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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Carl Nielsen - Orchestral Music (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Carl Nielsen
  1. Maskarade (Masquerade), FS 39: Overture
  2. Maskarade (Masquerade), FS 39: Act III: Hanedans (Cockerel's Dance)
  3. Herr Oluf han rider (Master Oluf He Rides), FS 37
  4. Snefrid Suite, FS 17: I. Prelude
  5. Snefrid Suite, FS 17: II. Andante quasi sostenuto
  6. Snefrid Suite, FS 17: III. Postlude: Allegro non troppo
  7. Snefrid Suite, FS 17: IV. Snefrid's Sleep: Andante - Quasi allegretto - Andante
  8. Snefrid Suite, FS 17: V. Funeral Music: Andante sostenuto
  9. Saul og David (Saul and David), FS 25
  10. En fantasirejse til Faeroene (A Fantasy Journey to the Faroes), FS 123
  11. Willemoes, FS 44
  12. Pan og Syrinx (Pan and Syrinx), Op. 49, FS 87
  13. Amor og Digteren (Cupid and the Poet), Op. 54, FS 150
  14. Helios, Op. 17, FS 32

Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2006
Label: Dacapo

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Johan Halvorsen; Carl Nielsen - Violin Concertos (Henning Kraggerud)


Information

Composer: Johan Halvorsen; Carl Nielsen; Johan Svendsen
  • Halvorsen - Violin Concerto, Op. 28
  • Nielsen - Violin Concerto, Op. 33, FS 61
  • Svendsen - Romance for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 26

Henning Kraggerud, violin
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Naxos

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Johan Svendsen - String Quartet; Octet (Kontra Quartet)


Information

Composer: Johan Svendsen
  • String Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
  • Octet in A major, Op. 3

Kontra Quartet
Anton Kontra & Morten Zeuthen, violins
Boris Samsing, viola
Peter Fabricius, cello
with
Lars Bjørnkjær & Per Lund Madsen, violins
Bjarne Boie Rasmussen, viola
Lars Holm Johansen, cello

Date: 1997
Label: BIS

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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Eyvind Alnæs - Songs (Ann-Beth Solvang; Erling R. Eriksen)


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Composer: Eyvind Alnæs
  1. Poems, Op. 34: No. 1. Ett vackert gammalt monster
  2. Poems, Op. 34: No. 2. Forryckt amour
  3. Poems, Op. 34: No. 3. Visan om Maj
  4. Poems, Op. 34: No. 4. En gammal ung visa
  5. 4 Songs, Op. 35: No. 1. En visa till Karin nar hon hade dansat
  6. 4 Songs, Op. 35: No. 2. En visa till Karin ur fangelset
  7. 3 Poems, Op. 29: No. 1. Sne
  8. 3 Poems, Op. 29: No. 2. Ruten
  9. 5 Songs, Op. 6: No. 1. Winterklage
  10. 5 Songs, Op. 6: No. 2. An eine Nachtigall
  11. 5 Songs, Op. 6: No. 3. Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
  12. 5 Songs, Op. 6: No. 4. Was will die einsame Thrane?
  13. 5 Songs, Op. 6: No. 5. Der erste Psalm
  14. 3 Songs, Op. 26: No. 1. Lykken mellem to mennesker
  15. 3 Songs, Op. 26: No. 2. Nu brister i alle de klofter
  16. 3 Songs, Op. 26: No. 3. En morgen var din grav
  17. 4 Poems, Op. 30: No. 1. Hojtid
  18. 4 Poems, Op. 30: No. 4. Eventyr til Ellen
  19. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 1. Tungalda
  20. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 2. Den diktar aldri djupt
  21. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 3. Attergloyma
  22. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 4. Du naar maalet
  23. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 5. So skal gjenta hava det
  24. 6 Songs, Op. 22: No. 6. Mold
  25. 3 Songs, Op. 23: No. 2. Alt var dig
  26. 4 Songs, Op. 41: No. 3. En Vaggvislat
  27. 4 Songs, Op. 41: No. 4. En Var - En Dikt

Ann-Beth Solvang, mezzo-soprano
Erling R. Eriksen, piano

Date: 2012
Label: Toccata Classics

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Jean Sibelius - Works for Violin & Piano (Fenella Humphreys; Joseph Tong)


Information

Composer: Jean Sibelius
  • Four Pieces, Op. 78
  • Andante cantabile in G Major, JS 33
  • Five Pieces, Op. 81
  • Danses champêtres, Op. 106
  • Four Pieces, Op. 115
  • Three Pieces, Op. 116

