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Friday, May 31, 2019

Max Reger - Violin Sonata No. 8; Suite Op. 103a (Ulf Wallin; Roland Pöntinen)


Information

Composer: Max Reger
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 122
  • (05) Suite for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 103a

Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano

Date: 2007
Label: cpo


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Max Reger - Violin Sonata No. 9; Suite in the Old Style (Ulf Wallin; Roland Pöntinen)


Information

Composer: Max Reger
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 9 in C minor, Op. 139
  • (05) Suite in the Old Style in F major, Op. 93
  • (08) Three Compositions for Violin with Pianoforte Accompaniment, Op. 79d

Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano

Date: 1999
Label: cpo


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Max Reger - Violin Sonatas No. 6 & Op. 107 (Ulf Wallin; Roland Pöntinen)


Information

Composer: Max Reger
  • (01) Clarinet Sonata in B flat major, Op. 107 (Composer's Version for Violin and Piano)
  • (05) Little Sonata in D minor, Op. 103b No. 1 (Violin Sonata No. 6)
  • (08) Petite Caprice in G minor
  • (09) Romance in G minor

Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano

Date: 2000
Label: cpo


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Max Reger - Violin Sonatas Nos. 4 & 7 (Ulf Wallin; Roland Pöntinen)


Information

Composer: Max Reger
  • (01) Sonata in C major, Op. 72 (Violin Sonata No. 4)
  • (05) Little Sonata in A major, Op. 103b No. 2 (Violin Sonata No. 7)
  • (09) Tarantella in G minor
  • (10) Albumblatt in E flat major

Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano

Date: 2002
Label: cpo


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Max Reger - Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 5 (Ulf Wallin; Roland Pöntinen)


Information

Composer: Max Reger
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 84
  • (04) Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 1

Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano

Date: 1999
Label: cpo


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Thursday, May 30, 2019

20th Century Piano Sonatas: BERG, HINDEMITH, SCHOENBERG, HARTMANN (Allison Brewster Franzetti)


Information

Composer: Alban Berg; Paul Hindemith; Arnold Schoenberg; Karl Amadeus Hartmann
  • (01) Berg - Piano Sonata, Op. 1
  • (02) Hindemith - Piano Sonata No. 2
  • (05) Schoenberg - Drei Klavierstücke
  • (08) Hartmann - Piano Sonata, '27 April 1945'

Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano
Date: 2007
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570401

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Karl Amadeus Hartmann - String Quartets (Airis String Quartet)


Information

Composer: Karl Amadeus Hartmann; Anton Webern
  • (01) Hartmann - String Quartet No. 1 'Carillon'
  • (04) Hartmann - String Quartet No. 2
  • (07) Webern - Langsamer Satz

Airis String Quartet
Aleksandra Czajor, violin
Natalia Warzecha-Karkus, violin
Julia Kotarba, viola
Grażyna Zubik, cello

Date: 2019
Label: CD Accord
http://www.cdaccord.com.pl/tracks.en.html?acd=245

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Concertos (Various Artists)


Information

Composer: Karl Amadeus Hartmann
  • (01) Burleske Musik
  • (05) Concerto for piano, winds & percussion
  • (08) Concerto funebre for violin & string orchestra
  • (12) Concerto for viola & piano, accompanied by winds & percussion

Yorck Kronenberg, piano (1-7)
Benjamin Schmid, violin (8-11)
Elisabeth Kufferath, viola & Florian Uhlig, piano (12-14)

SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern
Paul Goodwin, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Wergo

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Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Concerto funebre; Sonatas & Suites for solo violin (Alina Ibragimova)


Information

Composer: Karl Amadeus Hartmann
  • (01) Concerto funebre, for violin and string orchestra
  • (05) Suite No. 1 for solo violin
  • (10) Suite No. 2 for solo violin
  • (14) Sonata No. 1 for solo violin
  • (19) Sonata No. 2 for solo violin

Alina Ibragimova, violin
Britten Sinfonia (1-4)

Date: 2007
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67547

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Symphonies (Various Artists)


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Composer: Karl Amadeus Hartmann

