Brahms – Hungarian Dances – Ivan Fischer

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F sharp minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major (orch. Parlow)
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor (orch. Schollum)
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor (orch. Schollum)
Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D major (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B flat major (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F minor (orch. Parlow)
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor (orch. Dvorák)
Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor (orch. Dvorák)
Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor (orch. Dvorák)

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer - conductor

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Brahms – Complete Works for Violin and Piano – Znaider, Bronfman

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Violin and Piano no.1 in G major
Sonata for Violin and Piano no.2 in A major
Sonata for Violin and Piano no.3 in D minor
Scherzo in C minor WoO 2 (3rd movement from Sonata "F-A-E")

Nikolaj Znaider - violin
Yefim Bronfman - piano

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Grieg – Lyric Pieces – Daniel Adni

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Lyric pieces

Daniel Adni - piano

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Clementi – Keyboard Sonatas – Andreas Staier

Muzio Clementi (1753-1832):
Preludio, alla Haydn, from op.19
Sonata in F minor, op.13 no.6
Capriccio in B flat major, op.17
Sonata in G minor, op.34 no.2
Preludio, alla Mozart, from op.19
Sonata in F major, op.33 no.2
Fantasia "Au clair de la lune", op.48

Andreas Staier - fortepiano [John Broadwodd & Son, London, ca.1802]

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Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto; Arensky – String Quartet no.2 – Philippe Quint

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.35

Philippe Quint - violin
Lily Francis - viola
Claudio Bohórquez - cello
Nicolas Altstaedt - cello
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Panteleev - conductor

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Chopin – Waltzes, Polonaises – Marek Drewnowski

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
3 Waltzes for piano, Op. 34, CT. 208-210
Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
3 Waltzes for piano, Op. 64, CT. 212-214
2 Waltzes for piano, Op. 69, CT. 215-216
3 Waltzes for piano, Op. 70, CT. 217-219
Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa-15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
Waltz for piano in E major, KK IVa-12, CT. 220 (B. 44)
Waltz for piano in A flat major, KK IVa-13, CT. 221 (B. 21)
Waltz for piano in E flat major, KK IVb-10, CT. 223
Waltz for piano in A minor, KK IVb-11, CT. 224 (B. 150)
Polonaise for piano in G minor, KK IIa-1, CT. 161 (B. 1)
Polonaise for piano in A flat major, KK IVa-2, CT. 162 (B. 5)
Polonaise for piano in B flat major, KK IVa-1, CT. 160 (B. 3)
Polonaise for piano No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71-2, CT. 158

Marek Drewnowski - fortepiano [Pleyel 1848; Erard 1849]

other recordings from The Complete Works on historical instruments series

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János Fusz – Works for fortepiano – Anikó Horváth

János Fusz [Johann E. Fuss] (1777-1819):
VIII Variations on "Verzeihen Sie, mein Herr Baron" for piano, op.11
Variations sur le Menuet favori de l'opera "Don Juan" for piano four hands, op.10 *
Allemandes 1-8 for piano
Allemandes à Berlin for piano four hands *
12 Écossaises for piano
Rondeau favori in C major for piano
Andante for piano four hands *
6 Ländler for piano
IV Marches for piano
Trauermarsch for piano
Slavische Nationaltänze for piano
Overture to Schiller's play "Die Braut von Messina" for piano

Anikó Horváth - fortepiano [after Anton Walter, Vienna, 1795]
Ágnes Ratkó - fortepiano *

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodine, Mussorgsky – Orchestral Works – Yakov Kreisberg

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade, op.35
Alexandre Borodin (1833-1887):
'Polovtsian Dances' from the opera Prince Igor
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Night on Bald Mountain

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Yakov Kreisberg - conductor

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Mozart – Piano Concertos, Piano Sonatas – Lang Lang

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K.491
Piano Concerto no.17 in G major, K.453

CD 2:
Piano Sonata no.5 in G major, K.283
Piano Sonata no.4 in E flat major, K.282
Piano Sonata no.8 in A major, K.310
March in C major, K.408/1
Piano Piece in F major, K.33b
Allegro for Piano in F major, K.1c
[Rondo] Alla turca. Allegretto (from Sonata no.11)

Lang Lang - piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Various Composers – Works for Clarinet and Piano – Dimitri Ashkenazy, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.43
Johann Carl Eschmann (1826-1882):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.9
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.22
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
Fantasy Piece for Clarinet and Piano in G minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, op.73

Dimitri Ashkenazy - clarinet
Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano

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Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – The 5 Browns

Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
The Planets (arr. Anderson)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Dance Macabre (arr. Anderson)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
The Rite of Spring (arr. Shumway)

