Since you are interested in Piano Works, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LOUIS SPOHR
Complete Piano Trios Beethoven Trio Ravensburg [ CPO / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2009 ] Beethoven Trio Ravensburg |
ERDMANN
Symphony No. 4, Op. 20 / Monogramme (Eine kleine Serenade far Orchester), Op. 22 / etc Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt / Israel Yinon [ CPO / CD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] "Erdmann’s Fourth Symphony has a chamber intimacy, almost a confessional sense, with frequent moments of single voices….splendid performances" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
NIELSEN
Complete Piano Music Christina Bjorkoe (piano) [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "She has Nielsen under her skin in a way I've never heard before, and it's been a real revelation. Sorry guys - but I urge you, buy Danish." (MusicWeb March 2009) |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: String Octet / String Quintet / Piano Quintet Ensemble Ulf Hoelscher [ CPO / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] Ensemble Ulf Hoelscher |
CARL LOEWE
Lieder & Ballades (Vol. 19) Ingeborg Danz (soprano); Cord Garben (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] "Definitely one of the best volumes in this series, which shows CPO's foresight in bringing Loewe into prominence." (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
JOACHIM RAFF
Works for violin and piano Vol. 4 (Incls Fourth Grand Sonata) Ingolf Turban (violin) Jascha Nemtsov (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Once again the Turban-Nemtsov duo proves admirably accomplished in these miniatures. The recording is warm, sympathetic and attractive, the works themselves inconsistent. At their best though, in the shape of the Fourth Sonata, they show Raff in the... |
JOACHIM RAFF
Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 1 (Incls Duo, Op. 59) Ingolf Turban (violin); Jascha Nemtsov (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Wholeheartedly recommended. This disc is a box of life-affirming delights waiting to be opened." (MusicWeb) |
JOACHIM RAFF
Works for violin and piano: Volume 2 (Incls Sonata No.2 in A Op.78) Ingolf Turban (violin) Jascha Nemtsov (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Joachim Raff was born in Lachen, near Zurich, in 1822. His father had taken refuge in Switzerland, leaving Württemberg to avoid conscription into the French army. Raff's early education was at Wiesenstetten, in Württemberg, followed by a period of... |
BRAHMS
Complete Lieder Vol 7 Juliane Banse (soprano) Iris Vermillion (mezzo soprano) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] "If the packaging is above average, so too are the performances. For these artists clearly know and love the songs they perform. The recording engineers have also captured them and their accompanist, Helmut Deutsch, in an ambient and truthful... |
LOUISE FARRENC
Piano Works Konstanze Eickhorst (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Konstanze Eickhorst (piano) |
GEORGY CATOIRE
Works for Violin & Piano Laurent Albrecht Breuninger (violin) & Anna Zassimova (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] CPO's rediscovery of little-known composers continues with the music of Georgy Catoire. Catoire's works for violin and piano are truly representative of his wide range of talent and skill as a composer. The works on this disc display a wonderful... |
LOUISE FARRENC
Piano Trios No 1 & 3 / Sextet Linas Ensemble [ CPO / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Farrenc's Piano Trios are full of dynamic energy. The Third Piano Trio interestingly replaces the violin with a clarinet and flute, and was praised by the contemporary music press for its "perfection of form, charm and elegance". |
STEVE REICH
Sextet / Piano Phase / Eight Lines London Steve Reich Ensemble / Kevin Griffiths (conductor) [ CPO / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "This is a standout performance, due in some measure to the ringing clarity of the sound; more important is the superb musicianship of the performers-they clearly have this music in their blood." (Fanfare) |
PROKOFIEV
Piano Transcriptions: The Prodigal Son Op. 46 / Sur le Borysthane Op. 51 Maria Ivanova (piano) [ CPO / CD - released 23/Feb/2007 ] More information to be supplied |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Beethoven Variations / Piano Concerto Markus Becker (piano) / NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Oue [ CPO / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] Franz Schmidt, an often neglected composer, dedicated most of his life to composing solely for the piano. Markus Becker, a pianist who for many years has dazzled the international concert world, performs these impressive piano compositions written... |