Fenella Humphreys, violin
Joseph Tong, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Resonus Classics

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Jean Sibelius; Christian Sinding - Piano Quintets (Pihtipudas Kvinteti)


Information

Composer: Jean Sibelius; Christian Sinding
  • Sibelius - Piano Quintet in G minor
  • Sinding - Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 5

Pihtipudas Kvinteti
Ella Untamala / Jaakko Untamala, piano
Götz Bernau, violin
Antti Meurman, violin
Ulla Kekko, viola
Juha Malmivaara, cello

Date: 1994
Label: Edition Abseits


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Monday, December 25, 2023

Christian Sinding - Violin Sonatas (Dora Bratchkova; Andreas Meyer-Hermann)


Information

Composer: Christian Sinding
  • Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 73
  • Scènes de la vie, Op. 51
  • Sonate im alten Stil, Op. 99
  • Romance in E Minor, Op. 9

Dora Bratchkova, violin
Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano

Date: 2004
Label: CPO


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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Edvard Grieg; Claude Debussy - Sviatoslav Richter's Live in Athens, Kozani and Cosenza


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Composer: Edvard Grieg; Claude Debussy

CD1:
  1. Applause
  2. Grieg - Arietta, Op. 12 No. 1
  3. Grieg - Vals, Op. 12 No. 2
  4. Grieg - Vaegtersang, Op. 12 No. 3
  5. Grieg - Alfedans, Op. 12 No. 4
  6. Grieg - Halling, Op. 38 No. 3
  7. Grieg - Kanon, Op. 38 No. 8
  8. Grieg - Sommergugl, Op. 43 No. 1
  9. Grieg - Til foraret, Op. 43 No. 6
  10. Grieg - Valse Impromptu, Op. 47 No. 1
  11. Grieg - Gangar, Op. 54 No. 2
  12. Grieg - Scherzo, Op. 54 No. 5
  13. Grieg - Klokkeklang, Op. 54 No. 6
  14. Grieg - Hemmelighed, Op. 57 No. 4
  15. Grieg - Hun danser, Op. 57 No. 5
  16. Grieg - Hjemive, Op. 57 No. 6
  17. Grieg - Drommsyn, Op. 62 No. 5
CD2:
  1. Grieg - Bryllupsdag pa troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
  2. Grieg - Aften pa hojfjeldet, Op. 68 No. 4
  3. Grieg - Smatrold, Op. 71 No. 3
  4. Grieg - Skovstilhed, Op. 71 No. 4
  5. Grieg - Forbi, Op. 71 No. 6
  6. Grieg - Efterklang, Op. 71 No. 7
  7. Grieg - Sommeraften, Op. 71 No. 2
  8. Grieg - Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4
  9. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 1, Brouillards
  10. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 2, Fueuilles mortes
  11. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 3, La puerta del vino
  12. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 4, Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
  13. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 5: Bruyérès
  14. Debussy - Six Préludes du second livre: No. 10, Canope

Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Date: 1993/2021
Label: Stradivarius

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Edvard Grieg; George Enescu - Piano Concertos & Solo Works (Luiza Borac)


Information

Composer: Edvard Grieg; George Enescu
  • Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
  • Enescu - Piano Concerto in D Minor (Fragment)
  • Grieg - Lyric Pieces
  • Enescu - Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 24 No. 3
  • Enescu - Piano Suite No. 3, Op. 18 "Pièces impromptues" (Excerpts)

Luiza Borac, piano
Romanian National Radio Orchestra Bucharest
Nicolae Moldoveanu, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Profil

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Friday, December 22, 2023

Edvard Grieg - Songs (Lise Davidsen; Leif Ove Andsnes)


