Albeniz, Granados – Piano Concertos – Melani Mestre (Romantic Piano Concerto – 65)

other volumes of this series

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 78, "Concierto Fantástico"
Rapsodia Española, Op. 70 (San Sebastian version)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916):
Piano Concerto in C Minor, "Patético" (reconstr.Melani Mestre)

Melani Mestre - piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins - conductor

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Vieuxtemps – Cello Concertos – Alban Gerhardt (Romantic Cello Concerto – 6)

other CDs of this series

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881):
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.46
Cello Concerto no.2 in B minor, op.50
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931):
Méditation in B minor, op.16
Sérénade in A major, op.22

Alban Gerhardt - cello
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Josep Caballé-Domenech - conductor

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Mozart – Horn Concertos, Horn Quintet – Pip Eastop

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b)
Quintet for horn, violin, 2 violas & cello in E flat major, K. 407 (K. 386c) *

Phillip Eastop - natural horn
Eroica Quartet *
Hanover Band (on period instruments)
Anthony Halstead - conductor

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Brahms – The Piano Concertos – Stephen Hough

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83

Stephen Hough - piano
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Mark Wigglesworth - conductor

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Beethoven – Cello Sonatas – Steven Isserlis, Robert Levin

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Cello Sonata no.1 in F major, op.5 no.1
Cello Sonata no.2 in G minor, op.5 no.2
Cello Sonata no.3 in A major, op.69
Cello Sonata no.4 in C major, op.102 no.1
Cello Sonata no.5 in D major, op.102 no.2
Variations in G major on "See the conqu'ring hero comes", WoO 45
Variations in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66
Variations in E flat major on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46
Horn Sonata In F, Op.17 (arranged for cello and piano)

Steven Isserlis - cello [Marquis de Corberon Stradivarius, 1726]
Robert Levin - fortepiano [copy of Walter & Sons, 1805]

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Jongen; Lazzari – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Graffin (Romantic Violin Concerto – 18)

HAPPY 2015

other CDs of this collection

Joseph Jongen (1873-1953):
Fantasia in E major, op.12
Sylvio Lazzari (1857-1944):
Rapsodie in E minor
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953):
Adagio symphonique in B major, op.20
Violin Concerto in B minor, op.17

Philippe Graffin - violin
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins - conductor

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C.P.E.Bach – Württemberg Sonatas – Mahan Esfahani

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Württemberg Sonatas, Wq.49:
Sonata in A minor, H 30
Sonata in A flat major, H 31
Sonata in E minor, H 33
Sonata in B flat major, H 32
Sonata in E flat major, H 34
Sonata in B minor, H 36

Mahan Esfahani - harpsichord [after Michael Mierke, 17??]

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Bruch – Violin Concerto no.3, Scottish Fantasy – Jack Liebeck (Romantic Violin Concerto – 17)

other CDs of this collection

Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.58
Scottish Fantasyin E flat major, op.46

Jack Liebeck - violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins - conductor

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Oswald, Napoleão – Piano Concertos – Artur Pizarro (Romantic Piano Concerto – 64)

other volumes of this series

Henrique Oswald (1852-1931):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.10
Alfredo Napoleão (1852-1917):
Piano Concerto no.2 in E flat minor, op.31

Artur Pizarro - piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Martyn Brabbins - conductor

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VC – British Light Music Classics - 4 – Ronald Corp

British Light Music Classics (Vol.4)

Marhsall Ross (1918-1988):
Marching Strings
Peter Hope (b.1930):
Jaunting Car
Trevor Duncan (1924-2005):
High Heels
Frederic Curzon (1899-1973):
Dance on an Ostracised Imp
John Foulds (1880-1939):
Keltic Lament
Charles Williams (1893-1978):
Rhytm on Rails
Eric Coates (1886-1957):
By the Sleepy Lagoon
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960):
Jamaican Rumba
Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959):
In a Monastery Garden
Charles Williams (1893-1978):
A Quiet Stroll
Percy Fletcher (1879-1932):
Demoiselle Chic
Jack Beaver (1900-1963):
Cavalcade of Youth
Fredric Bayco (1913-1970):
Elizabethan Masque
Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950):
Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Charles Ancliffe (1880-1952):
Thrills
Frederick Rosse (1867-1940):
The Doge's March
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912):
Petite Suite de Concert

The New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp - conductor

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VC – British Light Music Classics - 3 – Ronald Corp

British Light Music Classics (Vol.3)

Haydn Wood (1882-1952):
Montmartre
Clive Richardson (1909-2014):
Melody on the Move
Jack Strachey (1894-1972):
In Party Mood
Trevor Duncan (1924-2005):
The Girl from Corsica
Lionel Monckton (1861-1924):
Soldiers in the Park
Felix Godin (1864-1925):
Valse September
Ronald Binge (1910-1979):
Miss Melanie
Ivan Caryll (1861-1921):
Pink Lady Waltz
Robert Farnon (1917-2005):
Portrait of a Flirt
Harry Dexter (1910-1973):
Siciliano
Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959):
In a Persian Market *
Jack Strachey (1894-1972):
Theatreland
Archibald Joyce (1873-1963):
Songe d'Automne
Vivian Ellis (1904-1996):
Alpine Pastures
Ernest Tomlinson (b.1924):
Little Serenade
George Melachrino (1909-1965):
Woodland Revel
Tolchard Evans (1901-1978):
Lady of Spain
Charles Ancliffe (1880-1952):
Smiles, then Kisses
Sidney Torch (1908-1990):
On a Spring Note
Eric Coates (1886-1957):
Music Everywhere

