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Monday, March 31, 2025

Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Seiji Ozawa)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
  • Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116

Saito Kinen Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Philips

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Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Ferenc Fricsay)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
  • Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106

RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Date: 1957; 1953
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Fritz Reiner)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
  • Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
  • Hungarian Sketches (Magyar képek), for orchestra, Sz. 97, BB 103

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Date: 1958
Label: RCA

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Béla Bartók - Violin Concertos (Isabelle Faust)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz 36 Op. Posth.
  • Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Isabelle Faust, violin
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: harmonia mundi

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Béla Bartók - Violin Concertos (Arabella Steinbacher)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117
  • Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a

Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Marek Janowski, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: PentaTone

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Béla Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2; Suite No. 2 (Yehudi Menuhin; Antal Doráti)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Violin Concerto No. 2
  • Suite No. 2 (revised 1943 version)

Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1957; 1955
Label: Mercury

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

Béla Bartók - Piano Concertos (Various Artists)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
  • Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119 (completed by Tibor Serly)

Krystian Zimerman, piano
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Béla Bartók - Piano Concertos (Géza Anda)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
  • Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Géza Anda, piano
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

Date: 1960
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 3 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Contrasts, BB 116
  • Violin Sonatina, BB 102a (arr. A. Gertier)
  • 44 Duos for 2 Violins, BB 104

James Ehnes, violin
Michael Collins, clarinet
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2014
Label: Chandos

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Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 2 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124
  • Sonata in E minor, BB 28
  • Hungarian Folksongs, BB 109
  • Hungarian Folk Tunes
  • Romanian Folk Dances

James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2013
Label: Chandos

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Béla Bartók - Chamber Works for Violin, Vol. 1 (James Ehnes)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a
  • Sonata No. 2 in C major, BB 85
  • Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96a
  • Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor, BB 84
  • Andante in A major, BB 26b

James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

Date: 2012
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Béla Bartók - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60 (Final Version)
  • Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113
  • Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: Onyx

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Béla Bartók - Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz. 73
  • Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100
  • Suite No. 2, Sz. 34

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: Onyx

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Béla Bartók - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Thomas Dausgaard)


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Composer: Béla Bartók
  • Suite No. 1, Sz. 31 (Original 1905 Version)
  • Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Onyx

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Clara Schumann; Robert Schumann - Piano Concertos (Beatrice Rana)


Information

  • Clara Schumann - Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7
  • Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
  • Robert Schumann - Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 (arr. Liszt, S. 566)

Beatrice Rana, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Warner Classics

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Maurice Ravel; Igor Stravinsky - Piano Works (Beatrice Rana)


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Composer: Maurice Ravel; Igor Stravinsky
  • Ravel - Miroirs
  • Stravinsky - The Firebird (transcr. Guido Agosti)
  • Stravinsky - Petrushka (transcr. Stravinsky)
  • Ravel - La Valse

Beatrice Rana, piano
Date: 2019
Label: Warner Classics

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations (Beatrice Rana)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Beatrice Rana, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Warner Classics

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Sergei Prokofiev; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos (Beatrice Rana)


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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Beatrice Rana, piano
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Warner Classics

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Arnold Rosner - The Chronicle of Nine. The Tragedy of Queen Jane (Gil Rose)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Queen Jane, Op. 81

Megan Pachecano; James Demler
David Salsbery Fry; Aaron Engebreth
Krista River; Eric Carey
William Hite; Rebecca Krouner
Stephanie Kacoyanis; Gene Stenger

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Odyssey Opera
Gil Rose, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: BMOP/sound

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Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman - Chamber Works (London Piano Trio)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman
  • Rosner - Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 103
  • Rosner - Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano, Op. 54
  • Rosner - String Quartet No. 6, Op. 118
  • Cooman - Kaleidoscope Sky, Op. 1359
  • Cooman - Sonata No. 3 for Violin & Piano, Op. 950

London Piano Trio
    Robert Atchison, violin
    David Jones, cello
    Simon Callaghan, piano

Jackie Hartley, violin
Elisa Bergersen, viola

Date: 2022
Label: Convivium

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Arnold Rosner - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 18 (2004 Revised Version)
  • Danses à la mode, Op. 101
  • Bassoon Sonata, Op. 121
  • Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 89 "La divina commedia"

Curtis Macomber, violin
Maxine Neuman, cello
David Richmond, bassoon
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Carson Cooman, piano