CD1:
  • (01) Symphony No. 1, 'Versuch eines Requiems'
  • (06) Symphony No. 2, 'Adagio'
  • (07) Symphony No. 3
CD2:
  • (01) Symphony No. 4
  • (04) Symphony No. 5, 'Sinfonia concertante'
  • (07) Symphony No. 6
CD3:
  • (01) Symphony No. 7
  • (03) Symphony No. 8

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (1-4, 6-8)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic (5)

Markus Stenz, conductor (1 & 4)
James Gaffigan, conductor (2 & 3)
Michael Schønwandt, conductor (5)
Christoph Poppen, conductor (6)
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (7)
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor (8)

Date: 2014
Label: Challenge Records
https://www.challengerecords.com/products/1382707108

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Monday, May 27, 2019

Lars-Erik Larsson - String Quartets (Stenhammar Quartet)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Senhöstblad, incl. Intimate Miniatures, Op. 20
  • (07) String Quartet No. 1, Op. 31
  • (10) String Quartet No. 2 'Quartetto alla serenata', Op. 44
  • (13) String Quartet No. 3, Op. 65

Stenhammar Quartet
Peter Olofsson, violin
Per Öman, violin
Tony Bauer, viola
Mats Olofsson, cello

Date: 2009
Label: Daphne Records
http://www.daphne.se/lars-erik-larsson-string-quartets

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Lars-Erik Larsson - Concertinos Nos. 8-12 (Camerata Roman)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 8
  • (04) Concertino for Viola and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 9
  • (07) Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 10
  • (10) Concertino for Double Bass and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 11
  • (13) Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 12

Jan Stigmer (violin), Per-Ola Lindberg (viola), Bjørn Værnes (cello), Ingalill Hillerud (double bass), Joakim Kallhed (piano)

Camerata Roman
Thord Svedlund, conductor (1-3)

Date: 1994
Label: Intim Musik

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Lars-Erik Larsson - Concertinos Nos. 1-7 (Camerata Roman)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 1
  • (04) Concertino for Oboe and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 2
  • (07) Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 3
  • (10) Concertino for Bassoon and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 4
  • (13) Concertino for Horn and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 5
  • (16) Concertino for Trumpet and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 6
  • (19) Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra, Op. 45 No. 7

Göran Marcusson (flute), Mårten Larsson (oboe), Urban Claesson (clarinet), Anders Engström (bassoon), Per Göran (horn), Bengt Danielsson (trumpet), Lars-Göran Carlsson (trombone)

Camerata Roman

Date: 1994
Label: Intim Musik

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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Lars-Erik Larsson - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Andrew Manze)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 34
  • (05) Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 49
  • (08) Adagio for String Orchestra, Op. 48
  • (09) Musica permutatio, Op. 66

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: cpo

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Lars-Erik Larsson - Symphony No. 3; Förklädd Gud (Sten Frykberg)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Förklädd Gud, Op. 24
  • (12) Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 34

Birgit Nordin, soprano
Håkan Hagegård, baritone
Per Jonsson, narrator
Helsingborg Concert Hall Choir, chorus master: Per Nyrén

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Sten Frykberg, conductor

Date: 1989
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/composer/larsson-lars-erik/larsson-forkladd-gud-op24-text-hjalmar-gullberg

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Lars-Erik Larsson - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Hans-Peter Frank)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 2
  • (05) Symphony No. 2, Op. 17

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Hans-Peter Frank, conductor

Date: 1989
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/composer/larsson-lars-erik/larsson-symphonies-no1-and-no2

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

Robert Schumann - Liederkreis Opp. 24 & 39 (Gerald Finley; Julius Drake)


Information

Composer: Robert Schumann
  • (01) Liederkreis, Op. 39
  • (13) Sechs Gedichte aus dem Liederbuch eines Malers, Op. 36
  • (19) Liederkreis, Op. 24

Gerald Finley, baritone
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2012
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67944

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Robert Schumann - Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings (Gerald Finley; Julius Drake)