The 5 Browns

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Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Corelli Variations, Chopin Variations – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.43 *
Variations on a theme of Corelli, op.42
Variations on a theme of Chopin, op.22

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra *
Sakari Oramo - conductor *

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos nos.2 & 4 – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18
Piano Concerto no.4 in G minor, op.40

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 3 – Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano concertos:
Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30

Nikolai Lugansky - piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo - conductor

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Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Piano Chamber Music – Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847):
Piano Quartet in A flat major
Capriccio in A flat major for Piano and Cello
Sonata o Fantasia in G minor for Piano and Cello
Piano Trio in D minor, op.11

Céline Dutilly - piano
Renate Eggbrecht - violin
Friedemann Kupsa - cello
Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet

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Brahms, Dietrich, Mendelssohn, Schumann – 'Die Romantische Violine' – Sergiu Luca

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Sonata in F major for Violin and Piano, without op.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op.94
Clara Schumann (1819-1896):
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op.22
F.A.E. Sonata: Albert Dietrich (1829-1908) / Robert Schumann / Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sergiu Luca - violin [Nicolaus Sawicki, Vienna, 1st. half of the 19th century)
Brian Connelly - fortepiano [Johann Baptist Streicher, Vienna, 1840]

from the series "Kunst Historisches Museum Wien"

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.29/29) – Beethoven – String Quartets

Music of the Enlightenment (CD29/29) - Ludwig van Beethoven: the "late quartets":

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
String Quartet no.13 in B flat major, op.130
String Quartet no.16 in F major, op.135

Tokyo String Quartet

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August Enna – Violin Concerto, Overture, Symphonic Fantasy – Kathrin Rabus, Bäumer

August Enna (1859-1939):
Overture "Cleopatra"
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphonic Fantasy

Kathrin Rabus - violin
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Hermann Bäumer - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.28/29) – Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven – String Quartets

Music of the Enlightenment (CD28/29) - The great classical Quartets:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet no.17 in B flat major, K.458 *
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
String Quartet in D major, op.76 no.2, Hob.III:76 *
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
String Quartet in B flat major, op.18 no.6 +

Jerusalem Quartet *
Tokyo String Quartet +

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Mozart – Three Piano Concertos 'a quattro' – Jeremy Young

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto in E flat major, K.449
Concerto in A major, K.414
Concerto in C major, K.415

Jeremy Young - piano
Benyounes Quartet

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.27/29) – Telemann, Mozart, Haydn, Stamitz – Quartets

Music of the Enlightenment (CD27/29) - The birth of the Quartet:

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Sonata prima in A major *
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet no.4 in C major, K.157 +
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
String Quartet in C major op.33/3, Hob.III:39 +
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Oboe Quartet in D major, op.8 #

Paul Goodwin - oboe #
Freiburger BarockConsort [on period instruments] *
Jerusalem Quartet +
Terzetto #

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Chopin – 2 Scherzi, Nocturnes, Mazurkas – Dina Yoffe

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Nocturne in F major op.15 no.1
Scherzo in B minor op.20
Nocturne in F minor op.55 no.1
Mazurka in C major op.67 no.3
Mazurka in A minor op.17 no.4
Mazurka in G major op.67 no.1
Nocturne in G minor op.15 no.3
Polonaise in E flat minor op.26 no.2
Mazurka in A minor op.67 no.4
Mazurka in G minor op.67 no.2
Mazurka in B flat major op.7 no.1
Nocturne in F sharp major op.15 no.2
Nocturne in E major op.62 no.2
Scherzo in E major op.54

Dina Yoffe - fortepiano [Pleyel 1848]

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.26/29) – Beethoven – Piano Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD26/29) - The classical Sonata: Ludwig van Beethoven:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Sonata no.1 in F major, op.2 no.1
Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 "The Tempest"
Sonata no.21 in E flat major, op.21 "Waldstein"

Paul Lewis - piano

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VC – 'Cabinetmusik for Carl Theodor' – Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik

Carlo Giuseppe Toeschi (1731-1788):
Flute Quartet in D major, op.5 no.1
Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789):
Sonata for 2 Flutes in G major
Matthias Franciscus Cannabich (1690?-1773):
Flute Sonata in E minor
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797):
Flute Quartet in D major, op.10 no.6
Christian Cannabich (1731-1798):
Flute Quartet in F major, op.1 no.5
Ignaz Holzbauer (1711-1798):
Flute Quintet in G major

Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik [on period instruments]

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.25/29) – Mozart – Piano Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD25/29) - The classical Sonata: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sonata in E flat major, K.282
Sonata in C major, K.330
Sonata in F major, K.332
Sonata in C minor, K.457

Andreas Staier - fortepiano

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