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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2; Morceaux de fantaisies (Alexandre Tharaud)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  • Cinq Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
  • Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
  • Pieces for six hand: Romance & Valse in A major

Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
Sabine Devieilhe, soprano
Alexander Melnikov & Aleksandar Madzar, piano

Date: 2016
Label: Warner Classics

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Arcadi Volodos)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Tchaikosky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Arcadi Volodos, piano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa & James Levine, conductors

Date: 2002; 1999
Label: Sony Classical

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3; Suite No. 2 (Martha Argerich)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17

Martha Argerich, piano
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

Date: 1982
Label: Philips

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Friday, November 29, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Transcriptions for Orchestra (Neeme Järvi)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Concerto Elégiaque for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 9
  • Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
  • Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Alan Kogosowski, piano
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 1994
Label: Chandos

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody (Earl Wild)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

CD1:
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
CD2:
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
  • Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Earl Wild, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Date: 1965
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Maurice Ravel; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli)


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Composer: Maurice Ravel; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Ettore Gracis, conductor

Date: 1957
Label: EMI Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos (Sviatoslav Richter)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanisław Wisłocki
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan

Date: 1959; 1962
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Sergei Rachmaninov; Franz Liszt - Piano Concertos (Arthur Rubinstein)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Franz Liszt
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  • Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Alfred Wallenstein

Date: 1956
Label: JVC

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Sergei Prokofiev; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Byron Janis)


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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1
  • Prokofiev - Toccata in D minor, Op. 11
  • Schumann - Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck
  • Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62: 1. Andante espressivo
  • Pinto - Three Scenes from Childhood

Byron Janis, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

Date: 1962
Label: Mercury Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Preludes (Byron Janis)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  • Prelude in E flat major, Op. 23, No. 6
  • Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Byron Janis, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1961; 1960
Label: Mercury Classics

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov; Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concertos (Vladimir Horowitz)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Vladimir Horowitz, piano
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Date: 1952; 1951
Label: Naxos

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 2 (Vladimir Horowitz)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Vladimir Horowitz, piano
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor

Date: 1978; 1980
Label: RCA Red Seal

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Monday, November 25, 2024

Van Cliburn - Final of the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei RachmaninovDmitri Kabalevsky
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Kabalevsky - Rondo in A minor, Op. 59

Van Cliburn, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

Date: 1958
Label: Testament

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Van Cliburn)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Tchaikosky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Van Cliburn, piano
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner

Date: 1958; 1962
Label: RCA

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Sergei Rachmaninov; Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concertos No. 3 (Van Cliburn)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Sergei Prokofiev
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  • Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Van Cliburn, piano
Symphony of the Air / Kirill Kondrashin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Walter Hendl

Date: 1958; 1960
Label: RCA

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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski & Eugene Ormandy, conductors

Date: 1929; 1939-40
Label: Dutton

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Paganini Rhapsody


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
  • Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Sergei Rachmaninov, piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy & Leopold Stokowski, conductors

Date: 1939-40; 1941; 1934
Label: Dutton

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Friday, November 22, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Complete Works for Violin & Piano (Nikita Boriso-Glebsky; Ekaterina Derzhavina)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21
  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44
CD2:
  • Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57 "Epica"
  • 2 Canzonas with Dances, Op. 43
  • 3 Nachtgesänge, Op. 16

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, violin
Ekaterina Derzhavina, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Profil Edition

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Works (Ekaterina Derzhavina)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Stimmungsbilder, Op. 1
  • Sonata Triad, Op. 11
  • Three Pieces, Op. 31
CD2:
  • Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38
  • Forgotten Melodies, Op. 39

Ekaterina Derzhavina, piano
Date: 2008
Label: Phoenix Edition

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Works (Yevgeny Sudbin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. Medtner - Prologue from Stimmungsbilder, Op. 1
  2. Medtner - Fairy Tale, Op. 51 No. 3
  3. Medtner - Sonata-Reminiscenza, , Op. 38 No. 1
  4. Medtner - Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 1
  5. Medtner - Fairy Tale, Op. 26 No. 1
  6. Medtner - Canzona matinata, Op. 39 No. 4
  7. Medtner - Sonata tragica, Op. 39 No. 5
  8. Rachmaninov - Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
  9. Rachmaninov - Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  10. Rachmaninov - Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
  11. Rachmaninov - Prelude in F minor, Op. 32 No. 6
  12. Rachmaninov - Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12
  13. Rachmaninov - Prelude in D flat major, Op. 32 No. 13

Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Date: 2015
Label: BIS

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Nikolai Medtner; Alexander Scriabin - Piano Concertos (Yevgeny Sudbin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Alexander Scriabin
  • Scriabin - Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20
  • Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, 'Ballade', Op. 60

Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

Date: 2014
Label: BIS

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Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Yevgeny Sudbin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
  • Rachmaninov - Floods of Spring, No. 11 from Twelve Songs, Op. 14 (trans. Yevgeny Sudbin)

Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Grant Llewellyn, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: BIS

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Nikolai Medtner; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos (Yevgeny Sudbin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  • Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
  • Medtner - Liebliches Kind!, from Nine Goethe Songs, Op. 6 (trans. Yevgeny Sudbin)

Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
John Neschling, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: BIS

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Sonatas; Forgotten Melodies (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
  • Skazki, Op. 8
  • Sonaten-Triade, Op. 11
CD2:
  • Sonata in G minor, Op. 22
  • Sonata-Skazka in C minor, Op. 25 No. 1
  • Sonata in E minor "Night Wind", Op. 25 No. 2
CD3:
  • Sonata-Ballada in F sharp major, Op. 27
  • Sonata in A minor, Op. 30
  • Vergessene Weisen I, Op. 38
CD4:
  • Vergessene Weisen II, Op. 39
  • Sonata in B flat minor "Sonata Romantica", Op. 53 No. 1
  • Sonata in F minor "Sonata Minacciosa", Op. 53 No. 2
  • Sonate-Idylle in G major, Op. 56

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 1998
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Skazki (Hamish Milne)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Skazki, Opp. 8, 9, 14, 20, 26, 31/3, 34 & 35
CD2:
  • Skazki, Opp. 42, 48, 51 & Skazka "1915"
  • Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54

Hamish Milne, piano
Date: 2007
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Songs (Sofia Fomina; Alexander Karpeyev)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • 6 Poems by Pushkin, Op. 36
  • 5 Poems by Tyutchev & Fet, Op. 37
  • 4 Songs, Op. 45
  • 7 Poems, Op. 46

Sofia Fomina, soprano
Alexander Karpeyev, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner; Maurice Ravel - Violin Sonatas (Vadim Repin; Boris Berezovsky)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Maurice Ravel
  • Ravel - Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major
  • Medtner - Sonata Epica in E minor (Violin Sonata No. 3), Op. 57

Vadim Repin, violin
Boris Berezovsky, piano

Date: 1996
Label: Erato

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Goethe Lieder (Susan Gritton; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • 12 Lieder von Goethe, Op. 15
  • 9 Lieder von Goethe, Op. 6
  • 6 Gedichte von Goethe, Op. 18: 5. Das Veilchen (Ballade)
  • Suite-Vocalise in F minor, Op. 41 No. 2
  • Sonate-Vocalise in C major, Op. 41 No. 1

Susan Gritton, soprano
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 2004
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner - Songs (Ludmilla Andrew; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  1. Night, Op. 36, No. 5
  2. I loved you, Op. 32, No. 4
  3. Winter Evening, Op. 13, No. 1
  4. The Raven, Op. 52, No. 2
  5. The Rose, Op. 29, No. 6
  6. Spanish Romance, Op. 52, No. 5
  7. Elegy, Op. 52, No. 3
  8. Serenade, Op. 52, No. 3
  9. The Angel, Op. 1b
  10. Butterfly, Op. 28, No. 3
  11. I cannot hear that bird, Op. 28, No. 2
  12. In the chuchyard, Op. 28, No. 4
  13. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 1. Day and Night
  14. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 2. Willow, why forever bending
  15. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 3. Sea-swell and Memories
  16. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 4. Twilight
  17. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 5. O'er thee bend
  18. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 6. When my glances thy smile chance to meet
  19. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 7. Whispering, nature faintly stirring
  20. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 8. I have to come to bear thee tidings
  21. Noon, Op. 59, No. 1
  22. Spring Calm, Op. 28, No. 5
  23. Sleepless, Op. 37, No. 1

