November 25, 2009

Bruno Walter Conducts….

Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 & Alt-Rhapsodie op. 53 - CD 9065

Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 & No. 4, Serenade, & “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” – CD 9066

Strauss – Waltzes & Overtures, Brahms – Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3, 10 & 17, Smetana – The Moldau - CD 9068

Strauss – Don Juan, Tod und Verklarung, Barber – Symphony No. 1, Dvorák - Slavonic Dance – New York Philharmonic – CD 9067

Beethoven – Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2, Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 – CD 9059

Symphonies No. 3 “Eroica” & No. 8 – CD 9060

Symphonies No. 4 & No. 6 “Pastorale” – CD 9061

Symphonies No. 5 & No. 7 – CD 9062

Symphony No. 9 “Choral” – CD 9063

Rehearses Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 7 & 9 – CD 9064

November 23, 2009

Centenaries

100 Years of Great Music1897 – 1997

Celebrating 100 years of recorded music, from Camille Saint-Saëns playing his own Marche militaire français to Rostropovich’s release of the Bach cello suites, from Gustav Holst conducting “Mercury” from The Planets to singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Thomas Hampson, and Pavarotti.

CD 8783CD8793

Chicago Symphony Orchestra – The First 100 Years

Selected from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s vast collection of recorded material, compiled by Sir Georg Solti, music director of the CSO, Henry Fogel, executive director, and representatives from the orchestra. This 12-disc set shows a sampling of the wide repertoire of the CSO, including Brahms, Shostakovich, Copland, Beethoven,  Ginastera, and many others!

CD 8534CD 8545

November 22, 2009

Isaac Stern: A Life in Music

Wieniawski & Bruch – Violin Concertos – CD 9080

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius – Violin Concertos - CD 9081

Mendelssohn & Dvorak – Violin Concertos - CD 9082

Beethoven – Triple Concerto & Violin Concerto, Brahms – Violin Concerto & Double Concerto – CD 9083

Mozart – Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5, Sinfonia Concertante, & Concertone -     CD 9084

JS Bach – Violin Concertos, Double Concerto & Concerto for Violin & Oboe – CD 9085

Vivaldi – The Four Seasons & Concertos for 2 Violins – CD 9086

Bartok Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 & Webern- 4 Pieces Op. 7 – CD 9101

Encores with Piano – CD 9102

November 20, 2009

Bruno Walter Conducts…..

Bruckner – Symphony no. 4 “Romantic” – CD 9049

Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 – CD 9050

Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 – CD 9051

Mozart – Opera Overtures, Masonic Funeral Music, 3 German Dancer, Minuets & Haydn – Symphony no. 96 “Miracle” – CD 9052

Haydn – Symphonies Nos. 88 & 100 “Military” & No. 102 – CD 9053

Dvorak – Symphonies No. 8 & No. 9 “From the New World” - CD 9054

Schubert – Symphony Nos. 5 & 7, Beethoven – Leonore Overture – CD 9055

Schumann – Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish,” Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 2 & Egmont overture - CD 9056

Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor,” Schumann – Piano Concerto – CD 9057

Brahms – Double Concerto, Beethoven – Triple Concerto – CD 9070

Brahms – Symphony No. 1, Haydn Variations – CD 9071

Brahms – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - CD 9072

Brahms – Symphony No. 4, Tragic Overture, Schicksalslied – CD 9073

Mozart – Symphonies Nos. 25, 28, 29, & 35 - CD 9075

Mozart – Symphony no. 36 “Linz,” & No. 38 “Prague” – CD 9076

Mozart – Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, & 41 “Jupiter” – CD 9077

Schubert – Symphony No. 9 “The Great” & Rosamunde (excerpts) – CD 9078

November 16, 2009

Svjatoslav Richter in Prague

Beethoven Piano Sonatas – CD 8998

  • No. 3 in C major Op. 2 No. 3
  • No. 7 in D major Op. 10 No. 3
  • No. 12 in A flat major Op. 26

Beethoven Piano Sonatas – CD 8999

  • No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest”
  • No. 18 in E flat major Op. 31 No. 3
  • No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 “Appassionata”

