Donizetti: Chamber Music, Vol. 1

On this CD:

1. Variations for violin & piano in F major
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

2. Scherzo on 27 operatic themes, for violin & piano in D major
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

3. Sonata for violin & piano in F minor
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

4. Variations for violin & piano in D flat major
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

5. Amusement pathétique (from Anna Bolena), for violin & strings
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

6. Work(s) Impromptu for violin & piano
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Rodolfo Bonucci, Pietro Spada

Tracks:

Oboe Concerto In C, K314: Rondo. Allegretto
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio
Sinfonia Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from 'Solomon')
Oboe Concerto In B Flat, Wq 164: Allegro moderato
Water Music, Suite No. 1 In F: Adagio e staccato
Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans
Concertino, Op. 110: Vivace
Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica': Marcia funebre
Oboe Concerto In In F, RV 455: Allegro
Oboe Concerto In C, RV 447: Minuet
Oboe Concerto In F: Rondo
Water Music, Suite No. 1 In F: Hornpipe
Swan Lake: Scene (from 'Swan Lake')
Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World': Largo
Concerto 'La Favorita': Allegretto-Allegro velocissimio

Customer Reviews:

Interested oboe player.......2007-05-13

It is a fine collection of oboe pieces, and I really enjoy listening to them. The only complaint I have is that the case was broken when it got here (I'm not sure if it was before it was shipped or not).

Oboe cd.......2007-01-11

This cd took a little while to be delivered (a few weeks) but it was in excellent condition. I bought it along with another oboe cd so it could be that one of them was out of stock and they waited for that so that both could be shipped at the same time (which was fine with me).

What a great CD for a Great Price.......2007-01-09

I really love the music on this CD.
I just cant stop listening to this. If you enjoy classical music. You will like this CD and if you would like a introduction to classical music than this is the CD for you.
(If you find that you dont like it, you have not spent a lot of money on it).
Enjoy :-)

Good for orchestra studies.......2005-07-24

The record presents the oboe very well. Price can't be beat too. Oboe music is always enjoyable (well, that's somewhat subjective, of course, but if you like oboe, you'll like this collection).

Just a small caution: this is a study aid sort of thing. I find listening to fragments of music -- frequently very familiar music -- somewhat distressful because of this coitus interruptus sorta feeling, kind of like when in the middle of Watermusik the Dying Swan piece suddenly heaves into sight.

In other words, this is a perfect CD for teaching kids the orchestra, but if you simply want some oboe music for pleasure, then I'd recommend to pick something else; for example "The Handel Collection" (a pretty old record), by The City of London Sinfonia (cond. John Rutter), 1990 American Gramaphone Records -- it is a collection too, but not excerpts, pieces are played fully, and the performance is sometimes better. It's just one example; I have it handy so I've mentioned it, that's all. I don't like listening to excerpts, that's what I'm trying to say. But I'm not saying this CD's bad, it's very good for orchestra studies.

Excellent.......2004-06-15

I really enjoyed this! It was really great for all oboe and classical music lovers! Very Very Nice!

Average customer rating:

Impressive in places

Brendel Plays Liszt, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Alfred Brendel plays Liszt

ASIN: B00005QKFT
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Opera Transcriptions: Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet
Opera Transcriptions: Il Travatore: Miserere
Opera Transcriptions: Norma: Grand Fantasy
Opera Transcriptions: Oberon: Overture
Opera Transcriptions: Benvenuto Ceillini: Benediction and Oath
Opera Transcriptions: Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus
Paganini Etudes: Tremoro In G Minor
Paganini Etudes: Octave In E Flat Minor
Paganini Etudes: La Campanella In G Sharp Minor
Paganini Etudes: Arpeggio In E Major
Paganini Etudes: La Chasse In E Major
Paganini Etudes: In A Minor

Tracks:

Sonetti Dei Petrarca: No. 47
Sonetti Dei Petrarca: No. 104
Sonetti Dei Petrarca: No. 123
Venezia e Napoli: Tarantella
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Invocation
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Pensees des Morts
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Funerailles
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses: Cantique d'Amour

Customer Reviews:

Impressive in places.......2006-11-09

I'm not a Brendel fan. His playing bores me as does his hard-core academic, intellectual, cerebral approach to music. When you're listening to a beautiful melody, do you honestly care whether the performer has researched the original manuscripts in the library of the University of Haden-Baden-Unter-Raden-Kladen? It seems to me that performers who constantly pontificate about the "correct" way to play a piece and the paramount importance of the written note are sort of missing the point and end up turning out lacklustre performances.

