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Friday, March 31, 2023

Lorenzo Perosi - Piano Quintets; String Trio No. 2 (Roma Tre Orchestra; Matteo Bevilacqua)


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Composer: Lorenzo Perosi
  • Piano Quintet No. 1 in F Major
  • Piano Quintet No. 2 in D Minor
  • String Trio No. 2 in A Minor

Roma Tre Orchestra
Leonardo Spinedi & Hinako Kawasaki, violins
Lorenzo Rundo, viola
Angelo Maria Santisi, cello
&
Matteo Bevilacqua, piano

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Suite Veneziana; etc. (Friedrich Haider)


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Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
  • Suite Veneziana in A Minor, Op. 18
  • Triptychon in E Major, Op. 19
  • Divertimento in D Major, Op. 20
  • Arabesken for Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 22

Oviedo Filarmonía
Friedrich Haider, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Complete Overtures & Intermezzi (Friedrich Haider)


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Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
  1. Le donne curiose: Overture
  2. I quatro rusteghi: Prelude
  3. I quatro rusteghi: Intermezzo
  4. Il Segreto di Susanna: Overture
  5. I gioielli della Madonna: Festa popolare
  6. I gioielli della Madonna: Intermezzo I
  7. I gioielli della Madonna: Serenata
  8. I gioielli della Madonna: Danza napolitana
  9. L'amore medico: Overture
  10. L'amore medico: Intermezzo
  11. La dama boba: Overture
  12. Il campiello: Preludio
  13. Il campiello: Intermezzo
  14. Il campiello: Ritornello

Oviedo Filarmonía
Friedrich Haider, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Piano Quintet; Cello Sonata; Duo (Various Artists)


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Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
  • Piano Quintet in D-Flat Major, Op. 6
  • Duo for Violin and Cello in G Minor, Op. 33
  • Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Major, Op. 30

Costantino Catena, piano
Amedeo Cicchese, cello

Quartetto Guadagnini
Fabrizio Zoffoli & Cristina Papini, violins
Matteo Rocchi, viola
Alessandra Cefaliello, cello

Date: 2022
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Muzio Clementi - Sonatas & Preludes, Vol. 2 (Ilia Kim)


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Composer: Muzio Clementi
  • Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
  • Sonata in D Major, Op. 25 No. 6
  • Musical Characteristics, Op. 19
  • Sonata in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2

Ilia Kim, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Piano Classics

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Muzio Clementi - Sonatas & Preludes, Vol. 1 (Ilia Kim)


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Composer: Muzio Clementi
  • Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 2 No. 2
  • Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 7 No. 3
  • 2 Musical Characteristics, Op. 19
  • Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 13 No. 6
  • Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 40 No. 3

Ilia Kim, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Piano Classics

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Muzio Clementi - Piano Concerto in C Major; Two Symphonies, Op. 18 (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Muzio Clementi
  • Piano Concerto in C Major
  • Minuetto pastorale in D Major, WoO 36
  • Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 1
  • Symphony in D Major, Op. 18, No. 2

Bruno Canino, piano
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Muzio Clementi - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Overture in C Major (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Muzio Clementi
  • Overture in C Major
  • Symphony No. 3 in G Major, WoO 34, "Great National Symphony"
  • Symphony No. 4 in D Major, WoO 35

Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Naxos

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Muzio Clementi - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Overture in D Major (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Muzio Clementi
  • Overture in D Major
  • Symphony No. 1 in C Major, WoO 32
  • Symphony No. 2 in D Major, WoO 33

Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Franco Alfano - Piano Works (Orazio Maione)


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Composer: Franco Alfano
  • 4 Pièces, Op. 3
  • 4 Danses napolitaines, Op. 8
  • 2 Pièces, Op. 5
  • 4 Danses roumaines, Op. 9
  • 5 Danses de Cléo de Mérode
  • Nostalgie
  • Pax (Version for Piano)
  • Melodia dei miei vent'anni

