Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – The Year – Lauma Skride

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847):
The Year - 12 mood pieces

Lauma Skride - piano

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Mozart – Piano Concertos, Piano Sonatas – Lang Lang

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K.491
Piano Concerto no.17 in G major, K.453

CD 2:
Piano Sonata no.5 in G major, K.283
Piano Sonata no.4 in E flat major, K.282
Piano Sonata no.8 in A major, K.310
March in C major, K.408/1
Piano Piece in F major, K.33b
Allegro for Piano in F major, K.1c
[Rondo] Alla turca. Allegretto (from Sonata no.11)

Lang Lang - piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Carl Orff – Carmina Burana – Kristjan Järvi

HAPPY 2015

Carl Orff (1895-1982):
Carmina Burana

Kiera Duffy - soprano
Marco Panuccio - tenor
Daniel Schmutzhard - baritone
MDR Kinderchor
MDR Rundfunkchor
MDR Sinfonieorchester
Kristjan Järvi - conductor

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Beethoven – The Late Piano Sonatas – Igor Levit

HAPPY 2015

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111

Igor Levit - piano

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Brahms, Grieg, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann – Serenade-Songs for Clarinet – Fabio di Càsola

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Ständchen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Abendempfindung
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Versunken
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Loreley
Evard Grieg (1843-1907):
Solveigs Lied
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Lerchengesang
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Die Blume der Ergebung
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Ave Maria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Der Zauberer
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Nacht und Träume
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Gestillte Sehnsucht
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Der Lindenbaum
Evard Grieg (1843-1907):
Ein Traum
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Herzeleid
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Das Traumbild
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Du bist die Ruh
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Widmung
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Feldeinsamkeit
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Mondnacht
Evard Grieg (1843-1907):
Ich liebe dich

Fabio di Càsola - clarinet
Zürcher Kammerorchester

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Schumann – Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra – Lev Vinocour

CD 1:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Phantasie in A minor
Thème sur le nom "ABEGG"
Piano Concerto in F major (reconstruction by Lev Vinocour)
Clara Wieck (1819-1896) & Robert Schumann:
Concerto movement in A minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Concerto movement in D minor (reconstructed and completed by Jozef De Beenhouver)

CD 2:
Adolph Henselt (1814-1889) & Robert Schumann:
Piano Concerto in F minor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

CD 3:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Konzertstück in F major, op.86
Introduction and Allegro appasionato in G major, op.92
Concert-Allegro with Introduction in D minor, op.134

Lev Vinocour - piano
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Wildner - conductor

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Prokofiev – Piano Concerto no.3; Bartok – Piano Concerto no.2 – Lang Lang, Rattle

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Piano Concerto no.2 in G major, Sz.95

Lang Lang - piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Hans Rott – Symphony no.1, Suite for Orchestra – Paavo Järvi

Hans Rott (1858-1884):
Symphony no.1 in E major
Suite for Orchestra in B flat major

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi - conductor

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Bobby McFerrin – 'Paper Music'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Overture to The marriage of Figaro (KV 492)
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Menuet from String quintet no. 1 in E major, Op.13 No.5 (C. 275)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pavane, Op.50
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Minuetto & Finale from Pulcinella suite (rev. 1949)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Continuo (RV 531)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Scherzo from A Midsummer night's dream, Op.61 No.1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
First movement from Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, (BWV 1041)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, (KV 525)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Andante cantabile for Cello and String orchestra, Op.posth.

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin - conductor & vocalist

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Ennio Morricone – Film Music – Yo-Yo Ma

Ennio Morricone (b.1928):
The Mission
Giuseppe Tornatore Suite
Sergio Leone Suite
Brian de Palma Suite
Moses and Marco Polo Suite
The Lady Caliph

Yo-Yo Ma - cello
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra
Ennio Morricone - conductor

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Andreas & Bernhard Romberg – Concertos & Overtures – Luca Bizzozero

CD 1:
Andreas Romberg (1767-1821):
Overture "Don Mendonza", op.36
Violin Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.46
Bernhard Romberg (1767-1841):
Concert Overture, op.34
Cello Concerto no.2 in D major

CD 2:
Andreas Romberg (1767-1821):
Sonata no.3 for Violin solo in G minor, op.32
Bernhard Romberg (1767-1841):
Divertimento on Austrian Folksongs for Cello with guitar accompaniment

Yury Revich - violin
Lionel Cottet - cello
Federico Diaz - guitar
Hofer Symphoniker
Luca Bizzozero - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.5 & Choral Fantasy – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.3):
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73
Choral Fantasy in C minor, op.80

The Prague Philharmonic Choir
Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.2 & 4 – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.2):
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos nos.1 & 3 – Leif Ove Andsnes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - The Beethoven Journey (Vol.1):
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano & direction
Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Stravinsky – Petrouchka, Le Sacre du Printemps – Boulez

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pétrouchka (1911 version) *
Le Sacred du Printemps (1947 version) +

New York Philharmonic *
Cleveland Orchestra +
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Haydn – The Last Piano Sonatas – Glenn Gould

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:48
Sonata in E-flat  major, Hob. XVI:49
Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:51
Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52

Glenn Gould - piano

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Schubert, Schumann – Piano Quintets – Rudolf Serkin

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Quintet in A major, op.114, D.667 "The Trout" *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.44 +

Rudolf Serkin - piano
Jaime Laredo - violin *
Philipp Naegele - viola *
Leslie Parnas - cello *
Julius Levine - double bass *
The Budapest String Quartet +

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Schubert – Sonata D.959, Four Impromptus – Rudolf Serkin

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
Four Impromptus Op.142, D.935

Rudolf Serkin - piano

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Schubert – Piano Sonatas D.960, D.840 “Relequie” - Rudolf Serkin

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960
Piano Sonata no.15 in C major, D840 "Reliquie"

Rudolf Serkin - piano

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Brahms – Piano Concerto no.1, Haendel Variations – Rudolf Serkin

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Haendel, op.24

Rudolf Serkin - piano
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell - conductor

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