Brahms – Violin Sonatas – Dmitry Sitkovetsky

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78
Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.108

Dmitry Sitkovetsky - violin
Bella Davidovich - piano

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Mahler – Symphony no.4 arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Erwin Stein – Howard Griffiths

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.4 in G major - arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Erwin Stein

Daniel Hellmann - boy soprano from the Zürcher Sängerknaben
Northern Sinfonia
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Mozart – The Freemason Music – Martin Haselböck

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Freemason Music:
"Laut verkünde unsre Freude" KV 623
"Zerfliesset heut', geliebte Brüder" KV 483
"Lobgesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge" K. 148 (K. 125h)
"Gesellenreise" K. 468
"Ihr unsre neuen Leiter" K. 484
"Die Maurerfreude" K. 471
"Maurerische Trauermusik" K. 477 (K. 479a)
"Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt" K. 619
"Dir, Seele des Weltalls" K. 429 (K. 468a)

Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Helmut Wildhaber - tenor
Gottfried Hornik - bass
Peter Schneyder - bass
Chorus Viennensis
Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]
Martin Haselböck - conductor

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Reinecke – Flute Concerto; Franck – Sonata for Flute – Philippe Racine

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Concerto in D major for Flute and Orchestra, op.283
Sonata in E minor for Flute and Piano, op.167 "Undine"
César Franck (1822-1886):
Sonata in A major for Flute and Piano

Philippe Racine - flute
Brigitte Meyer - piano
English Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Fournillier - conductor

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Johann Joseph Fux – 'La Deposizione dalla Croce di Gesù Cristo” - Martin Haselböck

remembering Johann Joseph Fux on the anniversary of his death

(c. 1660 – 13 February 1741)

Johann Joseph Fux (c.1660-1741):
"La Deposizione dalla Croce di Gesù Cristo Salvator Nostro"

Dorothea Röschmann - soprano
Soile Isokoski - soprano
Derek Lee Ragin - countertenor
Helmut Wildhaber - tenor
Franz-Josef Selig - bass
St.Florianer Sängerknaben
St.Florianer Chor
Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]
Martin Haselböck - conductor

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Vivaldi – Concerti a due – Martin Haselböck

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and B.C. in C major RV 537
Concerto for Violin, Organ, Strings and B.C. in F major RV 542
Concerto for 2 Transverse Flutes, Strings and B.C. in C major RV 533
Concerto for 2 Cellos, Strings and B.C. in G minor RV 531
Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings and B.C. in G major RV 545
Concerto for 2 Orchestras in A major RV 583

Stephen Keavy - trumpet
Andreas Lackner - trumpet
István Kertész - violin
Martin Haselböck - organ
Christian Gurtner - transverse flute
Linde Brunmayr - transverse flute
Mark Peters - cello
Peter Sigl - cello
Peter Frankenberger - oboe
Geertruida van der Wulp - bassoon
Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]
Martin Haselböck - conductor

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Mozart – Lieder – Edith Mathis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
An die Freude, K. 53 (K. 47e)
Wie unglücklich bin ich nit, K. 147 (K. 125g)
Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K. 307 (K. 284d)
Dans un bois solitaire, K. 308 (K. 295b)
Die Zufriedenheit, K. 349 (K. 367a)
An die Hoffnung, K. 390 (K. 340c)
An die Einsamkeit, K. 391 (K. 340b)
Der Zauberer, K. 472
Die Zufriedenheit, K. 473
Das Veilchen, K. 476
Die Alte, K. 517
Die Verschweigung, K. 518
Als Luise die Briefe, K. 520
Abendempfindung an Laura, K. 523
An Chloe, K. 524
Des kleinen Friedrichs Geburtstag, K. 529
Die kleine Spinnerin, K. 531
Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K. 596
Im Frühlingsanfang, K. 597
Das Kinderspiel, K. 598

Edith Mathis - soprano
Karl Engel - piano

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C.P.E. Bach – Works for Keyboard and Orchestra – Martin Haselböck

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Concerto doppio in E flat major for Fortepiano and Orchestra *
Concerto per l'organo in G major +
Sonatina II in D major for 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra #

Martin Haselböck - harpsichord and organ * +
Richard Ruller - fortepiano
Ingomar Rainer - harpsichord #
Wiener Akademie [on period instruments]

