Robert Schumann - Sonata in G Minor - Abegg Variations

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Album Description

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Alexandra Neumann - Piano
Sonata for Piano in G Minor op. 22
"Abegg" - Variastions op. 1
Kreisleriana op. 16

Alexandra Neumann, piano

Tracks:

The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude & Fugue In C Major BWV 846
The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude & Fugue In C Sharp Minor BWV 849
The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude & Fugue In D Minor BWV 851
The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude & Fugue In D Minor BWV
The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude In E Flat Minor & Fugue In D Sharp Minor BWV 853
Sonata In G Minor Hob. XVI: 44: 1. Moderato
Sonata In G Minor Hob. XVI: 44: 2. Allegretto
Ballade No. 3 In A Flat Major Op. 47: Allegretto
Ballade No. 4 In F Minor Op. 52: Andante con moto
Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat Major Op. 61: Allegro Maestoso

Tracks:

Etude in C Major op. 10 no 1: Allegro
Etude in C minoir op. 10 no 12: Allegro con fuoco
Allegretto in C minor D 915
from 17 Landler D366
Theme And Variations On The Name Abegg Op. 1: Thema: Animato - Var. I - III
Estampes: I. Pagodes: Moderement anime
Estampes: II. La Soiree dans Grenade: Mouvement de Habanera
Estampes: III. Jardins sous la pluie: Net et vif
Preludes pour piano. Book 1: Voiles: Modere
Preludes pour piano. Book 1: La vent dans la plaine: Anime
Preludes pour piano. Book 1: Les collines d'Anacapri: Tres modere
Preludes: No. 3 in B flat major op. 23 no. 2
Preludes: No. 5 in D major op. 23 no. 4
Preludes: No. 6 in G minor op. 23 no. 5
Preludes: No. 8 in C minor op. 23 no. 7
Preludes: No. 12 in C major op. 32 no. 1
Preludes: No. 13 in B flat minor op. 32 no. 2
Preludes: No. 23 in G sharp minor op. 32 no. 12
Visions fugitives op. 22: No. 3: Allegretto
Visions fugitives op. 22: No. 6: Con eleganza
Visions fugitives op. 22: No. 9: Allegretto tranquillo

Customer Reviews:

*cough* Focus on the music.......2006-05-13

Richter's live perfomances interest me far more than his studio recordings (and thankfully, outnumber them)!

What pianist today would dare attempt some of the feats Richter considers "essential" to every live performance. A pianist myself, I have been enamored with Richter since first hearing a recording of his. I remember literally standing in front of the CD player knowing that this man was one of the best. I stood there for about an hour, just listening...I couldn't move!
I now own nearly all of his recordings, and consider them my finest discs.

I have seen many top pianists live...Phillippe Entremont, Jean-Yves Thib., Andre Watts, Leon Fleischer, Murray Perahia...to name a few. Undoubtedly, they are all 'good pianists'.

Richter is an exceptional pianist. He, along with Michelangeli, Cziffra, and a select few others, captivate me.

4th Chopin Ballade is evidence enough...every other interpretation I've heard is...well...subdued, not melodic enough, and the coda always to slow!! Not so with Richter. And Richter's Bach? Amazing. Correct tempo, beautiful voicing; he manages to blend the all too ignored melodic/ romantic side of Bach with the maestro's perfect compositional structure. If you really want a treat...even if you're not a huge "Bach" listener, I highly, highly recommend the CD "Out of Later Year, Vol. 6" w/ Sviatoslav Richter. The French Overture is downright remarkable (the composition and performance equal each other)!

Yes, this recording has coughing on it; yes, people clear their throat; and yes, the recording quality is sub-par by todays dolby xx.xx standards.

In all honesty, I never noticed one cough, cleared throat, or bit of "hiss" until someone pointed it out to me.
Let Richter play for you; trust me, you'll stop hearing the coughs if you listen to the music.