Orazio Maione, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Franco Alfano - Violin Sonata; Piano Quintet (Elmira Darvarova; Samuel Magill; Scott Dunn)


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Composer: Franco Alfano
  • Violin Sonata in D major
  • Piano Quintet in A flat major
  • Nenia and Scherzino for Violin and Piano (arr. Enrico Pierangeli)

Elmira Darvarova, violin
Scott Dunn, piano
Mary Ann Mumm, violin
Craig Mumm, viola
Samuel Magill, cello

Date: 2011
Label: Naxos

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Franco Alfano - Cello Sonata; Concerto (Elmira Darvarova; Samuel Magill; Scott Dunn)


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Composer: Franco Alfano
  • Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Cello Sonata

Elmira Darvarova, violin
Samuel Magill, cello
Scott Dunn, piano

Date: 2009
Label: Naxos

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Franco Alfano - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Israel Yinon)


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Composer: Franco Alfano
  • Symphony No. 1 in E Major, "Classica"
  • Symphony No. 2 in C Major

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Israel Yinon, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: cpo

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Saverio Mercadante - Chamber Music for Flute (Gian-Luca Petrucci; etc.)


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Composer: Saverio Mercadante
  1. 7 Variations in C on the theme "là ci darem la mano" of "Don Giovanni" by Mozart
  2. 6 Variations in F on an original theme for flute and string trio
  3. Thema & 7 Variations in E minor for flute and string trio
  4. Il Sogno, for soprano, flute and piano
  5. Duet No. 6 for 2 flutes: I. Allegro maestoso
  6. Duet No. 6 for 2 flutes: II. Tema con variazioni
  7. Adagio grandioso, for flute and piano
  8. La smania, for flute and piano
  9. Andante cantabile, for flute and piano
  10. Andante arioso, for flute d'amore and piano
  11. Trio for for flute, flute d'amore and cello in F: I. Moderato cantabile
  12. Trio for for flute, flute d'amore and cello in F: II. Minuetto
  13. Trio for for flute, flute d'amore and cello in F: III. Largo
  14. Trio for for flute, flute d'amore and cello in F: IV. Polacca, allegro

Gian-Luca Petrucci, flute & flute d'amore
Alberto Martini, violin / Enrico Balboni, viola / Zoltan Szabo, cello (1-3)
Rosa Ricciotti, soprano (4)
Paola Pisa, piano (4, 7-10)
Janos Balint, flute (5-6)
Andreas Noack, flute (11-14) / Philip Körner, cello (11-14)

Date: 2020
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Saverio Mercadante - Clarinet Concertos (Dieter Klöcker)


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Composer: Saverio Mercadante
  • Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 101
  • Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76
  • Clarinet Concertino in C Minor
  • Sinfonia concertante No. 3 in E-Flat Major

Dieter Klöcker, clarinet
Prague Chamber Orchestra

Date: 2004
Label: Orfeo

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Saverio Mercadante - Flute Concertos (James Galway)


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Composer: Saverio Mercadante
  • Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major
  • Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in E Minor
  • Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in E Major

James Galway, flute
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor

Date: 1988
Label: RCA

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Saverio Mercadante - Orchestral Works (Francesco La Vecchia)


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Composer: Saverio Mercadante
  1. Omaggio a Bellini
  2. Sinfonia sulla 2a caratteristica napoletana
  3. Sinfonia su motivi dello Stabat Mater di Rossini
  4. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 101: I. Allegro maestoso
  5. Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 101: II. Andante con variazoni
  6. Garibaldi

Giammarco Casani, clarinet
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Joan Manén; Robert Gerhard; Xavier Montsalvatge - Cello Sonatas (Guillermo Pastrana; Daniel Blanch)


Information

Composer: Joan Manén; Robert Gerhard; Xavier Montsalvatge
  • Manén - Sonata di concerto, Op. A-42
  • Gerhard - Sonata (Version for Cello & Piano)
  • Montsalvatge - Sonata concertante

