A belated thank you for your support, Antonio.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

George Onslow - Piano Trios Vol. 3 & 4 (Trio Cascades)


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Composer: George Onslow

CD1:
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 7 in D minor, Op. 20
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 1 in A major, Op. 3 No. 1
  • (09) Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 14 No. 1
CD2:
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 8 in C minor, Op. 26
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 6 in D major, Op. 14 No. 3
  • (09) Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 3 No. 3

Trio Cascades
Thomas Palm, piano
Katrina Schulz, violin
Inka Ehlert, cello

Date: 2011
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Georges-Onslow-1784-1852-Klaviertrios-Vol-3-4/hnum/1512353

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George Onslow - Piano Trios Vol. 2 (Trio Cascades)


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Composer: George Onslow
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 10 in F minor, Op. 83
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 3 No. 2

Trio Cascades
Thomas Palm, piano
Katrina Schulz, violin
Inka Ehlert, cello

Date: 2008
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Georges-Onslow-1784-1852-Klaviertrios-Vol-2/hnum/9784354

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George Onslow - Piano Trios Vol. 1 (Trio Cascades)


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Composer: George Onslow
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 5 in E major, Op. 14 No. 2
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 9 in G major, Op. 27

Trio Cascades
Thomas Palm, piano
Katrina Schulz, violin
Inka Ehlert, cello

Date: 2007
Label: cpo
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Georges-Onslow-1784-1852-Klaviertrios-Vol-1/hnum/3461673

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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Various Composers - Rapid Movement (Dmitry Masleev)


Information

  • (01) Alexander Tsfasman - Suite for piano and orchestra
  • (05) Dmitri Shostakovich - Concerto No. 1 for piano, trumpet and string orchestra in C minor, Op. 35
  • (09) Nikolai Kapustin - Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra, Op. 14

Dmitry Masleev, piano
Leonid Guriev, trumpet
Siberian State Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Lande, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Melodiya
https://melody.su/en/catalog/classic/41535/

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Various Composers - Music for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon (Trio Trilli)


Information

  • (01) Witold Lutosławski - Trio
  • (04) Sándor Veress - Sonatina
  • (07) Paul Juon - Arabesken, Op. 73
  • (11) Erwin Schulhoff - Divertissement

Trio Trilli
Massimiliano Salmi, oboe
Paolo Beltramini, clarinet
Diego Chenna, bassoon

Date: 2020
Label: Brilliant Classics
https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/m/music-for-oboe-clarinet-bassoon-by-lutoslawski-veress-juon-schulhoff/

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Witold Lutosławski - Orchestral Works


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Composer: Witold Lutosławski

CD1:
  • (01) Symphonic Variations
  • (02) Symphony No. 1
  • (06) Musique funèbre
  • (07) Symphony No. 2
CD2:
  • (01) Concerto for Orchestra
  • (04) Jeux vénitiens
  • (05) Livre pour orchestre
  • (06) Mi-parti
CD3:
  • (01) Preludes and Fugue for 13 solo strings
  • (03) Trois Poèmes d'Henri Michaux
  • (06) Paroles tissées
  • (07) Postlude No. 1

Louis Devos, tenor (Paroles tissées)
Kraków Radio Chorus (Trois Poèmes)
Polish Chamber Orchestra (Preludes and Fugue)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Witold Lutosławski, conductor

Recorded: 1976-77
Released: 2009
Label: Brilliant Classics (licensed from EMI)


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Witold Lutosławski - The Essential Lutosławski


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Composer: Witold Lutosławski

CD1:
  • (01) Symphony No. 3
  • (02) Concerto for orchestra
  • (05) Venetian Games
  • (09) Variations on a theme by Paganini
CD2:
  • (01) Cello Concerto
  • (02) Dance Preludes
  • (07) Concerto for oboe, harp and chamber orchestra
  • (10) Les espaces du sommeil
  • (11) Funeral Music

Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire, pianos (1.9)
Heinrich Schiff, cello (2.1)
Eduard Brunner, clarinet (2.2-2.6)
Heinz Holliger, clarinet & Ursula Holliger, harp (2.7-2.9)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone (2.10)

