Haydn – Symphonies 96–104 – Antal Dorati

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - the Symphonies - 96-104

CD 1:
Symphony No. 96 in D major "Miracle"
Symphony No. 97 in C major
Symphony No. 98 in B flat major


CD 2:
Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
Symphony No. 100 in G major "Military"
Sinfonia concertante in B flat major


CD 3:
Symphony No. 101 in D major "Clock"
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Symphony 'A' in B flat major


CD 4:
Symphony No. 103 in E flat major "Drum-roll"
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
Symphony 'B' in B flat major


Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati - conductor

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Schubert - The Symphonies – van Immerseel

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - The Symphonies:

CD 1:
"The Unfinished" in B minor D.759
Symphony No.6 in C major D.589

CD 2:
Symphony No.4 in C minor D.417 "Tragic"
Symphony No.2 in A flat major D.125

CD 3:
Symphony No.3 in D major D.200
Symphony No.5 in B flat major D.485
Symphony No.1 in D major D.82

CD 4:
"The Great" in C major D.944

Anima Eterna Brugge [on period instruments]
Jos van Immerseel - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Piano Quartets – Quatuor Elyséen

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Piano Quartet in E major
Piano Quartet in B flat major, op.41

Quatuor Elyséen

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Čiurlionis – Piano works (Vol.2) – Mûza Rubackyté

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) - Piano works Vol.2:
Prelude for piano in D minor, VL 239
Prelude VL.241
Prelude for piano in D minor, VL 256, Op. 16-3
Prelude for piano in B flat minor, VL 259, Op. 16-2
Pater Noster VL.260
Autumn VL.264
Preludes (3) on One Theme, Op.20- I. VL 271
Preludes (3) on One Theme, Op.20- II. VL 270
Preludes (3) on One Theme, Op.20- III. VL 269
Prelude for piano in D minor, VL 294, Op. 21-1
Prelude for piano in D minor, VL 295, Op. 21-2
Prelude VL.298
Prelude VL.304
Prelude for piano in D minor, VL 325, Op. 31-1
Prelude for piano in C major, VL 327, Op. 31-2
Prelude VL.330
Prelude for piano in A major, VL 335
Prelude for piano in G major, VL 338
Prelude VL.340
Prelude VL.343
Prelude VL.344
Fugue for piano in B flat minor, Op. 34, VL. 345
String Quartet in C minor (transcribed by Mûza Rubackyté)


Mûza Rubackyté - piano

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Reger – Violin Concerto, Romances – Becker-Bender (Romantic Violin Concerto – 11)

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Max Reger (1873-1916):
Violin Concerto in A major op.101
Two Romances for Violin and Orchestra op.50

Tanja Becker-Bender - violin
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Lothar Zagrosek - conductor

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Grieg – Lieder – von Otter

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Lieder:
Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)
Six Songs, Op. 48
from Six Poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25: 2. a Swan
from Six Poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25: 4. With a Waterlily
from Five Poems by John Paulsen, Op. 26: 1. a Hope
from 12 Songs After Poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33: 2. Spring
from Poems by Vilhelm Krag, Op. 60.: 3. While I Wait
from Childrens Songs, Op. 61: 3. Call (Farmyard Song)
from 12 Songs After Poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33: 5. Along a Stream
from Romances, Op. 39: 1. From Monte Pincio
from The Hearts Melodies by H. C. Andersen, Op. 5: 1. Two Brown Eyes
from The Hearts Melodies by H. C. Andersen, Op. 5: 3. I Love You
from Six Poems by Holger Drachmann, Op. 49: 6.Spring Rain

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzosoprano
Bengt Forsberg - piano

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Hasse, Leo, Lotti, Pergolesi, Vinci, Vivaldi – Hipocondria Ensemble

Music in Prague Cathedral

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in C major
Leonardo Leo (1694-1744):
Fulgida coeli stella
Giovanni Baiista Pergolesi (1710-1736):
Per upes t per Montes
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Sonata in C major
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730):
Quando mi Jesu chare
Antonio Lotti (ca.1667-1740):
Sat est o Jesu vulnerasti
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Sonata a 4 E flat major "Al Santo Sepolcro"
Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783):
Non timero poenas
Salve o dulcis Virgo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in C minor

Ivana Bilej Brouková - soprano
Markéta Cukrová - mezzosoprano
Hipocondria Ensemble