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Composer: Edvard Grieg
  1. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 1. Det Syng
  2. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 2. Veslemøy
  3. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 3. Blåbærli
  4. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 4. Møte
  5. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 5. Elsk
  6. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 6. Killingdans
  7. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 7. Vond Dag
  8. Haugtussa, Op. 67: 8. Ved Gjætle-Bekken
  9. 6 Songs, Op. 25: 2. En Svane
  10. 6 Songs, Op. 25: 4. Med en Vandlilje
  11. 6 Elegiac Songs, Op. 59: 3. Til én I
  12. 6 Elegiac Songs, Op. 59: 4. Til én II
  13. Melodies of the Heart, Op. 5: 3. Jeg elsker Dig!
  14. 5 Songs, Op. 60: 5. Og jeg vil ha mig en Hjertenskjær
  15. 12 Songs, Op. 33: 9. Ved Rondane
  16. 5 Songs, Op. 69: 1. Der gynger en Båd på Bølge
  17. 5 Songs, Op. 69: 2. Til min Dreng
  18. 5 Songs, Op. 69: 3. Ved Moders Grav
  19. 5 Songs, Op. 69: 4. Snegl, Snegl!
  20. 5 Songs, Op. 69: 5. Drømme
  21. 9 Songs, Op. 18: 5. Poesien
  22. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 1. Gruß
  23. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 2. Dereinst Gedanke mein
  24. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 3. Lauf der Welt
  25. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 4. Die Verschwiegende Nachtigall
  26. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 5. Zur Rosenzeit
  27. 6 Songs, Op. 48: 6. Ein Traum
  28. 12 Songs, Op. 33: 2. Våren

Lise Davidsen, soprano
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Decca

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt [Complete] (Ole Kristian Ruud)


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Composer: Edvard Grieg
  • Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (Complete Play and Complete Incidental Music)

Svein Sturla Hungnes
Marita Solberg
Kari Simonsen
Håkan Hagegård
Marita Solberg

Bergen Vocal Ensemble
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: BIS

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Hugo Alfvén - Works for Mixed Choir a cappella (Erik Westbergs vokalensemble)


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Composer: Hugo Alfvén
  1. Papillon
  2. Stemning
  3. En visa om Barnens Ö på Barnens Dag
  4. Taltrasten
  5. Anders, han var en hurtiger dräng
  6. Julhymn
  7. Klang min vackra bjällra
  8. Julsång
  9. Som stjärnan uppå himmelen så klar
  10. Herr Olof i älvornas dans
  11. Tjuv och tjuv, det ska du heta
  12. Duvans sång på liljekvist
  13. Vallvisa från Älvdalen; Limu, limu, limaa
  14. Uti vår hage
  15. Rosor och violer
  16. Å inte vill jag sörja
  17. Vedergällningen
  18. Vaggvisa
  19. Aftonen
  20. Och jungfrun hon går i ringen

Erik Westbergs vokalensemble
Erik Westbergs, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: NaxosSweden - Swedish Society

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Hugo Alfvén - Songs & Piano Pieces (Elin Rombo; Peter Friis Johansson)


Information

Composer: Hugo Alfvén
  • Aftonen
  • 7 Dikter av Ernest Thiel, Op. 28
  • 4 Låtar från Leksand (after Lekatt Mats)
  • 3 Österlingsånger, Op. 22
  • Skärgårdsbilder, Op. 17
  • 2 Lyriska stamningar, Op. 8
  • Så tag mit hjerte

Elin Rombo, soprano
Peter Friis Johansson, piano

Date: 2022
Label: BIS

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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Kurt Atterberg - Cello & Horn Concertos (Nikolai Schneider; Johannes-Theodor Wiemes)


Information

Composer: Kurt Atterberg
  • Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 21
  • Horn Concerto in A major, Op. 28

Nikolai Schneider, cello
Johannes-Theodor Wiemes, horn

NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Ari Rasilainen, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: cpo

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Lars-Erik Larsson - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Andrew Manze)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 17
  • Variations for Orchestra, Op. 50
  • Barococo Suite, Op. 64

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: CPO

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Lars-Erik Larsson - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Andrew Manze)


Information

Composer: Lars-Erik Larsson
  • Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2
  • En vintersaga, Op. 18
  • Musik för orkester, Op. 40
  • Pastoral
  • Lyrisk fantasi, Op. 54

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: CPO

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Allan Pettersson - Vox Humana; 6 Sånger (Daniel Hansson)


Information

Composer: Allan Pettersson
  • Vox Humana, cantata for soloists, choir & string orchestra
  • 6 Sånger (arr. Staffan Storm)

Kristina Hellgren, soprano
Anna Grevelius, alto
Conny Thimander, tenor
Jakob Högström, baritone

Musica Vitae
Ensemble SYD
Daniel Hansson, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: cpo

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Allan Pettersson - Symphony No. 15; Viola Concerto (Christian Lindberg; Ellen Nisbeth)


Information

Composer: Allan Pettersson
  • Symphony No. 15
  • Fantaisie for Solo Viola
  • Viola Concerto

Ellen Nisbeth, viola
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: BIS

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Allan Pettersson - Symphony No. 12 'The Dead in the Square' (Christian Lindberg)


