A belated thank you for your support, Antonio.

Monday, July 31, 2017

Ignaz Brüll - Piano Works (Alexandra Oehler)


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Composer: Ignaz Brüll
  • (01-04) Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 73
  • (05-08) Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 71
  • (09-15) 7 Albumblätter für die Jugend, Op. 33
  • (16) Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 76: III. Legende
  • (17) Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 76: IV. Sarabande
  • (18) 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 57: IV. Romanze
  • (19) Piano Suite No. 4, Op.80: III. Cavatine

Alexandra Oehler, piano
Date: 2009
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Ignaz-Br%FCll-1846-1907-Klavierwerke/hnum/5106998


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Ignaz Brüll - Piano Concertos; Andante & Allegro (Martin Roscoe)


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Composer: Ignaz Brüll
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, Op. 10: I. Allegro moderato - Cadenza - Tempo I
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, Op. 10: II. Andante. Molto expressivo - attacca:
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, Op. 10: III. Finale. Presto
  4. Andante and Allegro, Op. 88: I. Andante moderato, con moto
  5. Andante and Allegro, Op. 88: II. Allegro vivace
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 24: I. Allegro moderato
  7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 24: II. Andante ma non troppo - attacca:
  8. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 24: III. Allegro

Martin Roscoe, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67069

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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Piano Sonata; Variations & Fugues (Jonathan Plowright)


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Composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  • (01-03) Piano Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 21
  • (04-19) Variations & Fugue in A minor, Op. 11
  • (20-41) Variations & Fugue in E flat minor, Op. 23

Jonathan Plowright, piano
Date: 2007
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67562

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Symphony in B minor ''Polonia'' (Jerzy Maksymiuk)


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Composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  1. Symphony in B minor "Polonia", Op. 24: I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro vivace
  2. Symphony in B minor "Polonia", Op. 24: II. Andante con moto
  3. Symphony in B minor "Polonia", Op. 24: III. Vivace

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDH55351

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Orchestral Works (Roland Bader)


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Composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  1. Manru, opera, Op. 20: Ouverture
  2. Manru, opera, Op. 20: Prelude, Act 3
  3. Manru, opera, Op. 20: Gipsy March
  4. Fantasy from opera "Manru" for orchestra (arr. Walter Rabl)
  5. Menuet célèbre, Op. 14 No. 1
  6. Mélodie, Op. 16 No. 2
  7. Cracovienne fantastique (Krakowiak), Op. 14 No. 6
  8. Chant d'amour (Album de mai), Op. 10 No. 2
  9. Melody (Chants du voyageur), Op. 8 No. 3

Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
Roland Bader, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Koch Schwann


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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Hugo Alfvén - Orchestral Works (Neeme Järvi)


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Composer: Hugo Alfvén

CD1:
  • (01) Upsala-rapsodi (Swedish Rhapsody No. 2), Op. 24
  • (02) Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 7
  • (06) Drapa, Op. 27 (for large orchestra)
  • (07) Andante religioso
CD2:
  • (01) Midsommarvaka (Swedish Rhapsody No. 1), Op. 19
  • (02) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11
CD3:
  • (01) Dalarapsodi (Swedish Rhapsody No. 3), Op. 47
  • (02) Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 23
  • (06) Den förlorade sonen (The Prodigal Son), ballet suite
CD4:
  • (01) En skärgårdssägen (A Legend of the Skerries), Op. 20
  • (02) Symphony No. 4 in C minor "Från havsbadet" (From the Outermost Skerries), Op. 39
CD5:
  • (01) Bergakungen (The Mountain King), ballet suite, Op. 37
  • (05) Symphony No. 5 in A minor, Op. 54
  • (09) Elegy, Op. 49 (from Gustav II Adolf)

Christina Högman, soprano (Op. 39)
Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö, tenor (Op. 39)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 1988 (CD1, CD2), 1989 (CD3), 1991 (CD4), 1993 (CD5)
Compilation: 2004
Label: Brilliant Classics (licensed from BIS)


