Bartòks String Quartets by Emerson + by Juilliard Quartet

March 6, 2016, 4:00 pm

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Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
The 6 String Quartets:
String Quartet no. 1 op. 7, Sz 40 [1908-09]
String Quartet no. 2 op. 17, Sz 67 [1915-17]
String Quartet no. 3, Sz 85 [1927]
String Quartet no. 4, Sz 91 [1928]
String Quartet no. 5, Sz 102 [1934]
String Quartet no. 6, Sz 114 [1939]
Emerson String Quartet:
Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
David Finckel, cello
Recorded 1988, 2 CDs

Bonus-CD:
String Quartet no. 3, Sz 85 [1927]
String Quartet no. 4, Sz 91 [1928]
String Quartet no. 5, Sz 102 [1934]
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET:
Robert Mann, violin
Robert Koff, violin
Raphael Hillyer, viola
Arthur Winograd, cello
Recorded 1949, Published 2002

TRACKLIST


Béla Bartók (1881-1945) 

The 6 String Quartets - Die 6 Streichquartette - Les 6 Quatuors à cordes 


EMERSON STRING QUARTET 
Eugene Drucker  violin I (nos. 1, 4, 5), violin II (nos. 2, 3, 6), 
                Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1686 
Philip Setzer   violin I (nos. 2, 3, 6), violin II (nos. 1, 4, 5),
                Sanctus Seraphin, Venezia 1734 
Lawrence Dutton viola/alto 
                Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milano 1796 
David Finckel   cello 
                Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1825 

CD 1                                              [72'47]   

String Quartet no. 1 op. 7, Sz 40 [1908-09]       [28'55]   
[01] 1. Lento - attacca:                           [9'16]   
[02] 2. Poco a poco accelerando all'Allegretto -   [8'11]   
        Introduzione. Allegro - attacca:     
[03] 3. Allegro vivace                            [11'28]   

String Quartet no. 3, Sz 85 [1927]                [13'54]   
[04] 1. Prima parte. Moderato - attacca:           [4'20]   
[05] 2. Seconda parte. Allegro - attacca:          [5'09]   
        Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato     
[06] 3. Coda. Allegro molto                        [4'25]  

String Quartet no. 5, Sz 102 [1934]               [29'37]   
[07] 1. Allegro                                    [7'20]   
[08] 2. Adagio molto                               [5'52]   
[09] 3. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese                    [4'56]   
[10] 4. Andante                                    [4'47]   
[11] 5. Finale. Allegro vivace                     [6'42]     

CD 2                                              [76'23]   

String Quartet no. 2 op. 17, Sz 67 [1915-17]      [26'48]   
[01] 1. Moderato                                  [10'11]   
[02] 2. Allegro molto capriccioso                  [7'19]   
[03] 3. Lento                                      [9'18]   

String Quartet no. 4, Sz 91 [1928]                [21'23]   
[04] 1. Allegro                                    [5'38]   
[05] 2. Prestissimo, con sordino                   [2'47]   
[06] 3. Non troppo lento                           [5'12]   
[07] 4. Allegretto pizzicato                       [2'41]   
[08] 5. Allegro molto                              [5'05]   

String Quartet no. 6, Sz 114 [1939]               [27'51]   
[09] 1. Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - Vivace        [7'06]   
[10] 2. Mesto - Marcia                             [7'27]   
[11] 3. Mesto - Burletta                           [6'57]   
[12] 4. Mesto                                      [6'21]   


These recordings are dedicated to Katia Elena Setzer. who was
born sametime between the sessions for the Second and Third Quartets. 

Recording: New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and 
Letters, 1/1988 (nos. 2,3,6), 2/1988 (no. 4) & 3/1988 (nos. 1,5) 
Executive Producer: Dr. Steven Paul 
Recording Producer: Wolf Erichson 
Tonmeister (Balance Engineer): Peter Laenger 
Recording Engineers: Volker Martin/Jobst Eberhardt/Manfred Bartel 
Mastered by Emil Berliner Studios 
DDD
(P) 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg 
www.deutschegrammophon.com/grandprix 
DG 00289 477 6322 G GP2

TRACKLIST


Béla Bartók (1881-1945)                                     67'35

Quatuor no 3 (Sz. 85)     
[01] Prima parte: moderato                                   4'34   
[02] Seconda parte: allegro                                  5'29   
[03] Ricapitulazione della prima parte: moderato - attacca   3'07   
[04] Coda: allegro molto                                     1'30   

Quatuor no 4 (Sz. 91)     
[05] I.   Allegro                                            6'08   
[06] II.  Prestissimo, con sordino                           2'42   
[07] III. Non troppo lento                                   5'37   
[08] IV.  Allegretto pizzicato                               2'48   
[09] V.   Allegro molto                                      5'36   

Quatuor no 5 (Sz. 102)     
[10] I.   Allegro                                            7'19   
[11] II.  Adagio molto                                       6'01   
[12] III. Scherzo: alla bulgarese                            4'35   
[13] IV.  Andante                                            4'59   
[14] V.   Finale: allegro vivace                             6'54   


JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET     
Robert Mann, violin 
Robert Koff, violin     
Raphael Hillyer, viola
Arthur Winograd, cello     

Enregistré en 1949     

(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 
Sony - grand répertoire 5081682000

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt plays baroque: a homage to a pioneer of the Period Instruments revival

March 7, 2016, 8:00 pm

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016)

● J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (1964)
● J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos (1967, 1970,1977)
● J.S. Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (1968)
● J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (1981)
● J. D. Zelenka: Hipocondrie in A major (1977, 1979)
● A. Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (1968

"Nikolaus took his last breath peacefully surrounded by family"said His wife, the violinist Alice Harnoncourt., 1969, 1977)

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J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
CD1
Concerto No, 1 in F major
Concerto No, 2 in F major
Concerto No, 3 in G major
CD2
Concerto No, 4 in G major
Concerto No, 5 in D major
Concerto No, 6 in B flat major
Concentus musicus Wien
Recorded in 19641992 TELDEC 9031-77611-2
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J. S. Bach - Violin Concertos
Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Concerto for violin in E major, BWV 1042
Concerto for violin in A minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for violin in G minor [after Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1056]
Concerto for violin and oboe in D minor, BWV 1060
Alice Harnoncourt, violin
Walter Pfeiffer, violin [BWV 1043]
Jürg Schaeftlein, oboe
Concentus musicus Wien
Recorded in 1967, 1970, 19771994 TELDEC 4509-95518-2
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J. S. Bach - Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord

Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Sonata in D major, BWV 1028
Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1039
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, viola da gamba
Frans Brüggen, Leopold Stastny, transverse flute
Herbert Tachezi, harpsichord
Recorded in 1968
1996 TELDEC 0630-13583-2
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J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
CD1
Concerto No, 2 in F major
Concerto No, 4 in G major
Concerto No, 1 in F major
Overture (Suite) No.2 in B minor
CD2
Concerto No, 3 in G major
Concerto No, 6 in B flat major
Concerto No, 5 in D major
Overture (Suite) No.3 in D major
Concentus musicus Wien
Recorded in 1981 - 1983
1996 TELDEC ULTIMA 0630-18944-2
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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Hipocondrie in A major, ZWV 187
Trio Sonata No 2 in g minor, ZWV 181
Ouverture in F major, ZWV 188
Concentus Musicus Wien
Recorded in 1977-1979
1997 TELDEC 0630-17386-2
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Antonio Vivaldi (1675-1741)
Quattro Stagioni
Concertos No 1-6, No 10 & No 12, Opus 8
Alice Harnoncourt, violin
Concentus Musicus Wien
Recorded in 1968-1969 & 19771995 TELDEC 0630-12090-2
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Bruce Hubbard - For You, For Me

March 8, 2016, 4:30 pm

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01. - 10. Aaron Copland - Old American Songs. Set I and Set II [24'32]
11..Traditional - Shenandoah [4'16]
12. Leonard Bernstein: A Simple Song from 'Mass' [4'41]
13. Leonard Bernstein: Seena from '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue' [3'27]
14. George Gershwin: Bess, You is My Woman Now from 'Porgy and Bess'* [4'43]
15. George Gershwin: A Woman is a Sometime Thing from 'Porgy and Bess' [1'52]
16. George Gershwin: For You, for Me, for Evermore from 'The Shocking Miss Pilgrim' [4'08]
17. George Gershwin: Home Blues from 'Show Girl' [3'25]
18. George Gershwin: Bidin' My Time from 'Girl Crazy' [3'28]
19. Jerome Kern: All Through The Day from 'Centennial Summer' [3'51]
20. Jerome Kern: The Way You Look Tonight from 'Swing Time' [3'23]
21. Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are from 'Very Warm For May' [3'04]
22. Stephen Sondheim: Everyone Says Don't from 'Anyone Can Whistle' [2'23]
23. Stephen Sondheim: In Praise of Women from 'A Little Night Music' [3'21]
24. Irving Berlin: Always [3'12]

Bruce Hubbard- baritone and Orchestra of St Luke's conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
(* with Marvis Martin- soprano)

EMI CDC7499282 (recorded October 1989; CD issued 1990)

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Recording venue: Manhattan Center, New York
Recording engineer: John Newton; Producer: Patti Laursen

The baritone, Bruce Hubbard, who died in 1991 at the tragically early age of 39, excelled in American opera and music theater roles and this collection of American songs gives an excellent representation of his art. There is a judicious balance between familiar and less well known items. His Old American Songs are permeated with good humour and personal feeling. He is particularly fine in the Bernstein and Gershwin numbers and he has a splendid Bess in "You is my Woman Now".

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The long Goodbye

March 9, 2016, 5:00 pm

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It was during the historical months which saw the Berlin wall tumble down that Kurt Masur recorded his exquisite Symphonies cycle, roughly at the same time, Harnoncourt, a Berliner, gifted us with one of the most celebrated cycles ever.

The two venerable Maestros, whose musical ideas - albeit so different in many ways - have always been marked by a constant research for authenticity, have now left us bereft of their rigorous approach to the Masters, of their humble sensitivity.

Not only we remember them with deep gratitude, but we are also pleased to add a few others gems by other great interpreters of their time.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-Flat Major 'Eroica'

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-75708-2 (1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in C Minor

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-75712-2 (1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 Op. 60 in B-Flat Major
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-75714-2 (1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 in F Major 'Pastoral'
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-75709-2 (1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor 'Choral'

Charlotte Margiono, Soprano; Birgit Remmert, Mezzo-Soprano
Rudolf Schsching, Tenor; Robert Holl, Bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-75713-2 (1991)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis Op. 123

Eva Mei, Soprano; Marjana Lipovšek, Mezzo-Soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor; Robert Holl, Bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 9031-74884-2 (1992)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus Op. 43

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 4509-90876-2 (1993)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in C Minor

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 426 782-2 (1987-1989)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 432 994-2 (1989-1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-Flat Major 'Eroica'
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 434 913-2 (1992)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 Op. 60 in B-Flat Major
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 in F Major 'Pastoral'

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 434 919-2 (1991-1992)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor 'Choral'

Sylvia McNair, Soprano; Jard van Nes, Mezzo-Soprano
Uwe Heilmann, Tenor; Bernd Weikl, Baritone
Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Gewandhaus-Kinderchor
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 434 919-2 (1991)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in C Minor

Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlos Kleiber
DGG 415 861-2 (1975)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor 'Choral'
Coriolan (Overture) Op. 62

Gundula Janowitz, Soprano; Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Contralto
Waldemar Kmentt, Tenor; Walter Berry, Baritone
Wiener Singverein
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
DGG 447 401-2 (1963-1966)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor 'Choral'

Solveig Kringelborn, Soprano; Felicity Palmer, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Moser, Tenor; Alan Titus, Baritone
Staatsopernchor Dresden
Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli
DGG 453 997-2 (1997)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 30 Op. 109 in E Major
Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110 in A-Flat Major

Hélène Grimaud, Piano
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur
Teldec 3984-26869-2 (1999)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 in F Minor 'Appassionata'
Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 in C Minor
Quintet Op. 16 in E-Flat Major
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in C Minor

Carol Rosenberger, Piano
David Shifrin, Clarinet; Allan Vogel, Oboe
Robin Graham, Horn; Ken Munday, Bassoon
London Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz
Delos 3703 & 3027 (1989)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E-Flat Major 'Emperor'

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano
Wiener Symphoniker
Carlo Maria Giulini
DGG 419 249-2 (1979)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E-Flat Major 'Emperor'

Rudolf Serkin, Piano
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Telarc 80065 (1981)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 in C Major
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 19 in B-Flat Major

Wiener Philharmoniker
Krystian Zimerman
DGG 437 545-2 (1991)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 37 in C Minor
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major

Krystian Zimerman, Piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein
DGG 429 749-2 (1989)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E-Flat Major 'Emperor'

Krystian Zimerman, Piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Leonard Bernstein
DGG 429 748-2 (1989)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 D. 944 in C Major 'Great'
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin, Prelude Act 1

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
The MET Orchestra
James Levine
DGG 028948105533 (2013)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 19 in B-Flat Major
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E-Flat Major 'Emperor'

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
James Levine
Sony SK 62926 (1996)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 37 in C Minor
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling
Philips 446 082-2 (1994)

Ludwig van Beethoven
The 5 Piano Concertos
Choral Fantasy Op. 80

Daniel Barenboim, Piano
John Alldis Choir
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer
EMI 7 63360 2 (1968)

Ludwig van Beethoven
The 5 Piano Concertos

Murray Perahia, Piano
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Sony S3K 44 575 (1986)

Ludwig van Beethoven
The 5 Piano Concertos
Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 in F Minor 'Appassionata'

András Schiff, PianoStaatskapelle Dresden
Bernard Haitink
Teldec 0630-13159-2 (1996)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto Op. 56 in C Major
Choral Fantasy Op. 80

Beaux Arts Trio
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Philips 438 005-2 (1993)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 1 in D 'Ghost'
Piano Trio Op. 97 in B-Flat 'Archduke'