Information

Composer: Allan Pettersson
  • Symphony No. 12, 'The Dead in the Square'

Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: BIS

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Allan Pettersson - Barfotasånger (Peter Mattei; Bengt-Åke Lundin)


Information

Composer: Allan Pettersson
  • Sex sånger
  • Barfotasånger

Peter Mattei, baritone
Bengt-Åke Lundin, piano

Date: 2022
Label: BIS

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Wilhelm Stenhammar - The String Quartets (Stenhammar Quartet)


Information

Composer: Wilhelm Stenhammar

CD1:
  • String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 2
  • String Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14
CD2:
  • String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 25
  • Lodolezzi sjunger, Op. 39
  • String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 18
CD3:
  • String Quartet No. 5 in C Major, Op. 29 "Serenade"
  • String Quartet in F minor
  • String Quartet No. 6 in D minor, Op. 35

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

Date: 2023
Label: BIS

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Edmund Rubbra - Songs (Various Artists)


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Composer: Edmund Rubbra
  1. Rosa mundi, Op. 2
  2. Cradle Song, Op. 8 No. 1
  3. Nod
  4. Orpheus with his Lute, Op. 8 No. 2
  5. Who is Silvia?, Op. 8 No. 3
  6. Out in the dark, Op. 13 No. 1
  7. It was a lover, Op. 13 No. 3
  8. The Night, Op. 14
  9. Rune of Hospitality, Op. 15
  10. A Duan of Barra, Op. 20
  11. A Widow Bird Sate Mourning, Op. 28
  12. A Prayer, Op. 17 No. 1
  13. Two Songs, Op. 22: No. 1, Take, O take those lips away
  14. Two Songs, Op. 22: No. 2, Why so pale and wan?
  15. In Dark Weather, Op. 33
  16. Invocation to Spring, Op. 17 No. 2
  17. Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: I. Upon the Crucifix
  18. Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: II. On the Reed of Our Lord's Passion
  19. Two Songs, Op. 4: No. 1, The Mystery
  20. Two Songs, Op. 4: No. 2, Jesukin
  21. A Hymn to the Virgin, Op. 13 No. 2
  22. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower
  23. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: II. On Hearing Her Play the Harp
  24. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: III. An Autumn Night Message
  25. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: IV. A Song on the Southern River
  26. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: V. Farewell to a Japanese Buddhist Priest bound Homeward
  27. Nocturne, Op. 54
  28. Salve, Regina, Op. 119
  29. No Swan So Fine, Op. 91
  30. Fly Envious Time, Op. 148
  31. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 1, Psalm 6
  32. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 2, Psalm 23
  33. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 3, Psalm 150
  34. Dear Liza, Op. 7

Lucy Crowe, soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo-soprano
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone
Timothy Ridout, viola
Catrin Finch, harp
Iain Burnside, piano

Date: 2023
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Edmund Rubbra; Arthur Bliss - Piano Concertos (Piers Lane)


Information

Composer: Edmund Rubbra; Arthur Bliss
  • Rubbra - Piano Concerto in G, Op. 85
  • Bax - Morning Song 'Maytime in Sussex'
  • Bliss - Piano Concerto in B flat major

Piers Lane, piano
The Orchestra Now
Leon Botstein, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Hyperion

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Edmund Rubbra; William Walton - Viola Concertos (Lawrence Power)


Information

Composer: Edmund Rubbra; William Walton
  • Walton - Viola Concerto
  • Rubbra - Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn, Op. 117
  • Rubbra - Viola Concerto in A major, Op. 75

Lawrence Power, viola
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: Hyperion
www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67587

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Monday, December 4, 2023

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Folk Songs, Vol. 4 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Folksongs for Schools
  • The Turtle Dove
  • 15 Folksongs from Newfoundland

Mary Bevan, soprano
Nicky Spence, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
William Vann, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Albion

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Ralph Vaughan Williams - Folk Songs, Vol. 3 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Folk Songs from the Eastern Counties
  • 12 Traditional Country Dances
  • Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
  • The Motherland Song Book, Vol. 3

Mary Bevan, soprano
Nicky Spence, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
William Vann, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Albion

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Folk Songs, Vol. 2 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • 9 English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains
  • A Selection of Collected Folk Songs, Vol. 1

Mary Bevan, soprano
Nicky Spence, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Thomas Gould, violin
William Vann, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Albion

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Ralph Vaughan Williams - Folk Songs, Vol. 1 (Various Artists)