So it is in the case of some of the pieces on this CD. La Campanella is technically proficient but utterly uninspiring (compare John Ogdon's recording of it which is full of excitement). But then you do have to take your hat off to some of the performances for their technical brilliance. The Lucia di Lammermoor paraphrase is played magnificently from a technical point of view - great clarity, good tempo, the really difficult left and right hand arpeggios executed perfectly and actually perhaps that is the best way to play this piece. The more "emotional" performances of this piece take liberties with the tempo in order to hide technical weakness. So Brendel does this one justice. He also plays the Norma paraphrase excellently, although this is fundamentally a boring piece. Yes, technically you can't really fault him.

But I still find his playing boring overall. Many people would disagree with me though.

The Instruments of Classical Music, Vol. 1-5 (Box Set)

Average customer rating:

The Instruments of Classical Music, Vol. 1-5 (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Tracks:

Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orpheus and Eurydice) - Various Artists
Polonaise (Orchestral Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Menuet (Orchestral Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Allegro aperto (Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K314) - Various Artists
Andante (Flute Concerto in E minor) - Various Artists
Allegro (Flute Sonata in D, Wq 129) - Various Artists
Allegro (Flute Concerto in B flat) - Various Artists
Rondeau allegretto (Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K314) - Various Artists
Largo (Flute Concerto in E minor) - Various Artists
Concerto for two recorders in D minor, RV 566 - Various Artists
Adagio non troppo (Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K314) - Various Artists
Rondo (Flute Concerto in E minor) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Rondo. Allegretto (from Ob Con in C, K.314) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Adagio (from Ob Con in d) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from 'Solomon') - Instruments Of Classical Music
Allegro moderato (from Ob Con in B flat, Wq.164) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Adagio e staccato (from Water Music, Ste No.1 in F) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Dance of the Swans (from 'Swan Lake') - Instruments Of Classical Music
Vivace (from Con Op.110) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Marcia funebre (from Sym No.3) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Allegro (from Ob Con in F, RV.455) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Minuet (from Ob Con in C, RV.447) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Rondo (from Ob Con in F) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Hornpipe (from Water Music, Ste No.1 in F) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Scene (from 'Swan Lake') - Instruments Of Classical Music
Largo (from Sym No.9 ('From the New World') - Instruments Of Classical Music
Allegretto-Allegro velocissimio (from Con 'La Favorita') - Instruments Of Classical Music

Tracks:

Te Deum, Prelude - Various Artists
Adagio (Concerto in D) - Various Artists
Allegro assai (from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2) - Various Artists
Ave Maria - Various Artists
Allegro (from Water Music, Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Alla Hornpipe (from Water Music, Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Largo cantabile (from Sonata in C) - Various Artists
Allegro moderato (Trumpet Concerto in D) - Various Artists
Danse napolitaine (From 'Swan Lake') - Various Artists
Chanson du Toreador (from Carmen Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
La garde montante (from Carmen Suite No. 2) - Various Artists
Light Cavalry, Overture - Various Artists
Ballet Music From 'Macbeth' - Various Artists
Divertissement (From 'Nutcracker') - Tchaikovsky
Trumpet Tune and Air - Various Artists
Tempo di Minuetto (from Concerto in D) - Various Artists
Allegro (Concerto for two trumpets) - Various Artists
Lento dolce (from Sonata in G) - Various Artists
Allegro (Concerto in E flat) - Various Artists
Rejouissance (from Orchestral Suite No. 4) - Bach

Tracks:

Allegro (From Water Music, Suite No.1) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Moderato (From Water Music, Suite No.1) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Minuet fnch Horn (From Water Music, Suite No.1) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Romance. Larghetto (aus dem Hornkonzert Nr. 3 Es-Dur, KV 447) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Allegro (aus dem Hornkonzert Nr. 3 Es-Dur, KV 447) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Notturno (From 'A Midsummer Night's Dream') - Instruments Of Classical Music
Rondo. Allegro (ausdem Hornkonzert Nr. 1 D-Dur KV 412) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Sleepers, Wake, The Voice Is Calling - Instruments Of Classical Music
Andante (aus dem Konzert forno da Caccia F-Dur) - Instruments Of Classical Music
3. Satz (aus dem Brandenburgischen Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047a) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Variazioni (aus Capriccio espagnol op. 34) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Wagner - Instruments Of Classical Music
2. Satz (aus der Symphonie Nr. 5 e-moll op. 64) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Der FreischuvertInstruments Of Classical Music