Information

Composer: Robert Schumann
  • (01) Tragödie, Op. 64 No. 3
  • (03) Die beiden Grenadiere, Op. 49 No. 1
  • (04) Abends am Strand, Op. 45 No. 3
  • (05) Die feindlichen Brüder, Op. 49 No. 2
  • (06) Der arme Peter, Op. 53 No. 3
  • (09) Belsatzar, Op. 57
  • (10) Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7
  • (11) Was will die einsame Träne?, Op. 25 No. 21
  • (12) Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24
  • (13) Lehn’ deine Wang’ an meine Wang’, Op. 142 No. 2
  • (14) Es leuchtet meine Liebe, Op. 127 No. 3
  • (15) Dein Angesicht so lieb und schön, Op. 127 No. 2
  • (16) Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142 No. 4
  • (17) Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Gerald Finley, baritone
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2008
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67676

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Maurice Ravel - Songs (Gerald Finley; Julius Drake)


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Composer: Maurice Ravel
  • (01) Histoires naturelles
  • (06) Ronsard à son âme
  • (07) Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
  • (10) Un grand sommeil noir
  • (11) Les grands vents venus d’outremer
  • (12) Sur l’herbe
  • (13) Chants populaires
  • (17) Noël des jouets
  • (18) Deux épigrammes de Clément Marot
  • (20) Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
  • (25) Deux mélodies hebraiques

Gerald Finley, baritone
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2009
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67728

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Friday, May 24, 2019

Maurice Duruflé - Requiem; etc. (Bill Ives)


Information

Composer: Maurice Duruflé
  • (01) Requiem, Op. 9
  • (10) Prélude sur I'Introït de I'Épiphanie
  • (11) Fugue sur le thème de Henri Rabaud
  • (12) Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Op. 10
  • (16) Chant donné en hommage à Jean Gallon
  • (17) Méditation pour orgue
  • (18) Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op. 11

Martin Ford, organ
The Choir of Magdalen College
English Sinfonia
Bill Ives, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: harmonia mundi
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/1328

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Maurice Duruflé - Complete Organ Works (Friedhelm Flamme)


Information

Composer: Maurice Duruflé
  • (01) Suite, Op. 5
  • (04) Chant Donné - Hommage à Jean Gallon
  • (05) Méditation
  • (06) Prélude sur I'Introït de I'Épiphanie, Op. 13
  • (07) Scherzo, Op. 2
  • (08) Fugue sur le thème du Carillion des Heures de la Cathédrale de Soissons, Op. 12
  • (09) Prélude, Adagio et Choral varie sur le thème du 'Veni Creator', Op. 4
  • (12) Prélude et fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op. 7

Friedhelm Flamme, organ
Date: 2004
Label: cpo

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

César Cui - 25 Preludes, Op. 64 (Jouni Somero)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  • 25 Preludes, Op. 64

Jouni Somero, piano
Date: 2019
Label: FC-Records

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César Cui - Mélodies (Céline Laly; Emmanuel Christien)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  • (01) 20 mélodies sur des textes de Jean Richepin, Op. 44
  • (21) 6 mélodies, Op. 23

Céline Laly, soprano
Emmanuel Christien, piano

Date: 2018
Label: EnPhases

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César Cui - Kaleidoscope; Violin Sonata (Peter Sheppard; Aaron Shorr)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  • (01) Kaleidoscope, 24 pieces for violin & piano, Op. 50
  • (25) Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 86

Peter Sheppard, violin
Aaron Shorr, piano

Date: 1994 (01-24), 1995 (25-27)
Label: Olympia

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

César Cui - A Feast in Time of Plague (Valery Polyansky)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  1. A Feast in Time of Plague, opera in one act
  2. 3 Scherzos, Op. 82: No. 1 in C major
  3. 3 Scherzos, Op. 82: No. 2 in F major
  4. 3 Scherzos, Op. 82: No. 3 in C minor
  5. Les deux ménétriers, Op. 42
  6. Fair Spring, Op. 66 No. 4
  7. Budrys and His Sons, Op. 98

Andrei Baturkin, baritone (1, 7)
Alexei Martinov, tenor (1)
Dmitri Stepanovich, bass (1)
Ludmila Kuznetsova, mezzo-soprano (1, 6)
Tatiana Sharova, soprano (1, 5)