Information

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Folk Songs from Sussex
  • Six English Folk Songs
  • Sea Songs from The Motherland Song Book, Vol IV

Mary Bevan, soprano
Nicky Spence, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Jack Liebeck, violin
William Vann, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Albion

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Herbert Howells - Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Matthew Schellhorn)


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Composer: Herbert Howells
  1. Comme le cerf soupire…
  2. The Arab's Song
  3. To a Wild Flower
  4. Romance
  5. Melody
  6. Legend
  7. The Chosen Tune
  8. A Mersey Tune
  9. Country Pageant: I. Merry Andrew's Procession
  10. Country Pageant: II. Kings and Queens
  11. Country Pageant: III. There Was a Most Beautiful Lady
  12. Country Pageant: IV. The Mummers' Dance
  13. A Little Book of Dances: I. Minuet
  14. A Little Book of Dances: II. Gavotte
  15. A Little Book of Dances: III. Pavane
  16. A Little Book of Dances: IV. Galliard
  17. A Little Book of Dances: V. Rigadoon
  18. A Little Book of Dances: VI. Jig
  19. A Sailor Tune
  20. 3 Tunes for Piano: No. 1, Walking Tune
  21. 3 Tunes for Piano: No. 2, Country Tune
  22. 3 Tunes for Piano: No. 3, Trumpet Tune
  23. Minuet for Ursula
  24. Promenade for Girls
  25. Promenade for Boys
  26. Et nunc et semper
  27. Piano Sonatina (Ed. M. Schellhorn): I. Vivo. Inquieto
  28. Piano Sonatina (Ed. M. Schellhorn): II. Quasi adagio. Serioso ma teneramente
  29. Piano Sonatina (Ed. M. Schellhorn): III. Agile, destro, sempre veloce

Matthew Schellhorn, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Friday, December 1, 2023

Herbert Howells - Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Matthew Schellhorn)


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Composer: Herbert Howells
  1. Phantasy
  2. Harlequin Dreaming
  3. My Lord Harewood's Galliard
  4. Finzi: His Rest
  5. Summer Idyls: I. Meadow-Rest
  6. Summer Idyls: II. Summer-Song
  7. Summer Idyls: III. June-Haze
  8. Summer Idyls: IV. Down the Hills
  9. Summer Idyls: V. Quiet Woods
  10. Summer Idyls: VI. Near Midnight
  11. Summer Idyls: VII. In the Morning
  12. Siciliana
  13. Pavane and Galliard: I. Pavane
  14. Pavane and Galliard: II. Galliard
  15. Petrus Suite: I. Finnicle's Scherzo
  16. Petrus Suite: II. Gavotte
  17. Petrus Suite: III. Vagrant Flute
  18. Petrus Suite: IV. Minuet Sine Nomine
  19. Petrus Suite: V. Bassoonic's Dance
  20. Petrus Suite: VI. Odd's Minuet
  21. Petrus Suite: VII. Toccatina

Matthew Schellhorn, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Herbert Howells - Missa Sabrinensis (David Hill)


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Composer: Herbert Howells
  1. Missa Sabrinensis: 1. Kyrie 
  2. Missa Sabrinensis: 2. Gloria 
  3. Missa Sabrinensis: 3. Credo 
  4. Missa Sabrinensis: 4. Sanctus 
  5. Missa Sabrinensis: 5. Benedictus 
  6. Missa Sabrinensis: 6. Agnus Dei 
  7. All my hope on God is founded – Michael 'A Fanfare Setting'

Helena Dix, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Hulett, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone

The Bach Choir
BBC Concert Orchestra
David Hill, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Hyperion

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

George Enescu - The Unknown Enescu, Vol. 2 (Sherban Lupu)


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Composer: George Enescu
  1. Romanian Rhapsody in A Major, Op. 11 No. 1 (arr. M. Stern)
  2. Impressions roumaines (arr. S. Lupu)
  3. Violin Sonata "Torso"
  4. Impromptu concertant in G-Flat Major
  5. Regrets (completed S. Lupu)
  6. Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3: III. Adagio (arr. S. Albu)
  7. Valse lente "‘L’enjôleuse"
  8. Caprice roumain (completed C. Ţăranu): I. Ben moderato
  9. Caprice roumain (completed C. Ţăranu): II. Tempo di Hora
  10. Caprice roumain (completed C. Ţăranu): III. Lento
  11. Caprice roumain (completed C. Ţăranu): IV. Allegro vivace

