R.Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra – Lorin Maazel

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Rosenkavalier Suite, op.59
Don Juan, op.20

Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lorin Maazel - conductor

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C.P.E. Bach – Works for Keyboard and Orchestra – Martin Haselböck

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Concerto doppio in E flat major for Fortepiano and Orchestra *
Concerto per l'organo in G major +
Sonatina II in D major for 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra #

Martin Haselböck - harpsichord and organ * +
Richard Ruller - fortepiano
Ingomar Rainer - harpsichord #
Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]

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Music at the Court of St. Petersburg (Vol.7) – Glinka Chamber Music – Various Artists

Music at the Court of St Peterburg (Vol.VII) - Chamber Music:

Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)
Trio Pathétique in D minor
The Lark (arr. for piano by Balakirev)
Viola Sonata in D minor
Waltz-Fantasia
Variations on a theme by Alabiev
Alexander Alyabiev (1787-1851):
Violin Sonata in E minor

Adrian Chandler - violin
Norbert Blume - viola
Colin Lawson - clarinet
Alberto Grazzi - bassoon
Olga Tverskaya - fortepiano

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Dukas, Bizet, Debussy, Ravel – Piano Duos – Béroff, Collard

Paul Dukas (1865-1935):
L'apprenti sorcier - trasncription for 2 pianos by Dukas
Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Jeux d'enfants for piano 4 hands, op.22
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - transcription for 2 pianos by Debussy
2 Nocturnes - transcription for 2 pianos by Ravel
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Rapsodie espagnole - transcription for 2 pianos by Ravel

Michel Béroff - piano
Jean-Philippe Collard - piano

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Debussy – Chamber Music – Quartetto Italiano, Grumiaux, Gendron

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
String Quartet in G minor *
Sonata in D minor for Cello and Piano +
Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano #
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp §
Syrinx for unaccompanied flute

Quartetto Italiano *
Maurice Gendron - cello +
Jean Françaix - piano +
Arthur Grumiaux - violin #
István Hajdu  piano #
Roger Bourdin - flute §
Colette Lequien  - viola §
Annie Challan - harp §

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Mussorgsky, Debussy, Chabrier, Schumann – Ravel Orchestrations – Emmanuel Krivine

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Picture at an Exhibition (orch.:Ravel)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Danse (orch.:Ravel)
Sarabande (orch.:Ravel)
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894):
Menuet pompeux (orch.:Ravel)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Carnaval (orch.:Ravel)

Orchestre National de Lyon
Emmanuel Krivine - conductor

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Reber, Berlioz, Liszt – 'Le Paris des Romantiques' – Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

Napoléon Henri Reber (1807–1880):
Symphony No.4 in G  major, op.33
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Rêverie et Caprice for Violin and Orchestra, op.8
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major, S.124

Bertrand Chamayou - piano
Julien Chauvin - violin
Le Cercle de l'Harmonie  [on period instruments]
Jérémie Rhorer - conductor

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Franz Ignaz Beck – Symphonies – Nicholas Ward

remembering Franz Ignaz Beck on the anniversary of his death

(February 20, 1734 – December 31, 1809)

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809) - Symphonies:
Sinfonia in B flat major
Sinfonia in D major
Sinfonia in G major
Sinfonia in D major, op.10 no.2
Sinfonia in E major, op.13 no.1

Northern Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Ward - conductor

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Vanhal, Mysliveček, Dvořák – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Ivan Zenaty

Jan Kritel Vanhal (1739-1813):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major
Antonín Dvořák (1840-1904):
Romance in F minor, op.11 for Violin and Orchestra
Mazurek, op.49 for Violin and Orchestra

Ivan Ženatý - violin
Virtuosi di Praga
Oldřich Vlček - conductor

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C.P.E. Bach – Oboe Concertos – Thomas Indermühle

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Wq 164
Oboe Concerto in A minor, Wq 166
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq 165

Thomas Indermühle - oboe and direction
English Chamber Orchestra

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Music at the Court of St. Petersburg (Vol.4) – various composers – Petershof Orchestra

Music at the Court of St Peterburg (Vol.IV):

Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813–1869)
Kazatchok
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Nocturne *
Humoresque
Josef Gungl (1810-1889):
"Onward!" March
Polka
Josef Labitzky (1802-1881):
Idyll +
Alexander Aliabiev (1787-1851):
"Morning and Evening" Overture
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Waltz-Fantasia
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894):
Melody
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899):
Horse Guard March
The Neva Polka
The Farewell to Saint Petersburg

Leonid Gorokhov - cello *
Alla Agranovskaia - violin +
Igor Romaniuk - violin +
Petershof Orchestra
Leo Korkhin - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Works arranged for two Pianos – K.&M. Labèque

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Capriccio italien, op.45
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Fantasy in A minor, op.posth.
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Swan Lake, op.20 (arr.: Claude Debussy)
The Sleeping Beauty, op.66 (arr.:Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Slavonic March, op.31 (arr.:A.Batalin)