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1.1; 2.10)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (2.1-2.9)
Witold Lutosławski, conductor

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra (1.2-1.8; 2.11-2.14)
Witold Rowicki, conductor

Recorded: 1964-86
Compilation: 1997
Label: Philips
https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/essential-lutoslawski-5685


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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Philip Glass - Piano Works (Jenny Lin)


Information

Composer: Philip Glass
  1. Opening
  2. Metamorphosis No. 1
  3. Metamorphosis No. 2
  4. Metamorphosis No. 3
  5. Metamorphosis No. 4
  6. Metamorphosis No. 5
  7. Modern Love Waltz
  8. Passacaglia for Solo Piano "Distant Figure"
  9. Mad Rush (version for piano)

Jenny Lin, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Steinway & Sons
https://www.steinway.com/music-and-artists/label/glass-piano-works-jenny-lin

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Philip Glass - Complete Etudes for Piano (Jenny Lin)


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Composer: Philip Glass
  • CD1: Etudes Nos. 1-10
  • CD2: Etudes Nos. 11-20

Jenny Lin, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Steinway & Sons
https://www.steinway.com/music-and-artists/label/philip-glass-etudes-jenny-lin

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Zoltán Kodály - String Quartets (Dante Quartet)


Information

Composer: Zoltán Kodály
  • (01) String Quartet No. 1, Op. 2
  • (05) Intermezzo for string trio
  • (06) Gavotte
  • (07) String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10

Dante Quartet
Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Giles Francis, violin
Rachel Roberts, viola
Richard Jenkinson, cello

Date: 2014
Label: Hyperion
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67999

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Ernő Dohnányi; Zoltán Kodály - String Quartets (Guarneri Quartet)


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Composer: Ernő Dohnányi; Zoltán Kodály
  • (01) Dohnányi - String Quartet No. 2 in D flat major, Op. 15
  • (04) Kodály - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
  • (07) Dohnányi - String Quartet No. 3 in A minor, Op. 33

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
John Dalley, violin
Michael Tree, viola
Peter Wiley, cello

Date: 2009
Label: RCA

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Francis Poulenc - Piano Concerto; Concert champêtre (Mark Bebbington)


Information

Composer: Francis Poulenc
  • (01) Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, FP 146
  • (04) Trio for Piano, Oboe & Bassoon, FP 43
  • (07) Concert champêtre, FP 49
  • (10) Sonata for Oboe & Piano, FP 185

Mark Bebbington, piano
John Robert, oboe
Jonathan Davies, bassoon

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Resonus Classics
https://www.resonusclassics.com/

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Francis Poulenc; Charles Koechlin - Couleurs (Artur Pizarro; Thomas Rösner)


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Composer: Francis Poulenc; Charles Koechlin
  • (01) Poulenc - Sinfonietta, FP 141
  • (05) Poulenc - Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, FP 146
  • (08) Koechlin - Vers la Voûte Étoilée, Op. 129
  • (09) Koechlin - Sur les Flots Lointains, Op. 130

Artur Pizarro, piano
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Rösner, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Odradek
https://www.odradek-records.com/album/couleurs/

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Airat Ichmouratov - Overtures; Symphonies (Jean-Philippe Tremblay)


Information

Composer: Airat Ichmouratov
  • (01) 'Youth' Overture, Op. 50
  • (03) 'Maslenitsa' Overture, Op. 36
  • (05) Symphony in A minor, Op. 55 'On the Ruins of an Ancient Fort'

Orchestre de la Francophonie
Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020172

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Airat Ichmouratov - Orchestral Works (Evgeny Bushkov)


Information

Composer: Airat Ichmouratov
  • (01) Concerto Grosso No. 1, Op. 28
  • (04) Three Romances, for Viola and Strings, with Harp, Op. 22
  • (07) String Octet in G minor, Op. 56 'Letter from an Unknown Woman'

Elvira Misbakhova, viola
Belarusian State Chamber Orchestra
Evgeny Bushkov, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020141

