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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists

The great Johann Sebastian Bach grew up around violin music: his father Johann Ambrosius was an accomplished violinist. This influence is reflected in Sebastian’s compositional output, which contains a large number of solo and ensemble works for the instrument – including the concertos on this recording.

The works, written in approximately 1720, are based on Vivaldi’s concerto model from the beginning of the 18th century, and – in the case of the D minor and G minor concertos – are reconstructions of the harpsichord concertos. Indeed, many of Bach’s concertos for harpsichord were in fact rearrangements of earlier instrumental works, and from the passagework in BWV 1052 and 1056 it is clear that the violin was originally the intended instrument. Together with rich-sounding dialogue that is a result of the contrast between the intricate solo passages and the slower-moving accompanying instruments, opportunities for virtuosic display abound in all of the works’ final movements, especially in the energetic Gigue of BWV1041.

Violinist Thomas Zehetmair studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum and made his festival debut at the Salzburg Festival aged just 16. He has since built up an impressive international career as a soloist, also performing with the Zehetmair Quartet, and is musical director of the Northern Sinfonia (UK) as well as guest conductor of several other major European orchestras. He is joined in the recording by the acclaimed Amsterdam Bach Soloists.

00:00:00 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
00:07:10 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
00:13:57 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
00:16:44 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. (without tempo marking)
00:20:42 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
00:27:00 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
00:30:31 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: I. (without tempo marking)
00:37:57 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
00:44:41 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
00:52:23 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: I. (without tempo marking)
00:55:49 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: II. Largo
00:58:55 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: III. Presto

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Described by the composer himself as ‘the king of instruments’, the organ and its music form a small but not insignificant part of Mozart’s vast œuvre. This new release, performed by acclaimed Italian organist Ivan Ronda, comprises all of his major works for the instrument, including the extended Adagio and Rondo in C minor and the small-scale works from the London Sketchbook. Also included is the charming Adagio in C for the glass harmonica: just 28 bars in length, the work was originally conceived for this curious instrument, which consists of glass bowls that rotate in water, but is equally effective on the organ. Mozart’s output of Church Sonatas – notable for their single movement form – are represented here by the Sonata in C K336, the only one to have a proper solo part for the organ, and was specially transcribed by André Isoir for this recording.

The disc is rounded off with the imposing Fantasia in F minor. Described in Mozart’s own catalogue of work as ‘an organ piece for a clock’, it was commissioned by Count Joseph Deym for a musical automaton that contained a small pipe organ. When transferred to an organ on the scale of that at the Church of Maria Vergine Immacolata in Gallo Cavour, Italy, where this recording was made, it takes on a certain grandeur, and exploits the various echo and dialogue effects of the instrument.

00:00:00 Suite in C Major, K. 399: I. Overture
00:05:00 Andante in F Major, K. 616
00:12:41 Adagio and Allegro in F Minor, K. 594
00:25:10 Adagio in C Major, K. 356
00:29:23 Church Sonata in C Major, K. 336
00:34:28 Piece in F Major, K. 33b
00:35:57 The London Sketchbook: Rondo in F Major, K. 15hh
00:37:23 The London Sketchbook: Allegro in F Major, K. 15a
00:38:39 The London Sketchbook: Rondo in D Major, K. 15d
00:40:16 Adagio and Rondo in C Minor, K. 617
00:53:10 Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608

The talented musician Erik Bosgraaf recorded the Complete Suites and Concertos for Recorder of Georg Phillip Telemann. This video contains the full album.

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Telemann’s concertos offer a unique combination of virtuosity, wit and sense of the theatrical. Having taught himself to play the instrument as a child, the German master had a special understanding of and fondness for the recorder, and for it he created a new hybrid form, the Suite auf Concertenart, which combines soloistic display with baroque dances.

These suites and concertos may be less overtly virtuosic than works in the same genre which were beginning to appear around the same time over the other side of the Alps, but Telemann yields nothing to his Italian counterparts in terms of melodic freshness and fertility. The suites are styled in the French manner, as a series of courtly dances, though the A minor Suite features a grand and tragic ‘Air in the Italian style’ and concludes with a snappy Polonaise – one of Telemann’s favourite dance rhythms – reeling away like an inspired tavern fiddler.

Erik Bosgraaf’s discography on Brilliant Classics ranges from Vivaldi (BC94637 – now also available on LP) to Boulez (BC94842), not to mention two previous sets of Telemann – the solo fantasias (BC93757) and sonatas with basso continuo (BC95247) – as well as more rarely encountered delights by Jakob van Eyck (BC93391). These discs and others have garnered both popular attention and critical praise. Of Bosgraaf’s own, composer-approved transcription of the Dialogue de l’ombre double by Boulez, Gramophone commented that ‘balance between recorders and electronics is ideally judged, giving this music an immediacy yet also intimacy beyond that of any other recorded option.’

Closer to the recorder’s natural home in music several centuries earlier, Julie Anne Sadie wrote in the same magazine about Bosgraaf’s ‘magical version of the ubiquitous Four Seasons. ‘A carefully researched and arrestingly translucent chamber interpretation… the rapport between solo and ripieno forces is simply fabulous.’
00:00:00 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: I. Ouverture
00:07:56 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: II. Menuet I & II
00:11:04 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: III. Sarabande
00:12:49 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: IV. Bourrée, en echo altern.
00:16:08 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: V. Passepied I & II
00:17:57 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: VI. Gavotte
00:18:56 Ouverture Suite in E-Flat Major, TWV 55:Es2: VII. Gigue
00:20:54 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: I. Ouverture
00:29:35 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: II. Les plaisirs
00:32:22 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: III. Air à l’Italien
00:38:30 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: IV. Menuet I & II
00:41:12 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: V. Réjouissance
00:43:12 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: VI. Passepied (I & II)
00:44:58 Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: VII. Polonoise
00:48:28 Recorder Concerto in F Major, TWV 51:F1: I. Affettuoso
00:51:14 Recorder Concerto in F Major, TWV 51:F1: II. Allegro
00:54:48 Recorder Concerto in F Major, TWV 51:F1: III. Adagio
00:57:14 Recorder Concerto in F Major, TWV 51:F1: IV. Menuet I & II
01:00:28 Recorder Concerto in C Major, TWV 51:C1: I. Allegretto
01:03:34 Recorder Concerto in C Major, TWV 51:C1: II. Allegro
01:07:22 Recorder Concerto in C Major, TWV 51:C1: III. Andante
01:11:13 Recorder Concerto in C Major, TWV 51:C1: IV. Tempo di menuet

