Khachaturian - Symphony No.2; Suite from 'The Battle of Stalingrad' - Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Symphony No.2 in E minor "The Bell"
"The Battle of Stalingrad" - suite from music for the film

Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Khachaturian – Symphonies No.1 & 3 – Loris Tjeknavorian

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978):
Symphony No.1 in E minor
Symphony No.3 in C major (Simfoniya-poema)

Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams' - Jansons

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13 "Winter Dreams"

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons - conductor

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Graaf, Zappa, Schwindl, Mozart, Stamitz – Symphonies – New Dutch Academy Orchestra

Christian Ernst Friedrich Graaf (1723-1804):
Symphony in D major op.14 no.1
Francesco Zappa (c.1717-1788):
Symphony in B flat major "The Cello Symphony"
Friedrich Schwindl (1737-1786):
Symphony in D major op.9 no.3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.5 in B flat major, KV 22 "The Hague"
Francesco Zappa (c.1717-1788):
Symphony in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Aria "Conservati Fedele" for Soprano and Orchestra, KV 23
Carl Stamitz (1746-1801):
Symphony in C major, op.24 no.1

New Dutch Academy Orchestra
Simon Murphy - conductor

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Beethoven – The Symphonies – Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No. 1 in C major, op.21
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica"), op.55

CD 2:
Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), op.68
Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93

CD 3:
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op.36
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op.67

CD 4:
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op.60
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op.92

CD 5:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), op.125

Charlotte Margiono - soprano
Birgit Remmert - contralto
Rudolf Schasching - tenor
Robert Holl - bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Schubert – Lieder Edition Vol.8 – Sarah Walker

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Complete Lieder (Vol.8):
An den Mond, D. 259
Das Fräulein im Turme. Romanze, D. 114
Stimme der Liebe II, D. 418
Die Sommernacht, D. 289
Die frühen Gräber, D. 290
Die Mondnacht, D. 238
An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614
Die Nonne, D. 208 (D. 212)
An Chloen, D. 462
Hochzeitslied, D. 463
In der Mitternacht, D. 464
Trauer der Liebe, D. 465
Die Perle, D. 466
Abendlied der Fürstin, D. 495
Wiegenlied, D. 498 (Op. 98/2)
Ständchen, D. 920 (Op. posth. 135)
Berta's Lied in der Nacht, D. 653
Erlkönig, D. 328 (Op. 1)

Sarah Walker - mezzo-soprano
Graham Johnson - piano

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Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn – Works for Cello and Piano – Antonio Meneses, M.J. Pires

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D 821
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
3 Intermezzi for Piano op.117
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Song without Words for Cello and Piano in D major op.109
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Piano and Cello No.1 in E minor op.38
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Aria from Pastorale in F major BWV 590 (arr. for Cello and Piano: Marie Roemaet-Rosanoff)

Antonio Meneses - cello
Maria João Pires - piano

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Philip Glass – Satyagraha – Keene

Philip Glass (b.1937):
Satyagraha - opera in 3 acts

The New York City Opera Chorus
The New York City Opera Orchestra
Christopher Keene - conductor

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Ruben Liljefors – Piano Concerto, Symphony in E flat – Irène Mannheimer, Mats Liljefors

remembering Ruben Liljefors on his birthday

(30 September 1871 – 4 March 1936)

Ruben Liljefors (1871-1936):
Piano Concerto in F minor, op.5
Symphony in E flat major, op.14

Irène Mannheimer - piano
Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra
Mats Liljefors - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Preludes & Fugues – Martin Jones

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Complete Piano Works - Preludes & Fugues:
Six Preludes & Fugues, op.35
Prelude & Fugue in E minor
Three Preludes and Three Studies, op.104
Study in F minor

Martin Jones - piano

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Entartete Musik (Vol.15) – Schulhoff – Flammen – John Mauceri

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942):
Flammen - opera in two acts

with:
Kurt Westi - tenor
Jean Eaglen - soprano
Iris Vermillion - mezzo-soprano
Johann-Werner Prein - bass
Gerd Wolf - baritone

Rias Kammerchor
Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin
John Mauceri - conductor

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Rameau – L'Orchestre de Louis XV-Suites d'Orchestre – Jordi Savall

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) - Orchestral Suites:

CD 1:
Les Indes galantes
Naïs

CD 2:
Zoroastre
Les Boréades

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

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Symphony No.1 – Furtwängler

Johann Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45 *
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 +

Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind - soprano *
Bernhard Sönnerstedt - baritone *
Musikaliska Sällskapet Kör *
Stockholms Konsertföreningens Orkester *
Concertgebouw Orchestra +
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Schubert – Lieder Edition Vol.7 – Elly Ameling

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Complete Lieder (Vol.7):
Minona oder die Kunde der Dogge, D152
Der Jungling am Bache, D192
Stimme der Liebe, D187
Naturgenuss, D188
Des Madchens Klage, D191
Der Sterbende, D186
An den Mond, D193
An die Nachtigall, D196
Die Liebe (Klarchens Lied), D210
Meeres Stille, D215a
Idens Nachtgesang, D227
Von Ida, D228
Das Sehnen, D231
Die Spinnerin, D247
Wer kauft Liebesgotter?, D261
Am den Fruhling, D283
Der Rosenband, D280
Liane, D298
Idens Schwanenlied, D317
Luisene Antwort, D319
Mein Gruss an den Mai, D305
Kennst du das Land? (Mignon's Song), D321
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt) (Mignon'S Song), D310a
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt) (Mignon'S Song), D310b

Elly Ameling - soprano
Graham Johnson - piano

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A.Rejcha – Te Deum – Václav Smetáček