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Friday, July 28, 2017

Hubert Parry - Invocation to Music (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Hubert Parry
  1. Invocation to Music: Introduction: 'Myriad voicèd Queen!' - 'Turn, O return!'
  2. Invocation to Music: 'Thee, fair Poetry oft hath sought'
  3. Invocation to Music: 'The Monstrous Sea'
  4. Invocation to Music: 'Love to Love calleth'
  5. Invocation to Music: Dirge: 'To me, to me, fair-hearted Goddess, come!'
  6. Invocation to Music: 'Man, born of desire' - 'Rejoice ye dead, where'er your spirits dwell'
  7. Invocation to Music: 'O enter with me the gates of delight'
  8. Invocation to Music: 'Thou, O Queen of sinless grace'

Anne Dawson, soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
Brian Rayner Cook, baritone
London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%209025

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Hubert Parry - Symphony No. 1; Concertstück (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Hubert Parry
  1. Symphony No. 1 in G major: I. Con fuoco
  2. Symphony No. 1 in G major: II. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 1 in G major: III. Presto - Meno mosso
  4. Symphony No. 1 in G major: IV. Allegretto, molto vivace
  5. Concertstück in G minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%209062

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Hubert Parry - Symphony No. 2; Symphonic Variations (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Hubert Parry
  1. Symphony No. 2 in F major 'The Cambridge': I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony No. 2 in F major 'The Cambridge': II. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Poco più mosso - Presto
  3. Symphony No. 2 in F major 'The Cambridge': III. Andante
  4. Symphony No. 2 in F major 'The Cambridge': IV. Allegro vivace
  5. Symphonic Variations

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1991
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208961

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Hubert Parry - Symphony No. 5; etc. (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Hubert Parry
  1. Symphony No. 5 in B minor 'Symphonic Fantasia 1912': I. Stress: Slow - Allegro - Tempo I
  2. Symphony No. 5 in B minor 'Symphonic Fantasia 1912': II. Love: Lento
  3. Symphony No. 5 in B minor 'Symphonic Fantasia 1912': III. Play: Vivace
  4. Symphony No. 5 in B minor 'Symphonic Fantasia 1912': IV. Now: Moderato
  5. From Death to Life, symphonic poem: I. Via Mortis: Lento
  6. From Death to Life, symphonic poem: II. Via Vite: Slow alla marcia
  7. Elegy for Brahms in A minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1991
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208955

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Hubert Parry - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Hubert Parry
  1. Symphony No. 3 in C major 'The English': I. Allegro energico
  2. Symphony No. 3 in C major 'The English': II. Andante sostenuto
  3. Symphony No. 3 in C major 'The English': III. Allegro molto scherzoso
  4. Symphony No. 3 in C major 'The English': IV. Moderato
  5. Symphony No. 4 in E minor: I. Con fuoco
  6. Symphony No. 4 in E minor: II. Molto Adagio
  7. Symphony No. 4 in E minor: III. Allegretto
  8. Symphony No. 4 in E minor: IV. Spiritoso

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1990
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208896

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Henryk Górecki - Symphony No. 4 (Andrey Boreyko)


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Composer: Henryk Górecki
  1. Symphony No. 4 "Tansman Episodes", Op. 85: I. Deciso - Marcatissimo ma ben tenuto
  2. Symphony No. 4 "Tansman Episodes", Op. 85: II. Largo-ben tenuto - Marcatissimo
  3. Symphony No. 4 "Tansman Episodes", Op. 85: III. Deciso-Marcatissimo - Tranquillo e Cantabile
  4. Symphony No. 4 "Tansman Episodes", Op. 85: IV. Allegro Marcato - Giocoso - Deciso - Marcatissimo ma ben tenuto

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Nonesuch
http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/gorecki-symphony-no-4


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Henryk Górecki - Symphony No. 3 (David Zinman)


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Composer: Henryk Górecki
  1. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
  2. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo
  3. Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": III. Lento - Cantablile-semplice

Dawn Upshaw, soprano
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Nonesuch
http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/gorecki-symphony-no-3


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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Henry Purcell - A Purcell Collection (VOCES8; Les Inventions)


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Composer: Henry Purcell
  1. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem
  2. To the Hills and the Vales
  3. By Beauteous Softness Mix'd with Majesty
  4. O God, Thou Art my God
  5. How Happy the Lovers
  6. 'Cold Song' (What Power Art Thou ...)
  7. Behold, O Mightiest of Gods
  8. My Heart is Inditing of a Good Matter
  9. Bid the Virtues
  10. Hail! Bright Cecilia
  11. Strike the Viol
  12. Second Dirge Anthem (Morley) / Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secret of Our Hearts
  13. Fairest Isle
  14. Full Fathom Five

