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Friday, December 31, 2021

Johannes Brahms - Viola Sonatas (Kim Kashkashian; Robert Levin)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms
  • (01) Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
  • (04) Viola Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1

Kim Kashkashian, viola
Robert Levin, piano

Date: 1997
Label: ECM

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Johannes Brahms - Complete Organ Works (Robert Parkins)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms
  • (01) Prelude and Fugue in G minor
  • (02) Fugue in A flat minor
  • (03) Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122
  • (14) Chorale Prelude and Fuge in A minor on 'O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid'
  • (15) Prelude and Fugue in A minor

Robert Parkins, organ
Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck)


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Composer: Anton Bruckner
  • Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1894, ed. Nowak)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Reference Recordings

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 (Kurt Sanderling)


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Composer: Anton Bruckner
  • Symphony No. 7 in E Major (1885, ed. Haas)

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling, conductor

Date: 1999/2018
Label: SWR

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Anton Bruckner; Dmitri Shostakovich; Gustav Mahler - Works (Kurt Sanderling)


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Composer: Anton Bruckner; Dmitri Shostakovich; Gustav Mahler

CD1:
  • Bruckner - Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889, ed. Nowak)
CD2:
  • Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
  • Shostakovich - From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79

Hermann Prey, baritone (Mahler)
Maria Croonen, soprano; Annelies Burmeister, contralto; Peter Schreier, tenor (Shostakovich)

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Bruckner)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Mahler)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Shostakovich)
Kurt Sanderling, conductor

Date: 1965 (Bruckner), 1961 (Mahler), 1968 (Shostakovich)
Label: Berlin Classics


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Monday, December 27, 2021

Anton Bruckner - Requiem (Łukasz Borowicz)


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Composer: Anton Bruckner
  1. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: I. Introitus. Requiem
  2. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: II. Sequentia. Dies Irae
  3. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: IIIa. Offertorium. Domine
  4. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: IIIb. Offertorium. Hostias
  5. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: IIIc. Offertorium. Quam olim
  6. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: IV. Sanctus
  7. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: V. Benedictus
  8. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: VIa. Agnus Dei
  9. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: VIb. Requiem
  10. Requiem in D minor, WAB 39: VIc. Cum sanctis
  11. Libera, WAB 32
  12. Aequales, WAB 149
  13. Am Grabe, WAB 2
  14. Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53 (arr. Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs)
  15. Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53
  16. Aequales, WAB 114
  17. Todtenlied No. 1, WAB 47 No. 1
  18. Trösterin Musik, WAB 81b
  19. Todtenlied No. 2, WAB 47 No. 2
  20. Libera, WAB 21

Johanna Winkel, 
Sophie Harmsen, 
Michael Feyfar, 
Ludwig Mittelhammer, 

RIAS Kammerchor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Łukasz Borowicz, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Accentus

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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Various Composers - Vida breve (Stephen Hough)


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  1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  2. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35: 1. Grave – Doppio movimento
  3. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35: 2. Scherzo
  4. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35: 3. Marche funèbre
  5. Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35: 4. Presto
  6. Franz Liszt - Funérailles from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S173
  7. Franz Liszt - Bagatelle sans tonalité (Mephisto Waltz), S216a
  8. Ferruccio Busoni - Kammer-Fantasie über Carmen (Sonatina No. 6), BV284
  9. Stephen Hough - Piano Sonata No. 4 'Vida breve'
  10. Traditional Korean - Arirang (arr. Stephen Hough)
  11. Charles Gounod - Méditation sur le premier prélude de piano de J.S. Bach 'Ave Maria' (arr. Stephen Hough)

Stephen Hough, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Various Composers - Homage to Godowsky (Andrey Gugnin)


