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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 1 (Yuri Kalnits; Alexander Volpov; Oleg Poliansky)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  • (01) Sonata for Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27
  • (05) Sonata for Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor
  • (18) 2 Valses, Op. 28

Yuri Kalnits, violin
Alexander Volpov, cello
Oleg Poliansky, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Warren Mailley-Smith)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  1. Two Rhapsodies, Op. 22: No. 1 in E flat major
  2. Four Waltzes, Op. 26: No. 1, Tendresse
  3. Four Waltzes, Op. 26: No. 2, Joie de vivre
  4. Four Waltzes, Op. 26: No. 3, Jeunesse
  5. Four Waltzes, Op. 26: No. 4, Extase
  6. Arabesque, Op. 11
  7. Daffodils, Op. 13
  8. Three Grandchildren Waltzes: No. 1, Suzanne
  9. Three Grandchildren Waltzes: No. 2, David. Un peu triste, un peu gai
  10. Three Grandchildren Waltzes: No. 3, Neil. Sans souci
  11. Barcarolle, Op. 8b
  12. Two Rhapsodies, Op. 22: No. 2 in G minor

Warren Mailley-Smith, piano
Date: 2015
Label: Toccata

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Warren Mailley-Smith)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  • (01) Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 14
  • (05) Deux Valses, Op. 25
  • (07) Scottish Scenes, Op. 17
  • (10) Scottish Scenes, Op. 21

Warren Mailley-Smith, piano
Date: 2014
Label: Toccata

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (Paul Mann)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  • (01) Ellangowan Concert Overture, Op. 10
  • (02) Waltz Suite, Op. 26
  • (06) Suite humoristique, Op. 8

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Toccata

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (Paul Mann)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  1. To Spring, Op. 4
  2. The Minstrel's Curse, Op. 7
  3. Mazurka
  4. Berceuse
  5. Scottish Scenes, Op. 17: I. Moorland
  6. Scottish Scenes, Op. 17: II. Voices in the Glen
  7. Scottish Scenes, Op. 17: III. Harvest Home

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Toccata

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Charles O'Brien - Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (Paul Mann)


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Composer: Charles O'Brien
  1. Ellangowan Overture, Op. 12
  2. Symphony in F Minor, Op. 23: I. Con moto moderato e serioso
  3. Symphony in F Minor, Op. 23: II. Menuetto
  4. Symphony in F Minor, Op. 23: III. Andante sostenuto e cantabile
  5. Symphony in F Minor, Op. 23: IV. Allegro con moto

Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Toccata

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Arnold Rosner - The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Queen Jane (Gil Rose)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Queen Jane, Op. 81

Megan Pachecano; James Demler; David Salsbery Fry; Aaron Engebreth; Krista River
Eric Carey; William Hite; Rebecca Krouner; Stephanie Kacoyanis; Gene Stenger

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Odyssey Opera
Gil Rose, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: BMOP Sound

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman - Chamber Works (London Piano Trio)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman
  • (01) Rosner - Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 103
  • (02) Rosner - Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano, Op. 54
  • (05) Rosner - String Quartet No. 6, Op. 118
  • (06) Cooman - Kaleidoscope Sky, Op. 1359
  • (07) Cooman - Sonata No. 3 for Violin & Piano, Op. 950

London Piano Trio
Robert Atchison, violin
David Jones, cello
Simon Callaghan, piano
&
Jackie Hartley, violin
Elisa Bergersen, viola

Date: 2022
Label: Convivium Records

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Arnold Rosner - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • (01) Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 18 (2004 Revised Version)
  • (04) Danses à la mode, Op. 101
  • (08) Bassoon Sonata, Op. 121
  • (11) Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 89 "La divina commedia"

Curtis Macomber, violin
Maxine Neuman, cello
David Richmond, bassoon
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Carson Cooman, piano

Date: 2017
Label: Toccata Classics

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Arnold Rosner - Requiem (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Requiem, Op. 59

Kelley Hollis, soprano
Feargal Mostyn-Williams, countertenor
Thomas Elwin, tenor
Gareth Brynmor John, baritone

Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Toccata

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  1. Nocturne, Op. 68
  2. Tempus Perfectum, Op. 109
  3. Symphony No. 6, Op. 64: I. Allegro agitato
  4. Symphony No. 6, Op. 64: II. Adagio
  5. Symphony No. 6, Op. 64: III. Grave - Allegro - Grandioso - L'istesso tempo: Grave

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Toccata

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  1. 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65: No. 1, Music of Changes
  2. 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65: No. 2, Ricercare
  3. 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65: No. 3, Ostinato
  4. 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65: No. 4, Music of Stillness
  5. 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65: No. 5, Isorhythmic Motet
  6. Unraveling Dances, Op. 122
  7. Parable of the Law, Op. 97

Christopher Burchett, baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (David Amos)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • (01) Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 30
  • (04) Gematria, Op. 93
  • (05) 6 Pastoral Dances, Op. 40
  • (11) From the Diaries of Adam Czerniakow, Op. 82

Peter Vinograde, piano
Peter Riegert, speaker
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Amos, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Toccata

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Saturday, October 15, 2022

Felix Mendelssohn - Works for Violin & Piano (Marc Bouchkov; Claire Huangci)


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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
  • (01) Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D Minor
  • (04) Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4
  • (07) Violin Sonata in F Major (1st version, 1838)

Marc Bouchkov, violin
Claire Huangci, piano

Basel Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Berlin Classics

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Felix Mendelssohn - String Quintets (Bartholdy Quintett)


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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
  • (01) String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18
  • (06) String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Major, Op. 87

Bartholdy Quintett
Ulf Schneider & Anke Dill, violins
Volker Jacobsen & Barbara Westphal, violas
Gustav Rivinius, cello

Date: 2021
Label: CAvi-music

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano Music (Martina Frezzotti)


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Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn
  • (01) Das Jahr, H.385
  • (14) Nocturne in G Minor, H.337
  • (15) Nocturne Napolitano in B Minor
  • (16) Introduction and Capriccio in B Minor, H.349

Martina Frezzotti, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Piano Classics

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Fanny Mendelssohn - Piano Sonatas (Gaia Sokoli)


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Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn
  • (01) Sonata in G Minor, H-U 395
  • (05) Ostersonate
  • (09) Sonatensatz in E H-U 44
  • (10) Sonata in C Minor, H-U 128

Gaia Sokoli, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Carl Czerny - Piano Trios (Sun-Young Shin; Benjamin Hayek; Samuel Gingher)


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Composer: Carl Czerny
  • (01) Trio brillant in C major, Op. 211 No. 1
  • (04) Trio brillant in A major, Op. 211 No. 2
  • (07) Sonatine facile et brillante in G major, Op. 104 No. 1
  • (09) Sonatine facile et brillante in C major, Op. 104 No. 2
  • (11) Sonatine facile et brillante in A minor, Op. 104 No. 3

Sun-Young Shin, violin
Benjamin Hayek, cello
Samuel Gingher, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Carl Czerny - The Art of Preluding (Kolja Lessing)


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Composer: Carl Czerny
  • Die Kunst des Präludierens, Op. 300

Kolja Lessing, piano
Date: 2019
Label: cpo

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Carl Czerny - Violin Sonatas (Kolja Lessing)


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Composer: Carl Czerny
  • (01) Grand Sonata in A Major
  • (04) Sonata Concertante in E-Flat Major

Kolja Lessing, violin
Rainer Maria Klaas, piano (1-3)
Anton Kuerti, piano (4-7)

Date: 2018
Label: cpo

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Carl Czerny - Piano Music Vol. 1 (Jingshu Zhao)


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Composer: Carl Czerny
  • (01) Introduction & Variations brillantes sur l'air suisse Alles liebt/Tout aime, Op. 428
  • (09) Impromptu brillants sur un thème national Suisse, Op. 429
  • (10) Impromptu sentimental sur le thème 'O nume benefco' de l’opéra La Gazza ladra, de Rossini, Op. 523
  • (11) Hommage aux Dames, Op. 136: No. 1, Élégantine ou Rondeau brillant
  • (12) Fantaisie sur des Mélodies de Beethoven, Op. 752

Jingshu Zhao, piano
Date: 2019
Label: Toccata

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Carl Czerny - Der Pianist im klassischen Style (Emanuele Delucchi)


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Composer: Carl Czerny
  • Der Pianist im klassischen Style, Op. 856