Appalling!!.......2005-12-07

I'd have ranked this cd with 5 stars since Richter has a very good technique in controlling the sound of the keys he's playing but the audience had to ruin everything by coughing and clearing throats. I mean what's up with that? Eventhough i tried my very best to drain those sounds away, i still hear them. Is it my ears or what? If only i could filter those sounds. I wonder if there's another cd that has the same contents but with no sounds from the audience clearing throats.
(...)Thanks

Piano King with his throat-clearing Population.......2003-01-25

Richter's mastery of tonal landscaping and musical insights are highly visible in this album. Bach's Preludes and Fugues are the best sounding Bach I've ever heard. Everything is going great until of course the audience began to clear their throats, not just for a second, a minute or two. The disturbing devilish coughing lied in the background for the entire recording as if someone was planted to sabotage the whole recording. This is no fun!

Excellent slice of Richter's repertoire.......2000-08-31

This CD is a wonderful collection of one of the greatest pianists ever. The recording contains many tracks of Richter at his best, especially Chopin's Ballade #3. The only reason I give this CD 4 stars instead of 5 is because some tracks are live recordings in which you can hear the audience shuffling and coughing in the background.

Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann

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Memorable recital!
Richter is brilliant
robert schumann, piano concerto in A minor, richter, s.,pian

Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann

Manufacturer: BBC Legends
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ASIN: B0000B1A5D
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Allegretto - Maggiore
III. Rondo. Allegro Comodo
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro Assai
Fantasy In C major, D 760 'Wanderer'
Theme And Variations On The Name 'Abegg', Op.1
I. Allegro. Sehr Lebhaft
II. Romanze. Ziemlich Langsam
III. Scherzino
IV. Intermezzo. Mit Grosser Energie
V. Finale. Hochst Lebhaft
Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op.10 No.4

Customer Reviews:

Memorable recital!.......2006-07-29

The Royal Festival Hall's audiences were witnesses also knew about the grandness of this mater of the piano. Richter, had caused absolute disturbance as well as a evident furor in USA with motive of his debut in Carnegie Hall in 1960.

Richter knew to choose his repertoire according the audiences. He decided to start in Carnegie Hall with Haydn, but in London 1963 Beethoven was the chosen composer to initiate that unforgettable soirée. Impeccable phrasing and accurate fingering was enough to deserve all the praises.

The Second half of the Recital was still better, because the introspective mood of Robert Schumann was always much more closer to Richter ` s temperament. And this was a very risky decision, specially when the great audiences in London had listened to Benedetti Michelangeli in the famous recital of 1957, but smartly Richter also knew there was no other pianist with such renowned fame like him from those times. Besides he had been known in 1960 because the terrible controversy, generated with Karajan with motive of visible discrepancies around the triple Concert . So the expectative was enormous and Richter accepted the huge challenge.

The result was surprisingly effective. Richter was overwhelmingly inspired that evening and even 43 years after, the positive comments still are in the environment. He overpowered the audience with his strong artistic personality. When you listen the chosen piece, product of the sonorous applauses, Chopin `s Etude No. 4 , you will know why that night had to be a mesmerizing experience.

Additionally you will hear the most mesmerizing Wanderer that Richter ever layed.

A musical document of incalculable value!

Richter is brilliant.......2005-07-09

The contents of this CD: two Beethoven sonatas (Op. 14, #1 in E and #2 in G); Schubert's "Wanderer" Fantasy; Schumann's Theme & Variation on "Abegg" (Op. 1) and Faschingschwank aus Wien (Op. 26); and a Chopin Etude (Op. 10, #4 in C# minor). These are concert recordings from the Royal Albert Hall in 1963, but the sound quality is good and the audience noise is minimal (until the thunderous applause at the end of each piece). Richter, of course, shines. His Beethoven is powerful and precise. His interpretation of the "Wanderer" Fantasy breathes a wonderful vitality into that piece. The Schumann is wonderful, especially the relatively obscure "Faschingschwank." The Chopin --- no doubt an encore piece --- gives a rousing close to this piece. For anyone interested in these pieces, and/or anyone interested in studying Richter, one of the great pianists of the 20th century, I would heartily recommend this album.

robert schumann, piano concerto in A minor, richter, s.,pian.......2005-02-12

I haven't heard your recording, so I cannot rate it,
However, I heard a recording abour 40 yearsa ago. It is,
undoubted one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed. Sviatoslave Richter is superb!!!

Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set)

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Good for the rare pieces.....but...
Mystery Solved
Mystery meat

Schumann: The Complete Piano Works (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Nuova Era
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-03-06

Customer Reviews:

Good for the rare pieces.....but..........2006-11-08

Overall, you will be hard up to find a more thoroughly complete two hand piano survey of Schumann's piano opus. However, for the more "popular" pieces such as the op 17, or the kinderszenen, these are decent to mediocre versions are best. They arent bad, Jorg Demus is a skilled pianist, though has always in my view been more successful in a supporting role, as evidenced by his masterful accompaniment in Dichterliebe and assorted Schubert lieder. If you are familiar with Richter's masterful Schumann interpretations-or Horowitz for many of the works, or Lupu, Argerich, these pale in comparison. If you are out for quantity-I would recommend the Ashkenazy set-though it is incomplete. Again, many of the works by schumann that you can only find here will only be of interest to the absolute Schumannaholic, which I am, but it is kind of a two way street because if you are a schumann madman, then you will know how third tier these performances truly are.

Mystery Solved.......2006-10-07

First off, thanks to WTA for his extremely thoughtful and comprehensive review, which helped me decide to purchase this Nuova Era set (his reasoning about the unlikelihood that Demus would record this huge corpus again was especially insightful).

I own the original 20-LP/6-volume Musical Heritage Society set issued between 1971 and 1973. Having seen the CD set in a store last year, I was puzzled about whether it was a transfer of these invaluable discs, which contain vast tracts of Schumann that you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere (included, for instance, are several posthumously issued works and even a few pieces played from unpublished manuscripts). WTA's review gave me enough clues to suspect that these discs were exactly what I'd been waiting for.

Having just received them, I'm happy to confirm that they are indeed the MHS performances (minus most of the four-hand works, however; see below). I instantly recognized the character of the piano sound and the recording acoustic (both much improved on CD), and a quick check of rhetorical gestures in a sonata movement that I especially value in Demus's hands showed the CD and LP versions to be identical. MHS did not always provide track timings for individual sections of the big piano suites. But where such detail exists, respective CD and LP timings are consistently mere seconds apart -- easily the result of different engineering choices for silent lead-ins and lead-outs to each track.

A further clue comes from a small note on the jewel-box tray inserts, indicating a 1989 digital remastering. I can think of no fully digital (DDD) recording that would be getting remastered so early in CD history. Anything from the '80s would almost certainly be making its first appearance in the new storage medium. Moreover, the sound has none of the hallmarks of DDD recordings (as WTA notes, for instance, Demus's recordings have detectable [but nonintrusive] background hiss).

So for all these reasons, I feel confident in declaring that this set is basically the old MHS offering. There are two sad omissions, however:

(1) The CD set includes all the solo pieces in the LP set, as well as a short, posthumously published F-minor Scherzo on CD 12 that MHS seems to have left out. Nuova Era, alas, omits the vast majority of the often-delightful four-hand works, for which Norman Shetler joined Demus (most of these items appeared in MHS's five-disc finale). The Sketches for Pedal Piano, Opp. 56 & 58, are here (perhaps because they were originally conceived for a now-forgotten solo instrument that had a pedalboard [Alkan was said to have been its greatest master]; on a modern instrument, Schumann's pedal-piano music thus takes two pianists), but -- shame on Nuova Era! -- Shetler gets no credit as the second pianist. If you'd like a fine but inexpensive tour of the four-hand output, try the three-disc VoxBox ("Schumann Complete Works For Piano 4-Hands") featuring Peter Frankl, Andras Schiff, et al.

