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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Leoš Janáček; Hugo Wolf - String Quartets (Hagen Quartet)


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Composer: Leoš Janáček; Hugo Wolf
  1. Janáček - String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio
  2. Janáček - String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": II. Con moto
  3. Janáček - String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": III. Con moto
  4. Janáček - String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": IV. Con moto
  5. Janáček - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": I. Andante
  6. Janáček - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": II. Adagio
  7. Janáček - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": III. Moderato
  8. Janáček - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": IV. Allegro
  9. Wolf - Italian Serenade in G major

Hagen Quartet
Lukas Hagen, violin
Rainer Schmidt, violin
Veronika Hagen, viola
Clemens Hagen, cello

Date: 1988
Label: Newton Classics (original on Deutsche Grammophon)
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4276692

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Karl Goldmark; Paul Hindemith - Symphonies (Leonard Bernstein)


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Composer: Karl Goldmark; Paul Hindemith
  1. Goldmark - Symphony No. 1 in E flat major "Rustic Wedding", Op. 26: 1. Wedding March. Variationen
  2. Goldmark - Symphony No. 1 in E flat major "Rustic Wedding", Op. 26: 2. Bridal Song. Intermezzo
  3. Goldmark - Symphony No. 1 in E flat major "Rustic Wedding", Op. 26: 3. Serenade. Scherzo
  4. Goldmark - Symphony No. 1 in E flat major "Rustic Wedding", Op. 26: 4. In the Garden. Andante
  5. Goldmark - Symphony No. 1 in E flat major "Rustic Wedding", Op. 26: 5. Dance. Finale
  6. Hindemith - Symphony in E flat major: 1. Sehr lebhaft
  7. Hindemith - Symphony in E flat major: 2. Sehr langsam
  8. Hindemith - Symphony in E flat major: 3. Lebhaft
  9. Hindemith - Symphony in E flat major: 4. Mäßig schnelle Halbe

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Date: 1967 (6-9), 1968 (1-5)
Label: Sony Classical

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Monday, September 7, 2015

Joseph Jongen - Flute Sonata; Flute Trio (Marc Grauwels)


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Composer: Joseph Jongen
  1. Danse lente for flute & harp, Op. 56bis: Modéré (sans lenteur)
  2. 2 Pieces for Trio of flute, cello & harp, Op. 80: I. Assez Lent
  3. 2 Pieces for Trio of flute, cello & harp, Op. 80: II. Allegretto Moderato - Tres Modere - Vif
  4. Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 77: I. Prelude: Modéré
  5. Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 77: II. Très animé
  6. Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 77: III. Modéré
  7. Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 77: IV. Gigue: Allegro
  8. Elégie for 4 flutes, Op. 114 No. 3: Assez lent
  9. 2 Paraphrases on Walloon Noels, for 3 flute & an alto flute, Op. 114 : 1. "Houte On pau...": Allegro amabile
  10. 2 Paraphrases on Walloon Noels, for 3 flute & an alto flute, Op. 114 : 2. "Qui vout direc coula, fré mati?": Allegro tranquillo - Allegro - Gai

Marc Grauwels, flute
Sophie Hallynck, harp (1-3)
Marie Hallynck, cello (2, 3)
Dalia Ouziel, piano (4-7)
Quatuor de Flûtes du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (9, 10)
(Marc Grauwels, Baudouin Giaux, Gérard Noach & Jean-Michel Tanguy)

Date: 2002
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557111

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Joseph Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 88-92; Sinfonia Concertante (Ádám Fischer)


Composer: Joseph Haydn

CD1:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 88 in G major "Letter V", Hob. I/88
  • (05-08) Symphony No. 89 in F major "Letter W", Hob. I/89
  • (09-12) Symphony No. 90 in C major "Letter R", Hob. I/90
CD2:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 91 in E-flat major "Letter T", Hob. I/91
  • (05-08) Symphony No. 92 in G major "Letter Q"/"Oxford", Hob. I/92
  • (09-11) Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Hob. I/105

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Ádám Fischer, conductor

Date: 1988-1991
Label: Nimbus

More info & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Haydn-Symphonies-88-92-Box-Set/dp/B0000037FN

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Works (Peter Hurford)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  2. "Herzlich tut mich verlangen", BWV 727
  3. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 645 ("Sleepers, awake")
  4. Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 - "Great"
  5. "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", BWV 730
  6. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
  7. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552
  8. "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659
  9. Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
CD2:
  1. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564
  2. "In dulci jubilo", BWV 729
  3. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  4. Fantasia in G major, BWV 572
  5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
  6. "Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g'mein", BWV 734
  7. "Wo soll ich fliehen hin", BWV 694
  8. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562
  9. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 - "Dorian"

Peter Hurford, organ
Date: 1977-1980
Label: Decca
http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4434852

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