Bartok, Janáček – Works for String Orchestra – Iona Brown

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Divertimento for Strings, Sz 113
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Idyll for String Orchestra
Suite for String Orchestra

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown - conductor

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Handel – The Essential Handel – Various Artists

remembering George Frideric Handel on his birthday

(23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) 

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):

CD 1:
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
Where'er you walk (Semele)
Water Music - suite
Dove dei (Rodelinda)
Organ Concerto No.13 in F major "Cuckoo and Nightingale"
Sarabande (Suite No.11 in D minor)
Minuet (Overture to Berenice)
Waft her, angels (Jephta)
See the conquering hero comes (Judas Maccabaeus)
Largo (Xerxes, arr.Rheinhard)
Zadok the Priest

CD 2:
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Return O God of Hosts (Samson)
Harp Concerto, op.4 no.6
Let the bright seraphim (Samson)
Concerto grosso in D major, op.3 no.6
The trumpet's loud clangor (Ode for St Cecilia's Day)
March & Battle (Rinaldo)
Vivi tiranno (Rodelinda)
For unto us a child is born (Messiah)
I know that my redeemer (Messiah)
The trumpet shall sound (Messiah)
Hallelujah! (Messiah)

Sir Neville Marriner - conductor
Sir Adrian Boult - conductor
Raymond Leppard - conductor
Joshua Rifkin - conductor
George Szell - conductor
Sir David Willcocks - conductor
Iona Brown - conductor

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Vivaldi – La Cetra 12 Concertos op.9 – Iona Brown

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):

CD 1:
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.1 in C major, RV 181 A *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.2 in A major, RV 345 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.3 in G minor, RV 334 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.4 in E major, RV 263 A *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.5 in A minor, RV 358 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.6 in A major, RV 348 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.7 in B flat major, RV 359 *

CD 2:
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.8 in D minor, RV 238 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.9 in B flat major, RV 530 *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.10 in G major, RV 263 A *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.11 in C minor, RV 198 A *
La Cetra, op.9 - Concerto No.12 in B minor, RV 391 *
Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535 +
Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 443 #

Iona Brown - violin and direction *
Neil Black - oboe +
Celia Nicklin - oboe +
William Bennett - piccolo #
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor + #

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Stamitz – Clarinet Concertos – Sabine Meyer

Carl Stamitz (1746-1801):
Clarinet Concerto No.3 in B flat major
Clarinet Concerto No.11 in E flat major
Johann Stamitz (Jan Václav Stamic) (1717-1757):
Clarinet Concerto in B flat major
Carl Stamitz (1746-1801):
Clarinet Concerto No.10 in B flat major

Sabine Meyer - clarinet
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - conductor

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Harmonious Families V.2 – Niels & Axel Gade – Orchestral works – Iona Brown

Harmonious Families Vol.2:

Niels W. Gade (1817-1890):
"Mariotta" - overture for the comedy
"Hamlet" - concert overture, op.37
Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra in A minor (orch.: Carl Reinecke)
"Nachtklänge von Ossian" - concert overture, op.1
Axel Gade (1860-1921):
Concerto No.2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, op.10 *

Christina Åstrand - violin *
The Danish Philharmonic Orchestra
Iona Brown - conductor

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Mozart, Stamitz, Weber, Rossini, Krommer - Clarinet Concerts - Sabine Meyer

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K 622 (reconstruction for basset-clarinet)
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, K 297b

Sabine Meyer - basset-clarinet & clarinet
Diethelm Jonas - oboe
Bruno Schneider - horn
Sergio Azzolini - bassoon
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk - conductor


CD 2:
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Concerto No.3 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B major
Concerto No.11 for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major
Johann Stamitz (1717-1757):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in B major
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Concerto No.10 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B major

Sabine Meyer - clarinet
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - conductor


CD 3:
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Concerto No.1 for Clarinet and Orchestra in C major
Concerto for Basset-horn and Orchestra in B major
Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon in B major
Concerto No.7 for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major "Darmstädter Konzert"

Sabine Meyer - clarinet & basset-horn
Sergio Azzolini - bassoon

Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - conductor

CD 4:
Franz Krommer (1759-1831):
Concerto for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra in E flat major, op.35
Concerto for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra in E flat major, op.91
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868):
Variazioni per Clarinetto e piccola Orchestra in C major
Introduzione, Tema e Variazioni per Clarinetto e Orchestra in B flat major

Sabine Meyer - clarinet
Wolfgang Meyer - clarinet
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Jörg Faerber - conductor