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  1. Josef Hofmann - Charakterskizzen, Op. 40: 1. Vision
  2. Josef Hofmann - Charakterskizzen, Op. 40: 2. Jadis
  3. Josef Hofmann - Charakterskizzen, Op. 40: 3. Nenien
  4. Josef Hofmann - Charakterskizzen, Op. 40: 4. Kaleidoskop
  5. Felix Blumenfeld - Étude pour la main gauche seule, Op. 36
  6. Emil von Sauer - Études de concert No. 19 'Vision'
  7. Eugenio Pirani - Scherzo-Étude, Op. 67
  8. Abram Chasins - Prelude No. 13 in G flat major, Op. 12 No. 1
  9. Ignacy Friedman - 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 33: 1. Étude
  10. Ignacy Friedman - 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 33: 2. Mazourka
  11. Ignacy Friedman - 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 33: 3. Tabatière à musique
  12. Ossip Gabrilowitsch - Étude for the left hand, Op. 12 No. 2
  13. Joseph Holbrooke - Rhapsodie-Études, Op. 42: No. 4 La fantastique
  14. Joseph Holbrooke - Rhapsodie-Études, Op. 42: No. 5 Une nuit ténébreuse
  15. Constantin von Sternberg - Étude de concert No. 5 in F major, Op. 115
  16. Theodor Leschetizky - 3 morceaux, Op. 48: 1. Prélude humoresque
  17. Theodor Leschetizky - 3 morceaux, Op. 48: 2. Intermezzo scherzando
  18. Theodor Leschetizky - 3 morceaux, Op. 48: 3. Étude héroïque
  19. Theodor Szántó - Troisième étude orientale (en quartes)
  20. Moritz Moszkowski - Melodia appassionata, Op. 81 No. 6
  21. Franz Liszt - Grande Étude de Paganini 'La campanella', S. 141 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)

Andrey Gugnin, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Hyperion

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 3 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) Contrasts, BB 116
  • (04) Violin Sonatina, BB 102a (arr. A. Gertier)
  • (07) 44 Duos for 2 Violins, BB 104

James Ehnes, violin
Michael Collins, clarinet
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2014
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 2 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124
  • (05) Sonata in E minor, BB 28
  • (08) Hungarian Folksongs, BB 109
  • (17) Hungarian Folk Tunes
  • (24) Romanian Folk Dances

James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Chandos

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 1 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  1. Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a: I. ('Lassu') Moderato -
  2. Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a: II. ('Friss') Allegretto moderato -
  3. Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a: [Agitato]
  4. Sonata No. 2 in C major, BB 85: I. Molto moderato -
  5. Sonata No. 2 in C major, BB 85: II. Allegretto
  6. Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96a: I. ('Lassu') Moderato -
  7. Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96a: II. ('Friss') Allegro moderato
  8. Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor, BB 84: I. Allegro Appassionato
  9. Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor, BB 84: II. Adagio
  10. Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor, BB 84: III. Allegro
  11. Andante in A major, BB 26b
  12. Alternative ending for Part II of Rhapsody No. 1: Accelerando - A tempo
  13. Alternative ending for Part II of Rhapsody No. 1: [Agitato]

James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2012
Label: Chandos

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Béla Bartók - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • (01) The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73
  • (10) Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100
  • (18) Suite No. 2, Sz. 34

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Onyx

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Ernesto Halffter - Piano Music (Martin Jones)


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Composer: Ernesto Halffter
  1. Espagnolade
  2. Crepusculos: I. El Viejo reloj del Castillo
  3. Crepusculos: II. Lullaby
  4. Crepusculos: III. Una ermita en el bosque
  5. March joyeuse
  6. Piezas infantiles: I. Serenata
  7. Piezas infantiles: II. Valse
  8. Piezas infantiles: III. Petite March
  9. Piano Sonata
  10. Three Dances from the Ballet 'Sonatina': I. La pastora
  11. Three Dances from the Ballet 'Sonatina': II. Las Doncellas
  12. Three Dances from the Ballet 'Sonatina': III. La gitana
  13. Gruss
  14. Llanto por Ricardo Viñes
  15. Serenata a Dulcinea
  16. Pregón 'Cuba'
  17. Habanera
  18. Preludio y danza
  19. Nocturno otoñal 'Recordando a Chopin'
  20. Sonata 'Homenaje a Domenico Scarlatti'
  21. Homenaje a Rodolfo Halffter
  22. Homenaje a Federico Mompou
  23. Homenaje a Joaquin Turina

