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ALBUM/WORK TITLE |
PERFORMER |
LABEL |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
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Symphony No. 1 "Gothic" |
Honor Sheppard (soprano); Shirley Minty (alto); Ronald Dowd (tenor); Roger Stalman (bass) BBC Symphony Orchestra; Various Choirs Adrian Boult
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Testament |
2/9/2010 |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
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Abegg Variations Op. 1; Etudes symphoniques Op. 13; Romances Op. 28; Impromptus Op. 5; Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14; Carnaval Op. 9 |
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
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EMI |
2/9/2010 |
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UUNO KLAMI
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Northern Lights; Cheremissian Fantasy; Kalevala Suite |
Samuli Peltonen (cello) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgards
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Ondine |
2/9/2010 |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART JOSEF HAYDN LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN FRANZ SCHUBERT J.S. BACH
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THE FAREWELL CONCERTS Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat K. 279; Piano Sonata No. 18 In F K. 533/494 Variations in F minor Hob. XVII:6 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Op. 27 No. 1; Bagatelle in A Op. 33 No. 4 Piano Sonata in B-flat D. 960; Impromptu in G-flat D. 899 No. 3 Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland (arr. Busoni) |
Alfred Brendel (piano) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras
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Decca |
2/9/2010 |
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Works by Rorem, Antheil, Hoiby, Fine, Sowerby, Liebermann, Lees, Harris, Lehman, Menotti, Diemer, Lewenthal, Riegger, Persichetti, & Bastien
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TOUCH: THE TOCCATA PROJECT VOL. 1--AMERICAN COMPOSERS
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Philip Amalong (piano)
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Albany |
2/9/2010 |
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FRANZ LISZT
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EARL WILD--THE 1985 SESSIONS Sonata in B minor; Ballade No. 2 in B minor; Bach/Liszt Fantasia & Fugue in G minor; Funérailles; others |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/8/2010 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
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13 Song Transcriptions (arr. Wild) |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/8/2010 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
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The Four Piano Concertos; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
Earl Wild (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jascha Horenstein
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Chandos |
2/8/2010 |
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ALESSANDRO MARCELLO WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN MILY BALAKIREV FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN EARL WILD
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Adagio (arr. Wild) Sonata in F K. 332 32 Variations in C minor Sonata No. 1 in B minor op. 5 Four Impromptus Mexican Hat Dance |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/7/2010 |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
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Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; An American in Paris; Variation on "I Got Rhythm"; Cuban Overture |
Earl Wild (piano) Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler
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RCA |
2/7/2010 |
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J.S. BACH ALEXANDER SCRIABIN CÉSAR FRANCK ROBERT SCHUMANN
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EARL WILD--LIVING HISTORY Partita No. 1 in B-flat major BWV 825 Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Op. 30 Prélude, Chorale, & Fugue Fantasiestücke Op. 12 |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/7/2010 |
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REYNALDO HAHN
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Le Rossignol Éperdu |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/7/2010 |
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SAMUEL BARBER IGOR STRAVINSKY EARL WILD PAUL HINDEMITH
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20TH & 21ST CENTURY SONATAS Sonata Op. 26 Sonata for Piano Sonata (2000) Sonata No. 3 |
Earl Wild (piano)
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Ivory Classics |
2/7/2010 |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA JOAN VALENT JORGE GRUNDMAN
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NO SEASONS Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas Quatre Estacions A Mallorca Four Sad Seasons Over Madrid |
Ara Malikian (violin); Susana Cordón (soprano); Daniel del Pino (piano) Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra Ara Malikian
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Non Profit Music |
2/6/2010 |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
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Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5; Concertino for Piano & Orchestra |
Giorgio Koukl (piano) Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Zlin Arthur Fagen
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Naxos |
2/6/2010 |
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JOHN SHEPPARD
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Media vita; Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria; The Lord's Prayer; I give you a new commandment; Christ rising again; Haste thee, O God; Te Deum |
Stile Antico
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Harmonia Mundi |
2/6/2010 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
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Symphonies Nos. 92 "Oxford", 94 "Surprise", & 97 |
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Jaap van Zweden
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Exton |
2/6/2010 |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
