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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Charles-Marie Widor - Symphony No. 2; Cello Concerto (Martin Yates; Torleif Thedéen)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
  • Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean, orchestral preludes
  • Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 41
  • Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 54

Torleif Thedéen, cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Dutton

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Charles-Marie Widor - Symphony Op. 42bis; Sinfonia Sacra (Christian Schmitt; Stefan Solyom)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
  • Symphony for organ & orchestra, Op. 42bis
  • Sinfonia Sacra, for organ & orchestra, Op. 81

Christian Schmitt, organ
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom, conductor

Date: 2009

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Alexandre Guilmant; Charles-Marie Widor - Symphonies (Ian Tracey; Yan Pascal Tortelier)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant; Charles-Marie Widor; César Franck
  • Guilmant - Symphony No. 2 in A major, for organ & orchestra, Op. 91
  • Widor - Symphony No. 3 in E minor, for organ & orchestra, Op. 69
  • Franck - Choral No. 2 in B minor

Ian Tracey, organ
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Chandos

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Charles-Marie Widor - Piano Concertos (Markus Becker)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 39
  • Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 62
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 77

Markus Becker, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Hyperion

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Charles-Marie Widor - Piano Trio; Piano Quintet (Ilona Prunyi; New Budapest Quartet)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
  • Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 19
  • Piano Quintet in D minor, Op. 7

Ilona Prunyi, piano
New Budapest Quartet
    András Kiss, violin
    Ferenc Balogh, violin
    László Bársony, viola
    Károly Botvay, cello

Date: 1989/2001
Label: Marco Polo / Naxos

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Charles-Marie Widor - Organ Symphonies (Marie-Claire Alain)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor

CD1:
  • Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 13 No. 3 (Excerpts)
  • Organ Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 13 No. 4
  • Organ Symphony No. 9 in C minor "Symphonie gothique", Op. 70
  • Organ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 13 No. 1: 6. Meditation. Lento
CD2:
  • Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2
  • Organ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 13 No. 2: 6. Finale. Allegro
  • Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1

Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Date: 2005
Label: Apex (Warner Classics)


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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Albéric Magnard - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Albéric Magnard

CD1:
  • Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 13
  • Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 20
CD2:
  • Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 18
  • Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & piano in D minor, Op. 8
CD3:
  • String Quartet in E minor, Op. 16
CD4:
  • Propos sur la musique de chambre d’Albéric Magnard

Laurent Wagschal, piano
Solenne Païdassi, violin
Camille Thomas, cello
Quatuor Elysée
Ensemble Initium

Date: 2014
Label: Timpani

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Albéric Magnard - Orchestral Works (Mark Stringer)


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Composer: Albéric Magnard
  • Hymne à la justice, Op. 14
  • Suite dans le style ancien, Op. 2
  • Chant funèbre, Op. 9
  • Ouverture, Op. 10
  • Hymne à Vénus, Op. 17

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Mark Stringer, conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Timpani

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Albéric Magnard - Symphonies (Jean-Yves Ossonce)


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Composer: Albéric Magnard

CD1:
  • Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
  • Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 6
CD2:
  • Symphony No. 3 in B flat minor, Op. 11
  • Symphony No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 21

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor

Date: 1998/2009
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Albéric Magnard - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (Thomas Sanderling)


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Composer: Albéric Magnard
  • Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 6
  • Symphony No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 21

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: BIS

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Albéric Magnard - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (Thomas Sanderling)


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Composer: Albéric Magnard
  • Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
  • Symphony No. 3 in B flat minor, Op. 11

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: BIS

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Sunday, August 25, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Piano Music, Vol. 3 (Michael Korstick)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Danses pour Ginger, Op. 163
  • Sonatina No. 3, Op. 59
  • Andante con moto
  • L'ancienne maison de campagne, Op. 124
  • Piece pour piano, Op. 83
  • Sonatina No. 2, Op. 59
  • 12 Esquisses, Op. 41

Michael Korstick, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Charles Koechlin - Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Michael Korstick)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Les heures persanes, Op. 65

Michael Korstick, piano
Date: 2009
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Charles Koechlin - Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Michael Korstick)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Au loin, Op. 2, No. 2
  • Nouvelles sonatines No. 1, Op. 87
  • Premier album de Lilian, Op. 139: Nos. 2, 3 & 5
  • Nouvelles sonatines No. 2, Op. 87
  • Paysages et marines, Op. 63
  • Nouvelles sonatines No. 3, Op. 87
  • Second album de Lilian, Op. 149: Nos. 2, 4 & 8
  • Nouvelles sonatines No. 4, Op. 87

