Kempe conducts Richard Strauss Vol. 1

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Complete Orchestral Works 1

Horn Concertos Nos.1 & 2

Oboe Concerto

Duet Concertino

Burleske

Parergon zur Sinfonia Domestica

Panathenaenzug

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Don Juan

Ein Heldenleben

Peter Damm (horn)

Manfred Clement (oboe)

Manfred Weise (clarinet)

Wolfgang Liebscher (bassoo

Malcolm Frager (piano in Burleske)

Peter Rosel (piano)

Peter Mirring (violin)

Dresden Staatskapelle

Rudolf Kempe

Recorded VI.1970 (Till Eulenspiegel & Don Juan); III.1972 (Ein Heldenleben); IX.1975 (Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Oboe Concerto, Duett-Concerto, Burleske); I.1976 (Parergon, Panathenäenzug), Lukaskirche, Dresden.

Alexander Scriabin - Symphony No.2; The Poem of Ecstasy

Alexander SCRIABIN (1872–1915)

The Poem of Ecstasy, Op.54 (Symphony No.4) (1905-1908)

Symphony No. 2, in C minor, Op.29 (1901)

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

JoAnn Falletta

Recorded: 2019-2022, Buffalo, NY, USA

Reynaldo Hahn - Le Rossignol Éperdu

Renaldo HAHN (1874-1947)

Le Rossignol Éperdu (1899-1910)

53 Poems for Piano

Earl Wild (piano)

I. PREMIÈRE SUITE : 1. Frontispice – 2. Andromède résignée – 3. Douloureuse rêverie dans un bois de sapins – 4. Le bouquet de pensées – 5. Soleil d’automne – 6. Gretchen – 7. Les deux écharpes – 8. Liebe ! Liebe ! – 9. Eros caché dans les bois – 10. La fausse indifférence – 11. Chanson de midi – 12. Antiochus – 13. Nevermore – 14. Portrait – 15. L’enfant au perroquet – 16. Les rêveries du prince Églantine – 17. Ivresse – 18. L’arôme suprême – 19. Berceuse féroce – 20. Passante – 21. La danse de l’amour et de l’ennui – 22. Ouranos – 23. Les héliotropes du Clos-André – 24. Effet de nuit sur la Seine – 25. Per i piccoli canali – 26. Mirage – 27. La danse de l’amour et du danger – 28. Matinée parisienne – 29. Chérubin tragique – 30. Les chênes enlacés.

II. ORIENT : 31. En caïque – 32. Narghilé – 33. Les chiens de Galata – 34. Rêverie nocturne sur le Bosphore – 35. La rose de Blida – 36. L’oasis.

III. CARNET DE VOYAGE : 37. L’ange verrier – 38. Le jardin de Pétrarque – 39. La Nativité – 40. Faunesse dansante – 41. Les noces du duc de Joyeuse – 42. Le petit mail – 43. Les pages d’Elisabeth – 44. La jeunesse et l’été ornent de fleurs le tombeau de Pergolèse – 45. Vieux bahuts.

IV. VERSAILLES : 46. Hommage à Martius – 47. La reine au jardin – 48. Le réveil de Flore – 49. Le banc songeur – 50. La fête de Terpsichore – 51. Adieux au soir tombant – 52. Hivernale – 53. Le pèlerinage inutile.

Edward Elgar - From the Bavarian Highlands & other Choral Works

Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)

From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27

O salutaris Hostia No. 1 in E-Flat Major

O salutaris Hostia No. 2 in E-Flat Major

O salutaris Hostia No. 3 in F Major

Tantum Ergo in D major (incomplete)

Ecce Sacerdos Magnus

The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi'

Frank Wibaut (piano)

Harry Bramma (organ)

Worcester Cathedral Choir

Christopher Robinson

Released: 1977 & 2003

Knudage Riisager - The Symphonic Edition Vol. 3

Knudåge RIISAGER (1897-1974)

The Symphonic Edition - Vol. 3

Summer Rhapsody (on Danish Folk Melodies), op.43 (1943) 

Sinfonia Concertante, for strings, op.34 (1937)

Sinfonia Gaia (Symphony no.4), op.38 (1939-40)

Sinfonia Serena (Symphony no.5), for strings and timpani, op.52 (1949-50) 

Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Bo Holten

Recorded: Musikhuset, Aarhus, Denmark, 10-14 September 2012; 19-20 November 2012 (Concertante).