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Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Piano Sonata No. 2 |
Freddy Kempf (piano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton
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BIS |
2/6/2010 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
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Turandot |
Maria Guleghina, Alexia Voulgaridou (soprano); Marco Berti (tenor); Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass); others Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana Orquestra de la Communitat Valenciana Zubin Mehta
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Unitel Classica |
2/4/2010 |
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ROY HARRIS
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Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 "Gettysburg"; Acceleration |
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop
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Naxos |
2/4/2010 |
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JAMES TENNEY
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Spectrum Pieces |
The Barton Workshop
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New World Records |
2/3/2010 |
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JOHN BULL W.A. MOZART FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN SERGEI PROKOFIEV FRANZ LISZT
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God Save the Queen Piano Sonata in C major K. 330 Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor Op. 39; Fantasie in F minor Op. 49 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) Piano Sonata No. 6 in A minor Op. 82 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor |
Van Cliburn (piano)
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Testament |
2/2/2010 |
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FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
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VLADIMIR HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL--THE PRIVATE COLLECTION, Vol. 3 Piano Sonata No. 62 for Piano in E-flat major (Hob. XVI:52) Piano Sonata No. 23 in C major Op. 53 (“Waldstein”); Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”) |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
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RCA |
2/1/2010 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI VERDI & DONIZETTI
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Tosca Arias |
Antonietta Stella (soprano); Gianni Poggi (tenor); Giuseppe Taddei (baritone); others Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli Tullio Serafin
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Preiser |
2/1/2010 |
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CHARLES IVES AARON COPLAND
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Concord Sonata Piano Sonata |
Easley Blackwood (piano)
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Cedille |
1/31/2010 |
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CHARLES IVES SAMUEL BARBER
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Concord Sonata Piano Sonata |
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
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Hyperion |
1/31/2010 |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
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Concerto for solo piano Op. 39 Nos. 8-10; Troisième recueil de chants Op. 65 |
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
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Hyperion |
1/31/2010 |
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J.S. BACH
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Italian Concerto BWV 971; Four Duets BWV 802-5; Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother BWV 992; Capriccio in E major BWV 993; French Overture in B minor BWV 831 |
Angela Hewitt (piano)
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Hyperion |
1/31/2010 |
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MANUEL DE FALLA ISAAC ALBÉNIZ PADRE ANTONIO SOLER ENRIQUE GRANADOS
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Piezas Españolas Suite Española No. 1 4 Sonatas Spanish Dances Nos. 1, 2, 5, & 6 |
Jorge Federico Osorio (piano)
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Cedille |
1/31/2010 |
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J.S. BACH LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN JOHANNES BRAHMS
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ESCAPING Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother BWV 992 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major Op. 110 Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op. 24 |
Davide Cabassi (piano)
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Endeavour Classics |
1/29/2010 |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
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Adelson & Salvini |
Bradley Williams (tenor); Alicia Nafè (soprano); Fabio Previati (baritone); Lucia Rizzi, Eleonora Jankovic (mezzo-soprano) Roberto Coviello, Aurio Tomicich (bass) Orchestra & Chorus of E.A.R. Teatro Bellini Andrea Licata
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Nuova Era |
1/29/2010 |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN FRANZ SCHUBERT ROBERT SCHUMANN FRANZ LISZT JOHANNES BRAHMS
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58; Piano Sonatas Op. 10 No. 1; Op. 13; Op. 79; Op. 31 No. 2; Op. 81a; Op. 111 Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat D. 935 No. 2 Fantasiestücke Op. 12 No. 3 Valses caprices No. 6 (after Schubert) Intermezzo in C Op. 119 No. 3 |
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) New York Philharmonic Guido Cantelli
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Profil |
1/28/2010 |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
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Symphony No. 4; Piano Concerto No. 4 |
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) RIAS Symphony Orchestra Karl Böhm
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Audite |
1/28/2010 |
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GERHARD SCHJELDERUP
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Brand (Symphonic Drama); Symphony No. 2 "To Norway" |
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Eivind Aadland
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CPO |
1/27/2010 |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