Michael Korstick, piano
Date: 2008
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Saturday, August 24, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Chœurs et mélodies (Various Artists)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  1. L'Automne, Op. 1 No. 7
  2. L'Hiver, Op. 8 No. 2
  3. Le Printemps, Op. 1 No. 4
  4. La Guerre, Op. 14 No. 9
  5. La Paix, Op. 8 No. 7
  6. Menuet, Op. 5 No. 4
  7. Le Jour, Op. 14 No. 1
  8. Les Clairs de lune, Op. 9
  9. Les Étoiles, Op. 14 No. 8
  10. Les Pierreries, Op. 8 No. 3
  11. Le Matin, Op. 8 No. 6
  12. Dans le ciel clair, Op. 4 No. 1
  13. La Terre, Op. 14 No. 6
  14. Chanson d'amour, Op. 5 No. 3
  15. Si tu le veux, Op. 5 No. 5
  16. Épiphanie, Op. 17 No. 2
  17. Promenade galante, Op. 5 No. 1
  18. Le Colibri, Op. 17 No. 1
  19. Moisson prochaine, Op. 5 No. 2

Anaïk Morel, mezzo-soprano
Julien Behr, tenor
Calliope - Régine Théodoresco
Nicolas Jouve, piano

Date: 2015
Label: Timpani

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Charles Koechlin - Songs (Claudette Leblanc; Boaz Sharon)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  1. Si tu le veux, Op. 5 No. 5
  2. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: M'a dit Amour
  3. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: Tu croyais le tenir
  4. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: Prise au piège
  5. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: La naïade
  6. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: Le cyclone
  7. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: La colombe
  8. Sept chansons pour Gladys, Op. 151: Fatum
  9. Le cortège d'Amphitrite, Op. 31 No. 2
  10. Amphise et Melitta, Op. 31 No. 6
  11. Déclin d'amour, Op. 13 No. 1
  12. Aux temps des fées, Op. 7 No. 4
  13. Le repas préparé, Op. 31 No. 5
  14. La chanson des Ingénues, Op. 22 No. 1
  15. Améthyste, Op. 35 No. 2
  16. Hymne à Vénus, Op. 68 No. 1
  17. L'Hiver, Op. 8 No. 2
  18. La Nuit, Op. 1 No. 2
  19. L'Été, Op. 1 No. 5
  20. L'Air, Op. 8 No. 5
  21. La Lune, Op. 8 No. 4
  22. Le Printemps, Op. 1 No. 4
  23. Le Thé, Op. 1 No. 3

Claudette Leblanc, soprano
Boaz Sharon, piano

Date: 1987/2010
Label: Hyperion

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Violin Sonata; Piano Quintet (Quintette Syntonia)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Sonate pour violon et piano, Op. 64
  • Quintette pour piano et cordes, Op. 80

Quintette Syntonia
    Romain David, piano
    Stéphanie Moraly, violin
    Thibault Noally, violin
    Caroline Donin, viola
    Patrick Langot, cello

Date: 2018
Label: Timpani

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Charles Koechlin - Chamber Music with Flute (Tatjana Ruhland; etc.)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
  • Trio (Divertissement), Op. 91
  • Suite en quatuor, Op. 55
  • Trio, Op. 92
  • Sonate pour deux flûtes, Op. 75
  • Deux Nocturnes, Op. 32
  • Sonatine modale, Op. 155a
  • Pièce de flûte pour lecture à vue, Op. 218

Tatjana Ruhland, flute
Yaara Tal, piano
Christina Singer, flute
Dirk Altmann, clarinet
Libor Šíma, saxophone/bassoon
Joachim Bänsch, horn
Mila Georgieva, violin
Ingrid Philippi, viola

Date: 2005
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Koechlin; Magnard; Widor - Chansons Bretonnes; Cello Sonatas (Lidström; Forsberg)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin; Albéric Magnard; Charles-Marie Widor
  • Magnard - Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 20
  • Koechlin - Chansons bretonnes sur d'anciennes chansons populaires, Op. 115 - Book III
  • Widor - Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 80

Mats Lidström, cello
Bengt Forsberg, piano

Date: 2003
Label: Hyperion

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Koechlin; Pierné - Chansons Bretonnes; Cello Sonatas (Lidström; Forsberg)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin; Gabriel Pierné
  • Pierné - Cello Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 46
  • Koechlin - Cello Sonata, Op. 66
  • Koechlin - Chansons bretonnes sur d'anciennes chansons populaires, Op. 115 - Books I & II