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Poulenc – Orchestral works – Prêtre

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Orchestral works:

CD 1:
Les Biches *
Bucolique
Pastourelle
Matelote provençale
La Baigneuse de Trouville
Discours du Général
Suite Française
Les Animaux modèles

CD 2:
Sinfonietta
Deux Marches et un Intermède
Concert champêtre +
Concerto pour deux pianos #

Ambrosian Singers *
Aimée van de Wiele - harpsichord +
Francis Poulenc - piano #
Jacques Février - piano #
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire
Georges Prêtre - conductor

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Lajtha – Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 – Nicolás Pasquet

László Lajtha (1892-1963) - Orchestral works (Vol.7):
Symphony No.8, op.66
Symphony No.9, op.67

Pécs Symphony Orchestra
Nicolás Pasquet - conductor

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Vieuxtemps – String Quartets – Quatuor Maurice Raskin

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881):
String Quartet No.2 in C major, op.51
String Quartet No.3 in B flat major, op.52

Quatuor Maurice Raskin

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Čiurlionis – Piano works (Vol.1) – Mûza Rubackyté

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) - Piano works Vol.1:

Humoresque for piano in G minor, VL 162, Op. 3-2
Prelude for piano in F minor, VL164, Op. 3-4
Prelude for piano in B flat minor, VL169, Op. 3-1
Nocturne for piano in F sharp minor, VL 178, Op. 4-1
Impromtu for piano in F sharp minor, VL 181, Op. 4-2
Prelude for piano in B minor, VL 182a
Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor, VL 183, Op. 6-2
Prelude for piano in F sharp major, VL 184, Op. 6-1
Prelude for piano VL185
Prelude for piano in B major, VL 186
Prelude for piano in D flat major, VL 187
Prelude for piano A minor, VL 188
Prelude for piano VL197
Chansonette for piano VL 199
Mazurka for piano VL222
Prelude for piano in A minor, VL 230
Mazurka for piano in B minor, VL 234, Op. 3-3
Sonata for piano VL155

Mûza Rubackyté - piano

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d'Erlanger, Cliffe – Violin Concertos – Graffin (Romantic Violin Concerto – 10)

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Frédéric d'Erlanger (1868-1943):
Violin Concerto in D minor op.17
Poëme in D major
Frederic Cliffe (1857-1931):
Violin Concerto in D minor

Philippe Graffin - violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
David Lloyd-Jones - conductor

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Peterson-Berger – Symphony No.5, Violin Concerto – Jurowski

remembering Wilhelm Peterson-Berger on his birthday

(27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942)

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.5 in B minor "Solitudo"
Violin Concerto in F sharp minor

Ulf Wallin - violin
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Peterson-Berger – Symphony No.4, Orchestral suites – Jurowski

remembering Wilhelm Peterson-Berger on his birthday

(27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942)

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.4 in A major "Holmia"
"Törnrossagan", Orchestral Suite (The Story of the Sleeping Beauty)
Frösöblomster", Suite No.1 (The Flowers of Frösö)

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Peterson-Berger – Symphony No.3, “Earina” Suite – Jurowski

remembering Wilhelm Peterson-Berger on his birthday

(27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942)

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.3 in F minor "Same Ätnam" (Lapland)
Earina Suite for Orchestra
Chorale and Fugue from "Domedagsprofeterna" (The Doomsday Prophets)

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Peterson-Berger – Symphony No.2, Romance for Violin and Orchestra – Jurowski

remembering Wilhelm Peterson-Berger on his birthday

(27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942)

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.2 "Sunnanfärd" (The Journey on Southerly Winds)
Romance in D minor for Violin and Orchestra *
Orientalisk dans (Oriental Dance)
Førspel till "Sveagaldrar" (Prelude)

Ulf Wallin - violin *
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Peterson-Berger – Symphony No.1, Suite “I somras” – Jurowski

remembering Wilhelm Peterson-Berger on his birthday

(27 February 1867 – 3 December 1942)

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.1 "Banéret" in B flat major
Suite "I somras" (Last summer)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Haydn – Symphonies 84–95 – Antal Dorati

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - the Symphonies - 84-95

CD 1:
Symphony No. 84 in E flat major
Symphony No. 85 in B flat major "La Reine"
Symphony No. 86 in D major


CD 2:
Symphony No. 87 in A major
Symphony No. 88 in G major
Symphony No. 89 in F major