Beaux Arts Trio
Philips 412 891-2 (1979-1981)

Ludwig van Beethoven
The Violin Sonatas

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin
Lambert Orkis, Piano
DGG 457 619-2 (1998)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 Op. 47 in A Major 'Kreutzer'
Violin Sonata No. 10 Op. 96 in G Major

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano
DGG 447 054-2 (1994)

Ludwig van Beethoven
The String Quartets

Amadeus Quartet
DGG 463 143-2 (1959/1963)

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 9 Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major 'Razumovsky'
String Quartet No. 10 Op. 74 in E-Flat Major 'Harp'

Amadeus Quartet
Decca 421 364-2 (1987)

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 12 Op. 127 in E-Flat Major
String Quartet No. 14 Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor

Cleveland Quartet
Telarc 80425 (1995)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 in B-Flat 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a in E-Flat 'Les adieux'

Alfred Brendel, Piano
Philips 446 093-2 (1994-1995)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 in C Minor 'Pathétique'
Piano Sonata No. 9 Op. 14 No. 1 in E Major
Piano Sonata No. 10 Op. 14 No. 2 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 11 Op. 22 in B-Flat Major

Alfred Brendel, Piano
Philips 442 774-2 (1994)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 Op. 109 in E Major
Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110 in A-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 in C Minor

Alfred Brendel, Piano
Philips 446 701-2 (1995-1996)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 24 Op. 78 in F-Sharp Major
Piano Sonata No. 21 Op. 53 in C Major 'Waldstein'
Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110 in A-Flat Major

Stephen Kovacevich, Piano
EMI 7 54896 2 (1992)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 Op. 109 in E Major
Piano Sonata No. 12 Op. 26 in A-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 19 Op. 49 No. 1 in G Minor
Piano Sonata No. 20 Op. 49 No. 2 in G Major
Bagatelles Op. 126

Stephen Kovacevich, Piano
EMI 5 56148 2 (1996)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 16 Op. 31 No. 1 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31 No. 2 in D Minor 'Tempest'
Piano Sonata No. 18 Op. 31 No. 3 in E-Flat Major

Stephen Kovacevich, Piano
EMI 5 55226 2 (1994)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 in B-Flat 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a in E-Flat 'Les adieux'
Bagatelles Op. 119

Stephen Kovacevich, Piano
EMI 5 57398 2 (2002)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 11 Op. 22 in B-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 12 Op. 26 in A-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 21 Op. 53 in C Major 'Waldstein'

Maurizio Pollini, Piano
DGG 435 472-2 (1997)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31 No. 2 in D Minor 'Tempest'
Piano Sonata No. 21 Op. 53 in C Major 'Waldstein'
Piano Sonata No. 25 Op. 79 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a in E-Flat 'Les adieux'

Maurizio Pollini, Piano
DGG 427 642-2 (1988)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 Op. 27 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 'Moonlight'
Piano Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a in E-Flat 'Les adieux'
Piano Sonata No. 17 Op. 31 No. 2 in D Minor 'Tempest'

Daniel Barenboim, Piano
DGG 427 803-2 (1983)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110 in A-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 in C Minor

Daniel Barenboim, Piano
DGG 423 371-2 (1981)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 in C Minor
Frédéric Chopin
Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 in B Minor
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Op. 22 in E-Flat Major
Mazurka Op. 33 No. 4 in B Minor

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano
Ermitage 432-2 (1990)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 Op. 27 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 'Moonlight'
Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op. 35
César Franck
Prélude, Choral et Fugue

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 0902668910 2 (1997)

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Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works

March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 'Winter Reveries'

Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel
LP Rip - London Records - CS 6426 (1965)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 'Little Russian'
The Tempest

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
LP Rip - CBS Masterworks (1985)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 3 'Polish'

New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
LP Rip - Columbia Masterworks M 31727 (1972)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4

Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
LP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon - 2530 833 (1977)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5

Vienna Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel
LP Rip - London Records - C 6376 (1965)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5

Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
LP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon - 2535 310-10 (1966)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
LP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon - 419 486-1 (1977)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
LP Rip - Angel Records S-36886 (1972)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'

Vienna Philharmonic
Jean Martinon
LP Rip - London Records - STS 15018 (1966)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1
Balakirev
Islamey
Franz Liszt
La Campanella

Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti
Andrei Gavrilov
LP Rip - EMI/Angel Records - AM-34706 (1977)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto
Sérénade Mélancholique

Berlin Philharmonic
Lorin Maazel
Gidon Kremer
LP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon - 2532 001 (1980)
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A Strauss Frühlingsfest ! - The Orchestral Works # 4

March 11, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Long time has passed since our Strauss Oktoberfest and Great Operas posts from 2012, so here we are with a new sizeable batch of unmissable masterpieces and recordings.

Starting from the rare 'melodrama' Enoch Arden in Fischer-Dieskau's beautiful second recording of the work based on Tennyson's poem, to a series of Strauss' celebrated tone poems in some favourite releases dating back to the 80s and 90s.

My personal focus, this time, is on the sublime music composed by the Bavarian Master for both Wind Ensemble and for Wind instruments and orchestra - the exquisite Sonatinas and the Suite, the Horn Concertos and the Duett-Concertino, and most of all the magnificent Oboe Concerto, my favourite (I cannot think of any more moving Strauss music than the Andante, if not - perhaps - in the composer's most exquisite opera scenes).

A few more recordings of Strauss' late masterpieces, his touching 'farewell' works Metamorphosen and Vier letzte Lieder are also included in this post, as no music lover ought to ignore these timeless milestones of the Western repertoire...

Richard Strauss
Enoch Arden Op. 38
Viktor Ullmann
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
Robert Schumann
Schön Hedwig; Ballade vom Heideknaben

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Récitant

Burkhard Kehring, Piano

DGG 002894775320 (2003)

Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E-Flat
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat
Paul Hindemith
Horn Concerto

Dennis Brain, Horn

Philharmonia Orchestra

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Paul Hindemith (Hindemith)

EMI 7 47834 2 (1956)

Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E-Flat
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat
Carl Maria von Weber
Concertino Op. 45 in E Minor

Hermann Baumann, Horn

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Kurt Masur

Philips 412 237-2 (1983)

Richard Strauss
Elektra, Ariadne auf Naxos, Die Frau ohne Schatten (Scenes)
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung (Brünnhilde's Immolation)

Christa Ludwig, Mezzo-Soprano

Orchester der Deutschen Oper, Berlin

Henrich Hollreiser

RCA 09026 68951 2 (1964)

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Tod und Verklärung Op. 24

Wiener Philharmoniker

André Previn

Telarc 80167 (1987)

Richard Strauss
Don Quixote Op. 35

Don Juan Op. 20

Franz Bartolomey, Cello

Wiener Philharmoniker

André Previn

Telarc 80262 (1987)

Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben Op. 40

Vier letzte Lieder

Arleen Augér, Soprano

Wiener Philharmoniker

André Previn

Telarc 80180 (1988)

Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64

Wiener Philharmoniker

André Previn

Telarc 80211 (1988)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Tod und Verklärung Op. 24

Cleveland Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Decca 425 942 (1989)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Don Juan Op. 20

Staatskapelle Dresden

Herbert Blomstedt

Denon CO-2259 (1987)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Tod und Verklärung Op. 24

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28

San Francisco Symphony

Herbert Blomstedt

Decca 448 815-2 (1995)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Don Juan Op. 20

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28

Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils)

Berliner Philharmoniker

Herbert von Karajan

DGG 447 441-2 (1974)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Don Juan Op. 20

Rosenkavalier Suite Op. 59

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lorin Maazel

RCA 68225 (1995)

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa

Philips 432 197-2 (1981)

Richard Strauss

Don Quixote Op. 35

Don Juan Op. 20

John Sharp, Cello
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim

Erato 2292-45625-2 (1991)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim

Erato 2292-45621-2 (1990)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Die Frau ohne Schatten (Symphonic Fantasy)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim

Erato 2292-45997-2 (1992)

Richard Strauss

Don Quixote Op. 35
Romanze in F
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28

Heinrich Schiff, Cello

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Kurt Masur

Philips 426 262-2 (1989)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat

Norbert Hauptmann, Horn

Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

Sony SK 53267 (1992)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
Metamorphosen

Staatskapelle Dresden
Fabio Luisi

Sony 886997084712 (2007)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40

Staatskapelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt

Denon 33C37-7561 (1984)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons

RCO 04005 (2004)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
Salome (Closing Scene)

New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta (Op. 40)
Eva Marton, Soprano
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis

CBS MDK 45650 (1983)

Richard Strauss

Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
Salome (Closing Scene)

Alessandra Marc, Soprano
NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
Donald Runnicles
Teldec 092741379 2 (2001)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Vier letzte Lieder

Anja Harteros, Soprano
Staatskapelle Dresden
Fabio Luisi

Sony 886997141972 (2007)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Moonlight Music (from Capriccio)
Andante; Introduction, Theme and Variations
Alphorn Op. 15 No. 3

Barry Tuckwell, Horn; Marie McLaughlin, Soprano
Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy

Decca 467 434-2 (1989)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Lieder

Felicity Lott, Soprano
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Chandos 8557 (1987)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Suite Op. 4 in B-Flat

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz

RLPO Live Prestige 401 (2001)

Richard Strauss

Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
Rosenkavalier Suite

Wiener Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann

DGG 469 519-2 (2000)

Richard Strauss

Josephs-Legende Op. 63

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Hiroshi Wakasugi

Denon 33CO-2050 (1987)

Richard Strauss

Lieder

Jessye Norman, Soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, Piano

Philips 416 298-2 (1985)

Richard Strauss

Der Rosenkavalier, Arabella
(Scenes)
Moonlight Music and Closing Scene from Capriccio

Renéè Fleming, Soprano
Barbara Bonney, Soprano; Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christoph Eschenbach

Decca 466 314-2 (1998)

Richard Strauss

Rosenkavalier Suite
Introduction and Moonlight Music from Capriccio
4 Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo
Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils)

Wiener Philharmoniker
André Previn

DGG 433 790-2 (1992)

Richard Strauss

Sinfonia domestica Op. 53
Macbeth Op. 23

Wiener Philharmoniker
Lorin Maazel

DGG 413 654-2 (1983)

Richard Strauss

Sinfonia domestica Op. 53
Suite Op. 4 in B-Flat

Minnesota Orchestra
Edo de Waart

Virgin Classics 5 61142 2 (1992)

Richard Strauss

Sinfonia domestica Op. 53
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28
Lieder

Felicity Lott, Soprano
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Chandos 8572 (1987)

Richard Strauss

Sinfonia domestica Op. 53
Burleske AV.85 in D Minor

Daniel Barenboim, Piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

CBS MK 42322 (1985)

Richard Strauss
Sonatina No. 2 in E-Flat Major 'Fröhliche Werkstatt'

I Fiati di Parma
Claudio Paradiso

The Classic Voice 43 (2000)

Richard Strauss
Sonatina No. 2 in E-Flat Major 'Fröhliche Werkstatt'

Münchner BläserakademieWolfgang Sawallisch

Orfeo C 004-821 A (1981)

Richard Strauss
Sonatina No. 1 in F Major 'Aus der Werkstatt eines Invaliden'
Sonatina No. 2 in E-Flat Major 'Fröhliche Werkstatt'

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

DGG 445 849-2 (1993)

Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen
Lieder

Christine Brewer, Soprano

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Walter Weller

BBC MM242 (2002)

Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben Op. 40
Vier letzte Lieder

Felicity Lott, Soprano

Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Chandos 8518 (1986)

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D Major
Metamorphosen
Vier letzte Lieder

Simon Fuchs, Oboe

Melanie Diener, Soprano

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

David Zinman

Arte Nova 74321 95999 2 (2002)

Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder

Richard Wagner

Wesendonck-Lieder

Alban Berg

7 Frühe Lieder

Jane Eaglen, Soprano

London Symphony Orchestra

Donald Runnicles

Sony SK 61720 (1999)

Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 D. 759 in B Minor 'Unvollendete'

Johann Strauss II

An der schönen blauen Donau

Ricarda Merbeth, Soprano

Sidney Symphony Orchestra

Gianluigi Gelmetti

Sidney Symphony Live #1 (2006)

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D Major
Duett-Concertino in F Major
Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E-Flat
Stimmungsbilder Op. 9

Alex Klein, Oboe; Dale Clevenger, Horn

Larry Combs, Clarinet; David McGill, Bassoon

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim

Teldec 3984-23913-2 (1998)

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D Major
Duett-Concertino in F Major
Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E-Flat
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat

Martin Gabriel, Oboe
Peter Schmidl, Clarinet; Michael Werba, Bassoon
Lars-Michael Stransky (1), Ronald Janezic (2), Horn

Wiener Philharmoniker
André Previn

DGG 453 483-2 (1996)

Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D Major
Metamorphosen
Tod und Verklärung Op. 24
Witold Lutoslawski - Double Concerto
Alban Berg - Lulu-Suite; 3 Pieces from Lyric Suite

Heinz Holliger, Oboe; Ursula Holliger, Harp
Kathleen Battle, Soprano
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Michael Gielen

Vox 5136 (1983)

Richard Strauss
Jean Sibelius
Lieder
Alban Berg
7 Frühe Lieder

Soile Isokoski, Soprano
Marita Viitasalo, Piano

Wigmore Hall Live 0011 (2006)

Davide's Strauss-Fest Series: Previous posts.

A Strauss Oktoberfest ! The Orchestral Works #1

http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/a-strauss-oktoberfest-orchestral-works-1.html

A Strauss Oktoberfest ! The Orchestral Works #2

http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/a-strauss-oktoberfest-orchestral-works-2.html

A Strauss Oktoberfest ! The Orchestral Works #3

http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/a-strauss-oktoberfest-orchestral-works-3.html

Strauss The Great Operas #1
http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.com/2012/12/strauss-great-operas-vol-1.html
Strauss The Great Operas #2
http://meetinginmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/strauss-great-operas-vol-2.html

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The Odd Couple #2

March 12, 2016, 6:00 pm

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It is known that Chopin's musical thoughts, during his last weeks of life, were pervaded by Mozart, and that the Requiem was performed at Chopin's funeral at La Madeleine in October 1849.

