Le Sueur, Paisiello, Roze – Coronation Music for Napoleon I – Tchernouchenko

Messe du Sacre de Napoleon 1er (Coronation Music for Napoleon I):

Jean-François Le Sueur (1763-1837):
Marche
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
Mass
Jean-François Le Sueur (1763-1837):
"Unxerunt Salomonem" Motet
Nicolas Roze (1745-1819):
"Vivat in aeternum"
Jean-François Le Sueur (1763-1837):
"Tu es Petrus" Motet
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
Te Deum

Emilia Titarenko - soprano
Elena Jaskunova - soprano
Tatjana Jashina - soprano
Galina Gordeeva - soprano
Lubov Dziltsova - soprano
Galina Dolbonos - mezzo-soprano
Sergej Rokozitza - tenor
Sergej Fomenko - tenor
Oleg Palkin - baritone-bass
Ensemble de cuivres Guy Touvron
Saint Petersburg Cappella Choir
Saint Petersburg Cappella Orchestra
Vladislav Tchernouchenko - conductor

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J.S. Bach-F. Stiedry – Die Kunst der Fugue (orchestral version) – Hans Zender

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Die Kunst der Fugue - arranged for large orchestra by Fritz Stiedry (1883-1968)

Klaus Hellwig - piano
Thomas Weber - piano
Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin
Hans Zender - conductor

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L.Mozart – Missa solemnis in C major – Roland Bader

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787):
Missa solemnis in C major

Arleen Augér - soprano
Gabriele Schreckenbach - contralto
Horst Laubenthal - tenor
Barry McDaniel - baritone
Helmut Mebert - violin
Martin-Ulrich Senn - flute
Arno Lange - trumpet
Wolfgang Meyer - organ
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale
Domkapelle Berlin
Roland Bader - conductor

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Beethoven, Ries, Archduke Rudolph – Piano Works – Susan Kagan

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Eleven Bagatelles, op.119
Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838):
Le Songe
Archduke Rudolph (1788-1831):
Forty Variations on a Theme by Beethoven

Susan Kagan - piano

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Chopin-Françaix – 24 Preludes op.28 (Orchestral Version) – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Preludes 1-24, op.28 - orchestrated by Jean Françaix (1912-1997) *
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Sei Preludi pour petite orchestre à cordes +

Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin *
Camerata Assindia +
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor *
Robert Maxym - conductor +

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Giuliani, Boccherini – Symphonic Works – Monica Huggett

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829):
Guitar Concerto in A major, op.30
Luigi Boccherini (1749-1805):
Sinfonia

Richard Savino - baroque guitar
Portland Baroque Orchestra [on period instruments]
Monica Huggett - conductor

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Osieck, Arnold, Rosenstengel, Mul – Concertos for Piano Duet – Kölner Klavier-Duo

Hans Osieck (1910-2000):
Suite concertante for Piano Duet and Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006):
Concerto for Piano Duet and Orchestra
Albrecht Rosenstengel (1912-1995):
Concertino for Percussion, Piano Duet and Strings
Jan Mul (1911-1971):
Concerto for Piano Duet and Orchestra

Kölner Klavier-Duo
Bamberger Symphoniker
Florian Merz - conductor

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Schubert – Orchestrated Works by Joachim, Mottl, Webern – Leon Botstein

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata in C major D 812 "Grand Duo" [arr Joachim (1831-1907)]
Fantasia in F minor D 940 [arr Mottl (1856-1911)]
Six German Dances D 820 [arr Webern (1883-1945)]

American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein - conductor

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Turina – Symphonic Works – Isidro Barrio

Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Rapsodia sinfónica op.66
La Anunciación op.27
El Juevees Santo a media noche
La oración del torero
Danza Ritual op.55,3
Serenata op.87
Tango no.2 op.8

Orquesta de Cámara de l'Empordá (Figueres)
Isidro Barrio - piano & conductor

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D.Puccini, Clementi, Hummel – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Klaus Hellwig

Domenico Puccini (1771-1815):
Piano Concerto in B major
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832):
Piano Concerto in C major
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837):
Rondo Brillante, op.56 for Piano and Orchestra

Klaus Hellwig - piano
Cracow State Philharmonic
Roland Bader - conductor

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Hummel – Mass – Martin Haselböck

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1836):
Mass in E flat major, op.80
Graduale for Choir and Orchestra, op.88
Offertorium for Soprano, Clarinet, Choir and Orchestra, op.89