CD 3:
Symphony No. 90 in C major
Symphony No. 91 in E flat major
Symphony No. 92 in G major "Oxford"


CD 4:
Symphony No. 93 in D major
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise"
Symphony No. 95 in C minor


Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati - conductor

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Lajtha – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 – Nicolás Pasquet

László Lajtha (1892-1963) - Orchestral works (Vol.6):
Symphony No.6, op.61
Symphony No.5, op.55
Lysistrata - ballet, op.19

Pécs Symphony Orchestra
Nicolás Pasquet - conductor

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Fibich – Overtures, Symphonic poems – Vladimir Válek

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Comenius, festive overture, op.34
Záboj, Slavoj and Luděk, symphonic poem, op.37
Toman and the Wooden Nymph, symphonic poem, op.49
The Fall of Arkona, opera overture, op.60

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Bülow – Piano transcriptions – Daniel Blumenthal

Hans von Bülow (1830-1894) - Piano transcriptions:
Gluck: Iphigenie in Aulis - Tanzweisen
Revêrie Fantastique op.7
Tarantella op.19
Valse de "L'ingénu" no.1
Verdi: Arabesque sur un thème de l'opéra Rigoletto op.2
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Paraphrase of the quintet from Act III

Daniel Blumenthal - piano

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Ferdinand David – Violin Concertos Nos.4 & 5 – Shaham (Romantic Violin Concerto – 9)

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Ferdinand David (1810-1873):
Violin Concerto No.4 in E major op.23
Violin Concerto No.5 in D minor op.35
Andante and Scherzo capriccioso op.16

Hagai Shaham - violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins - conductor

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Tchaikovsky & other russian composers – Piano pieces – Fingerhut

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Humoresque op.10 no.2
Nocturne op.19 no.4
Chanson sans Paroles
Dumka
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Prelude in D major op.25 no.1
Étude in E minor op.31 no.2
Étude in E major op31 no.3
Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915):
Scherzo in E flat minor
Andantino semplice
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914):
Two Bagatelles op.17
Prelude in F sharp minor op.39 no.4
Prelude in B minor op.11 no.1
Anton Arensky (1861-1901):
Intermezzo op.36 no.12
Romance op.53 no.5
Le Ruisseau dans la Forêt
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Canon in E minor
Mélodie op.3 no.3
Polichinelle op.3 no.4
Élégie op.3 no.1

Margaret Fingerhut - piano

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Anton Reicha – Sinfonia Concertante, Symphony, Overture – Peter Gülke

remembering Anton Reicha on his birthday

(26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836)

Anton Reicha (Rejcha) (1770-1836):
Sinfonia concertante for Flute, Violin and Orchestra in G major
Overture in D major
Symphony in E flat major op.41

Symphony Orchestra Wuppertal
Peter Gülke - conductor

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2009 – Chamber music

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2009

CD1:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke for violin, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 88 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (arr. for two pianos) +
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849):
Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello and piano in C major, Op. 3 #
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110 §

Martha Argerich - piano * + #
Cristina Marton - piano +
Kathia Buniatishvili - piano §
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Dora Schwarzberg - violin §
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola §
Lida Chen - viola §
Gautier Capuçon - cello * #
Jorge Bosso - cello §
Enrico Fagone - cello §


CD 2:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Violin Sonata No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76 *
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Réminiscences de Don Juan, for 2 pianos S. 656 +
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Sextet in E flat major #
Sergei Rachmainov (1873-1943):
Romance & Waltz for piano six-hands §
Russian Rhapsody in E minor for 2 pianos ∆

Martha Argerich - piano +
Kathia Buniatishvili - piano *
Mauricio Vallina - piano +
Polina Leschenko - piano #
Daniel Gerzenberg - piano §
Anton Gerzenberg - piano §
Lilya Zilberstein - piano § ∆
Alexander Mogilevsky - piano ∆
Renaud Capuçon - violin *
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Geza Hosszu-Legocky - violin #
Lida Chen - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #
Enrico Fagone - cello #

CD 3:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España for piano and orchestra *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Rapsodie espagnole (arr.for 2 pianos by the composer) +
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959):
Piano Quintet No.1 #

Martha Argerich - piano *
Sergio Tiempo - piano +
Karin Lechner - piano +
Lilya Zilberstein - piano #
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana *
Alexander Vedernikov - conductor *


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