More beautiful Summer evenings this year, travelling, listening to marvellous music and meeting friends and authors from this website of ours and more.
The first of these 2 Nights features lots of Haydn, including some classic recordings of the Master's great Oratorios and Masses, the sublime Quartets and his wonderful late Symphonies.
Plus, some exquisite Concertos transfers by our "Magister Bononiensis" Enrico B.
Brahms can never be missing, any season...
A truly great "Great" by the Bostonians under W. Steinberg and my beloved Gieseking's unique sound exploring two classical favourite concertos in the '30s.
A Weber Concertos rare LP from the hands of the unforgettable American virtuoso Malcolm Frager, coupled with a young Anner Bylsma on a modern cello.
Lots of little gems in the Bonus section, like Badura-Skoda and Solti in Mozart's last Concerto or Charles Munch's last appearance in Rome with a splendid account of Mendelssohn's "Reformation"Symphony...
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet Op. 34 in F Minor
Rainer Küchl, Eckhard Seifert, Violin
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Franz-Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto H. XVIII:11 in D Major
Cello Concerto H. VIIb:1 in C Major
András Schiff, Piano
Miklós Perényi, Cello
Cappella Andrea Barca
András Schiff
RAI Digital Archives – Vicenza, 28 April 2006
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 in D Minor ‘Reformation’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Charles Munch
RAI Digital Archives – Rome, 29 April 1966
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‘Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt’ Op. 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Minor
Arthur Honegger
Symphony No. 2
Igor Stravinsky
L’oiseau de feu (Suite 1919)
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Muti
RAI Digital Archives – Milan, 15 November 2004
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488 in A Major
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 Op. 97 in E-Flat Major ‘Rhenish’
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Muti
RAI Digital Archives – Milan, 13 November 2000
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 K. 595 in B-Flat Major
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata D. 845 in A Minor
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto Op. 54 in A Minor
Christian Zacharias, Piano
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
Sylvain Cambreling
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 29 January 1998
Carl Maria von Weber
Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra Op. 79 in F Minor
Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
Gerd Albrecht
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 18 October 2007
Flac & Scans
The first of these 2 Nights features lots of Haydn, including some classic recordings of the Master's great Oratorios and Masses, the sublime Quartets and his wonderful late Symphonies.
Plus, some exquisite Concertos transfers by our "Magister Bononiensis" Enrico B.
Brahms can never be missing, any season...
A truly great "Great" by the Bostonians under W. Steinberg and my beloved Gieseking's unique sound exploring two classical favourite concertos in the '30s.
A Weber Concertos rare LP from the hands of the unforgettable American virtuoso Malcolm Frager, coupled with a young Anner Bylsma on a modern cello.
Lots of little gems in the Bonus section, like Badura-Skoda and Solti in Mozart's last Concerto or Charles Munch's last appearance in Rome with a splendid account of Mendelssohn's "Reformation"Symphony...
Piano Quintet Op. 34 in F Minor
Rainer Küchl, Eckhard Seifert, Violin
Peter Götzel, Viola, Franz Bartolomey, Cello
André Previn, Piano
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet Op. 51 No. 1 in C Minor
String Quartet Op. 51 No. 2 in A Minor
Gabrieli String Quartet
String Quartet Op. 51 No. 1 in C Minor
String Quartet Op. 51 No. 2 in A Minor
Gabrieli String Quartet
Chandos 8562 (1987)
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 D. 944 in C Major "The Great"
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 9 D. 944 in C Major "The Great"
Boston Symphony Orchestra
William Steinberg
RCA 60127-2-RV (1969)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 K. 271 in E-Flat "Jeunehomme"
Piano Sonata No. 17 K. 570 in B-Flat
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 in C
Piano Concerto No. 9 K. 271 in E-Flat "Jeunehomme"
Piano Sonata No. 17 K. 570 in B-Flat
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 in C
Walter Gieseking, Piano
Orchester der Berliner StaatsoperHans Rosbaud
Appian Publications & Recordings 5511 (1936/1937)
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 (Overture)
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 (Overture)
Wiener Philharmoniker
James Levine
DGG 419 146-2 (1984/1985)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Die Jahreszeiten H. XXI:3
Edith Mathis, Soprano, Siegfried Jerusalem, Tenor,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone
Chorus & Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Die Jahreszeiten H. XXI:3
Edith Mathis, Soprano, Siegfried Jerusalem, Tenor,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone
Chorus & Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Philips 411 428-2 (1980)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Die Jahreszeiten H. XXI:3
Ruth Ziesak, Soprano, Uwe Heilmann, Tenor,
René Pape, Bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Die Jahreszeiten H. XXI:3