Mats Lidström, cello
Bengt Forsberg, piano

Date: 1998
Label: Hyperion

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 3 (Sarah Lavaud; Antigone Quartet)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Piano Quintet, Op. 80
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 72

Sarah Lavaud, piano
Antigone Quartet

Date: 2008
Label: AR RE-SE

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Charles Koechlin - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Ardeo Quartet)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 51
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 57

Ardeo Quartet
Date: 2006
Label: AR RE-SE

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Charles Koechlin - Chamber Music (Christoph Keller; etc.)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin

CD1:
  • Viola Sonata, Op. 53
  • Paysages et Marines, for piano, flute, clarinet, 2 violin & cello, Op. 63b
CD2:
  • L'Ancienne maison de campagne, Op. 124
  • Nouvelles sonatines, Op. 87
  • Danses pour Ginger Rogers, Op. 163: 2. Danse lente
CD3:
  • L'Album de Lilian, 1st serie, Op. 139
  • L'Album de Lilian, 2nd serie, Op. 149
  • Vers le Soleil, 7 monodies for ondes martenot, Op. 174
  • Stèle Funéraire, for piccolo, flute & alto flute, Op. 224

Christoph Keller, piano
Kiyoshi Kasai, flute
Elmar Schmid, clarinet
Alexandru Gavrilovici & Urs Walker, violins
Christoph Schiller, viola
Patrick Demenga, cello
Kathrin Graf, soprano
Philippe Racine, flute
Daniel Cholette, piano & harpsichord
Christine Simonin, ondes martenot

Date: 2001
Label: Accord

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Organ Works (Christian Schmitt)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Choral in F minor, Op. 90bis
  • Deux Vocalises, Op. 212bis
  • Choral 'Final du Requiem', Op. 161
  • Sonatine, Op. 107 No. 3
  • Quatre Chorals, Op. 98
  • Pièce pour orgue, Op. 226
  • Fugue, Op. 133 No. 2
  • Adagio pour Grand-orgue, Op. 201
  • Sonatine, Op. 107 No. 2
  • Adagio, Op. 211
  • Sonatine, Op. 107 No. 1
  • Fugue modale, Op. 204b

Christian Schmitt, organ
Date: 2011
Label: CPO

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Charles Koechlin - Music for Saxophone (David Brutti)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin

CD1:
  • Sonatine, Op. 194 No. 1, for soprano saxophone & piano
  • Sonatine, Op. 194 No. 2, for soprano saxophone & piano
  • Monodie No. 9 (from 12 Monodies, Op. 213), for alto saxophone
  • Le repos de Tityre (from 11 Monodies pour instrument à vent, Op. 216), for soprano saxophone
  • 24 Duos, Op. 186, for two saxophones
CD2:
  • 15 Etudes, Op. 188, for alto saxophone & piano
  • 7 Pièces (from 15 pièces pour cor et piano, Op. 180), for tenor saxophone & piano
CD3:
  • Epitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
  • Septuor pour instruments à vent, Op. 165
  • Op. 165bis: I. 'La vie s'ouvre devant toi' (for wind septet)
  • Op. 165bis: II. 'Va librement' (for eleven wind instruments)
  • 15 Préludes pour piano, Op. 209 (arr. for septet by C. Koechlin): No. 5
  • Sonatine, Op. 194 No. 1, for soprano saxophone & chamber orchestra
  • Sonatine, Op. 194 No. 2, for soprano saxophone & chamber orchestra

David Brutti, saxophones
Duo Disecheis
Atem Saxophone Quartet
Orchestra Città Aperta / Filippo Farinelli, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Music for Flute (Fenwick Smith)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • 14 pieces for flute & piano, Op. 157b
  • Sonata for 2 flutes, Op. 75
  • Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 52
  • L'album de Lilian, 1st serie, Op. 139
  • L'album de Lilian, 2nd serie, Op. 149
  • Morceau de lecture, Op. 218

Fenwick Smith, flute
Martin Amlin, piano
Jayne West, soprano
Martin Amlin, flute

Date: 1990
Label: Hyperion

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Charles Koechlin - Music for Clarinet (Dirk Altmann)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 85
  • The Confessions of a Clarinet Player, Op. 141
  • Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 86
  • Idyll for 2 clarinets, Op. 155
  • 14 pieces for clarinet & piano, Op. 178
  • Monodies for clarinet solo, Op. 216

Dirk Altmann, clarinet
Florian Henschel, piano
Sibylle Mahni-Haas, horn
Rudolf König, clarinet
Gunter Teuffel, viola
Johanna Busch, cello

