Grieg – Complete Symphonic Works (Vol.4) – Eivind Aadland

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - complete symphonic works (Vol.4):
Symphony in C minor, EG 119
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16

Herbert Schuch - piano
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Eivind Aadland - conductor

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Nicolas Bacri – 'Une prière' for Violin and Orchestra – Laurent Korcia

Nicolas Bacri (b.1961):
Une Prière, op.52 for Violin and Orchestra

Laurent Korcia - violin
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Semyon Bychkov - conductor

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Reznicek – Schlemihl, Raskolnikoff – Michail Jurowski

Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek (1860-1945):
Schlemihl, a symphonic life story
Raskolnikoff, phantasy overture

Nobuaki Yamamasu - tenor
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Michail Jurowski - conductor

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Bruckner – Symphony No.6 – Otto Klemperer

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.6 in A major *
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, op.20 +

New Philharmonia Orchestra *
Köln Radio Sinfonie Orchester +
Otto Klemperer - conductor

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Grieg – Complete Symphonic Works (Vol.3) – Eivind Aadland

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - complete symphonic works (Vol.3):
Concert Overture "In Autumns", op.11
Lyric Suite, op.54
Klokkeklang, op.54 no.6
Old Norwegian Melody with Variations, op.51
Three Orchestral Pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar", op.56

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Eivind Aadland - conductor

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Shostakovich - Symphonies - Rudolf Barshai

remembering Dmitri Shostakovich on the anniversary of his death

(25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975)

Dmitri Shostakovich 181906-1975):

CD 1:
Symphony No.1 in F minor, op.10
Symphony No.2 in B major, op.14
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.20

CD 2:
Symphony No.4 in C minor, op.43

CD 3:
Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.54

CD 4:
Symphony No.7 in C major, op.60 "Leningrad"

CD 5:
Symphony No.8 in C minor, op.65

CD 6:
Symphony No.9 in E flat major, op.70
Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93

CD 7:
Symphony No.11 in G minor, op.103 "The Year 1905"

CD 8:
Symphony No.12 in D minor, op.112 "The Year 1917" "To the Memory of Lenin"

CD 9:
Symphony No.13 in in B flat minor, for Bass, Chorus and Orchestra, op.113 "Baba Yar" *

CD 10:
Symphony No14, for Soprano, Bass, Strings and Percursion, op.135 +

CD 11:
Symphony No.15 in A major, op.141

Sergei Aleksashkin - bass*
Alla Simoni - soprano +
Vladimir Vaneev - bass +
The Choral Academy of Moscow *
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Rudolf Barshai - conductor

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Grieg – Complete Symphonic Works (Vol.2) – Eivind Aadland

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - complete symphonic works (Vol.2):
Two Elegiac Melodies, op.34
From Holberg's Time, op.40
Two Melodies, op.53
Two Nordic Melodies, op.63
Kulokk & Stabbelåten

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Eivind Aadland - conductor

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Grieg – Complete Symphonic Works (Vol.1) – Eivind Aadland

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - complete symphonic works (Vol.1):
Symphonic Dances, op.64
Peer Gynt Suite No.1, op.46
Peer Gynt Suite No.2, op.55
Funeral March (in memory of Rikard Nordraak)

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Eivind Aadland - conductor

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Dvořák – Svatá Ludmila – Albrecht

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Svatá Ludmila, op.70

Lívia Ághová - soprano
Michelle Breed - contralto
Piotr Beczala - tenor
Luděk Vele - bass
Prague Chamber Choir
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Gerd Albrecht - conductor

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Ries - Concert Overtures - Griffiths

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1837):
Overture "Die Braut von Messina" op.162
Overture "Don Carlos" op.94
Große Festouvertüre und Siegesmarsch op.172
Ouverture bardique WoO 24
Ouverture dramatique "L'Apparition" WoO 61

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Hausegger – Natursymphonie – Rasilainen

Siegmund von Hausegger (1872-1948):
Natursymphonie für grosses Orchester und Sclusschor

WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Ari Rasilainen - conductor

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