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WALDTEUFEL
The Best of Vol 3 (Incls 'Invitation a la gavotte' & 'Pluie de diamants') Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Emile Waldteufel was born in Strasbourg on 9 December 1837, just seven weeks after the elder Johann Strauss gave his first concert on French soil in that very city. |
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FRANZ von SUPPE
Famous Overtures (Incls 'Light Cavalry' & 'Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna') Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice) / Alfred Walter [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2008 ] The composer Franz Suppé, the possessor of an imposing string of names and title as Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo Cavaliere Suppé Demelli, was born in the Dalmatian town of Spalato (the modern Split) in 1819. His father, a civil servant in the... |
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Má vlast St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind (Conductor) [ Vox Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] This acclaimed recording has now been given a new lease of life in our Naxos edition by going back to the original Elite Recordings master tapes, which have been newly transferred to disc in 192 kHz/24-bit high definition sound. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2014) Staatsballett Berlin / Iana Salenko, Marian Walter, Michael Banzhaf / Robert Reimer (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] At long last, the State Ballet Berlin has The Nutcracker back in repertoire, one of the most popular ballets ever. Vasily Medvedev and Yuri Burlaka, two choreographers and connoisseurs of the tradition, have developed a version based on the original. |
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The Stanshawe (Bristol) Band conducted by Walter Hargreaves
Spectrum ” The Rise to Fame of the Stanshawe (Bristol) Band [ Saydisc / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] This album created quite a stir in the brass band world when it was released in 1975 and it remains spine-chilling to this day. |
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Szigeti/Walter/Beecham
Beethoven, Mozart:violin Conce [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] |
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IBERT / VIVALDI / DEBUSSY / FRIEDRICH 11 / BACH / POULENC / etc
Flute: Greatest works Eckart Haupt, Richard Waage, Johannes Walter (flutes) with various accompaniments [ Berlin Classics / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2008 ] A new series from Berlin Classics which provides an overview of the character of each classical instrument, featuring a cross-section of both well-known and more unusual pieces from solo works to chamber and orchestral music. Wonderfully presented in... |
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BRAHMS / LISZT / BARTOK / KODALY / etc
Hungarian Classics (incls Hungarian Rhapsody No 2, Hary Janos Suite & Hungarian Dances) Sylvia Geszty (Soprano) David Oistrakh (Violin) Naum Walter (Piano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / etc [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Although part of the Basics series, there are a number of unusual items here - the voice and piano version of Bartok's 'Village Scenes' and the spirited, rarely-heard 'Overture' by Bela Keler. |
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HARUKI MURAKAMI
The Elephant Vanishes (Unabridged) John Chancer, Rupert Degas, Tim Flavin, Teresa Gallagher, Mark Heenehan, Walter Lewis, Jeff Peterson [ Naxos Audiobooks / 8 CD Box Set - released 29/May/2006 ] A collection of off-the-wall short stories by Japan's leading contemporary novelist. An elephant vanishes; hunger drives a couple to rob McDonalds; an insomniac wife wakes in a different world. Murakami is a cult figure throughout the world with an... |
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DVORAK
Dvorak Jubilee set Various artists incls Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Ruggiero Ricci (violin) [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] All composers are represented by some of their best known works. Also included are some pieces one might not expect. Performances are by prominent musicians. Some of the recordings were made as recent as only a few months ago. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Schubert/Mendelssohn: Octets / 'Trout' Quintet (recorded 1950-1954) Vienna Octet, with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "The result is exquisite. Perfection of tone and phrasing … polish and subtlety and rare beauty of tone" (Schubert Octet) Gramophone |
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BERWALD / BORODIN / KREUTZER / MENDELSSOHN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Romantic Chamber Music (recorded 1968 - 1971) Vienna Octet with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "full of grace and charm and has all the polish and virtuosity one has come to expect from this ensemble….delicacy and lightness of touch … performances are first-class … The recording is quite superlative. Strongly recommended" (Gramophone) |
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SPOHR
Spohr - Piano Quintet, Double Quartet, Octet & Nonet (recorded 1959 - 1969) Vienna Octet, with Walter Panhofer (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "The players sound as if they know [the Spohr Octet] inside out; the interpretation has matured, gaining in precision and also in insouciance" Gramophone |
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Vienna Po/Walter
Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde [ Profil / CD ] |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Die Fledermaus (complete operetta recorded in 1980) Vienna State Opera / Lucia Popp / Edita Gruberova / Brigitte Fassbaender / Bernd Weikl / Walter Berry / Theodor Guschlbauer (cond) [ Arthaus / DVD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] TDK presents the quintessence of operetta - Die Fledermaus - in a lavish staging from the theatre where it is most at home: the Vienna State Opera. Under the direction of theatrical living legend Otto Schenk, a dream-team of perfectly matched... |
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BERG
Wozzeck (Complete opera recorded in 1971) Walter Berry, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl / Paris Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Wozzeck is today established as one of the greatest operas of the twentieth century although public reaction was divided at the start. |
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Mendelssoh
Liederabend Walter Berry, Rudolf Buchbinder [ ORFEO / CD - released 2/Jul/1999 ] |
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Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle
Keeper of My Soul (Remastered Edition) [ Real Gone / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Keyboardist Walter Bishop, Jr. recorded the second album released by the Black Jazz label, Coral Keys, a masterpiece of Blue Note-style atmospherics infused with '70s soul-jazz. But a mere two years later, Bishop, Jr. brought a whole new sound and a... |
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Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle
Keeper of My Soul (Remastered Edition LP) [ Real Gone / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Keyboardist Walter Bishop, Jr. recorded the second album released by the Black Jazz label, Coral Keys, a masterpiece of Blue Note-style atmospherics infused with '70s soul-jazz. But a mere two years later, Bishop, Jr. brought a whole new sound and a... |
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BARTOK / BERG / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto / Pan & Syrinx / Amor & Digteren / Petite Suite Walter Boeykens (clarinet) Ensemble Walter Boeykens [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] Walter Boeykens was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist. Boeykens' impressive discography, including several critically acclaimed performances, are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century.... |