Ruth Ziesak, Soprano, Uwe Heilmann, Tenor,
René Pape, Bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Georg Solti
Decca 436 840-2 (1993)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung H. XXI:2
Judith Blegen, Lucia Popp, Soprano, Thomas Moser, Tenor,
Kurt Ollmann, Baritone, Kurt Moll, Bass
Chor und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Die Schöpfung H. XXI:2
Judith Blegen, Lucia Popp, Soprano, Thomas Moser, Tenor,
Kurt Ollmann, Baritone, Kurt Moll, Bass
Chor und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonard Bernstein
DGG 419 765-2 (1986)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze H. XX/1:A
Berliner Philharmoniker
Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze H. XX/1:A
Berliner Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Philips 434 994-2 (1991)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Missa in angustiis H. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Missa in angustiis H. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Theresienmesse H. XXII:12
Te Deum XXIIIc:2
Donna Brown, Soprano, Sally Bruce-Payne, Mezzo-Soprano,
Peter Butterfied, Tenor, Gerald Finley, Bass
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Philips 470-286-2 (2001)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Missa in angustiis H. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Missa in angustiis H. XXII:11 "Nelsonmesse"
Te Deum XXIIIc:2
Luba Orgonasova, Soprano, Elisabeth von Magnus, Mezzo-Soprano,
Deon van der Walt, Tenor, Alastair Miles, Bass
Anrold Schoenberg Chor
Concentus musicus Wien
Anrold Schoenberg Chor
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 0630-17129-2 (1996)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93 in D Major
Symphony No. 94 in G "Mit den Paukenschlag"
Symphony No. 96 in D "Miracle"
Symphony No. 93 in D Major
Symphony No. 94 in G "Mit den Paukenschlag"
Symphony No. 96 in D "Miracle"
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis
Philips 412 871-2 (1981)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G "Militärsinfonie"
Symphony No. 104 in D Major "Londoner"
Symphony No. 100 in G "Militärsinfonie"
Symphony No. 104 in D Major "Londoner"
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Colin Davis
Philips 411 449-2 (1977)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D Major "Die Uhr"
Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat Major
Symphony No. 101 in D Major "Die Uhr"
Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat Major
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Teldec 243 675-2 (1988)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D Major "Londoner"
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor
Symphony No. 104 in D Major "Londoner"
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Georg Solti
Decca 417 330-2 (1985)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet H. III:76 in D Minor "Quintenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:77 in C Major "Kaiserquartett"
String Quartet H. III:78 in B-Flat Major "Sonnenaufgangquartett"
String Quartet H. III:76 in D Minor "Quintenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:77 in C Major "Kaiserquartett"
String Quartet H. III:78 in B-Flat Major "Sonnenaufgangquartett"
Alban Berg Quartett
EMI 56166 2 - The Classic Voice Release (1994)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet H. III:78 in B-Flat Major "Sonnenaufgangquartett"
String Quartet H. III:80 in E-Flat Major
String Quartet H. III:78 in B-Flat Major "Sonnenaufgangquartett"
String Quartet H. III:80 in E-Flat Major
Orlando Quartet
Philips 410 053-2 (1981)
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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet H. III:35 in F Minor
String Quartet H. III:38 in E-Flat Major "Der Scherz"
String Quartet H. III:58 in G Major
String Quartet H. III:63 in D Major "Lerchenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:74 in G Minor "Reiterquartett"
String Quartet H. III:76 in D Minor "Quintenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:81 in G Major
String Quartet H. III:35 in F Minor
String Quartet H. III:38 in E-Flat Major "Der Scherz"
String Quartet H. III:58 in G Major
String Quartet H. III:63 in D Major "Lerchenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:74 in G Minor "Reiterquartett"
String Quartet H. III:76 in D Minor "Quintenquartett"
String Quartet H. III:81 in G Major
Emerson String Quartet
DGG 471 327-2 (2001)
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BONUS
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G
András Schiff, Piano & Conductor
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 31 May 2001
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G
Daniel Barenboim, Piano
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta
RAI Digital Archives – Florence, 18 May 2007
Antonio Vivaldi
Le quattro stagioni
Le quattro stagioni
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman
CBS CD 36710 (1981)
Franz Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto H. VII:16 in C Major
Cello Concerto H. VII:19 in D Major
Cello Concerto H. VII:16 in C Major
Cello Concerto H. VII:19 in D Major
Maurice Gendron, Cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (C Major)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Pablo Casals (D Major)
London Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (C Major)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Pablo Casals (D Major)
LP Rip - Philips 6539 054 (1966/1961) - Courtesy of Enrico B.