(2) The CD set lacks the superb MHS album notes by Douglas Townsend. Also missing is Demus's own illuminating statement about recording these works across a span of about three years. These are thoroughly digested interpretations: Demus not only memorized every note but also played every last work in concert. Complete recordings like this one are not necessarily commercial gimmicks, as some so carelessly assert. A serious and sensitive musician who takes on such a task will uncover secrets and interconnections that only exposure to a composer's full output in a given area can progressively disclose. As Demus explains (in Herman Adler's translation from the German), "Only by knowing Schumann's creative output in its totality has it been possible to uncover fresh facets in overfamiliar standard works. [. . .] In the music of no other composer do we find as many cross-relations and associations throughout his work. Schumann likes to quote himself as well as other composers, as did, later, his French brother-in-spirit, Claude Debussy. [. . .] Only knowledge of this entire universe will result in something I would call *Stilsicherheit* (stylistic assurance)."

But let's not dwell on what's *not* here. As WTA observes, this is a deeply rewarding collection that every serious Schumann-lover will want to explore. Are these performances the last word on Schumann's poetic realm? Of course not: no such "last word" exists. The essential thing is that throughout this enormous journey, Demus never falsifies the music, and he plays with an honesty that can be far more illuminating than flashier approaches.

So, Schumann-lovers, get this set as cheaply as you can -- but one way or another, get it while you can!

Mystery meat.......2006-04-10

I don't think I've ever before experienced such frustration in trying to assess a product. Here a well-regarded and fairly well-known pianist sits down and records all (even that's up for grabs) the piano music of a pretty well-known and well-regarded composer and barely a peep out there in Internet land.

What I did encounter after a lot of searching, and according to different reviewers who deigned to barely mention this bulky and hard-to-ignore boxed set, was this dopey basketful of professional opinions:

1) The recording quality was poor according to one guy
2) The piano was out of tune according to some editor who happened to also be a piano tuner
3) The music was criminally recorded using a piano with beat hammers and strings
4) Demus may or may not have recorded the set with a period instrument that also may have had beat hammers and strings
5) Nobody should record Schumann on a period instrument according to another expert (without really letting us know if this was the case here)
6) The interpretations were wooden
7) The interpretations were fabulous despite the crappy sound and beat up old out-of-tune piano
8) Nobody was sure if this was his complete Schumann recorded in the 1970s and released on Musical Heritage or these were new DDD recordings as listed

OK--as the notes with this set absolutely stink and no one out in Internet land seems to have any consistent and coherent thing to say about it, this then is my judgement, based on careful listening and a few intelligent guesses.

1) The interpretations are great, wonderful, really enjoyable, idiomatic--some might consider them slightly wooden because there's next-to-no pedal which leads me to believe it is a period instrument he's recorded on. This isn't Argerich slamming away at these so don't expect that. Yamaha fans will be disappointed. Demus clearly knows his Schumann and plays crisply and accurately.
2) The sound quality, while hardly SACD, is just fine and, again if this is a period instrument and I sure tend to think so, what I'm hearing would be about right. I rather like the engineering as the result is intimate and warm
3) Honestly, did Demus record all these in the 1970s without them getting any attention and then do it all over again in the 1980s just to get ignored again? I hear distinct tape hiss if I listen closely, this doesn't sound like a 1989 DDD recording (which the box claims it to be) which is probably why the recording has some warmth and (audible tape hiss)
4) Who am I to argue with an editor/piano tuner but if this piano is out of tune I'm not noticing it one zot. Also, didn't they tune pianos a little differently way back in 1850 or so?