Sherban Lupu, violin
Viorela Ciucur, piano
Sinfonia da Camera
Ian Hobson, piano & conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Toccata Classics

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

George Enescu - The Unknown Enescu, Vol. 1 (Sherban Lupu)


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Composer: George Enescu
  • Aubade
  • Pastorale, Menuet triste et Nocturne (arr. Lupu)
  • Sarabande
  • Sérénade lointaine
  • Andantino malinconico
  • Prelude and Gavotte
  • Airs dans le genre roumain
  • Légende
  • Sérénade en sourdine
  • Fantaisie concertante (arr. Lupu)
  • Nocturne "Villa d'Avrayen"
  • Hora Unirei
  • Aria and Scherzino (arr. Lupu)

Sherban Lupu, violin
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Marin Cazacu, cello
Ian Hobson, piano
Ilinca Dumitrescu, piano
Samir Golescu, piano
Enescu Ensemble of the University of Illinois

Date: 2012
Label: Toccata Classics

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Monday, November 27, 2023

George Enescu - Complete Works for Cello & Piano (Valentin Radutiu; Per Rundberg)


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Composer: George Enescu

CD1:
  • Allegro in F Minor
  • Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
CD2:
  • Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 26, No. 2
  • Nocturne et Saltarello

Valentin Radutiu, cello
Per Rundberg, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Arthur Bliss - Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Mark Bebbington)


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Composer: Arthur Bliss
  1. Masks: I. A Comedy Mask
  2. Masks: II. A Romantic Mask
  3. Masks: III. A Sinister Mask
  4. Masks: IV. A Military Mask
  5. 2 Interludes: I. Moderato
  6. 2 Interludes: II. Moderato
  7. Suite for Piano: I. Prelude
  8. Suite for Piano: II. Ballade
  9. Suite for Piano: III. Scherzo
  10. Bach - Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (The old year has ended), BWV 614 (arr. Bliss)
  11. The Rout Trot
  12. Triptych: I. Meditation: Andante tranquillo
  13. Triptych: II. Dramatic Recitative: Grave — poco a poco molto animato
  14. Triptych: III. Capriccio: Allegro
  15. Bliss (One-Step)

Mark Bebbington, piano
Date: 2016
Label: SOMM Recordings

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Arthur Bliss - Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Mark Bebbington)


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Composer: Arthur Bliss
  1. Valses fantastiques: I. Allegretto amabile
  2. Valses fantastiques: II. Poco più andante
  3. Valses fantastiques: III. Poco lento e molto espressivo
  4. Valses fantastiques: IV. Introduction. Moderato
  5. Toccata
  6. Intermezzo
  7. Study
  8. Piano Sonata: I. Moderato marcato
  9. Piano Sonata: II. Adagio sereno
  10. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro
  11. May-Zeeh
  12. Suite for Piano: I. Overture. Allegro
  13. Suite for Piano: II. Polonaise. Alla polacca
  14. Suite for Piano: III. Elegy
  15. Suite for Piano: IV. Variations
  16. Miniature Scherzo

Mark Bebbington, piano
Date: 2012
Label: SOMM Recordings

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Grażyna Bacewicz - Works for Violin Solo & Violin with Piano (Kinga Augustyn; Alla Milchtein)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz
  • Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin
  • Polish Capricci for Solo Violin
  • Violin Concertino in G Major
  • Melody for Violin & Piano
  • Stained Glass for Violin & Piano
  • Partita for Solo Violin
  • Scherzo for Solo Violin
  • Capriccio for Violin & Piano
  • Lullaby for Violin & Piano
  • 4 Capriccios for Solo Violin

Kinga Augustyn, violin
Alla Milchtein, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Centaur Records

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Grażyna Bacewicz - Piano Music (Joanna Sochacka)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz
  1. Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Maestoso
  2. Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Largo
  3. Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Toccata. Vivo
  4. Two Piano Etudes: Modarato
  5. Two Piano Etudes: Etude on Thirds. Vivace
  6. Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Moderato
  7. Piano Sonata No. 1: II. Andante sostenuto
  8. Piano Sonata No. 1: III. Scherzo. Molto allegro
  9. Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale. Molto allegro
  10. Concert Etude
  11. Piano Sonata (1930): I. Moderato e maestoso
  12. Piano Sonata (1930): II. Adagio
  13. Piano Sonata (1930): III. Double fugue. Allegro ben moderato

Joanna Sochacka, piano
Date: 2021
Label: DUX

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Grażyna Bacewicz - Complete Symphonic Works, Vol. 1 (Łukasz Borowicz)