Guillermo Pastrana, cello
Daniel Blanch, piano

Date: 2019
Label: IBS Classical

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Marc Migó; Joan Manén - Catalan Concertinos & Fantasias (Various Artists)


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Composer: Marc Migó; Joan Manén
  • Migó - Fantasia popular
  • Manén - Violin Concertino, Op. A-49
  • Migó - Piano Concertino
  • Migó - Epitaphium Hans Rott in memoriam
  • Manén - Rapsòdia catalana, Op. A-50

Daniel Blanch, piano
Sergi Pacheco, piano
Kalina Macuta, violin

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Toccata

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Monday, March 13, 2023

Édouard Lalo; Joan Manén - Violin Concertos (Tianwa Yang)


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Composer: Édouard Lalo; Joan Manén
  • Lalo - Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
  • Manén - Violin Concerto No. 1 'Concierto español', Op. A-7

Tianwa Yang, violin
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Darrell Ang, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Naxos

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Vítězslava Kaprálová - La Vita. Leonie Karatas plays Kaprálová


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  • 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 9
  • April Preludes
  • Little Song
  • 5 Piano Compositions
  • Dance for Piano, Op. 23
  • Variations sur le Carillon de l Église St-Étienne-du-Mont, Op. 16
  • Sonata Appassionata, Op. 6
  • Two Bouquets of Flowers

Leonie Karatas, piano
Date: 2022
Label: EuroArts Music International

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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Vítězslava Kaprálová - Complete Piano Music (Giorgio Koukl)


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  • Sonata appasionata, Op. 6
  • Praeludium, Op. 9 No. 1
  • Crab Canon, Op. 9 No. 2
  • Grotesque Passacaglia
  • 5 Piano Compositions
  • Dubnová Preludia, Op. 13
  • Variations sur le carillon de l'église St-Étienne-du-Mont, Op. 16
  • 2 Dances for Piano, Op. 23: No. 1, — (Reconstructed by G. Koukl)
  • 2 Bouquets of Flowers
  • Little Song
  • Ostinato Fox
  • Festive Fanfare

Giorgio Koukl, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Grand Piano

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Vítězslava Kaprálová - Orchestral Works (Kenneth Kiesler)


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  1. Prélude de Noël
  2. Vojenská symfonieta, Op. 11
  3. Smutný večer (reconstr. T. Cheek)
  4. Sbohem a šáteček, Op. 14
  5. Suite en miniature, Op. 1: I. Praeludium
  6. Suite en miniature, Op. 1: II. Pastorale
  7. Suite en miniature, Op. 1: III. Ukolébavka
  8. Suite en miniature, Op. 1: IV. Menuetto
  9. Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro entusiastico
  10. Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7: II. Largo
  11. Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7: III. Allegro

Nicholas Phan, tenor
Amy I-Lin Cheng, piano

University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Vítězslava Kaprálová - Orchestral Works (Marko Ivanović)


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  1. Suita rustica, Op. 19: I. Allegro rustico
  2. Suita rustica, Op. 19: II. Lento - Vivo - Lento
  3. Suita rustica, Op. 19: III. Allegro ma non troppo
  4. Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marko Ivanović, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Český rozhlas (Czech Radio)

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Ernesto Halffter - Complete Songs (Elena Gragera; Anton Cardó)


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Composer: Ernesto Halffter
  1. Dos canciones: La corza blanca
  2. Dos canciones: La niña que se va a la mar
  3. L'hiver de l'enfance: La lit laqué blanc
  4. L'hiver de l'enfance: La Chanteuse
  5. L'hiver de l'enfance: Le Chat en étoffe
  6. L'hiver de l'enfance: Ronde
  7. Señora
  8. Seis canciones portuguesas: Ai que linda moça
  9. Seis canciones portuguesas: Escolher noivo
  10. Seis canciones portuguesas: Minha mae me deu um lenço
  11. Seis canciones portuguesas: Don solidón
  12. Seis canciones portuguesas: Agua do rio que la vai
  13. Seis canciones portuguesas: Gerinaldo
  14. Canción de Dorotea
  15. Canto Inca
  16. Pregón
  17. Seguidilla calesera
  18. Canciones del niño de cristal: Fino cristal, mi niño
  19. Canciones del niño de cristal: A jugar, juega, jugando
  20. Canciones del niño de cristal: Corazón de mi niño
  21. Cançao do Berço

