A belated thank you for your support, Antonio.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Alexander Scriabin - Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 & 9; etc. (Ludmila Berlinskaya)


Information

Composer: Alexander Scriabin; Boris Pasternak; Julian Scriabin
  • (01) Scriabin - 10 Preludes, Op. 11
  • (11) Scriabin - Sonata No. 4 in F sharp minor, Op. 30
  • (12) Pasternak - Prelude in E flat minor
  • (13) Pasternak - Prelude in G sharp minor
  • (14) Scriabin - Poem, Op. 32 No. 1
  • (15) Scriabin - Three Pieces, Op. 45
  • (18) Scriabin - Quasi valse, Op. 47
  • (19) Scriabin - Enigme, Op. 52 No. 2
  • (20) Scriabin - Nuances, Op. 56 No. 3
  • (21) Scriabin - Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
  • (22) J. Scriabin - 4 Preludes
  • (26) Scriabin - Poem 'Towards the Flame', Op. 72

Ludmila Berlinskaya, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Melodiya
https://melody.su/en/catalog/classic/33378/


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Alexander Scriabin - Complete Impromptus and Other Early Pieces (Boris Bekhterev)


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Composer: Alexander Scriabin
  • (01) Allegro appassionato, Op. 4
  • (02) 3 Pieces, Op. 2
  • (04) Nocturnes, Op. 5
  • (06) Impromptus à la Mazur, Op. 7
  • (08) Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9
  • (10) Impromptus, Op. 10
  • (12) Impromptus, Op. 12
  • (14) Impromptus, Op. 14
  • (16) Polonaise, Op. 21

Boris Bekhterev, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Camerata

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Alexander Scriabin - Complete Mazurkas (Boris Bekhterev)


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Composer: Alexander Scriabin
  • (01) Mazurka in F major, Op. posth
  • (02) Mazurka in B minor, Op. posth
  • (03) Mazurkas, Op. 3
  • (13) Mazurkas, Op. 25
  • (22) Mazurkas, Op. 40

Boris Bekhterev, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Camerata

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Per Nørgård - Whirl's World (Ensemble MidtVest)


Information

Composer: Per Nørgård
  • (01) Spell, Trio No. 2
  • (02) Suite from 'Babette's Feast'
  • (10) Trio breve, Three Fragments (After a Dream)
  • (13) Whirl’s World

Ensemble MidtVest
Ana Feitosa, violin
Sanna Ripatti, viola
Jonathan Slaatto, violoncello
Charlotte Norholt, flute
Peter Kirstein, oboe
Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet
Neil Page French, horn
Yavor Petkov, bassoon
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Dacapo Records
https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recordings/norgard-whirls-world

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Kurt Atterberg - Double Concerto; Barocco; Sinfonia per archi (Thord Svedlund)


Information

Composer: Kurt Atterberg
  • (01) Suite No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra "Barocco", Op. 23
  • (07) Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & String Orchestra, Op. 57
  • (12) Sinfonia per archi, Op. 53

Amus Kerstin Andersson, violin
Mats Levin, cello

Örebro Chamber Orchestra
Thord Svedlund, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Danacord
https://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/836-r.html

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Gerhard Schjelderup - Symphonic Drama 'Brand'; Symphony No. 2 (Eivind Aadland)


Information

Composer: Gerhard Schjelderup
  • (01) Brand, symphonic drama
  • (10) Symphony No. 2 'To Norway'

Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Gerhard-Schjelderup-1859-1933-Symphonie-Nr-2/hnum/2482341


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Edvard Grieg - Lyric Music (Claire Booth; Christopher Glynn)


