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Marcia Hadjimarkos - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pièces de caractère (2002)

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Marcia Hadjimarkos - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pièces de caractère (2002)

Marcia Hadjimarkos - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pièces de caractère (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 286 Mb | Total time: 67:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territories | ZZT 020301 | Recorded: 2001

This fine recording shows the many types of keyboard music that CPE Bach wrote, and presents it on two instruments that truly give the music the tone it needs. Marcia Hadjimarkos is an excellent performer and her choice of works is very judicious.

Jos van Immerseel, L'Archibudelli - Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Arpeggione; Notturno (1998)

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Jos van Immerseel, L'Archibudelli - Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Arpeggione; Notturno (1998)

Jos van Immerseel, L'Archibudelli - Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Arpeggione; Notturno (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 342 Mb | Total time: 69:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SK 63361 | Recorded: 1997

Schubert's quintet (which gets its name from his song "The Trout," used for a set of variations at its apex) is as lighthearted as it is melodious, qualities reflected in this excellent performance. The period-instrument balances are ideal; the fortepiano, less resonant than a modern piano, does not overpower the strings. The arpeggione was an odd, newly invented six-stringed instrument when Schubert wrote for it. The lovely sonata is here played on an obsolete five-stringed instrument, the violoncello piccolo–closer to the original than the modern cello or viola usually heard on recordings. The "Notturno" is a haunting movement, probably intended for a larger work.

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes (2001)

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Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes (2001)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Parisiennes (2001)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 750 Mb | Total time: 144:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SM2K 89566 | Recorded: 1964,1967,1968

2 CDs mit Leonard Bernsteins herausragenden Interpretationen der Haydn-Sinfonien mit dem New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Als erster US-Amerikaner war Leonard Bernstein von 1958-1969 Musikdirektor des New York Philhamonic Orchestra. In seinem Wirken als Dirigent fand er weltweit große Beachtung mit einem Repertoire, das von der Klassik bis zur Avantgarde reichte.

Rosemary Tuck, English CO, Richard Bonynge - Carl Czerny: Grand Concerto in A minor; Grand Nocturne Brillant (2016)

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Rosemary Tuck, English CO, Richard Bonynge - Carl Czerny: Grand Concerto in A minor; Grand Nocturne Brillant (2016)

Carl Czerny - Grand Concerto in A minor; Grand Nocturne Brillant;
Variations de Concert de l'Opéra "Le Siège de Corinthe" (2016)
Rosemary Tuck, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bonynge

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 256 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.573417 | Time: 01:06:13

Carl Czerny, one of Vienna’s most illustrious musicians, was Beethoven’s student and devoted friend. Renowned today for his piano treatises, he was also a prolific composer in almost every genre, but it is the music for his own instrument that has aroused the most curiosity. The Grand Concerto in A minor, a work both serene and spirited, is historically important as one of the first romantic concertos ever written. The lyricism and playful bravura of the Grand Nocturne Brillant is balanced by the delicious Rossini Variations de Concert.

Richard Marlow, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge - Bach Family Motets (1997)

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Richard Marlow, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge - Bach Family Motets (1997)

Richard Marlow, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge - Bach Family Motets (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 360 Mb | Total time: 75:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Conifer Classics | # 75605 51306 2 | Recorded: 1997

Several generations of Bachs have been gathered by Richard Marlow and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge for their programme of motets. All of them have been recorded at various times in the past but many only infrequently, and one or two, perhaps, now make their first appearance on CD. There is no dull music here and two of the pieces, at least, are of outstanding expressive beauty. The earlier of these is Johann Bach’s profoundly affecting Unser Leben ist ein Schatten (“Our life is but a shadow”). This member of the clan survived both the Black Death and the savage bombardment of Erfurt during the Thirty Years War.

Maurizio Pollini - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonaten opp. 101 & 106 "Hammerklavier" (1990)

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Maurizio Pollini - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonaten opp. 101 & 106 "Hammerklavier" (1990)

Maurizio Pollini - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonaten opp. 101 & 106 "Hammerklavier" (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 258 Mb | Total time: 63:08 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 429 569-2 | Recorded: 1977

Pollini's performances of Beethoven's last five piano sonatas have assumed almost legendary status. Sometimes considered a cold interpreter, Pollini here pays scrupulous attention to Beethoven's instructions, an attention that never gets in the way of sincere expression. There's a lot to be said for approaching this music with a maximum of clarity and simplicity, and a minimum of Romantic panting and heaving. In fact, Beethoven's instructions are so detailed, and the music itself is often so elaborately developed, that it's all most pianists can do to play it as he wrote it. Pollini does that, and much more.

Heinrich Schiff, Till Fellner - Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (2009)

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Heinrich Schiff, Till Fellner - Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (2009)

Heinrich Schiff, Till Fellner - Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 490 Mb | Total time: 71:24+68:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 93895 | Recorded: 1998

The pellucid tone and refined technique of Yo-Yo Ma and the passionate interpretations and flashy virtuosity of Mischa Maisky have defined the poles of post-Rostropovich cello playing. In contrast, Heinrich Schiff may seem reserved to the point of being unemotional and self-effacing to the point of disappearing altogether. But as his 1998 recording of Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano with Till Fellner demonstrate, Schiff is every bit as accomplished as Ma and Maisky.

Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2005/1974)

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Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2005/1974)

Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, Symphony No.8, Overtures (2007/1974)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.63+7.74 Gb (2xDVD9) | 277 min
Classical | DECCA

Collection of all five Beethoven piano concertos, played by a young Vladimir Ashkenazy at the height of his piano-playing career. Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the great conductor Bernard Haitink, this was a first for television.

Ludwig van Beethoven 250 - Complete Edition [90CDs], Vol.5: Stage (2019)

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Ludwig van Beethoven 250 - Complete Edition [90CDs], Vol.5: Stage (2019)

Ludwig van Beethoven 250 - Complete Edition [90CDs], Vol.5: Stage (2019)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 2,16 Gb | Total time: 09:10:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.500250 | Recorded: 1987-2019

Beethoven’s monumental contribution to Western classical music is celebrated here in this definitive collection marking the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Surveying the totality of his career and achievement, the Complete Edition spans orchestral, concerto, keyboard, chamber, music for the stage, choral and vocal works, encompassing his most familiar and iconic masterpieces, alongside rarities and recently reconstructed fragments and sketches in world premiere recordings. The roster of artists and ensembles includes some of Beethoven’s greatest contemporary exponents, in performances that have won critical acclaim worldwide.

Sir Neville Marriner - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart (2024)

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Sir Neville Marriner - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart (2024)

Sir Neville Marriner - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 891 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 496 Mb | 03:35:50
Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Born on 15 April 1924 in Lincoln, Sir Neville Marriner studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He began his career as a violinist, playing first in a string quartet and trio, then in the London Symphony Orchestra. It was during this period that he founded the Academy, with the aim of forming a top-class chamber ensemble from London’s finest players. Beginning as a group of friends who gathered to rehearse in Sir Neville’s front room, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church in 1959. The Academy now enjoys one of the largest discographies of any chamber orchestra worldwide, and its partnership with Sir Neville Marriner is the most recorded of any orchestra and conductor.

Raymond Leppard, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - Schubert: Overture 'In the Italian Style', Symphony No. 3, Grand Duo (1991)

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Raymond Leppard, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - Schubert: Overture 'In the Italian Style', Symphony No. 3, Grand Duo (1991)

Raymond Leppard, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - Franz Schubert: Overture 'In the Italian Style', Symphony No. 3, Grand Duo (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 286 Mb | Total time: 71:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Koss Classics | # KC 2221 | Recorded: 1990

While still a controversial matter, there seems to be general agreement that Schubert's "Grand Duo" is a symphony that the composer failed to find time to orchestrate (or perhaps a piano reduction of one which he actually did orchestrate). In any case, there isn't a trace of piano style in the music, and in any of its various orchestral arrangements it makes a fully mature Schubert orchestral work. Raymond Leppard's performance is a very fine one, and it's excellently recorded. Along with a jaunty performance of the zippy Third Symphony, this disc makes a very appealing novelty.

Ginette Neveu - Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos (2016)

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Ginette Neveu - Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos (2016)

Ginette Neveu - Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos (2016)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 01:24:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: SWR Music | # SWR19018CD | Recorded: 1948, 1949

In the light of her untimely death, Ginette Neveu’s artistic achievements are legendary; she is remembered both for her outstanding personality and her prodigious talent. She was the world’s first great female violinist, adored everywhere and critically acclaimed for her virile playing that combined irresistible force, passion, intensity, lyricism, sonority and precision.

Rautio Piano Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 1 No. 3, Op. 11 & Op. 44 (2024)

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Rautio Piano Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 1 No. 3, Op. 11 & Op. 44 (2024)

Rautio Piano Trio - Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 1 No. 3, Op. 11 & Op. 44 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 242 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 146 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:02:31
Classical | Label: Resonus Classics

The Rautio Piano Trio returns to Resonus with this second volume of Beethoven’s Piano Trios, recorded on period instruments. The album features his Op. 11 trio – ‘Gassenhauer' – together with his Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3, showcasing the young composer’s early mastery of the genre; and his virtuosic Variations for Piano Trio Op. 44.

Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk - Mayr: Messa solenne in D Minor (2024)

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Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk - Mayr: Messa solenne in D Minor (2024)

Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk - Mayr: Messa solenne in D Minor (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 453 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 225 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:35:55
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: Naxos Records

Johann Simon Mayr’s music stands on the cusp between the Classical and Romantic eras. The expressive lyrical qualities in his religious music reflects a career in which he composed nearly 70 operas. The Messa solenne follows the Italian tradition of messa concertata and contains the full ordinary – a rarity for Mayr’s output in this genre. The work’s polyphonic sections made an especially lasting impression on churchgoers of the time, as witnessed by Mayr’s first biographer, Girolamo Calvi, who wrote enthusiastically about this work’s ‘exquisite vocal writing’ and ‘profoundly thrilling’ virtuosity – qualities that have remained hidden for nearly 200 years.

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg (2024)

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg (2024)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 366 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 167 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:11:42
Classical | Label: harmonia mundi

This new album rounds off the complete recording of the symphonies of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin began over two decades ago. The final batch offers the quintessence of his art, revealing the full originality of Johann Sebastian’s inspired son, whose freedom and inventiveness paved the way for Haydn and Mozart.