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Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz
  • Symphony No. 3
  • Symphony No. 4

WDR Symphony Orchestra
Łukasz Borowicz, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: cpo

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Franz Schmidt - Complete Symphonies (Paavo Järvi)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt

CD1:
  • Symphony No. 1 in E major
CD2:
  • Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  • Notre Dame: Intermezzo
CD3:
  • Symphony No. 3 in A major
  • Symphony No. 4 in C major

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Various Composers - French Cello Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Marina Tarasova; Ivan Sokolov)


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  • Léon Boëllmann - Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 40
  • Charles-Marie Widor - Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 80
  • Vincent d'Indy - Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 84

Marina Tarasova, cello
Ivan Sokolov, piano

Date: 2023
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Various Composers - French Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Marina Tarasova; Ivan Sokolov)


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  • Édouard Lalo - Cello Sonata in A Minor, IEL 18
  • Charles Koechlin - Cello Sonata, Op. 66
  • Gabriel Pierné - Sonata en une partie in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 46

Marina Tarasova, cello
Ivan Sokolov, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Various Composers - 20th Century French Reed Trios (I Solisti della Scala)


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  • Jean Françaix - Divertissement
  • Georges Auric - Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
  • Jacques Ibert - Cinq Pièces en trio
  • Darius Milhaud - Suite d'après Corrette, Op. 161
  • Henri Tomasi - Concert Champêtre
  • Alexandre Tansman - Suite pour trio d'anches

I Solisti della Scala
Fabien Thouand, oboe
Fabrizio Meloni, clarinet
Gabriele Screpis, bassoon

Date: 2023
Label: Da Vinci Classics

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Various Composers - Compositrices. New Light on French Romantic Women Composers


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CD1:
  • Mel Bonis - Le Rêve de Cléopâtre, Op. 180
  • Mel Bonis - Ophélie, Op. 165
  • Mel Bonis - Salomé, Op. 100
  • Henriette Renié - Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
  • Cécile Chaminade - Rêve d’un soir
  • Cécile Chaminade - Veux-tu ?
  • Hedwige Chretien - Petits poèmes au bord de l’eau
  • Marie Jaëll - Les Orientales: No. 1, Rêverie
  • Marie Jaëll - La Mer: No. 1, Quatre heures du matin
  • Rita Strohl - Bilitis: Berceuse
  • Rita Strohl - Sonnet
  • Charlotte Sohy - Les méditations
CD2:
  • Cécile Chaminade - Six pièces romantiques
  • Rita Strohl - Grande fantaisie-quintette
  • Charlotte Sohy - Symphony in C-Sharp Minor
CD3:
  • Mel Bonis - Barcarolle pour piano, Op. 71
  • Mel Bonis - La cathédrale blessée, Op. 107
  • Mel Bonis - Romance sans paroles, Op. 56
  • Mel Bonis - Au crépuscule, Op. 111
  • Mel Bonis - La chanson du rouet, Op. 24
  • Lili Boulanger - D’un matin de printemps
  • Louise Farrenc - Symphony No. 3 in G Minor
  • Nadia Boulanger - Trois pièces pour violoncelle et piano
  • Marie Jaëll - Ossiane
CD4:
  • Cécile Chaminade - Callirhoé, suite de ballet
  • Virginie Morel - Huit études mélodiques
  • Mel Bonis - Vers le pur amour
  • Mel Bonis - Un soir
  • Mel Bonis - Viens
  • Mel Bonis - Viola
  • Mel Bonis - Immortelle tendresse
  • Mel Bonis - Invocation
  • Mel Bonis - Élégie sur le mode antique
  • Jeanne Danglas - L’amour s’éveille
  • Pauline Viardot - Sonatine pour violon et piano
CD5:
  • Mel Bonis - Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
  • Cécile Chaminade - Concertino pour flûte et orchestre
  • Mel Bonis - Suite en forme de Valses
  • Pauline Viardot - 6 chansons du XVe siècle: No. 1, Aimez-moi, VWV 1121
  • Pauline Viardot - 6 Mélodies et une havanaise: No. 4, Haï-luli !, VWV 1106
  • Pauline Viardot - 6 Mélodies: No. 3, Ici-bas tous les lilas meurent, VWV 1176
  • Pauline Viardot - 10 Mélodies: Solitude, VWV 1044
  • Pauline Viardot - 6 Mélodies: No. 6, Les filles de Cadix, VWV 1135
  • Pauline Viardot - 6 Mélodies et une havanaise: No. 7, Havanaise
  • Pauline Viardot - 10 Mélodies: No. 3, L'absence, VWV 1046
  • Charlotte Sohy - Sonate pour piano
CD6:
  • Nadia Boulanger - La sirène
  • Marie Jaëll - Voix du printemps
  • Mel Bonis - 5 pièces pour piano, Op. 109
  • Mel Bonis - Omphale, Op. 86
  • Mel Bonis - Ophélie
  • Lili Boulanger - 2 Pieces for violin and piano
  • Mel Bonis - Six pièces à quatre mains, Op. 130
CD7:
  • Augusta Holmès - Ludus pro patria: II. Interlude. La Nuit et l’Amour
  • Louise Farrenc - Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in D Minor, Op. 34
  • Augusta Holmès - Contes divins: No. 3, Chemin du ciel
  • Augusta Holmès - Les Sept Ivresses
  • Jeanne Danglas - Du cœur aux lèvres
  • Jeanne Danglas - L’amour s’éveille
  • Marthe Bracquemond - Trois mélodies
  • Clémence de Grandval - Le bohémien
  • Clémence de Grandval - Sacrifice
  • Marie-Foscarine Damaschino - À une femme
  • Marie-Foscarine Damaschino - L’enfant
  • Marie-Foscarine Damaschino - J’ai dans mon cœur
  • Madeleine Jaeger - La chanson du rouet (II)
  • Madeleine Jaeger - Les Étoiles mortelles
  • Marthe Grumbach - À Néré
  • Madeleine Lemariey - Six mélodies
CD8:
  • Augusta Holmès - Andromède
  • Hélène de Montgeroult - Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5 No. 2
  • Pauline Viardot - Douze mélodies sur des poésies russes
  • Clémence de Grandval - Andante et Intermezzo
  • Mel Bonis - Album pour les tout-petits