VOCES8
Andrea Haines, Emily Dickens (soprano)
Christopher Wardle, Barnaby Smith (countertenor)
Olivier Vincent, Samuel Dressel (tenor)
Paul Smith, Dingle Yandell (bass)
&
Les Inventions

Date: 2014
Label: Signum Classics
http://signumrecords.com/product/a-purcell-collection/SIGCD375/

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Henry Purcell - Essential Purcell (Robert King; The King's Consort)


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Composer: Henry Purcell
  1. Welcome, welcome glorious morn
  2. Be welcome then, great Sir
  3. Oh, fair Cedaria
  4. Hear my prayer, O Lord
  5. When I am laid in earth ('Dido's Lament')
  6. Let mine eyes run down with tears
  7. The sparrow and the gentle dove
  8. If music be the food of love
  9. Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem')
  10. Hosanna to the highest
  11. Thou knowest, Lord the secrets of our hearts
  12. Fairest Isle, all isles excelling
  13. Mark, how readily each pliant string
  14. Sound the trumpet
  15. She loves and she confesses too
  16. O how blest is the Isle
  17. Remember not, Lord, our offences
  18. Now that the sun hath veiled his light ('An Evening Hymn')
  19. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day
  20. With rapture of delight ... Hail bright Cecilia

Barbara Bonney, Gillian Fisher & Susan Gritton (soprano)
Eamonn O'Dwyer & Nicholas Witcomb (treble)
James Bowman & Michael Chance (countertenor)
John Mark Ainsley, Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, Mark Padmore (tenor)
Michael George (bass)

The Choir of New College, Oxford
The Choir of The King's Consort
The King's Consort
Robert King, conductor

Date: 1994
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_KING2

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Henry Purcell - Instrumental Music (Thomas Hengelbrock; Freiburger Barockorchester)


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Composer: Henry Purcell
  • (01-07) The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629
  • (08-13) Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626
  • (14-19) King Arthur, semi-opera, Z. 628
  • (20-25) Abdelazer, incidental music, Z. 570

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Thomas Hengelbrock, violin & conductor

Date: 1991
Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi


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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski - Piano Concertos (Jonathan Plowright)


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Composer: Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor: 1. Maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor: 2. Andantino
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor: 3. Vivo ma non troppo e poi molto accelerando
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor: 1. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor: 2. Andante non troppo lento
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor: 3. Allegro con fuoco

Jonathan Plowright, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph König, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67630

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Henry Litolff - Concertos Symphoniques Nos. 3 & 5 (Peter Donohoe)


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Composer: Henry Litolff
  1. Concerto symphonique No. 3 in E flat major "National Hollandais", Op. 45: I. Maestoso
  2. Concerto symphonique No. 3 in E flat major "National Hollandais", Op. 45: II. Presto
  3. Concerto symphonique No. 3 in E flat major "National Hollandais", Op. 45: III. Andante
  4. Concerto symphonique No. 3 in E flat major "National Hollandais", Op. 45: IV. Allegro vivace
  5. Concerto symphonique No. 5 in C minor, Op. 123: I. Allegro maestoso
  6. Concerto symphonique No. 5 in C minor, Op. 123: II. Largo
  7. Concerto symphonique No. 5 in C minor, Op. 123: III. Intermède (Scherzo). Vivace
  8. Concerto symphonique No. 5 in C minor, Op. 123: IV. Allegro

Peter Donohoe, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67210

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Henry Litolff - Concertos Symphoniques Nos. 2 & 4 (Peter Donohoe)


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Composer: Henry Litolff
  1. Concerto symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Op. 22: I. Maestoso
  2. Concerto symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Op. 22: II. Scherzo
  3. Concerto symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Op. 22: III. Andante
  4. Concerto symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Op. 22: IV. Rondeau. Allegretto
  5. Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro con fuoco
  6. Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102: II. Scherzo. Presto
  7. Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102: III. Adagio religioso
  8. Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102: IV. Allegro impetuoso 

