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Tabea Zimmermann Berliner Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Herbert von Karajan, Paul Hindemith, Eugene Ormandy & David Shallon | 
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New Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Recorded: Royal Festival Hall, London, 30 November 1969 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlavek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Hindemith - Orchestral Works
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Hindemith - Complete Orchestral Works Volume 1
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert | | CPO - 9992482 (CD - 6 discs) Normally: $45.49 Special: $31.84 |
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Bartók: | No. 2: Allegro giocoso from 14 Bagatelles Op.6/Sz38/BB50 Evening in Transylvania, Ten Easy Pieces for piano No. 5 (Este a székelyeknél), Sz. 39/5, BB 51/5 Medvetánc (Bear Dance) from 10 Easy Pieces Sz39/BB51 Romanian Dance, Sz. 43, BB 56: No. 1 - Allegro vivace No. 2: Kicsit ázottan… (A bit drunk…) from 3 Burlesques Op.8c/Sz47/BB55 Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49 Piano Suite Op. 14 Staccato (Allegretto mosso), Vol.V, No.124 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 Ostinato (Vivacissimo), Vol.VI, No.146 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 5 Hungarian Folk Songs from Sz33/BB97 Vilma Medgyaszay (soprano) 8 Hungarian Folk Songs Sz64/BB47 Mária Basilides (contralto) & Ferenc Székelyhid (tenor) 7 Hungarian Folk Tunes (transcribed 1926, by Joseph Szigeti from 7 pieces from For Children, 1909, for piano, Sz42) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) 6 Romanian Folk Dances (transcribed 1925, by Zoltán Székely from 6 Romanian Folk Dances, 1915, for piano, Sz56) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) | Dohnányi: | Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 Erno Dohnányi (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood | Hindemith: | Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1 Paul Hindemith (viola) Scherzo for viola and cello Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emanuel Feuermann (cello) Nobilissima Visione Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Symphonia serena Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith String Trio No. 2 Szymon Goldberg (violin), Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emmanuel Feuermann (cello) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Louis Cahuzac (clarinet) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Horn Concerto Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Konzertmusik, Op. 50 for strings & brass Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith | Honegger: | Pastorale D'Été Arthur Honegger Cello Concerto Maurice Maréchal (cello) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Arthur Honneger | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor David Oistrakh (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Gayane Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian | Poulenc: | Trois Mouvements perpétuels Francis Poulenc (piano) Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Roger Lamorlette (oboe), Gustav Dhérin (bassoon) & Francis Poulenc (piano) Deux Novelettes Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne Nos. 1 & 4 Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne No. 2 in A (‘Bal des jeunes filles’) Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 2 in A flat major Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 5 in A minor Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 9 in D Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 10 in F (‘Éloge des gammes’) Francis Poulenc (piano) Aubade Francis Poulenc (piano) Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra, Walther Straram |
There can be few, if any, musicians, whilst practicing works written earlier than the 20th century, who have not wondered how the composer himself might have performed their music. There are reports, some of which are most skilful in their description, how the likes of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven may have played or improvised; furthermore there are lines of teacher/pupil relationships which can trace their lineage back to the pianistic greats such as Liszt, but still we have to imagine the sound since we cannot actually hear it. Edison’s invention of a recording machine which developed through the Gramophone to the latest Hi-Fi system of today has been able to capture an extraordinary range of music which continues to give us endless pleasure, though some of us might occasionally even have sympathy with the perspicacious remark that Sir Arthur Sullivan recorded in a message to Edison congratulating him on his invention but expressing his terror “at the thought that much hideous and bad music may be put on record for ever”. Some composers have left us an extensive catalogue of recorded performances, most notably Edward Elgar, Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten. Others like Olivier Messiaen, Heitor Villa-Lobos and William Walton have left us significant, although limited, editions. All too many, however, have merely left us a mere fraction of their output and it was to bring these recordings to the record-buying public that the EMI Classics series COMPOSERS IN PERSON was planned and researched by Ken Jagger (1945-2007). He did include representative issues for five the above named composers in the series so as to provide a total of 20 releases. Most composers are found as either conductors or pianists (so sometimes both) although some appear on other instruments – Hindemith as violist as well as conductor and Messiaen, Widor, Vierne and Dupré as organist. |
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