Amanda Halgrimson - soprano
Susan McAdoo - contralto
Helmut Wildhaber - tenor
Petr Mikulàs - bass
Jan Engel - clarinet
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
Orchester der Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]
Martin Haselböck - conductor

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Johann André – Flute Quartets after Mozart – Ensemble Sans Souci Berlin

Johann André (1741-1799) - Flute Quartets after compositions of W.a. Mozart:
Flute Quartet in G major, op.78 no.1 - after Piano Sonata for four hands K.497
Flute Quartet in D major, op.78 no.3 - after Piano Trio K.498
Flute Quartet in D major, op.81 no.1 - after Violin Sonata K.378
Flute Quartet in D major, op.81 no.2 - after Violin Sonata K.380

Ensemble Sans Souci Berlin [on period instruments]

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J.S.Bach – Reconstructed Concertos – Berliner Barock Solisten

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - reconstructed concertos:
Concerto in D major for 3 Violins, Strings and B.C. - reconstructed after BWV 1064
Concerto in G minor for Violin, Strings and B.C. - reconstructed after BWV 1056
Concerto in D major for Viola, Strings and B.C. - reconstructed after BWV 169, 49 & 1053
Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin, Strings and B.C. - reconstructed after BWV 1060

Rainer Kussmaul - violin
Aleksandar Ivić - violin
Bernhard Forck - violin
Wolfram Christ - viola
Albrecht Mayer - oboe
Berliner Barock Solisten [on period instruments]
Rainer Kussmaul - conductor

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Various Composers – Trumpet Concertos – Wolfgang Bauer

Simon Stierle (b.1972):
Fantasie & Introduktion
Johann Balthasar Zahn (1704-1776):
Concerto Pastorello
Joseph Arnold Gross (1701? - 1783 ?):
Concerto a Clarino solo
Johann Stamitz (1707-1757):
Trumpet Concerto in D major
Joseph Riepel (1709-1782):
Concerto in D major a Clarino solo Principale
Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789):
Concerto Ex D a 5 voc Clarino Principale

Wolfgang Bauer - trumpet
Camerata Fulda [on period instruments]
Harald Kraus - conductor

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Max Reger – Works for Violin and Orchestra, Orchestral Works – Horst Stein

Max Reger (1873-1916):
Eine Lustspielouvertüre, op.120
Symphonic Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, op.147
Suite in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.103a
Scherzino in C major for Horn and String Orchestra

Walter Forchert - violin
Marie Luise Neunecker - horn
Bamberger Symphoniker
Horst Stein - conductor

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Künneke – Piano Concerto; Mendelssohn – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Tiny Wirtz

Eduard Künneke (1885-1953):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in A flat major, op.36 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Serenade und Allegro giocoso, op.43 for Piano and Orchestra +
Capriccio brillant, op.22 for Piano and Orchestra +

Tiny Wirtz - piano
Rundfunkorchester des Südwestfunks
Wlodzimierz Kamirski - conductor *
Emmerich Smola - conductor +

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Rodrigo – Concierto in modo galante, Concierto de Aranjuez – Israel Yinon

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999):
Concierto in modo galante for Cello and Orchestra
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Sones de la Giralda for Guitar, Cello and Orchestra

Eugène Hölzer - guitar
Sebastian Hess - cello
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Israel Yinon - conductor

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Boieldieu, Saint-Saens, Pierné – Harp Concertos – Isabelle Moretti

François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834):
Harp Concerto in C major
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Morceau de Concert, op.154
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):
Concertstück, op.39

Isabelle Moretti - harp
Rundfunkorchester des Südwestfunks
Klaus Arp - conductor

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Milhaud, B.Hummel, Creston – 'Percussion in Concert' – Peter Sadlo

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Orchestra *
Bertold Hummel (1925-2002):
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra *
Paul Creston (1906-1985):
Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra +

Peter Sadlo - percussion, marimba
Bamberger Symphoniker +
Rundfunkorchester des HR +
Wolfgang Rögner - conductor *
Peter Falk - conductor +

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Max Bruch – Odysseus – Leon Botstein

Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Odysseus, op.41 - scenes from the Odyssey for choir, soloists and orchestra

Jeffrey Kneebone - baritone
Nancy Maultsby - mezzo-soprano
Camila Nylund - soprano
Stephanie Lange - soprano
Xenia-Maria Mann - mezzo-soprano
Bernhard Gärtner - tenor
Robert Holzer - bass
Michael Burt - bass-baritone
NDR-Chor
Budapest Radio Choir
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Leon Botstein - conductor

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