A belated thank you for your support, Antonio.

Monday, December 31, 2018

John Foulds; Lionel Sainsbury - Cello Concertos (Raphael Wallfisch)


Information

Composer: John Foulds; Lionel Sainsbury
  • (01) Sainsbury - Cello Concerto, Op. 27
  • (04) Foulds - Cello Concerto in G major, Op. 17

Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1-3)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (4-6)
Martin Yates, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Dutton
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7284


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Joseph Holbrooke - String Quartets; Clarinet Quintet (Rasumovsky Quartet)


Information

Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • (01) String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b
  • (04) Folsong Suite No. 2, Op. 72: 2. Song of the Bottle
  • (05) Eileen Shona, for Clarinet & Strings
  • (06) String Quartet No. 2 'Impressions', Op. 59a
  • (08) Folksong Suite No. 1: 2. The Last Rose of Summer
  • (09) Folksong Suite No. 1: 3. Mavourneen Deelish
  • (10) Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27

Richard Hosford, clarinet (5, 10-12)
Rasumovsky Quartet
Frances Mason, violin
Marilyn Taylor, violin
Christopher Wellington, viola
Christina Shillito, cello

Date: 2002
Label: Dutton
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLX7124


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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Grażyna Bacewicz - Quartets & Quintets (Silesian Quartet)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz
  • (01-04) Piano Quintet No. 1
  • (05-07) Piano Quintet No. 2
  • (08-10) Quartet for Four Violins
  • (11-12) Quartet for Four Cellos

Silesian Quartet
Szymon Krzeszowiec, violin (1-10)
Arkadiusz Kubica, violin (1-10)
Łukasz Syrnicki, viola (1-7)
Piotr Janosik, cello (1-7)

Wojciech Świtała, piano (1-7)
Krzysztof Laso, violin (8-10)
Małgorzata Wasiucionek, violin (8-10)

Polish Cello Quartet (11-12)
Tomasz Daroch, Wojciech Fudala, Krzysztof Karpeta & Adam Krzeszowiec

Date: 2018
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010976

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Grażyna Bacewicz - String Quartets (Silesian Quartet)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz

CD1:
  • (01-03) String Quartet No. 1
  • (04-06) String Quartet No. 2
  • (07-09) String Quartet No. 3
  • (10-12) String Quartet No. 4
CD2:
  • (01-04) String Quartet No. 5
  • (05-08) String Quartet No. 6
  • (09-11) String Quartet No. 7

Silesian Quartet
Szymon Krzeszowiec, violin
Arkadiusz Kubica, violin
Łukasz Syrnicki, viola
Piotr Janosik, cello

Date: 2016
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010904

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Grażyna Bacewicz - Sonatas for Violin & Piano (Piotr Plawner; Ewa Kupiec)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz

CD1:
  • (01) Partita
  • (05) Sonata No. 5
  • (08) Humoreske. Vivace
  • (09) Kloysanka. Moderator
  • (10) Sonata No. 4
  • (14) Witraz. Andante
  • (15) Sonata da camera
  • (20) Melodia. Andante
CD2:
  • (01) Sonata No. 3
  • (04) Sonata No. 2
  • (09) Zwei Oberki
  • (11) Concertino
  • (14) Caprice. Presto
  • (15) Thema mit Variationen. Allegro energico
  • (16) Drei Tänze

Piotr Plawner, violin
Ewa Kupiec, piano
Date: 2006
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Grażyna Bacewicz - Piano Works (Ewa Kupiec)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz
  • (01) Sonata No. 2
  • (04) Scherzo. Vivace
  • (05) Rondino
  • (06) Sonatina
  • (09) Children's Suite
  • (17) Drei Burlesken
  • (20) 2 Etüden
  • (22) Kleines Triptychon
  • (25) 10 Etüden

Ewa Kupiec, piano
Date: 2000
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Friday, December 28, 2018

Guy Ropartz - The Sonatas Vol. 2 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Guy Ropartz
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
  • (04) Cello Sonata No. 1 in G minor
  • (07) Violin Sonata No. 3 in A major

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin
Henri Demarquette, cello
François Kerdoncuff, piano

Date: 2015
Label: Timpani
http://timpani-records.com/1c1235.php


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Guy Ropartz - The Sonatas Vol. 1 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Guy Ropartz
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 2 in E major
  • (05) Sonatine for Flute and Piano
  • (08) Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor

Nicolas Dautricourt, violin
Juliette Hurel, flute
Raphaël Pidoux, cello
François Kerdoncuff, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Timpani
http://timpani-records.com/1c1214.php