Katia & Marielle Labèque - pianos

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Rachmaninov – Trios élégiaques Nos. 1 & 2 – The Bekova Sisters

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor, op.posth.
Trio élégiaque No.2 in D minor, op.9

The Bekova Sisters

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Ravel, Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor, op.40

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Ettore Gracis - conductor

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Haydn - Die Erwählung eines Kapellmeisters; Paisiello - Il Maestro ed'i sui due Scolari – Szeres

Joseph Haydn (?) (1732-1809):
"Die Erwählung eines Kappellmeisters" - cantata *
Giovanni Paisiello (?) (1740-1816):
Cantata Comica ("Il Maestro ed'i sui due Scolari") +

Klára Takács - mezzo-soprano *
Katalin Szökefalvi-Nagy - soprano *
Attila Fülöp - tenor *
József Dene - baritone +
Margit László - soprano +
Zsuzsa Barlay - contralto +
Budapest Madrigal Choir
Hungarian State Orchestra
Ferenc Szekeres - conductor

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Foerster – Cyrano de Bergerac; Shakespeare Suite – Vaclav Smetacek

rememebering Josef Bohuslav Foerster on his birthday

(30 December 1859 – 29 May 1951)

Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951):
Cyrano de Bergerac, Symphonic Suite, op.55 *
Shakespeare Suite for Large Orchestra, op.76 +

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra *
Prague Symphony Orchestra +
Václav Smetáček - conductor

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Janáček – Opera Suites – Jiří Bělohlávek

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Opera Suites:
"The Cunning Little Vixen" (arr.Václav Talich, revision Václav Smetáček)
"From the House of the Dead" (arr.František Jílek)
"The Excursions of Mr. Brouček" (arr.Jaroslav Smolka)

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Milhaud – La création du monde, Le boeuf sur le toit, Concerto pour harpe – Kent Nagano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Le boeuf sur le toit, op.58
La Création du Monde, op.81
Concerto for Harp, op.323

Frédérique Cambreling - harp
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano - conductor

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Liszt, Ravel – Piano works – Sviatoslav Richter

(other recordings of the same series)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Etudes d'exécution transcendantes S 139 nos.1, 2, 3 5, 11
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Mirroirs, five pieces for piano

Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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Music at the Court of St. Petersburg (Vol.3) – Paisiello, Lolli – Various Artists

Music at the Court of St Peterburg (Vol.III) - Chamber music

Antonio Lolli (c.1725-1802):
Violin Concerto in C major
Giovanni Paisiello (1741-1816):
Divertimento No.1 in A major
Divertimento No.3 in E flat major
Divertimento No.2 in E flat major

Tatiana Grindenko - violin
MAMA Orchestra

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Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Britten – Orchestral Works – Karel Ancerl

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Petrushka - Burlesque in 4 Scenes
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Peter and the Wolf - Symphonic Tale for Children, op.67 *
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op.34 *

Eric Schilling - speaker *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - conductor

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Pergolesi, A.Scarlatti – Stabat Mater – Rinaldo Alessandrini

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736):
Stabat Mater for Soprano, Contralto, Strings and B.C.
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725):
Stabat Mater for Soprano, Contralto, Strings and B.C.

Gemma Bertagnolli - soprano
Sara Mingardo - contralto
Concerto Italiano [on period instruments]
Rinaldo Alessandrini - conductor

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Cambini, Briccialdi – Wind Quintets – Avalon Wind Quintet

remembering Giuseppe Maria Cambini on the anniversary of his death

(13 february 1746 – 29 decembre 1825)

Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881):
Wind Quintet in D major, op.124
Giuseppe Cambini (1746-1825):
Wind Quintet No.1 in B major
Wind Quintet No.2 in D minor
Wind Quintet No.3 in F major

Avalon Wind Quintet

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“Treasure-trove” – Music from the Bohemian Archives – Virtuosi di Praga

Jan Křtitel Vaňhal (1739-1813):
Concerto for two Bassoons and Chamber Orchestra in F major
? Heinz (comp ?):
Variations for Clarinet and String Orchestra in B flat major
Wilhelm Kapperasch (Kopraš) (comp ?):
Theme with Variations for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra in F major
Franz Asplmayer (1728-1786):
Trio in B flat major for Two Clarinets and Bassoon
Jiří Družecký [Georg Druschetzky] (1745-1819):
Sinfonia in C major

Lumír Vaněk - bassoon
Svatopluk Čech - bassoon
Ludmila Peterková - clarinet
Milan Polák - clarinet
Jaroslav Kubita - bassoon
Virtuosi di Praga
Oldřich Vlček - conductor

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Mozart – Clarinet Concerto, Bassoon Concerto – Karl Leister, Klaus Thunemann

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV 622
Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B flat major, KV 292
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, KV 191

Karl Leister - clarinet
Klaus Thunemann - bassoon
Stephen Orton - cello
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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