Ludmilla Andrew, soprano
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 1994
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner - Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 (Lydia Mordkovitch; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21
  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 1994
Label: Chandos

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos (Dmitri Alexeev; Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Medtner - Two Pieces, Op. 58
  • Rachmaninov - Suite No. 2, Op. 17
  • Rachmaninov - Russian Rhapsody, Op. posth.
  • Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Dmitri Alexeev & Nikolai Demidenko. pianos
Date: 1993/2009
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Works (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  1. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: 6. Canzona serenata in F minor
  2. Skazki, Op. 20: No. 1 in B flat minor
  3. Sonaten-Triade, Op. 11: 2. Sonata-Elegy in D minor
  4. Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 4. Canzona matinata in G major
  5. Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 5. Sonata tragica in C minor
  6. Theme & Variations in C sharp minor, Op. 55
  7. 3 Dithyrambs, Op. 10: No. 2 in E flat major
  8. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: 1. Sonata-Reminiscenza in A minor

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Date: 1992/2009
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Quintet (Dmitri Alexeev)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
  • Piano Quintet in C major, Op. posth.

Dmitri Alexeev, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Lazarev, conductor
New Budapest Quartet

Date: 1994
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor "Ballade", Op. 60

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concertos; Sonata-Ballade (Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
  • Sonata-Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 27
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor "Ballade", Op. 60

Geoffrey Tozer, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke; Haydn Wood - Piano Concertos (Hamish Milne)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke; Haydn Wood
  • Holbrooke - Piano Concerto No. 1 "The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd", Op. 52
  • Wood - Piano Concerto in D minor

Hamish Milne, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Hyperion

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Joseph Holbrooke - Late Piano Music (Simon Callaghan)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • 8 Nocturnes, Op. 121
  • Fantasie Sonate No. 1 in A Major, Op. 124 'The Haunted Castle'
  • Fantasie Sonate No. 2, Op. 128b 'Destiny'
  • Cambrian Ballade No. 4, Op. 104 'Maentrog'

Simon Callaghan, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Lyrita

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Sonatas; Horn Trio (Kerenza Peacock; Mark Smith; Robert Stevenson)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 6a "Sonatina"
  • Horn Trio in D major, Op. 28
  • Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 59 "The Grasshopper" (arr. as Violin Sonata No. 2)
  • 3 Mezzo-Tints, Op. 55: 2. L'Extase. Andante semplice

Kerenza Peacock, violin
Mark Smith, horn
Robert Stevenson, piano

Date: 2011
Label: Naxos

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Joseph Holbrooke - String Quartets; Clarinet Quintet (Rasumovsky Quartet; Richard Hosford)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  1. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 1. 'Departure'
  2. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 2. 'Absence'
  3. String Quartet No. 1 'Fantasie in D minor', Op. 17b: 3. 'Return'
  4. Folsong Suite No. 2, Op. 72: 2. Song of the Bottle
  5. Eileen Shona, for Clarinet & Strings
  6. String Quartet No. 2 'Impressions', Op. 59a: 1. Serenade (Belgium - 1915)
  7. String Quartet No. 2 'Impressions', Op. 59a: 2. Russian Dance (Russia - 1915)
  8. Folksong Suite No. 1: 2. The Last Rose of Summer
  9. Folksong Suite No. 1: 3. Mavourneen Deelish
  10. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 1. Maestoso moderato - Poco allegro cantabile
  11. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 2. Canzone: Andante affetuoso
  12. Clarinet Quintet in G major, Op. 27: 3. Poco vivace

Richard Hosford, clarinet
Rasumovsky Quartet
    Frances Mason, violin
    Marilyn Taylor, violin
    Christopher Wellington, viola
    Christina Shillito, cello

Date: 2002
Label: Dutton

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke - Symphony No. 3; etc. (Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • The Birds of Rhiannon, Op. 87
  • The girl I left behind me, Op. 37 No. 2
  • Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 90 'Ships'

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2019

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Joseph Holbrooke - Violin Concerto; etc. (Judith Ingolfsson; Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • 'Auld Lang Syne' Variations No. 3 for full orchestra, Op. 60
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 59 'The Grasshopper'
  • 'The Raven' Poem No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 25

Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: CPO

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Joseph Holbrooke - Symphonic Poems (Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • Amontillado, Op. 123
  • The Viking, Op. 32 (after H.W. Longfellow, the Skeleton in Armour)
  • Three Blind Mice Variations, Op. 37
  • Ulalume, Op. 35

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: CPO

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Sunday, November 10, 2024

Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 3 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Three Sketches: 1. April
  2. Three Sketches: 2. Rosemary
  3. Three Sketches: 3. Valse Capricieuse
  4. The Hour Glass: 1. Dusk
  5. The Hour Glass: 2. The Dew Fairy
  6. The Hour Glass: 3. The Midnight Tide
  7. Graziella
  8. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 1
  9. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 2
  10. Miniature Pastorales, Set 3: No. 3
  11. Miniature Suite: 1. Chorale
  12. Miniature Suite: 2. Impromptu
  13. Miniature Suite: 3. Caprice
  14. Miniature Suite: 4. March
  15. Three Lyrics: 1. Heart's Ease
  16. Three Lyrics: 2. Dainty Rogue
  17. Three Lyrics: 3. The Hedgerow
  18. Bach: Come Sweet Death
  19. Sonata: I
  20. Sonata: II
  21. Sonata: III

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 2 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Etude Rhapsodique
  2. Berceuse
  3. Dramatic Fantasia
  4. Three Poems: 1. Sunset
  5. Three Poems: 2. Solitude
  6. Three Poems: 3. Ecstasy
  7. Three Piano Pieces: 1. Columbine
  8. Three Piano Pieces: 2. Minuet
  9. Three Piano Pieces: 3. Romance
  10. Four Characteristic Pieces: 1. Water Nymphs
  11. Four Characteristic Pieces: 2. Fragrance
  12. Four Characteristic Pieces: 3. Bittersweet
  13. Four Characteristic Pieces: 4. Fireflies
  14. Lament
  15. Canzonetta
  16. Pensée Fugitive
  17. Scherzettino
  18. Moderato
  19. Vignettes de Marseille: 1. Carmelita
  20. Vignettes de Marseille: 2. Nicolette
  21. Vignettes de Marseille: 3. Zoraida
  22. Vignettes de Marseille: 4. En Fête

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Frank Bridge - Piano Music Vol. 1 (Peter Jacobs)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Capriccio No. 1
  2. Capriccio No. 2
  3. A Sea Idyll
  4. Arabesque
  5. Faity Tale Suite
  6. In Autumn
  7. Miniature Pastorals, Set 1
  8. Hidden Fires
  9. Winter Pastoral
  10. Miniature Pastorals, Set 2
  11. Three Improvisations for the left hand
  12. A Dedication
  13. Gargoyle

Peter Jacobs, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Continuum

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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Frank Bridge; Gustav Holst; Joseph Holbrooke - String Sextets (Cologne String Sextet)


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Composer: Frank Bridge; Gustav Holst; Joseph Holbrooke
  • Bridge - String Sextet in E flat major, H. 107
  • Holst - Scherzo for String Sextet, H. 23
  • Holbrooke - String Sextet in D major, Op. 43

Cologne String Sextet
    Demetrius Polyzoides, violin
    Elisabeth Polyzoides-Baich, violin
    Bernhard Oll, viola
    Rémy Sornin-Petit, viola
    Uta Schlichtig, cello
    Birgit Heinemann, cello

Date: 2019
Label: CAvi-music

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Frank Bridge - Phantasy Piano Quartet; Sonatas (Nash Ensemble)


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Composer: Frank Bridge
  1. Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor
  2. Cello Sonata: 1. Allegro ben moderato
  3. Cello Sonata: 2. Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro e agitato – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro moderato
  4. An Irish Melody "The Londonderry Air"
  5. Cherry Ripe
  6. Sally in our alley
  7. Sir Roger de Coverley
  8. Violin Sonata

Nash Ensemble
    Marianne Thorsen, violin
    Laura Samuel, violin
    Lawrence Power, viola
    Paul Watkins, cello
    Ian Brown, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Hyperion

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