Personally, I've often found a special affinity, sometimes even formal, between the great Austrian master and the Polish - a natural revolutionary spirit, a wistfully tinged harmonic tension encased in elegant, soothing tempo structures.

Another great Sunday morning with The Odd Couple.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto K. 622 in A
Clarinet Quintet K. 581 in A

Benny Goodman, Clarinet
Budapest String Quartet
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
RCA RD85275 (1956)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto K. 622 in A
Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b in E-Flat Major

Sabine Meyer, Clarinet; Diethelm Jonas, Oboe
Sergio Azzolini, Bassoon; Bruno Schneider, Horn
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk
EMI 66949 (1990)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute and Harp Concerto K. 299 in C
Flute Concerto No. 1 K. 313 in G
Flute Concerto No. 2 K. 314 in D

Emmanuel Pahud, Flute
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Harp
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
EMI 5 57114-2 (1996)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 13 K. 415 in C
Piano Concerto No. 15 K. 450 in B-Flat

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano
NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
Cord Garben
DGG 429 353-2 (1990)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 K. 453 in G Major
Piano Concerto No. 20 K. 466 in D Minor

Robert Levin, Piano
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
L'Oiseau-Lyre455 607-2 (1996)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 K. 449 in E-Flat Major
Piano Concerto No. 26 K. 537 in D Major 'Coronation'

Maria João Pires, Piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
DGG 437 529-2 (1992)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 K. 453 in G Major
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major

Maria João Pires, Piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado
DGG 439 941-2 (1995)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 K. 466 in D Minor
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major

András Schiff, Piano
Camerata Academica Salzburg
Sándor Végh
Decca 430 510-2 (1989)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Major
Piano Concerto No. 27 K. 595 in B-Flat Major

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Murray Perahia
Sony SK 46 485 (1990)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Piano Sonatas

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

Philips 468 356-2 (1983/1987)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenata K. 361 in B-Flat 'Gran Partita'

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Neville Marriner
Philips 412 726-2 (1984)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenata K. 361 in B-Flat 'Gran Partita'

Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker

DGG 437 771-2 (1980)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13 K. 333 in B-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 4 K. 282 in E-Flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 16 K. 545 in C Major
Piano Sonata No. 9 K. 310 in A Minor

Huguette Dreyfus, Fortepiano

Denon CO-77616 (1990)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata K. 454 in B-Flat Major
Violin Sonata K. 526 in A Major
Violin Sonata K. 547 in F Major

Sergiu Luca, Violin

Malcolm Bilson, Fortepiano

Nonesuch 79112-2 (1984)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major
Symphony No. 41 K. 551 in C Major 'Jupiter'

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin

Berliner Philharmoniker

Herbert von Karajan

DGG 429 314-2 (1976)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major
Flute and Harp Concerto K. 299 in C

Jennifer Pike, Violin

Emily Beynon, Flute; Catherine Beynon, Harp

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Garry Walker

Thierry Fischer (K. 299)

BBC MM354 (2011)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 K. 216 in G Major
Violin Concerto No. 4 K. 218 in D Major
Violin Concerto No. 5 K. 219 in A Major

Camerata Academica Salzburg

Augustin Dumay

DGG 457 645-2 (1996)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Violin Concertos

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin

Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Jörg Faerber

EMI 7 63823 2 (1987)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 K. 425 in C Major 'Linz'
Symphony No. 40 K. 550 in G Minor

Staatskapelle Dresden

Colin Davis

Philips 422 398-2 (1988)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 30 K. 202 in D Major
Symphony No. 31 K. 297 in D Major 'Paris'
Symphony No. 32 K. 318 in G Major
Symphony No. 33 K. 319 in B-Flat

Staatskapelle Dresden

Colin Davis

Philips 432 977-2 (1991)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 K. 385 in D Major 'Haffner'
Symphony No. 38 K. 504 in D Major 'Prague'

Staatskapelle Dresden

Colin Davis

Philips 416 155-2 (1988)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 K. 201 in A Major
Symphony No. 33 K. 319 in B-Flat
Symphony No. 34 K. 338 in C Major

Wiener Philharmoniker

Riccardo Muti

Philips 462 906-2 (1998)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 K. 297 in D Major 'Paris'
Symphony No. 41 K. 551 in C Major 'Jupiter'

Wiener Philharmoniker

Riccardo Muti

Philips 442 126-2 (1993)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Coronation' Mass K. 317 in C Major
Vesperae solennes de confessore K. 339

Joan Rodgers, Soprano; Elisabeth von Magnus, Mezzo-Soprano

Josef Protschka, Tenor; László Polgár, Bass

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Concentus musicus Wien

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Teldec 8 43535 (1986)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Great' Mass K. 427 in C Minor
Vesperae solennes de confessore K. 339

Kathleen Battle, Lella Cuberli, Soprano

Peter Seiffert, Tenor; Kurt Moll, Bass

Wiener Staatsopernchor

Wiener Philharmoniker

James Levine

DGG 423 664-2 (1986)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 in D Minor

Lynne Dawson, Soprano; Jard van Nes, Contralto

Keith Lewis, Tenor; Simon Estes, Bass

Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra

Carlo Maria Giulini

Sony SMK60025 (1989)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 in D Minor

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Soprano; Helga Müller-Molinari, Contralto

Vinson Cole, Tenor; Paata Burchuladze, Bass

Wiener Singverein

Wiener Philharmoniker

Herbert von Karajan

DGG 419 610-2 (1986)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
Carl Loewe
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major

Mari Kodama, Piano
Russian National Orchestra
Kent Nagano
Pentatone 5186026 (2004)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Sergej Rachmaninov
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36 in B Minor

Hélène Grimaud, Piano
DGG 477 5325 (2005)

Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Scherzo No. 4 Op. 54 in E
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major
Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-Sharp Major

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 09026 63259 2 (1998)

Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Fantaisie Op. 49 in F Minor
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major

Michaël Levinas, Piano

Ades 14.076-2 (1985)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66 in C-Sharp Minor
Fantaisie Op. 49 in F Minor
Berceuse Op. 57 in D-Flat Major

Maria João Pires, Piano

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Emmanuel Krivine
DGG 457 585-2 (1998)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
Préludes Op. 28

Maria João Pires, Piano

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

André Previn

DGG 437 817-2 (1992)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Martha Argerich, Piano

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Charles Dutoit

EMI 5 56798 2 (Re-issued by Musicom) (1998)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Lang Lang, Piano

Wiener Philharmoniker

Zubin Mehta

DGG 477 7982 (2008)

Frédéric Chopin
Etudes Op. 10
Etudes Op. 25

Maurizio Pollini, Piano

DGG 413 794-2 (1972)

