PIANO CONCERTOS Nos. 1 & 2 - Frédéric Chopin

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

1. I. Allegro maestoso (20:25)

2. II. Romance (Larghetto) (9:40)

3. III. Rondo (Vivace) (10:26)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

4. I. Maestoso (15:04)

5. II. Larghetto (9:27)

6. III. Allegro vivace (9:04)

MARIA JOÃO PIRES, Piano

ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE L'OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO

ARMIN JORDAN

Recorded in July 1977.

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE - Hector Berlioz

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 H48

Épisode de la vie d'un artiste

I. Rêveries - Passions (13:52)

II. Un bal (Valse) (6:17)

III. Scène aux champs (14:55)

IV. Marche au supplice (4:31)

V. Songe d'une nuit de sabbat (9:47)

ORCHESTRE DE PARIS

CHARLES MUNCH

  

Recorded: 23-26.X.1967, Salle Wagram, Paris

SYMPHONY No. 8 "UNFINISHED" - Franz Schubert // SYMPHONY No. 3 "RHENISH" - Robert Schumann

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"

1. I. Allegro moderato (16:32)

2. II. Andante con moto (12:31)

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

GIUSEPPE SINOPOLI

ROBERT SCHUMANN

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

3. I. Lebhaft (10:38)

4. II. Scherzo: Sehr Mäßig (6:27)

5. III. Nicht schnell (5:30)

6. IV. Feierlich (5:31)

7. V. Lebhaft (5:49)

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

CARLO MARIA GIULINI

      

Recordings: London, Kingsway Hall, 6/1983                        Los Angeles, Shrine Auditorium, 12/1980

"TROUT" QUINTET / "DEATH AND THE MAIDEN" QUARTET - Franz Schubert

Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass

in A major D 667, 'The Trout"

1. I. Allegro Vivace (13:39)

2. II. Andante (7:18)

3. III. Scherzo. Presto (4:02)

4. IV. Thema. Andantino - Variazioni I-V - Allegretto (8:01)

5. V. Finale. Allegro giusto (6:21)

EMIL GILELS, Piano

NORBERT BRAININ, Violin • PETER SCHIDLOF, Viola

MARTIN LOVETT, Cello • RAINER ZEPPERITZ, Double Bass

String Quartet in D minor D 810

"Death and the Maiden"

6. I. Allegro vivace (11:32)

7. II. Andante con moto (14:25)

8. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (3:50)

9. IV. Presto (9:18)

AMADEUS QUARTET

NORBERT BRAININ, 1st Violin • SIEGMUND NISSEL, 2nd Violin

PETER SCHIDLOF, Viola • MARTIN LOVETT, Cello

     

Recording:

           Turku, Finland, Konserthaus, 8 & 9/1975                              Hannover, Beethovensaal, 4/1959

PIANO CONCERTOS No. 4 & Op. 61 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

1. I. Allegro moderato (17:10)

2. II. Andante com moto (4:13)

3. III. Rondo. Vivace (9:08)

Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61

4. I. Allegro, ma non troppo (20:46)

5. II. Larghetto (7:34)

6. III. Rondo. Allegro (9:29)

RONALD BRAUTIGAM, Piano

NORRKÖPING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ANDREW PARROTT Conductor

Recording: November 2007 at the Louis de Geer Concert Hall, Norrköping, Sweden