Anthony Louis Scarmolin - Orchestral Works

Anthony Louis SCARMOLIN (1890-1969) 

Orchestral Works (1919-1964)  

The Caliph - Dance (1948) *

Three Miniatures (1920) *

Three Preludes (1995)

The Sunlit Pool (1951)

Invocation (1947)

Variations on a Folk Song (1953)

Arioso for strings (1953)

Concert Piece for trumpet and strings (1962)

Prelude (1964) *

*Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

Joel Eric Suben 

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra 

Joel Eric Suben  

Recorded 7, 8 & 10 February 1996 at Haviřov Civic Centre, Czech Republic, and 5-8 & 22 September 1995 at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio Bratislava

Andres Segovia - 1950's American Recordings, Vol. 3

Andres SEGOVIA (1893-1987)

1950s American Recordings, Vol. 3

Jean-Delphin ALARD (1815-1888): Ten Artistic Studies for Violin, Op. 19: No. 2: Study in A 

(arr. Tárrega)

Francisco TÁRREGA (1852-1909):

Marieta (Mazurka)

Preludio No. 5

Preludio No. 2

María (Gavota)

Mazurka in G

Adelita (Mazurka)

Capricho árabe

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Isaac ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909): 

Suite española, Op. 47: No. 5: Asturias (Leyenda)

Julian AGUIRRE (1868-1924): 

Canción

Joaquin MALATS (1872-1912): 

Serenata española

Manuel PONCE (1882-1948): 

Preludes:

No. VI

No. VII

No. IX

No. I

No. III

No. IV

Tres canciones populares mexicanas: Mexican Folksong No. 3: La Valentina

Thème varié et Finale

Sonata III

from Four Pieces: Mazurka, Valse

Oscar ESPLÁ (1886-1976):

Levantine Impressions, Nos 2 & 5

All selections recorded in New York

Max Reger - Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.S.Bach

Max REGER (1873-1916)

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.S.Bach, Op.81 (1904) (arr. I. Levin, 2015) 

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross, BWV 622 (1708-1717) (arr. Reger, 1915)

Max REGER

Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op.128 (1913)

Klaudyna Schulze-Broniewska (violin)

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester

Ira Levin

Recorded: 2016, Konzerhalle ‘Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach’, Frankfurt

Nicolae Bretan - Luceafarul (The Evening Star)

Nicolae BRETAN (1887–1968)

Luceafărul (The Evening Star) - Opera in One Act, Prologue and Epilogue (1921)

Ionel Voineag (tenor) – The Evening Star; 

Bálint Szabó (bass) – Michael the Archangel; 

Elena Casian (mezzo) – The Lady-in-Waiting; 

Adriana Croitoru (soprano) – The King’s Daughter; 

Marius Budoiu (tenor) – The Mariner; 

Ioan Pojar (tenor) – The Page; Chorus,

 

Philharmonic Orchestra Transilvania, Cluj

Béla Hary

Recorded: September 1994, Cluj, Romania

Gustav Mahler - Ruckert Lieder; Richard Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder, Das Liebesmahl der Apostel

Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911)

Rückert Lieder (1901-1902)

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)

Wesendonck Lieder (1857-1858)

Das Liebesmahl der Apostel (1843)

Yvonne Minton (mezzo-sop) 

Westminster Choir 

London Symphony Orchestra

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez

Tracks 1-10 recorded in London, EMI Studios, May 1979.

Tracks 11-16 recorded in New York City, Manhattan Center, October 6, 1975.

