Hindemith – Requiem 'For those we love' – Lothar Zagrosek

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
"When lilacs in the door-yard bloom'd" - A Requiem "For those we love"

Cornelia Kallisch - mezzo-soprano
Krister St. Hill - baritone
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Lothar Zagrosek - conductor

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Copland, Hindemith, Arnold – Clarinet Concertos – Martin Fröst

Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Harp and Piano
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006):
Clarinet Concerto no.2, op.115

Martin Fröst - clarinet
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Lan Shui - conductor

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R.Strauss, Hindemith – Horn Concertos – Dennis Brain

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Horn Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.11 *
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major *
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Horn Concerto +
Concert music for Brass and Strings, op.50 +

Dennis Brain - horn
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor *
Paul Hindemith - conductor +

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Mozart, Bruch, Hindemith – Works for Violin and Orchestra – David Oistrakh

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, KV 364 *
Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, KV 423 *
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Scottish Fantasia, op.46 +
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Violin Concerto #

David Oistrakh - viola * & violin +#
Igor Oistrakh - violin *
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra *
London Symphony Orchestra + #
Kirill Kondrashin - conductor *
Jascha Horenstein - conductor +
Paul Hindemith - conductor #

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Bartók, Hindemith – Works for Viola and Orchestra – Tabea Zimmermann

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Viola Concerto, op.posth.
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
"Der Schwandreher" Concerto on old folksongs for Viola and small Orchestra

Tabea Zimmermann - viola
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
David Shallon - conductor

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Schumann, Hindemith – Cello Concertos – Janos Starker

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Cello Concerto

Janos Starker - cello
Bamberger Symphoniker
Dennis Russell Davies - conductor

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Wilhelm Furtwängler – live recordings 1944-1953 – Original Masters DG

remembering Wilhelm Furtwängler on the anniversary of his death

(January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Overture "Leonore III", op.72 b
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759 "Unfinished"

CD 2:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Overture "Manfred", op.115
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73

CD 3:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.8 in C minor

CD 4:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan - symphonic poem
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique"

CD 5:
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphosis after a theme by C.M. von Weber
César Frank (1822-1890):
Symphony in D minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Rapsodie espagnole

CD 6:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prélude to Act 1
Tannhäuser, Overture
Tristan und Isolde, Prelude
Tristan und Isolde, Isoldes Liebestod
Die Götterdämmerung, Trauermarsch
Parsifal, Karfreitagszauber


Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Hindemith – Symphonia Serena, Symphony 'Die Harmonie der Welt' – Yan Pascal Tortelier

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonia Serena
Symphony "Die Harmonie der Welt"

BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor

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Hindemith – Viola Concertos – Brett Dean

remembering Paul Hindemith on his birthday

(16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
"Kammermusik" no.5 "for Viola and large Chamber Orchestra", op.36 no.4
Konzertmusik for Viola and large Chamber Orchestra, op.48
"Der Schwandreher" for Viola and small Orchestra
"Trauermusik" for Viola and String Orchestra

Brett Dean - viola
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert - condutor

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Hindemith – Complete Cello Concertos – David Geringas

remembering Paul Hindemith on his birthday

(16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E flat major, op.3
"Kammermusik" no.3 "for Violoncello obligato and 10 solo instruments", op.36 no.2
Cello Concerto

David Geringas - cello
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert - condutor

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Hindemith – Kammermusik 1-7 – Riccardo Chailly

Paul Hindemith (1895-1962):

CD 1:
Kammermusik No.1 op.24 no.1 - for 12 Solo Instruments
Kleine Kammermusik op.24 no.2 - for 5 Winds
Kammermusik No.2 op.36 no.1 - Piano Concerto
Kammermusik No.3 op.36 no.2 - Cello Concerto

CD 2:
Kammermusik No,4 op.36 no.3 - Violin Concerto
Kammermusik No.5 op.36 no.4 - Viola Concerto
Kammermusik No.6 op.46 no.1 - Viola d'amore Concerto
Kammermusik No.7 op.46 no.2 - Organ Concerto

