Bruch, Bloch, Popper – Music for Cello and Orchestra – Jiří Hošek

Max Bruch (1839-1920):
Kol Nidrei, op.47 - Adagio for Cello and Orchestra
Ernst Bloch (1885-1977):
Schelomo - Hebrew Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
David Popper (1843-1913):
Tarantella in G major, op.33 for Cello and Orchestra
Adagio for 3 Cellos and Orchestra *

Jiří Hošek - cello
Jan Širc - cello *
Radomír Širc - cello *
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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Alexander Fesca – Septets opp.26 & 28 – Linos-Ensemble

Alexander Ernst Fesca (1820-1849):
Septet No.1 in C minor, op.26
Septet No.2 in D minor, op.28

Linos-Ensemble

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Arensky, Glazunov – Concertos – Yuli Turovsky

Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.54
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Concerto ballata in C major for Cello and Orchestra , op.108
Piano Concerto in F minor, op.92

Alexander Trotskiansky - violin
Yegor Dyachkov - cello
Maneli Pirzadeh - piano
I Musici de Montréal
Yuli Turovsky - conductor

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Künneke – Piano Concerto; Mendelssohn – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Tiny Wirtz

Eduard Künneke (1885-1953):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in A flat major, op.36 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Serenade und Allegro giocoso, op.43 for Piano and Orchestra +
Capriccio brillant, op.22 for Piano and Orchestra +

Tiny Wirtz - piano
Rundfunkorchester des Südwestfunks
Wlodzimierz Kamirski - conductor *
Emmerich Smola - conductor +

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Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Romances for Violin and Orchestra – Kyung-Wha Chung

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op.56
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, op.40
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, op.50
Romance cantabile for Piano, Flute and Bassoon accompanied by 2 oboes and Strings, Hess 13

Kyung-Wha Chung - violin
Myung-Wha Chung - cello
Patrick Gallois - flute
Pascal Gallois - bassoon
Philharmonia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung - piano and conductor

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Brahms, Schumann – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in C major, op.131

Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Catoire – Piano Music – Marc-André Hamelin

Georgy Catoire (1861-1926)
Caprice Op 3
Intermezzo Op 6 No 5
Trois morceaux Op 2
Prélude Op 6 No 2
Scherzo Op 6 No 3
Vision (Étude) Op 8
Cinq morceaux Op 10
Quatre morceaux Op 12
Quatre Preludes Op 17
Chants du crépuscule Op 24
Poème Op 34 No 2
Prélude Op 34 No 3
Valse Op 36

Marc-André Hamelin - piano

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David Popper – Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Jiří Hošek

David Popper (1843-1913):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in E minor, op.24
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in D minor, op.8
Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, op.68

Jiří Hošek - cello
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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Max Bruch – String Quartets nos.1 & 2 – Mannheimer Streichquartett

Max Bruch (1838-1920):
String Quartet in C minor, op.9
String Quartet in E major, op.10

Mannheimer Streichquartett

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Gershwin, Kern, Porter – Overtures, Film Music – John McGlinn

CD 1:
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
A Damsel In Distress
Girl Crazy
Of Thee I Sing
Tip-Toes
Primrose
Stiff Upper Lip
Oh, Kay
Cole Porter (1891-1964):
Anything Goes
Can - Can
Kiss Me Kate
Gay Divorce
Night And Day

CD 2:
Jerome Kern (1885-1945):
The Cat and the Fiddle: Overture
The Girl From Utah: Overture
Leave It to Jane: Overture
Have a Heart: Overture
Sweet Adeline: Overture
Oh Lady! Lady!: Overture
Sitting Pretty: Overture
Very Warm for May: Overture
Music for the film "Swing Time"
Show Boat: Overture

The New Princess Theater Orchestra
London Sinfonietta
National Philharmonic Orchestra
John McGlinn - conductor

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Rodrigo – Concierto in modo galante, Concierto de Aranjuez – Israel Yinon

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999):
Concierto in modo galante for Cello and Orchestra
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Sones de la Giralda for Guitar, Cello and Orchestra

Eugène Hölzer - guitar
Sebastian Hess - cello
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Israel Yinon - conductor

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Weber, Mozart – Bassoon Concertos – George Zukerman

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Concertino in E minor for Horn and Orchestra, op.45 *
Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Viola and Orchestra +
Romanza and Siciliana in G minor for Flute and Orchestra #
Bassoon Concerto in F major, op.75 §
Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Bassoon and Orchestra, op.35 §
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1745-1791):
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major KV 191 §