Artist:
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder)
Ensemble Cordevento

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist: Kristóf Baráti (violin)

Bach may well be one of the most widely acknowledged master composers of all time, but that only serves to make each performer’s interpretation of his work all the more challenging and distinctive: each musician must both do justice to the composer’s intention, making a decision as to the best way of conveying that within the music which is not fixed, and at the same time leave their own mark on the performance. This is especially true for these Sonatas and Partitas given the variety of styles in which such Baroque masterworks have been performed, ranging from the freely romantic to the strictly precise, and the technical challenge posed by these complex pieces for a single instrument.

The works in this collection are something of an enigma, not only because of the uncertainty surrounding the circumstances and date of their composition, but, more crucially, because of the way in which they stretch the capacity for polyphony of a single violin beyond its physical limit. It is as though Bach had written for a full ensemble of instruments – but on a single staff. Modern musicians have even speculated as to the possible existence of a special bow with which an exact performance of the music might have been achieved in Bach’s day. The music is no less rich for all of this, however: on the contrary, the harmonic complexity of these pieces is at once captivating and beautiful; the implied but absent notes are thrillingly suggestive; and the multiplicity of voices leaves the listener marvelling at Bach’s compositional vision and the performer’s ability.

This accomplished musical feat is performed by Kristóf Baráti, a Hungarian violinist who has worked with an astonishing number of world-famous orchestras and conductors. Baráti plays a 1703 Stradivarius violin, and one can sense this echo of the era of the pieces as much as one can his intense emotional involvement with the music.

00:00:00 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
00:03:53 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
00:09:21 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
00:12:25 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
00:15:04 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
00:19:29 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
00:21:40 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
00:23:55 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double: Presto
00:26:39 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
00:28:31 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
00:29:53 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
00:32:09 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
00:34:33 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
00:38:24 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
00:46:06 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
00:51:24 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
00:55:30 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
00:58:34 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
01:00:34 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
01:03:00 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
01:06:09 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
01:19:13 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
01:23:12 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
01:32:50 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
01:35:53 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
01:39:29 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
01:43:20 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
01:46:07 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
01:48:54 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I, II
01:50:53 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourée
01:52:00 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue

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Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
Artist: Ensemble J.M. Anciuti , Paolo Pollastri baroque (oboe), Gaetano Nasillo (cello), Alberto Guerra (baroque bassoon), Giovanna Losco (harpsichord)

This addition to Brilliant Classics’ ever-growing recorded catalogue of music by the asthmatic ‘Red Priest’ of Venice, Antonio Vivaldi, is of oboe sonatas, played (as are most of the recordings in that catalogue) by an Italian ensemble with full awareness of the latest scholarly research into Vivaldi’s manuscripts and performing styles, and on period instruments, soaked in an appreciation of how most stylishly to realise the music of the Italian Baroque.

The oboist himself, Paolo Pollastri, is oboist with Rome’s Orchestra nazionale di Santa Cecilia, which works with many of the world’s great conductors; he has also contributed fine booklet notes to this release. So both technical and scholarly address are not lacking for this album of sprightly chamber music, which was composed not for the usual crowd of orphaned prodigies at the Ospedale della Pietà, but more likely for travelling virtuosi who made Venice a stop on their itinerary. Consequently the manuscripts for the sonatas here are scattered far and wide, from Cambridge to Dresden. Pollastri also includes an apocryphal work, once attributed to Vivaldi but now ascribed to the Frenchman de Chédeville, for its smooth Francophone style and pastoral idiom.

00:00:00 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, FXIII, RV 28: I. [Largo]
00:04:09 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, FXIII, RV 28: II. [Allegro]
00:06:21 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, FXIII, RV 28: III. Largo
00:09:18 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, FXIII, RV 28: IV. Allegro
00:11:32 Sonata No. 3 in C, FXV, RV 48: I. Affettuoso
00:15:04 Sonata No. 3 in C, FXV, RV 48: II. Allegro assai
00:17:15 Sonata No. 3 in C, FXV, RV 48: III. Larghetto
00:19:15 Sonata No. 3 in C, FXV, RV 48: IV. Allegro
00:21:28 Sonata No. 16 in B-Flat, FXII, RV 34: I. Adagio
00:22:56 Sonata No. 16 in B-Flat, FXII, RV 34: II. Allegro
00:25:16 Sonata No. 16 in B-Flat, FXII, RV 34: III. Largo
00:26:55 Sonata No. 16 in B-Flat, FXII, RV 34: IV. Allegro
00:29:10 Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, FXV, RV 51: I. Largo
00:32:37 Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, FXV, RV 51: II. Allegro
00:34:23 Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, FXV, RV 51: III. Andante
00:36:31 Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, FXV, RV 51: IV. Allegro
00:37:50 Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, FXV, RV 53: I. Adagio
00:40:28 Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, FXV, RV 53: II. Allegro
00:42:42 Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, FXV, RV 53: III. Andante
00:46:48 Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, FXV, RV 53: IV. Allegro
00:49:41 Sonata No. 10 in G Minor, FXVI, RV 58, from Il pastor fido Op.13 No.6 by Chédeville, once attributed to Vivaldi: I. Vivace
00:51:00 Sonata No. 10 in G Minor, FXVI, RV 58, from Il pastor fido Op.13 No.6 by Chédeville, once attributed to Vivaldi: II. Fuga da Cappella (Alla breve)
00:53:00 Sonata No. 10 in G Minor, FXVI, RV 58, from Il pastor fido Op.13 No.6 by Chédeville, once attributed to Vivaldi: III. Largo
00:54:20 Sonata No. 10 in G Minor, FXVI, RV 58, from Il pastor fido Op.13 No.6 by Chédeville, once attributed to Vivaldi: IV. Allegro ma non presto