Beethoven Piano Sonatas – CD 9000

  • No. 27 in E minor Op. 90
  • No. 28 in A major Op. 101
  • No. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 for “Hammerklavier”

Beethoven - CD 9001

  • 33 Diabelli Variations Op. 120
  • No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110

Beethoven Piano Concertos – CD 9002

  • Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15
  • Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37

Brahms – CD 9003

  • Sonata No. 1 Op. 1 in C major
  • Variations on a Hungarian song Op. 21 No. 2
  • Sonata No. 2 Op. 2 in F sharp minor

Chopin & Scriabin – CD 9004

  • Chopin – Etudes Op. 10 – No. 4 in C sharp minor, No 10 in A flat, No. 11 in E flat
  • Chopin – Etudes Op. 25 – No. 5 in E minor, No. 8 in D flat, No. 11 in A minor, No. 12 in C minor
  • Nocturnes Op. 62 – No. 2 in E major Op. 72, No. 1 in E minor
  • Polonaise Op. 61 No. 7 “Polonaise-Fantaisie”
  • Scriabin – Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19
  • Scriabin – No. 5 in F sharp minor Op. 53

Chopin & Beethoven – CD 9005

  • Beethoven – 2 Rondos Op. 51 & Bagatelles Op. 126 Nos. 1, 4, 6
  • Chopin – Etudes op. 10, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 12
  • Chopin – Etudes Op. 25 Nos. 6, 7
  • Chopin – Ballades Op. 23, 38, 47, 52

Liszt & Ravel - CD 9006

  • Liszt – Etudes d’exécution transcendante S 139, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 11
  • Ravel – Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
  • Ravel – Miroirs, 5 pieces for piano

Mozart & Haydn Sonatas – CD 9007

  • Haydn – Sonata No. 39 in D major
  • Mozart – Sonata in F major K.280
  • Mozart – Sonata in E flat major K. 282
  • Mozart – Sonata in A minor K. 310

Mozart – CD 9008

  • Sonata in B flat major K. 333
  • Allegro & Andante from Sonata in F major K. 533
  • Rondo in F major K. 494
  • Sonata in C major K. 545

Rachmaninov & Mussorgsky - CD 9009

  • Rachmaninov Études-Tableaux – Op. 33 Nos. 4, 5, 8; Op. 39 Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
  • Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

Weber & Schubert - CD 9010

  • Weber – Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 49
  • Schubert Sonata in D major Op. 53 D 850

Schubert & Liszt – CD 9011

  • Schubert – Sonata in B flat major D 960
  • Schubert – Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3 D 899
  • Liszt – Polonaise in E major S 223 No. 2

Robert Schumann – CD 9012

  • Études Symphoniques Op. 13
  • Fantasie C-Dur Op. 17

November 12, 2009

New Arrivals

Beethoven – The Middle String Quartets – Guarneri Quartet – CD 7792

Beethoven – The Late String Quartets – Guarneri Quartet – CD 7793

Mahler – Symphony No. 1 – Bavarian Radio Symphony – CD 8853

James Tenney – Spectrum Pieces – CD 5047

Schubert-Brahms year 1997 – CD 7432

Stuart Saunders Smith – The Links Series of Vibraphone Essays – CD 5046

1992 New Year’s Concert – Weiner Philharmoniker – CD 8049

Leonard Bernstein’s Mass – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra – CD 5050

Beethoven’s Leonore – CD 8247

Massenet’s Manon, feat. Beverly Sills – CD 7020

Henri Duparc’s “Les Mélodies” feat. Florence Bonnafous - CD 7819

Lou Harrison: A Portrait, feat. Al Jarreau – CD 7440

Debussy – Mélodies – CD 7837

Frederica von Stade – Chants d’Auvergne – CD 7847

French Songs – Debussy, Duparc, Poulenc & Satie feat. Della Jones – CD 7708

Schoenberg – Pierrot lunaire, Herzgewächse, & Ode to Napoleon – CD7929

Ben Heppner: My Secret Heart – CD 8138

The Early Minstrel Show – CD 5051

Mr. Mark Twain the Musical – CD 5048

November 8, 2009

Instrumental Music

Alban Berg – 3 Pieces for Orchestra, 5 Songs, Lulu- Suite – CD 8819

Anton Bruckner – Symphonies 8 & 9 – CD 8818

Mahler – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 – Claudio Abbado – CD 8832