Peter Donohoe, piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

Date: 1997
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66889

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Monday, July 24, 2017

Henryk Wieniawski - Works for Violin & Piano (Bartłomiej Nizioł; Waldemar Malicki)


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Composer: Henryk Wieniawski
  1. Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
  2. Polonaise de concert in D major, Op. 4
  3. Legende, Op. 17
  4. Capriccio-Valse in E major, Op. 7
  5. Theme original varié, Op. 15
  6. Polonaise brillante in A major, Op. 21
  7. Fantasia on themes from Gounod's "Faust", Op. 20

Bartłomiej Nizioł, violin
Waldemar Malicki, piano

Date: 1996
Label: DUX
http://www.dux.pl/-henryk-wieniawski-utwory-na-skrzypce-i-fortepian.html

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Henryk Wieniawski - Violin Concertos (Gil Shaham)


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Composer: Henryk Wieniawski; Pablo de Sarasate
  1. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14: 2. Preghiera. Larghetto
  3. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14: 3. Rondo. Allegro giocoso
  4. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: 1. Allegro moderato
  5. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: 2. Romance. Andante non troppo
  6. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: 3. Allegro con fuoco - Allegro moderato (à la Zingara)
  7. Wieniawski - Legende, Op. 17: Andante - Allegro moderato - Tempo I
  8. Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20: Moderato - Lento - Un peu plus lent - Allegro molto vivace

Gil Shaham, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor

Date: 1991
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4318152


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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos (Hilary Hahn)


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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 1. Allegro aperto
  2. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 2. Adagio
  3. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 3. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto
  4. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 1. Andante - Moderato
  5. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 2. Adagio religioso
  6. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 3. Scherzo: Vivace - Trio: Meno mosso
  7. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 4. Finale marziale: Andante - Allegro

Hilary Hahn, violin
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4793956

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Henri Vieuxtemps; Eugène Ysaÿe - Cello Concertos (Alban Gerhardt)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps; Eugène Ysaÿe
  1. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 46: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 46: 2. Andante
  3. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 46: 3. Allegro
  4. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 50: 1. Allegro
  5. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 50: 2. Adagio
  6. Vieuxtemps - Cello Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 50: 3. Allegretto con moto
  7. Ysaÿe - Méditation in B minor "Poème", Op. 16
  8. Ysaÿe - Sérénade in A major, Op. 22

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

Date: 2015
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67790

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Henryk Wieniawski; Julius Conus; Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos (Soo-Hyun Park)


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Composer: Henryk Wieniawski; Julius Conus; Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14: II. Preghiera. Larghetto -
  3. Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14: III. Rondo. Allegro giocoso
  4. Conus - Violin Concerto in E minor: Allegro molto -
  5. Conus - Violin Concerto in E minor: Adagio -
  6. Conus - Violin Concerto in E minor: Cadenza - Allegro subito
  7. Vieuxtemps - Fantasia appassionata in G minor, Op. 35: Allegro moderato - Moderato -
  8. Vieuxtemps - Fantasia appassionata in G minor, Op. 35: Largo -
  9. Vieuxtemps - Fantasia appassionata in G minor, Op. 35: Finale. Saltarella. Allegro vivace

Soo-Hyun Park, violin
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Nicholas Milton, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Onyx
http://www.onyxclassics.com/cddetail.php?CatalogueNumber=ONYX4109

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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Henri Vieuxtemps - Music for Violin and Orchestra (Misha Keylin)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Fantasia appassionata, Op. 35
  2. Ballade et Polonaise, Op. 38
  3. Fantaisie Caprice, Op. 11
  4. Greeting to America, Op. 56

Misha Keylin, violin
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570974

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Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos Nos. 5, 6 & 7 (Misha Keylin)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Gretry", Op. 37: I. Allegro non troppo - Moderato
  2. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Gretry", Op. 37: II. Adagio
  3. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Gretry", Op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco
  4. Violin Concerto No. 6 in G major, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Violin Concerto No. 6 in G major, Op. 47: II. Pastorale. Andante con moto
  6. Violin Concerto No. 6 in G major, Op. 47: III. Intermezzo siciliano
  7. Violin Concerto No. 6 in G major, Op. 47: IV. Rondo finale. Allegretto
  8. Violin Concerto No. 7 in A minor, Op. 49: I. Moderato
  9. Violin Concerto No. 7 in A minor, Op. 49: II. Melancolie
  10. Violin Concerto No. 7 in A minor, Op. 49: III. Allegro vivo