Emanuele Delucchi, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Ignaz Moscheles - Complete Piano Sonatas (Michele Bolla)


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Composer: Ignaz Moscheles
  • (01) Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 22
  • (04) Piano Sonata in B flat major, Op. 27
  • (07) Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 41
  • (11) Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 49

Michele Bolla, fortepiano
Date: 2020
Label: Piano Classics

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

Olivier Messiaen - Orchestral Works (Kent Nagano)


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Composer: Olivier Messiaen
  • CD1: La transfiguration de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, I/48, Premier septénaire
  • CD2: La transfiguration de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, I/48, Deuxième septénaire
  • CD3: Poemes pour Mi, I/17b & Chronochromie, I/43

Jenny Daviet, soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: BR Klassik

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Olivier Messiaen - Piano Music (Ciro Longobardi)


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Composer: Olivier Messiaen

CD1:
  • (01) 8 Préludes
  • (09) Fantaisie burlesque
  • (10) Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas
  • (11) Rondeau
  • (12) Cantéyodjayâ
CD2:
  • (01) 4 Études de rythme
  • (05) La Fauvette des jardins

Ciro Longobardi, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

Charles-Valentin Alkan - 11 Pièces dans le style religieux; Étude Alla-Barbaro (Mark Viner)


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Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan
  1. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: I. Tempo Giustissimo
  2. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: II. Andante
  3. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: III. Quasi-Adagio
  4. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: IV. Assez Doucement
  5. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: V. Lentement
  6. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: VI. Majesteusement
  7. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: VII. Molto Moderato
  8. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: VIII. Assez Vite
  9. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: IX. Assez Lentement
  10. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: X. Modérément
  11. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: XI. Dolcemente
  12. 11 Pièces dans le style religieux et 1 transcription du Messie de Hændel, Op. 72: XII. XIII. Du Messiah de Hændel. Larghetto
  13. Etude from the Encyclopédie du pianiste Compositeur
  14. Etude Alla-Barbaro

Mark Viner, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Piano Classics

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Charles-Valentin Alkan - Paraphrases, Marches & Symphonie for Solo Piano (Mark Viner)


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Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan
  1. Salut, cendre du pauvre!, paraphrase, Op. 45
  2. Super flumina Babylonis, paraphrase, Op. 52
  3. Trois Marches quasi da cavalleria, Op. 37: I. Allegro molto
  4. Trois Marches quasi da cavalleria, Op. 37: II. Allegro vivace
  5. Trois Marches quasi da cavalleria, Op. 37: III. Allegro
  6. Alleluia, Op. 25
  7. Marche funèbre, Op. 26
  8. Marche triomphale, Op. 27
  9. Douze Etudes dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39, Nos. 4-7 'Symphonie': I. Allegro Moderato
  10. Douze Etudes dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39, Nos. 4-7 'Symphonie': II. Marche funèbre. Andantino
  11. Douze Etudes dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39, Nos. 4-7 'Symphonie': III. Menuet
  12. Douze Etudes dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39, Nos. 4-7 'Symphonie': IV. Finale. Presto

Mark Viner, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Dora Pejačević - Piano Music (Ekaterina Litvintseva)


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Composer: Dora Pejačević
  • (01) 6 Fantasy Pieces
  • (07) The Life of Flowers
  • (15) Caprice Waltzes, Op. 28
  • (24) 2 Piano Sketches
  • (26) Capriccio, Op. 47
  • (27) 2 Nocturnes
  • (29) Piano Sonata No. 2

Ekaterina Litvintseva, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Carlos Guastavino - Piano Music (Marcos Madrigal)



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Composer: Carlos Guastavino
  • (01) 10 Cantilenas Argentinas
  • (11) 10 Cantos Populares
  • (21) El Sampedrino
  • (22) Bailecito

Marcos Madrigal, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Piano Classics

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Goffredo Petrassi; Luigi Dallapiccola - Complete Piano Works (Andrea Molteni)


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Composer: Goffredo Petrassi; Luigi Dallapiccola