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Davidsbundlertänze Op. 6; Papillons Op. 2; Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14 (Concerto Without Orchestra) |
Mariana Izman (piano)
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Brilliant Classics |
1/27/2010 |
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Arias from La rondine, La bohème, Gianni Schicchi, Mireille, Manon, Faust, Thaïs, La traviata
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INVA MULA--IL BEL SOGNO
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Inva Mula (soprano) Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Ivo Lipanovic
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Virgin Classics |
1/26/2010 |
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W.A. MOZART
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COMPLETE CLAVIER WORKS, VOL. 10 Adagio K. 540; Menuett K. 355; 12 Variations on La Belle François K. 353; Sonata No. 1 in C K. 279; 4 Contradances for Count Johann Rudolf Czernin K. 269b; Sonata II in G K. 11; Clavierstück in D K. 15bb; 2 Variations (Fragment) K. 460 |
Siegbert Rampe (keyboards)
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MDG |
1/26/2010 |
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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
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CHOPIN CHEZ PLEYEL Preludes Op. 28 Nos. 4, 9, 11, 13, & 15; Prélude in C-sharp minor Op. 45; Études Op. 25 Nos. 1, 2, & 12; Nocturnes Op. 9 No. 2, Op. 48 Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 27 No. 2; Mazurkas Op. 41 Nos. 2 & 3, KKIIb No. 5; Andante Spianato Op. 22; Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Op. 47; Impromptu in G-flat Op. 51; Waltz in A-flat Op. 42 |
Alain Planès (piano)
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Harmonia Mundi |
1/25/2010 |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
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Milanese Sonatas for Cello & Bass |
Luigi Puxeddu (cello) I Virtuoso della Rotonda
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Brilliant Classics |
1/25/2010 |
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NIELS GADE
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Complete Symphonies: Violin Concerto; "The Crusaders" (Cantata) |
Anton Kontra (violin); Roland Pöntinen (piano) Stockholm Sinfonietta Malmö Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi Paavo Järvi
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BIS |
1/25/2010 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
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Die Walküre |
Deborah Polaski (soprano); Yvonne Naef, Jeanne Piland (mezzo-soprano); Stuart Skelton (tenor); Falk Struckmann (bass-baritone); Mikhail Petrenko (bass); others Hamburg Philharmonic Simone Young
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Oehms Classics |
1/25/2010 |
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Various works by Schubert, Debussy, Satie, & Berio
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GREAT SHORT MASTERPIECES FOR PIANO
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Michal Tal (piano)
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Romeo |
1/25/2010 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
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Violin concertos Op. 4 "La Stravaganza" |
Rachel Podger (violin) Arte Dei Suonatori
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Channel Classics |
1/24/2010 |
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J.S. BACH
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Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043; Violin concerto in A minor BWV 1041; Violin concerto in E major BWV 1042; Concerto for oboe & violin in C minor BWV 1060 |
Julia Fischer (violin); Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin); Andrey Rubtsov (oboe) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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Decca |
1/24/2010 |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI BOHUSLAV MARTINU BÉLA BARTÓK
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PORTRAITS Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2 Two Portraits |
Jennifer Koh (violin) Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar
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Cedille |
1/24/2010 |
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SAMUEL BARBER ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD WILLIAM WALTON
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Violin Concerto Violin Concerto Violin Concerto |
James Ehnes (violin) Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Bramwell Tovey
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CBC |
1/24/2010 |
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Various works & arrangements for violin solo by Beach, Grainger, Dvorák, Huss, Liebling, Venth, Powell, others
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AMERICAN VIRTUOSA--Tribute to Maud Powell
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Rachel Barton Pine (violin); Matthew Hagle (piano)
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Cedille |
1/24/2010 |
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ANTONIN DVORÁK
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Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 |
Philharmonia Orchestra Charles Mackerras
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Signum |
1/23/2010 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
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UNKNOWN BRITTEN Les Illuminations Op. 18 (plus 3 additional songs); Rondo concertante (1930); In memoriam Dennis Brain (1958); Untitled Fragment (1930); Variations (1965); Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (1942) |
Sandrine Piau (soprano); Michael Collins (clarinet); Rolf Hind (piano) Northern Sinfonia Thomas Zehetmair
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NMC |
1/23/2010 |
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ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ELLIOTT CARTER AUGUSTA READ THOMAS JOHN ZORN
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RHAPSODIC MUSINGS--21st Century Works for Solo Violin Lachen Verlernt (2002) Four Lauds Pulsar (2003) Goetia (2002) |
Jennifer Koh (violin)
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Cedille |
1/23/2010 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