Various Soloists, Orchestras & Conductors
Compilation: 2023
Label: Bru Zane

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Déodat de Séverac - Piano Works (Aldo Ciccolini)


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Composer: Déodat de Séverac

CD1:
  • En Languedoc
  • Cerdaña
CD2:
  • Le Chant de la terre
  • Baigneuses au soleil
  • Les Naïades et le faune indiscret
  • Le Soldat de plomb
  • Pipperment-get, Valse brillante de concert
  • Stances à Madams de Pompadour
CD3:
  • En vacances
  • Valse romantique
  • Sous les lauriers roses, ou "Soir de Carnaval sur la Côte Catalane"

Aldo Ciccolini, piano
Date: 1997
Label: EMI Classics


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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Reynaldo Hahn - Poèmes & Valses (Pavel Kolesnikov)


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Composer: Reynaldo Hahn
  • Le rossignol éperdu (selection)
  • Premières valses (selection)

Pavel Kolesnikov, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Reynaldo Hahn - Complete Piano Music (Alessandro Deljavan)


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Composer: Reynaldo Hahn

CD1:
  • Le rossignol éperdu, IRH 84, Pt. 1
CD2:
  • Le rossignol éperdu, IRH 84, Pt. 2 Orient
  • Le rossignol éperdu, IRH 84, Pt. 3 Carnet de voyage
  • Le rossignol éperdu, IRH 84, Pt. 4 Versailles
CD3:
  • L’inspiration, valse, IRH 41
  • Juvenilia, IRH 43
  • Les impressions
  • Contour mélodique improvise
  • Good-bye
  • Pièces d’amour
  • Notturno alla italiana
  • Au clair de lune, IRH 5
  • Pièce de lecture а première vue (Improvisazione)
  • Portraits de peintres, pièces pour piano d’après les poèmes de Marcel Proust, IRH 71
  • Chanson rêveuse de l’Héliotrope
  • Valse de la libellule en deuil
  • Canon dans le mode Phrygien
  • Rêverie
CD4:
  • Premières valses, IRH 74
  • La danse de dorimène
  • Bacchante endormie (fragment)
  • Pavane d’Angelo, pour le drame de Victor Hugo (Transcription)
  • Sonatine in C Major, IRH 90
  • Thème varié sur le nom de Haydn in G Major, IRH 94
  • Préface en musique pour la création du monde
  • Les jeunes lauriers, marche militaire, IRH 42
  • Manon, fille galante. Prélude et entr’actes (Transcription)
  • 2 Etudes, IRH 31

Alessandro Deljavan, piano
Date: 2015/2023
Label: OnClassical / Piano Classics

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