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Antonín
Dvorák (1841-1904)
Symphony No. 6
Concert Overtures
Dortmunder
Philharmoniker
Jac van Steen
MDG
601 1601-2
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An orchestra
looking back on a tradition of 120 years releases its first CD for
the world - now that is a special event! Can it be that the new
concert hall into which the orchestra moved only a few years ago
inspired this recording debut? In any case, the Dortmund Philharmonic
and its new general music director Jac van Steen shine in a fabulous
rendering of Antonín Dvorák's sixth symphony together
with his three only rather rarely performed Concert Overtures opp.
91-93 offering more than eighty minutes of absolute musical ecstasy.
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G. F. Händel
(1685-1759))
Giulio Cesare
Opera in three
acts
Kristina
Hamamrström
Emauel Galli
Mary-Ellen Nesi
Orchestra of Patras
George Petrou
MDG
609 1604-2
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In his Julius
Caesar Handel has one highlight after another in store for opera
fans. George Petrou: "It is a universe all of its own in which
each musical number and every line of the recitatives is indispensable
for the balance of the structure and the perfection of the proportions."
All that we can add is that on this CD Petrou draws on outstanding
voices, an enthusiastic orchestra, and a fascinating overall idea.
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W. A. Mozart
(1756-1791)
Grande Sestetto Concertante
after KV 364
Quartetto
after KV 581
Mannheimer
Streichquartett
MDG 336 1599-2
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Mozart's famous
Clarinet Quintet without a clarinet and his famous Sinfonia Concertante
without soloists! The two arrangements of these compositions presented
by the Mannheim String Trio are for piano and strings, date to the
composer's times, and would have easily passed the authenticity
test if the originals had not left a permanent impression on our
ears. In a word: this CD is something special and absolutely to
be recommended as an addition to each and every Mozart collection!
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John Cage
(1912-1992)
violin &
piano
Andreas Seidel,
violin
Steffen Schleiermacher, piano
MDG
613 1607-2
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Steffen Schleiermacher's
recording of the complete piano works of John Cage brought him his
international breakthrough. These highly professional recordings
earned the pianist numerous prizes, including three (!) ECHO Klassik
awards. Schleiermacher, teaming up with Andreas Seidel, now returns
to Cage's music, in a recording of this composer's complete oeuvre
for piano and violin. These four pieces spanning five decades in
Cage's life are also a perfect fit for the CD format.
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J. S. Bach
/ R. Schumann
Six Sonatas
for violin solo with piano
accompaniment by R. Schumann
Benjamin
Schmid, violin
Lisa Smirnova, piano
MDG
333 0614-2
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The present
CD is an impressive recording of Bach's violin solo compositions
interpreted by Robert Schumann. Here baroque genius and romantic
inspiration team up to offer us a new and unique listening experience.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Trio B flat major D 898
Notturno D 897
Max Brod
Trio
Audiomax
703 1608-2
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The Piano Trio
in B flat major (D 898) by Franz Schubert numbers among the best
known and most difficult works of what for him was a rare genre.
The young German-Czech Max Brod Trio has recorded this chamber-musical
heavyweight for Audiomax. It is complemented by an extraordinarily
appealing performance of the Adagio in D major, the "Notturno."
Until
his 30th birthday Schubert's predilection was for the composition
of string quartets. Mixed chamber instruments are infrequent in
his music. He wrote his first piano trio in 1827, a year prior to
his early death. Today it is not known whether D 898 was composed
for a specific occasion or written with the relevant catalogues
in mind. There is much to indicate, however, that it was composed
in the immediate temporal vicinity of the "Notturno,"
for which we have an autograph and a date of composition.
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