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polyansky, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010201

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César Cui - Suites Nos. 2 & 4 (Robert Stankovsky)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  • (01) Suite No. 2 in  E major, Op. 38
  • (05) Suite No. 4 "À Argenteau", Op. 40
  • (10) Le flibustier, opera: Prelude

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Robert Stankovsky, conductor

Date: 1993
Label: Marco Polo
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.223400

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César Cui - Suites Nos. 1 & 3; Suite Concertante (Takako Nishizaki; Kenneth Schermerhorn)


Information

Composer: César Cui
  • (01) Suite concertante for violin & orchestra, Op. 25
  • (05) Suite Miniatures (Suite No. 1), Op. 20
  • (11) Petite Suite (Suite No. 3) "In modo populari", Op. 43

Takako Nishizaki, violin (1-4)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

Date: 1984
Label: Marco Polo
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.220308

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Mily Balakirev - Piano Works Vol. 4 (Nicholas Walker)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
  2. Novelette in A major
  3. 10 Songs: No. 2. Pustïnya (The Wilderness)
  4. Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor
  5. Fandango-étude
  6. Sérénade espagnole
  7. Jota aragonesa (Mikhail Glinka)
  8. 'La fuite en Égypte' Overture (Hector Berlioz)
  9. Scherzo No. 3 in F sharp major
  10. Mélodie espagnole
  11. Valse-caprice No. 1 in A flat major (Alexander Taneyev)
  12. Valse-caprice No. 2 in D flat major (Alexander Taneyev)

Nicholas Walker, piano
Date: 2019
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP810

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Mily Balakirev - Piano Works Vol. 3 (Nicholas Walker)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Mazurka No. 1 in A flat major
  2. Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor
  3. Piano Sonatina in G major, 'Esquisses': I. Allegro moderato
  4. Piano Sonatina in G major, 'Esquisses': II. L'Istesso tempo
  5. Piano Sonatina in G major, 'Esquisses': III. Coda: Poco a poco più agitato
  6. Berceuse in D flat major
  7. Mazurka No. 3 in B minor
  8. Mazurka No. 4 in G flat major
  9. Dumka in E flat minor, 'Complainte'
  10. Mazurka No. 5 in C sharp major (1884 version, completed by N. Walker)
  11. Rêverie in F major
  12. Humoresque in D major
  13. Mazurka No. 6 in A flat major
  14. Piece in F sharp minor (1851, 2nd version, completed by N. Walker)
  15. Mazurka No. 7 in E flat minor
  16. Capriccio in D major

Nicholas Walker, piano
Date: 2016
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP714

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Mily Balakirev - Piano Works Vol. 2 (Nicholas Walker)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Waltz No. 1 in G major (Valse di bravura)
  2. Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor
  3. Waltz No. 2 in F minor (Valse mélancolique)
  4. Waltz No. 3 in D major (Valse-Impromptu)
  5. Nocturne No. 2 in B minor
  6. Waltz No. 4 in B flat major (Valse de concert)
  7. Nocturne No. 3 in D minor
  8. Waltz No. 5 in D flat major
  9. Nocturne in G sharp minor
  10. Fantasiestück in D flat major
  11. Waltz No. 6 in F sharp minor
  12. Chant du pêcheur
  13. Waltz No. 7 in G sharp minor

Nicholas Walker, piano
Date: 2016
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP713

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Mily Balakirev - Piano Works Vol. 1 (Nicholas Walker)


Information

Composer: Mily Balakirev
  • (01) Piano Sonata in B flat minor
  • (05) Piano Sonata No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 5
  • (08) Grand Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 3

Nicholas Walker, piano
Date: 2013
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP636

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Mily Balakirev - Piano Works (Danny Driver)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Piano Sonata in B flat minor: 1. Andantino
  2. Piano Sonata in B flat minor: 2. Mazurka: Moderato
  3. Piano Sonata in B flat minor: 3. Intermezzo: Larghetto
  4. Piano Sonata in B flat minor: 4. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
  5. Nocturne No. 2 in B minor
  6. Mazurka No. 1 in A flat major
  7. Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor
  8. Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D flat major (after Alexander Taneyev)
  9. Waltz No. 4 in B flat major
  10. The Lark (after Mikhail Glinka)
  11. Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
  12. Polka in F sharp minor

