Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.17/29) – Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (part 2)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD17/29) - Gluck's Reform:

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Orfeo ed Euridice (part II)

Bernarda Fink - mezzo-soprano
Veronica Cangemi - soprano
Maria Cristina Kiehr - soprano
RIAS Kammerchor
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.16/29) – Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (part 1)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD16/29) - Gluck's Reform:

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Orfeo ed Euridice (part I)

Bernarda Fink - mezzo-soprano
Veronica Cangemi - soprano
Maria Cristina Kiehr - soprano
RIAS Kammerchor
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Earl Wild

Transcriptions

CD 1:
Gluck-Sgambati:
Mélodie d'Orphée
Rameau-Godowsky:
Rigaudon
Elegie
Tambourin
Bach-Tausig:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Wagner-Moszkowksi:
Isoldens Tod
Rimsky-Korsakov-Rachmaninov:
The flight of the Bumble-Bee
Kreisler-Rachmaninov:
Liebesleid
Mendelssohn-Rachmaninov:
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Rossini-Thalberg:
Grande Fantaisie on "Semiramide"
Chopin-Liszt:
Chants Polonais
Tchaikovsky-Wild:
Pas de quatre from "Swan Lake"

CD 2:
J.Strauss-Schulz-Evler:
Arabesques on "An der schoenen, blauen Donau"
Glinka-Balakirev:
Fantasy on "A Life for the Tsar"
Rossini-Herz:
Variations on "Non piu mesta"
Donizetti-Thalberg:
Fantasy on "Don Pasquale", Op. 67
J.Strauss-Godowsky:
Symphonic Metamorphosis on "Kuenstlerleben"
Gershwin-Wild:
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
Embraceable You
Fascinatin' Rhythm
Somebody Loves Me
Liza
Oh, Lady Be Good

Earl Wild - piano

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Stamitz, Eichner, Handel, Gluck, Brahms – Music for Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra

Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Orchestral Quartet in C major
Ernst Eichner (1740-1777):
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra *
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Suite No.4 in D minor
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Ballet Suite from "Don Juan"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dance No.5

Pierre W. Fert - oboe *
Fidium Concentus
Dieter Kreidler - conductor

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Various Composers – Masters of the Mozart Era – Various Artists

on the anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death

(27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)

CD 1:
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792):
Symphony in D major "Sinfonia da chiesa"
Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801):
Piano Concerto in B flat major
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Symphony in D major "La Veneziana"
Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792):
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799):
Symphony in C major "La Prise de la Bastille"

Christine Schornsheim - fortepiano
Andrew Joy - horn
Concerto Köln
Berliner Barock-Compagney [on period instruments]
Budapest Strings
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Werner Erhardt - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Johannes Goritzki - conductor


CD 2:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Overture "Orfeo ed Euridice"
Ballet des Ombres heureuses
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809):
Harp Concerto in C major
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
String Quartet No.19 in D major, op.15 no.1
Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1802):
Oboe Concerto in F major
Johann Baptis Vanhal (1739-1813):
Symphony in G minor

Andrea Vigh - harp
Burkhard Glaetzner - oboe
Petersen Quartett
Kammerorchester "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach"
Budapest Strings
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Hartmut Haenchen - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor


CD 3:
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Overture "La Clemenza di Scipione"
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
Piano Concerto in C major
François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829):
Symphony in B flat major
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797):
Concerto for Transverse Flute and Orchestra in G major
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Orchestra Quartet in G major

Maria Luisa Tanzini - fortepiano
Martin Sandhoff - transverse flute
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Neue Hofkapelle München
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor
Gabriele Ferro - conductor
Christoph Hammer - conductor
Ulf Björlin - conductor

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Wilhelm Furtwängler – an anniversary tribute – Original Masters DG

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on the anniversary of his death

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

CD 1:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite No.3 in D major BWV 1068
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Overture to "Alceste"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Overture to "Rosamunde"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Overture "Egmont", op.84
Overture Leonore II", op.72a
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Grosse Fugue, op.133
Carl Maria von Weber (1785-1826):
Overture to "Euryanthe"

CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Symphony No.1 in B flat major, op.38 "Spring"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90

CD 4:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.9 in D minor

CD 5:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Metamorphosen
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68

CD 6:
Interviews with Wilhelm Furtwängler


Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Handel, Bach, Purcell, Gluck, Wagner – Arias – Kirsten Flagstad

attr. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Lied: Dank sei dir, Herr
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
"Ombra mai fù" from Serse
"I know that my Redeemer liveth" from Messiah
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
"Erbarme dich, mein Gott" from St.Matthew Passion
Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
"Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
"Che farò senza Euridice" from Orfeo ed Euridice
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
"Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich" from Die Walküre
"O sink' hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" from Tristan und Isolde

Kirsten Flagstad - soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Karl Böhm - conductor
Warwick Braithwaite - conductor
Anatole Fistoulari - conductor
Walter Susskind - conductor

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Pergolesi – Stabat Mater; Arias of various composers – Kathleen Ferrier

