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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Ernő Dohnányi - Piano Concertos (Sofja Gülbadamova)


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Composer: Ernő Dohnányi
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 5
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 42

Sofja Gülbadamova, piano
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Ariane Matiakh, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Capriccio

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Ernő Dohnányi - Piano Works (Sofja Gülbadamova)


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Composer: Ernő Dohnányi

CD1:
  • Winterreigen, Op. 13
  • 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 2
  • 6 Pieces, Op. 41
CD2:
  • Albumblatt
  • Gavotte & Musette
  • 5 Humoresques in the Form of Suite, Op. 17
  • 4 Rhapsodies, Op. 11

Sofja Gülbadamova, piano
Date: 2018
Label: Capriccio

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - String Quartets, Vol. 2 (Reinhold Quartett)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • String Quartet in F major, Op. 17 No. 3
  • String Quartet in C minor, Op. 17 No. 2

Reinhold Quartett
Dietrich Reinhold & Tobias Haupt, violins
Norbert Tunze, viola
Dorothée Erbiner, cello

Date: 2023
Label: cpo

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Reinhold Quartett)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • String Quartet in E minor, Op. 47 No. 1
  • String Quartet in D minor, Op. 47 No. 3

Reinhold Quartett
Dietrich Reinhold & Tobias Haupt, violins
Norbert Tunze, viola
Dorothée Erbiner, cello

Date: 2021
Label: cpo

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - Six Preludes & Fugues in Free Style; etc. (Martin Cousin)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • 6 Preludes and Fugues in Free Style, Op. 53
  • 3 Pieces, Op. 71
  • Concert Etude in C Major "On False Notes"

Martin Cousin, piano
Date: 2023
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - Piano Music (Sergio Gallo)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • 3 Morceaux, Op. 16
  • 3 Caprices, Op. 21
  • 2 Morceaux, Op. 28
  • 6 Morceaux, Op. 51

Sergio Gallo, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - Le Bal (Warren Lee)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  1. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 1, Impatience
  2. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 2, Polonaise
  3. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3a, Contredanse. Introduction
  4. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3b, Contredanse. Tempo I
  5. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3c, Contredanse. Allegretto non troppo
  6. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3d, Contredanse. Allegretto
  7. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3e, Contredanse. Allegretto vivace
  8. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3f, Contredanse. Allegro non troppo
  9. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 3g, Contredanse. Allegro molto
  10. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 4, Valse
  11. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 5, Intermezzo
  12. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 6, Polka
  13. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 7, Polka-Mazurka
  14. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 8, Mazurka
  15. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 9, Galop
  16. Le bal, Op. 14: No. 10, Le rêve
  17. 2 Pieces, Op. 30: No. 2, Allegro appassionato

Warren Lee, piano
Date: 2023
Label: Naxos

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Anna Shelest)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 25
  • 6 Pièces caractéristiques, Op. 50 (arr. Arkady Leytush): Nos. 3 & 5
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 35

Anna Shelest, conductor
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Music and Arts Programs of America

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 (Schaghajegh Nosrati)


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Composer: Anton Rubinstein
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 35

Schaghajegh Nosrati, piano
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Róbert Farkas, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: cpo

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Friday, October 20, 2023

William Bolcom - Chamber Works (Steven Gross; Philip Ficsor; Constantine Finehouse)


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Composer: William Bolcom
  • Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano
  • Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin

Steven Gross, horn
Philip Ficsor, violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

William Bolcom - Canciones de Lorca; Prometheus (René Barbera; Carl St. Clair)


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Composer: William Bolcom
  • Canciones de Lorca
  • Prometheus

René Barbera, tenor
Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Pacific Chorale
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Carl St. Clair, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Naxos

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

William Bolcom - Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Leonard Slatkin)


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Composer: William Bolcom
  • CD1: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Parts 1-3
  • CD2: Songs of Experience, Parts 1-3
  • CD3: Songs of Experience, Parts 4-6

Christine Brewer; Measha Brueggergosman; Ilana Davidson; Linda Hohenfeld; Carmen Pelton
Joan Morris; Marietta Simpson; Thomas Young; Nmon Ford; Nathan Lee Graham
Tommy Morgan; Peter "Madcat" Ruth; Jeremy Kittel

University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra
University Musical Society
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: Naxos

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

William Bolcom - Bolcom & Friends (University of Michigan Symphony Band)


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  • William Bolcom - Concerto for Clarinet and Band
  • James Stephenson - The Storyteller
  • William Bolcom - Four Cabaret Songs
  • Paul Dooley - Coast of Dreams
  • William Bolcom - Concerto for Trombone