Date: 2005
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Charles Koechlin - The Seven Stars' Symphony; Vers la voûte étoilée (Ariane Matiakh)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • The Seven Stars' Symphony, Op. 132
  • Vers la voûte étoilée, Op. 129

Basel Symphony Orchestra
Ariane Matiakh, conductor

Date: 2022
Label: Capriccio

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Charles Koechlin - The Seven Stars' Symphony (James Judd)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • The Seven Stars' Symphony, Op. 132
  • Quatre Interludes, Op. 214 (orch. Otfrid Nies)
  • L'Andalouse dans Barcelone, Op. 134

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
James Judd, conductor

Date: 1996
Label: RCA


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Charles Koechlin - The Jungle Book (David Zinman)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin

CD1:
  • 3 Poems of "The Jungle Book", Op. 18
  • The Spring Running, Op. 95
CD2:
  • The Meditation of Purun Bhagat, Op. 159
  • The Law of the Jungle, Op. 175
  • The Bandar-log, Op. 176

Iris Vermillion, mezzo-soprano
Johan Botha, tenor
Ralf Lukas, baritone
RIAS Kammerchor

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
David Zinman, conductor

Date: 1994
Label: RCA


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Saturday, August 17, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Magicien Orchestrateur (Heinz Holliger)


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  • Claude Debussy - Khamma (arr. C. Koechlin)
  • Charles Koechlin - Sur les flots lointains, Op. 130
  • Gabriel Fauré - Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (arr. C. Koechlin)
  • Franz Schubert - Fantasy in C major, Op. 15, D. 760, "Wandererfantasie" (arr. C. Koechlin)
  • Emmanuel Chabrier - Bourrée fantasque (arr. C. Koechlin)

Sarah Wegener, soprano
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Charles Koechlin - Offrande musicale sur le nom de BACH; Les bandar-log (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Les bandar-log, Op. 176 "Scherzo des singes"
  • Offrande musicale sur le nom de BACH, Op. 187

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Friday, August 16, 2024

Charles Koechlin - La Course de printemps; Le Buisson ardent (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  1. La Course de printemps, Op. 95
  2. Le Bouisson ardent: Part 1, Op. 203
  3. Le Bouisson ardent: Part 2, Op. 171

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Charles Koechlin - Les Heures persanes (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Les Heures persanes, Op. 65 (Version orchestrale)

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2006
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Charles Koechlin - Le Docteur Fabricius; Vers la voûte étoilée (Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin
  • Vers la Voûte étoilée, nocturne pour orchestre dédié à la mémoire de Camille Flammarion, Op. 129
  • Le Docteur Fabricius, poème symphonique d'après la nouvelle de Charles Dollfus, Op. 202

Christine Simonin, ondes martenot
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Charles Koechlin - Vocal Works with Orchestra (Juliane Banse; Heinz Holliger)


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Composer: Charles Koechlin

CD1:
  1. Quatre Poèmes d'Edmont Haraucourt, Op. 7: I. Clair de lune
  2. Quatre Poèmes d'Edmont Haraucourt, Op. 7: II. Pleine Eau
  3. Quatre Poèmes d'Edmont Haraucourt, Op. 7: III. Dame du ciel
  4. Quatre Poèmes d'Edmont Haraucourt, Op. 7: IV. Au Temps des Fées
  5. Deux Poèmes symphoniques, Op. 43: II. Vers la Plage lointaine (Nocturne)
  6. Poèmes d'Automne, Op. 13: I. Déclin d'amour ( Sully Prudhomme)
  7. Poèmes d'Automne, Op. 13: II. Les Rêves morts (Leconte de Lisle)
  8. Deux Poèmes d'André Chénier, Op. 23: I. La jeune Tarentine
  9. Fauré  - Chanson de Mélisande (orch. Koechlin)
CD2:
  1. Trois Mélodies, Op. 17: II. La Prière du mort
  2. Trois Mélodies, Op. 17: III. Épiphanie (Leconte de Lisle)
  3. Études antiques, Op. 46: II. Soir au bord du lac
  4. Études antiques, Op. 46: III. Le Cortège d'Amphitrite
  5. Études antiques, Op. 46: IV. Épitaphe d'une jeune femme
  6. Six Mélodies sur des poésies d'Albert Samain, Op. 31: I. Le Sommeil de Canope
  7. Chant funèbre à la mémoire des jeunes femmes défuntes, Op. 37

Juliane Banse, soprano
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Holliger, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Hänssler Classic