Frédéric Chopin
10 Mazurkas
Prélude Op. 45 in C-Sharp Minor
Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G Minor
Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 in B-Flat Minor

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano

DGG 413 449-2 (1972)

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturnes

Maria João Pires, Piano

DGG 447 096-2 (1996)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor
14 Waltzes

Maria João Pires, Piano

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Armin Jordan

Erato 3984 21089-2 (1977-1984)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Jorge Bolet, Piano

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Charles Dutoit

Decca 425 859-2 (1989)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Bella Davidovich, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Neville Marriner

Decca 468 117-2 (1980)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Carlo Maria Giulini

DGG 415 970-2 (1979)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F Minor

Polish Festival Orchestra
Krystian Zimerman

DGG 459 684-2 (1999)

Frédéric Chopin
Préludes Op. 28
Prélude Op. 45 in C-Sharp Minor
Prélude in A-Flat Major
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 19 in G-Sharp Minor

Beatrice Rana, Piano

ATMA Classique 2614 (2012)

Frédéric Chopin
Scherzos
Polonaise Op. 61 in A-Flat Major

Claudio Arrau, Piano

Philips 412 610-2 (1984)

Frédéric Chopin
Préludes Op. 28
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Polonaise Op. 53 in A-Flat

Evgeny Kissin, Piano

RCA 09026 63535 2 (1999)

Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor

Andrei Gavrilov, Piano

EMI 7 47344 2 (1985)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Préludes Op. 28
Nocturnes Op. Nos. 2 in E-Flat & 3 in B

Anna Kravtchenko, Piano

Decca 476 3120 (2005)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Scherzos

Simon Trpčeski, Piano
EMI 3 75586 2 (2006)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Selected Nocturnes, Mazurkas, Waltzes
Ballade No. 3 Op. 47 in A-Flat Major

Sergej Rachmaninov, Piano
RCA 09026 62533 2 (1919/1935)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58 in B Minor
12 Mazurkas

Evgeny Kissin, Piano
RCA 09026 62542 2 (1993)

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 in B-Flat Minor
Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58 in B Minor

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Philips 420 949-2 (1988)

Frédéric Chopin
14 Waltzes
7 Mazurkas

Jean-Marc Luisada, Piano
RCA 88875028062 (2013)

Frédéric Chopin
Ballades
Scherzos
14 Waltzes
4 Impromptus

Samson François, Piano
EMI 7 62569 2 (1963)

Frédéric Chopin
Cello Sonata Op. 65 in G Minor
Sergej Rachmaninov
Cello Sonata Op. 19 in G Minor
and Cello Sonatas by
Gabriel Fauré and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Paul Tortelier, Cello
Aldo Ciccolini, Eric Heidsieck, Maria de la Pau, Piano
EMI 5 74333 2 (1968)

Frédéric Chopin
4 Mazurkas Op. 24
Joaquín Turina

5 Danzas Gitanas, Series 2 Op. 84

Franz Schubert

Fantasia D. 940 in F Minor

Johannes Brahms

4 Hungarian Dances

Katarina & Vladimir Krpan, Piano
Nemini Similis SC9605 (1995)

Link to "The Odd Couple" previous post:

BONUS:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 K. 482 in E-Flat Major

Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 4 Op. 98 in E Minor

Barry Douglas, Piano

Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Yuri Temirkanov

RAI Digital Archives – Venice, 4 May 2002
MUST-HAVE (mainly for the Douglas)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 K. 425 in C Major ‘Linz’

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Franz Schubert
Rondo D. 438 in A Major for Violin and Orchestra

Thomas Zehetmair, Violin
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Alan Gilbert
RAI Digital Archives – Ferrara, 30 October 2002

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Giorgio Mainerio - Il primo libro de balli

March 13, 2016, 6:00 pm

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Giorgio Mainerio (1535 ca - 1582)
Il primo libro de balli

Consort Veneto - dir. G. Toffano
Velut Luna CDCI 020

Il primo libro de balli accomodati per cantar et sonar d'ogni sorte de instromenti di Giorgio Mainerio Parmeggiano Maestro di Capella della S. Chiesa d'Aquilegia was printed by Angelo Gardano in Venice in 1578.
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Zelenka - Requiem, De profundis, Miserere

March 14, 2016, 5:30 pm

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Jan Dismas Zelenka - Miserere, De Profundis, Requiem in C Minor ZWV 48
Il Fondamento - Paul Dombrecht

Monika Frimmer, soprano
Peter De Groot, alto
Ian Honeyman, tenor
Peter Kooij, bas

The three works here combine scoring typical for Zelenka's early works (the brass!) with the gravitas of the last works like the four masses ZWV 18-21. Notice the motive for 'solvet saeclum (...)' ; I hope it will ring some bells. Also, the recent recording of Psalmi Vespertini I (for Nibiru) features a differently scored version of De Profundis than the one here.

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John Eliot Gardiner - Berlioz Les nuits d'ete and Melodies

March 15, 2016, 5:30 pm

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Hector Berlioz: Melodies

01. Le jeune patre breton (Howard Crook- tenor) [4'16]
02. La Captive (Catherine Robbin- mezzo) [8'01]
03. Le Chasseur danois (Gilles Cachemaille- baritone) [3'16]
04. Zaide (Brigitte Fournier- soprano) [3'30]
05. La belle voyageuse (Diane Montague- mezzo) [4'00]
06. Les nuits d'ete - I. Villanelle (Howard Crook- tenor) [2'03]
07. II. Le Spectre de la Rose (Catherine Robbin- mezzo) [6'35]
08. III. Sur les lagunes (Gilles Cachemaille- baritone) [6'50]
09. IV. Absence (Diane Montague- mezzo) [4'49]
10. V. Au cimitiere (Howard Crook- tenor) [5'46]
11. VI. L'Ile inconnue (Diane Montague- mezzo) [3'12]
12. Aubade (Howard Crook- tenor) [4'00]
13. La mort d'Ophelie (Catherine Robbin- mezzo) [6'50]

with Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

Warner Apex 0927-495832 (recorded April & November 1989; this CD issue 2003)

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Recording venue: Eglise Sainte-Madeleine de Perouges, Ain
Recording engineer and producer: Yolanta Skura

Of course, there are many wonderful recordings of Les nuits d'ete but this remains one of my favourites - as with Colin Davis, Gardiner's use of a mixture of voices in the different songs seems to work particularly well; as Berlioz intended. The singers are all well chosen and this disc includes all of Berlioz's Melodies for voice and orchestra, including the rare Aubade. Gardiner offers detailed and well-paced accompaniments with great character in the orchestral playing. Unusually for Warner Apex reissues, there is a mammoth and comprehensive booklet with authoritative notes by David Cairns.

