Sonata in C major opus 26 no.2
Andantino cantabile, senza lentezza

Alexandre Dmitriev, cello
Alexandre paley, piano

From Georges Enesco: Sonatas op.26 for cello and piano (2011)
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Enesco: Sonata in C major opus 26 no.2 – Andantino cantabile, senza lentezza


Georges Enesco composed only two cello sonatas, both under opus 26. No. 1 was written when he was only 17 and no. 2 some 37 years later in 1935 for his great friend Pablo Casals.Two wonderful pieces worth discovering and listening.

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Fuga 11 BWV 880

Sébatien Guillot, harpsichord

From Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier – Teil II (2011)
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Bach: Fuga 11 BWV 880


First recording of The London autograph score.

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Impromptus op 90 D899
Allegretto

Paul Lewis, piano

From Schubert: Piano Sonatas (2011)
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Schubert: Impromptus op 90 D899 – Allegretto


Paul Lewis and Schubert, un vrai bonheur ! In Hong Kong this December, not to be missed.

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Sérénade lointaine, trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle (1903)
Andante – Allegretto grazioso

Claudia Bara, piano
Tatiana Samouil, violin
Gérard Caussé, alto
Justus Grimm, cello
Vincent Lucas, flute
Frédéric Mellardi,trumpet

From Georges Enesco: Chamber Music1895-1906 (2011)
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Enesco: Sérénade lointaine, trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle – Andante – Allegretto grazioso


Enesco signed this trio with piano on the November 15th 1903 (the same year as the Suite for Piano in D and the Impromptu concertant for violin and piano) and dedicated it to the King and Queen of Roumania on their anniversary.

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Un joueur de flute berce les ruines (World Premiere)

Les Solistes de l’Orchestre de Paris

From Francis Poulenc: Complete chamber music with winds (2010)
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Poulenc: Un joueur de flute berce les ruines


For the great fan of colours Francis Poulenc, having a predilection for wind instruments is not surprising. As usual, it is life that triumphs in Francis Poulenc’s music. Its first merit is to be human. It belongs to no school, does not obey the rules of a system, but in which we can individually see ourselves.

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Ciurlionis: Prelude, VL 182a

Muza Rubackyte

From Ciurlionis, M.K.: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (1994)
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Ciurlionis: Prelude, VL 182a


Beautiful pieces by Lithuanian painter and composer M. K. Čiurlionis , who not only contributed to symbolism and art nouveau with 300 paintings, wrote also well over 250 pieces of music.

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Pizzetti: String Quartet No. 1 in A major II. Adagio

Lajtha Quartet

From Pizzetti: String Quartets in A Major and D Major (1995)
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Pizzetti: String Quartet No. 1 in A major II. Adagio


“The Lajtha Quartet plays with perceptive affinity, and when called for, expressive elan.” Fanfare

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Ernest Bloch:
Schelomo, Hebrew Rhapsody for cello solo and orchestra

Julian Steckel, cello
Daniel Raiskin, conductor
Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz

From Julian Steckel: Cello Concertos — Korngold-Bloch-Goldschmidt (2011)
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Ernest Bloch: Schelomo, Hebrew Rhapsody for cello solo and orchestra


Young German cellist Julian Steckel made an exceptional recording of three 20th century Jewish composers.
Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo , written during the first world war and rooted in Hebrew hymnody is definitely the centerpiece of the CD.

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Richard Galliano (1950): 3 Dances – A l’encre rouge
Thierry Gervais, trumpet
P.Andrews, accordion

From Thierry Gervais: Trumpet Concertos (2009)
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Richard Galliano : 3 Dances – A l’encre rouge


Discover a beautiful piece by accordionist Galliano for trumpet, accordion and orchestra.

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Scenes Villageoises Op. 50 I. Le matin
Michi Wiancko, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano

From Émile Sauret: Music for Violin and Piano (2011)
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Scenes Villageoises Op. 50 I. Le matin


French violinist and composer Emile Sauret wrote well over 100 pieces of violin pieces but unfortunately rarely performed. Let’s discover together the beautiful “Village Scenes”.

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