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Composer: Edvard Grieg
  1. Den hvide, røde Rose, EG137
  2. Norwegisch (from Lyric Pieces Book I. Op. 12)
  3. Volkweise (from Lyric Pieces Book I. Op. 12)
  4. Mens jeg venter (from Digte, Op. 60)
  5. Sylphe (from Lyric Pieces Book VII, Op. 62)
  6. Med en Vandlilje Ibsensangene, Op. 25
  7. Sommerfugl (from Lyric Pieces Book III, Op. 43)
  8. Melodi (from Lyric Pieces Book IV, Op. 47)
  9. Prinsessen, EG133
  10. Dulgt Kjærlighed from Romancer, Op. 39
  11. Hjemad (from Lyric Pieces Book VII, Op. 62)
  12. Haugtussa, Op. 67: I. Det Syng
  13. Haugtussa, Op. 67: II. Veslemøy
  14. Haugtussa, Op. 67: III. Blåbaer-Li
  15. Haugtussa, Op. 67: IV. Møte
  16. Haugtussa, Op. 67: V. Elsk
  17. Haugtussa, Op. 67: VI. Killingdans
  18. Haugtussa, Op. 67: VII. Vond Dag
  19. Haugtussa, Op. 67: VIII. Ved Gjætle-Bekken
  20. Drömmesyn (from Lyric Pieces Book VII, Op. 62)
  21. Jeg elsker Dig (from Hjertets melodier, Op. 5)
  22. Når jeg vil dø (from Elegiske Digte, Op. 59)
  23. Den Ærgjerrige (from Fem Digte, Op. 26)
  24. Svundne Dage (from Lyric Pieces Book VI, Op. 57)
  25. Ved en ung Hustrus Båre (from Romancer, Op. 39)
  26. Klokkeklang (from Lyric Pieces Book VI, Op. 54)
  27. Stambogsrim (from Ibsensangene, Op. 25)
  28. Arietta (from Lyric Pieces Book I, Op. 12)

Claire Booth, soprano
Christopher Glynn, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Avie Records
http://www.avie-records.com/releases/edvard-grieg-lyric-music/

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Monday, January 27, 2020

Rued Langgaard - String Quartets (Nightingale String Quartet)


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Composer: Rued Langgaard

CD1:
  • (01) String Quartet No. 2, BVN 145
  • (05) String Quartet No. 3, BVN 183
  • (08) String Quartet No. 6, BVN 160
  • (09) Variations on "Mig hjertelig nu længes", BVN 71
CD2:
  • (01) Rosengaardsspil (Rose Garden Play), BVN 153
  • (05) String Quartet in A flat major, BVN 155
  • (09) String Quartet No. 4 "Sommerdage" ("Summer Days"), BVN 215
CD3:
  • (01) String Quartet No. 1, BVN 68
  • (05) String Quartet No. 5, BVN 189
  • (09) String Quartet Movement 'Italian Scherzo', BVN 408

Nightingale String Quartet
Josefie Dalsgaard, violin
Gunvor Sihm, violin
Marie Louise Broholt Jensen, viola
Louisa Schwab, cello

Date: 2011-2013
Compilation: 2019
Label: Dacapo Records
https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recordings/langgaard-the-string-quartets

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Emil Hartmann - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


Information

Composer: Emil Hartmann
  • (01) Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 5
  • (05) String Quartet in A minor
  • (09) String Quartet in C minor, Op. 37
  • (13) Andante and Allegro in A minor, Op. 12

Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, violin
Nicolas Dupont, violin
Tony Nys, viola
Justus Grimm, cello
Daniel Blumenthal, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Dacapo
https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recordings/hartmann-kammermusik

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Emil Hartmann - Concertos (Various Artists)


Information

Composer: Emil Hartmann
  • (01) Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 19
  • (04) Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 26
  • (07) Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 49

Christina Åstrand, violin
Stanimir Todorov, cello
Per Salo, piano

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Dacapo
https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recordings/hartmann-concertos

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Harmonious Families Vol. 4 - Siegfried & Rued Langgaard (Oleg Marshev)


Information

Composer: Siegfried Langgaard; Rued Langgaard
  • (01) Siegfried Langgaard - Piano Concerto No. 1
  • (04) Rued Langgaard - 'Fra Arild' Piano Concerto, BVN B29

Oleg Marshev, piano
Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland
Matthias Aeschbacher, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Danacord
https://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/535-r.html

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Harmonious Families Vol. 3 - Asger & Ebbe Hamerik (Moshe Atzmon)


Information

Composer: Asger Hamerik; Ebbe Hamerik
  • (01) Asger Hamerik - Jewish Trilogy, Op. 19
  • (04) Asger Hamerik - Concert Romance for cello and orchestra, Op. 27
  • (05) Ebbe Hamerik - Cantus firmus V, Sinfonia breve
  • (10) Ebbe Hamerik - Concerto molto breve for oboe and orchestra

Henrik Steensgaard, cello
Jørgen Frederiksen, oboe

Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland
Moshe Atzmon, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Danacord
https://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/526-r.html

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Saturday, January 25, 2020

Harmonious Families Vol. 2 - Niels & Axel Gade (Christina Åstrand; Iona Brown)