Tracks:

Violinromanze Nr. 2 F-Dur, Op. 50 - Instruments Of Classical Music
Meditation aus - Instruments Of Classical Music
Zapateado - Instruments Of Classical Music
Romanze G-Dur, Op. 26 - Instruments Of Classical Music
Valse-Scherzo C-Dur, Op. 34 - Instruments Of Classical Music
Romanze f-moll, Op.11 - Instruments Of Classical Music
Romanze (aus dem Violinkonzert Nr. 2 d-moll) - Instruments Of Classical Music
Violinromanze Nr. 1 G-Dur, Op. 40 - Instruments Of Classical Music
Legende g-moll, Op.17 - Instruments Of Classical Music

Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 3: 1929-32

Average customer rating:

The Italian tenor voice of rare beauty - Gigli in his prime.

Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 3: 1929-32

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 2: 1926-28
Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 1: 1921-25

ASIN: B000001S40
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

Notte Lunare
Marta (Martha): M'appari (Ach! So Fromm)
La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar!
I Pescatori Di Perle (Les Pecheurs De Perles): Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (Je Crois Entendre Encore)
I Pescatori Di Perle (Les Pecheurs De Perles): Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (Je Crois Entendre Encore)
L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
Se
Musica Proibita
Carmela
Vecchio Ritornello
Occhi Turchini
Mamma Mia, Che Vo Sape?
I Lombardi: Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
I Lombardi: Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Attila: Te Sol Quest'anima - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Attila: Te Sol Quest'anima - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Marta
Quisiera Olvidar Tus Ojos
Eres Tu
Triste Maggio
Chanson Hindoue

Customer Reviews:

The Italian tenor voice of rare beauty - Gigli in his prime........2001-03-27

There are at least three good reason for recommending this CD. Firstly, the years represented in this CD probably saw Gigli in his prime. Eager to communicate, and aware of the emotional content of each item, he has the Italian tenor voice of rare beauty. Unfortunately, these were also the Depression years, and even a best-selling artist like Gigli was invited into American recording studios on only three occasions in 1930 and never in 1931. Everything he recorded for Victor from 1929 to 1932 is here.

Secondly, the quality of the Mark Obert-Thorn restorations brings these items before us in best possible condition. To collect vintage Gigli recordings is to know that recent reissues have frequently been disappointing. The voice, in these recent reissues, is often both ill-focused and hard-edged. A comfortable listening experience is assured here.

Thirdly, this selection offers several previously unissued takes. Unpublished takes of the Bizet aria and the two Verdi trios are provided. In each case, a first take was unissued.

Tracks:

Laarghetto And Allegro In G Minor For Violin
Largo In G Minor For Cello And Piano
Sonata In C Major For Flute And Piano: Largo - Allegro
Sonata In C Major For Flute And Piano: Adnate - Allegro
Sonata In C Major For Flute And Piano: Allegro
Trio In E Flat Major For Violin, Cello And Piano: Largo - Allegretto
Trio In D Major For Violin, Cello And Piano.: Largo - Andantiino (Tema) - Variazioni I e II
Larghetto And Allegro In C Minor For Flute, Bassoon, And Piano

Average customer rating:

Engrossing and wonderful
Good night at the opera, Liszt style

Liszt at the Opera, Vol 4

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Barcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Liszt at the Opera II
Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. VI (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 54)
Liszt at the Opera III
Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. I (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 6)
Liszt: Fantasy, Variations, Funeral Odes, Concert Solo

ASIN: B00000300Q
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

Rniscences des Puritains (Bellini), S390
Salve Maria! de l'opera Jsalem (Verdi), S431i
Don Carlos - Coro di festa e marcia funebre (Verdi), S435
Chor der ?lteren Pilger aus der Oper Tannh?user (Wagner), S443ii: Chor der Alteren Pilger aus der Oper Tannh?user (Wagner), S443ii
Am stillen Herd - Lied aus Die Meistersinger von Ng (Wagner), S448
Rniscences de Lucrezia Borgia - Grande fantaisie I (Donizetti) S400-1
Rniscences de Lucrezia Borgia - Grande fantaisie II (Donizetti) S400-2

Tracks:

Rniscences des Huguenots (Meyerbeer), S412ii
Andante finale aus K Alfred (Raff), S421-1
Marsch aus K Alfred (Raff), S421-2
Song Of The Two Armed Men (Mozart's Die Zauberfl, S634a
Tyrolean Melody (Auber's La Fianc, S385a
Tarentelle di bravura (Auber's Masaniello), S386ii
Salve Maria de l'op de Verdi Jsalem, S431ii
I Puritani - Introduction et Polonaise (Bellini), S391
Grosse Concert-Fantasie aus der Oper Sonnambula (Bellini), S393iii