Antonín Rejcha (1770-1836):
Te Deum

Marta Boháčová - soprano
Oldřich Lindauer - tenor
Karel Průša - bass
Kühn Mixed Chor
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Václav Smetáček - conductor

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Robert Fuchs – Piano Concerto, Serenade No.5 – Franz Vorraber

Robert Fuchs (1846-1927):
Piano Concerto in B flat minor, op.27
Serenade No.5 in D major, op.53

Franz Vorraber - piano
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Alun Francis - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Caprices & Scherzi – Martin Jones

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Complete Piano Works - Caprices and Scherzi:
3 Caprices for piano, Op. 33
Capriccio for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 5
Capriccio for piano in E major, Op. 118
Scherzo for piano in B minor
Scherzo a capriccio, for piano in F sharp minor
Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
Perpetuum Mobile, for piano in C major, Op. 119
2 Klavierstücke for piano
Andante cantabile & Presto agitato, for piano in B major

Martin Jones - piano

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Entartete Musik (Vol.13) – Schulhoff – Concertos alla Jazz – Andreas Delfs

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942):
Piano Concerto *
Double Concerto for Flute and Piano *
Concerto for String Quartet *
Cinq Études de Jazz +
Esquisses de Jazz +
Rag-Music/Partita +

Aleksandar Madžar - piano *
Bettina Wild - flute *
Hawthorne String Quartet *
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie *
Andreas Delfs - conductor *
Erwin Schullhof - piano +

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Torelli – The Original Brandenburg Concertos – Charivari Agréable

Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709):
Concerto musicale op.6 no.1 in G major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.2 in E minor
Concerto musicale op.6 no.3 in B minor
Concerto musicale op.6 no.4 in D major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.5 in G major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.6 in C minor
Concerto musicale op.6 no.7 in C major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.8 in F major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.9 in A minor
Concerto musicale op.6 no.10 in D minor
Concerto musicale op.6 no.11 in B flat major
Concerto musicale op.6 no.12 in A major
Sonata a 4 in A minor G46

Charivari Agréable [on period instruments]
Kah-Ming Ng - conductor

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Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Brahms – Double Concerto – Fricsay

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op.56 "Triple Concerto" *
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.102 "Double Concerto" +

Géza Anda - piano *
Wolfgang Schneiderhan - violin * +
Pierre Fournier - cello *
Janos Starker - cello +
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor

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Schubert – Lieder Edition Vol.6 – Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Complete Lieder (Vol.6):
Die Nacht, D. 534
Lass Wolken an Hügeln Ruh'n
Jagdlied, D. 521 *
Abendstern, D. 806
Abends unter der Linde I, D. 235
Abends unter der Linde II, D. 237
Der Knabe in der Wiege, D. 579
Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856 (Op. 88/1)
Willkommen und Abschied, D. 767 (Op. 56/1
Vor meiner Wiege, D. 927 (Op. 106/3)
Der Vater mit dem Kind, D. 906
Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933
Die Sterne, D. 939 (Op. 96/1)
Alinde, D. 904 (Op. 81/1)
An die Laute, D. 905 (Op. 81/2)
Zur guten Nacht, D. 903 (Op. 81/3) *

Anthony Rolfe Johnson - tenor
Alan Armstrong, Jason Balla, Mark Hammond, Philip Lawford, Arthur Linley, Richard Edgar-Wilson - tenors *
David Barnard, David Beezer, Duncan Perkins, James Pitman, Christopher Vigar - baritones, basses *

Graham Johnson - piano

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Mozart, Weber – Clarinet Quintets – Eduard Brunner, Hagen Quartett

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Quintet for Clarinet, two Violins, Violas and Cello in A major, KV 581
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Quintet for Clarinet, two Violins, Violas and Cello in B flat major, op.34

Eduard Brunner - clarinet
Hagen Quartett

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G.Punto, Haydn, Rosetti, Mozart – Works for French Horn and Orchestra – Radek Baborák

remembering Giovanni Punto (born Jan Václav Stich) on his birthaday

(September 28, 1746 – February 16, 1803)

Jan Václav Stich (Giovanni Punto) (1746-1803):
Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra No.5
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra in D major, Hob.: VII: d4
Michael Haydn (1737-1806):
Romance in A flat major
Franz Anton Rösler (Francesco Rosetti) (c.1750-1792):
Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra in D minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Rondo for French Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, KV 371

Radek Baborák - french horn
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronský - conductor

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Delius – Symphonic Works – Various Artists

Frederick Delius (1862-1934):
On hearing the cuckoo in spring
Violin Concerto
"Hassan" - incidental music
Koanga
Piano Concerto
Caprice & Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
Legende

Albert Sammons - violin
Benno Moisewitsch - piano
Beatrice Harrison - cello
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent - conductor
Constant Lambert - conductor
Eric Fenby - conductor

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Entartete Musik (Vol.12) – Joseph Kosma – Chansons – François Le Roux

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Joseph Kosma (1905-1964):
Les Feuilles Mortes
Si tu t'imagines
Rue des Blancs-Manteaux
Sans coup férir - song cycle
Danse des automates, for clarinet, piano & chamber ensemble
Faut pas m'en vouloir
Je ne veux que tes yeux
Le Merveilleux Poème
Le jour et la nuit
Jésus la Caille
Rue de Seine
Chants du ghetto
Les Soutiers
Friedhofstor
Barbara
L'Hymne à la Resistance
Lieder vom Meer
Lueur dans la nuit
Les enfants qui s'aiment

François Le Roux - baritone
Levine Andrade - violin
Gustav Clarkson - viola
Julia Desbruslais - cello
Karen Street - accordian
Matthew Hunt - clarinet
Jeff Cohen - piano

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