Information

Composer: Niels Gade; Axel Gade
  1. Niels Gade - Overture 'Mariotta'
  2. Niels Gade - Overture 'Hamlet', Op. 37
  3. Niels Gade - Capriccio for violin and orchestra in A minor
  4. Niels Gade - Overture 'Nachklänge von Ossian', Op. 1
  5. Axel Gade - Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 10: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  6. Axel Gade - Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 10: II. Serenade pastorale (Andantino)
  7. Axel Gade - Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 10: III. Finale (Allegro giocoso)

Christina Åstrand, violin
Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland
Iona Brown, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Danacord
https://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/510-r.html

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Harmonious Families Vol. 1 - J.P.E & Emil Hartmann (Kim Bak Dinitzen; Jean-Pierre Wallez)


Information

Composer: Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann; Emil Hartmann
  1. E. Hartmann - Hærmændene på Helgeland, Op. 25
  2. J.P.E. Hartmann - Hakon Jarl, Op. 40
  3. J.P.E. Hartmann - En efterårsjagt, Op. 63b
  4. E. Hartmann - Hakon Jarl, Op. 40
  5. E. Hartmann - Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 26: I. Allegro moderato
  6. E. Hartmann - Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 26: II. Canzonetta
  7. E. Hartmann - Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 26: III. Rondo pastorale

Kim Bak Dinitzen, cello
Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland
Jean-Pierre Wallez, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Danacord
https://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/records/508-r.html

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Moritz Moszkowski - Orchestral Music Vol. 1 (Ian Hobson)


Information

Composer: Moritz Moszkowski
  • Johanna d'Arc: symphonic poem in four movements, Op. 19

Sinfonia Varsovia
Ian Hobson, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/moritz-moszkowski-orchestral-music-volume-one/

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Mieczysław Karłowicz - Piano Works (Piotr Banasik)


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Composer: Mieczysław Karłowicz
  1. Chant de Mai
  2. Waltz in G major
  3. Andante in F major
  4. Rondo in Form I
  5. Rondo in Form II
  6. Rondo in Form III
  7. Fugue in B flat major
  8. Prelude and Double Fugue, Op. 5
  9. Sonatina in D minor
  10. Sonata in B flat major

Piotr Banasik, piano
Date: 2019
Label: DUX
http://en.dux.pl/karlowicz-complete-works-for-piano-banasik.html

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Sándor Veress - String Quartets (Basel String Quartet)


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Composer: Sándor Veress
  • (01) String Quartet No. 1
  • (04) String Quartet No. 2
  • (07) Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra

Basel String Quartet
Susanne Mathé, violin
Isabelle Ladewig, violin
Stella Mahrenholz, viola
Stéphanie Meyer, cello

Hungarian Symphony Orchestra
Jan Schultsz, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/veress-music-for-string-quartet/

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Sándor Veress - Hommage à Paul Klee; etc. (András Schiff)


Information

Composer: Sándor Veress
  • (01) Hommage à Paul Klee
  • (08) Concerto for Piano, Strings and Percussion
  • (11) Six Csárdás

András Schiff, piano
Dénes Várjon, piano (1-7)

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: Teldec


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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Arnold Schoenberg; Sándor Veress; Béla Bartók - Verklärte Nacht (Thomas Zehetmair)


Information

Composer: Arnold Schoenberg; Sándor Veress; Béla Bartók
  • (01) Schoenberg - Transfigured Night, Op. 4
  • (02) Veress - Four Transylvanian Dances
  • (06) Bartók - Divertimento

Camerata Bern
Thomas Zehetmair, violin & conductor

Date: 2001
Label: ECM
https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/143038752307/verklarte-nacht-schonberg-veress-bartok-thomas-zehetmair-camerata-bern-thomas-zehetmair-camerata-bern


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Sándor Veress - Passacaglia Concertante; Musica Concertante (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Sándor Veress
  • (01) Passacaglia Concertante
  • (05) Song Of The Seasons
  • (12) Musica Concertante

London Voices (5-11)
Terry Edwards, conductor

Camerata Bern
Heinz Holliger, oboe (1-4) & conductor

Date: 1995
Label: ECM
https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/143038752226


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Monday, January 20, 2020

Leó Weiner - Works for Orchestra (László Kovács)


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Composer: Leó Weiner
  1. Franz Liszt - Sonata in B minor (arr. Weiner)
  2. Preludio, Notturno and Scherzo diabolico: I. Preludio
  3. Preludio, Notturno and Scherzo diabolico: II. Notturno
  4. Preludio, Notturno and Scherzo diabolico: III. Scherzo diabolico
  5. Passacaglia for piano
  6. Toy Soldiers

North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra
László Kovács, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Hungaroton
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Karl Goldmark - Symphonic Poems Vol. 1 (Fabrice Bollon)