The New London Light Opera Chorus *
The New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp - conductor

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Saint-Saëns – Cello Concertos – Natalie Clein (Romantic Cello Concerto –5)

other CDs of this series

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33
Cello Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.119
La muse et le poète, op.132 *
Allegro appassionato, op.43
Le cygne (from "Le carnaval des animaux") for solo cello and 2 pianos +

Natalie Clein - cello
Antje Weithaas - violin *
Julya Lynch - piano +
Judith Keaney - piano +
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze - conductor

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VC – British Light Music Classics - 2 – Ronald Corp

British Light Music Classics (Vol.2)

Eric Coates (1886-1957):
Knightsbridge
Percy Fletcher (1879-1932):
Bal masqué
Ernest Bucalossi (1832-1918):
The Grasshoper's Dance
Arthur Wood (1875-1953):
Barwick Green
Fred Hartley (1905-1980):
Rouge et Noir
Robert Farnon (1917-2005):
The Peanut Polka
Benjamin Frankel (1906-1973):
Carriage and Pair
Haydn Wood (1882-1952):
The Horse Guards, Whitehall
Trevor Duncan (1924-2005):
March
Ronald Binge (1910-1979):
Sailing by
Gilbert Vinter (1909-1969):
Portuguese Party
Clive Richardson (1909-2014):
Beachcomber
Herman Finck (1872-1939):
In the Shadows
Robert Docker (1918-1992):
Tabarinage
Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959):
Sanctuary of the Heart
Robert Farnon (1917-2005):
The Westminster Waltz
Edward Elgar (1854-1937):
Carissima
Charles Williams (1893-1978):
Girls in Grey
Edward White (1910-1994):
The Runaway Rocking-Horse
Frederic Curzon (1899-1973):
March of the Bowmen

The New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp - conductor

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VC – British Light Music Classics - 1 – Ronald Corp

British Light Music Classics (Vol.1)

Eric Coates (1886-1957):
Calling all Workers
Geoffrey Toye (1889-1942):
The Haunted Ballrom
Anthony Collins (1893-1963):
Vanity Fair
Robert Farnon (1917-2005):
Jumping Bean
Sydney Baynes (1879-1938):
Destiny
Frederic Curzon (1899-1973):
The Boulevadier
W. Meyer Lutz (1829-1903):
Pas de Quatre
Ronald Binge (1910-1979):
The Watermill
Charles Williams (1893-1978):
The Devil's Galop
Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960):
Dusk
Edward White (1910-1994):
Puffin' Billy
Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959):
Bells across the Meadows
Charles Williams (1893-1978):
The old Clockmaker
Archibald Joyce (1873-1963):
Dreaming
Ronald Binge (1910-1979):
Elizabethan Serenade
Vivian Ellis (1904-1996):
Coronation Scot
Charles Ancliffe (1880-1952):
Nights of Gladness

The New London Orchestra
Ronald Corp - conductor

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Bruckner – Requiem in D minor – Matthew Best

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Requiem in D minor
Psalm 114
Psalm 112

Joan Rodgers - soprano
Catherine Denley - contralto
Maldwyn Davies - tenor
Michael George - bass
Thomas Trotter - organ
Corydon Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best - conductor

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Mahler – 'Songs of Youth' – Janet Baker

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Hans und Grete
Winterlied
Im Lenz
Serenade
Frühlingsmorgen
Ich ging mit Lust
Starke Einbildungskraft
Erinnerung
Selbstgefühl
Nicht wiedersehen!
Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen
Aus! Aus!
Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz'
Scheiden und Meiden
Phantasie
Ablösung Im Sommer
Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
Ging heut morgen über's Feld
Ich hab' ein glühend Messer
Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz

Dame Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Geoffrey Parsons - piano

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Alkan – Symphony for solo piano & other piano works – Marc-André Hamelin

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888):
Symphony for solo piano, op.39 nos.4-7
"Salut, cendre du pauvre!", op.45
Alleluia, op.25
"Super flumina Babylonis", op.52
"Souvenirs: Trois Morceaux dans le genre pathétique", op.15

Marc-André Hamelin - piano

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Dussek – Piano Concertos – Howard Shelley

Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812):
Piano Concerto in G major, op.1 no.3
Piano Concerto in C major, op.29
Piano Concerto in E flat major, op.70

Howard Shelley - piano & direction
Ulster Orchestra

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Michael Haydn – Requiem, Missa – Robert King

Michael Haydn (1737-1806):
Requiem pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo
Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae

Carolyn Sampson - soprano
Hilary Summers - contralto
James Gilchrist - tenor
Peter Harvey - bass
The Choir of King's College
The King's Consort [on period instruments]
Robert King - conductor

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Busoni, Strauss – Violin Concertos – Tanja Becker-Bender (Romantic Violin Concerto – 16)

other CDs of this collection

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35a
Benedictus from Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" for Violin and Orchestra
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.8

Tanja Becker-Bender - violin
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Garry Walker - conductor

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