Martin Jones, piano
Date: 2009
Label: Nimbus Records

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

Ernesto Halffter - Orchestral Works (Muhai Tang)


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Composer: Ernesto Halffter
  • (01) Rapsodia Portuguesa
  • (02) Deux Esquisses Symphoniques
  • (04) Sinfonietta in D

Juh Hee Suh, piano (1)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Muhai Tang, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: cpo

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Friday, December 17, 2021

Various Composers - Impressions (Sophie Dervaux; Sélim Mazari)


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  1. Camille Saint-Saëns - Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: I. Allegro moderato 
  2. Camille Saint-Saëns - Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: II. Allegretto scherzando
  3. Camille Saint-Saëns - Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: III. Molto adagio
  4. Camille Saint-Saëns - Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: IV. Allegro moderato
  5. Reynaldo Hahn - À Chloris
  6. Maurice Ravel - Pièce en forme d'Habanera
  7. Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
  8. Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
  9. Claude Debussy - Beau soir
  10. Charles Koechlin - Bassoon Sonata, Op. 71: I. Andante moderato - Allegro scherzando
  11. Charles Koechlin - Bassoon Sonata, Op. 71: II. Nocturne
  12. Charles Koechlin - Bassoon Sonata, Op. 71: III. Allegro
  13. Henri Dutilleux - Sarabande et cortège
  14. Roger Boutry - Interférences

Sophie Dervaux, bassoon
Sélim Mazari, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Berlin Classics

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Various Composers - 20th Century Works for Flute & Piano (Ginevra Petrucci; Bruno Canino)


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  • (01) Gabriel Pierné - Sonata in G minor, Op. 36
  • (04) Mario Pilati - Flute Sonata
  • (07) Sigfrid Karg-Elert - Suite pointillistique, Op. 135
  • (11) Jean-Michel Damase - Variations for Flute & Piano

Ginevra Petrucci, flute
Bruno Canino, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Dynamic

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Various Composers - L'esprit du temps (Anastasia Feruleva; Frank van de Laar)


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  • (01) Igor Stravinsky - Suite Italienne
  • (06) Lili Boulanger - D'un soir triste
  • (07) Nadia Boulanger - Trois pièces
  • (10) George Enescu - Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major, Op. 26 No. 2

Anastasia Feruleva, cello
Frank van de Laar, piano

Date: 2021
Label: TRPTK

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Various Composers - Le violoncelle à l'école de Paris (Wen-Sinn Yang; Oliver Triendl)


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  1. Tibor Harsányi - Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
  2. Alexandre Tansman - 2 Pièces: No. 1, Mélodie
  3. Alexandre Tansman - 2 Pièces: No. 2, Capriccio
  4. Bohuslav Martinů - Variations sur un thème slovaque, H. 378
  5. Tibor Harsányi - Cello Sonata: I. Sempre allegro
  6. Tibor Harsányi - Cello Sonata: II. Adagio
  7. Tibor Harsányi - Cello Sonata: III. Vivace
  8. Alexander Tcherepnin - Russian Songs & Dances, Op. 84: No. 1, Georgian Song
  9. Alexander Tcherepnin - Russian Songs & Dances, Op. 84: No. 2, Tartar Dance
  10. Alexander Tcherepnin - Russian Songs & Dances, Op. 84: No. 3, Russian Song
  11. Alexander Tcherepnin - Russian Songs & Dances, Op. 84: No. 4, Kazakh Dance
  12. Marcel Mihalovici - Sonata in the Character of a Lyric Scene, Op. 108

Wen-Sinn Yang, cello
Oliver Triendl, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Oehms Classics

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Monday, December 13, 2021

Various Composers - French Music for the Stage (Neeme Järvi)


