

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J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Concertos after Vivaldi, Marcello and anonymous – Naoki Kitaya

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 594 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in F major, BWV 978 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 after A. Marcello
Harpsichord Concerto in G major, BWV 973 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 976 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 977 after anonymous
Harpsichord Concerto in G major, BWV 980 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, BWV 972 after Vivaldi
Presto from Concerto in G major, BWV 592a after Johann Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar

Naoki Kitaya - harpsichord
Continuo Consort [on period instruments]

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Schütz, Buxtehude – Choral woks – The Monteverdi Choir

Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672):
Sacred Concerto "O bone Jesu, fili Mariae"
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637/39–1707):
"Membra Jesu nostri" - cycle of seven cantatas

The Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists [on period instruments]
Fretworks
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Vanhal – 3 Late String Quartets – Camesina Quartet

Jan Kritel Vanhal (1739-1813):
String Quartet in E flat major "Hoffmeister" no.2
String Quartet in F major, op.33 no.3
String Quartet in A major, op.33 no.2

Camesina Quartett [on period instruments]

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Chopin – Piano Concertos – Yulianna Avdeeva

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11

Yulianna Avdeeva - piano [Erard, 1849]
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century [on period instruments]
Frans Brüggen - conductor

other recordings from The Complete Works on historical instruments series

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Romberg – String Quartets – Leipziger Streichquartett (Vol.2)

Andreas Romberg (1767-1821) - String Quartets (Vol.2):
String Quartet in B minor, op.30 no.1
String Quartet in G minor, op.16 no.2
String Quartet in A minor, op.2 no.2

Leipziger Streichquartett

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Romberg – String Quartets – Leipziger Streichquartett (Vol.1)

Andreas Romberg (1767-1821) - String Quartets (Vol.1):
String Quartet in F major, op.1 no.3
String Quartet in G minor, op.3 no.2
String Quartet in E flat major, op.1 no.1

Leipziger Streichquartett

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