Danny Driver, conductor
Date: 2011
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67806

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Mily Balakirev; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Concertos (Malcolm Binns)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  1. Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 30: I. Moderato - Allegretto quasi polacca -
  2. Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 30: II. Andante mosso -
  3. Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op. 30: III. Allegro
  4. Balakirev - Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1
  5. Balakirev - Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. posth: I. Allegro non troppo
  6. Balakirev - Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. posth: II. Adagio
  7. Balakirev - Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. posth: III. Allegro risoluto 

Malcolm Binns, piano
English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

Date: 1993
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66640

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Mily Balakirev - Symphony No. 2; Overture; In Bohemia (Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Symphony No. 2 in D minor: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 2 in D minor: 2. Scherzo alla Cosacca. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco ed energico
  3. Symphony No. 2 in D minor: 3. Romanza. Andante
  4. Symphony No. 2 in D minor: 4. Finale. Tempo di Polacca
  5. Overture on Three Russian Songs
  6. In Bohemia, symphonic poem

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1977 (1-4), 1978 (5), 1983 (6)
Label: Moscow Studio Archives (recorded by Melodiya)

More info & review:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/jan99/balakirev.htm

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Mily Balakirev - Symphony No. 1; Russia; Tamara (Evgeny Svetlanov)


Information

Composer: Mily Balakirev
  1. Symphony No. 1 in C major: 1. Largo - Allegro vivo
  2. Symphony No. 1 in C major: 2. Scherzo. Vivo - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I
  3. Symphony No. 1 in C major: 3. Andante
  4. Symphony No. 1 in C major: 4. Finale. Allegro moderato
  5. Russia, symphonic poem
  6. Tamara, symphonic poem (after Lermontov)

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1971 (1-4), 1978 (5, 6)
Label: Moscow Studio Archives (recorded by Melodiya)

More info & reviews:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Jun03/Balakirev_Svetlanov.htm
http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/balakirev-symphony-no-1-russia-tamara-mr0002741319
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/jan99/balakirev.htm

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Sunday, May 19, 2019

Mikhail Glinka - Piano Works Vol. 2 (Inga Fiolia)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka
  1. Grande valse in G major
  2. Mazurka in C major
  3. Cinq nouvelles contredanses
  4. Tarantella in A minor
  5. Mazurka in C minor
  6. Waltz in B flat major
  7. Waltz in E flat major
  8. Cinq quadrilles françaises
  9. Cinq contredanses
  10. La couventine, Contredanses
  11. Polka in D minor
  12. Children's Polka in B flat major
  13. Mazurka in F major (1835)
  14. Bolero in D minor
  15. Mazurka in F major (1833-34)
  16. Mazurka in A flat major
  17. Variations on a theme of Mozart in E flat major (1st version)
  18. Cotillon in B flat major
  19. Galop in E flat major
  20. Mazurka in G major
  21. Polonaise in E major
  22. Valse-fantasie in B minor
  23. Farewell Waltz in G major

Inga Fiolia, piano
Date: 2018
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP782

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Anton Arensky; Mikhail Glinka - Piano Trios (Borodin Trio)


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Composer: Anton Arensky; Mikhail Glinka
  1. (01) Arensky - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
  2. (05) Glinka - Trio Pathétique in D minor
Borodin TrioLuba Edlina, piano
Rostislav Dubinsky, violin
Yuli Turovsky, cello

Date: 1986
Label: Chandos

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Mikhail Glinka - Chamber Music (Mikhail Pletnev & Soloists Ensemble)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka
  • (01) Septet in E flat major
  • (05) Serenade on themes from Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena"
  • (06) Divertimento brillante on themes from Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula"
  • (07) Grand Sextet in E flat major

Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Soloists Ensemble

Date: 1983
Label: Olympia

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Saturday, May 18, 2019

Mikhail Glinka - Piano Works Vol. 1 (Inga Fiolia)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka
  1. Variations on an original theme in F major
  2. Variations on a theme from the opera 'Faniska' by Cherubini
  3. Variations on 2 themes from the ballet 'Chao-Kang' in D major
  4. Variazioni brillanti on a theme from the opera 'Anna Bolena' by Donizetti in A major
  5. Variations on a theme from 'Die Zauberflöte' by Mozart in E-flat major (2nd version)
  6. Variations on the romance 'Benedetta sia la madre' in E major
  7. Variations on the the Russian folk-song 'Sredi dolinï rovnïya' in A minor
  8. Variations on a theme from the opera 'I Capuleti e i Montecchi' by Bellini in C major
  9. Variations on the song 'Solovey' by Alabiev in E minor

Inga Fiolia, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Grand Piano
https://www.grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP741

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Mikhail Glinka; Alexander Dargomyzhsky - Orchestral Works (Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka; Alexander Dargomyzhsky
  1. Glinka - The Patriotic Song (arr. Aleksandr Gauk)
  2. Glinka - Prayer (after Lermontov)
  3. Glinka - Memory of Friendship (arr. from Nocturne, Op. 99 by J. N. Hummel)
  4. Glinka - Overture in G minor
  5. Glinka - Overture in D major
  6. Dargomyzhsky - Kazachok, fantasia on a theme of malorossiisky kazachok
  7. Dargomyzhsky - Baba Yaga, or From the Volga nach Riga, joke-fantasia
  8. Dargomyzhsky - Bolero
  9. Dargomyzhsky - Chukhon Fantasia

Ivan Kozlovsky, tenor; Bolshoi Theatre Chorus & Orchestra (2)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1957 (2), 1977 (1), 1984 (6-9), 1990 (3-5)
Label: Melodiya


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Mikhail Glinka - Orchestral Music from Operas (Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka
  1. A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), opera: Overture
  2. A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), opera: Act 2. Dances. Cracovienne
  3. A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), opera: Act 2. Dances. Mazurka
  4. A Life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin), opera: Act 2. Dances. Waltz
  5. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Overture
  6. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Act 3. Dance. In Naina's Castle
  7. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Act 4. Oriental Dances in Chernomor's Castle. Turkish
  8. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Act 4. Oriental Dances in Chernomor's Castle. Arab
  9. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Act 4. Oriental Dances in Chernomor's Castle. Lezghinka
  10. Ruslan and Lyudmila, opera: Act 4. Chernomor's March
  11. Andante cantabile & Rondo for orchestra in D minor

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (5)
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1963-1990
Label: Melodiya

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Mikhail Glinka - Orchestral Works (Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Mikhail Glinka
  1. Symphony in D minor on 2 Russian themes (incomplete)
  2. Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonesa (Spanish Overture No. 1)
  3. Souvenirs of a Summer Night in Madrid (Spanish Overture No. 2)
  4. Valse-Fantaisie in B minor
  5. Prince Kholmsky, incidental music: Overture
  6. Prince Kholmsky, incidental music: Entr'acte to Act II
  7. Prince Kholmsky, incidental music: Entr'acte to Act III
  8. Prince Kholmsky, incidental music: Entr'acte to Act IV
  9. Prince Kholmsky, incidental music: Entr'acte to Act V
  10. Detskaya Polka (Children's Polka) in B flat major

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1967 (2-4), 1984 (1, 5), 1990 (6-10)
Label: Melodiya

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Friday, May 17, 2019

Kara Karayev - Piano Works (Elnara Ismailova)


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Composer: Kara Karayev
  • (01) 24 Preludes
  • (25) Six Pieces for Children
  • (31) The Statue in Tsarskoye Selo - A Musical Portrait for Piano
  • (32) Don Quichotte (arr. Faradj Garayev)

Elnara Ismailova, piano
Date: 2018
Label: CAvi-music
https://avi-music.de/html/2018/3398.html

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Kara Karayev - Symphony No. 1; Violin Concerto (Dmitry Yablonsky; Janna Gandelman)


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Composer: Kara Karayev
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in B minor
  • (03) Violin Concerto

Janna Gandelman, violin
Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573722

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