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  • (01) Ambroise Tomas - Overture to 'Raymond, ou Le Secret de la reine'
  • (02) Daniel Auber - Overture to 'Fra Diavolo, ou L'Hôtellerie de Terracine', S 18
  • (03) François-Adrien Boieldieu - Overture to 'Le Calife de Bagdad'
  • (04) François-Adrien Boieldieu - Overture to 'La Dame blanche'
  • (05) Léo Delibes - Scène du bal and Vieille Chanson from 'Le Roi s'amuse'
  • (13) Jules Massenet - Espada

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Various Composers - French Works for Flute (Adam Walker)


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  • (01) Camille Saint-Saëns - Romance in D flat Major, Op. 37
  • (02) César Franck - Sonata in A Major, M 8
  • (06) Camille Saint-Saëns - Airs de ballet d'Ascanio
  • (08) Charles-Marie Widor - Suite in C Minor, Op. 34
  • (12) Maurice Duruflé - Prélude, récitatif et variations, Op. 3

Adam Walker, flute
Timothy Ridout, viola (12-14)
James Baillieu, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Various Composers - French Chamber Music for Winds (Oslo Kammerakademi)


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  • (01) Charles Gounod - Petite symphonie, Op. 216
  • (05) Charles Koechlin - Septuor d'instruments à vent, Op. 165
  • (11) Florent Schmitt - Lied et scherzo, Op. 54
  • (12) Théodore Gouvy - Petite suite gauloise, Op. 90
  • (16) Vincent d'Indy - Chanson et danses, Op. 50

Oslo Kammerakademi
Date: 2021
Label: LAWO

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Friday, December 10, 2021

Various Composers - French Music for Wind (Orsino Ensemble; Pavel Kolesnikov)


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  1. Albert Roussel - Divertissement, Op. 6
  2. Claude Debussy - Petite pièce, L. 120
  3. Claude Debussy - Première rhapsodie, L. 116
  4. Camille Saint-Saëns - Romance in F Major, Op. 36
  5. Camille Saint-Saëns - Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, Op. 79
  6. Cécile Chaminade - Flute Concertino in D Major, Op. 107
  7. Charles Koechlin - 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32b: No. 1, Venise
  8. Charles Koechlin - 2 Nocturnes, Op. 32b: No. 2, Dans la forêt
  9. André Caplet - Quintet, Op. 8: I. Allegro
  10. André Caplet - Quintet, Op. 8: II. Adagio
  11. André Caplet - Quintet, Op. 8: III. Scherzo
  12. André Caplet - Quintet, Op. 8: IV. Finale
  13. Claude Debussy - Syrinx, L. 129

Orsino Ensemble
Adam Walker, flute
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Matthew Hunt, clarinet
Amy Harman, bassoon
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
&
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Piano Trios (Trio Hochelaga)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor
  • (05) Piano Trio No. 2 in E major
  • (09) Promenade sentimentale
  • (10 Canon
  • (11) Cantilène

Trio Hochelaga
Anne Robert, violin
Benoît Loiselle, cello
Stéphane Lemelin, piano

Date: 2005
Label: ATMA Classique

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet (Trio Hochelaga)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Piano Quartet in A minor
  • (05) Piano Quintet in F major

Trio Hochelaga
Anne Robert, violin
Paul Marleyn, cello
Stéphane Lemelin, piano
&
Jean-Luc Plourde, viola
Philippe Magnan, oboe

Date: 2006
Label: ATMA Classique

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Monday, December 6, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata (Various Artists)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  1. Sonata for Cello & Piano in D major: I. Allegretto con moto e con calore
  2. Sonata for Cello & Piano in D major: II. Andante con variazioni
  3. Sonata for Cello & Piano in D major: III. Allegro bien rythme
  4. Ballade for Violin & Piano
  5. Nocturne for Cello & Piano
  6. Mélodie for Violin & Piano
  7. Andante appassionato for Cello & Piano
  8. Sonata for Violin & Piano in A major: I. Allegro appassionato
  9. Sonata for Violin & Piano in A major: II. Andante quasi adagio
  10. Sonata for Violin & Piano in A major: III. Allegro deciso e fuoco
  11. Andante cantabile for Cello & Piano
  12. Meditation for Violin & Piano
  13. Scherzetto for Violin & Piano
  14. Cavatine for Cello & Piano