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Composer:
Einaudi

Artist:
Jeroen van Veen (piano)

Tracklist
00:00:00 Divenire: No. 1, Uno
00:03:34 Divenire: No. 2, Divenire
00:10:37 Divenire: No. 3, Monday
00:17:47 Divenire: No. 4, Andare
00:24:53 Divenire: No. 5, Rose
00:29:37 Divenire: No. 6, Primavera
00:37:01 Divenire: No. 7, Oltremare
00:50:20 Divenire: No. 8, L'Origine nascosta
00:53:55 Divenire: No. 9, Fly
00:58:46 Divenire: No. 10, Ascolta
01:03:38 Divenire: No. 11, Ritornare
01:14:23 Nightbook: No. 1, In Principio
01:17:38 Nightbook: No. 2, Lady Labyrinth
01:23:26 Nightbook: No. 3, Nightbook
01:29:20 Nightbook: No. 4, Indaco
01:35:20 Nightbook: No. 5, The Snow Prelude No. 15
01:41:08 Nightbook: No. 6, Reverie
01:46:22 Nightbook: No. 7, The Crane Dance
01:49:41 Nightbook: No. 8, The Snow Prelude No. 2
01:54:11 Nightbook: No. 9, The Tower
01:58:48 Nightbook: No. 10, Bye Bye mon amour
02:07:51 Nightbook: No. 11, The Planets
02:15:39 Nightbook: No. 12, Tu sei
02:22:15 Nightbook: No. 13, Berlin Song
02:27:13 In a Time Lapse: No. 1, Corale
02:29:16 In a Time Lapse: No. 2, Time Lapse
02:34:55 In a Time Lapse: No. 3, Life
02:39:40 In a Time Lapse: No. 4, Walk
02:42:26 In a Time Lapse: No. 5, Discovery at Night
02:47:38 In a Time Lapse: No. 6, Run
02:53:43 In a Time Lapse: No. 7, Brothers
02:58:50 In a Time Lapse: No. 8, Orbits
03:01:57 In a Time Lapse: No. 9, Two Trees
03:09:20 In a Time Lapse: No. 10, Newton's Cradle
03:17:13 In a Time Lapse: No. 11, Waterways
03:21:43 In a Time Lapse: No. 12, Experience
03:27:05 In a Time Lapse: No. 13, Underwood
03:21:26 In a Time Lapse: No. 14, Burning
03:36:40 In a Time Lapse: No. 15, Luce

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Composer:
Einaudi

Artist:
Jeroen van Veen (piano)

00:00:00 Le Onde: No. 1, Canzone popolare
00:00:59 Le Onde: No. 2, Le Onde
00:06:17 Le Onde: No. 3, Lontano
00:11:35 Le Onde: No. 4, Ombre
00:17:13 Le Onde: No. 5, La linea scura
00:21:17 Le Onde: No. 6, Tracce
00:25:20 Le Onde: No. 7, Questa notte
00:31:16 Le Onde: No. 8, Sotto Vento
00:39:08 Le Onde: No. 9, Dietro l'incanto
00:44:28 Le Onde: No. 10, Onde
00:47:52 Le Onde: No. 11, La profondita del buio
00:51:49 Le Onde: No. 12, Passaggio
00:57:19 Le Onde: No. 13, L'ultima volta
01:01:24 Eden Roc: No. 1, Fuori dalla note
01:06:12 Eden Roc: No. 2, Due tramonti
01:11:28 Eden Roc: No. 3, Nefeli
01:16:49 Eden Roc: No. 4, Giorni dispari
01:22:59 Eden Roc: No. 5, Julia
01:28:03 Eden Roc: No. 6, Fuori dal mondo
01:33:04 Eden Roc: No. 7, Un mondo a parte
01:37:24Eden Roc: No. 8, Password
01:42:31 Eden Roc: No. 9, Exit
01:49:10 Eden Roc: No. 10, The Dark Bank of Clouds
01:52:54 Eden Roc: No. 11, Corale Solo
01:57:05 Eden Roc: No. 12, Sarabande
02:04:39 I Giorni: No. 1, Melodia africana I
02:07:03 I Giorni: No. 2, I due fiumi
02:11:40 I Giorni: No. 3, In un'altra vita
02:17:11 I Giorni: No. 4, Melodia africana II
02:19:33 I Giorni: No. 5, Stella del mattino
02:22:03 I Giorni: No. 6, I giorni
02:28:28 I Giorni: No. 7, Samba
02:32:51 I Giorni: No. 8, Melodia africana III
02:37:27 I Giorni: No. 9, La nascita delle cose segrete
02:42:22 I Giorni: No. 10, Quel che resta
02:47:19 I Giorni: No. 11, Inizio
02:51:18 I Giorni: No. 12, Limbo
02:56:09 I Giorni: No. 13, Bella note
03:01:17 I Giorni: No. 14, Melodia africana IV
03:10:35 Una Mattina: No. 1, Una mattina
03:13:57 Una Mattina: No. 2, Ora
03:22:33 Una Mattina: No. 3, Resta con me
03:27:27 Una Mattina: No. 4, Leo
03:34:12 Una Mattina: No. 5, Dolce droga
03:38:25 Una Mattina: No. 6, Dietro casa
03:42:46 Una Mattina: No. 7, Come un fiore
03:47:28 Una Mattina: No. 8, Nuvole nere
03:52:52 Una Mattina: No. 9, Questa volta
03:56:54 Una Mattina: No. 10, Nuvole bianche
04:02:43 Una Mattina: No. 11, Ancora
04:16:03 Una Mattina: No. 12, The Snow Prelude No. 3
04:17:57 Una Mattina: No. 13, The Earth Prelude

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It may seem surprising: can 10 discs really contain all of Arcangelo Corelli’s output? They can, and do, but the surprise is merited, for the influence and reputation of these works far outstrips their quantity (and how often can one say that of a Barock composer!). On display here is the apogee of Barock form as displayed in the genres of Solo Sonatas, Trio Sonatas and Concerti Grossi, full of sparkling virtuosity and an intimate knowledge and love of the violin and its potential as a solo instrument.