Customer Reviews:

Engrossing and wonderful.......2006-08-22

Up to now, Hyperion and Leslie Howard have created some milestones in Liszt recordings. Starting with the Liszt at the Opera series Vol. 1 and continuing to Vol. 4, neglected but outstanding Liszt pieces have made their way to the light. Howard continues his quest and gives us a fascinating repertoire with music that overwhelms with virtuosity, conjures heavenly images, and entices with catchy themes and strains of music. The composers and operas here which Liszt promoted with his ingenius transcriptions and fantasies are numerous and even unusual: The typical guys worthy of paraphrases, Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti, and Meyerbeer all make a return. But some others are featured here and prove to have exceptional music as augmented by Liszt: Raff, Auber, and even Mozart.

First up is the titanic Reminiscences des Puritains of Bellini. This epic work closes at roughly 20 minutes and is the first and only recording you'll find anywhere. The reason? Who knows. Ask all the pop pianists out there why they can't at least give these works a try. They are musically attractive and potent, and I don't see why they laid dormant until Howard's unearthing. The Reminiscences des Puritains, admittedly, is not one of Liszt's most striking fantasies. At times it breathes melodious music or storms through exciting Bellini tunes. In between, it drags a bit. Obviously it takes multiple hearings to really appreciate it.

The second piece is piano music from heaven. Liszt does a paraphrase on the "Salve Maria!" aria of Verdi's opera, "I Lombardi" and sweeps the aural sense with its angelic music, truly transcending piano sounds that resonate with a radiance and unique beauty I've not heard anywhere else. Following this is a thrilling transcription of Verdi's "Don Carlos" opera. The opening bars and underlying music is as jovial and uplifting as can be, with a pastorale quality of mellow music thrown in the mix. The surprise comes in the middle of the piece when the "marcia funebre" interrupts; such darkness and foreboding suddenly emits itself in the lower registers of the piano. It's truly a diabolical moment capped with an eerie march, gliding into a nocturne-like melody and then ending with a more positive recapitulation of the "festive chorus" music. It's a fine transcription.

Two Wagner transcriptions are included here, but one has already been issued on a previous Liszt at the Opera recording: the Pilgrim's Chorus from the Tannhauser. Those familiar with that won't really find any new music material. The last notable piece on this first CD is a Donizetti fantasy: Reminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia. Liszt divided this into two parts and so Howard plays them as separate pieces. The first one is the real winner with its operatic drama and intense virtuosity. After you listen to the music, accentuated by Liszt's transcribing abilities, you begin to understand how these opera composers were so popular. Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Meyerbeer: they all have great melodies and themes. Liszt knew this and so he had an infinite source of music to pull from.

The second CD features the best music of this two-disc set. The Reminiscences des Huguenots is a masterful composition; one of Liszt's best fantasies for sure. However, it's not given a great interpretation as I would like. Maybe it's my own preference since I've heard two other pianists play it. I prefer Arnaldo Cohen's fire and violent execution on the Volume 1 of Naxos' Complete Piano Music of Liszt. Regardless, the music is what matters, and it shimmers. A shockingly fine piece follows from a composer I never heard music from: Joachim Raff. Liszt's two transcriptions of his King Alfred opera seem to suit Liszt's romantic tendencies just fine. The Andante, for instance, is as evocative as a Liebestraume, even like his Harmonies du Soir of the Transcendental Etudes. The subsequent march is a little tame for Liszt, but still sparkles and hums its way through delightful music. Following this is a very interesting sidestep into Mozart. Why Liszt chose the "Song of the Two Armed Men" from the Magic Flute is beyond me. Nonetheless, it proves to be an exquisite piece. Its fugue-like tempo combined with somewhat darker sounds from Mozart is sure to please. It's a rarity and a rewarding short piece.

The Auber fantasie or "Tarantelle di bravura" is a blazing and rhythmic joy. Lisztians will love it. It has all the signature aspects of Liszt's virtuosic, extravagant and ultimately arresting piano music. The last two pieces on this second CD are also worth mentioning. The first being the "Introduction and Polonaise" to Bellini's I Puritani opera. Considered a warhorse for pianists of old, it proves to be invigorating and flashy like his Rigoletto paraphrase; it's somewhat satisfying but after overdosing on extensive paraphrases and transcriptions, you may find its 5 minutes just too short.