Anne Robert, violin
Benoît Loiselle, cello
Stéphane Lemelin, piano

Date: 2009
Label: ATMA Classique

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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Piano Quintet in F Major
  • (05) Méditation for Violin, Oboe & Organ
  • (06) String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major
  • (10) Méditation-prière, Op. 17 for Oboe, Harp, Organ & Strings
  • (11) Petits rêves d'enfant for String Quartet
  • (13) 2 Pièces en forme canonique for Oboe, Cello & Strings

Lajos Lencsés, oboe
Gustavo Surgik, violin
Leo Lencsés, cello
Carole Dubois, piano
Antal Váradi, organ
Renie Yamahata, harp
Quatuor Parisii
Budapest Strings

Date: 2021
Label: Toccata Classics

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Saturday, December 4, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Works for Cello, Piano & Orchestra (Marc Coppey; Jean-François Heisser)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Fantaisie-Stück for cello & orchestra
  • (04) Suite Concertante for cello, piano & orchestra
  • (08) Concerto Capriccioso for piano & orchestra
  • (12) In Memoriam mortuorum, chant élégiaque
  • (13) Andante Cantabile for cello & orchestra

Orchestre Poitou-Charentes
Marc Coppey, cello
Jean-François Heisser, piano & conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Mirare

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Friday, December 3, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata; Ballade (Ingolf Turban)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Violin Concerto in D Minor
  • (04) Violin Sonata in A Major
  • (07) Ballade for Violin & Piano

Ingolf Turban, violin
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Raoul Grüneis, conductor
Lukas Maria Kuen, piano

Date: 2018
Label: cpo

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Piano Concerto No. 2; Frithiof; Dixtuor (Vanessa Wagner; François-Xavier Roth)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Ouverture de Frithiof
  • (02) Concerto pour piano No. 2
  • (06) Dixtuor

Vanessa Wagner, piano
Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Musicales Actes Sud

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Piano Concertos (Cédric Tiberghien)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • (01) Concerto-capriccioso in C minor
  • (02) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
  • (06) Suite for piano and string orchestra in F minor

Cédric Tiberghien, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Théodore Dubois - Musique sacrée et symphonique; Musique de chambre (Various Artists)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois

CD1:
  • (01) Symphony No. 2 in B minor
  • (05) Piano Sonata in A minor
CD2:
  • (01) Messe pontificale
  • (08) O Salutaris
  • (09) Ave verum
  • (10) Ave Maria
  • (11) O Salutaris
  • (12) Ave Maria
CD3:
  • (01) Symphonie francaise in F minor
  • (05) Piano Quartet in A minor

Romain Descharmes, piano
Quatuor Giardini

Brussels Philharmonic
Hervé Niquet, conductor

Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Palazzetto Bru Zane

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Philippe Gaubert - Mélodies (Various Artists)


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Composer: Philippe Gaubert
  • (01) Les Stances
  • (08) Quatre Ballades françaises
  • (12) Deux Mélodies
  • (14) Trois nouvelles ballades
  • (17) Six Poèmes
  • (23) La Verdure dorée
  • (30) Chansons pour me consoler d'être heureux

Mélanie Boisvert, soprano
Lionel Peintre, baritone
Alain Jacquon, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Timpani

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Philippe Gaubert - Works for Violin, Cello & Piano (Various Artists)


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Composer: Philippe Gaubert
  • (01) Sonate pour violon et piano en La majeur
  • (05) Trois Pièces, pour violoncelle et piano
  • (08) Quatre Esquisses, pour violon et piano
  • (12) Lamento, pour violoncelle et piano
  • (13) Trois Aquarelles, pour violon, violoncelle et piano

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin
Henri Demarquette, cello
Marie-Josèphe Jude, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Timpani

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Saturday, November 27, 2021

Philippe Gaubert - Orchestral Works (Marc Soustrot)