SO--I'll guess this is the complete piano music of Robert Schumann (perhaps minus one small piece according to yet another miffed commentator, although he keeps talking about a 12 CD set and this has 13 discs!)recorded in the 1970s with Jorg Demus playing a piano built around 1850 or so with everything that implies. I'll also guess that a lot of reviewers out there, left to fend for themselves without some promotional sheet from the label, maybe without even free promo copies, were really reaching a bit. Even if I'm wrong I seem to be doing better than the second-guessing I found elsewhere and anyway the result is really enjoyable. I simply like this set a lot even if someday I may discover it is, in fact, Ernest Borgnine playing a badly tuned pool hall upright in 1953. Less than no stars to Nuovo Era for never seeming to get the presentation of this delightful set right--license it to Brilliant and they'll do it up properly for Pete's sake and maybe you'll actually sell a few. They might even be able to kick down that DDD tape hiss a bit. It's also too danged expensive given even the putative late recording date--it shouldn't be more than $120 under any circumstances. I got mine for less than $40 at a classical cut-outs and deletions place.

Conclusion: This whole situation is sad. Jorg Demus is a great pianist and he obviously loves Schumann. Schumann's piano music is worth the effort. This should be a well-known and highly-regarded set and I'm happier with this than with any other big box of piano I may own, short of a Brahms set.

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Legends of Russia

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String Quartet No. 3 in E, Op. 73: III. Allegro Non Troppo
Porgy And Bess: Prelude
Zwei Konzertetuden, S145: Gnomenreigen
Concerto For Viola And Orchestra In A Minor: I. Andante Comodo
Prelude And Fugue In A Minor
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Symphony No. 2: I. Adagio
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Tracks:

Symphony No. 5 In D Minor: II. Allegretto
Fantasy, Op. 116: Capriccio In D Minor
Sonata For Two Violins: IV. Allegro Con Brio
Theme And Variations On The Name Of 'Abegg,' Op. 1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G: III. Presto
Curly Headed Baby
Carmen: Act I: Seguidilla And Duet
Piano Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo
Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Minor: I. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 7 In D, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Prestissimo
Violin Concerto In G Minor: III. Allegro Energico
Waltz No. 14 In E Minor
Cello Concerto No. 1 In E Flat: I. Allegretto
Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale

Robert Schumann - Sonata in G Minor - Abegg Variations

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Robert Schumann - Sonata in G Minor - Abegg Variations

Manufacturer: Capriccio
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ASIN: B0007A2X3K
Release Date: 2005-01-02

Album Description

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Alexandra Neumann - Piano
Sonata for Piano in G Minor op. 22
"Abegg" - Variastions op. 1
Kreisleriana op. 16

Alexandra Neumann, piano

Tracks:

Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 1. Allegramente
Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 2. Adagio assai
Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra: 3. Presto
Capriccio: 1. Presto
Capriccio: 2. Andantino rapsodico
Capriccio: 3. Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto
Le Tombeau de Couperin - Suite pour piano: 1. Prelude
Le tombeau de Couperin: 2. Fugue
Le tombeau de Couperin: 3. Forlane
Le tombeau de Couperin: 4. Rigaudon
Le tombeau de Couperin: 5. Menuet
Le tombeau de Couperin: 6. Toccata

Tracks:

Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 1. Andante - Allegro con anima
Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima - Andante mosso - Allegro non troppo - Tempo I
Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 3. Valse: Allegro moderato
Symphony No. 5 In E Minor Op. 64: 4. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace - Molto vivace - Moderato assai e molto maestoso - Presto
In The Steppes Of Central Asia
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Tracks:

