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Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonates pour violon solo
: :This is a stunning performance of some of the most formidably difficult music in the repertoire. Written by the foremost violinist of his, and perhaps any other time, these six sonatas contain every imaginable--and some unimaginable--technical, tonal, and musical challenge for the instrument and the player. Ysaÿe's acknowledged models were Bach and Paganini, his inspiration six friends and colleagues whose playing he especially admired and to each of whom a sonata is dedicated, tailored to his instrumental and interpretive gifts. The one written for Kreisler even incorporates a little pastiche of ...
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Brahms: Symphonies, Overtures & Violin Concerto
from: Warner Classics
:Album Description:This box contains the most highly regarded Brahms Symphonies and the Violin Concerto recorded by the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
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Zelenka: Trio Sonatas
: :Oboist Heinz Holliger created quite a stir when he first recorded the impossibly difficult trio sonatas of Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) in the early '70s, and this recording for ECM proves he hasn't forgotten the magic of the baroque composer. Zelenka--a lesser-known Dresden court composer--is perhaps best remembered for his numerous vocal works, but his trio sonatas (and his orchestral music, for that matter) is memorable, to say the least. Highly expressive, loaded with demanding passages (the over-the-top but lovely Sonata No. 5 should be heard by all baroque fans), and downright ...
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Simply the Best Classical Passion
from: Warner Classics
:Album Description:Full title - Simply The Best - Classical Passion - Music For Classic Lovers. This 2 CD album from Warner Music features 24 classical melodies to help you and the one you love, stimulate your senses. Slipcase. Warner. 2003.
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Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures; Creatures of Prometheus; Missa Solemnis
from: Warner Classics
:Album Description:Nikolaus Harnoncourt's acclaimed interpretations of Beethoven including Sumphonies 1-9, Piano Concertos 1-5, Violin Concerto Romances In G & F Major, Overtures: Coriolan - The Ruins of Athens - Fidelio - Leonore I, II & III - Egmont, The Creatures of Prometheus, Missa solemnis.
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Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Violin Concertos; Orchestral Songs
from: EMI Classics
:Album Description:Nikolaus Harnoncourt's acclaimed interpretations of Beethoven including Sumphonies 1-9, Piano Concertos 1-5, Violin Concerto Romances In G & F Major, Overtures: Coriolan - The Ruins of Athens - Fidelio - Leonore I, II & III - Egmont, The Creatures of Prometheus, Missa solemnis.
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Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Rondo in B flat; Choral Fantasy
from: Warner Classics
: :Here's an inspired appendage to the Aimard-Harnoncourt set of the Beethoven Piano Concertos. When new, the Triple Concerto, combining three solo instruments with orchestra, was considered a bold new type of concerto. That's how it's played here. The solo trio blends nicely with the orchestra, giving the work a chamber music dimension. Once past the slow introduction, Harnoncourt conducts a vigorous, almost rhapsodic performance, with great forward momentum. But the honors go to the outstanding soloists. Aimard etches the piano line with exceptional clarity, Hagen, the cellist of the Hagen Quartet, ...
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Beethoven's Adagios
from: Erato
: :Here's an inspired appendage to the Aimard-Harnoncourt set of the Beethoven Piano Concertos. When new, the Triple Concerto, combining three solo instruments with orchestra, was considered a bold new type of concerto. That's how it's played here. The solo trio blends nicely with the orchestra, giving the work a chamber music dimension. Once past the slow introduction, Harnoncourt conducts a vigorous, almost rhapsodic performance, with great forward momentum. But the honors go to the outstanding soloists. Aimard etches the piano line with exceptional clarity, Hagen, the cellist of the Hagen Quartet, ...
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Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition - Sampler
: :J.S. Bach's fascination with numbers has been taken over by the music world at large as--in alignment with the new millennium--it prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, which occurred in July 1750. Though his passing marked the sunset of one of the most glorious eras in music, awareness of the value of Bach's enormous legacy has never been more widespread than in our own time. As evidence, just take the spectrum of recordings scheduled to honor the Bach anniversary. This sampler offers a glimpse of the most ...
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Lauds and Lamentations: Music of Elliott Carter and Isang Yun - 2 CD BOXED SET
from: ECM Records
: :J.S. Bach's fascination with numbers has been taken over by the music world at large as--in alignment with the new millennium--it prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, which occurred in July 1750. Though his passing marked the sunset of one of the most glorious eras in music, awareness of the value of Bach's enormous legacy has never been more widespread than in our own time. As evidence, just take the spectrum of recordings scheduled to honor the Bach anniversary. This sampler offers a glimpse of the most ...
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Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.