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Composer: Karl Goldmark
  1. Sakuntala, Op. 13
  2. Scherzo in E minor, Op. 19
  3. Penthesilea, Op. 31
  4. Sappho, Op. 44
  5. Scherzo in A major, Op. 45

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Fabrice Bollon, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/karl-goldmark-symphonische-dichtungen/hnum/7971773

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Ernő Dohnányi - Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Minutes (Roberto Paternostro)


Information

Composer: Ernő Dohnányi
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 9
  • (06) Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Roberto Paternostro, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Capriccio
http://capriccio.at/ernst-von-dohnanyi-1877-1960

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Ernő Dohnányi - String Quartet No. 3; Serenade; Sextet (Nash Ensemble)


Information

Composer: Ernő Dohnányi
  • (01) Serenade for string trio in C major, Op. 10
  • (06) String Quartet No. 3 in A minor, Op. 33
  • (09) Sextet for piano, clarinet, horn and string trio in C major, Op. 37

The Nash Ensemble
Stephanie Gonley, violin
Laura Samuel, violin (6-8)
Lawrence Power, viola
Adrian Brendel, cello
Ian Brown, piano
Richard Hosford, clarinet
Richard Watkins, horn
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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Ernő Dohnányi - Orchestral Works (Matthias Bamert)


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Composer: Ernő Dohnányi

CD1:
  • (01) Ruralia Hungarica, Op. 32b
  • (06) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 5
CD2:
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 9
  • (06) American Rhapsody, Op. 47
CD3:
  • (01) Suite in F sharp minor, Op. 19
  • (05) Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25
  • (18) Suite from 'The Veil of Pierrette', Op. 18
CD4:
  • (01) Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36
  • (06) Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 40
CD5:
  • (01) Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 43
  • (05) Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45
  • (08) Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 42

James Ehnes, violin
Howard Shelley, piano
Clifford Lantaff, harp

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert, conductor

Date: 1995-2004
Compilation: 2016
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010906

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Friday, January 17, 2020

Sándor Veress; Béla Bartók - String Trio; Piano Quintet (Vilde Frang; etc.)


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Composer: Sándor Veress; Béla Bartók
  • (01) Veress - String Trio
  • (03) Bartók - Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23

Vilde Frang, violin
Barnabás Kelemen, violin (3-6)
Katalin Kokas, viola (3-6)
Lawrence Power, viola (1-2)
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Alexander Lonquich, piano (3-6)

Date: 2019
Label: Alpha
https://outhere-music.com/fr/albums/veress-string-trio-bartok-piano-quintet-alpha458

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Béla Bartók - Divertimento; Dance Suite (Pierre Boulez)


Information

Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) Dance Suite, Sz 77
  • (07) Two Pictures, Op. 10, Sz 46
  • (09) Hungarian Sketches, Sz 97
  • (14) Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4458252


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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Béla Bartók - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) Suite No. 1, Sz. 31 (Original 1905 Version)
  • (06) Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Onyx Classics
http://onyxclassics.com/cddetail.php?CatalogueNumber=ONYX4210

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Béla Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2; Suite No. 2 (Yehudi Menuhin; Antal Doráti)


Information

Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) Violin Concerto No. 2
  • (04) Suite No. 2 (revised 1943 version)

Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1957 (1-3), 1955 (4-7)
Compilation: 1995
Label: Mercury


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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Bohuslav Martinů - Piano Works (Rudolf Firkušný)


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Composer: Bohuslav Martinů
  • (01) Les Ritournelles, H. 227
  • (07) Fantasie and Toccata, H. 281
  • (09) Piano Sonata No. 1, H. 350
  • (12) Julietta, H. 253: Act II, Scene 3: Moderato
  • (13) Etudes and Polkas, H. 308

Rudolf Firkušný, piano
Date: 1989/2019
Label: RCA

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Leoš Janáček - Piano Works (Rudolf Firkušný)


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Composer: Leoš Janáček

CD1:
  • (01) Tema con variazioni
  • (02) On the Overgrown Path
  • (17) Reminiscence
CD2:
  • (01) Piano Sonata No. 1. X. 1905 'From the street'
  • (03) In the Mist
  • (07) Concertino for piano and champer orchestra
  • (11) Capriccio for piano (left hand) and wind instruments

Rudolf Firkušný, piano
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Date: 1972/1997
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4497642


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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Antonín Dvořák - Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 (Busch Trio)


Information

Composer: Antonín Dvořák
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 21
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26