The last piece is one of the best on here but only because of the middle segment of music that repeats that lovely theme from both Norma and La Sonnambula. Thalberg composed a long fantasy on La Sonnambula, as well. He differed from Liszt because he treated this theme with thunder and overpowering chords; it was still impressive and effective. But Liszt turns the theme into a Chopin-like nocturne of such a sublime quality. Tragedy, pain, love, despair: these are the instant emotions I feel as Liszt soars softly through this slow middle music of unequalled grace. It's hard not to wish it would go on, but Liszt seems like he doesn't want us to lament for too long. So he jumps back into the frollicking main rhythm of music that introduced the piece, making sure we always remember that mournful and haunting interval.

Bottom line: I can't say it enough how fortunate we are, classical music fans, piano lovers, and Lisztians alike, that Howard has revealed these diamonds of music. Simply said, this recording is superb and powerful; the fantasies here the best of the form and possess exactly the kind of grandeur and excellence we can expect from Liszt. Passionately recommended.

Good night at the opera, Liszt style.......2003-01-16

Some long, grand pieces, some shorter ones, some second thoughts, all making for another great set of operatic transcriptions by the great Franz Liszt.

Average customer rating:

Clarinet Historical Recordings, Vol.2

Manufacturer: Clarinet Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Clarinet Historical Recordings, Vol.1

ASIN: B0000044D6
Release Date: 1995-03-06

Tracks:

Concertino Op. 26
A Truro Maggot
Gigue
Sonata in A Minor Op. 1 No. 3: Sonata In A Minor Op. 1 No. 3 Largo
Sonata In C Major Op. 1 No. 1: Sonata In C Major Op.1 No. 1 Allegro-Giocoso
Sonata in A Minor Op. 1 No. 3: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
Concerto No. 2 Op. 57: Concerto No. 2 Op.57 Adagio (2nd Movement)
Concerto No. 2 Op. 57: Clarinet Concerto Adagio (2nd Movement)
Fignolette: Fignolette With Band
Mazurka-Caprice: Mazurka-Caprice With Piano
- Premiere Rhapsodie
Trio: Trio ( 1st Movement) Andante con dolore, con molt'espressione
Fantasie - Impromptu: Fantasie-Impromptu With Piano
Maria Padilla For Two Clarinets And Piano: Concerto - Maria Padilla For Two Clarinets And Piano
Quintet KV 581: Larghetto (2nd Movement)
Quintet Op. 115: Allegro & Adagio - piu lento
Variations On Home Sweet Home With Piano

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection Vol. 1 - The Early Years 1898 - 1947

Average customer rating:

Sorry...I heard only fifth disc in this set.

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection Vol. 1 - The Early Years 1898 - 1947

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1948-1957 (Box Set)

ASIN: B00000DI2K
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

The Voice Of Emile Berliner
'Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty' March
Ave Maria
Othello: Esultate
Othello: Ora e per sempre addio
Ave Maria
Auld lang syne
La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
O Mimi, tu piu non torni
L'Africaine: O paradiso
Una furtiva lagrima
Guitarre Op. 45
Fruhlingsstimmem (Voice of Spring)
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Boris Godunov: Proshchay, moy syn (Death of Boris)
Un Ballo in Maschera: Fur dein Gluck (Alla vita che t arride)
Zueignung Op. 10 No. 1
Le Carnaval romain
Hebrides - Overture Op. 26

Tracks:

Coriolan - Overture
German Dance-Deutscher Tanz K. 600 No. 2
Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries-Walkurenritt
Das Herz: Liebesmelodie
Overture To Der Freischutz
Feste romane: Circenses
Overture to Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
Japanische Festmusik Op. 84
Overture To Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)
Allegro Symphonique

Tracks:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 1. Allegro
Concerto en Re: 1. Toccata
Concerto en Re: 2. Aria I
Concerto en Re: 3. Aria II
Concerto en Re: 4. Capriccio
Piano Concerto No. 2: 3. Andante
Konzert-Rondo K. 382
Cello Concerto Op. 129: 3. Sehr lebhaft
Violin Concerto Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto

Tracks:

Trio For Strings-Streichtrio: No. 1, Op. 34: 1. Toccata
Albumblatt
Petite Suite: Menuet
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BMV 140
Variations on - Nel cor piu
Aus der Heimat
12 German Dances - Deutsche Tanze, D 790
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Thema Andante
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 1
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 2
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 3
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 4
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 5
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 6
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Variation 2posth.
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 7
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 8
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Variation 5 posth
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 9
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 10
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Etude 11
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13: Finale: Etude 12
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565: Fugue