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C.P.E. Bach – Oboe Concertos – Thomas Indermühle

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Wq 164
Oboe Concerto in A minor, Wq 166
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq 165

Thomas Indermühle - oboe and direction
English Chamber Orchestra

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Riotte – Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto, Symphony No.1 – Gernot Schmalfuss

remembering Philipp Jakob Riotte on his birthday

(16 August 1776 – 20 August 1856)

Philipp Jakob Riotte (1776-1856):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major, op.28
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major, op.4
Symphony No.1 in C major, op.25

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Kornelia Brandkamp - flute
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Gernot Schmalfuss - conductor

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Stalder, Reindl – Symphonic works – Howard Griffiths

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder (1725-1765):
Symphony No.5 in G major
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in B flat major
Constantin Reindl (1738-1799):
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin solo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Strings in D major

José-Luis Garcia - violin
William Bennet - flute
David Thomas - oboe
Robin O'Neill - bassoon
Michael Thompson - horn
English Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Vranický, L.Mozart, W.A.Mozart, Hoffmeister – Flute Concertos – Claudi Arimany

Pavel Vranický (1756-1808):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major (after 2nd Violin Concerto K.211)
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in E flat major

Claudi Arimany - flute
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
János Rolla - leader

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Scherrer - Symphony; Gaspar Fritz – Violin Concerto, Symphony – Griffiths

Nicholas Scherrer (ca.1747-1821):
Symphony No.5
Gaspard Fritz (1716-1783):
Violin Concerto in E major *
Symphony No.1

Jens Lohmann - violin *
English Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Süssmayr, Mozart, Eybler – Clarinet Concertos – Klöcker

Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766-1803):
Clarinet Concerto in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622
Joseph Leopld Edler von Eybler (1765-1846):
Clarinet Concerto in B flat major

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet & direction
English Chamber Orchestra

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Koželuch – Symphonies, Piano Concerto – Kolly, Goodwin

Leopold Antonín Koželuch (Koželuh) (1747-1818):
Symphony in A major
Piano Concerto in D major
Symphony in G minor

Karl-Andreas Kolly - piano
Zürcher Kammerorchester
Paul Goodwin - conductor

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Knéžek – Clarinet Concertos – Klöcker

Jan Václav Knéžek (1745-1806):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major
Concerto for Two Clarinets and Orchestra in A major *

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Sandra Arnold - clarinet *
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Gernot Schmalfuss - conductor

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Weber – Wind Concertos – Consortium Classicum Vol.3

tribute to Carl Maria von Weber on his birthday

(18 November 1786 – 5 June 1826)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) - Wind Concertos (Vol.3):
Concertino for Oboe Solo and Winds in C major, without op.
Romanza siciliana for Flute and Orchestra in G minor
Romanze appasionata for Bassoon and Orchestra
Divertimento for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, without op.
Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E minor, op.45

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Waldemar Wandel - clarinet
Karl Otto Hartmann - bassoon
Eberhard Buschmann - bassoon
Gernot Schmallfuss - oboe
Wolfgang Dünschede - flute
Jan Schroeder - horn
Consortium Classicum
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Arturo Tamayo - conductor

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Weber – Wind Concertos – Consortium Classicum Vol.2

tribute to Carl Maria von Weber on his birthday

(18 November 1786 – 5 June 1826)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) - Wind Concertos (Vol.2):
Adagio and Rondo for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and Orchestra in F major
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F major, op.75
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op.73 (original version)

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Waldemar Wandel - clarinet
Karl Otto Hartmann - bassoon
Eberhard Buschmann - bassoon
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Arturo Tamayo - conductor

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Weber – Wind Concertos – Consortium Classicum Vol.1

tribute to Carl Maria von Weber on his birthday

(18 November 1786 – 5 June 1826)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) - Wind Concertos (Vol.1):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op.73
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in C minor/E flat major, op.26
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, op.74

Dieter Klöcker - clarinet
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Arturo Tamayo - conductor

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Spohr - Concertante No. 2; Mozart - Concerto for Flute and Harp - Holliger

Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Concertante No.2 for Harp, Violin and Orchestra in E minor WoO 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Flute and Harp Concerto in C major K 299

Ursula Holliger - harp
Aurèle Nicolet - flute
Christoph Poppen - violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Heinz Holliger - conductor

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