The influence was felt most immediately in Rome, where he was based for his adult life, but publication of these collections soon earned him a name across Europe, as much as his prowess as a solo violinist did; for this was the golden age of the composer as creator, when composition went hand in hand with performance. Of course there is plenty more music Corelli composed which hasn’t survived, or at least not on manuscripts with his name on them, for Corelli as an impresario frequently staged oratorios to which he would have contributed sinfonias and instrumental numbers.

What survives is never less than highly polished; often bold, and continually inventive, as is more than evident in these performances from a welcome and uniform perspective by a leading Dutch period-instrument ensemble. And it’s unique; there is no other Corelli box on the market, nor has such a project ever been attempted before or since.

00:00:00 Trio Sonatas OP.3 1-12
01:20:28 Trio Sonatas OP.4 NOS 1-12
02:40:36 Trio Sonatas WoO 9-10


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Among the most revered virtuosos of all time, Nicolò Paganini was a true musical legend of his era, inspiring musicians such as Robert Schumann to forge his own career as a pianist. Franz Schubert was also a regular audience member at Paganini’s concerts, despite the outlandish ticket prices.

Paganini often remarked that, despite his legendary status as a violinist, he found it rather difficult to compose for the instrument. This release presents Paganini's complete violin concertos, performed by violinist Alexandre Dubach accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

Composer:
Nicolò Paganini

Artist:
Alexandre Dubach (violin)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Michel Sasson (conductor)
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: I. Allegro maestoso
00:16:44 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: II. Adagio flebile con sentimento
00:23:25 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: III. Rondo galante. Andantino gaio
00:34:10 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso
00:54:15 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio espressivo
00:59:28 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: III. Rondo: allegro spirituoso
01:09:08 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: I. Introduzione. Andantino - Allegro marziale
01:26:57 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: II. Adagio. Cantabile spianato
01:34:13 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: III. Polacca. Andantino vivace
01:46:22 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: I. Risoluto
02:07:04 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: II. Adagio
02:13:59 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: III. Rondo ossia polonese
02:25:27 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: I. Allegro maestoso
02:44:27 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: II. Andante un poco sostenuto
02:53:03 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: III. Rondo
03:03:37 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro maestoso
03:19:05 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: II. Adagio
03:26:05 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: III. Ronde à la clochette

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Composer: Francisco Tárrega
Artists: Giulio Tampalini

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Capricho árabe
00:04:36 Alborada
00:06:26 Marieta
00:08:20 Pavana
00:10:04 María
00:11:21 Isabel
00:12:36 La cartagenera
00:17:22 Adelita in E Minor
00:18:52 Rosita in D Major
00:20:38 El columpio
00:22:58 Danza mora
00:24:56 Gran vals in A Major
00:27:31 Malagueña fácil
00:30:17 Recuerdos de la Alhambra
00:35:45 Mazurka in G Major
00:38:13 Las dos hermanas
00:41:45 Minuetto in E Major
00:43:11 Paquito
00:45:07 Pepita
00:46:25 Danza odalisca
00:49:04 Sueño Mazurka
00:50:31 Vals in D Major
00:52:31 Variaciones sobre el carnaval de Venecia de Paganini
01:00:35 Prelude No. 1 in D Minor
01:01:46 Prelude No. 2 in A Minor
01:03:15 Prelude No. 3 in G Major
01:00:35 Prelude No. 4 in E Major
01:04:39 Prelude No. 5 in E Major
01:05:57 Prelude No. 6 in B Minor
01:06:51 Prelude No. 7 in A Major
01:07:35 Prelude No. 8 in A Major
01:07:56 Prelude No. 9 in A Major
01:08:18 Prelude No. 10 in D Major
01:08:36 Prelude in D Major
01:09:02 Prelude in A Minor
01:09:27 Prelude in D Major
01:10:04 Lágrima
01:11:35 Prelude in G Major
01:12:17 Prelude in C Major
01:12:57 Endecha
01:13:47 Oremus
01:14:41 Prelude in A Minor
01:15:06 Prelude in D Major
01:15:35 Prelude in A Major
01:15:55 Estudio en forma de minuet
01:17:31 Estudio sobre un estudio de cramer
01:18:55 Sueño Trémolo
01:25:17 Estudio sobre una sonatina de Alard
01:27:32 Estudio de velocidad
01:29:01 Estudio sobre un tema de la traviata de Verdi
01:30:00 La mariposa in D Major
01:31:10 Estudio sobre “andante en etude” de Émile Prudent
01:33:15 Estudio sobre un fragmento de Schumann
01:34:07 Fantasía sobre motivos de la traviata de Verdi
01:40:08 Gran jota de concierto
01:49:30 Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
01:53:54 Mazurka in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
01:55:18 Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 4
02:00:00 Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4
02:03:36 Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2
02:08:29 Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4
02:10:12 Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28 No. 6
02:11:43 Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7
02:12:19 Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15
02:16:16 Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28 No. 20
02:17:22 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: I. “Des Abends”
02:20:21 Albumblätter, Op. 124: XVI. “Schlummerlied”
02:23:53 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99 Albumblätter
02:25:15 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: I. “Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit”
02:27:08 Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: XII. “Knecht Ruprecht”
02:28:34 Novelletten, Op. 21: I. “Romanza”
02:29:28 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. “Träumere"
02:32:01 Minuet WoO 10 No. 3
02:34:05 Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
02:38:06 Symphony No. 7, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
02:39:43 Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo
02:43:24 Sonata No. 4, Op. 7: II. Largo
02:48:12 Septet, Op. 20: IV. Andante (1st Variation)
02:49:11 Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio
02:53:28 Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D.894: III. Minuet
02:57:41 La damnation de Faust – Ballet des Sylphes
02:59:50 Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 No. 2 “Solitary Traveller”
03:00:43 Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 66 No. 13 “A Little Grey Man”
03:02:10 Peer Gynt, Op. 23: The Death of Åse
03:05:25 August Heinrich von Weyrauch nach Osten
03:07:07 Violi Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fugue
03:11:14 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I, VI. Bourée II
03:14:14 Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di bourrée
03:17:24 String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: III. Minuet
03:21:53 String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: III. Minuet
03:25:30 String Quartet, Hob.III:74: II. Largo assai
03:28:41 Keyboard Sonata, Hob.XVI:33: III. Tempo di minuetto
03:30:03 Baryton Trio, Hob.XI:87: III. Minuet
03:31:58 “Ox Minuet”, Hob.IX:27
03:34:36 Chorale
03:36:58 Samson, HWV 5: Minuet
03:38:42 L’Arlésienne, Op. 23, Pt. III: IXX. Mélodrame. Adagio
03:40:23 Tannhäuser, WWV 70: March
03:44:38 Mefistofele
03:50:42 L’Africaine: Morceau d’ensemble et finale
03:54:34 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30: VI. Venetianisches Gondellied
03:57:16 Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: VI. Venetianisches Gondellied
03:59:24 Estudio
04:00:56 String Quartet in B-Flat Major: Minuet
04:04:04 El ratón
04:05:37 O sole mio
04:07:05 El pobre valbuena
04:09:40 Tango
04:11:38 La Paloma
04:13:48 Suite Española, Op. 47 No. 5: Sevilla