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Thursday, December 27, 2018

Gioachino Rossini - Overtures (Roger Norrington)


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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  1. La scala di seta
  2. Il signor Bruschino
  3. L'Italiana in Algieri
  4. Il barbiere di Siviglia
  5. La gazza ladra
  6. Semiramide
  7. Guillaume Tell

London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor

Date: 1991
Label: EMI


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Gioachino Rossini - Overtures (Neville Marriner)


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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  2. L'Italiana in Algeri
  3. La cambiale di matrimonio
  4. La scala di seta
  5. Tancredi
  6. Il Signor Bruschino
  7. Il Turco in Italia
  8. L'inganno felice

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor

Date: 1974/2002
Label: PentaTone (originally recorded by Philips)


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Gioachino Rossini - Overtures (Piero Gamba) xrcd24


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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  1. La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie)
  2. La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
  3. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
  4. Semiramide
  5. Guillaume Tell (William Tell)

London Symphony Orchestra
Piero Gamba, conductor
Date: 1960
Label: JVC, xrcd24 (originally recorded by Decca)


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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (George Szell)


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Composer: Gustav Mahler
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 4 in G major
  • (05-08) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

(01-04) Judith Raskin, soprano
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor

(05-08) Federica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor

Date: 1966, 1980
Label: Sony Classical


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Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 (Bruno Walter, 1938)


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Composer: Gustav Mahler
  1. Symphony No. 9 in D major: I. Andante commodo
  2. Symphony No. 9 in D major: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers
  3. Symphony No. 9 in D major: III. Rondo - Burlesque
  4. Symphony No. 9 in D major: IV. Adagio

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor

Date: 1938
Label: EMI


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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Georg Schumann - Symphony Op. 42; Overtures (James Feddeck)


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Composer: Georg Schumann
  • (01) Symphony in F minor, Op. 42
  • (05) Ouvertüre zu einem Drama, Op. 45
  • (06) Lebensfreude, Op. 54

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
James Feddeck, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: cpo

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Hans Rott - Symphony for String Orchestra; String Quartet (Enrico Delamboye; Mainz String Quartet)


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Composer: Hans Rott
  • (01) Symphony for String Orchestra in A flat major
  • (04) String Quartet in C minor

Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Mainz
Enrico Delamboye, conductor

Mainz String Quartet
Maria Stang, violin
Tobias Sturm, violin
Malte Schaefer, viola
Judith Tiemann, cello

Date: 2013
Label: Acousence Records
http://www.acousence.de/index.php/2009-08-15-14-08-26/56-2009-08-15-12-19-10-2

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Franz Schmidt; Richard Strauss - Symphony No. 2; Dreaming by the Fireside (Semyon Bychkov)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt; Richard Strauss
  1. Schmidt - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major: I. Lebhaft
  2. Schmidt - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major: II. Allegretto con variazioni. Einfach und zart
  3. Schmidt - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major: III. Finale. Langsam
  4. Strauss - Träumerei am Kamin (symphonic interlude from 'Intermezzo')

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Sony Classical

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Franz Schmidt; Arnold Schoenberg - Symphony No. 4; Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Zubin Mehta)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt; Arnold Schoenberg
  1. Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 in C major: 1. Allegro molto moderato - Passionato
  2. Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 in C major: 2. Adagio - Più lento - Adagio
  3. Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 in C major: 3. Molto vivace - Tempo primo un poco sostenuto - Passionato - 
  4. Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 in C major: 4. Allegro molto moderato
  5. Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor

Date: 1968 (5), 1971
Label: Decca


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Sunday, December 23, 2018

Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 4; Variations on a Hussar’s Song (Vassily Sinaisky)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt
  • (01) Symphony No. 4 in C major
  • (05) Variations on a Hussar's Song

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572118

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Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 3; Chaconne (Vassily Sinaisky)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt
  • (01) Symphony No. 3 in A major
  • (05) Chaconne in D minor

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572119

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Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 2; Fuga Solemnis (Vassily Sinaisky)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt
  • (01) Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  • (04) Fuga Solemnis for organ, sixteen wind instruments and percussion

Anders Johnsson, organ (4)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570589

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Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 1; Excerpts from Notre Dame (Vassily Sinaisky)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in E major
  • (05) Notre Dame – Opera, Op. 2 (Orchestral excerpts, Act 1)

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570828

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Franz Liszt - Faust Symphony (Riccardo Muti)


