Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.5, Variations in C minor – Mitsuko Uchida

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Concertos:
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperro"
32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80

Mitsuko Uchida - piano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.3 & 4 – Mitsuko Uchida

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Concertos:
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

Mitsuko Uchida - piano
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 2 – Mitsuko Uchida

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Piano Concertos:
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19

Mitsuko Uchida - piano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kurt Sanderling - conductor

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Brahms – Hungarian Dances – Ivan Fischer

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F sharp minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major (orch. Parlow)
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor (orch. Schollum)
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor (orch. Schollum)
Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major (orch. Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D major (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor (orch. Fischer)
Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B flat major (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F minor (orch. Parlow)
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major (orch. Hidas)
Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor (orch. Dvorák)
Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor (orch. Dvorák)
Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor (orch. Dvorák)

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer - conductor

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R.Strauss – Tone Poems – Haitink, Jochum

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, op.20
Ein Heldenleben, op.40
Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche, op.28
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Tod und Verklärung, op.24
Der Rosenkavalier - 2 Suites of Waltzes *

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor
Eugen Jochum - conductor *

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Ketelbey – Symphonic Works – Alexander Faris

Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959):
In a Chinese Temple Garden #
In a Monastery Garden #
Sanctuary of the Heart
Bank Holiday
Dance of the Merry Mascots +
In a Persian Market #
In the Mystic Land of Egypt * #
Bells across the Meadows
The Clock and the Dresden Figures +
With Honour Crowned

Laurence Dale - tenor *
Michael Reeves - piano +
Ambrosian Chorus #
Lodon Promenade Orchestra
Alexander Faris - conductor

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Mozart – Requiem, Great Mass, Coronation Mass – Sir Colin Davis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Missa in C minor, K.427 "Great Mass"
Missa in C major, K.317 "Coronation Mass"
Requiem, K.626

Helen Donath - soprano
Heather Harper - soprano
Gillian Knight - contralto
Yvonne Minton - contralto
Ryland Davies - tenor
Stafford Dean - bass
Gerd Nienstedt - bass
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Bruch – Violin Concertos – Salvatore Accardo

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 *
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26 +
Konzerstück for Violin and Orchestra, op.84 +

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra *
Gewandhausorchester +
Charles Dutoit - conductor *
Kurt Masur - conductor +

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Chopin – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 2 – Bella Davidovich

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11
Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, op.21

Bella Davidovich - piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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Mozart – Violin Concertos – Arthur Grumiaux

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Violin Concerto no.1 in B flat major, KV.207
Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, KV.216
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, KV.218
Adagio in E major for Violin and Orchestra, KV.261 *
Rondo in C major for Violin and orchestra, KV.373 *

CD 2:
Violin Concerto no.2 in D major, KV.211
Violin Concerto no.5 in A major, KV.219
Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, KV.364

Arthur Grumiaux - violin
Arrigo Pellicia - viola
London Symphony Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra *
Sir Colin Davis - conductor
Raymond Leppard - conductor *

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Haydn – Schöpfungsmesse, Harmoniemesse – John Eliot Gardiner

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Schöpfungsmesse, Hob.XXII:13 *
Harmoniemesse, Hob.XXII:14 +

Ruth Ziesak - soprano *
Bernarda Fink - contralto *
Christoph Prégardien - tenor *
Oliver Widmer - bass *
Joanne Lunn - soprano +
Sara Mingardo - contralto +
Topi Lehtipuu - tenor +
Brindley Sherratt - bass +
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists [on period instruments]
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Mahler – Orchestral Songs – Bernard Haitink

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das Lied von der Erde *
Kindertotenlieder +
Lieder eines fahrende Gesellen +
Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" #

Jessye Norman - soprano #
Janet Baker - Mezzo-soprano *
James King - baritone *
Hermann Prey - baritone +
John Shirley-Quirk - bass #
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink - conductor

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Schumann – Piano Trios, Piano Quartet, Piano Quintet – Beaux Arts Trio

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.44
Piano Quartet in E flat major, op.47
Piano Trio no.1 in D minor, op.63
Piano Trio no.2 in F major, op.80
Piano Trio no.3 in G minor, op.110

Beaux Arts Trio
Dolf Bettelheim - violin
Samuel Rhodes - viola

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Sibelius, Tchaikovsky – Violin Concertos – Viktoria Mullova

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

Viktoria Mullova - violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa - conductor

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Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Brendel, Rattle

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

CD 2:
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37

CD 3:
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor"

Alfred Brendel - piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Schubert – The Complete Impromptus, Moments Musicaux – Alfred Brendel

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
4 Impromptus, D.899
4 Impromptus, D.935
16 German Dances, D.783
3 Klavierstücke (Impromptus), D.946
6 Moments Musicaux, D.780
12 German Dances, D.790

Alfred Brendel - piano

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Mauro Giuliani – Guitar Concertos – Pepe Romero

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829):

CD 1:
Guitar Concerto No.1 in A major, op.30
Guitar Concerto No.2 in A major, op.36
Variations on "I bin a Kohlbauern Bub", op.49
Gran Sonata Eroica in A major

CD 2:
Guitar Concerto No.3 in F major, op.70
Introduction, Theme with Variations and Polonaise, op.65
Grand Ouverture, op.61
La Melancolia
Variations on a Theme by Handel, op.107
Variazioni concertanti, op.130

Pepe Romero - guitar
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring; Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy – Valery Gergiev

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Le Poème de l'extase

Kirov Orchestra
Valery Gergiev - conductor

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Schubert – Piano Sonatas D.894 & D.840 – Alfred Brendel

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata in G major, D.894
Piano Sonata in C major, D.840

Alfred Brendel - piano

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J.S.Bach – The Art of Fugue, Musical Offering – Sir Neville Marriner

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner - conductor

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