Manuel Ponce - Balada Mexicana (Piano Music)

Manuel Maria PONCE (1882-1948)

Balada Mexicana

Piano Music

Balada Mexicana

Arrulladora

Tema Mexicano Variado

Romanza de amor

Preludio y fuga sobre un tema de Handel

Mazurka No. 1

Mazurka No. 2

Mazurka No. 4

Mazurka No. 5

Mazurka No. 6

Mazurka No. 7

Mazurka No. 10

Scherzino Mexicano

Gavota

Intermezzo No 1

Rapsodia Cubana No. 1

Jorge Federico Osorio (piano)

Recorded at  St. Barnabas Church, Mitcham, London.1995

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.3; Vocalise; Youth Symphony

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No.3 in A minor Op.44 (1936)

Symphonic Movement in D minor (‘Youth Symphony’) (1891)

Vocalise Op.34 No.14 (arrangement for orchestra, 1912)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland on 10 and 11 September 2001

Henrique Oswald - Piano Music

Henrique OSWALD (1852-1931)

Six Morceaux, op.4 (c.1887) 

Trois Romances, op.7 

Il Neige (1902) 

Six Pièces, op.14 

Feuilles d'Album, op.20 

Braz Velloso (piano)

Recorded: Eglise Evangélique, Saint Marcel, Paris, 11-12 June 2012.

Edward Elgar & Ralph Vaugahn Williams - Violin Sonatas

Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)

Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 (1918) [25:36]

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)

Violin Sonata in A minor (1954) [26:50]

The Lark Ascending (1914) [14:18]

Jennifer Pike (violin)

Martin Roscoe (piano)

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk; 27-29 October 2019

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Il segreto di Susana

Ermanno WOLF-FERRARI  (1876-1948)

Il segreto di Susanna (1909)

Countess Susanna – Lidia Fridman (soprano)

Count Gil – Omar Montanari (baritone)

Sante – Guido Lamprecht (silent role)

Orchestra of the Berlin Opera Group

Felix Krieger

Recorded live, June 2022, Grosser Haus Konzerthaus, Berlin

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op. 27

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded: Sep 6 and 7, 2001, at the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland.

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No.1; Prince Rostislav

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)

Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 (1895) 

Prince Rostislav, Symphonic Poem (1891)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Owain Arwel Hughes

Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, September 2001

Leos Janacek - The Cunning Little Vixen /MacKerras

Leos JANACEK (1854-1928)

The Cunning Little Vixen  (1923)

Libretto the composer himself adapted from a novella by Rudolf Těsnohlídek.

Lucia Popp (Vixen)

Dalibor Jedlicka (Gamekeeper)

Eva Randová (Fox)

Eva Zigmundova (Gamekeeper's wife)

Vladimir Krejcik (Schoolmaster)

Richard Novak (Priest)

Vaclav Zitek (Harasta, a tramp)

Beno Blachut (Pasek, innkeeper)

Ivana Mixova (Inkeeper's wife)

Libuse Marova (Lapak)

Gertrude Jahn (Cock)

Eva Hribikova (Frantik)

Zuzana Hudecova (Pepik)

Peter Saray (Frog/Grasshopper)

Miriam Ondraskova (Cricket)

Wiener Philharmoniker

Charles Mackerras

Recording location: Sofiensaal, Vienna, March 1981

Arthur Farwell - America's Neglected Composer

Arthur FARWELL (1872–1952)

String Quartet, Op. 65, The Hako (1922) 

Three Indian Songs, Op. 32 (1908) 

Four Indian Songs, Op. 102: (No. 3. Pawnee Horses) (1937) 

From Mesa and Plain, Op. 20: (No. 2. Pawnee Horses) (1905) 

Navajo War Dance No. 2, Op. 29 (1904)

Dawn, Fantasy on Two Indian Themes, Op. 12 (1901)

Impressions of the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas, Op. 21 (eight pieces) (1905) 

Dakota String Quartet

University of Texas Chamber Singers

William Sharp (baritone)

Emanuele Arciuli (piano)

Recorded: 2019-20, Washington’s National Cathedral; Augustana University, USA

Fini Henriques - Orchestral Works

Fini HENRIQUES (1867-1940)

Orchestral Works

Romance Op. 12 (1894)

Myggedans Op. 20 No. 5 (1899)

Djævledans (1920)

Tata (1932)

Vølund Smed Sutie (1896)

Suite In F Major, Op. 13 (1894)

From: Den Lille Havfrue (1909)

Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester

Giordano Bellincampi

Recorded in Helsingborg, September 2000 and May 2001