Ronald Brautigam - piano
Lynn Harrell - cello
Konstanty Kulka - violin
Kim Kashkashian - viola
Norbert Blume - viola d'amore
Leo van Doeselaar - organ
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Sir Colin Davis - The Philips Years edition

remembering Sir Colin Davis on his birthday

(25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013)

CD 1:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.2
Piano Concerto No.3

Stephen Kovacevich - piano


CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor" *

Claudio Arrau - piano *


CD 3:
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Symphonie fantastique
Modest Mussorgsky (1829-1881):
Night on the Bare Mountain (arr.Rimsky-Korsakov)


CD 4 / CD 5:
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts)
Te Deum *

Nicholas Kynaston - organ *
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
LondonSymphony Chorus


CD 6:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"


CD 7:
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Variations on an Original Theme, op.36 "Enigma" *
Gustav Holst (1874-1934):
The Planets

Frauenchor des Rundfunkchores Berlin/DDR *


CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No.94 in G major, Hob.I:94 "Surprise"
Symphony No.101 in D major, Hob.I:101 "The Clock"
Symphony No.104 in D major, Hob.I:104 "London"


CD 9:
Max Reger (1873-1916):
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, op.132
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Methamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Symphony in Three Movements


CD 10:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde

Jessye Norman - soprano
Jon Vickers - tenor


CD 11:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.25 in G minor, K 183
Symphony No.32 in G major K 318 (Overture)
Piano Concerto No.15 in B flat major, K 450 *
Symphony No.40 in G minor, K 550

Ingrid Haebler - piano *


CD 12:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
Kyrie in D minor, K 341/368a
Ave verum corpus, K 618
Exsultate jubilate, K 165/158a
"Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" from "Zaïde", K 344
"Ach, ich fühl's" from "Die Zauberflöte", K 620
"Ei parte... Senti... Per pietà, ben mio, perdona" from "Cosi fan tutte"

Kiri Te Kanawa - soprano
Elisabeth Bainbridge - contralto
Ryland Davies - tenor
Gwynne Howell - bass
London Symphony Chorus


CD 13:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39
Finlandia, op.26 no.7
Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Tapiola, op.112


CD 14:
Sir Micahel Tippett (1905-1998):
The Knot Garden

with:
Raimund Herincx
Yvonne Minton
Jill Gomez
Josephine Barstow
Thomas Carey
Robert Tear
Thomas Hemsley


CD 15:
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
L'Oiseau de feu
Orpheus


BBC Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Berliner Philarmoniker


Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Entartete Musik (Vol.10) – Schreker, Schulhoff, Hindemith – Symphonic works – Zagrosek

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Franz Schreker (1878-1934):
Der Gebuststag der Infantin
Erwin Schulhof (1894-1942):
Die Mondsüchtige
Paul Hindemith (1895-1973):
Der Dämon, op.28 *

Josef Christof - piano *
Gewandhausorchester
 Lothar Zagrosek - conductor

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Bartók, Hindemith – Viola Concertos; Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht – Nobuko Imai

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, op.posth.
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
"Verklärte Nacht", op.4 for String Orchestra
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
"Der Schwanendreher": Concerto for Viola and small Orchestra based on old folksongs

Nobuko Imai - viola
Orchestre de la Haute École de Musique de Genève
Gábor Takács-Nagy - conductor

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Ferenc Fricsay – Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Ferenc Fricsay on his birthday

(9 August 1914 – 20 February 1963)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25

Rita Streich - soprano
Diana Eustrati - contralto
Rias Kammerchor

CD 2:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Rückert Lieder
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74

Maureen Forrester - contralto

CD 3:
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) / Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
La Boutique Fantasque
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade

CD 4:
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849), Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Waltzes, Polkas, Overtures

CD 5:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for piano & orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra
Serguei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Magrit Weber - piano

CD 6:
Gottfried von Einem (1916-1996):
Dantons Tod, interlude from the opera, Op.6
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Dances, for orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963):
Symphony No. 6
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Petite symphonie concertante

CD 7 & CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio

Maria Stader - soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Josef Greindl - bass
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

CD 9:
Ferenc Fricsay, Erzähltes Leben (A Life Retold), interview; includes musical excperts

Berliner Philharmoniker
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferec Fricsay - conductor

