Various Composers – 'Clarinet Evergreens' – Budapest Clarinet Quintet

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847):
Songs without Words
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Romance
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Menuetto from Septet Op. 20
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Chant d`amour
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Träumerei: Schumann
Johann Strauss (1825-1899) and Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Pizzicato Polka
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Humoresque
Leó Weiner (1885-1960):
Fox`s Dance
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Le petit nègre
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1867):
Epigrams
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
The Easy Winners
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Tango
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
Rose Leaf Rag
Carlos Antonia Jobim (b. 1927):
The Girl from Ipanema
Erroll Garner (1921-1977):
Misty
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922):
Csárdás

Budapest Clarinet Quintet

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Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms – Chamber Music – David Oistrakh

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Trio No.7 in B flat major, op.97 *
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Trio No.1 in B flat major, D.898 *

CD 2:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, op.78 +
Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100 +
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931):
Extase, op.21 #
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Légende, op.17 #
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Love Song, op.7 no.1 (arr.: Kocian) #
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Three Hungarian Songs (arr.: Feigin) #

David Oistrakh - violin
Sviatoslav Knushevitzky - cello *
Lev Oborin - piano *
Anton Ginzburg - piano +
Vladimir Yampolsky - piano #

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Kodaly – Symphonic Works – Antal Dorati

remembering Zoltán Kodály on the anniversary of his death

(16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967)

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):

CD 1:
Háry János - suite
Dances of Galánta
Peacock Variations
Dances of Marosszék

CD 2:
Theatre Overture
Concerto for Orchestra
Summer Evening
Symphony in C

Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati - conductor

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Dohnanyi, Kodaly, Fuchs, Schoenberg – String Trios – Berlin Philharmonic String Trio

Ernő von Dohnányi (1877-1960):
Serenade, op.10
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Intermezzo
Robert Fuchs (1847-1927):
String Trio, op.94
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
String Trio, op.45

Berlin Philharmonic Trio

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Klaus Tennstedt – The Great EMI Recordings

remembering Klaus Tennstedt on the anniversary of his death

(June 6, 1926 – January 11, 1998)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.55 "Eroica"
The Creatures of Prometheus - overture, op.43
Coriolan - overture, op.62
Egmont - overture, op.84

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 "Pastoral"
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Fidelio - overture, op.72b

CD 3 / CD4:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45
Schicksalslied, op.53

CD 5:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.4 in E flat major "Romantic"

CD 6:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.8 in C minor

CD 7:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.1 in D major

CD 8:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.97 "Rhenish"
Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120

CD 9:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Don Juan, op.20
Tod und Verklärung, op.24

CD 10:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Die Walküre - Ride of the Valkyries
Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Götterdämmerung - Siegfried's Death and Funeral March
Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods in Valhala
Siegfried - Forest Murmers
Die Walküre - Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

CD 11:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Tanhäuser - overture
Rienzi - overture
Lohengrin - act I Prelude
Lohengrin - act III Prelude
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - overture

CD 12:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 "Italian"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.9 in C major, D.944 "Great"

CD 13:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
A Night on Bare Mountain
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Háry János - suite
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Lieutenant Kijé- suite

CD 14:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Leonore No.3 - overture, op.72a
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Kozerstück for four Horns in F major, op.86
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt - conductor

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass; Kodály – Psalmus Hungaricus – Mackerras

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass - for Soloists, Choir, Organ and Orchestra
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Psalmus hungaricus, op.13 - for Tenor, Mixed Choir, Boy's Choir and Orchestra

Tina Kiberg - soprano
Randi Stene - contralto
Peter Svensson - tenor
Ulrik Cold - bass
Copenhagen Boy's Choir
Danish National Radio Choir
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Kodály, Smetana, Dvořák – Works for String Quartet – Hollywodd String Quartet

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
String Quartet No.2, op.10
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
String Quartet in E minor, "From my life"
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96 "American"

The Hollywood String Quartet

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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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Kodály – Dances of Marosszék, Symphony, Psalmus hungaricus – Ferenc Fricsay

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Dances of Marosszék
Symphony
Psalmus hungaricus, op.13

Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor

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Kodaly - Háry János Suite; Peacock Varations; Dances of Galánta - N.Järvi

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Dances of Galánta
Háry János Suite
Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (The Peacock)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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Bartok - Orchestral works - Solti

tribute to Béla Bartók on the anniversary of his death

Solti conducts Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):

CD 1:
Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123
Dance Suite, BB 86
Music for Strings, Percursion and Celesta, BB 114

Chicago Symphony Orchestra


CD 2:
The Miraculous Mandarin, BB 82 - Suite *
Divertimento, BB 118 *
Hungarian Sketches, BB 103 *
Romanian Folk Dances, BB 76 *
Cantata Profana, BB 100 +

Tamás Daróczy - tenor +
Alexandru Agache - baritone +
Choir of Hungarian Radio & TV +
Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
Budapest Festival Orchestra +


CD 3:
Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91
Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101
Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127

Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra


CD 4:
Violin Concerto No.1, BB 48a *
Violin Concerto No.2, BB 117 +

Kyung Wha Chung - violin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
London Philharmonic Orchestra +


CD 5:
Duke Bluebard's Castle, BB 62

Kolos Kóvats - bass
Sylvia Sass - soprano
Istvan Sztankay - speaker
London Philharmonic Orchestra


Bonus CD 6:
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Dances of Galánta*
Variations on an Hungarian Folk Song "The Peacock" *
Háry János - suite, op.35a *
Léo Weiner (1885-1960):
Serenade for small orchestra, op.3 +

London Philharmonic Orchestra *
Budapest Festival Orchestra +


Bonus CD 7:
Béla Bartók:
Dance Suite, BB 86 *
Music for Strings, Percursion and Celesta, BB 114 *
Zoltán Kodály:
Psalmus Hungaricus, op.13 +
Leó Weiner:
Prince Csongor und die Kobolde, op.10 #

William McAlpine - tenor +
London Philharmonic Choir +
London Philharmonic Orchestra * +
Chicago Symphony Orchestra #


Sir Georg Solti - conductor

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Dvořák - Requiem; Kodály - Psalmus Hungaricus - Kertész

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Requiem, op.89 *
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Psalmus Hungaricus, op.13 +
Hymn of Zrinyi #

Pilar Lorengar - soprano *
Erzsébet Komlóssy - contralto *
Robert Ilosfalvy - tenor *
Tom Krause - bass *
Lajos Kozma - tenor +
Benjamin Luxon - baritone #
Ambrosian Singers *
Brighton Festival Chorus + #
Wandsworth School Boy's Choir +
London Symphony Orchestra * +
István Kertész - conductor * +
László Heltay #

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Dvořák - String Quartet 'American'; Kodály - String Quartet - Hagen Quartett

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96 "American"
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
String Quartet No.2, op.10
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Cypresses (selection)

Hagen Quartett

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