Four Serious Songs Op.121: 1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
Four Serious Songs Op.121: 2. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
Four Serious Songs Op.121: 3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
Four Serious Songs Op.121: 4. Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelszungen redete
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 4. Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 5. Selig ihr Blinden
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 7. Der Mond hat eine schwere Klag' erhoben
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 8. Nun lass uns Frieden schliessen
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 13. Hoffartig seid Ihr, schones Kind
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 14. Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hullen
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 17. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 18. Heb' auf dein blondes Haupt
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 33. Sterb' ich, so hullt in Blumen
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 34. Und steht Ihr fruh am Morgen auf
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 35. Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 37. Wie viele Zeit verlor ich
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 41. Heut Nacht erhob ich mich
The Italian Songbook (Excerpts): 42. Nicht langer kann ich singen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 1. Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 2. Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 7. Ich grolle nicht
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 8. Und wussten's die Blumen, die kleinen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 9. Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 10. Hor ich das Liedchen klingen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 11. Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 14. Allnachtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 15. Aus alten Marchen winkt es
A Poet's Love Op. 48: 16. Die alten bosen Lieder

Tracks:

String Quartet In G Major D 887: 1. Allegro molto moderato
String Quartet In G Major D 887: 2. Andante un poco mosso
String Quartet In G Major D 887: 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Allegretto
String Quartet In G Major D 887: 4. Allegro assai
String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 1. Allegro ma non troppo
String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 2. Andante
String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
String Quartet In A Minor D 804 'Rosamunde': 4. Allegro moderato

Tracks:

Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 1. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Adagio - Tempo I
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 2. Andante con Variazioni I-IV
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 9 In A Major Op. 47 'Kreutzer': 3. Finale: Presto
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 1. Allegro moderato
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 2. Adagio espressivo
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 3. Scherzo: Allegro
Sonata For Piano And Violin No. 10 In G Major Op. 96: 4. Poco Allegretto - Adagio - Tempo I - Allegro - Poco Adagio - Presto
Non temer, amato bene K. 490

Tracks:

Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 1. Reveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 2. A Ball: Valse: Allegro non troppo
Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 3. Scene In The Country: Adagio
Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 4. March To The Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo
Symphonie Fantastique Op. 14: 5. Dream Of A Sabbath Night: Larghetto - Allegro - Dies irai - Ronde du Sabbat - Dies irae et Ronde du Sabbat ensemble
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto
Pictures At An Exhibition: I. Gnomus: Vivo
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Moderato condo e con delicatezza
Pictures At An Exhibition: II. The Old Castle: Andante
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Moderato non tanto, pesante
Pictures At An Exhibition: III. Tuilerie Gardens: Allegretto non troppo, capriccioso
Pictures At An Exhibition: Iv. Bydlo: Sempre moderato, pesante
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Tranquillo
Pictures At An Exhibition: V. Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks: Scherzino. Vivo leggiero
Pictures At An Exhibition: VI Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle: Andante
Pictures At An Exhibition: VII. The Limoges Market: Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando
Pictures At An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum: Largo
Pictures At An Exhibition: Con mortuis in lingua mortua: Andante non troppo, con lamento
Pictures At An Exhibition: IX. The Hut On Chicken's Legs: Allegro con brio, feroce - Andante mosso - Allegro molto
Pictures At An Exhibition: X. The Great Gate In Kiev: Allegro alla breve. Maestoso. Con grandezza

Tracks:

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo - David Oistrakh
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 2. Adagio - David Oistrakh
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso,ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto - David Oistrakh
'Navarra' - Spanish Dance For Two Violins And Orchestra In A Major Op. 33 - David Oistrakh
3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 2 In E Flat Major - David Oistrakh
3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 5 In E Major - David Oistrakh
3 Etudes-Caprices For Two Violins Op. 18: No. 4 In A Minor - David Oistrakh

Tracks:

Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 1. Chor: 'Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, prieset die Tage'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 2. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Es begab sich aber zu der zeit'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 3. Rezitativ (Alt): 'Nun wird mein liebster Brautigam'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 4. Arie (Alt): 'Bereite dich, Zion, mit zartichen Trieben'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 5. Choral: 'Wie soll ich dich empfangen'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 6. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Uns sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 7. Choral (Chor-Sopran): 'Er ist auf Erden kommen arm - Rezitativ (Bass): 'Wer kann die Liebe recht erhohn'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 8. Arie (Bass): 'Grosser Herr und starker Konig'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part One: 9. Choral: 'Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 10. Sinfonia
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 11. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 12. Choral: 'Brich an, o schones Morgenlicht'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 13. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen' - (Engel): 'Furchtet euch nicht'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 14. Rezitativ (Bass): 'Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: Arie (Tenor): 'Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 16. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und das habt zum Zeichen'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 17. Choral: 'Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 18. Rezitativ (Bass): 'So geht denn hin'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 19. Arie (Alt): 'Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 20. Rezitativ (Evangelist): 'Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 21. Chor: 'Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 22. Rezitativ (Bass): 'So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet'
Christmas Oratorio BMV 248: Part Two: 23. Choral: 'Wir singen dir in deinem Heer'

Tracks:

March In G Minor Op. 76 No. 2
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 1. Entry: Nicht zu schnell
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 2. Hunter On The Lookout: Hochst lebhaft
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 3. Lonely Flowers: Einfach
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 4. Place Of Evil Fame: Ziemlich langsam
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 5. Friendly Landscape: Schnell
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 6. Shelter: Massig
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 7. Bird As Prophet: Langsam, sehr zart
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 8. Hunting Song: Rasch, kraftig
Forest Scenes Op. 82: 9. Farewell: Nicht zu schull
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 1.In The Evening: Sehr innig zu spielen
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 2. Soaring: Sehr rasch
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 3. Why?: Langsam und zart
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 5. In The Nightt: Mit Leidenschaft
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 7. Dream's Turmoil: Ausserst lebhaft
Fantasiestucke Op. 12: 8. End Of The Song: Mit gutem Humor
Novellette In F Major Op. 21 No. 1: Markiert und kraftig
Tocata In C Major Op. 7: Allegro
Theme And Variations On The Name Abegg Op. 1: Thema: Animato - Var. I-III

Tracks:

Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: The Capulets Ball: Andante malinconico e sostenuto - Larghetto espressivo - Allegro
Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Queen Mab: Scherzo: Prestissimo - Allegretto - Prestissimo - Presto
Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Love Scene: Adagio - Allegro agitato e disperato - Adagio
Romeo And Juliet - Dramatic Symphony Op. 17: Romeo At The Capulets Tomb: Allegro agitato e disperato - Largo - Allegro vivace ed appassionato assai
Romeo And Juliet: Fantasy-Overture: Andante non tanto quasi Moderato - Allegro - Molto meno mosso - Allegro giusto - Moderato assai
Romeo And Juliet (Ballet): Romeo At Juliet's Tomb: Adagio funebre
Romeo And Juliet (Ballet): Tybalt's Death: Precipitato - Presto - Adagio drammatico

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Europe is heard bursting out of the tension and isolation of war in recordings that--because of their pre-stereo status--have been long unavailable in any form. Pianist Monique Haas performs in combustible collaborations with conductors Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt and Ferenc Fricsay, respectively, in Ravel's Concerto in G and Stravinsky's Capriccio, reflecting the postwar German enthusiasm for the French-based music they'd been deprived of. Fricsay's Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 is one of the best ever, the young Amadeus Quartet is far more alert and inventive in Schubert's "Rosamunde" quartet than its more mature self, and the late conductor Fritz Lehmann has an incomparable way with Bach's chorales in Christmas Oratorio excerpts. Violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan is heard in his earlier (and better) Beethoven sonata recordings with Wilhelm Kempf, and the younger, less-mannered Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Brahms's Four Serious Songs. Two Russian greats, David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter, bringing their customary mastery, respectively, to Brahms and Schumann, as does the electrifying Igor Markevitch in his lesser-known, 1953 recording of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Lorin Maazel, conducting selections from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet, is full of fine ideas but not a lot of style. --David Patrick Stearns