CD 5:
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor, op.73 *
Concertino in E flat major, op.26 *
Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat minor, op.74 *
Clarinet Quintetin B flat major, op.34 - version for String Orchestra +

Sabine Meyer - clarinet
Staatskapelle Dresden *
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn +
Herbert Blomstedt - conductor *
Jörg Faerber - conductor +

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Symphonies Concertantes - Consortium Classicum, Acad. St.M-in-the-Fields

Symphonies Concertantes:

CD 1:
Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838):
Sinfonia Concertante for Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in B flat major, op.3 *
Georg Abraham Schneider (1770-1839):
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in D major, op.19 +
Franz Danzi (1763-1826)
Sinfonia Concertante for Flute and Clarinet #

Robert Dohn - flute #
Dieter Klöcker - clarinet * #
Nikolaus Grüger - horn *
Karl-Otto Hartmann - bassoon *
Werner Grobholz - violin +
Jügern Kussmaul - viola +

CD 2:
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Sinfonia Concertante for 2 Clarinets in E flat major, o.op. *
August Ritter (1760-1820):
Sinfonia Concertante for 2 Bassoons in F major, o.op. +
Peter von Winter (1754-1825):
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in B flat major, o.op. #
Carl Friederich Abel (1723-1787):
Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Oboe and Clarinet in B flat major, o.op. §

Werner Grobholz - violin # §
Dieter Klöcker - clarinet * # §
Waldemar Wandel - clarinet *
Gernot Schmalfuss - oboe §
Nikolaus Grüger - horn #
Karl-Otto Hartmann - bassoon + #
Eberhard Buschmann - bassoon +

CD 3:
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831):
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Piano *
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Sinfonia Concertante for Clarinet and Bassoon in B flat major +
Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818):
Sinfonia Concertante for Piano, Mandoline, Trumpet and Double Bass in E flat major #


Werner Grobholz - violin *
Werner Genuit - piano * #

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet +
Siegfried Goethel - trumpet #
Karl-Otto Hartmann - bassoon +
Akashi Ochi - mandoline #
Walter Meuter - double bass #


Consortium Classicum
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Dieter Klöcler - conductor
Iona Brown - conductor

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Guitar Concertos - Carulli, Molino; Mozart - Romero

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841):
Guitar Concerto in E minor, op.140 "Petit Concert de Société"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Adagio in E major, K.261 for guitar (orig. violin) and orchestra
Francesco Molino (1768-1847):
Guitar Comverto in E minor, op.56
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Rondo in C major, K.373 for guitar (orig. violin) and orchestra
Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841):
Guitar Concerto in A major, op.8a

Pepe Romero - guitar
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - conductor

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Handel, Boieldieu, Ditterdorf, Mozart - Harp Concertos - Robles

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Harp Concerto op.4 no.6
François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834):
Harp Concerto in 3 Tempi
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1734-1799):
Harp Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (attrib):
Theme, Variations and Rondo pastorale
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Variations for Harp
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Six Variations on a Swiss Theme

Marisa Robles - harp
The Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - conductor

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Baroque Horn Concertos: Knechtl, Reinhardt, Quantz, Graun, Röllig - Tuckwell

? Knechtl (ca.17??): Concerto in D major
Karl Matthias Reinhardt (ca.17??): Concerto in E flat major
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773): Concerto No.3 in E flat major
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773): Concerto No.9 in E flat major
Johann Gottlieb (1703-1771) or Carl Heinrich (1704-1759) Graun: Concerto in D major
Johann Georg Röllig (1710-1790): Concerto No.14 in E flat major
Johann Georg Röllig (1710-1790): Concerto No.15 in D major

Barry Tuckwell - horn
Academy of St.Martin-in-the Fields
Iona Brown - conductor

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L.Mozart, Mouret, Fasch - Horn Concertante - Baumann

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Jagd-Symphonie (Sinfonia da caccia) *
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738): Suites de Symphonies: Seconde Suite +
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758): Concerto in D major "Die Jagd" *
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Concerto in E flat major for two horns #

Hermann Baumann - horn * #
Radovan Vlatković - horn * #
Timothy Brown - horn *
Nicholas Hill - horn *
Les Trompes de France +
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - violin and direction

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Saint-Saëns - Organ Symphony; Poulenc - Organ Concerto

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) - Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 "Organ Symphony" *
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Organ Concerto +

Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra *
Anita Priest - organ *
Zubin Mehta - conductor *

George Malcolm - organ +
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields +
Iona Brown - conductor +

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