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Hasse, C.P.E. Bach, Hertel: Cello Concertos / Rudin, Musica Viva

Chandos

$21.99 Jun 24, 2016

Three lovely but rarely performed cello concertos are featured on this new release. These works are among the earliest in the genre by German composers. Cellist Alexander Rubin is not only a multi-prize winning soloist, but also a respected conductor. He fills both roles on this recording. Musica Viva is one of the best-loved chamber orchestras in Russia. The musicians are known for their refined but unconventional programmes, where they frequently perform rare works.

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Hasse, C.P.E. Bach, Hertel: Cello Concertos / Rudin, Musica Viva
Chandos Jun 2016
CD
$21.99

Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 - Mozart: Symphony No. 29 - Bee

ICA Classics

$11.99 ~~$14.99~~ Save 20% Apr 29, 2014

"Klemperer’s debut with the KRSO took place on 8 February 1954 with Mozart’s Symphony No.29, a conductor favourite. Following the successful debut, he was invited back later that month to conduct Beethoven’s First Symphony. The broadcast of the Bach Suite No. 3, another conductor favourite, followed in October 1955, almost a year after he recorded Bach’s four Orchestral Suites with the Philharmonia. These WDR broadcasts, of very high technical quality, have never been issued before."

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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 - Mozart: Symphony No. 29 - Bee
ICA Classics Apr 2014
CD
~~$14.99~~ $11.99

KONZERTE FOR HORN & ORCHESTER
EBS Jan 2012
CD
$16.99

Tcherepnin, A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3 / Festmusik / Symp
BIS Apr 2008
CD
$21.99

Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Gamba, BBC Philharmonic

Chandos

$21.99 Oct 14, 2022

Ruth Gipps (1921 – 1999) was born in the English seaside resort of Bexhill-on-Sea. Encouraged as a child by an ambitious pianist mother, she appeared locally as a prodigy pianist. She was accepted by the Royal College of Music in 1937, at the age of sixteen, having won the Caird Scholarship. She quickly matured, both as composer and pianist. She studied with Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob, and later the oboe with Leon Goossens. During the Second World War she gained a position as oboist with the City of Birmingham Orchestra and devoted a great deal of her time to composing. Three of the works on this album were composed during the war: the Oboe Concerto, the tone poem Death on the Pale Horse, and the overture Chanticleer (derived from an opera which, sadly, she never completed). The manuscript of the Third Symphony is dated 1 November 1965 and the work was first heard when Gipps introduced it with her London Repertoire Orchestra, on 19 March 1966. Its first professional performance took place on 29 October 1969, Gipps directing the BBC Scottish Orchestra, but it has since gone largely unheard, until now.

REVIEWS:

Each of this foursome, the bulk from the 1940s, offers pungent and individual delights...Throughout the album the BBC Philharmonic plays with bright colours, a sharp attack and swaggering energy – just what this dip into Gipps deserves.

-- BBC Music Magazine

The BBC Philharmonic sound as though they relished communing with the music throughout, and Chandos’s sound is first rate. Warmly recommended.

-- Gramophone

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Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Gamba, BBC Philharmonic
Chandos Oct 2022
CD
$21.99

Concertante: Virtuosic Wind Concertos

Challenge Classics

$18.99 Oct 31, 2013

CONCERTANTE • Egils Sefers (cl); Niels Larsen (bn); David Palmquist (hn); Claus Efland, cond; Sinfonietta Riga • CHALLENGE 2621 (69: 13)

BELLOLI Concert for Clarinet, Horn, and Orchestra. F. DANZI Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Orchestra, op. 47. I. LACHNER Concertino for Horn, Bassoon, and Orchestra, op. 43. JADIN Symphonie concertante for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Orchestra

You know that favorite phrase of marketers, “Something for everyone.” Well, this disc is very nearly it. For the beginner, and for those whose musical taste remains staunchly conservative, every note on this program will fill the bill. For the experienced and the connoisseur ever in search of something new, I submit that not one reader in 500 knows all four of these composers. (OK, horn players will recognize Belloli. But note, that’s not Franz Lachner in the title; it’s his brother Ignaz.) Most every clarinetist, bassoonist, and horn player will want this disc as a welcome extension of their solo repertory. Lastly, if you are impressed with the whole cult of virtuosity, there is plenty here to engage your interest, and then some. (Wait until you hear the end of the Jadin work!)

The only demographic likely to ignore this disc is the die-hard avant-gardist—and understandably so. Phrases are all four-square, the harmony is totally predictable, the mood is one of infallibly good cheer (there is but a single movement in a minor key; even that lasts barely more than a minute, and is more melancholic than morose). This is music as conservative as can be, all from the late 18th and early 19th centuries by composers who had no interest in pushing the ceiling. No, their aim was solely to please their contemporary listeners and to amaze audiences with displays of virtuosity. This is not to say these works are inferior. Each is full of attractive melodies and appealing instrumental combinations, and none outstays its welcome (the longest is 18 minutes).