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Composer: Philippe Gaubert
  • (01) Au pays basque
  • (03) Concerto pour violon
  • (06) Poème romanesque pour violoncelle et orchestre
  • (09) Le Cortège d'Amphitrite

Philippe Graffin, violin
Henri Demarquette, cello

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Marc Soustrot, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Timpani

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Friday, November 26, 2021

Philippe Gaubert - Symphony; etc. (Marc Soustrot)


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Composer: Philippe Gaubert
  • (01) Symphonie
  • (05) Les Chants de la mer
  • (08) Concert en fa

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Marc Soustrot, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Timpani

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Léon Boëllmann - Orchestral Works (Patrick Davin)


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Composer: Léon Boëllmann
  • (01) Symphony in F major, Op. 24
  • (04) Variations symphoniques pour violoncelle et orchestre, Op. 23
  • (05) Quatre Pièces brèves pour cordes

Henri Demarquette, cello
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse
Patrick Davin, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Fuga Libera

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Léon Boëllmann - Organ Music (Piet van der Steen)


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Composer: Léon Boëllmann
  • (01) Fantaisie in A
  • (02) 12 Pièces pour orgue, Op. 16
  • (07) Deuxième Suite pour orgue, Op. 27
  • (11) Heures mystiques, Opp. 29-30
  • (14) Suite Gothique in C minor, Op. 25

Piet van der Steen, organ
Date: 2021
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Monday, November 22, 2021

Jean Cras - Piano Quintet; String Quartet (Quatuor Sine Qua Non; Jean-Pierre Ferey)


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Composer: Jean Cras
  • (01) Piano Quintet
  • (05) String Quartet No. 1

Quatuor Sine Qua Non
Sara Chenal & Virginie Turban, violins
Catherine Demonchy, viola
Claire-Lise Démettre, cello
&
Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Skarbo

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

Jean Cras - Piano Works (Jean-Pierre Ferey)


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Composer: Jean Cras
  1. 5 Poèmes intimes: No. 1. En Islande
  2. 5 Poèmes intimes: No. 2. Preludio con fughetta
  3. 5 Poèmes intimes: No. 4. Recueillement
  4. 4 Danze: No. 1. Danza morbida
  5. 4 Danze: No. 2. Danza scherzosa
  6. 4 Danze: No. 3. Danza tenera
  7. 4 Danze: No. 4. Danza animata
  8. 2 Impromptus (version for piano)
  9. 2 Paysages: No. 1. Maritime
  10. 2 Paysages: No. 2. Champêtre

Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Skarbo

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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Jean Cras - Cello Sonata; Piano Trio (Various Artists)


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Composer: Jean Cras
  • (01) Sonata for cello and piano
  • (04) Trio for violin, cello and piano
  • (08) Largo, for cello and piano

Philippe Koch, violin
Aleksandr Khramouchin, cello
Alain Jacquon, piano

Date: 2008
Label: Timpani

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Friday, November 19, 2021

Jean Cras - Works for Flute, Harp and Strings (Various Artists)


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Composer: Jean Cras
  • (01) String Trio
  • (05) 2 Impromptus for harp
  • (07) Suite for flute and harp
  • (11) Quintet for flute, harp and strings

Juliette Hurel, flute
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Philippe Graffin, violin
Miguel da Silva, viola
Henri Demarquette, cello

Date: 2011
Label: Timpani

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Jean Cras - Orchestral Works (Jean-François Antonioli)


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Composer: Jean Cras

CD1:
  • (01) Journal de bord
  • (04) Âmes d'enfants
CD2:
  • (01) Légende, for cello and orchestra
  • (02) Piano Concerto

Henri Demarquette, cello
Alain Jacquon, piano

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Jean-François Antonioli, conductor

Date: 1996/2013
Label: Timpani

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Georges Auric - Phèdre; Le Peintre et son modèle (Arturo Tamayo)


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Composer: Georges Auric
  • (01) Phèdre, ballet
  • (16) Le Peintre et son modèle, ballet

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Arturo Tamayo, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Timpani

