Mozart – Piano Concertos, Piano Sonatas – Lang Lang

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K.491
Piano Concerto no.17 in G major, K.453

CD 2:
Piano Sonata no.5 in G major, K.283
Piano Sonata no.4 in E flat major, K.282
Piano Sonata no.8 in A major, K.310
March in C major, K.408/1
Piano Piece in F major, K.33b
Allegro for Piano in F major, K.1c
[Rondo] Alla turca. Allegretto (from Sonata no.11)

Lang Lang - piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Muffat, Biber – Suites, Sonatas – Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Georg Muffat (1653-1704):
Suite in E major "Indissolubilis Amicitia"
Concerto I in D minor "Bona nova"
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704):
Sonata a 6 "called Peasants' Church going" in B flat major
Sonata a 2 violini, trombone, violone in D minor
Sonata VIII in B flat major
Battalia a 10 in D major

Concentus Musicus Wien [on period instruments]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Brahms – Piano Concertos – Buchbinder, Harnoncourt

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

Rudolf Buchbinder - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Dvořák – Piano Concerto – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.33
The Golden Spinning Whell, op.109 - symphonic poem

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Bartok – Music for Strings, Percursion and Celesta, Divertimento – Nikolaus Harnoncourt

tribute to Nikolaus Harnoncourt on his birthday

(born 6 December 1929)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Music for Strings, Percursion and Celesta Sz.106
Divertimento for String Orchestra Sz.113

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – The 5 Violin Concertos – Kremer, Harnoncourt

remembering Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the anniversary of his death

(27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat major K.364 *
Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat major K.207
Violin Concerto No.2 in D major K.211

CD 2:
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major K.216
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major K.218
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K.219

Gidon Kremer - violin
Kim Kashkashian - viola *
Wiener Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Beethoven – Violin Concerto, Romances – Kremer, Harnoncourt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G major, op.40
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, op.50

Gidon Kremer - violin
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Beethoven – The Symphonies – Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No. 1 in C major, op.21
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica"), op.55

CD 2:
Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), op.68
Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93

CD 3:
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op.36
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op.67

CD 4:
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op.60
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op.92

CD 5:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), op.125

Charlotte Margiono - soprano
Birgit Remmert - contralto
Rudolf Schasching - tenor
Robert Holl - bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

tribute to Pierre-Laurent Aimard on his birthday

(born 9 September 1957)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

Triple Concerto in C major, op.56

Rondo in B flat major for Piano and Orchestra, WoO 6

Choral Fantasy, op.80

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano

Thomas Zehetmair - violin

Clemens Hagen - cello

Luba Orgonasova - soprano

Maria Haid - soprano

Elisabeth von Magnus - contralto

Deon van der Walt - tenor

Robert Fontane - tenor

Florian Beosch - baritone

Ricardo Luna - baritone

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

tribute to Pierre-Laurent Aimard on his birthday

(born 9 September 1957)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37

CD 3:
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73

Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Haydn – 4 Masses, Stabat Mater – Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):

CD 1:
Missa in tempore belli, in C major Hob.XXII:9 "Paukenmesse
Salve Regina in G minor, Hob.XXIII.b:2

CD 2:
Missa angustiis in D minor, Hob.XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Te Deum in C major, Hob.XXIIIc:2

CD 3:
Missa in B flat major, Hob.XXII:14 "Harmoniemesse"
Cantata "Qual dubbio ormai?", Hob.XXIVa:4
Te Deum in C major, Hob.XXIIIc:1

CD 4:
Stabat Mater, Hob.XXbis

CD 5:
"Die sieben letzten Worten unseres Erlösers am Kreuz", Hob.XX:2

CD 6:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Magnificat in C major, D.486
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Missa in B flat major, Hob.XXII:13 "Schöpfungsmesse"
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Intende voci, D.963


Dorothea Röschmann - soprano
Luba Orgonasova - soprano
Eva Mei - soprano
Barbara Bonney - soprano
Inge Nielsen - soprano
Christiane Oelze - soprano
Elisabeth von Magnus - mezzo-soprano
Margareta Hintermeier - mezzo-soprano
Herbert Lippert - temor
Deon van der Walt - tenor
Anthony Rolfe Johnson - tenor
Oliver Widmer - bass-baritone
Alastair Miles - bass-baritone
Robert Holl - bass-baritone
Gerald Finley - bass-baritone


Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Concentus musicus Wien [on period instruments]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Beethoven – Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (complete) – Harnoncourt

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op.43 (complete)

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Salieri – Prima la Musica, Poi le Parole; Mozart – Der Schauspieldirektor – Harnoncourt

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Prima la Musica, Poi le Parole - divertimento teatrale in one act
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Der Schauspieldirektor - musical comedy in one act

with:
Robert Holl
Thomas Hampton
Roberta Alexander
Julia Hamari
Magda Nador
Krisztina Laki
Harry van der Kamp

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.40 & 41 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.38 & 39 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504 "Prague"
Symphony No.39 in E flat major, K.543

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.35 & 36 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 "Haffner"
Symphony No.36 in C major, K.425 "Linz"

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.32, 33, 34 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.32 in G major, K.318
Symphony No.33 in B flat major, K.319
Symphony No.34 in C major, K.338

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.29, 30, 31 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.29 in A major, K.201
Symphony No.30 in D major, K.202
Symphony No.31 in D major, K.297

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Mozart – Symphonies Nos.25, 26, 28 – Harnoncourt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.25 in G minor, K.183
Symphony No.26 in E flat major, K.184
Symphony No.28 in C major, K.200

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Schumann – Piano & Violin Concertos – Argerich, Kremer, Harnoncourt

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Violin Concerto in D minor

Martha Argerich - piano
Gidon Kremer - violin
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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