Matt Albert, violin
Joseph Alessi, trombone
Chad Burrow, clarinet
William Campbell, trumpet
Joan Morris, vocalist
Logan Skelton, piano

University of Michigan Symphony Band
Michael Haithcock, director

Date: 2018
Label: Soundset

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Monday, October 16, 2023

William Bolcom - Violin Concerto; Fifth Symphony (Sergiu Luca; Dennis Russell Davies)


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Composer: William Bolcom
  • Violin Concerto in D
  • Fantasia Concertante 
  • Fifth Symphony

Sergiu Luca, violin
Janet Lyman Hill, viola
Eugene Moye, cello

American Composers Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Date: 1992/2006
Label: Decca / Phoenix USA


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Sunday, October 15, 2023

Leonard Bernstein; William Bolcom - The Age of Anxiety; Piano Concerto (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Leonard Bernstein; William Bolcom
  • Bernstein - The Age of Anxiety 'Symphony No. 2'
  • Bolcom - Concerto for piano and large orchestra

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Ulster Orchestra
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

William Bolcom; Stefan Wolpe - 12 New Etudes; Battle Piece (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: William Bolcom; Stefan Wolpe
  • Bolcom - Twelve New Etudes
  • Wolpe - Battle Piece

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 1988
Label: New World Records

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Friday, October 13, 2023

William Bolcom - The Complete Rags (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: William Bolcom
  1. Eubie's Luckey Day 
  2. Epithalamium 
  3. Three Popular Rags: 2. Tabby Cat Walk 
  4. Knockout 'A Rag' 
  5. Rag-Tango 
  6. The Garden of Eden: 1. Old Adam 
  7. The Garden of Eden: 2. The Eternal Feminine 
  8. The Garden of Eden: 3. The Serpent's Kiss 
  9. The Garden of Eden: 4. Through Eden's Gates 
  10. California Porcupine Rag 
  11. The Gardenia 
  12. The Brooklyn Dodge 
  13. Contentment 
  14. Three Ghost Rags: 1. Graceful Ghost Rag 
  15. Three Ghost Rags: 2. The Poltergeist 
  16. Three Ghost Rags: 3. Dream Shadows 
  17. Raggin' Rudi 
  18. Three Classical Rags: 2. Epitaph for Louis Chauvin 
  19. Three Popular Rags: 1. Seabiscuits Rag 
  20. Estela 'Rag Latino' 
  21. Fields of Flowers 
  22. Three Classical Rags: 3. Incineratorag 
  23. Knight Hubert 
  24. Lost Lady Rag 
  25. Three Classical Rags: 1. Glad Rag 
  26. Three Popular Rags: 3. Last Rag 
  27. Albright: Brass Knuckles 

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 2022
Label: Hyperion

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Hans Gál - Piano Quartet; Violin Sonatinas (Katalin Kertész; Sarah Beth Briggs)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  • Piano Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 13
  • Violin Sonatina No. 1 in G Major, Op. 71 No. 1
  • Violin Sonatina No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
  • Violin Sonatina No. 3 in F Major, Op. 71 No. 3
  • Violin Sonatina in F Major

Katalin Kertész, violin
Nichola Blakey, viola
Cressida Nash, cello
Sarah Beth Briggs, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Hans Gál - Chamber Works with Piano (Gottlieb Wallisch; etc.)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  • Quartet in A Major for Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano
  • Suite for Piano, Op. 24
  • Concertino for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 43
  • Impromptu for Viola & Piano

Gottlieb Wallisch, piano

Members of the Aron Quartet
Barna Kobori, violin
Georg Hamann, violin
Christophe Pantillon, cello

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Rohde, conductor & viola

Date: 2022
Label: cpo

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Monday, October 9, 2023

Hans Gál - Chamber Music for Clarinet (Ensemble Burletta)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  • Clarinet Quintet, Op. 107
  • Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 97
  • Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello, Op. 93

Ensemble Burletta
Shelley Levy, clarinet
Katalin Kertész, violin
Joanne Green, violin
Nichola Blakey, viola
Cressida Nash, cello
Pavel Timofeyevsky, piano