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Georges Auric - La Belle et la Bête (Adriano)


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Composer: Georges Auric
  1. Main Title
  2. Beauty and Avenant
  3. In the Forest
  4. The Banquet Hall
  5. The Theft of a Rose
  6. The Merchant's Return
  7. Beauty's Departure
  8. Mysterious Corridors
  9. Appearance of the Beast
  10. In the Bedroom
  11. The Dinner
  12. Frightful Moments
  13. The Burlesque of the Draper
  14. Conversations in the Park
  15. The Promise
  16. Beast's Jealousy
  17. Love's Despair
  18. The Five Secrets
  19. The Waiting
  20. Avenant's Proposal
  21. The Mirror and the Glove
  22. Diana's Pavilion
  23. Prince Charming
  24. Flying Upwards

Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Adriano, conductor

Date: 1996 / 2005
Label: Marco Polo / Naxos

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Georges Auric - Film Music (Rumon Gamba)


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Composer: Georges Auric
  • (01) Suite from 'Caesar and Cleopatra'
  • (04) Suite from 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'
  • (07) Suite from 'Dead of Night'
  • (08) Suite from 'Passport to Pimlico'
  • (11) Suite from 'The Innocents'
  • (13) Suite from 'The Lavender Hill Mob'
  • (17) Suite from 'Moulin Rouge'
  • (21) Suite from 'Father Brown'
  • (25) Suite from 'It Always Rains on Sunday'
  • (28) Overture from 'Hue and Cry'

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Chandos

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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Oskar Merikanto - Organ Music (Jan Lehtola)


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Composer: Oskar Merikanto
  1. Häähymni (Wedding Hymn)
  2. Bach - Sarabande in D minor, BWV 806 (arr. O. Merikanto)
  3. Postlude in D major, Op. 88/2
  4. Schumann - Abendlied, Op. 85/12 (arr. O. Merikanto)
  5. Postlude in E flat major, Op. 88/1
  6. Fantasia and Chorale "Suomi surussa" (Finland in mourning)
  7. Postlude in F major, Op. 88/3
  8. Bach - Sarabande in E minor, BWV 810 (arr. O. Merikanto)
  9. Concert Fantasia
  10. Rukous (A Prayer)
  11. Passacaglia in F sharp minor, Op. 80

Jan Lehtola, organ
Date: 2001
Label: Ondine

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Friday, November 12, 2021

Oskar Merikanto - The Best of (Various Artists)


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Composer: Oskar Merikanto
  1. Kesäillan valssi, Op. 1
  2. Valse lente (arr. Willy Burmester)
  3. Romanssi (arr. Ossian Fohström)
  4. Mä oksalla ylimmällä, Op. 26
  5. Annina
  6. Pai, pai paitaressu, Op. 2/1
  7. Itkevä huilu, Op. 52/4
  8. Merellä, Op. 47/4
  9. Tuulan tei
  10. Miss' soutaen tuulessa, Op. 90/1
  11. Soi vienosti murheeni soitto, Op. 36/3
  12. Lastentaru takkavalkealla, Op. 82/3
  13. Idylli, Op. 73/1
  14. Scherzo, Op. 6/4
  15. Oi muistatko vielä sen virren, Op. 52/3
  16. Laatokka, Op. 83/1
  17. Miksi laulan, Op. 20/2
  18. Myrskylintu, Op. 30/4
  19. Jo valkenee kaukainen ranta
  20. Kesäillan idylli, Op. 16/2

Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Sauli Tiilikainen, baritone
Jaakko Ryhänen, bass

Kaija Saarikettu, violin
Erkki Rautio, cello
Izumi Tateno, piano
Ralf Gothoni, piano
Pentti Kotiranta, piano

Date: 1993
Label: Finlandia


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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Aarre Merikanto - Symphony No. 2; Ekho (Petri Sakari)


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Composer: Aarre Merikanto
  • (01) Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 19 'War Symphony'
  • (05) Ekho, for soprano and orchestra

Anu Komsi, soprano
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Alba

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