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Composer: Franz Liszt
  1. Eine Faust Symphonie: I. Faust
  2. Eine Faust Symphonie: II. Gretchen
  3. Eine Faust Symphonie: III. Mephistopheles

Gösta Winbergh, tenor
Westminster Choir College Male Chorus, chorus master: Joseph Flummerfelt
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor

Date: 1983
Label: EMI


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Franz Liszt - Faust Symphony; etc. (Thomas Beecham)


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Composer: Franz Liszt

CD1:
  • (01) A Faust Symphony, S. 108
CD2:
  • (01) Les préludes, S. 97
  • (02) Tasso, S. 96
  • (03) Orpheus, S. 98
  • (04) Psalm XIII, S. 13/2

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor (CD1; CD2 3, 4)

Philharmonia Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri, conductor (CD2 1, 2)

Date: 1958
Label: EMI


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Franz Liszt - Dante Symphony; Dante Sonata (Daniel Barenboim)


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Composer: Franz Liszt
  1. Eine Symphonie zu Dante’s Divina Commedia, S. 109: I. Inferno
  2. Eine Symphonie zu Dante’s Divina Commedia, S. 109: II. Purgatorio
  3. Eine Symphonie zu Dante’s Divina Commedia, S. 109: Magnificat
  4. Années de pèlerinage II - Italie, S. 161: 7. Après une lecture du Dante. Fantasia quasi Sonata

Rundfunkchor Berlin (1-3)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1-3)
Daniel Barenboim, conductor (1-3) & piano (4)

Date: 1985 (4), 1992
Label: Teldec


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Friday, December 21, 2018

Various Composers - Brasileiro (Nelson Freire)


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  • (01) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Carnaval das Crianças
  • (08) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Choros No. 5 "Alma Brasileira"
  • (09) Heitor Villa-Lobos - A Maré Encheu
  • (10) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Valsa da Dor
  • (11) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras No. 2
  • (12) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Pobre Cega
  • (13) Heitor Villa-Lobos - A Canoa Virou (Cirandas No. 14)
  • (14) Heitor Villa-Lobos - A Lenda do Caboclo
  • (15) Camargo Guarnieri - Dança Negra
  • (16) Camargo Guarnieri - Ponteio No. 24
  • (17) Camargo Guarnieri - Toccata
  • (18) Henrique Oswald - Valse lente
  • (19) Alexandre Levy - Tango Brasileiro
  • (20) Barrozo Neto - Minha Terra
  • (21) Oscar Lorenzo Fernández - Três Estudos em Forma de Sonatina, Op. 62
  • (24) Heitor Villa-Lobos - O Gatinho de Papelão (Prole do Bebê, series II)
  • (25) Claudio Santoro - Paulistana No. 1
  • (26) Claudio Santoro - Toccata
  • (27) Heitor Villa-Lobos - New York Skyline
  • (28) Francisco Mignone - Valse élégante
  • (29) Francisco Mignone - Maroca (Quatro Peças Brasileiras No. 1)
  • (30) Francisco Mignone - Congada, Dança Brasileira

Nelson Freire, piano
Date: 2012
Label: Decca
https://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4783533

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Roberto Minczuk - Danças Brasileiras


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  1. Alberto Nepomuceno - Prelúdio (from Garatuja)
  2. Alberto Nepomuceno - Batuque (from Série Brasileira)
  3. Alexandre Levy - Samba (from Suíte Brasileira)
  4. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Dança Frenética
  5. Francisco Mignone - Congada (from O Contratador de Diamantes)
  6. Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez - Batuque (from Reisado do Pastoreio)
  7. Camargo Guarnieri - Três Danças para Orquestra: 2. Dança Selvagem
  8. Camargo Guarnieri - Três Danças para Orquestra: 3. Dança Negra
  9. Camargo Guarnieri - Três Danças para Orquestra: 1. Dança Brasileira
  10. Edino Krieger - Passacalha para o Novo Milênio
  11. Antônio Carlos Jobim - A Chegada dos Candangos (from Sinfonia da Alvorada)
  12. Clóvis Pereira; César Guerra-Peixe - Mourão

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Minczuk, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/conductors/minczuk-roberto/dancas-brasileiras

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Camargo Guarnieri - Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 (Max Barros)


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Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Piano Concerto No. 1
  • (04) Piano Concerto No. 2
  • (07) Piano Concerto No. 3

Max Barros, piano
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Conlin, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557666

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Camargo Guarnieri - Violin Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 & 7 (Lavard Skou Larsen; Alexander Mullenbach)


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Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 2
  • (04) Violin Sonata No. 3
  • (07) Violin Sonata No. 7
  • (10) Canção sertaneja