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Symphony No. 2; Vocalise |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin
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Naxos |
1/23/2010 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
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Symphony No. 7 |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons
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BR Klassik |
1/22/2010 |
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RODOLPHE KREUTZER
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Violin Concertos Nos. 15, 18, & 19 |
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger (violin) SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Kaiserslautern Alun Francis
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CPO |
1/22/2010 |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
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Das Marienleben (The Life of Mary), rev. 1948 |
Soile Isokoski (soprano); Marita Viitasalo (piano)
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Ondine |
1/21/2010 |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
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Piano Concerto; The Wasps (Suite); English Folk Song Suite; The Running Set |
Ashley Wass (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra James Judd
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Naxos |
1/21/2010 |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
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Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet) |
London Symphony Orchestra Valery Gergiev
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LSO |
1/20/2010 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
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Moments Musicaux D. 780; Allegretto in C minor D. 915; Impromptus D. 899 |
David Fray (piano)
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Virgin Classics |
1/18/2010 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
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String Quartets Op. 20 No. 4; Op. 64 No. 6; Op. 77 No. 1 |
The Amsterdam String Quartet
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Channel Classics |
1/18/2010 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
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Piano Concerto No. 3; Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini |
Denis Matsuev (piano) Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev
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Mariinsky |
1/18/2010 |
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MARK ADAMO
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Late Victorians; Regina coeli; Lysistrata Overture; Alcott Music |
Emily Pulley (soprano); Andrew Sullivan (speaker); Dotian Levalier (harp) Eclipse Chamber Orchestra Sylvia Alimena
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Naxos |
1/16/2010 |
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FRANZ LISZT LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN PANAYIOTIS DEMOPOULOS
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NUAGES Nuages Gris; La lugubre gondola I; Unstern; Vallée D’Obermann Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109 Tetraktys for Solo Piano |
Panayiotis Demopoulos (piano)
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Divine Art |
1/15/2010 |
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Complete piano music by Debussy, Massenet, Satie, & Severac; Works by Albéniz, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Falla, Grieg, D'Indy, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, others
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ALDO CICCOLINI: ENREGISTREMENTS EMI 1950-1991
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Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Various orchestras & conductors
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EMI |
1/14/2010 |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN ERNEST BLOCH SAMUEL BARBER
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Serenade Baal Shem Violin Concerto |
Vadim Gluzman (violin) São Paulo Symphony Orchestra John Neschling
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BIS |
1/13/2010 |
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FRANZ LISZT
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Années de Pèlerinage I: Premier Année “Suisse”; Piano Sonata in B minor |
Michael Korstick (piano)
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CPO |
1/12/2010 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
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Complete Masses; Stabat Mater |
Various soloists REBEL Baroque Orchestra J. Owen Burdick Jane Glover
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Naxos |
1/12/2010 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
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Complete Symphonies |
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies
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Sony Classical |
1/12/2010 |
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FRANZ LISZT FERRUCCIO BUSONI
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PIANO MUSIC, VOL. 6 Fantasy & Fugue in “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” (arr. for piano solo by Busoni) Sonata in F minor Op. 20 K. 204; Prélude et etude en arpèges K. 297 |
Wolf Harden (piano)
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Naxos |
1/11/2010 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
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Symphonies Nos. 1-4 |
Berlin Philharmonic Simon Rattle
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EMI |
1/11/2010 |
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MANUEL DE FALLA SERGE PROKOVIEV
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The Three-Cornered Hat Chout (The Buffoon)-Suite |
Ofelia Sala (soprano) SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg Fabrice Bollon Kirill Karabits
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Hänssler Classic |
1/11/2010 |
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W.A. MOZART
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Piano Concerto No. 11 in F K. 413; Piano Concerto No. 17 in G K. 453; Piano Concerto No. 19 in F K. 459 |
Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Budapest Festival Orchestra Zoltan Kocsis
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Philips |
1/11/2010 |
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