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Rosetti- Trovatello

March 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)
Quintet in F, for Flute, Horn, Violin, Viola & Cello, Murray B6
Sextet in D, for Flute, 2 Horns, Violin, Viola & Cello, Murray B24
Quartet in G, for Flute, Violin, Viola & Cello, Murray D16
Sextet in Eb, for Flute, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass, Murray B26
Notturno in Eb, for 2 Flutes, 2 Horns & Strings, Murray B27
Compagnia di Punto (Period Instruments)
DHM 88765477822 (2013)

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Vivaldi - Cantatas, Concertos & Magnificat

March 17, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Motet, In turbata mare irato, RV627
Concerto madrigalesco in d, RV129
Concerto in g, RV157
Concerto alla rustica in G, RV151
Motet, Lungi dal vago volto, RV680
Magnificat, RV610
Jean, Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
(Period Instruments)
Hyperion CDA66247 (1987)

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Cherubini- Lodoïska

March 18, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
Lodoiska, Opera Comique in 3 Acts-1791
Jeremie Rhorer, Le Circle de l'Harmonie
(Period Instruments - Modern Voices)
Amboise Naive AM 209 (2013) 2-Disc set

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Dutch Organists #Part10

March 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Sietze de Vries improvisiert (I)
25 years Edskes Orgelbau
Sietze de Vries improvisiert (II)
25 years Edskes Orgelbau
Jos van der Kooy improviseert
Westerkerk organs, Amsterdam
Henco de Berg / improvisations
Cavaillé/Coll organ, Madeleine, Paris

Sietze de Vries improvisiert (I)

Psalm 103, Suite ´Wer nur den lieben Gott´,

Ik wil mij gaan vertroosten, Prelude & Fuge

and other improvisations on chorals

Restored or reconstructed organs by

Bernhardt Edskes Orgelbau

Label: BESV 1.2000

Published in 2000

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Sietze de Vries improvisiert (II)
Jesu meine Freude, Psalm 26 & 150
and other improvisations on chorals
Restored or reconstructed organs by
Bernhardt Edskes Orgelbau

Label: BESV 2.2000
Published in 2000

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Jos van der Kooy improviseert

Thine be the glory, Dutch folk songs,

Praise to the Lord, Psalm 139

and other improvisations on chorals

Duyschot organ (1686), III/P/41

Flentrop organ (1963), II/P/12

Label: DVH 140028

Recorded october 2002

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Henco de Berg - Improvisations
Toccata Alléluiatique, Quatre Etudes,
Prière, Symphonie en sol mineur

Cavaillé-Coll organ (1846), IV/P/62
Madeleine, Paris
Label: Prestare ZWF3331558
Recorded September 2007

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Grandi - Vulnerasti cor meum

March 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Alessandro Grandi (1586? – 1630)
Vulnerasti cor meum

Schola cantorum Basiliensis
dir. René Jacobs

DHM 05472 77281 2
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François Couperin - Les Concerts Royaux

March 21, 2016, 10:00 pm

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François Couperin « le Grand » (1668-1733)
Les Concerts Royaux
Luc Beauséjour (harpsichord), Chantal Rémillard (violin), Margaret Little (viola da gamba), Grégoire Jeay (flute), Matthew Jennejohn (oboe) & Mathieu Lussier (bassoon).

The recordings was made in the Chuech of St-Augustin de Mirabel in October 2012

ANAKLETA 2013 - AN 2 9993
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Published in 1722 as a supplement to the third book of harpsichord pieces, the Concerts Royaux were written for a mixed ensemble of srtings and woodwinds, playng together or in alternation.

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Andrew Davis - Elgar Enigma Variations

March 22, 2016, 5:30 pm

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01. Edward Elgar - Cockaigne Overture, op.40 'In London Town' [14'54]
02. Edward Elgar - Introduction and Allegro, op.47 [14'43]
03. - 05. Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, op.20 [11'47]
06. - 20. Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme, op.36 'Enigma' [31'36]

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis

Warner Apex 0927-413712 (recorded April 1991; this CD release 2001)

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Recording venue: St Augustine's Church, London
Recording engineer: Tony Faulkner; Producer: Christopher Palmer

In the early 1990s, Warner/Teldec released a whole series of recordings of British music with Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra including the major orchestral works of Elgar and an under-rated set of the Vaughan Williams symphonies. One of their highlights was the superb recording quality provided by the Tony Faulkner and Christopher Palmer team with near-perfect balances.

Here is an excellent collection of popular Elgar. Both the Cockaigne Overture and Introduction and Allegro are particularly fine interpretations and whilst the Enigma Variations would not be at the top of my list, it's still a fine recording. Nimrod in particular is too measured for my taste, although nowhere in the Bernstein camp.

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Krenek - Complete String Quartets

March 23, 2016, 5:00 pm

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ERNST KRENEK (1900-1991)
COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS

Streichquartett Nr.1 op.6 (1921) 33'30
Streichquartett Nr.2 op.8 (1921) 35'02
Streichquartett Nr.3 op.20 (1923) 29'59
Streichquartett Nr.4 op.24 (1923) 30'07
Streichquartett Nr.5 op.65 (1930) 40'45
Streichquartett Nr.6 op.78 (1936) 32'03
Streichquartett Nr.7 op.96 (1943/44) 29'13
Streichquartett Nr.8 op.233 (1980) 26'26

SONARE-QUARTETT
Jacek Klimkiewicz, 1.Violine
Laurentius Bonitz, 2.Violine
Hideko Kobayashi, Viola (Nr. 4 und 6)
Reiner Schmidt, Viola (Nr. 1 - 3, 5, 7 und 8);
Emil Klein, Violoncello (Nr. 3 - 8)
Eric Plumettaz, Violoncello (Nr. 1 und 2)

Recordings: 1987-1989
4 CDs

TRACKLIST


ERNST KRENEK (1900-1991)

COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS


CD 1                                    68'32

Streichquartett Nr.1 op.6     (1921)    33'30   

[01] Lento                               5'02   
[02] Allegro, ma non troppo              3'42   
[03] Adagio molto                        2'43   
[04] Presto                              4'57   
[05] Andante, quasi adagio               7'52   
[06] Allegro vivace                      0'26   
[07] Fuga - Vivace                       5'14   
[08] Lento come prima                    2'33   

Streichquartett Nr.2 op.8     (1921)    35'02   

[09] Andante sostenuto                  11'47   
[10] Allegro molto                      10'34   
[11] Adagio                             13'39   

CD 2                                    59'12

Streichquartett Nr.3 op.20     (1923)   29'59   

[01] Allegro molto vivace                8'25   
[02] Adagio - Quasi Tempo I - Adagio     9'31   
[03] Allegro moderato, ma deciso         3'29   
[04] Adagio                              2'10   
[05] Allegro molto moderato -            6'22   
     Gemächliches Walzertempo -     
     Ganz langsames Walzertempo     
     Adagio - Allegro moderato     

Streichquartett Nr.7 op.96    (1943/44) 29'13   

[06] Allegro ma non troppo,              3'16   
     grazioso e dolce     
[07] Adagio                              6'55   
[08] Allegro ma non troppo,              3'18   
     ben misurato, con passione     
[09] Andante sostenuto (Interlude)       1'39   
[10] Allegretto con grazia,              3'59   
     scherzando e teneramente     