Elena Gragera, mezzo-soprano
Anton Cardó, piano

Date: 2001
Label: Columna Música


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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Ernesto Halffter - Sinfonietta; 2 Esquisses Symphoniques; etc. (Adrian Leaper)


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Composer: Ernesto Halffter
  1. Habanera
  2. Cavatina
  3. 'Al Amanecer' for violin and orchestra
  4. 2 Esquisses Symphoniques: I. Paysage Mort
  5. 2 Esquisses Symphoniques: II. La Chanson du Lanternier
  6. Sinfonietta in D: I. Pastorella (Allegro)
  7. Sinfonietta in D: II. Adagio
  8. Sinfonietta in D: III. Allegretto vivace (Minuetto)
  9. Sinfonietta in D: IV. Allegro giocoso

Mikhail Vostokov, violin
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria
Adrian Leaper, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: ASV


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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Ernesto Halffter - Sinfonietta; Elegía; Psalmi (Víctor Pablo Pérez)


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Composer: Ernesto Halffter
  1. Sinfonietta: I. Pastorella
  2. Sinfonietta: II. Adagio
  3. Sinfonietta: III. Allegro vivace (Minuetto)
  4. Sinfonietta: IV. Allegro giocoso
  5. Elegía
  6. Psalmi XXII: Eominus Pastor Menus et Hospes Meus
  7. Psalmi CXVI: Hymnus Laudis et gratiarum action

Ondrej Lewit, violin / Robert Pytel, cello / Peter Jones, contralto
Susan Chilcott, soprano / Claire Powell, mezzo-soprano / Joan Cabero, tenor / José Antonio Carril, bajo
Coro polifónico de la Universidad de La Laguna
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife
Víctor Pablo Pérez, conductor

Date: 1990
Label: Harmonia Mundi


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Sunday, March 5, 2023

Sigismond Thalberg - Opera Fantasies (Mark Viner)


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Composer: Sigismond Thalberg
  1. Fantasie sur le thèmes de l'opéra "Moïse" de G. Rossini, Op. 33
  2. Grande fantaisie sur La sérénade et le menuet de "Don Juan", Op. 42
  3. Andante final de "Lucia de Lammermoor", Op. 43
  4. Grande caprice sur des motifs de "La Sonnambula" de Bellini, Op. 46
  5. Grande fantasie sur "Don Pasquale", Op. 67

Mark Viner, piano
Date: 2015
Label: Piano Classics

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Sigismond Thalberg - L'art du chant (Paul Wee)


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Composer: Sigismond Thalberg
  • L’art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70
  • Three Schubert Lieder transcribed for solo piano, Op. 79a
  • Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Mendelssohn)
  • Mi manca la voce, Op. 36 No. 3 (from Rossini’s Mose in Egitto)

Paul Wee, piano
Date: 2020

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Saturday, March 4, 2023

Sigismond Thalberg - Piano Works (Francesco Nicolosi)


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Composer: Sigismond Thalberg

