Orchestral & Symphonic

Berg: Lyric Suite - STEREO ? RECORDED IN 1991 & 1992 In it's very choice of name, the Alban Berg Quartett chose to honour the musical tradition of it's native Vienna: the works of Alban Berg exemplify the city's dual sense of continuity and innovation as...

Benny Andersson started out as a keyboard player and composer in a Swedish rock band in the sixties. After meeting Bjorn Ulvaeus in 1966, his writing developed through their creative companionship and a couple of years later, ABBA was born. With Benny's...

Belisario is, quite simply, one of Donizetti's finest achievements. Dating from the high watermark of Donizetti's maturity, Belisario proved a triumph on stages throughout the 19th century. Yet, incredibly, it is little known today. The libretto tells...

Belarca Records presents Blackbird Redux, a new duo album by New York-based artists Patricia Zuber, flute and Greg Zuber, marimba. Blackbird Redux is a program of 20th and 21st century music from New Zealand, France, the US, and Brazil. Music on the...

Being able to release my first solo CD with the h?nssler CLASSIC label is simply fantastic. The assembled works on this CD reflect my musical focus. The juxtaposition of globally renowned and beloved compositions with the quest for seldom-performed...

Behold Orpheus, the singing shepherd who braved the Underworld to bring back Eurydice. The only human to conquer death, this famous Thracian bard is the hero of the French cantatas that flourished between 1710 and 1730. They paint a picture of the...

Beginning in 1900 with Richard Henry Walthew and ending in 1999 with David Bedford, the intrepid musical journey undertaken by Laurence Perkins and friends celebrates the extraordinary versatility of the twentieth-century bassoon.1. Walthew: Introduction...

Before turning his attention to opera, Puccini wrote a number of marvelous pieces that are not always known to the public, even though they already fully express his genius. This is particularly true of the astonishing Messa di Gloria, whose evocative...

Before it's sensational premiere in 1908, Hans Richter, the work' dedicatee and first conductor, acclaimed Elgar' Symphony No. 1 as 'the greatest symphony of modern times'.1. Andante Nobilmente E Semplice - Allegro 2. Allegro Molto 3. Adagio 4. Lento -...

Beethoven's piano sonatas are often referred to as the New Testament of keyboard literature - works which, through their many technical innovations, helped increase music's capacity for self-expression. In his first recording of the cycle, the young...

Beethoven's influence over the string quartet was profound; in his hands, the genre acquired a new significance, becoming a powerful vehicle for the expression and exploration of an inner world. Featured in this box set is the Alban Berg Quartett's...

Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano laid the foundations of twentieth-century musical thought. Under the fingers of Gary Hoffman and David Selig, these five monuments of musical history, though dating from the early nineteenth century, reveal...