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Violin Concerto H. VII:6 in C Major
Violin Concerto H. VII:15 in G Major
Piano Concerto H. XVIII:25 in C Major
Violin Concerto H. VII:6 in C Major
Violin Concerto H. VII:15 in G Major
Piano Concerto H. XVIII:25 in C Major
Arthur Grumiaux, Violin
English Chamber Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Ingrid Haebler, Piano
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Szymon Goldberg
English Chamber Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Ingrid Haebler, Piano
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Szymon Goldberg
LP Rip - Philips 6539 060 (1964/1967/1961) - Courtesy of Enrico B.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
6 Concerti
6 Concerti
I Musici
LP Rip - Philips 9500 603 (1979) - Courtesy of Enrico B.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in C Major
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 32 in E-Flat Major
Grand Potpourri for Cello and Orchestra Op. 20
6 Variations on "A Schüsserl und a Rein'dl" for Viola & Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 11 in C Major
Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 32 in E-Flat Major
Grand Potpourri for Cello and Orchestra Op. 20
6 Variations on "A Schüsserl und a Rein'dl" for Viola & Orchestra
Malcolm Frager, Piano
Anner Bylsma, Cello
Rainer Moog, Viola
Sinfonie-Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Marc Andreae
Anner Bylsma, Cello
Rainer Moog, Viola
Sinfonie-Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Marc Andreae
LP Rip - RCA 26.48070 (1976)
BONUS
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G
András Schiff, Piano & Conductor
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 31 May 2001
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G
Daniel Barenboim, Piano
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta
RAI Digital Archives – Florence, 18 May 2007
Piano Concerto H. XVIII:11 in D Major
Cello Concerto H. VIIb:1 in C Major
András Schiff, Piano
Miklós Perényi, Cello
Cappella Andrea Barca
András Schiff
RAI Digital Archives – Vicenza, 28 April 2006
Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 in D Minor ‘Reformation’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Charles Munch
RAI Digital Archives – Rome, 29 April 1966
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‘Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt’ Op. 27
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
István Kertész
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 16 September 1959
István Kertész
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 16 September 1959
Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467 in C Minor
Arthur Honegger
Symphony No. 2
Igor Stravinsky
L’oiseau de feu (Suite 1919)
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Muti
RAI Digital Archives – Milan, 15 November 2004
Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488 in A Major
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 Op. 97 in E-Flat Major ‘Rhenish’
Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Muti
RAI Digital Archives – Milan, 13 November 2000
Piano Concerto No. 27 K. 595 in B-Flat Major
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata D. 845 in A Minor
Paul Badura-Skoda, Piano
Orchestra “Alessandro Scarlatti” della RAI di Napoli
Georg Solti
RAI Analog Tapes – Naples, 29 April 1958 & Rome, 26 April 1959
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony K. 297 in D Major ‘Paris’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Wolfgang Sawallisch
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 11 April 1958
Symphony K. 319 in B-Flat Major
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Rudolf Kempe
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 6 April 1960
Symphony K. 338 in C Major
Orchestra “Alessandro Scarlatti” della RAI di Napoli
Riccardo Muti
RAI Analog Tapes – Naples, 26 March 1970
Symphony K. 385 in D Major ‘Haffner’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Georg Solti
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 26 April 1958
Symphony K. 425 in C Major ‘Linz’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Kurt Masur
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 12 April 1974
Symphony K. 543 in E-Flat Major
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Herbert von Karajan
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 15 December 1954
Symphony K. 550 in G Minor
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Carlo Maria Giulini
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 26 February 1965
Symphony K. 551 in C Major ‘Jupiter’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Milano
Sergiu Celibidache
RAI Analog Tapes – Milan, 15 January 1960
Orchestra “Alessandro Scarlatti” della RAI di Napoli
Georg Solti
RAI Analog Tapes – Naples, 29 April 1958 & Rome, 26 April 1959
Symphony K. 297 in D Major ‘Paris’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Wolfgang Sawallisch
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 11 April 1958
Symphony K. 319 in B-Flat Major
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Rudolf Kempe
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 6 April 1960
Symphony K. 338 in C Major
Orchestra “Alessandro Scarlatti” della RAI di Napoli
Riccardo Muti
RAI Analog Tapes – Naples, 26 March 1970
Symphony K. 385 in D Major ‘Haffner’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Georg Solti
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 26 April 1958
Symphony K. 425 in C Major ‘Linz’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Kurt Masur
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 12 April 1974
Symphony K. 543 in E-Flat Major
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
Herbert von Karajan
RAI Analog Tapes – Rome, 15 December 1954
Symphony K. 550 in G Minor
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino
Carlo Maria Giulini
RAI Analog Tapes – Turin, 26 February 1965
Symphony K. 551 in C Major ‘Jupiter’
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Milano
Sergiu Celibidache
RAI Analog Tapes – Milan, 15 January 1960
Piano Concerto Op. 54 in A Minor
Christian Zacharias, Piano
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
Sylvain Cambreling
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 29 January 1998
Carl Maria von Weber
Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra Op. 79 in F Minor
Rudolf Buchbinder, Piano
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
Gerd Albrecht
RAI Digital Archives – Turin, 18 October 2007
Flac & Scans