This would appear to be a joint Danish-Latvian project. The orchestra and solo clarinetist are Latvian, the conductor and remaining soloists Danish. All three soloists are superb musicians and technical wizards. The horn player in particular knocks off prodigiously difficult passages with the ease of a clarinetist or violinist. The “wow” factor is nearly off the charts. In more than half a century of listening to great horn players, I have never heard anything to top this. Not even Dennis Brain or Barry Tuckwell ever played like David Palmquist.

No two works calls for the same combination of soloists, yet each soloist gets to play in three of the four works. All have gorgeous tones, and play with aplomb, taste, and obvious love for the music. There is not a trace of strain in their playing. A good contender for this year’s Want List.

FANFARE: Robert Markow

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Concertante: Virtuosic Wind Concertos
Challenge Classics Oct 2013
CD
$18.99

Walton, Hindemith: Cello Concertos / Poltera, Shipway, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

BIS

SACD

$21.99 Nov 11, 2014

This recording constitutes nothing less than a landmark in both the Hindemith and Walton discographies. The Walton Concerto is the better known of the two, but it’s an elusive work that often fails to make a strong impression. It has never received a more shapely, focused, and intelligent performance than it does here. Poltéra’s swift tempos and exceptional virtuosity give the music such freshness, while the long finale holds together better than in any other performance. If you’ve ever had doubts about this work, here’s an interpretation that will set them to rest.

As for the Hindemith, this is an absolutely wonderful piece, with a slow movement that contains perhaps Hindemith’s most memorable single tune. He used it a lot. Its second phrase opens the song cycle Das Marienleben, and it also appears in the Symphony in E flat. For some reason the work has never quite caught on, despite being very approachable and extravagantly scored. Janos Starker’s RCA recording was the best option before this, but that comes coupled (oddly) with the Schumann concerto, whereas the Walton makes a far more apt disc mate.

Poltéra’s performance simply puts everyone else in the shade. His tone has just the right combination of purity and sweetness, but it never turns sentimental. The virtuosic outer movements play as if self-propelled–and in this respect let us pause for a moment to give Frank Shipway and the São Paulo Symphony credit for their exciting but always sensitive accompaniments. The solo cello works, too, make apt and unusual couplings, and they are played with the same point and panache as the concertos. Stunning SACD engineering represents the icing on the cake. This is just glorious.

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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Walton, Hindemith: Cello Concertos / Poltera, Shipway, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
BIS Nov 2014
SACD
$21.99

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 / Ormandy, Ashkenazy, Entremont, Philadelphia Orchestra
Sony Masterworks Oct 2015
CD
$16.98

Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 2 / Hugh, Halstead, Et Al

Naxos

$19.99 Oct 19, 1999

REVIEWS:
"...The concertos are fascinating works, written for the composer's own use, exploiting the possibilities of the instrument fully....Tim Hugh...is very polished and confident and not afraid to put some feeling into his work. His tone is superb..." - American Record Guide (7-8/00, p.96)

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Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 2 / Hugh, Halstead, Et Al
Naxos Oct 1999
CD
$19.99

Mozart: Violin Concerto 3, Concertone / Kremer, Grindenko
RCA Jul 2007
CD
$17.99

Hosokawa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Sakura; Trumpet Concert

Naxos

$9.99 ~~$19.99~~ Save 50% Jun 28, 2024

The is the fourth volume of orchestral works by Toshio Hosokawa, Japan's leading living composer. These world premiere recordings were recorded in the presence of the composer. Featuring soloists violinist Paul Huang and Belgian trumpeter Jeroen Berwaerts, with the Residentie Orkest The Hague conducted by Jun Markl.

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Hosokawa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Sakura; Trumpet Concert
Naxos Jun 2024
CD
~~$19.99~~ $9.99

Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Steinbacher, Dutoit, Suisse Romande Orchestra

PENTATONE

$19.99 May 10, 2024

Nine years after its initial release, Arabella Steinbacher’s acclaimed interpretation of two of the greatest concertos ever written for the violin is presented in an attractively priced Stereo re-issue. Steinbacher joins forces with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the baton of Charles Dutoit, one of the most eminent conductors of our age. Both the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Arabella Steinbacher, a multiple award-winner, have an extensive Pentatone discography spanning more than a decade.