Date: 2017
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Requiem (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Requiem, Op. 59

Kelley Hollis, soprano
Feargal Mostyn-Williams, countertenor
Thomas Elwin, tenor
Gareth Brynmor John, baritone

Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Toccata

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Scherzo for Orchestra, Op. 29a
  • Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 74
  • Variations on a Theme by Frank Martin, Op. 105
  • Canzona secundi toni, Op. 63
  • A My Lai Elegy, Op. 51

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Nocturne, Op. 68
  • Tempus Perfectum, Op. 109
  • Symphony No. 6, Op. 64

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65
  • Unraveling Dances, Op. 122
  • Parable of the Law, Op. 97

Christopher Burchett, baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (David Amos)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 30
  • Gematria, Op. 93
  • 6 Pastoral Dances, Op. 40
  • From the Diaries of Adam Czerniakow, Op. 82

Peter Riegert, speaker
Peter Vinograde, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Amos, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Toccata

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Snow Maiden (Kristjan Järvi)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 (incidental music to Ostrovsky's play)

Vsevolod Grivnov, mezzo-soprano
Annely Peebo, tenor
Leipzig Radio Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Sony Classical

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Tchaikovsky; Beethoven - 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Wellington's Victory (Antal Doráti)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ludwig van Beethoven
  1. Tchaikovsky - 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
  2. Commentary to the 1812 Overture / sound effects / bells
  3. Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
  4. Beethoven - Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: I. Battle
  5. Beethoven - Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: II. Victory Symphony
  6. Commentary to Wellington's Victory / sound effects

University of Minnesota Brass Band
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1958; 1955; 1960
Label: Mercury

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romances (Christianne Stotijn; Julius Drake)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. At the Ball, op. 38 no. 3
  2. None but the lonely heart, op. 6 no. 6
  3. Over burning ashes, op. 25 no. 2
  4. My genius, my angel, my friend!
  5. Lullaby, op. 16 no. 1
  6. Reconciliation, op. 25 no. 1
  7. The sun has set, op. 73 no. 4
  8. The Fearful Moment, op. 28 no. 6
  9. Mild stars looked down, op. 60 no. 12
  10. Had I only known, op. 47 no. 1
  11. The lights were being dimmed, op. 63 no. 5
  12. Not a word, my friend, op. 6 no. 5
  13. Why?, op. 6 no. 5
  14. The Bride's Lament, op. 47 no. 7
  15. The Gypsy Song, op. 60 no. 7
  16. Do not believe, my friend, op. 6 no. 1
  17. It was in early spring, op. 38 no. 2
  18. Cuckoo, op. 54 no. 8
  19. Can it be day?, op. 47 no. 6
  20. Again, as before, alone, op. 73 no. 6

Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2008
Label: Onyx

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romances (Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Ivari Ilja)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6 No. 6
  2. Night, Op. 60 No. 9
  3. At Bedtime, Op. 27 No. 1
  4. I Opened the Window, Op. 63 No. 2
  5. My Genius, My Angel, My Friend
  6. Not a Word, O My Friend, Op. 6 No. 2
  7. Why?, Op. 6 No. 5
  8. To Forget So Soon
  9. The Heroic Deed, Op. 60 No. 11
  10. Death, Op. 57 No. 5
  11. I Should Like in a Single Word
  12. Oh, If Only You Could, Op. 38 No. 4
  13. The Love of a Dead Man, Op. 38 No. 5
  14. On the Golden Cornfields, Op. 57 No. 2
  15. Tell Me, What in the Shade of the Branches, Op. 57 No. 1
  16. The Fearful Moment, Op. 28 No. 6
  17. Reconciliation, Op. 25 No. 1
  18. Does the Day Reign, Op. 47 No. 6
  19. Frenzied Nights, Op. 60 No. 6
  20. Serenade (O Child, beneath thy window), Op. 63 No. 6
  21. It Was in The Early Spring, Op. 38 No. 2
  22. Dusk Fell on the Earth, Op. 47 No. 3
  23. I Bless You, Forests, Op. 47 No. 5
  24. Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38 No. 1

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ivari Ilja, piano

Date: 2009
Label: Delos

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Arno Babajanian - Piano Trios (Gluzman; Moser; Sudbin)


Information

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Arno Babajanian; Alfred Schnittke
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
  • Babajanian - Piano Trio in F sharp minor
  • Schnittke - Tango from the opera 'Life with an Idiot' (arr. Yevgeny Sudbin)