Rachmaninov – Symphony No. 2, op. 27 – CD 8815

Ravel – L’enfant et les Sortilèges, L’heure espagnole – CD 8814

Strauss – Waltzes, Polkas & Marches – Herbert von Karajan – CD 8813

Strauss – Waltzes & Polkas – Lorin Maazel – CD 8836

Schumann – The Symphonies – Leonard Bernstein – CD 8837

Verdi – Overtures & Preludes – Herbert von Karajan – CD 8840

Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake – Seiji Ozawa – CD 8841

Bach – Brandenburg Concertos & Suites No.s 2 & 3 – CD 8829

Mendelssohn – Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) - CD 8830

Mozart Symphonies Nos. 35-41 – CD 8838

Beethoven – Complete String Quartets – Quatuor Végh – CD 8504

Shostakovich Complete String Quartets – Borodin Quartet – CD 9018

White Bone Country: Music for Piano & Percussion – Andrew Byrne – CD 5042

Let Others Name You: Balinese Ensembles – Michael Tenzer – CD 5043

The Scott Fields Ensemble: Samuel – CD 5044

John Cage: 3 Constructions – Donald Knaack Percussion Ensemble - CD 5045

Beethoven – Music for Cello & Piano – Pierre Fournier - CD 8825

Beethoven – Sonatas & Bagatelles – The Zivian-Thomkins Duo – CD 5041

Mozart – 5 Violin Concertos – Gidon Kremer - CD 8839

Bach – Sonatas & Partitas – Henryk Szeryng – CD 8828

Complete Brahms Violin Sonatas – Zino Francescatti &Robert                         Casadesus – CD 8002

Schubert’s Violin Sonatas – Isaac Stern - CD 9105

Bach, Handel & Tartini Violin Sonatas – Isaac Stern – CD 9104

Beethoven – The Violin Sonatas – Isaac Stern – CD 9103

Prokofiev – Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 – Isaac Stern - CD 9100

Hindemith, Copland & Bloch Violin Sonatas – Isaac Stern – CD 9099

Brahms Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 – CD 9097

Franck, Debussy & Enesco – Violin Sonatas – CD 9098

Works for Harpsichord – Couperin – Christophe Rousset -  CD8991- CD8996

Liszt – The 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies – Roberto Szidon – CD 8833

Beethoven – The Late Piano Sonatas – Wilhelm Kempff – CD 8826

Sviatoslav Richter, piano

Scriabin, Prokofiev & Shostakovich – CD 8867

Brahms & Schumann – CD 8866

Schubert - CD 8865

Haydn, Weber & Beethoven - CD 8864

Chopin & Liszt – CD 8863

Mozart Sonatas – CD 8862

Beethoven II:  Sonatas & Chamber Works - CD 8861

Beethoven I: Sonatas Nos. 19-32 – CD 8860

Bach Suites & Toccatas – CD 8859

The Art of Alfred Brendel

Vol. 1 – Haydn & Mozart  CD 8978

Vol. 2 – Beethoven CD 8976

Vol. 3 – Schubert  CD 8975

Vol. 4 – Liszt  CD 8974

Vol. 5 – Brahms & Schumann CD 8977

Beethoven Piano Concerts Nos. 1 & 3 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano -                           CD 8820

Janácek Piano Works – Rudolf Firkusný, piano – CD 8816

November 6, 2009

Opera, Lieder & Sacred Music

Bartók’s  Bluebeard’s CastleCD 8973

Berlioz’s La Damnation de FaustCD 8823

Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder - CD 8831

Francesco Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur - CD 8403

Donizetti’s Mary StuartCD 8372

Offenbach’s Pomme D’api, Monsieur Choufleuri & Mesdames de la Halle - CD 8373

Strauss’ Der Zigeuner BaronCD 8411

Janácek’s From the House of the Dead - CD 8402

Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde - CD 8812

Dvorák’s Stabat Mater, op. 58 & Legends, op. 59 – CD 8822

Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – CD 8834

Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation) – Berlin Philharmonic – CD 8817