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Myroslav Skoryk - Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 (Andrej Bielow)


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Composer: Myroslav Skoryk
  1. Violin Concerto No. 5
  2. Violin Concerto No. 6
  3. Violin Concerto No. 7
  4. Violin Concerto No. 8 'Allusion to Chopin'
  5. Violin Concerto No. 9

Andrej Bielow, violin
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574089

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Myroslav Skoryk - Violin Concertos, Vol. 1 (Andrej Bielow)


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Composer: Myroslav Skoryk
  1. Violin Concerto No. 1
  2. Violin Concerto No. 2
  3. Violin Concerto No. 3
  4. Violin Concerto No. 4

Andrej Bielow, violin
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574088

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Saturday, August 22, 2020

Myroslav Skoryk - Carpathian Concerto; etc. (Various Artists)


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Composer: Myroslav Skoryk
  1. Dytynstvo (Childhood) (from the 'Hutsul Triptych')
  2. Diptych
  3. Caprice No. 19 (from '24 Paganini Caprices')
  4. Violin Concerto No. 7
  5. Melody
  6. Cello Concerto
  7. Spanish Dance (from 'The Stone Host Suite')
  8. Carpathian Concerto for Orchestra

Nazary Pilatyuk, violin
Valery Kazakov, cello

Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra
Hobart Earle, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573333

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Niccolò Paganini; Myroslav Skoryk - 24 Caprices Op. 1 (Alexander Zemtsov)


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Composer: Niccolò Paganini

  • 24 Capricci, Op. 1 (orch. Myroslav Skoryk)

Lviv International Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Zemtsov, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/skoryk-paganinini-by-arrangement/

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Friday, August 21, 2020

Robert Fürstenthal - Chamber Music Vol. 2 (The Rossetti Ensemble)


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Composer: Robert Fürstenthal
  • (01) Notturno in D flat major for piano trio, Op. 51
  • (02) Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47
  • (06) Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46
  • (10) Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63
  • (14) Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a
  • (18) Notturno in D major for piano trio, Op. 19

The Rossetti Ensemble
Kathryn Thomas, flute (2-5)
Malcolm Messiter, oboe (10-13)
Sara Trickey, violin (1, 6-9, 18)
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola (14-17)
Timothy Lowe, cello (1, 18)
John Lenehan, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/robert-furstenthal-chamber-music-volume-two/

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Robert Fürstenthal - Chamber Music Vol. 1 (The Rossetti Ensemble)


Information

Composer: Robert Fürstenthal
  • (01) Sonata for Two Oboes and Piano in D minor, Op. 56
  • (06) Cello Sonata in F minor, Op. 58
  • (10) Viola Sonata in D minor, Op. 57
  • (14) Violin Sonata in B minor, Op. 43
  • (18) Piano Trio, Op. 65

The Rossetti Ensemble
Malcolm Messiter, oboe (1-5)
Christopher O’Neal, oboe (1-5)
Sarah Trickey, violin (14-20)
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola (10-13)
Timothy Lowe, cello (6-9, 18-20)
John Lenehan, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/robert-furstenthal-chamber-music-volume-one/

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin Vol. 2 (Isabelle Faust; Alexander Melnikov)


Information

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • (01) Sonata in F major, K. 376
  • (04) Sonata in A major, K. 305
  • (06) Sonata in G major, K. 301
  • (08) Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378

Isabelle Faust, violin
Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

Date: 2020
Label: harmonia mundi
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/2584

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin Vol. 1 (Isabelle Faust; Alexander Melnikov)


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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • (01) Sonata in D major, K. 306
  • (04) Sonata in E minor, K. 304
  • (06) Sonata in A major, K. 526

Isabelle Faust, violin
Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano
Date: 2018
Label: harmonia mundi
http://www.harmoniamundi.com/#!/albums/2466

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Orchestral Works (Vasily Petrenko)


Information

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • (01) Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • (06) Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
  • (07) Scheherazade, Op. 35

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: LAWO Classics
https://lawostore.no/

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Modest Mussorgsky; Aram Khachaturian - Orchestral Works (Vasily Petrenko)