Tracks:

Requiem K. 626: I. Introitus - Requiem: Adagio
Requiem K. 626: II. Kyrie - Allegro - Adagio
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 1: Dies irae: Allegro assai
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 2: Tuba mirum: Andante
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 3: Rex tremendae
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 4: Recordare
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 5: Confutatis: Andante
Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - No. 6: Lacrimosa
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - No. 1: Domine Jesu: Andante con moto
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - No. 2: Hostias: Andante - Andante con moto
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - Adagio - Allegro
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VI. Benedictus: Andante - Allegro
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VII. Agnus Dei
Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna
St. Matthew Passion (BWV. 244): Wir setzen uns mit Tr nieder
In stiller Nacht - Brahms
Christkindleins Wiegenlied - O Jesulein zart

Amazon.com

Any anthology that explores the dawn of phonograph recordings promises to be rough going: I can't discern anything meaningful from the primitive recordings by the legendary conductor Arthur Nikisch. However, everything is more clear and vivid after the implementation of the microphone in 1926, and this material occupies four of these five CDs. Still, some artists sound a bit inhibited, and it's frustrating that we're often given only one movement from concertos played by pianist Elly Ney and cellist Enrico Mainardi. However, seasoned collectors will find recordings by Victor de Sabata, Paul Van Kempen, and others that they never even knew existed, plus a great, little-known 1943 performance of Schumann's Symphonic Etudes by Geza Anda. The set is crowned by an emphatic, rugged, deeply felt complete 1941 performance of the Mozart Requiem conducted by Bruno Kittl. The clarity of the remasterings is often amazing. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Sorry...I heard only fifth disc in this set........2000-12-06

I'm very sorry because I bought only fifth disc in this set. So, I don't review all of CDs. Bruno Kittel(1870-1948) was founder and conductor of his chorus-Bruno-Kittel-Chor. It was one of very highest vocal groups in German-speaking countries. They achieved many contributions. In 1928, Bruno-Kittel-Chor recorded first complete SP of Beethoven's Missa solemnis(with Lotte Leonard, Elenor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Eugen Transky, Wilhelm Guttman and the Berliner Philharmoniker) in Deutsche Grammophon. Its SPs were imported to Japan, sold over 17000 sets. Its restored CD set were issued by Japan Polygram in 1998(I seeked this set so far but I have not this set because it was issued only Japan.). And they sung many times Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Oskar Fried(1929), Wilhelm Furtwangler(1937 and 1942) and many other conductors. In Third Reich, Kittel was premiered some of 'political' works include Christoph Muller's Deutsches Heldenrequiem-offered to Hitler-and participated concerts held by Nazi. For that reason, Kittel was buried in post-war German musical scene and chorus were disorganized. In World War II, they recorded for Deutsche Grammophon-Bach's Matthaus-Passion(1942. except 18 numbers) and Mozart's Requiem(1941)-twice. It's a last recordings they sung. In this fifth CD contains complete Requiem and final chorus in Matthaus-Passion(St.Matthew Passion). When I heard this recording first, very surprised. Part of Introitus' soprano solo part and Offertorium's last refrain, verses related 'Jewish' were erased and replaced other Latin words(Sion->coelis, Jerusalem->hic in terra, Abrahae->Domini). It's a Nazi's sensorship obviously. What a cruel purges! But they performed very humanistic-added Romantic a little-this last work by Mozart. In solo parts, soloists-Tilla Briem, Gertrud Freimuth, Walther Ludwig and Fred Drissen-sung very moved with rich German accents. And choral parts-especially Dies irae and Lacrimosa, they performed with fear and tears probably. And they sung in Kyrie and Communio's difficult fugue part very superbly. Certainly, they are very highest chorus in German. I think it's a best of pre-war and wartime Requiem recording with Bruno Walter's live recording in 1937. But, final chorus in Matthaus-Passion is 'too' romantic performance. Bach's taste disappeared 'perfectly' in this recording. For that reason, this recording is not re-issue by CD present day. And this CD contains other two small choral works sung by Thomanenchor Leipzig-Brahms' In stiller Nacht conducted by Karl Straube(1930) and Anonymous Christkindleins Wiegenlied. Restoration quality is not bad. But scratch noise remained in part(very high in Introitus' opening and some other parts). I think Deutsche Grammophon's staff were restored like a original SP added frequency.