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Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Steinbacher, Dutoit, Suisse Romande Orchestra
PENTATONE May 2024
CD
$19.99

The Music Of Fred Lerdahl / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Et Al

Bridge Records

$18.99 May 30, 2006

Fred Lerdahl is one of the least known among “major” American composers. Lerdahl’s music is greatly admired by cognoscenti, and his theoretical writings are among the most important of the latter 20th century, but his music remains less known to the general public, perhaps because of its non-doctrinaire stance. A Lerdahl composition might at any moment be tonal or atonal, it might luxuriate in Lerdahl’s rich melodic and harmonic gifts, or it might make reference to various musics of our past. Pulitzer prize-winning composer Paul Moravec writes that: “The deep, fresh, inspired music of Fred Lerdahl is a beacon for listeners making their way forward through the millenium’s strange and wonderful landscape of the imagination. Organic images express the way in which Lerdahl’s music seems so right as it unfolds in time, giving the impression of inexorability.” Time After Time, a Pulitzer prize finalist, is for the familiar ‘Pierrot plus percussion’ formation. In two movements, the eighteen and a half minute composition employs spiral forms, in which simple ideas become elaborated and more complex with each cycle. Marches for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano is a phantasmagoria of over-laid march-like ideas. One can feel the presence of Sousa and Mahler, lurking in the wings as Lerdahl creates an overall mood that veers between humor and fervent instrumental brilliance. Lerdahl's Oboe Quartet was composed for La Fenice, the ensemble that performs it here. Led by the superb oboist Peggy Pearson, the quartet integrates the oboe into the ensemble in a single 13 minute movement whose overall mood is playful with occasional dark undertones. Waves for chamber orchestra simply must be heard to be believed. Given a stunningly controlled reading by the conductor-less Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, this recording is a re-mastered release of the out-of-print Deutsche Grammophon recording.

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The Music Of Fred Lerdahl / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Et Al
Bridge Records May 2006
CD
$18.99

Beethoven's World - Concertos / Goebel, Munich Radio Orchestra

Sony Masterworks

$11.98 Jan 29, 2021

All of the recordings of Reinhard Goebel's project "Beethoven's World" have received great attention and excellent reviews worldwide. "If the discovery of Beethoven contemporaries, which Goebel has just signed up for the Beethoven Year, continues in this way, it will be a fine year". (Welt am Sonntag). "This recording (...) sets new standards." (Deutschlandfunk). "An outstanding contribution to the Beethoven Year Once again, Reinhard Goebel's Beethoven Project impressively proves that there was more to hear in Vienna at the time than Mozart piano concertos and Beethoven symphonies." (NDR Kultur) are only a few of the excellent reviews.

With the fifth album of the series, Goebel concludes his outstanding musical foray into the Vienna of the early 19th century - and once again with rarities from Beethoven and his contemporaries: He recorded with the Munich Radio Orchestra the first movement of an early violin concerto by Beethoven which has only been handed down in fragments. He also recorded concertos and concert pieces by Anton Wranitzky (1761-1821) and Jan Václav Vo?íšek (1791-1821). In addition, the album presents the world premiere recording of a concert piece for horn and orchestra by Beethoven's childhood friend Antonín Reicha (1770-1836). The recordings were made with excellent soloists: The renowned interpreters Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), Yaara Tal (piano) as well as Sarah Christian (violin), Teresa Schwamm (viola) and Christoph Eß (horn.)

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Beethoven's World - Concertos / Goebel, Munich Radio Orchestra
Sony Masterworks Jan 2021
CD
$11.98

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Blomstedt, Argerich, Lucerne Festival Orchestra [DVD]

Accentus Music

DVD

$31.99 ~~$41.99~~ Save 25% Nov 19, 2021

In August 2020, Herbert Blomstedt made his debut with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. You could hardly tell that the maestro had celebrated his 93rd birthday only a month prior for he continuously exudes vitality, awareness, and curiosity. “I’m in love with music,” says Blomstedt, who views his profession as a kind of joie de vivre. Together with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Martha Argerich he revealed just what this joy sounds like with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 – the work that marked Argerich’s stage debut in 1949 - and Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, the famous Eroica. Recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Luzern, August 2020.

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Blomstedt, Argerich, Lucerne Festival Orchestra [DVD]
Accentus Music Nov 2021
DVD
~~$41.99~~ $31.99

Holmboe: Cello Concerto / Benedic Domino / Quintet
BIS Nov 1992
CD
$21.99

Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms: Orchestral Works / Klamperer

ICA Classics

$26.99 Oct 05, 2018

This is the second volume of Otto Klemperer’s ‘live’ authorized broadcasts from 1955 and 1958. None has ever been published before. When comparing the conductor’s studio accounts, Rob Cowan in Gramophone magazine said of the first set: ‘Viewed overall, what we have here is the Klemperer we already know and love, but granted wings and, trust me, you can tell the difference almost straight away’. Klemperer had a great affection for Mozart’s Symphony No.25, here almost a minute faster than his 1956 account. In his booklet note, Richard Osborne describes the performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 from the 1958 Edinburgh Festival as “a performance that genuinely gathers itself to greatness.” Klemperer’s performances of the Brahms Requiem were justly famous, and this 1955 ‘live’ account precedes his acclaimed 1961 studio recording and is almost five minutes faster. Gramophone described the latter as follows: “Klemperer’s reading of this mighty work has long been famous: rugged, at times surprisingly fleet with a juggernaut power.” In this ‘live’ performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Klemperer is joined by the baritone Hans Wilbrink from the Munich State Opera and the German lyric soprano Elfride Trötschel, a protégée of Karl Böhm. The Mozart and Brahms recordings have been sourced from the Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust, while the authorised BBC broadcast of Beethoven Symphony No.5 is from another collection.