Information

  • (01) Dmitri Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: Overture
  • (02) Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, excerpts
  • (06) Rodion Shchedrin - Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 'Naughty Limericks'
  • (07) Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  • (22) Sergei Rachmaninov - 12 Romances, Op. 21: 7. Zdes′ khorosho (orch. Timothy Jackson)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Onyx Classics
http://www.onyxclassics.com/cddetail.php?CatalogueNumber=ONYX4211

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Gabriel Prokofiev - Turntables & Cello Concertos (Mr. Switch; Boris Andrianov)


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Composer: Gabriel Prokofiev
  • (01) Concerto for Turntables No. 1
  • (06) Cello Concerto

Mr. Switch, turntables
Boris Andrianov, cello

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexey Bogorad, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Signum Classics
https://signumrecords.com/product/concerto-for-turntables-no-1-cello-concerto/SIGCD628/

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Gabriel Prokofiev - Saxophone & Bass Drum Concertos (Branford Marsalis; Joby Burgess)


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Composer: Gabriel Prokofiev
  • (01) Saxophone Concerto
  • (05) Bass Drum Concerto

Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Joby Burgess, bass drum

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexey Bogorad, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Signum Classics
https://signumrecords.com/product/gabriel-prokofiev-saxophone-concerto-bass-drum-concerto/SIGCD584/

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Sunday, August 16, 2020

Zdeněk Fibich - Orchestral Works Vol. 5 (Marek Štilec)


Information

Composer: Zdeněk Fibich
  • (01) Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 53
  • (05) Šárka, Op. 51: Overture
  • (06) Bouře (The Tempest), Op. 40, Act III: Overture
  • (07) Nevěsta messinská (The Bride of Messina), Op. 18, Act III: Funeral March

Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Marek Štilec, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574120

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Zdeněk Fibich - Orchestral Works Vol. 4 (Marek Štilec)


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Composer: Zdeněk Fibich
  1. A Night at Karlštejn Castle: Overture
  2. Comenius – Festival Overture
  3. The Jew of Prague: Overture
  4. Hedy, Op. 43: Ballet Music (Concert Version)
  5. Hippodamia's Death, Op. 33: March
  6. Prologue to the Opening of the New Czech Theatre
  7. The Great Musical Monograph of the Building of the National Theatre
  8. Music for the Reopening of the National Theatre
  9. Music for the Celebrations of 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Amos Comenius

Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marek Štilec, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573310

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Zdeněk Fibich - Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Marek Štilec)


Information

Composer: Zdeněk Fibich
  1. Othello, Op. 6
  2. Záboj, Slavoj a Luděk, Op. 37
  3. Toman and the Wood Nymph, Op. 49
  4. The Tempest, Op. 46
  5. Spring, Op. 13

Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marek Štilec, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573197

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Zdeněk Fibich - Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Marek Štilec)


Information

Composer: Zdeněk Fibich
  • (01) Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 38
  • (05) At Twilight – Idyll for Orchestra, Op. 39
  • (06) Selanka – Idyll in B flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 16

Irvin Venyš, clarinet
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marek Štilec, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573157

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Zdeněk Fibich - Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Marek Štilec)


Information

Composer: Zdeněk Fibich
  • (01) Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 17
  • (05) Impressions from the Countryside, Op. 54

Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marek Štilec, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572985

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber - The Rosary Sonatas (Ariadne Daskalakis)


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Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

CD1:
  • (01) The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata 1. The Annunciation
  • (04) The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata 2. The Visitation
  • (07) The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata 3. The Nativity
  • (10) The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata 4. The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
  • (11) The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata 5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
  • (15) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata 6. The Agony in the Garden
  • (16) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata 7. The Scourging at the Pillar
  • (18) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata 8. The Crowning with Thorns
  • (20) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata 9. The Carrying of the Cross
  • (23) The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata 10. The Crucifixion
CD2:
  • (01) The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata 11. The Resurrection
  • (04) The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata 12. The Ascension
  • (08) The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata 13. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  • (12) The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata 14. The Assumption of the Virgin
  • (14) The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata 15. The Coronation of the Virgin
  • (18) The Guardian Angel: Passagalia [Sonata 16], for solo violin
  • (19) Georg Muffat (1653–1704) - Sonata in D major, for violin and basso continuo