Lavard Skou Larsen, violin
Alexander Mullenbach, piano

Date: 1997
Label: Marco Polo
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.223885

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Camargo Guarnieri - Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 6 (Lavard Skou Larsen; Alexander Mullenbach)


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Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 4
  • (04) Violin Sonata No. 5
  • (07) Violin Sonata No. 6

Lavard Skou Larsen, violin
Alexander Mullenbach, piano

Date: 1994
Label: Marco Polo
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.223703

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Camargo Guarnieri - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6; Villa Rica Suite (John Neschling)


Information

Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Symphony No. 5, for orchestra and choir
  • (04) Suíte Vila Rica
  • (14) Symphony No. 6

São Paulo Symphony Choir & Orchestra
John Neschling, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/conductors/neschling-john/guarnieri-symphonies-nos5-6

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Camargo Guarnieri - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Abertura Festiva (John Neschling)


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Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Symphony No. 1
  • (04) Abertura Festiva
  • (05) Symphony No. 4 'Brasília'

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
John Neschling, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/composer/guarnieri-mozart-camargo/guarnieri-symphonies-nos1-4

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Camargo Guarnieri - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Abertura Concertante (John Neschling)


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Composer: Camargo Guarnieri
  • (01) Symphony No. 2 'Uirapuru'
  • (04) Abertura Concertante
  • (05) Symphony No. 3

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
John Neschling, conductor

Date: 2002
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/conductors/neschling-john/guarnieri-symphonies-nos2-3

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Francisco Mignone; Isaac Albéniz - Piano Concertos (Clélia Iruzun)


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Composer: Francisco Mignone; Isaac Albéniz
  • (01) Mignone - Piano Concerto
  • (04) Albéniz - Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 78 'Concierto Fantástico'
  • (07) Albéniz - Suite Espagnole: No. 1 Granada
  • (08) Albéniz - Suite Espagnole: No. 5 Sevilla
  • (09) Mignone - 1st Valsa de Esquina
  • (10) Mignone - 5th Valsa de Esquina

Clélia Iruzun, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jac van Steen, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: SOMM Recordings
https://www.somm-recordings.com/recording/francisco-mignone-piano-concerto-isaac-albeniz-concierto-fantastico-for-piano-and-orchestra/

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Francisco Mignone - Orchestral Works (John Neschling)


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Composer: Francisco Mignone
  • (01) Festa das Igrejas
  • (05) Sinfonia Tropical
  • (06) Maracatu de Chico Rei

São Paulo Symphony Choir & Orchestra
John Neschling, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/label/bis/mignone-maracatu-de-chico-rei

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Monday, December 17, 2018

Francis Poulenc - Stabat Mater; Sept Répons des Ténèbres (Daniel Reuss)


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Composer: Francis Poulenc
  • (01) Sept Répons des Ténèbres
  • (08) Stabat Mater

Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Cappella Amsterdam
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Reuss, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Harmonia Mundi
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/1938

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Francis Poulenc - Mélodies (Michel Piquemal)


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Composer: Francis Poulenc
  • (01) Banalités
  • (06) Montparnasse
  • (07) Rosemonde
  • (08) Bleuet
  • (09) Quatre poèmes d'Apollinaire
  • (13) Tel jour telle nuit
  • (18) Chansons gaillardes
  • (26) C'est ainsi que tu es
  • (27) C
  • (28) Dernier poème
  • (29) Priez pour paix
  • (30) Chansons villageoises

Michel Piquemal, baritone
Christine Lajarrige, piano

Date: 2000
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.553642

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Francis Poulenc - Voyage à Paris (Felicity Lott)


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Composer: Francis Poulenc
  • (01) Voyage à Paris (No. 4 of Banalités)
  • (02) Deux Mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire
  • (04) Bleuet
  • (05) Voyage (No. 7 of Calligrammes)
  • (06) Hôtel (No. 2 of Banalités)
  • (07) Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne
  • (10) Tel jour telle nuit
  • (20) Métamorphoses
  • (23) Colloque
  • (24) Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon
  • (26) Priez pour paix
  • (27) À sa guitare
  • (28) Toréador
  • (29) Nous voulons une petite sœur (No. 1 of Quatre Chansons pour enfants)
  • (30) Les chemins de l'amour (from the lost incidental music Léocadia)

Felicity Lott, soprano
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano (26)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor (4)
Richard Jackson, baritone (23, 28)
Graham Johnson, piano

Date: 1984/2011
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDH55366

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