Date: 2016
Label: Toccata Classics

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

Hans Gál - Hidden Treasure (Christian Immler; Helmut Deutsch)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  1. Lady Rosa
  2. Nacht
  3. Nachts in der Kajüte No. 1
  4. Nachts in der Kajüte No. 2
  5. Nachts in der Kajüte No. 3
  6. Sternenzwiesprach
  7. Denk' es o Seele
  8. Maimond
  9. Minnelied
  10. Morgengebet
  11. Dämmerstunde
  12. Glaube nur!
  13. Liebesmüde
  14. Eine gantz neu Schelmweys
  15. Waldseligkeit
  16. Der Wolkenbaum
  17. Novembertag
  18. Welch ein Schweigen
  19. Nachtstürme
  20. Blumenlied
  21. Schäferlied
  22. Abendlied
  23. Der böse tag
  24. Frag nicht!
  25. Rücknahme
  26. Abendgespräch
  27. 5 Songs, Op. 33: No. 1, Vergängliches
  28. 5 Songs, Op. 33: No. 2, Der Wiesenbach
  29. 5 Songs, Op. 33: No. 3, Vöglein Schwermut
  30. 5 Songs, Op. 33: No. 4, Drei Prinzessinnen
  31. 5 Songs, Op. 33: No. 5, Abend auf dem Fluss

Christian Immler, bass-baritone
Helmut Deutsch, piano

Date: 2021
Label: BIS

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Hans Gál - Music for Voices, Vol. 2 (Borealis)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  • 3 Songs to Poems by R.M. Rilke, Op. 31
  • 3 Gesänge, Op. 37
  • Spätlese, Op. 91
  • 6 Part-Songs (Excerpts)
  • 3 Porträtstudien, Op. 34
  • Songs of Youth, Op. 75
  • 3 Lyrics to Poems by Thomas Moore

Borealis
Ian Buckle, piano
Bridget Budge & Stephen Muir, directors

Date: 2022
Label: Toccata

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Hans Gál - Music for Voices, Vol. 1 (Borealis)


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Composer: Hans Gál
  • Motette, Op. 19
  • Four Madrigals to Elizabethan Poems, Op. 51
  • Epigramme, Op. 27
  • Four Part-Songs
  • Satirikon: Four Aphorisms, Op. 72
  • Four British Folk-Songs

Borealis
Bridget Budge & Stephen Muir, directors

Date: 2020
Label: Toccata

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Friday, October 6, 2023

Hans Rott - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Christopher Ward)


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Composer: Hans Rott
  • Symphony No. 1 in E major, Nowak 35
  • Symphony for String Orchestra in A flat major, Nowak 37

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Christopher Ward, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Capriccio

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Hans Rott - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Christopher Ward)


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Composer: Hans Rott
  1. Hamlet Overture
  2. Suite in E major: I. Präludium. Nicht zu langsam
  3. Suite in E major: II. Langsam
  4. Prelude to 'Julius Caesar'
  5. Orchestra Prelude in E major
  6. Suite in B flat major: II. Scherzo
  7. Suite in B flat major: IV. Finale. Sehr schnell
  8. Pastoral Prelude in F major

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Christopher Ward, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Capriccio

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Works (Alexander Markov)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Variations on a Theme from Beethoven's "Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40"
  2. Fantasie in E Major, Op. 9b "La Sentimentale"
  3. Air varié No. 3
  4. Variations on a Theme from Bellini's "Norma", Op. 2
  5. Violin Concerto No. 8 in B Minor, Op. 59: I. Allegro maestoso (arr. C. Baumgarten)
  6. La fiancée de Messine: Scène de ballet (arr. M. Majkusiak)

Alexander Markov, violin
Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach
Markus Huber, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Naxos

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Henri Vieuxtemps - Music for Violin and Piano (Carmelo Andriani; Pierluigi Camicia)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro assai
  2. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace-trio
  3. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12: III. Largo non troppo
  4. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 12: IV. Rondo. Allegro gioioso
  5. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: I. Chant d'amour
  6. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: II. Désespoir
  7. 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 7: III. Souvenir
  8. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: III. Rêverie
  9. 3 Feuilles d'album, Op. 40: I. Romance
  10. 3 Feuilles d'album, Op. 40: II. Regrets
  11. 6 Morceaux de salon, Op. 22: V. Tarantelle

Carmelo Andriani, violin
Pierluigi Camicia, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Henri Vieuxtemps - Works for Violin and Orchestra (Reto Kuppel)


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Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps
  1. Fantaisie, Op. 21 'Souvenir de Russie'
  2. Old England, Op. 42
  3. Duo brillant, Op. 39: I. Maestoso
  4. Duo brillant, Op. 39: II. Adagio
  5. Duo brillant, Op. 39: III. Finale. Allegretto
  6. Andante et rondo, Op. 29
  7. Variations on a Theme from Bellini's Il pirata, Op. 6 'Air varié'
  8. Hommage à Paganini, Op. 9

Reto Kuppel, violin
Kirill Bogatyrev, cello (3-5)
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Marcus Bosch, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Naxos

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