CD1:
  1. Grande fantaisie et variations sur "Norma", Op. 12 (after Bellini)
  2. Grande fantaisie et variation brillante sur "I Capuleti e i Montecchi", Op. 10 (after Bellini)
  3. Grand fantaisie sur l'opéra "Beatrice di Tenda", Op. 49 (after Bellini)
  4. Fantaisie sur des motifs de l'opéra "La straniera", Op. 9 (after Bellini)
  5. Grand caprice sur des motifs de l'opéra "La Sonnambula", Op. 46 (after Bellini)
CD2:
  1. Fantaisie sur "La fille du régiment", Op. 68 (after Donizetti)
  2. Grande fantaisie sur les motifs de "Don Pasquale", Op. 67 (after Donizetti)
  3. Fantaisie sur l'opéra "Lucrezia Borgia", Op. 50 (after Donizetti)
  4. Andante final de "Lucia di Lammermoor", Op. 44 (after Donizetti)
  5. Introduction et variations sur la barcarolle de l'opéra "L'elisir d'amore", Op. 66 (after Donizetti)
CD3:
  1. Grand fantaisie sur l'opéra "Semiramide", Op. 51 (after Rossini)
  2. Fantaisie sur des motifs de l'opéra "La donna del lago", Op. 40bis (after Rossini)
  3. Grande fantaisie sur "Le barbier de Séville", Op. 63 (after Rossini)
  4. Fantaisie sur l'opéra "Moïse", Op. 33 (after Rossini)
CD4:
  1. Grande fantaisie de concert sur l'opéra "La traviata", Op. 78 (after Verdi)
  2. Grande fantaisie de concert sur l’opéra "Il trovatore", Op. 77 (after Verdi)
  3. Souvenir de "Un ballo in maschera", Op. 81 (after Verdi)
  4. Souvenir de "Rigoletto", Op. 82 (after Verdi)
  5. Impromptu sur des thèmes favoris de "Le siège de Corinthe", Op. 3 (after Rossini)
  6. L'art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70: No. 19, Casta diva (after Bellini)
CD5:
  • 24 Pensées musicales, Op. 75 "Les soirées de Pausilippe"
CD6:
  • Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 5
  • Fantasia on Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Op. 39
  • Nocturne in E Major, Op. 28
  • 10 Piano Pieces, Op. 36: No. 5, Canzonette italienne (after Dessauer)
  • Un soupir (Mélodie variée)

Francesco Nicolosi, piano
Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

Compilation: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Peter Boyer - Balance of Power & other orchestral works


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Composer: Peter Boyer
  1. Curtain Raiser
  2. Balance of Power: I. A Sense of History
  3. Balance of Power: II. A Sense of Humor (Scherzo politico)
  4. Balance of Power: III. A Sense of Direction
  5. Fanfare for Tomorrow
  6. Rolling River (Sketches on "Shenandoah")
  7. Elegy for English Horn, Harp & String Orchestra
  8. In the Cause of the Free
  9. Radiance
  10. Fanfare, Hymn & Finale

London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Boyer, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Peter Boyer - Symphony No. 1 & other orchestral works


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Composer: Peter Boyer
  1. Silver Fanfare
  2. Festivities
  3. Three Olympians: No. 1. Apollo
  4. Three Olympians: No. 2. Aphrodite
  5. Three Olympians: No. 3. Ares
  6. Celebration Overture
  7. Symphony No 1: I. Prelude
  8. Symphony No 1: II. ScherzoDance
  9. Symphony No 1: III. Adagio

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Boyer, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Peter Breiner - Calm Romantic Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Mornings, Evenings and Late Nights


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Composer: Peter Breiner
  1. Keep Going
  2. It's Not All Bad, After All
  3. Unrequited
  4. Visitors
  5. Monday Morning
  6. Pins and Needles
  7. Hanging by a Thread
  8. Winter Fairies
  9. The Zig Zag Song
  10. Lullaby from Slovakia
  11. Late Night Ice Cream, Melting
  12. Tea and Toast
  13. All Alone
  14. A Boy to Hug
  15. Bernhard Flies - Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein "Wiegenlied" (arr. P. Breiner)
  16. Landscape with Sweet Music
  17. Sunday Evening Before My Birthday
  18. The Lake That Is Grey and Blue
  19. Love in My Account
  20. January 20th
  21. Bridge Through the Mist
  22. Blow Up
  23. Just a Small Ad
  24. View from the Top

Peter Breiner, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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