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Brahm's viola sonatas, composed in the last few years of his life, have become cornerstones of that instrument's repertoire. They are what we regard as "the" genuine romantic viola sonata reflecting...

Brody / Gerendas / Marothy / Koncz Vadvilag CD

The name Arcangelo Corelli still rings familiar even 300 years after his death. Of his pupils, however, who knew him and could pass on his style first hand, we have very little information. On this...

The piano-ballade is Chopin's invention, and, at the same time, the most individual and poetic genre of romantic piano literature, the purest manifestation of the romantic aesthetic. The four...

Annie Fischer (1914-1995), the internationally renowned pianist was a leading figure in the Hungarian music world for seven decades. Fischer was born into a Jewish family in Budapest, and studied in...

Cantare! - was the instruction Verdi often gave orchestral players. A member of the cello section took this to heart all his life. His name was Arturo Toscanini who, as a conductor, always strived to...

The 1st part of our series contains a late 19th and an early 20th century work. The Serenade for String Orchestra is one of the best known and representative compositions by Tchaikovsky, a reverent...

Donizetti / Karg-Elert / Kuhlau / Reinecke Great Book Of Flute Sonatas: Romantic Sonatas 2 CD

This album samples a hundred years of Hungarian cello literature. In addition to the classic solo sonatas of Zoltn Kody and Gy?rgy Ligeti, three world-premiere recordings can also be heard on this...

Erkel / Cantemus / Hungarian Radio & Television Zene Szalagavatora Ballagasra Es Evzarora CD

Erkel / Kolcsey / Egressy / Vorosmarty Hymnus - Szozat CD

This album offers a selection of popular violin miniatures from the period of Romanticism. Listening to these pieces it is easy to comprehend why we all get enchanted by virtuosity and that beautiful...