VC - Farewell to the homeland – The romantic spirit of Polish piano music – Tobias Koch

Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765–1833):
Polonaise in A minor
Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (1785–1857):
Polonaise in D minor
Polonaise in G minor
Polonaise in F minor
Polonaise in C major
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831):
Polonaise in F minor
Nocturne in B flat major
Waltz in F major
Etude in F major
Nocturne in A flat major
Józef Elsner (1769–1854):
Rondo à la Mazurka in C major
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in A flat major op.7 no.4
Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (1785–1857):
Mazurka in D major
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831):
Mazurka in D major
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807-1867):
Mazurka in A minor op.37 no.2
Józef Władysław Krogulski (1815 - 1842)
Mazurka in E minor à la Chopin
Karol Mikuli (1819–1897):
Mazurka in F minor
Karol Załuski (1834-1919):
Mazurka in D minor
Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948):
Mazurka in C minor
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Mazurka in F minor op.68 no.4

Tobias Koch - fortepiano [Pleyel, 1848; Erard, 1849; Erard, 1838; Pleyel, 1854]

other records of the series Music of Chopin's time

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Rossini – Petite Messe solennelle – Marcus Creed

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868):
Petite Messe solennelle

Krassimira Stoyanova - soprano
Birgit Bemmert - contralto
Steve Davislim - tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann - bass
Philip Mayers - fortepiano [Pleyel, 1869]
Phillip Moll - fortepiano [Pleyel, 1858]
Ryoko Morroka - harmonium [Debain, 1869]
Rias Kammerchor
Marcus Creed - conductor

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Vanhal – Clarinet Sonatas – Jane Booth

Jan Kritel Vanhal (1739-1813):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano no.1 in B flat major
Six English Dances for solo Piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano no.2 in C major
Sonatina no.10 in E flat major for solo Piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano no.3 in E flat major

Jane Booth - clarinets [after Theodor Lotz, c.1790]
John Irving - fortepiano [after Gabriel Anton Walter, c.1795]

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Dvorak, Schumann – Cello Concertos – Pablo Ferrández

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
[trad.] / Pablo Casals (1876-1973):
El cant des ocells

Pablo Ferrández - cello
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
Radoslaw Szulc - conductor

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Bruckner – Symphony no.8 – Barenboim

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony no.8 in C minor

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Schumann – Fantaisie, Kreisleriana – Joaquín Achúcarro

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantaisie in C major, op.17
Kreileriana, op.16

Joaquín Achúcarro - piano

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J.Wieniawski – Piano Works (Vol.2) – Various Artists

Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912) - Piano works (Vol.1):
Fantaisie pour deux pianos op.42 "À Monsieur Rodolphe Strobl" *
Tarantelle op.4 "À Monsieur F.Liszt" +
Valse de salon op.7 "À son Altesse La Princesse de Hohenzollern-Hechingen" #
Fantaisie et Fugue op.25 "À Monsieur Joachim Raff" +
Deuxième Tarantelle op.35 "À Madame Anette Essipoff" #
Nocturne op.37 "À Mademoiselle Marie Iwanowska" +
Valse-Caprice op.46 "À Monsieur Paul Schlözer" #
Rêverie op.45 no.1 "À Mademoiselle Jeanne Douste de Fortis" +
Valse de Concert op.3 pour piano à 4 mains "À mon maître et ami Mr. A.Marmontel" *

Va i Ve Piano Duo *
Valentina Seferinova - piano +
Venera Bojkova - piano #

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Kalkbrenner – Sextet, Septet, Piano Fantasy – Linos-Ensemble

Friederich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849):
Sextet in G major, op.58
Piano Fantasy on the Scottish Air "We'r A' Noddin", op.60
Septet in A major, op.132

Linos Ensemble

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Anton Reicha – String Quartets (Vol.2) – Kreutzer Quartet

Anton Reicha (Antonín Rejcha) (1770-1836) - String Quartets (Vol.2):
String Quartet in C minor, op.49 no.1
String Quartet in E flat major, op.48 no.3

Kreutzer Quartet

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Schumann – Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra – Lev Vinocour

CD 1:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Phantasie in A minor
Thème sur le nom "ABEGG"
Piano Concerto in F major (reconstruction by Lev Vinocour)
Clara Wieck (1819-1896) & Robert Schumann:
Concerto movement in A minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Concerto movement in D minor (reconstructed and completed by Jozef De Beenhouver)

CD 2:
Adolph Henselt (1814-1889) & Robert Schumann:
Piano Concerto in F minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Konzertstück in F major, op.86
Introduction and Allegro appasionato in G major, op.92
Concert-Allegro with Introduction in D minor, op.134

Lev Vinocour - piano
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Wildner - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Chamber Music for Strings (Vol.4) – Mandelring Quartett

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Chamber Music with Strings (Vol.4):
String Quintet no.1 in A major, op.18 *
String Quintet no.2 in B flat major, op.87 *
Four Pieces for String Quartet, op.81 (no.3 & 4)

Mandelring Quartett
Gueter Teuffel - viola *

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Mendelssohn – Chamber Music for Strings (Vol.3) – Mandelring Quartett

