Mendelssohn – Piano Works – Benjamin Frith (Vol.1)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Piano works (Vol.1):
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.1 in E minor
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.2 in D major
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.3 in B minor
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.4 in A flat major
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.5 in F minor
Six Preludes and Fugues op.35 no.6 in B flat major
Three Caprices op.33
Perpetuum mobile in C major, op.119

Benjamin Frith - piano

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J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suites – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Orchestral Suites nos.1-4

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [on period instruments]

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Stravinsky – Music for Four Hands – Frith, Hill

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Music for Four Hands:
Sonata for two Pianos
Concerto for two Pianos
The Rite of Spring for four hands in one piano

Benjamin Frith - piano
Peter Hill - piano

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Roberto Gerhard – Symphony No.3, Concerto for Piano and Strings – Matthias Bamert

Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970):
Symphony No.3 "Collages"
Concerto for Piano and Strings
"Epithalamion"

Geoffrey Tozer - piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Bamert - conductor

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Grieg – String Quartets; Johansen – String Quartet – Oslo String Quartet

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
String Quartet in G minor, op.27
String Quartet in F major
David Monrad Johansen (1888-1974):
String Quartet, op.35

Oslo String Quartet

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Arthur Honegger – Le Roi David – Michel Piquemal

Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Le Roi David - Symphonic Psalm in three parts

with:
Jacques Martin
Christine Fersen
Danielle Borst
Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Gilles Ragon
Choeur Régional Vittoria d'Ile-de-France
Orchestre de la Cité
Michel Piquemal - conductor

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Haydn – The 7 last Words of Christ on the Cross – Jordi Savall

remembering Franz Joseph Haydn on his birthday

(31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
The 7 last Words of Christ on the Cross

Le Concert des Nations [on period instruments]
Jordi Savall - conductor

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Dvořák – Piano Concerto, The Water Goblin – Antoni Wit

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.33
"The Water Goblin" symphonic poem, op.107

Jenö Jandó - piano
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Antoni Wit - conductor

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Czerny – Music for Horn and Fortepiano – Andrew Clark

Carl Czerny (1791-1857):
Introduction et Variationes concertantes, op.248
Drei Brillante Fantasien (after Schubert songs), op.339
Andante e Polacca

Andrew Clark - natural horn
Geoffrey Govier - fortepiano

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Beethoven – Piano Trios – Trio Parnassus (Vol.5)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Trios (Vol.5):
Piano Trio in D major, op.36 after Symphony no.2
Piano Trio in B flat major, op.11

Trio Parnassus

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Brahms – String Quartets op.51 – Quatuor Ludwig

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
String Quartet in C minor, op.51 no.1
String Quartet in A minor, op.51 no.2

Quatuor Ludwig

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Schumann – Piano Works – Sviatoslav Richter

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke, op.12
Symphonic Etudes, op.13 and Posthumous Etudes
Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op.26

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Donizetti – Miserere – Jozsef Maklari

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848):
Miserere (Psalm 50)

Júlia Pászthy - soprano
Zsolt Bende - baritone
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
József Maklári - conductor

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Francesco Durante – Concerti – Concerto Köln

Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.1 in F minor
Concerto no.2 in G minor
Concerto no.3 in E flat major
Concerto no.4 in E minor
Concerto no.5 in A major
Concerto no.8 in A major "La Pazzia"

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]

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John Field – Piano Concertos Nos.5 & 6 – Benjamin Frith

John Field (1782-1837) - Piano Concertos (Vol.3):
Piano Concerto No.5 in C major, H.39 "L'incendie par l'orage"
Piano Concerto No.6 in C major, H.49

Benjamin Frith - piano
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam - conductor

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Arensky – String Quartets, Piano Quintet – Lajtha Quartet

Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
String Quartet no.1 in G major, op.11
String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.35
Piano Quintet in D major, op.51

Lajtha Quartet
Ilona Prunyi - piano

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Beethoven – Piano Trios – Trio Parnassus (Vol.4)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Trios (Vol.4):
Piano Trio in B flat major, op.97
Piano Trio in B flat major, WoO 39
Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38
Piano Trio in E flat major, Hess 48

Trio Parnassus

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Goetz, Kiel – Piano Trios – Abegg Trio

Hermann Goetz (1840-1876):
Piano Trio in G minor, op.1
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885):
Piano Trio in G major, op.34

Abegg Trio

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C.P.E.Bach, W.F.Bach – Sinfonias – Yoon K. Lee

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Sinfonia in D major, Wq. 183 no.1
Sinfonia in E flat major, Wq.183 no.2
Sinfonia in F major, Wq. 183 no.3
Sinfonia in G major, Wq. 183 no.4
Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784):
Sinfonia in F major

Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Yoon K. Lee - conductor

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John Field – 4 Piano Sonatas – Miceal O'Rourke

John Field (1782-1837):
Piano Sonata in E flat major, op.1 no.1
Piano Sonata in A major, op.1 no.2
Piano Sonata in C minor, op.1 no.3
Piano Sonata in B major

Miceál O'Rourke - piano

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Mozart – Divertimenti for Strings and Two French Horns – Stamic Quartet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Divertimento for Strings and Two French Horns in F major KV 247
Divertimento for Strings and Two French Horns in B flat major KV 287
Divertimento for Strings and Two French Horns in D major KV 334

Stamic Quartet
Zdeňek Tylšar - horn
Bedřich Tylšar - horn

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John Field – Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 – Benjamin Frith

John Field (1782-1837) - Piano Concertos (Vol.2):
Piano Concerto No.2 in A flat major, H.31
Piano Concerto No.4 in E flat major, H.28

Benjamin Frith - piano
Northern Sinfonia
David Haslam - conductor

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Britten, Holst, Delius, V.Williams, Warlock – String Music – Richard Studt

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op.10
Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
St.Paul'ss Suite, op.29 no.2
Frederick Delius (1862-1934):
Two Aquarelles
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958):
5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Peter Warlock (1894-1930):
Capriol Suite

Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Richard Studt - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Trios – Trio Parnassus (Vol.3)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Trios (Vol.3):
Piano Trio in D major, op.70 no.1
Piano Trio in E flat major, op.70 no.2

Trio Parnassus

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Max Reger – String Quartets, Trio – Mannheimer Streichquartett

Max Reger (1873-1916):
String Quartet in G minor, op.54 no.1
String Quartet in A major, op.54 no.2
String Trio in A minor, op.77b

Mannheimer Streichquartett

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