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Bringing together all seven of Schubert’s completed symphonies, as well as the much-loved B minor ‘Unfinished’, this set charts the development of Schubert’s voice as a symphonist. His first six symphonies were composed between 1813 and 1818 for the orchestra at the religious school that he attended in Vienna. Although they could be considered to be apprentice works, and are clearly influenced by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and – in the case of the Sixth Symphony – Rossini, they are remarkable achievements for such a young composer, and the listener can hear some of the hallmarks of Schubert’s more forward-looking, romantic style, such as a bolder and richer harmonic language, beginning to emerge.
After a serious illness in 1822, from which he only partially recovered, Schubert composed his final symphonic masterpieces, the ‘Unfinished’ (1822) and the ‘Great’ (1825–6). From the haunting slow introduction and the extraordinary sense of pathos of the ‘Unfinished’ to the joyful and rhythmically vital ‘Great’ symphony, both works showcase Schubert the symphonist at the peak of his powers and are some of the most popular and enduring pieces in the orchestral canon.
Schubert’s complete symphonies are performed here by the legendary Staatskapelle Dresden under the inspired direction of celebrated conductor Herbert Blomstedt, praised by Gramophone for his "incomparably refined sensitivity and canny interpretative prowess".
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- Recordings made between 1978 and 1981 at the Lukaskirche in Dresden.
- “Probably the finest, most consistent Schubert cycles available” (David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com, performance: 10).

 
00:00:00 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
00:10:15 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: II. Andante
00:18:57 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: III. Menuetto. Allegro
00:25:06 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82: IV. Allegro vivace
00:31:41 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: I. Largo – Allegro vivace
00:42:10 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: II. Andante
00:51:04 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
00:54:48 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D. 125: IV. Presto vivace
01:00:43 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio
01:10:22 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: II. Allegretto
01:14:50 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: III. Menuetto. Vivace
01:18:57 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200: IV. Presto vivace
01:23:44 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: I. Adagio molto
01:33:32 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: II. Andante
01:43:05 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
01:46:25 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 ‘Tragic’: IV. Allegro
01:54:09 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: I. Allegro
02:01:20 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto
02:12:09 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto
02:17:22 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: IV. Allegro vivace
02:23:20 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: I. Adagio – Allegro
02:31:21 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: II. Andante
02:37:44 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: III. Scherzo. Presto
02:44:04 Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589: IV. Allegro moderato
02:53:32 Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 ‘Die Unvollendete’: I. Allegro moderato
03:05:05 Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 ‘Die Unvollendete’: II. Andante con moto
03:17:47 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
03:32:30 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: II. Andante con moto
03:48:24 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
03:59:21 Symphony No. 9 in C Major, Op. posth., D. 944 ‘The Great’: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

Artist:
Staatskappelle Dresden
Herbert Blomstedt cunductor

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Beethoven’s oeuvre only comprises a small collection of works for cello and piano, but that the composer was an accomplished writer for this combination of instruments is evident from the fact that Jean-Louis Duport, one of Frederick II’s court cellists and one of the most revered musicians of his day, incorporated many of the techniques found in the Op.5 sonatas into his instruction manual for cello.

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The two musicians Timora Rosler and Klára Würtz have been playing together for more than 15 years, having won several chamber music prizes. They performed the Beethoven cycle several times in concert over the years, and their interpretation has ripened to such an extent that the time came to record it. And here it is: every note alive and vibrant, played with gusto and feeling, alternating melancholy and joy, sadness and sheer fun.