Francis Orval - horn *
Peter Thalheimer - flute #
George Zukerman - bassoon
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra * + #
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra §
Günter Neidlinger - conductor * + #
Jörg Faerber - conductor §

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Tchaikovsky – Works arranged for 2 Pianos – Achatz, Nagai

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Excerpts from "The Sleeping Beauty", op.66 - arranged for 2 pianos by Rachmaninov
Excerpts from "The Swann Lake", op.20 - arranged for 2 pianos by Debussy
Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64 - arranged for 2 pianos by Taneyev

Dag Achatz - piano
Yukie Nagai - piano

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J.A. Benda, F. Benda – Viola and Violin Concertos – Christian Benda

Jiří Antonín Benda (1722-1795):
Viola Concerto in F major *
František Benda (1709-1786):
Violin Concerto in E flat major +
Jiří Antonín Benda (1722-1795):
Benda's Klagen (adapted for Cello and Orchestra) #

Josef Suk - viola *
Ariane Pfister - violin +
Christian Benda - cello #
Suk Chamber Orchestra * +
Prague Chamber Orchestra #
Christian Benda - conductor

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David Popper – Virtuoso Works for Cello and Orchestra – Dominika Hošková

David Popper (1843-1913):
Fantasy on Little Russian Songs for Cello and Orchestra, op.43
Scottish Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, op.71
Spanish Dances for Cello and Orchestra, op.54
The Concert Polonaise for Cello and Orchestra, op.14

Dominika Hošková - cello
Plzeň Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Malát - conductor

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Max Bruch – String Octet, String Quintet, Piano Quintet – Ensemble Ulf Hoelscher

Max Bruch (1839-1920):
String Octet in B flat major, op.posth.
Quintet for Piano and String Quartet in G minor, op.posth.
String Quintet in A minor, op.poth.

Ensemble Ulf Hoelscher

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Lalo, Saint-Saens, Berlioz – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Itzhak Perlman

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892):
Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Rêverie et Caprice, op.8

Itzhak Perlman - violin
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Stravinsky – Le Sacre du Printemps (four hand piano version) – Fazil Say

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps - four-hand piano version

Fazil Say - piano

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Boieldieu, Saint-Saens, Pierné – Harp Concertos – Isabelle Moretti

François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834):
Harp Concerto in C major
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Morceau de Concert, op.154
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Concertstück, op.39

Isabelle Moretti - harp
Rundfunkorchester des Südwestfunks
Klaus Arp - conductor

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Schubert – Die Zwillingsbrüder – Wolfgang Sawallisch

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Zwillingsbrüder - opera in one act

with:
Kurt Moll
Helen Donath
Nicolai Gedda
Hans-Joachim Gallus
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Chor der Bayersichen Staatsoper München
Bayerisches Staatsorchester München
Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor

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J.J. Benda, F.Benda – Violin Concertos – Christian Benda (Vol.1)

Jan Jiří Benda (1713-1752):
Violin Concerto in G major *
František Benda (1709-1786):
Violin Concerto in D major *
Violin Concerto in D minor +

Josef Suk - violin *
Ariane Pfister - violin +
Suk Chamber Orchestra
Christian Benda - conductor

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Cornelis Dopper – Symphonies Nos.3 & 6 – Matthias Bamert

Cornelis Dopper (1870-1939):
Symphony No.3 "Rembrandt"
Symphony No.6 "Amsterdam"

Residentie Orchestra The Hague
Matthias Bamert - conductor

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J.S. Bach, Telemann – Oboe & Oboe d'amore Concertos – Paul Goodwin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Oboe Concerto in F major
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Oboe d'amore Concerto in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Oboe d'amore Concerto in A major

Paul Goodwin - oboe, oboe d'amore
The King's Consort [on period instruments]
Robert King - conductor

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Various Composers – Chamber Music for Piccolo Trumpet – Joachim Schäfer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G minor
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Sonata in E flat major
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Sonata in F major
Maurice André (1933-2012):
Caprice im Stile Barock
François Campion (1686-1719):
Suite facile
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Sonata No.1 in C minor, op.1,8
Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1688-1717):
Sonata in G minor

Joachim Schäfer - trumpet
Gesine Kalbhenn - violin
Bernhard Hendricht - cello
Martin Strohäcker - harpsichord, organ

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Gubaidulina – Sieben Worte, In croce – Kammerorchester Diagonal

Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931):
"Sieben Worte" for Cello, Accordion and Strings
"In croce" for Cello and Accordion

Julius Berger - cello
Stefan Hussong - accordion
Kammerorchester Diagonal
Florian Rosensteiner - conductor

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