Vadim Gluzman, violin
Johannes Moser, cello
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

Date: 2019
Label: BIS

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Anton Arensky - Piano Trios (Trio Wanderer)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Anton Arensky
  • Arensky - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Trio Wanderer
    Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin
    Raphaël Pidoux, cello
    Vincent Coq, piano

Date: 2012
Label: harmonia mundi

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartets; Souvenir de Florence (Borodin Quartet)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

CD1:
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
  • String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22
CD2:
  • String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30
  • String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70

Borodin Quartet
    Mikhail Kopelman, violin
    Andrei Abramenkov, violin
    Dmitri Shebalin, viola
    Valentin Berlinsky, cello
&
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Natalia Gutman, cello

Date: 1982
Label: EMI

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Monday, March 17, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet. Tchaikovsky on the Piano (Yevgeny Sudbin)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. Mikhail Glinka - Ruslan and Ludmila, overture (arr. Sudbin)
  2. Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker (arr. Sudbin)
  3. Dumka. Scène rustique Russe, Op. 59
  4. November (Troika), Op. 37 No. 11
  5. June (Barcarolle), Op. 37 No. 6
  6. Nocturnes, Op. 10 No. 1
  7. Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2
  8. Nocturne, Op. 19 No. 4
  9. Tendres reproches, Op. 72 No. 3
  10. Valse à cinq temps, Op. 72 No. 16
  11. Chant élégiaque, Op. 72 No. 14
  12. Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty (arr. Rachmaninov & Sudbin)
  13. Romeo and Juliet, overture-fantasy (arr. Sudbin): Andante ma non tanto, quasi moderato
  14. Romeo and Juliet, overture-fantasy (arr. Sudbin): Bar 112. Allegro giusto
  15. Romeo and Juliet, overture-fantasy (arr. Sudbin): Bar 275
  16. Romeo and Juliet, overture-fantasy (arr. Sudbin): Bar 489. Moderato assai

Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Bella Sudbin, piano (2, 12)

Date: 2023
Label: BIS

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Opera and Song Transcriptions for Piano (Julia Severus)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1 Cradle Song
  2. 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 4 O, Sing that Song
  3. 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 5 So What, Then?
  4. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 5 Why? (arr. J. Severus)
  5. 6 Romances, Op. 28: No. 3 Why? (arr. V. Laub)
  6. I Should Like a Single Word (arr. J. Severus)
  7. 6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 6 Again, as Before, Alone (arr. J. Severus)
  8. 6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 1 We Sat Together (arr. A. Bernard)
  9. 7 Romances, Op. 47: No. 6 Does the Day Reign? (arr. J. Severus)
  10. 6 Romances, Op. 63: No. 5 The Fires in the Room Were Already Out (arr. A. Bernard)
  11. Charles Voss - Characteristic Fantasy on Motifs of Tchaikovsky's 'Vakula the Smith', Op. 319
  12. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 3 Bitterly and Sweetly (arr. J. Nagel)
  13. 6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 1 Don Juan's Serenade (arr. A. Bernard)
  14. 6 Romances & Songs, Op. 27: No. 3 Do Not Leave Me! (arr. V. Laub)
  15. 6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 2 Night (arr. H. Pachulski)
  16. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6 None but the Lonely Heart (arr. J. Severus)
  17. 12 Romances, Op. 60: No. 1 Last Night (arr. V. Laub)
  18. 6 Romances, Op. 63: No. 2 I Opened the Window (arr. A. Bernard)
  19. 12 Romances, Op. 60: No. 6 Sleepless Nights (arr. A. Bernard)
  20. 12 Romances, Op. 60: No. 11 The Heroic Deed (arr. J. Severus)
  21. Carl Frühling - Fantasy on 'Eugene Onegin'

Julia Severus, piano
Date: 2019
Label: Grand Piano

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 7 (Viktoria Postnikova)


Information

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 18 morceaux, Op. 72
  • Impromptu (momento lirico)

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 6 (Viktoria Postnikova)



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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Douze morceaux de difficulté moyenne, Op. 40
  • Six morceaux, Op. 51

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 5 (Viktoria Postnikova)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Cinquante chants populaires russes
  • Pot-pourri sur des themes du 'Voievode'
  • 3 Romances
  • Thème et Variations en la mineur