00:00:00 Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
00:17:01 Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace
00:23:22 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
00:28:58 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Allegro molto più tosto presto
00:38:51 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: 5 II. Rondo. Allegro
00:47:20 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
00:59:51 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
01:04:54 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
01:13:06 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
01:20:19 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1: II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace
01:27:18 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
01:33:42 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
01:41:31 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
01:46:00 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Thema. Allegretto
01:46:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 1
01:47:20 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 2
01:47:58 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 3
01:48:36 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 4
01:49:20 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 5
01:50:04 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 6
01:50:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 7
01:51:22 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 8
01:51:59 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 9
01:52:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 10
01:53:25 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 11. Adagio
01:56:24 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 12. Allegro
01:57:27 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Thema. Allegretto
01:57:57 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 1
01:58:29 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 2
01:59:02 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 3
01:59:32 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 4
02:00:05 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 5
02:00:38 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 6
02:01:06 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 7
02:01:45 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 8
02:02:22 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 9
02:02:54 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 10. Adagio
02:04:03 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 11. Poco adagio, quasi andante
02:04:58 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 12. Allegro
02:06:56 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Thema. Andante
02:07:41 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 1
02:08:19 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 2
02:09:02 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 3
02:10:06 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 4
02:11:22 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 5. Si prenda il tempo un poco
02:11:58 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 6. Adagio
02:14:05 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 7. Allegro ma non troppo

Artist:
Timora Rosler (cello)
Klara Wurtz (piano)

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Composer:
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Artist:
Alexander Rudin (cello)
Ensemble Instrumental Musica Viva
Nikolay Alekseev ( conductor)

Here’s another fine disc, unavailable for some time, now receiving a new lease of life, and with no significant competition. It’s true that the complete works for cello and orchestra amount to less than half this disc’s duration, comprising as they do a couple of miniatures (the Pezzo Capriccioso and Nocturne) and the evergreen Rococo Variations. But the first point of importance is that the fine Russian cellist Alexander Rudin plays the original version of the score, and not the much more widely available piece of well-meaning butchery by a cellist of chaikovsky’s own time,Wilhelm Fitzenhagen. Fitzenhagen fiddled around with the order of the variations and left one out altogether, as well as somewhat simplifying the composer’s original and strenuous but effective demands upon the soloist. A return to the original reveals what we have been missing in the way of a rather more substantial and coherent work, and there are but one or two rival versions on the market.
In addition, Rudin complements the Variations with the gorgeous interlude from Swan Lake that features a solo cello, as well as an arrangement of the famous Andante cantabile from the First String Quartet. He then conducts this Muscovy orchestra himself in the Serenade for Strings.
Alexander Rudin was born in 1960 and studied with the cello legend Daniil Shafran. His pedigree in this music is impeccable.


00:00:00 Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33, Original version
00:18:40 Nocturne, Adapted from the Six piano pieces, Op. 19
00:22:41 Andante cantabile, Adapted from the First String Quartet, No. 1 Op. 11
00:28:30 Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62
00:35:27 Andante cantabile, Adapted from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
00:39:53 Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo – Allegro moderato
00:47:44 Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: II. Valse: Moderato (Tempo di valse)
00:51:27 Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: III. Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco
00:59:57 Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante; Allegro con spirito

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The latest in Brilliant Classics’ selection of Vivaldi releases, this vivid and inventive collection can be considered the first true example of the genre later to be connected so strongly with the ‘Prete Rosso’: the violin concerto.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: I. Allegro
00:02:56 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: II. Largo e cantabile
00:06:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: III. Allegro
00:08:07 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: I. Allegro
00:11:01 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: II. Largo
00:12:37 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: III. Allegro assai
00:14:28 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: I. Allegro
00:17:05 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: II. Largo
00:19:11 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: III. Allegro
00:21:22 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: I. Allegro
00:24:14 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: II. Grave e sempre piano
00:26:30 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: III. Allegro
00:29:09 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: I. Largo
00:31:24 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: II. Allegro
00:33:22 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: III. Largo
00:35:00 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: IV. Allegro
00:37:00 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: I. Allegro
00:41:08 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: II. Largo
00:43:20 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: III. Allegro
00:46:22 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: I. Spiritoso e non presto
00:48:51 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: II. Largo
00:52:06 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: III. Allegro
00:55:32 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: I. Allegro
00:58:06 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio
00:59:29 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: III. Allegro
01:02:52 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: I. Allegro
01:06:16 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: II. Largo
01:08:24 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: III. Allegro
01:11:36 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: I. Spiritoso
01:14:26 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: II. Adagio
01:16:34 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: III. Allegro
01:19:26 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: I. Allegro
01:21:55 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: II. Largo
01:24:47 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: III. Allegro
01:28:21 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: I. Allegro
01:31:06 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: II. Largo
01:33:37 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: III. Allegro

Artist:
Federico Guglielmo (violin)
L'Arte dell'Arco

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Dmitri Shostakovich wrote symphonies and string quartets with violent and intense music. But he did have a sense of humour as well. Just as he could handle the very un-Russian jazz idiom. Both jazz suites show the light-hearted side of Russia’s most important 20th-century composer.

00:00:00 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: I. March
00:03:09 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: II. Dance No. 1
00:06:10 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: III. Dance No. 2
00:09:54 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: IV. Little Polka
00:12:33 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: V. Lyric Waltz
00:15:16 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VI. Waltz No. 1
00:18:42 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VII. Waltz No. 2
00:22:20 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VIII. Finale
00:24:44 Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Themes, Op. 115
00:34:13 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: I. Waltz
00:36:38 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: II. Polka
00:38:21 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: III. Foxtrot
00:42:16 Novorossijsk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory for Orchestra, Op. 111b
00:44:57 Festive Overture Op. 96

Artist:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar (conductor)

Some of the finest Classical Music to enjoy your Evening with.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
00:00:00 Piano Concerto No.21 in C K467 ‘Elvira Madigan’ II

Camille Saint-Saëns
00:06:48 3 The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Wladislav Warenberg cello · Sara Crombach piano

Franz Liszt
00:09:45 Liebestraum S541 No.3 in A flat 4’17
Alexander Goldenweiser piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
00:14:22 Serenade No.13 in G K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’
6 II. Romanze

Mussorgsky
00:19:37 The Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition)
Alexander Warenberg piano

Frédéric Chopin
00:24:42 8 Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2

Christoph Willibald von Gluck
00:28:55 9 Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Jules Massenet
00:35:59 Méditation (Thaïs)

Frédéric Chopin
00:40:41 Prelude in D-Flat, Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop”

00:45:56 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

Beethoven
00:55:39 Liebestraum, Romantic Piano Music
Sonate Pathetique, Op. 13: II. Adagio

