Chamber Music & Recitals

The first half of the 18th century was a period of intense evolution for instruments belonging to the flute family, as materials (wood to metal), sizes and ranges all developed prior to the key-system devised in the 19th century. The recorder (or pair...

The first half of the 18th century can be described as the last revival of the traverso flute before it fell into a slumber, from which it awakened again decades later named as "Bohmflote" (transverse flute). In this time a variety of magnificent,...

The first German artist to win the international Naumburg Violin Award in New York, Axel Strauss was acclaimed for his recording of Mendelssohn' Songs Without Words as 'an excellent violinist who plays these with wit and verve'.1. No. 1 in C Major 2. No...

The first female Professor at the Paris Conservatoire, the first female player in the Queen's Hall Orchestra and the first female American Symphonist to be published. The Neave Trio celebrate these three outstanding pioneers on this captivating album...

The first ever collection of Fou Ts'Ongs complete Chopin Recordings for CBS Masterworks on 10 CDs. Includes full sets Ballades, Nocturnes, ?tudes, Pr?ludes, and Mazurkas. 3 out of the 10 CDs have been remastered from the original master tapes, and this...

The first digitally recorded Bart?k quartet cycle, long unavailable: ferociously intelligent readings in superb sound that have stood the test of time against other classic interpretations in the storied discography of these works. The Lindsays' Bart?k...

The first decade of the 17th c. saw many collections of sacred pieces in the new "second practice" style printed in Northern Italy, probably to fulfill the wishes of churches that wanted to showcase their awareness of the new fashion. Among the two most...

The first audio recording of Lowell Liebermann's complete score to Liam Scarlett's ballet adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic Gothic novel. FRANKENSTEIN was recorded during live ballet performances at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco by RR's...

The first arranger of Vivaldi's concertos was Vivaldi himself, and Julian Lloyd Webber's new versions on this recording reflect the composer's pragmatic attitude and zest for experiment. Vivaldi's Concerto in G minor RV 531 is his only original concerto...

The first and presumably only performance of the opera Dafne took place in Torgau on April 13, 1627, as part of the festivities celebrating the marriage of the Saxon Duchess Sophie Eleonore and the Hessian Landgrave Georg II. Although the libretto by...

The First and Fourth symphonies of Jean Sibelius, in previously unpublished live recordings from the early 1960s, are major additions to the recorded legacy of Thomas Jensen. As a young cellist, Jensen had known and played under both Nielsen and...

The first album to bring together all of Fanny Mendelssohn's four piano sonatas, written over the course of almost 20 years, and including the 'Easter Sonata' rediscovered in 2010. Born in 1998 to Albanian parents, the Italian pianist Gaia Sokoli has won...