Handel’s Messiah (London Philharmonic) – CD 8835

Bach’s Johannes-Passion (St. John’s Passion) – CD 8827

Bach’s KantatenCD 8821

Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis & Mozart’s Coronation Mass – CD 8824

November 5, 2009

Instrumental Music

Solo Works

Chopin – Piano Works – Alfred Cortot – CD 8457

Schumann – Piano Works – Vassily Primakov – CD 5033

Beethoven – The Complete Piano Sonatas – Alfred Brendel – CD 8517

Violinguistics – American Voices – Scott Conklin -  CD 5034

Les introuvables de Janos Starker, cello – CD 8505

String Quartets

Transfiguration: String Chamber Works – Christopher Rouse – CD 5032

Beethoven’s String Quartets – The Emerson String Quartet – CD 8946 – CD 8950

Wilhelm Stenhammar – String Quartets Nos. 1-6 – CD 8386

Robert Xavier Rodriguez – Chamber Works - CD 5035

Maslanka – Concerto for Trombone & Symphony No. 8 -  CD 5037

Maslanka – Unending Stream of Life: Music for Winds  – CD 5038

Orchestral

New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna, 1979 – CD 8066

New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna, 1987 – CD 8065

New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna, 1979 – CD 8067

Boulez at 70 – CD 8078

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Centennial – CD 8412

The Music of James Bolle – CD 5036

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra – Smetana, Dvorák, Suk & Janácek –                            CD 9013 – CD 9017

Sergiu Celibidache conducts…..

Bruckner – Symphonies Nos. 3-5 – CD 8964 – CD 8968

Bruckner – Symphonies Nos. 7-9 – CD 8951 – CD 8955

Debussy & Ravel – CD9025 – CD 9029

October 30, 2009

Vocal Music

Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, baritone

Schubert – Winterreise – CD 8566

Schubert – Die schöne Müllerin & 4 Lieder – CD 8565

Schubert – Schwanengesang & 9 Lieder – CD 8564

Schubert – Lieder – CD 8563

Schumann – Dichterliebe & 12 Kerner-Lieder – CD 8562

Schumann – Liederkreis, op. 24 – CD 8561

Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte & Lieder - CD 8560

Brahms – Vier erneste Gesänge & Lieder – CD 8559

Liszt – Lieder – CD 8558

Wolf – Mörike-Lieder – CD 8557

Strauss – Krämerspiegel & Lieder – CD 8556

Reger & Pfitzner – Lieder – CD 8555

Schoeck – Lieder – CD 8554

Debussy & Ravel – Mélodies, Ives – Songs – CD 8553

Lieder Grosser Interpreten – CD 8552

Mahler – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder – CD 8551

Bach & Buxtehude – Kantaten – CD 8550

Geistliche Arien – Sacred Arias – CD 8549

Opernarien – Opera Arias I – CD 8548

Opernarien – Opera Arias II – CD 8547

Volkslied-Bearbietungen – Folksong Settings - CD 8546

Johann Strauss II – A night in Venice, feat. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – CD 8071

Strauss – Feuersnot – CD 8077

Hakki Obadia – Iraqi-Jewish & Iraqi Music – CD 8070

Flory Jagoda – Memories of Sarajevo: Judeo-Spanish Songs - CD 8069

Lullabies & Nightsongs – Alec Wilder – CD 5040

The 99 Beautiful Names of God – CD 5039

Opera

Auber’s Le Domino NoirCD 8506

Beethoven’s Fidelio – Metropolitan Opera, 1938 – CD 8073

Beethoven’s Fidelio – Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra – CD 8074

Beethoven’s Fidelio – Metropolitan Opera, 1941 – CD 8075

Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment - CD 8076

Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment – Royal Opera House – CD 8374

Lully’s The Tragedy of ArmideCD 5031

Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito & IdomeneoCD 9041 – CD 9043

Verdi’s La Forza del destino - CD 8082

The EMI Centenary Gala at Glyndebourne – CD 8079

James Levine’s 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala - CD 8080

Vienna State Opera – Historic Live Recordings, 1933-1944 – CD 8081

The Era of Adelina Patti, soprano – CD 8072