CD1:
  • (01) Petrassi - Partita
  • (05) Petrassi - Toccata
  • (06) Petrassi - Piccola invenzione
  • (07) Petrassi - Invenzioni
  • (15) Petrassi - Petit piece
  • (16) Petrassi - Oh les beaux jours!
  • (17) Petrassi - Le petit chat
CD2:
  • (01) Dallapiccola - Sonatina canonica su "capricci" di Niccolò Paganini
  • (05) Dallapiccola - Tre episodi dal balletto Marsia
  • (08) Dallapiccola - Quaderno musicale di Annalibera

Andrea Molteni, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Piano Classics

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices (Alina Ibragimova)


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Composer: Niccolò Paganini
  • 24 Caprices, Op. 1

Alina Ibragimova, violin
Date: 2021
Label: Hyperion

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Boccherini; Verdi; Puccini; Respighi - String Quartets (Quartetto Noûs)


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Composer: Luigi Boccherini; Giuseppe Verdi; Giacomo Puccini; Ottorino Respighi
  • (01) Boccherini - String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 8  No. 1, G. 165
  • (04) Puccini - Crisantemi (Elegy for String Quartet)
  • (05) Verdi - String Quartet in E minor
  • (09) Respighi - String Quartet in D minor, P. 91

Quartetto Noûs
Tiziano Baviera, violin
Alberto Franchin, violin
Sara Dambruoso, viola
Tommaso Tesini, cello

Date: 2019
Label: Warner Music Italy


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Sunday, October 2, 2022

Nino Rota - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Nino Rota
  • (01) Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano
  • (04) Valzer sul nome Bach
  • (06) Piccola offerta musicale
  • (07) Nonetto
  • (12) Trio for Cello, Clarinet and Piano
  • (15) Prelude XIII. Andante cantabile
  • (16) Prelude II. Allegro, ma espressivo e delicato

Daishin Kashimoto, violin
Joaquín Riquelme García, viola
Claudio Bohórquez, cello
Aurélien Pascal, cello
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Paul Meyer, clarinet
François Meyer, oboe
Gilbert Audin, bassoon
Benoît de Barsony, horn
Olivier Thiery, double bass
Éric Le Sage, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Alpha

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Nino Rota - Film Music (Massimo Palumbo)


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Composer: Nino Rota
  1. The Godfather: Loves Theme
  2. The Godfather: Waltz
  3. The Godfather: Michael's Theme
  4. The Glass Mountain: Theme
  5. The Glass Mountain: Slow Waltz
  6. Fanciulle di Lusso: Verso il collegio
  7. Fanciulle di Lusso: Lezioni al collegio
  8. Fanciulle di Lusso: La mattina dopo
  9. Fanciulle di Lusso: Lezioni di ballo
  10. Fanciulle di Lusso: La Tirolese
  11. Death on the Nile
  12. Romeo and Juliet
  13. Fantasmi a Roma: Incontro di fantasmi
  14. Fantasmi a Roma: Vita notturna
  15. Fantasmi a Roma: Il vecchio palazzo
  16. Fantasmi a Roma: Il cavaliere fantasma e le bambinaie
  17. Obsession
  18. Otto e mezzo (Valzer lento)
  19. Il gattopardo
  20. Giulietta degli spiriti: Rugiada sui ranocchi
  21. Giulietta degli spiriti: Teatrino delle suore
  22. The Taming of the Shrew: Marca Columbia
  23. The Taming of the Shrew: Dolce Italia
  24. The Taming of the Shrew: Amore in Padova
  25. Quel bandito sono io: Neapolitan Samba

Massimo Palumbo, piano
Date: 1999
Label: Chandos

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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Luigi Mancinelli - Scene veneziane; Cleopatra (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Luigi Mancinelli
  1. Scene veneziane: No. 1. Carnovale: Allegro brillante
  2. Scene veneziane: No. 2. Dichiarazione d'amore: Andante sostenuto
  3. Scene veneziane: No. 3. Fuga degli Amanti a Chioggia: Scherzo
  4. Scene veneziane: No. 4. Ritorno in Gondola: Andante con moto
  5. Scene veneziane: No. 5. Cerimonia e Danza di Nozze: Lento (Tempo di marcia religiosa)
  6. 6 Intermezzi sinfonici per la tragedia Cleopatra: No. 1. Ouverture
  7. 6 Intermezzi sinfonici per la tragedia Cleopatra: No. 3. Battaglia di Azio

Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Naxos

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