Gubaidulina – Sieben Worte, In croce – Kammerorchester Diagonal

Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931):
"Sieben Worte" for Cello, Accordion and Strings
"In croce" for Cello and Accordion

Julius Berger - cello
Stefan Hussong - accordion
Kammerorchester Diagonal
Florian Rosensteiner - conductor

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Simon Rattle – Russian Music [EMI edition]

tribute to Sir Simon Rattle on his birthday

(born 19 January 1955)

CD 1:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887):
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (orch. Glazunov & Rimsky-Korsakov)

CD 2:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Symphony No.2 in E minor
Vocalise

CD 3:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 *
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43 *

CD 4:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Symphonic Dances Op.45
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10

CD 5:
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 +

CD 6:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.4 in C minor
Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931):
Zeitgestatten (excerpts)

CD 7:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.10 in E minor

CD 8:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No. 14, for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion #


Cécile Ousset - piano *
Andrei Gavrilov - piano +
Karita Mattila - soprano #
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone #

London Symphony Orchestra
Philarmonia Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Gubaidulina – Pro et Contra, Concordanza, Märchenbild – Johannes Kalitzke

tribute to Sofia Gubaidulina on her birthday

(born October 24, 1931)

Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931):
Pro et Contra
Concordanza
Fairytale Poem *

Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Johannes Kalitzke - conductor
Bernhard Klee - conductor *

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Schnittke, Shchedrin, Gubaidulina – Orchestral works – Vladimir Spivakov

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998):
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra *
Rodion Shchedrin (b.1932):
Music for the City of Cöthen
Sofiya Gubaidulina (b.1931):
Seven Words for Cello, Bayan and Strings +

Vladimir Krainev - piano *
Friedrich Lips - bayan +
Mikhail Milman - cello +
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov - conductor

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Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.2]

Treasures of Chamber Music [Vol.2] CD 1: Franz Schubert (1797-1828): String Quintet in C major D.956 Juilliard String Quartet Bernard Greenhouse - cello CD 2: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): String quartet in E minor Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): String Quartet in D minor "Voces Intimae", Op. 56 Juilliard String Quartet CD 3: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Divertimento in D major, K.136 Divertimento in B-flat major, K.137 Divertimento in F major, K.138 12 German Dances Josef Lanner (1801-1843): "Die Mozartisten", op.196 Ensemble Wien CD 4: Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op.6 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op.65 Yo-Yo Ma - cello Emanuel Ax - piano CD 5: Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Quintet for Piano & Strings in A Major, D.667 "Trout Quintet" Rudolf Serkin - piano Jaime Laredo - violin Philipp Naegele - viola Leslie Parnas - cello Julius Levine - bass Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Quintet for Clarinet & Strings in A Major, K.581 "Stadler" Harold Wright - clarinet Alexander Schneider - violin Isidore Cohen- violin Samuel Rhodes- viola Leslie Parnas - cello CD 6: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 15, Op. 144 in E flat minor Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931): Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Cello Gidon Kremer- violin Daniel Phillips- violin Kim Kashkashian- viola Yo-Yo Ma - cello CD 7: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Octet for violins, violas & cellos, Op. 20 (version for piano duet by the composer) Mendelsshon: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 (version for piano duet, violin and cello by the composer) Piano Duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Oliver Wille - violin Mikayel Hakhnazaryan - cello CD 8: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): "London" Trio No.1 for Flute, Violin and Cello in C major, Hob.IV:1 "London" Trio No.2 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:2 "London" Trio No.3 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:3 Divertimento No.2 for Flute; Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.: IV:7 Divertimento No.6 for Flute; Violin and Cello in D major, Hob.: IV:11 "London" Trio No.4 for Flute, Violin and Cello in G major, Hob.IV:4 Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute Isaac Stern - violin Mstislav Rostropovich - cello CD 9: Anton Webern (1883-1945): String Quartet (1905) Slow Movement for string quartet Rondo for string quartet Five Movements for string quartet, Op. 5 Six Bagatelles for string quartet, op.9 String Quartet, op.28 Michael Gielen (b.1932): Variations for string quartet Artis Quartett CD 10: Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Sonata for Cello & Piano in C major Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Sonata for Cello & Piano in G minor Yo-Yo Ma - cello Emanuel Ax - piano (read more)