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Chamber Music with Strings (Vol.3):
String Quartet in E flat major, op.44 no.3
Four Pieces for String Quartet, op.81 (nos.1 & 2)
Octet in E flat major, op.20 *

Mandelring Quartett
Quartetto di Cremona *

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Bach – Das wohltemperierte Klavier – John Butt

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
"Das wohltemperierte Klavier" Book I, BWV 846-869
"Das wohltemperierte Klavier" Book II, BWV 870-893

John Butt - harpsichord [copy of instrument by Michael Mielke, 1702-04]

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Sibelius – Symphony no.5; Shostakovich – Symphony no.1 – Bernstein

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82 *
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony no.1 in F minor, op.10 +

Wiener Philharmoniker *
Chicago Symphony Orchestra +
Leonard Bernstein - conductor

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Franz Clement, Beethoven – Violin Concertos – Rachel Barton Pine

Franz Clement (1780-1842):
Violin Concerto in D major
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Rachel Barton Pine - violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
José Serebrier - conductor

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Chopin – Polonaises, Mazurkas, Rondo – Tatiana Shebanova

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Polonaise in B-flat minor [WN 10]
Polonaise in G-sharp minor [WN 5]
Polonaise in F minor, Op.71 No.3 [WN 12]
Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op.26 No.1
Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op.63 No.3
Mazurka in D-flat major, Op.30 No.3
Mazurka in F minor, Op.63 No.2
Mazurka in C major, Op.56 No.2
Mazurka in A minor, Dbop.42 A
Mazurka in C major, Op.68 No.1 [WN 24]
Nocturne in G minor, Op.15 No.3
Mazurka in B major, Op.56 No.1
Mazurka in B major, Op.63 No.1
Variations in E major on a German National Air 'Der Schweizerbub', [WN 4]
Rondo in C major [working version of Rondo Op.73 for two pianos [WN 15]
Galop in A-flat major [WN 59]

Tatiana Shebanova - piano [Erard, 1849]

other recordings from The Complete Works on historical instruments series

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Orff – Carmina Burana – Jos Van Immerseel

Carl Orff (1895-1982):
Carmina Burana

Yeree Suh - soprano
Yves Saelenes - tenor
Thomas Bauer - baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent
Anima Eterna Brugge [on period instruments]
Jos van Immerseel - conductor

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J.Wieniawski – Overture “Guillaume le Taciturne”, Symphony in D major – Piotr Wajrak

Józef Wieniawski (1837-1912):
Ouverture dramatique "Guillaume le Taciturne", op.43
Symphony in D major, op.49

Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Podkarpackiej
Piotr Wajrak - conductor

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Schumann – Violin Sonatas – Sepec, Staier

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Ciaconna for Violin and Piano (Bach / Schumann)
Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin no.1 in A minor, op.105
"Gesänge der Frühe" for Piano, op.133
Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin no.2 in D minor, op.121

Daniel Sepec - violin [Laurentius Storioni, Cremona, 1780]
Andreas Staier - fortepiano [Érard, Paris, 1837]

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Bach – Orchestral Suites nos.2 & 3, Triple Concerto – Trevor Pinnock

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Orchestral Suite (Overture) no.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Orchestral Suite (Overture) no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Strings and B.C. in A minor, BWV 1044

The English Concert [on period instruments]
Trevor Pinnock - conductor

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Debussy, Britten, Mercure – La Mer – Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
Four Sea Interludes
Pierre Mercure (1927-1966):
Kaléidoscope
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Orchestre Metropolitaine du Grand Montréal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - conductor

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Schubert – Sonata 'Arpeggione', Sonatina, lieder Transcriptions – Anne Gastinel

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D 821
Ständchen - Serenade - Lied from Schwanengesang D 957 n°4
An Die Musik - Lied Op. 88 n° 4 D 547
Sonatine for Violin and Piano in D majour Op. 137 n° 1 D 384 (transcr. for cello and piano)
Litanei aus des Fest Aller Seelen - Lied D 343
Die Forelle - Lied D 550
Der Doppelgänger - Lied from Schwanengesang D 957
Auf dem Wasser zu singen - Lied D 774
Täuschung - Lied from Winterreise Op. 89 n° 19 D 911
Der Müller und der Bach - Lied from Die schöne Müllerin Op. 25 n° 19 D 795

Anne Gastinel - cello
Claire Désert - piano

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Brahms – Piano Trios – Angelich, R.Capuçon, G.Capuçon

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Trio no.1 in B major, op.8
Piano Trio no.2 in C major, op.87
Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.101

Nicholas Angelich - piano
Renaud Capuçon - violin
Gautier Capuçon - cello

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Schacht – Symphonies – Gernot Schmalfuss

Theodor von Schacht (1748-1823):
Sinfonia in C major
Sinfonia in E flat major
Sinfonia con Eco in E flat major

Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
Gernot Schmalfuss - conductor

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Prokofiev – Piano Concerto no.3; Bartok – Piano Concerto no.2 – Lang Lang, Rattle

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Piano Concerto no.2 in G major, Sz.95

Lang Lang - piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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