Misha Keylin, violin
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor (1-7)
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa, conductor (8-10)

Date: 2003
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557016

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Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (Misha Keylin)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 10: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 10: II. Introduction. Adagio
  3. Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 10: III. Rondo. Allegretto
  4. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: I. Andante - Moderato
  5. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: II. Andante religioso
  6. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: III. Scherzo. Vivace
  7. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: IV. Finale marziale. Andante - Allegro

Misha Keylin, violin
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Dennis Burkh, conductor (1-3)
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa, conductor (4-7)

Date: 1995 (1-3), 1999 (4-7)
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554506

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Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Misha Keylin)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Violin Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 19: I. Allegro
  2. Violin Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 19: II. Andante
  3. Violin Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 19: III. Rondo
  4. Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major, Op. 25: I. Allegro
  5. Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major, Op. 25: II. Adagio
  6. Violin Concerto No. 3 in A major, Op. 25: III. Rondo

Misha Keylin, violin
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Dennis Burkh, conductor

Date: 1997
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554114

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Henri Vieuxtemps - Music for Viola and Piano (Roberto Diaz; Robert Koenig)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Viola Sonata in B flat major, Op. 36: 1. Maestoso - Allegro
  2. Viola Sonata in B flat major, Op. 36: 2. Barcalla. Andante con moto
  3. Viola Sonata in B flat major, Op. 36: 3. Finale scherzando. Allegretto
  4. Elegie, Op. 30
  5. Capriccio for viola solo, Op. posth. 9
  6. La Nuit ("Night" from Felicien David's "Le désert")
  7. Allegro & Scherzo in B flat major (Unfinished Viola Sonata), Op. posth. 14: 1. Allegro con fuoco
  8. Allegro & Scherzo in B flat major (Unfinished Viola Sonata), Op. posth. 14: 2. Scherzo. Grazioso - Trio I - Trio II

Roberto Diaz, viola
Robert Koenig, piano

Date: 2002
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.555262

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Henri Vieuxtemps - Salon Pieces; Voices of the Heart (Philippe Koch; Luc Devos)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 1. Morceau brillant de salon
  2. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 2. Air varié
  3. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 3. Rêverie
  4. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 4. Souvenirs du Bosphore
  5. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 5. Tarentelle
  6. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 6. L'Orage
  7. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 1. Tendresse
  8. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 2. Décision
  9. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 3. Mélancolie
  10. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 4. Barcarolle
  11. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 5. Rêve
  12. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 6. Interrogation
  13. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 7. Souvenir
  14. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 8. Pourquoi?
  15. Voix du cœur, Op. 53 (Op. posth. 7): 9. Thème et variations

Philippe Koch, violin
Luc Devos, piano

Date: 2000
Label: Cypres
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=167783


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Henri Vieuxtemps - Ballade et Polonaise; Rêverie; Romances (Philippe Koch; Luc Devos)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Ballade et Polonaise, Op. 38
  2. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: 1. Chant d'amour. Andante
  3. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: 2. Desespoir. Allegro
  4. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: 3. Souvenir. Allegretto
  5. 4 Romances sans paroles, Op. 8: 1. Hilarité. Allegro ma non troppo
  6. 4 Romances sans paroles, Op. 8: 2. Innocence. Moderato
  7. 4 Romances sans paroles, Op. 8: 3. Barcarolle. Andantino
  8. 4 Romances sans paroles, Op. 8: 4. Air Savoyard. Allegro moderato
  9. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: 3. Rêverie
  10. Souvenir d'Amérique, variations on "Yankee Doodle", Op. 17
  11. 3 Feuille d'album, Op. 40: 1. Romance
  12. 3 Feuille d'album, Op. 40: 2. Regrets

Philippe Koch, violin
Luc Devos, piano

Date: 1993
Label: Ricercar
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=35554&album_group=14


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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Henri Herz - Piano Concerto No. 2; Polonaise; Fantaisies (Howard Shelley)