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Do Brasil (Wilhem Latchoumia)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  1. Chôro No. 5, W205: Alma brasileira
  2. Chôro No. 2, W198
  3. Ondulando, estudio, Op. 31, W082
  4. Cirandas, W220: No. 3, Senhora dona Sancha
  5. Cirandas, W220: No. 6, Passa passa gavião
  6. Cirandas, W220: No. 15, Que lindos olhos
  7. Cirandas, W220: No. 10, O pintor de Cannahy
  8. Cirandas, W220: No. 9, Fui no Tororó
  9. Cirandas, W220: No. 4, O cravo brigou com a rosa
  10. Cirandas, W220: No. 2, A condessa
  11. Cirandas, W220: No. 8, Vamos atrás da serra, Calunga
  12. Cirandas, W220: No. 5, Pobre cega
  13. Cirandas, W220: No. 16, Có-Có-Có
  14. La caixinha de música quebrada, W256
  15. Suite infantil No. 1, W 053: No. 2, Nenê vai dormir
  16. New York Skyline Melody, W 407
  17. Rudepoêma, W184

Wilhem Latchoumia, piano
Date: 2023
Label: La Dolce Volta

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Heitor Villa-Lobos - Choral Transcriptions (Valentina Peleggi)


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Arranger: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  1. Felix Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte in E major, Op. 30 No. 3
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E flat minor, BWV 853: I. Prelude
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E flat minor, BWV 853: II. Fugue
  4. Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in C major, BWV 846
  6. Franz Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
  8. Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
  9. Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude in B flat minor, BWV 867
  10. Sergei Rachmaninov - Prélude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
  11. Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude in F sharp minor, BWV 883
  12. Jules Massenet - Élégie
  13. Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in D major, BWV 874
  14. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': II. Adagio cantabile
  15. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 (version for choir)

São Paulo Symphony Choir
Valentina Peleggi, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Complete Violin Sonatas (Emmanuele Baldini; Pablo Rossi)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Violin Sonata (Fantasia) No. 1 "Désespérance"
  • Violin Sonata (Fantasia) No. 2
  • Violin Sonata No. 3

Emmanuele Baldini, violin
Pablo Rossi, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Naxos

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Heitor Villa-Lobos - Works for Cello and Piano (Yuko Miyagawa; Aki Kuroda)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • O canto do cisne negro, W122
  • Divagação, W461
  • Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 66, W103
  • Ciclo brasileiro, W374: II. Impressões seresteiras
  • Pequena Suíte, W064
  • Bachianas brasileiras No. 2, W250 & W254

Yuko Miyagawa, cello
Aki Kuroda, piano

Date: 2020
Label: Odradek Records

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Monday, August 12, 2024

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Piano Music (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • As três Marias
  • Prole do bebê
  • Rudepoema

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 2000
Label: Hyperion

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Heitor Villa-Lobos - Guitar Works (Frédéric Zigante)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

CD1:
  • Five Preludes
  • Suite populaire brésilienne
  • Valsa-Concerto No. 2, Op. 8
  • Simples (Mazurka)
CD2:
  • Chôros No. 1
  • Twelve Etudes (1953 revised version)
  • Valse-chôro
  • Étude No.10 in B minor (1928 version)
  • Étude No.11 in E minor (1928 version)

Frédéric Zigante, guitar
Date: 2011
Label: Brilliant Classics


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Sunday, August 11, 2024

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Music for Flute (William Bennett and Friends)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  1. Quinteto em forma de chôros
  2. Modinha
  3. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6: Aria (Chôro): Largo
  4. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6: Fantasia: Allegro
  5. Distribuiçăo de flôres (Distribution of flowers)
  6. Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle): Allegro non troppo
  7. Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle): Adagio
  8. Assobio a Jato (The Jet Whistle): Vivo
  9. Chôros No. 2
  10. Cançăo do Amor (Song of Love)
  11. Trio: Animé
  12. Trio: Languisamente
  13. Trio: Vivo

William Bennett, flute
Neil Black, oboe
Janice Knight, cor anglais
Thea King, clarinet
Robin O'Neill, bassoon
Charles Tunnell, cello
Simon Wynberg, guitar

Date: 1987
Label: Hyperion

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Heitor Villa-Lobos - String Quartets (Cuarteto Latinoamericano)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • String Quartets Nos. 1-17 (6 CDs)

Cuarteto Latinoamericano
    Saúl Bitrán, violin
    Arón Bitrán, violin
    Javier Montiel, viola
    Alvaro Bitrán, cello

Date: 2004
Label: Brilliant Classics


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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Cello Concertos; Fantasia (Antônio Meneses)


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Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 50, W095
  • Cello Concerto No. 2, W516
  • Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra, W454

Antônio Meneses, cello
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Naxos

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