Brahms, Berg – Violin Concertos – Renaud Capuçon

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"

Renaud Capuçon - violin
Wiener Philharmoniker
Daniel Harding - conductor

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Debussy, Ravel, Berg – String Quartets – Lasalle Quartet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
String Quartet in G minor, op.10
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
String Quartet in F major
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
String Quartet, op.3

Lasalle Quartet

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Various Composers – Transcriptions for Choir – Accentus

CD 1:
Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Agnus Dei - Adagio pour cordes opus 111
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Kein Deutscher Himmel - Adagietto from Symphonie n°5
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Immortal Bach - Komm süsser Tod BWV 478
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Lacrimosa - Etude pour piano opus 10 n°6
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Soupir - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903):
Das verlassene Magdlein - Mörike Lieder
Auf ein altes Bild - Mörike Lieder
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Die Nachtigall - Sieben frühe Lieder
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen - Rückert Lieder
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Les Angelus
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Lulajze, Jezuniu - Sonate pour piano n°3 en si mineur

CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1841):
L'hiver - Les Quatre Saisons
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Litanei - Litanei D.34
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Le champ des morts - Alexandre Nevski
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Scheiden und Meiden - Lieder aus dei Jugendzeit
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Im Treibhaus - Wesendonck-Lieder
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Grablied - Quartet in D minor D.810 (Death and the Maiden)
Der Wegweiser - Winterreisse D.911
Nacht und Träume - Nacht und Träume D.827 opus 43 n°2
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Die zwei blauen Augen - Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Busslied - Sarabande French Suite n°1 BWV 812
An Babels Wasserflüssen - Sarabande English Suite n°3 BWV 808
Jerusalem - Menuet II Partita n°1 BWV 825
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Des pas sur la neige - Préludes Livre 1
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
La Flûte enchantée - Shéhérazade
L'indifférent - Shéhérazade
Alexandre Scriabine (1872-1915):
Si comme la lune... - Prélude n°13 opus 11
La lune parait - Feuillet d'album n°1 opus 45
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant - Ma Mère l'Oye
Le jardin féerique - Ma Mère l'Oye

Accentus
Laurence Equilbey - conductor

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern – Piano Music – Peter Hill

Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Sonata, op.1
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Three Piano Pieces, op.11 no.1
Six Little Piano Pieces, op.19 no.1
Five Piano Pieces, op.23 no.1
Suite For Piano, op.25
Piano Piece, op.33a
Piano Piece, op.33b
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Variations, op.27

Peter Hill - piano

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Schubert, Webern, Berg – Works for Cello and Piano – Queyras, Tharaud

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Arpeggione Sonata (Cello) in A minor, D.821
Das Wandern, D.795/1
Ungeduld, D.797/7
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
3 Small Pieces, op.11
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Vögel, D.691
Sonatina for Violin and Piano (Cello), D.384
Wiegenlied, D.498
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Four Pieces, op.5 for Cello and Piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Nacht und Träume, D.827

Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Alexandre Tharaud - piano

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Mahler – Symphony No.4 – Chailly

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.4 in G major
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Seven Early Songs (orch. Berg)

Barbara Bonney - soprano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Mahler – Symphony No.1 – Chailly

tribute to Riccardo Chailly on his birthday

(b. 20 February 1953)

Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Sonata op.1 (orch. Theo Verbey)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.1 in D major

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Zemlinsky – String Quartets – LaSalle Quartet

remembering Alban Berg on his birthday

(February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935)

CD 1:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.1 in D minor, op.8
String Quartet No.2 in F sharp minor, op.10

CD 2:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.3, op.30
String Quartet No.4, op.37

CD 3:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet in D major
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Five Movements for String Quartet, op.5
String Quartet
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, op.9
String Quartet, op.28

CD 4:
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lyric Suite for String Quartet
String Quartet, op.3

CD 5:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.1 in A major, op.4
String Quartet No.2, op.15

CD 6:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.3, op.19
String Quartet No.4, op.25
Hans Erich Apostel (1901-1972):
String Quartet No.1, op.7

Lasalle Quartet

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Lanner, Strauss I, Strauss II – Waltzes – Alban Berg Quartett

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843):
Marien-Walzer
Steyrische-Tänze
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849):
Wiener Gemüths-Walzer
Annen-Polka
Joseph Lanner (1801-1843):
Die Werber - waltz
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849):
Eisele- und Beisele-Sprünge - polka
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899):
Schatz-Walzer (arr. Anton Webern (1883-1945))
Wein, Weib und Gesang - waltz (arr. Alban Berg (1885-1935))
Kaiser-Walzer (arr. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951))

Alban Berg Quartett

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Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Glenn Gould

remembering Glenn Gould on the anniversary of his death

(25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982)

CD 1:

William Byrd (c.1540–1623):
First Pavan and Galliard
Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625):
Fantasy in C
Allemande from The Italian Ground
William Byrd (c.1540–1623):
Hugh Aston's Ground, for keyboard
Sixth Pavan and Galliard
Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625):
"Lord Salisbury" pavan and galliard
William Byrd (c.1540–1623):
A Voluntary
Sellinger's Round
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):
Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 430
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Prelude and fugue for piano in C major, K. 394 (K. 383a)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Keyboard Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49


CD 2:

Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Variations chromatiques (de concert)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Five Piano Pieces, op.3
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
2 Morceaux, op.57
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Piano Sonata op.1
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Sonata No.7, op.83

Glenn Gould - piano

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Brahms-Schoenberg – Piano Quartet adapted for Orchestra – H.Wakasugi

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) / Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Piano Quartet in G minor, op.25 adapted for Orchestra *
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) / Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Chamber Symphony, op.9 arranged for Piano Duet +

Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester *
Hiroshi Wakasugi - conductor *
Anthony Paratore - piano +
Joseph Paratore - piano +

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Webern, Berg, Schoenberg – Works for string Quartet – Quatuor Psophos

Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Langsamer Satz M78
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lyrische Suite
Arnold Schoenberg (1871-1951):
Quartet No.4, op.37

Quatuor Psophos

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Hans Rosbaud - Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Hans Rosbaud on his birthday

(July 22, 1895 – December 29, 1962)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No. 92 in G major "Oxford"
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"

Wolfgang Schneiderhan - violin
Berliner Philharmoniker


CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 73 ("Emperor") *
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 +

Robert Casadesus - piano *
Julian von Karolyi - piano +
Concertgebouw Orchestra *
Münchner Philharmoniker +


CD 3:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Finlandia, Op.26
Valse Triste, Op.44
Swan of Tuonela, Op.22 No.3
Festivo, Op.25 No.3
Karelia Suite, Op.11: Intermezzo: Moderato (1957)
Tapiola, Op.112

Berliner Philharmoniker


CD 4:
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
Concertante Music for Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka

Gerty Herzog - piano *
Berliner Philharmoniker
Concertgebouw Orchestra


CD 5:
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Anton Webern (1883-1945).
Six Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Agon

Sinfonieorchester de Südwestfunks Baden-Baden


Hans Rosbaud - conductor

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Brahms – Double Concerto; A.Berg – Chamber Concerto – Isaac Stern

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra *
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Instruments +

Isaac Stern - violin
Yo-Yo Ma - cello *
Peter Serkin - piano +
Chicago Symphony Orchestra *
members of the London Symphony Orchestra +
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Early Songs by famous composers – Regina Klepper

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
"Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
"An die Freude" KV 53
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
"An die Hoffnung" op.32
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
"Wiegenlied" op.13 no.2
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
"Gretchen am Spinnrade" op.2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Romanze op.8 nr.10
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
"Der Nussbaum" op.25 no.3
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
"Es muss ein Wunderbares sein"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
"Liebestereu" op.3 no.1
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903):
"Über Nacht"
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
"Hans und Grete"
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
"Weihnachtslied" op.1
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949):
"Im tiefen Wald verborgen" op.2 no.4
Max Reger (1873-1916):
"Tränen im Auge" op.8 no.2
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
"Erwartung" op.2 no.1
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
"Blumengruss"
Joseph Marx (1882-1964)
"Lied eines Mädchens"
Joseph Mattthias Hauer (1883-1959):
"Der gute Glaube" op.6 no.1
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
"Schliesse mir die Augen beide"
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991):
"Erinnerung" op.19 no.1
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
"Chanson zu Shakespeare 'Romeo und Julia'"
Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996):
"Bitte an den Hund"
Carl Orff (1895-1982):
"Blond ist mein Haar"

Regina Klepper - soprano
Erik Werba - piano

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Mendelssohn, Bruch, Berg – Violin Concertos – Suk, Ančerl

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor, op.26
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra "To the Memory of an Angel"

Josef Suk - violin
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - conductor

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Berg - Lulu-Suite, Der Wein, Lyric Suite - Boulez

Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lulu-Suite - for soprano and orchestra *
Der Wein - Concert aria for soprano and orchestra +
Lyrische Suite - three movements adapted for string orchestra

Judith Blegen - soprano *
Jessye Norman - soprano +
New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Liszt, Berg, Webern - At the grave of Richard Wagner - Kronos Quartet

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
At the grave of Richard Wagner (for string quartet, harp and piano) *
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
String Quartet, op.3
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Five Pieces, op.5

Aki Takahashi - piano *
Marcella DeCray - harp *
Kronos Quartet

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern - Orchestral works - Karajan

CD 1:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951):
Pelleas und Melisande, op.5
Variations for Orhestra, op.31

CD 2:
Verklärte Nacht, op.4 (Transfugured Night)
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Three Pieces from "Lyric Suite"

CD 3:
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Passacaglia, op.1
Five Movements, op.5
Six Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Symphony, op.21

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Sviatoslav Richter in Portrait

In memory of Sviatoslav Richter on the 15th anniversary of his death. 

(March 20, 1915 – August 1, 1997)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1
Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata No.10 in D minor, op.31 no.2 "The Tempest"
"Andante favori" WoO 57

CD 2:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata in A major D 664
Fantasie in C major "Wanderer" D 760
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasie in C major, op.17

CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor, op.22
Papillons, op.2
Carnaval de Vienne, op.26

CD 4:
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, op.55 *
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Kammerkonzert for piano. violin and wind ensemble +

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Oleg Kagaan - violin +
London Symphony Orchestra *
Moscow Conservatory Instrumental Ensemble +
Lorin Maazel - conductor *
Youri Nicolaïevsky - conductor +

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