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Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms: Orchestral Works / Klamperer
ICA Classics Oct 2018
CD
$26.99

Lumbye: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 10 / Riddell, Et Al
Dacapo Classical Aug 2004
CD
$13.99

Rossini: Overtures / Halász, Zagreb Festival Orchestra
Naxos Jun 1989
CD
$19.99

Bach: Concertos for 2 Harpsichords, Vol. 3 / Hantal, Hakkinen

Aeolus

SACD

$21.99 Jan 19, 2018

After having already released the solo harpsichord concertos, which received several awards, Aapo Häkkinen and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra go on with the concertos for two harpsichords, together with renowned French harpsichord player Pierre Hantaï. The sonata for two harpsichords by the oldest Bach son Wilhelm Friedemann is a welcome addition. The French harpsichordist, Pierre Hantaï, became passionately attached to the music of Bach around the age of ten. Thanks to the influence of Gustav Leonhardt, he began to study the harpsichord, alone at first, then guided by the American teacher Arthur Haas. He gave his first concerts at an early age, alone or with his brothers Marc and Jérôme. He then spent two years studying in Amsterdam with Gustav Leonhardt, who subsequently invited him to perform under his direction. In 1983 Hantaï scored his first major triumph through taking first prize at the International Bach-Handel Competition of Bruges in Belgium; since then, Hantaï has collected an impressive number of honors and awards.

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Bach: Concertos for 2 Harpsichords, Vol. 3 / Hantal, Hakkinen
Aeolus Jan 2018
SACD
$21.99

Bach, Albinoni & Fasch: Suites, Concertos, Overtures

Fuga Libera

$30.99 ~~$40.99~~ Save 25% Apr 29, 2014

" In 2014, Fuga Libera celebrates the 25th anniversary of the baroque orchestra Il Fondamento. Founded in Belgium by the oboist Paul Dombrecht - renowned for his interpretations of baroque music -, the ensemble has gained an international interpretation, cand opposing less-known works with masterpieces. This set of three recordings by Johann Heinrich Fasch, Albinoni, and Bach were all highly acclaimed by the international press (Diapason d’or, R10 Classica, Supersonic pizzicato…)!"

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Bach, Albinoni & Fasch: Suites, Concertos, Overtures
Fuga Libera Apr 2014
CD
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Klenau: Orchestral Works / Graf, Singapore Symphony

Dacapo Classical

$8.99 ~~$17.99~~ Save 50% May 12, 2023

This album provides a peek into Paul von Klenau's vast collection of music created during World War II where he produced works, almost obsessively, until his passing in 1946. The album includes world premiere recordings of Klenau's Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto, and Symphony No. 8, showcasing his mastery of both tonal and atonal sonorities, his distinctive introspective style, and his exceptional talent for venturing into uncharted musical realms.

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Klenau: Orchestral Works / Graf, Singapore Symphony
Dacapo Classical May 2023
CD
~~$17.99~~ $8.99

Anders Koppel: Concertos / Aeschbacher, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Dacapo Classical

$13.99 Jul 26, 2011

"There are so many musical gems on this release that, as a curious listener, you should indulge yourself and become acquainted with these concertos." - Christian Times, Denmark

"Subtle interpretive qualities and restraint combined with an abundantly accessible melody in tonal anchoring makes Koppel's music immediately appealing to the listener." - Upsala Nya Tidning, Sweden

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Anders Koppel (b. 1947) is to a rare degree a composer of his time. With one foot firmly planted in the classical European musical tradition and the other in world music, rock and jazz, Anders Koppel's career as a composer can be seen as one long continuous mission to unite these cultures in a contemporary musical idiom. This has resulted in a long succession of original works, all bearing the mark of a special ability to communicate emotions and energy, powerfully and straightforwardly, between musicians and audience.

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Anders Koppel: Concertos / Aeschbacher, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Dacapo Classical Jul 2011
CD
$13.99

Leo: Concerti Per Flauto; Porpora: Or Che / Maschio, Et Al
Bongiovanni Jan 1994
CD
$13.99

Bolero!: Orchestral Fireworks
Reference Recordings Mar 2000
CD
$18.99