Maurice Ravel
01:00:24 Pavane Pour Une infante defunte

Beethoven
01:06:48 moonlight
01:12:28 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Edvard Hagerup Grieg
01:15:20 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Gabriel Fauré
01:19:32 Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
Paganini
01:26:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio

Bedrich Smetana
01:30:58 Má Vlast (My Country/Mein Vaterland): Vltava (The Moldau)

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Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Artist: L'Arte dell'arco, Federico Guglielmo (conductor)

Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most successful composers of the Baroque era, best known for his iconic set concertos for violin, The Four Seasons. L’Estro Armonico Op.3 is among the most important printed editions of Vivaldi’s concertos; the works immediately met with great acclaim after their publication in 1711. Indeed, this was the first collection of concerti to be published with a title, showing that the composer himself was aware of the nature of this extraordinary event. The work was originally dedicated to Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici, son and heir of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany. L’Arte dell’Arco is an internationally renowned ensemble that has achieved great acclaim through performances and recordings.
After the iconic ‘Le Quattro Stagioni’, the collection of 12 violin concertos Op. 3, ‘L’Estro Armonico’ is the most popular and well known of all of Vivaldi’s works. It is vintage Vivaldi: lively, exuberant and brilliant allegros, spun‐out cantilenas in Italian ‘belcanto’ style, and a general feel of Italian passion and good humour. Violinist Federico Guglielmo is one of Italy’s foremost fiddlers, a pioneer of Early Music Performance Practice, a bon vivant understanding the secrets of Vivaldi’s language like few others. Played from the New Vivaldi Edition as published by the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini.

00:00:00 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 10 in B Minor, RV 580: I. Allegro
00:03:17 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 10 in B Minor, RV 580: II. Largo
00:04:09 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 10 in B Minor, RV 580: III. Larghetto – Adagio – Largo
00:05:42 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 10 in B Minor, RV 580: IV. Allegro
00:08:34 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 549: I. Allegro
00:11:33 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 549: II. Largo e spiccato
00:13:38 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 1 in D Major, RV 549: III. Allegro
00:16:01 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 519: I. Allegro
00:18:45 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 519: II. Largo
00:20:22 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 519: III. Allegro
00:22:48 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 7 in F Major, RV 567: I. Andante
00:25:15 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 7 in F Major, RV 567: II. Adagio
00:26:09 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 7 in F Major, RV 567: III. Allegro
00:28:31 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 7 in F Major, RV 567: IV. Adagio – Allegro
00:30:46 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522: I. Allegro
00:34:02 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522: II. Larghetto e spiritoso
00:37:18 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 8 in A Minor, RV 522: III. Allegro
00:40:17 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 4 in E minor, RV 550: I. Andante
00:42:14 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 4 in E minor, RV 550: II. Allegro assai
00:44:19 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 4 in E minor, RV 550: III. Adagio – Allegro

00:46:57 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 9 in D Major, RV 230: I. Allegro
00:49:03 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 9 in D Major, RV 230: II. Larghetto
00:52:37 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 9 in D Major, RV 230: III. Allegro
00:54:36 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 578: I. Adagio e spiccato
00:55:59 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 578: II. Allegro
00:58:15 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 578: III. Larghetto
01:00:18 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 578: IV. Allegro
01:03:01 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265: I. Allegro
01:06:20 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265: II. Largo
01:09:40 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265: III. Allegro
01:12:22 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6 in A Minor, RV 356: I. Allegro
01:15:03 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6 in A Minor, RV 356: II. Largo
01:16:58 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 6 in A Minor, RV 356: III. Presto
01:19:22 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 11 in D Minor, RV 565: I. Allegro
01:20:02 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 11 in D Minor, RV 565: II. Adagio e spiccato – Allegro – Adagio
01:23:16 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 11 in D Minor, RV 565: III. Largo e spiccato
01:25:39 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 11 in D Minor, RV 565: IV. Allegro
01:28:01 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 310: I. Allegro
01:30:03 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 310: II. Largo
01:32:11 12 Concertos, Op. 3, Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 310: III. Allegro

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The year 2004 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Leos Janacek, one of Czech’s most famous and original composers.

Janacek’s music is highly personal, his language immediately recognizable: short, almost aphoristic motives form the basis of a highly dramatic discourse.

His piano works include the famous Piano Sonata (written after the death of a man during a worker’s demonstration), the highly attractive cycle “On an overgrown path” (short pieces of sometimes violent, sometimes painfully intimate emotions), the cycle “In the mist”, and series on Czech and Moravian folk melodies.

Norwegian pianist Hakon Austbö already recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics (Satie, Brahms Klavierstücke, Grieg Lyrische Stücke), and proves himself again a true master in the short form, completely identifying himself with the composer and his inner thoughts.

00:00:00 Sonata I.X.: I. Foreboding
00:05:59 Sonata I.X.: II. Death
00:12:51 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: I. Our Evenings
00:16:08 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: II. A Blown Away Leaf
00:19:36 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: III. Come with Us!
00:20:15 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: IV. The Madonna of Frýdek
00:24:17 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: V. They Chattered Like Swallows
00:26:28 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: VI. Words Fail!
00:28:32 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: VII. Good Night!
00:31:01 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: VIII. Unutterable Anguish
00:34:10 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: IX. In Tears
00:37:08 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 1: X. The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away!
00:41:04 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 2: I. Andante - Un poco piú mosso
00:44:22 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 2: II. Allegretto - Poco mosso
00:47:21 On an Overgrown Path, Pt. 2: III. Vivo - Presto (Completed by H. Austbø)
00:49:07 In the Mist: I. Andante - Poco mosso
00:52:30 In the Mist: II. Molto adagio - Presto
00:56:56 In the Mist: III. Andantino - Poco mosso
01:00:11 In the Mist: IV. Presto - Meno mosso - Andante
01:04:32 Tema con variazioni
01:14:48 In Remembrance
01:16:26 Ej, danaj!
01:18:21 Music for Gymnastics
01:23:21 To My Olga
01:23:57 On an Overgrown Path, Two Rejected Pieces: I. Più mosso
01:26:28 On an Overgrown Path, Two Rejected Pieces: II. Allegro
01:31:26 Moravian Dances: Dymák - Starodávný - Valaška - Požehnaný - Pilky - Kalamajka - Trojky - Sekerecka - Kolo - Celadenský
01:39:40 6 Miniatures: I. Lord Jesus Christ Is Born
01:40:21 6 Miniatures: II. Moderato
01:41:29 6 Miniatures: III. Without Title
01:42:04 6 Miniatures: IV. Cradle Song
01:42:57 6 Miniatures: V. Melodie
01:43:27 6 Miniatures: VI. Palace of Malostranský
01:44:32 Moravian Folksongs
01:52:29 A Recollection
01:54:26 Intimate Sketches: I. Merely blind fate?
01:55:27 Intimate Sketches: II. So That One Could Never Return
01:56:37 Intimate Sketches: III. The Golden Ring
01:56:50 Intimate Sketches: IV. I Am Waiting for You!