CD 3                                    67,11

Streichquartett Nr.5 op.65 (1930)       40'45 

[01] Allegro, molto deciso ed 
     energico                            7'03 
[02] Thema und Variationen              18'49 
     /1  Thema (Sostenuto) 
     /2  1.Variation (Allegro) 
     /3  2.Variation (Andante con moto) 
     /4  3.Variation (Andantino tranquillo) 
     /5  4.Variation 
         (Allegro, molto moderato energico)
     /6  5.Variation (Moderato molto) 
     /7  6.Variation (Allegro vivace) 
     /8  7.Variation - Canon 
         (Andante moderato) 
     /9  8.Variation (Allegro risoluto) 
     /10 9.Variation (Andante sostenuto) 
     /11 10.Variation - 
         Chaconne (Andante con moto) 
[03] Phantasie (Adagio)                 14'49 

Streichquartett Nr.8 op.233 (1980)      26'26 

     /1 -> 1; /2 -> 2; /3 -> 3; /4 -> 4; 
     /5 -> 5; /6 -> 6; /7 -> 7; /10 -> 8;
     /12 ->9; /13 -> 10; 
     (/ = Index 
     -> = Nr. des Abschnitts) 

CD 4                                    64'10

Streichquartett Nr.4 op.24     (1923)   30'07   

[01] Allegro moderato                    5'11   
[02] Adagio                              3'17   
[03] Allegretto grazioso                 1'56   
[04] Adagio                             10'02   
[05] Allegro vivace                      2'23   
[06] Sostenuto                           1'53   
[07] Allegro deciso                      5'05   

Streichquartett Nr.6 op.78     (1936)   32'03   

[08] Adagio                              5'34   
[09] Allegro, piu tosto comodo,          6'38   
     con grazia     
[10] Vivace                              4'54   
[11] Adagio                              7'54   
[12] Fuga a quattro soggetti -           6'58   
     Allegro deciso     


SONARE-QUARTETT 
Jacek Klimkiewicz, 1.Violine 
Laurentius Bonitz, 2.Violine 
Hideko Kobayashi, Viola (Nr. 4 und 6) 
Reiner Schmidt, Viola (Nr. 1 - 3, 5, 7 und 8); 
Emil Klein, Violoncello (Nr. 3 - 8) 
Eric Plumettaz, Violoncello (Nr. 1 und 2) 

Recordings: 1987-1989, Babenhausen
Production: Werner Dabringhaus, Reimund Grimm
Cover: Ernst Krenek: Abstraction 3
(C)+(P) 1992, MDG Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
MDG Gold, 308 0325-2

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Easter 2016 in 18 recordings

March 24, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Josquin Desprez (1440-1521)

Stabat Mater & 9 other motets

Jachet de Mantoue (1483-1559)

Dum vastos Adriae fluctus

Ensemble Jachet de mantoue

Label: Calliope CAL 9407

Recorded May 2008

Courtesy of member Thomas Cadfael

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Francisco de Penalosa (c.1470-1528)
Missa Nunca Fue Pena Mayor

Ensemble Gilles Binchois
Les Sacqueboutiers
Dominique Vellard - direction
Label: Glossa GCD 922305
Recorded October 2010
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Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)

12 Hymns

die Singphoniker

Label: CPO 777 751-2

Recorded October 2011

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Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
Lagrime di San Pietro

Ensemble Gallicantus
Gabriel Crouch - direction
Label: Signum SIGCD339
Recorded January 2013
Courtesy of member Marvinius

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Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)

9 Motets

Missa tous les regrez

Nicolas Gombert (1495-1560)

Tous les regrez

Singer Pur

Label: Ars Musici 232282

Recorded March 1998

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Christoph Demantius (1567-1643)
Johannes Passion
Sechs Motetten

Kammerchor Saarbrücken
Georg Grün - direction
Label: Christophorus CHR 77229
Recorded March 1997
Courtesy of member Thomas Cadfael

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Juan Guliérrez de Padilla (c.1590-1664)

Streams of Tears

Missa Ave Regina Caelorum

Stabat Mater & other motets

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers - direction

Label: Coro COR16059

Recorded November 2007

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Annum per Annum Vol. II
Epiphany, Passion & Easter
Works of Sweelinck, Praetorius, Scheidt,
Scheidemann, Hanff, Buxtehude and others

Albert Bolliger - organist
Schnitger organ (16??), III/P/46
Ludgerikirche, Norden
Label: Sinus 7002
Published in 2002
Courtesy of blog Music for All

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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)

Rosenkranz Sonatas

Sirkka-Lisa Kaakinen-Pilch - violin

Ensemble Battalia

Label: Ondine ODE 1243-2D (2CD)

Recorded August 2013

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Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Passio Secundum Ioannem

Die Basler madrigalisten
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Fritz Näf - direction
Label: DHM GD77111
Recorded October 1981
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Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756)

Lamentations – Liturgy for Good Friday

Capella Musicale di

S.Petronio di Bologna

Sergio Vartolo - direction

Label: Naxos 8.553321

Recorded March 1995

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Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739)
Markuspassion

Ensemble Jacques Moderne
Gli Incogniti - Amandine Beyer
Joël Suhubiette - direction
Label: Mirare MIR 254
Recorded April 2014
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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Gesù al Calvario, ZWV 62 (1735)

Rheinische Kantorei

Das Kleine Konzert

Hermann Max - direction

Label: Capriccio 10 887/88

Recorded April 1999

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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Matthäuspassion 1754, TWV 5:53

Kammerchor Cantamus Halle
Männerchor Bouquet Vocalis
Capella Savaria
Pál Németh - direction
Label: NCA 60235
Recorded May 1993

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Apocryphal St. Luke Passion BWV 246

Alsfelder Vokalensemble

Barockorchester Bremen

Wolfgang Helbich - direction

Label: CPO 999 293-2 (2CD)

Recorded March & April 1996

Courtesy of member Thomas Cadfael

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Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Passio Jesu Christi, FWV F:I

Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis
Capella Savaria Baroque Orchestra
Zsolt Kalló - direction
Label: Naxos 8.570326
Recorded October 2006
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

The Seven Last Words from the Cross

Camerata Academica des

Mozarteums Salzburg

Sandor Vegh - direction

Label: Capriccio 10 465

Recorded March 1992

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Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Sacret Choral Works
Via Crucis & other vocal works

Choir Radio Swiss, Lugano
Diego Fasolis - direction
Label: Naxos 8.553786
Recorded June 1993
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Georg Anton Benda - Church Cantatas

March 25, 2016, 5:30 pm

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Georg Anton Benda (1722-1795) - Church Cantatas
Kantorei Sankt Barbara
L'Estate Armonico, Wiesław Delimat (cond.)
Stephanie Dasch - soprano
Agnieszka Monasterska - alto
Julio Fernandez - tenor
Simon Berg - bass

World Premiere Recordings (2008)

As far as I know, this out of print CD is the only disc in existence devoted exclusively to the church cantatas of Georg Anton Benda. Sure, the cognoscenti know (about) the melodramas, the Lieder, the concerts, the sonatas. But this is a different thing.

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