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Reginald Kell – Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Reginald Kell on the anniversary of his death

(8 June 1906 – 5 August 1981)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Clarinet concerto in A, K 622
Clarinet quintet in A, K 581
Serenade in C min, K 388 (K 384a)

Zimbler Sinfonietta
The Fine Arts String Quartet of the American Broadcasting Company
Kell Chamber Players


CD 2:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Serenade in E flat, K 375
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Clarinet trio in B flat, op 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Clarinet trio in E flat 'Kegelstatt, K 498
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasiestücke, op 73

Kell Chamber Players
Frank Miller - cello
Mieczyslaw Horszowski - piano
Lilian Fuchs - viola
Joel Rosen - piano


CD 3:
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Grand duo concertant in E flat, op 48
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Clarinet quintet in B min, op 115
Clarinet trio in A min, op 114

Joel Rosen - piano
Fine Arts String Quartet
Frank Miller - cello
Mieczyslaw Horszowski - piano


CD 4:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano F minor opus 120 nr 1
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano E flat major opus 120 nr 2
Camille Saint-Saëns Camille (1835-1921):
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano E flat major opus 167
Alec Templeton (1910-1963):
Pocket-size Sonata nr 1 for Clarinet and Piano
Antoni Szalowski (1907-1973):
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano

Joel Rosen - piano
Brooks Smith - piano


CD 5:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Première Rhapsodie for clarinet & piano
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Clarinet sonata in B flat
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Three pieces for solo clarinet
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Contrasts
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La plus qui lente
La fille aux chevaux de lin
Rêverie
Le petit berger
Walter Mourant (1910-1955):
Ecstasy
The pied piper
Blue haze
Reginald Porter-Brown (1910-1982):
Dance of the three old maids

Joel Rosen - piano
Melvin Ritter - violin


CD 6:
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Suite, op 157b
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958):
Six studies in English folksong
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Siciliana and gigue (from Recorder sonata in F, HWV 369)
Adagio (from Violin sonata in F, HWV 370)
Allegro from Oboe sonata in F, HWV 363a
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713):
Giga from Recorder sonata in C, op 5 no 9
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962):
Rondino über ein Thema von Beethoven
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pièce en forme de habanera
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Petite pièce
Alan Richardson (1904-1978):
Roundelay
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895):
Berceuse (from 'Jocelyn')
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960):
Jamaican Rumba
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962):
Caprice Viennois, op 2
Liebesleid
Liebesfreud
Stars in my eyes (from 'The king steps out')
Schön Rosmarin

Melvin Ritter - violin
Joel Rosen - piano
Brooks Smith - piano


Reginald Kell - clarinet

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Sergiu Celibidache and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra [Orfeo edition]

remembering Sergiu Celibidache on his birthday

(11 July 1912 – 14 August 1996)

CD 1:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Zauberharfe Overture D 644
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Ma mère l'oye
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
Variations on a Theme of Paganini op.26

CD 2:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 "Pathétique"
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

CD 3:
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

CD 4:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2

CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem *

Agnes Giebel - soprano *
Hans Hotter - bass *
Kölner Rundfunk Chor *
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester [today: WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln]
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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Great Czech Conductors – Martin Turnovský

CD 1:
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Symphony No.4
Concertino for Cello, Brass, Piano and Battery *
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments *
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Trauermusik for Viola and String Orchestra +
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Tre Ricercari

CD 2:
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781):
Sinfonia in D major
Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Jeux d'enfants, op.22
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Le carnaval des animaux #
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 §

André Navarra - cello *
Ladislav Černý - viola +
Pavel Štěpán - piano #
Ilja Hurník - piano #
Ladislav Jásek - violin §
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Martin Turnovský - conductor

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Arturo Sacchetti - Germany 1920-1940

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by Daffy. 

Organ History:
Germany 1920-1940:

works by:
Heinrich Kaminsky (1886-1946)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Hugo Distler (1908-1942)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Hans Křenek (1900-1991)

Arturo Sacchetti - organ

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Reger - Mozart-Variationen; Hindemith - Weber-Metamorphosen - Davis

Max Reger (1873-1916):
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, op.132
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphoses on a Theme by Carl Maria von Weber

Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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