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French Radio Orch/Inghelbrecht
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe [ Testament / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] |
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PIERRE RODE
Rode: Violin Concertos Nos. 7, 10, 13 Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) / South West German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern / Nicolas Pasquet [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Mr. Eichhorn plays with a sweet and airy tone… There is ample technical display to support Rode's reputation as a virtuoso, and Eichhorn carries off florid passages with ease." MusicWeb |
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FRITZ GULDA / FRITZ PAUER
Recordings: 1970 & 1971 Friedrich Gulda (performer & conductor) Radio-Orchester Stuttgart & Südfunk-Tanzorchester (orchestras) [ Swr Music / CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] The Symphony in G heard on this album was discovered in the SWR archive in the course of research for the Gulda album released on SWRmusic. Up to that point, nobody knew that the work existed, since there are no indications that Gulda was... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Der Rastelbinder (The Tinker) (complete operetta) (Rec 1981) Fritz Muliar / Hans Kraemmer / Helga Papouschek / Elfie Hobarth / Heinz Zednik / ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf [ CPO / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2006 ] "The First is flawed but with its strength concentrated in the first two movements. The Fourth is fascinating and well worth getting to know. The Gudrun overture is a fine addition to the ranks of late-romantic operatic preludes." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos Gabriel Tacchino (piano) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, conducted by Louis de Froment. [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The reissue of one of the gems from the famous VOX catalogue: the complete Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos played by Gabriel Tacchino and the Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, conducted by maitre Louis de Froment. Saint Saëns' piano concertos are... |
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BENOIT / WAELPUT / FETIS
Romantic Flute Concertos Gaby Pas-van Riet (flute) / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR / Fabrice Bollon [ Hanssler / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] Concertos for flute and orchestra from the Romantic era are a rarity - very few 19th century composers wrote concertante music for the flute. |
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CESAR FRANCK
Les Beatitudes [The Beatitudes] Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR / Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] Franck began composing this oratorio in 1869 and completed it ten years later. Vincent d'Indy, a pupil of Franck's described the work as follows: "This musical epic is without doubt the work that has most strongly marked the evolution of the arts in... |
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W. A. MOZART
David, König in Jerusalem Sibylla Rubens, Alison Browner, Christian Elsner, Oliver Widmer / Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Hager [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/2002 ] The selection presented here as a scenic oratorio, "David, König in Jerusalem," is formed by two previous existing works by Mozart: "Davidde penitente" and "Thamos, König in Ägypten." |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Very Best of Verdi Giacomo Aragall (Tenor) Carlo Colombara (Bass) Maria Dragoni (Soprano) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Oliver Dohnanyi (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Giuseppe Verdi was the greatest of the late nineteenth century Italian opera composers, carrying the legacy of Rossini forward with more realistic storylines, seemingly playing out the political headlines in his opera settings. This 2 CD set includes... |
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PROKOFIEV / KUPKOVIC / KARAYEV / SALMANOV / LOURIE / etc
Gidon Kremer plays 20th Century Composers [3 CD set] Gidon Kremer (violin) / with Oleg Maisenberg (piano) & Tatiana Gridenko (violin) / USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics Historic Russian Archive Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2011 ] One of the world's most compelling musicians, and a tireless exponent of the challenging and the unexpected, Gidon Kremer was born in Riga, Latvia in 1947. |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
The Best Of Glazunov Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Ilya Kale (violin), POlish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Glazunov, a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, received encouragement also from Belyayev, an influential patron and publisher whose activities succeeded and largely replaced the earlier efforts of Balakirev to inspire the creation of national Russian music.... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/1998 ] In 1891 Rachmaninov completed his piano studies at the Conservatory and the composition of his first piano concerto. The following year he graduated from the composition class with his opera Aleko. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "Glemser has a bold impetuous way with Rachmaninov...he generates plenty of excitement and expressive fervour in all three works" Penguin Guide |
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Gothoni/Finnish Radio So
Choros No 11 For Piano & Orch [ Ondine / CD ] |
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ULRICH LEYENDECKER
Leyendecker: Violin Concerto / Symphony No 3 Roland Greutter (violin) / /North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Kalitzke [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] Ulrich Leyendecker (29 January 1946 - 29 November 2018) was a German composer of classical music. His output consisted mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Aladdin Op. 34, Fairy Tale drama in Five Acts Guido Paevatalu (baritone) Mette Ejsing (contralto) / Danish National Radio Chamber Choir. Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The two soloists are very good and the Danish forces respond keenly to Rozhdestvensky'a baton...excellent recording." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Messa di Gloria, etc. Gunnar Lundberg (baritone), Antonello Palombi (tenor) Hungarian Operetta Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2002 ] "Composed in 1880, the Messa di Gloria marks the end of Puccini's apprenticeship as a composer and the culmination of his family's long association with church music in his native Lucca. The work offers fascinating glimpses of the dramatic power... |
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ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI
Cello Concerto / Sinfonia Brevis Gustav Rivinius / Radio Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt / Alun Francis [ CPO Records / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] |