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Ensemble Vintage Köln

Date: 2015
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/composer/biber-heinrich-ignaz-franz-von/biber-the-rosary-sonatas

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Gabriel Fauré - Sacred Vocal Works & Requiem (Ivor Bolton)


Information

Composer: Gabriel Fauré
  • (01) Psaume CXXXVI. Super flumina Babylonis
  • (02) Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
  • (03) Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville
  • (08) La Passion: Prélude
  • (09) Messe de Requiem, Op. 48

Benjamin Appl, baritone
Katja Stuber, soprano
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor

Basel Symphony Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Sony Classical
https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/the-secret-faure-3-sacred-vocal-works

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Gabriel Fauré - Orchestral & Concertante Music (Ivor Bolton)


Information

Composer: Gabriel Fauré
  • (01) Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 16
  • (02) Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28
  • (03) Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19
  • (04) Élégie for Cello and Orchestra , Op. 24
  • (05) Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112
  • (09) Pavane, Op. 50
  • (10) Allegro from Symphonie en Fa (or Suite d'orchestre) Op. 20

Axel Schacher, violin
Oliver Schnyder, piano
Antoine Lederlin, cello

Basel Symphony Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Sony Classical
https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/the-secret-faure-2

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Gabriel Fauré - Orchestral Songs & Suites (Ivor Bolton)


Information

Composer: Gabriel Fauré
  • (01) Caligula, Op. 52
  • (06) Prélude from Pénélope
  • (07) Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39/4 (orch. Fauré)
  • (08) Soir, Op. 83/2 (orch. Louis Aubert)
  • (09) Clair de lune, Op. 46/2 (orch. Fauré)
  • (10) Après un rêve, Op. 7/1 (orch. Henri Busser)
  • (11) Shylock, Op. 57
  • (17) Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80

Olga Peretyatko, soprano (7-10, 20)
Benjamin Bruns, tenor (11, 13)
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor (2, 4 & 5)

Basel Symphony Orchestra
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Sony Classical
https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/the-secret-faure-orchestral-songs-suites

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Gabriel Fauré - A Fauré Recital, Vol. 2 (Louis Lortie)


Information

Composer: Gabriel Fauré
  • Pie Jesu from Requiem, Op. 48 (transcr. Louis Lortie)
  • Barcarolle No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 106bis
  • Nocturne No. 11 in F sharp minor, Op. 104 No. 1
  • Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 19
  • Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74
  • Thème et variations, Op. 73
  • Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26
  • Barcarolle No. 10 in A minor, Op. 104 No. 2
  • Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, Op. 99
  • Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119
  • In paradisum from Requiem, Op. 48 (transcr. Louis Lortie)

Louis Lortie, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2020149

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Gabriel Fauré - A Fauré Recital, Vol. 1 (Louis Lortie)


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Composer: Gabriel Fauré
  • Pavane, Op. 50 (transcr. Louis Lortie)
  • Barcarolle No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 66
  • Nocturne No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 36
  • Barcarolle No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 70
  • Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Percy Grainger)
  • Suite from 'Pelléas et Mélisande', Op. 80
  • Barcarolle No. 7 in D minor, Op. 90
  • Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63
  • Nine Préludes, Op. 103

Louis Lortie, piano
Date: 2016
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010915

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Leone Sinigaglia - Complete Works for String Quartet, Vol. 1 (Archos Quartet)


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Composer: Leone Sinigaglia
  • (01) Concert-Étude in D major, Op. 5
  • (02) Zwei Characterstücke, Op. 35 (version for string quartet)
  • (04) Variations on a Theme by Brahms, Op. 22
  • (21) Scherzo, Op. 8
  • (22) Hora Mystica
  • (23) String Quartet in D major, Op. 27

Archos Quartet
Filip Jeska, violin
Mikołaj Pokora, violin
Radenko Kostadinov, viola
Francesca Fiore, cello