"What is life" from Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck)
"Art thou troubled" from Rodelinda (Handel)
"Have mercy, Lord on me" from St. Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach)
"Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" from Cantata No.11(J.S. Bach)
"Ombra mai fu" from Serse (Handel)
"Woe unto them" from Elijah (Mendelssohn)
"O rest in the Lord" from Elijah (Mendelssohn)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736):
Stabat mater in F major

Kathleen Ferrier - contralto
Joan Taylor - soprano
The Nottingham Oriana Choir
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Roy Henderson - conductor

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Igor Markevitch - Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Igor Markevitch on his birthday

(July 27, 1912 – March 7, 1983)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Symphony No. 38 in D major ("Prague"), K. 504
Symphony No. 35 in D major ("Haffner"), K. 385
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Sinfonia in G major

CD 2:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Sinfonia Concertante for violin, cello, oboe, bassoon & orchestra, H.I:105
Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801):
Concerto for 2 flutes & orchestra in G major
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200

CD 3:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72b
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (-Eroica-), Op. 55
[Interview with Igor Markevitch]

CD 4:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No. 6 in F major (-Pastoral-), Op. 68
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c
Namensfeier (Name-Day Celebration) Overture for orchestra in C major, Op. 115
Die Weihe des Hauses (Consecration of the House), overture for orchestra, Op. 124

CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Alto Rhapsody, for alto, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 53
Tragic Overture, in D minor, Op. 81

CD 6:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Zoltan Kodály (1882-1962):
Psalmus Hungaricus, oratorio for tenor, chorus, children's chorus ad lib, orchestra & organ, Op. 13

CD 7:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75- Prelude to Act 1
Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75- Prelude to Act 3
Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70- Overture
Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70- Venusberg Music (from the Paris Version, Act 1, Scene 1)
Siegfried Idyll, for small orchestra in E major, WWV 103
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b- Excerpt

CD 8:
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Petite Suite
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra

CD 9:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No. 6 in B minor (-Pathétique-), Op. 74
Francesca da Rimini, symphonic fantasy for orchestra in E minor, Op. 32

Berliner Philharmoniker
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Symphony of the Air
USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Igor Markevitch - conductor

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Brigitte Fassbaender – EMI Collection

remembering Brigitte Fassbaender on her birthday

(born 3 July 1939)

CD 1 - lieder by;
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms

CD 2 - lieder by:
Franz Schubert
Hugo Wolf

CD 3 - lieder by:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Robert Schumann

CD 4 - lider by:
Gustav Mahler
Arnold Schoenberg
Darius Milhaud

CD 5 - lieder by:
Franz Schubert

CD 6 - arias by:
Gioachino Rossini
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Robert Schumann

CD 7 - arias, duets & ensembles:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Gioachino Rossini
Jules Massenet
Camille Saint-Saëns
Amilcare Ponchielli
Giuseppe Verdi
George Enescu
Alban Berg

CD 8 - arias, duets & ensembles:
Friedrich von Flotow
Carl Zeller
Leo Fall
Oscar Straus
Richard Heuberger
Jacques Offenbach
Johann Strauss II

Brigitte Fassbaender - mezzo-soprano

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Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice (abridged) - Kathleen Ferrier

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):

Orfeo ed Euridice (abridged)

with:
Kathleen Ferrier
Ann Ayars
Zoë Vlachopoulos

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Southern Philharmonic Orchestra
Fritz Stiedry - conductor

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Oistrakh Edition Vol.3 - pieces for Violin and Piano

tribute to David Oistrakh on his birthday

(September 30, 1908 – October 24, 1974)

Tommaso Antonio Vitali (1663-1745):

Ciaccona in G minor (arr.: L.Charlier) *

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):

Melody from "Orfeo ed Euridice" (arr.: F.Kreisler) *

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):

Widmung, op.25 no.1 (arr.: L.Auer) +

Romance in A minor, op.94, no.2 (arr.: F.Kreisler) #

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):

Hungarian Dance  No.8 in A minor (arr.: J.Joachim) *

Hungarian Dance  No.9 in E minor (arr.: J.Joachim) *

Hungarian Dance  No.20 in D minor (arr.: J.Joachim) *

Hungarian Dance  No.5 in G minor (arr.: J.Joachim) *

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):

Suite populaire espagnole (arr.: P.Kochanski) *

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909):

Love Song No.6 from Six Songs (arr.: G.Caterin) *

Enrique Granados (1867-1916):

Andaluza, op.37 no.5 (arr.: F.Kreisler) #

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):

Passpied from Suite Bergamasque (arr.: L.Caramba) #

Beau Soir (arr.: J.Heifetz) #

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):

Entr'acte from Raymonda, op.37 (arr.: K.Rodionov) +

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):

Daisies, op.38, no.3 (arr.: F.Kreisler) *

Vocalise, op.34, no.14 (M.Press) +

David Oistrakh - violin

Vladimir Yampolsky - piano *

Inna Kollegorskaya - piano +

Abram Makarov - piano #

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