Busch Trio
Mathieu van Bellen, violin
Ori Epstein, cello
Omri Epstein, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Alpha
https://outhere-music.com/fr/albums/dvo-ak-piano-trios-op-21-26-alpha456

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Antonín Dvořák - Piano Quintets; Bagatelles (Busch Trio)


Information

Composer: Antonín Dvořák
  • (01) Piano Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 5
  • (04) Bagatelles, Op. 47
  • (09) Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

Busch Trio
Mathieu van Bellen, violin
Ori Epstein, cello
Omri Epstein, piano

Maria Milstein, violin
Miguel Da Silva, viola

Date: 2018
Label: Alpha
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/piano-quintets-bagatelles-alpha-403

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Antonín Dvořák - Piano Quartets (Busch Trio)


Information

Composer: Antonín Dvořák
  • (01) Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 23
  • (04) Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 87

Busch Trio
Mathieu van Bellen, violin
Ori Epstein, cello
Omri Epstein, piano
&
Miguel Da Silva, viola

Date: 2017
Label: Alpha
https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/piano-quartets-op-23-87-alpha-288

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Antonín Dvořák - Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4 (Busch Trio)


Information

Composer: Antonín Dvořák
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky'

Busch Trio
Mathieu van Bellen, violin
Ori Epstein, cello
Omri Epstein, piano

Date: 2016
Label: Alpha
https://outhere-music.com/fr/albums/trio-no-3-in-f-minor-op-65-trio-no-4-in-e-minor-op-90-dumky-alpha-238

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Igor Stravinsky; Frank Martin - Violin Concertos (Baiba Skride)


Information

Composer: Igor Stravinsky; Frank Martin
  • (01) Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D major
  • (05) Honegger - Pacific 231
  • (06) Honegger - Rugby
  • (07) Martin - Violin Concerto
  • (10) Stravinsky - Circus Polka

Baiba Skride, violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Orfeo International
https://www.orfeo-international.de/pages/cd_c849121a_e.html

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Romances (Ekaterina Lekhina; Peter Dmitriev)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. They Responded, Op. 21 No. 4
  2. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
  3. The Isle, Op. 14 No. 2
  4. Spring Waters, Op. 14 No. 11
  5. I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow, Op. 8 No. 1
  6. The Dream, Op. 8 No. 5
  7. Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5
  8. Do Not Sing, My Beauty, Op. 4 No. 4
  9. Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower, Op. 8 No. 2
  10. Before My Window, Op. 26 No. 10
  11. Night Is Mournful, Op. 26 No. 12
  12. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7
  13. The Migrant Wind, Op. 34 No. 4
  14. In My Garden at Night, Op. 38 No. 1
  15. To Her, Op. 38 No. 2
  16. Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3
  17. The Pied Piper, Op. 38 No. 4
  18. The Dream, Op. 38 No. 5
  19. A-oo, Op. 38 No. 6
  20. Prayer
  21. Everything Wants to Sing

Ekaterina Lekhina, soprano
Peter Dmitriev, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Melodiya
https://melody.su/catalog/classic/41048/

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Various Composers - 19th Century Russian Cello Music (Dmitrii Khrychev; Olga Solovieva)


Information

  • (01) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33
  • (02) Karl Davydov - Fantasy on Russian Songs, Op. 7
  • (03) Konstantin Liadov  - Fantasy on Gipsy Songs
  • (04) Anton Arensky - Two Pieces, Op. 12
  • (06) Anton Arensky - Four Pieces, Op. 56
  • (10) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Serenade, Op. 37

Dmitrii Khrychev, cello
Olga Solovieva, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573951

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Various Composers - Russian Masquerade (Sakari Oramo)


Information

  • (01) Prokofiev - Visions fugitives (arr. Rudolf Barshai)
  • (16) Scriabin - Preludes, Op. 11 (arr. Jouni Kaipainen)
  • (29) Arensky - Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
  • (38) Tchaikovsky - Elegy for string orchestra

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/conductors/oramo-sakari/russian-masquerade

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade; Capriccio espagnol (Igor Markevitch)


Information

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • (01) Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
  • (06) Scheherazade, Op. 35

London Symphony Orchestra
Igor Markevitch, conductor

Date: 1962/2019
Label: Eloquence (originally published by Philips)
https://eloquenceclassics.com/releases/rimsky-korsakov-scheherazade-capriccio-espagnol-2/

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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 7 & 9 (Alexander Melnikov)


Information

Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
  • (01) Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
  • (04) Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
  • (07) Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103

Alexander Melnikov, piano
Date: 2019
Label: harmonia mundi
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/2550

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