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, piano 2

Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 4 (Viktoria Postnikova)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Les Saisons, Op. 37b
  • Sonate No. 1 en ut diese mineur

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1992
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 3 (Viktoria Postnikova)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Grande Sonate en sol majeur, Op. 37a
  • Album pour enfants, Op. 39
  • Dumka, Op. 59

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 2 (Viktoria Postnikova)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Six morceaux, Op. 19
  • Six morceaux composes sur un seul thème, Op. 21
  • Marche des Volontaires de la Flotte
  • Trois morceaux
  • Avec passionne
  • Marche militaire

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works Vol. 1 (Viktoria Postnikova)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. Scherzo а la russe, Op. 1 No. 1
  2. Impromptu, Op. 1 No. 2
  3. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: 1. Ruines d'un chateau
  4. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: 2. Scherzo
  5. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: 3. Chant sans paroles
  6. Valse-Caprice, Op. 4
  7. Romanze, Op. 5
  8. Valse-Scherzo, Op. 7
  9. Capriccio, Op. 8
  10. Trois morceaux, Op. 9: 1. Reverie
  11. Trois morceaux, Op. 9: 2. Polka de  salon
  12. Trois morceaux, Op. 9: 3. Mazurka de salon
  13. Deux morceaux, Op. 10: 1. Nocturne
  14. Deux morceaux, Op. 10: 2. Humoresque

Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Date: 1993
Label: Erato

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Seasons (Đặng Thái Sơn)


Information

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • The Seasons, Op. 37a
  • Romance, Op. 5
  • Un poco di Chopin, Op. 72 No. 15
  • Dumka, Op. 59

Đặng Thái Sơn, piano
Date: 2007
Label: Victor / Phương Nam Phim

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Grand Sonata; Children's Album (Mikhail Pletnev)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Grand Sonata in G major, Op. 37
  • Children's Album, 24 easy pieces for piano, Op. 39

Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Date: 1987
Label: Melodiya

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Works (Sviatoslav Richter)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. 2 Morceaux, Op. 10: 1. Nocturne in F major (Andante cantabile)
  2. Waltz-Scherzo in A minor, Op. 7 (Tempo di Valse)
  3. 2 Morceaux, Op. 10: 2. Humoresque in G major (Allegretto scherzando)
  4. 6 Morceaux, Op. 19: 5. Capriccioso in B flat major (Allegretto semplice)
  5. 12 Morceaux, Op. 40: 2. Chanson triste in G minor (Allegro non troppo)
  6. 12 Morceaux, Op. 40: 8. Waltz in A flat major (Tempo di Valse)
  7. Romance in F minor, Op. 5 (Andante cantabile)
  8. 6 Morceaux, Op. 51: 5. Romance in F major (Andante cantabile)
  9. 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: 15. Un poco di Chopin (Tempo di Mazurka)
  10. 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: 12. L'espieègle (Allegro moderato)
  11. 6 Morceaux, Op. 19: 1. Rêverie du soir in G minor (Andante espressivo)
  12. 6 Morceaux, Op. 51: 3. Menuetto scherzoso in E flat major (Moderato assai)
  13. 6 Morceaux, Op. 51: 1. Valse de salon in E flat major (Allegro)
  14. 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: 5. Méditation (Andante mosso)
  15. The Seasons, Op. 37a: 5. May. White Nights in G major (Andantino)
  16. The Seasons, Op. 37a: 6. June. Barcarolle in G minor (Andante cantabile)
  17. The Seasons, Op. 37a: 11. November. On the Troika in E major (Allegro moderato)
  18. The Seasons, Op. 37a: 1. January. By the Fireplace in A major (Moderato semplice, ma espressivo)

Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Date: 1983
Label: Regis

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Friday, March 14, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker; Orchestral Suites Nos. 3 & 4 (Antal Doráti)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • The Nutcracker, Op. 71
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55
  • Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 - "Mozartiana"

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1975; 1967
Label: Philips

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty (Antal Doráti)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1981
Label: Philips

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Ballet Suites (Mstislav Rostropovich)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Swan Lake, Op. 20a
  • The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a
  • The Nutcracker, Op. 71a

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Date: 1978
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake (Mark Ermler)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Swan Lake, Op. 20

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Mark Ermler, conductor

Date: 1989
Label: Sony Classical

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Jean Sibelius - Violin Concertos (Lisa Batiashvili)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Jean Sibelius
  • Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35
  • Sibelius - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47

Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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