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Young Mendelssohn composed extensively for the piano. From early concertos and sonatas he quickly established his ‘mature’ style in works such as the Rondo capriccioso, and the Andante cantabile e Presto agitato. The masterpieces that followed include the famous Songs without Words/Lieder ohne Worte. On this complete recording, these piano 'songs' are played by Dutch pianist Frank van der Laar.

00:00:00 Andante con moto, in E Major, Op. 19 No. 1
00:03:50 Andante espressivo, in A Minor, Op. 19 No. 2
00:06:14 Molto allegro, in A Major, Op. 19 No. 3, “Jägerlied”
00:08:49 Moderato, in A Major, Op. 19 No. 4
00:11:16 Agitato, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 No. 5
00:14:47 Andante sostenuto, in G Minor, Op. 19 No. 6, “Venetian Gondola Song”
00:17:22 Andante espressivo, in E-Flat Major, Op. 30 No. 1
00:21:44 Allegro di molto, in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30 No. 2
00:23:49 Andante sostenuto, in E Major, Op. 30 No. 3
00:26:28 Agitato e con fuoco, in B Minor, Op. 30 No. 4
00:29:21 Andante grazioso, in D Major, Op. 30 No. 5
00:31:14 Allegretto, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 30 No. 6, “Venetian Gondola Song”
00:34:01 Con moto, in E-Flat Major, Op. 38 No. 1
00:36:17 Allegro non troppo, in C Minor, Op. 38 No. 2
00:38:34 Presto, in E Major, Op. 38 No. 3
00:41:00 Andante, in A Major, Op. 38 No. 4
00:43:03 Agitato, in A Minor, Op. 38 No. 5
00:45:42 Andante con moto, in A-Flat Major, Op. 38 No. 6, “Duetto”
00:48:33 Andante con moto, in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 No. 1
00:51:24 Allegro non troppo, in E-Flat Major, Op. 53 No. 2
00:54:14 Presto agitato, in G Minor, Op. 53 No. 3
00:57:08 Adagio, in F Major, Op. 53 No. 4
00:59:53 Allegro, in A Minor, Op. 53 No. 5, “Volkslied”
01:02:53 Molto allegro vivace, in A Major, Op. 53 No. 6
01:06:02 Andante espressivo, in G Major, Op. 62 No. 1
01:08:14 Allegro con fuoco, in B-Flat Major, Op. 62 No. 2
01:10:18 Andante maestoso, in E Minor, Op. 62 No. 3, “Trauermarsch”
01:13:53 Allegro con anima, in G Major, Op. 62 No. 4
01:15:09 Andante, in A Minor, Op. 62 No. 5, “Venetian Gondola Song”
01:17:58 Andante grazioso, in A Major, Op. 62 No. 6, “Frühlingslied”
01:21:08 Andante, in E-Flat Major, Op. 67 No. 1
01:23:47 Allegro leggiero, in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67 No. 2
01:26:24 Andante tranquillo, in B-Flat Major, Op. 67 No. 3
01:28:50 Presto, in C Major, Op. 67 No. 4, “Spinnerlied: The Bee’s Wedding”
01:30:50 Moderato, in B Minor, Op. 67 No. 5
01:33:12 Allegretto non troppo, in E Major, Op. 67 No. 6
01:35:36 Andante espressivo, in F Major, Op. 85 No. 1
01:37:50 Allegro agitato, in A Minor, Op. 85 No. 2
01:38:44 Presto, in E-Flat Major, Op. 85 No. 3
01:41:19 Andante sostenuto, in D Major, Op. 85 No. 4
01:44:18 Allegretto, in A Major, Op. 85 No. 5
01:46:04 Allegretto con moto, in B-Flat Major, Op. 85 No. 6
01:48:35 Andante un poco agitato, in E Minor, Op. 102 No. 1
01:50:51 Adagio, in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2
01:53:28 Presto, in C Major, Op. 102 No. 3
01:55:01 Un poco agitato, in G Minor, Op. 102 No. 4
01:57:12 Allegro vivace, in A Major, Op. 102 No. 5, “Kinderstück”
01:58:31 Andante, in C Major, Op. 102 No. 6

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Artist:
Benjamin Hudson viola
Sebastian Klinger cello
Jürgen Kruse piano





These days Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is mainly associated with his later works. Born in 1935 he wrote ‘avant-garde’ works at first. In the nineteen seventies he increasingly found his inspiration in medieval religious music, both western and eastern European. This first transpired in his Für Alina for piano. It already has the telling low tempo and (two) layers. Pärt further extended his so-called tintinnabuli (i.e. bells) style in small-scale pieces like the different versions of Spiegel im Spiegel and Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka. Although this last piece has ‘classical’ features as well.

This release shows an aspect of Arvo Pärt which is seldomly heard: his small-scale chamber music works. As such this recording is a valuable addition to the material already available on the market.