dimanche 30 mai 2021

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.

dimanche 23 mai 2021

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

dimanche 16 mai 2021

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

dimanche 9 mai 2021

"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

dimanche 2 mai 2021

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