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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Works for Cello & Piano Vol 1 Christian Benda (cello) Sebastian Benda (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] "Martinu's muscular, sinewy writing for this combination is always invigorating and inventive, and the three sonatas find him at his most rewarding." International Record Review |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Martinu: Works for Cello & Piano Vol 2 Christian Benda (cello) Sebastian Benda (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jul/2000 ] "Their kind of involvement brings out the details - where as we have heard, the devil resides." American Record Guide |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 11: String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67 AEC String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88 Christian KAhn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Jul/2004 ] Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833, the son of a double-bass player and his much older wife, a seamstress. His childhood was spent in relative poverty, and his early studies in music, for which he showed a natural aptitude, developed his... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete four hand piano music Christian Koehn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / 18 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2022 ] To make his works more accessible to the general public, Johannes Brahms produced a raft of arrangements for piano four hands and two pianos. These included his symphonic and orchestral music, as well as concertos, chamber works, and more. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four hand Piano Music Vol 7 : Symphony No 2 & 3 Christian Koehn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833, the son of a double-bass player and his much older wife, a seamstress. His childhood was spent in relative poverty, and his early studies in music, as a pianist rather than as a string-player, developed... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Vol. 9 (Includes Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15) Christian Kohn (piano) / Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833, the son of a double-bass player and his much older wife, a seamstress. His childhood was spent in relative poverty, and his early studies in music, as a pianist rather than as a string-player, developed... |
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DVORAK
Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Incls 10 Legends, Op. 59, B 117) Christian Kohn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "...a lively and diverting coupling of short pieces by Dvorak for piano duet...a handy disc to have." - Classic CD - Dec.96 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 14 (Incls 5 Waltzes, Op. 39 ) Christian Kohn, piano / Silke-Thora Matthies, piano [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2005 ] "The series is presumably nearing completion - it is worth noting that this recording was made nearly five years ago. On this evidence it seems well worth exploring. Despite rather short measure, volume 14 would be a good place to test the water."... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 15 Christian Kohn (Piano), Silke-Thora Matthies (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833, the son of a double-bass player and his much older wife, a seamstress. His childhood was spent in relative poverty, and his early studies in music, as a pianist rather than as a string-player, developed... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 & Op. 72) Christian Kohn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "The brilliant piano duo of Matthies and K_hn are most persuasive performances radiating their own enjoyment...An excellent bargain" - Penguin Guide |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 16 Christian Kohn / Silke-Thora Matthies (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] While Brahms arranged many of his own works for piano, a standard method through which new compositions could be heard, either played through to friends or published in this form for a wider public, he also turned his attention to the music of other... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 17 (Incs. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor) Christian Kohn / Silke-Thora Matthies (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] The concerto is massive in its symphonic conception, described by one contemporary as a symphony with piano obbligato, and clearly posed problems to its first audiences, lacking any trivial or superficial brilliance in its writing and calling for... |
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SCHUBERT
Mayrhofer Lieder Vol 2 Christiane Iven (soprano), Burkhard Kehring (piano) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 12 / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] In 1816 Franz Schubert, together with his circle of friends, decided to publish a collection of all the songs which he had so far written. Joseph Spaun, whom Schubert had known since his school days, tried his (and Schubert's) luck in a letter to the... |
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SCHUBERT
Austrian Contemporaries, Vol. 1 (Includes Der Wanderer an den Mond D.870) Christoph Genz (tenor) / Wolfram Rieger (piano) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 8/Dec/2002 ] "If you want to get to know some marvelous late Schubert songs for minimal outlay, Genz's intelligent, personable performances, sympathetically accompanied by Wolfram Rieger, won't disappoint." - Hilary Finch, BBC Music Magazine, February 2003 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Songs Vol.1 Christoph Prégardien (Tenor) Ulrich Eisenlohr (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] "Few lieder singers today combine such honest directness and subtle understanding as Christoph Prégardien, whose career now stretches back some 40 years...Eisenlohr is a sympathetic and observant partner, rhythmically firm yet supple." Gramophone |
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JUDITH LANG ZAIMONT
Judith Lang Zaimont: Sonata & A Calendar Set – 12 Virtuosic Preludes Christopher Atzinger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Judith Lang Zaimont's acclaimed music embraces a wide variety of forms. One of her earliest works is Nocturne: La fin de siècle...Rich in contrast, perfect in form, it provides a deeply enriching listening experience. |
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C. P. E. BACH
Sonatas and Rondos Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) |
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Concerto Pastoral in D, Op. 120') Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "...If you've yet to make this composer's acquaintance, this is an excellent place to start." International Record Review |
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano and Orchestra Works (complete) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries' works for piano and orchestra stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. |
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RIES / ERNST / LISZT / SARASATE / BUSONI
Naxos 20th Anniversary Concert - Virtuoso music of the 19th Century (recorded live in May 2007) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) Ilya Grubert (violin) Wolf Harden (piano) Tianwa Yang (violin) Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) and others [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] G - Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, 22 May 2007 |