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574183

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Leone Sinigaglia - Violin Concerto; etc. (Various Artists)


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Composer: Leone Sinigaglia
  • (01) Romanza e Humoresque for cello and orchestra, Op. 16
  • (03) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A major, Op. 20
  • (06) Two Characteristic Pieces for string orchestra, Op. 35: No. 1, Regenlied

Laura Marzadori, violin
Fernando Caida Greco, cello

Orchestra Città di Ferrara
Marco Zuccarini, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Tactus
https://www.tactus.it/

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Leone Sinigaglia - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Leone Sinigaglia
  • (01) Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 44
  • (04) Romanze in D major for cello and piano, Op. 16 No. 1
  • (05) Cavatina in G major for violin and piano, Op. 13 No. 1
  • (06) Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 41

Solomia Soroka, violin
Noreen Silver, cello
Phillip Silver, piano

Date: 2011
Label: Toccata Classics
https://toccataclassics.com/product/sinigaglia-chamber-music/

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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Nikos Skalkottas - From Berlin to Athens (Lorenda Ramou)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) Griechische Suite
  • (04) (Suite)
  • (07) Sonatina
  • (10) 15 kleine Variationen für Klavier
  • (11) Suite No. 2
  • (15) Suite No. 3
  • (19) Suite No. 4
  • (23) The Gnomes, Dance Suite for Piano

Lorenda Ramou, piano
Date: 2019
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/performers/ramou-lorenda/from-berlin-to-athens-piano-music-by-nikos-skalkottas

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Nikos Skalkottas - The Land and The Sea of Greece (Lorenda Ramou)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) The Land and the Sea of Greece, Ballet Suite
  • (07) Island Images, Ballet Suite
  • (13) The Maiden and Death, Ballet Suite
  • (20) Procession to Acheron
  • (21) Echo, Little Dance Piece

Lorenda Ramou, piano
Date: 2006
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/composer/skalkottas-nikos/skalkottas-the-land-and-the-sea-of-greece

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

Nikos Skalkottas - The Neoclassical Skalkottas (Stefanos Tsialis)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) Sinfonietta in B flat major, AK 10
  • (05) Classical Symphony, AK 9
  • (09) Four Images, AK 13
  • (13) Ancient Greek March, AK 11d

Athens State Orchestra
Stefanos Tsialis, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.574154

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Nikos Skalkottas - Orchestral Works (Byron Fidetzis)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) Sinfonietta in B flat major
  • (05) Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra
  • (10) Suite for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
  • (14) Digenés in his Last Agony
  • (15) Two Marches and Nine Greek Dances

Georgios Demertzis, violin
Vassilis Varvaresos, piano
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
Byron Fidetzis, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/conductors/fidetzis-byron/skalkottas-sinfonietta-concerto-and-suite

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Friday, August 7, 2020

Nikos Skalkottas - The Maiden and Death; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Nikos Christodoulou)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) The Maiden and Death, ballet suite
  • (07) Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra
  • (10) Ouvertüre Concertante

Geoffrey Douglas Madge, piano
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/conductors/christodoulou-nikos/skalkottas-the-maiden-and-death

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Nikos Skalkottas - Mayday Spell; Double Bass Concerto (Nikos Christodoulou)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas
  • (01) Mayday Spell - A Fairy Drama, Symphonic Suite
  • (11) Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
  • (14) Three Greek Dances for strings

Vassilis Papavassiliou, double bass
Þóra Einarsdóttir, soprano

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: BIS Records
https://bis.se/composer/skalkottas-nikos/skalkottas-orchestral-music

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Nikos Skalkottas - 36 Greek Dances; The Return of Ulysses (Nikos Christodoulou)


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Composer: Nikos Skalkottas

CD1:
  • (01) 36 Greek Dances, Series I
  • (13) 36 Greek Dances, Series II
CD2:
  • (01) 36 Greek Dances, Series III
  • (13) Overture for Orchestra 'The Return of Ulysses'
  • (14) Appendix: Alternative Versions of Dances

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: BIS Records

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