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Composer: Henri Herz
  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 74: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 74: 2. Andantino cantabile con molt' espressione
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 74: 3. Rondo: Allegro vivo
  4. Grande fantaisie militaire sur La fille du régiment, Op. 163
  5. Fantaisie et variations sur la marche d'Otello de Rossini, Op. 67
  6. Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 30

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley, piano & conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68100

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Henri Herz - Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (Howard Shelley)


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Composer: Henri Herz
  1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 87: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 87: II. Andantino sostenuto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 87: III. Finale. Allegro (con fuoco ed appassionato)
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in E major, Op. 131: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in E major, Op. 131: II. Andante cantabile
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in E major, Op. 131: III. Rondeau russe. Allegro vivace
  7. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, Op. 180: I. Allegro moderato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, Op. 180: II. Andantino
  9. Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, Op. 180: III. Finale. Allegro agitato

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley, piano & conductor

Date: 2006
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67537

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Henri Herz - Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 7 & 8 (Howard Shelley)


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Composer: Henri Herz
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 34: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 34: II. Larghetto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 34: III. Allegro moderato
  4. Piano Concerto No. 7 in B minor, Op. 207: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 7 in B minor, Op. 207: II. Romance. Larghetto senza tempo - Andantino cantabile
  6. Piano Concerto No. 7 in B minor, Op. 207: III. Rondeau Espagnol. Allegretto
  7. Piano Concerto No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 218: I. Allegro molto moderato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 218: II. Andantino
  9. Piano Concerto No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 218: III. Polonaise

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shelley, piano & conductor

Date: 2004
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67465

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Karol Szymanowski - Masques; Métopes; Études (Cédric Tiberghien)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  • (01-12) 12 Études, Op. 33
  • (13-15) Masques, Op. 34
  • (16-19) 4 Etudes, Op. 4
  • (20-22) Métopes 'Trois Poèmes', Op. 29

Cédric Tiberghien, piano
Date: 2014
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67886

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Karol Szymanowski - Music for Violin and Piano (Alina Ibragimova; Cédric Tiberghien)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  • (01-02) Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28
  • (03-05) Mythes (Trois Poèmes), Op. 30
  • (06) Romance in D major, Op. 23
  • (07-09) Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9
  • (10-12) Three Paganini Caprices, Op. 40
  • (13) La berceuse d'Aïtacho Enia, Op. 52

Alina Ibragimova, violin
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Date: 2009
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67703

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Karol Szymanowski - Mazurkas (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  • (01-20 Twenty Mazurkas, Op. 50
  • (21) Valse Romantique
  • (22-25) Four Polish Dances
  • (26-27) Two Mazurkas, Op. 62

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 2003
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67399

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Karol Szymanowski - String Quartets (Carmina Quartet)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  1. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37: I. Lento assai - Allegro moderato
  2. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37: II. Andantino semplice (In modo d'una canzone) - Adagio dolcissimo - Lento assai molto expressivo
  3. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37: III. Vivace - Scherzando alla Burlesca; Vivace non troppo
  4. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 2, Op. 56: I. Moderato dolce e tranquillo
  5. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 2, Op. 56: II. Vivace, scherzando
  6. Szymanowski - String quartet No. 2, Op. 56: III. Lento
  7. Webern - Langsamer Satz, for string quartet

Carmina Quartet
Matthias Enderle, violin
Susanne Frank, violin
Wendy Champney, viola
Stephen Goerner, cello

Date: 1992
Label: Denon


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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Karol Szymanowski - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 (Antoni Wit)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  • (01) Concerto Overture, Op. 12
  • (01-02) Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15
  • (04-06) Symphony No. 4 'Symphonie Concertante', Op. 60
  • (07) Study in B flat minor, Op. 4, No. 3 (orch. Grzegorz Fitelberg)

Jan Krzysztof Broja, piano (4-6)
Ewa Marczyk, violin solo (2-6)
Marek Marczyk, viola solo (2-6)
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570722

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Karol Szymanowski - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Antoni Wit)


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Composer: Karol Szymanowski
  • (01-09) Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op.19
  • (10-12) Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, 'Song of the Night'

Ewa Marczyk, violin solo (1-9)
Ryszard Minkiewicz, tenor (10-12)
Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570721

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