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Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 1; Chamber Works
from: Cpo Records
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Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1; Dvorák: Dumky Trio
from: Warner Classics
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W. F. Bach: Sonatas & Trios
from: Cpo Records
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50 Years of Vox
from: Vox (Classical)
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Dvorák: Dumky Trio, Op. 90; Smetana: Piano Trio, Op. 15
from: Pavane
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Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
from: Sony
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Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; Piano Trio No. 2
from: Chandos
: :Shostakovich's Piano Quintet is a 1940 composition, written when World War II was looming over the horizon. It is, nonetheless, a melodic, lyrical work that strikes extraordinary balances between each of the strings and the piano. (At least 14 performances of the Piano Quintet are out on CD.) The Piano Trio (1944) is even more popular (25 recordings or more). It's a much grimmer work, however, with the violin playing as close to the bridge as possible. People openly wept at its fourth movement and the work was banned for the ...
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Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set]
from: Amado
:Album Description:784 works on 87 CDs. Recordings date from 1987-2007.
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Baroque Music for Brass and Organ
from: Telarc
: :Take a fine organist, a crack brass ensemble, bathe in wide-ranging, vivid sound, and you've got a recipe for an exciting disc. That's what Telarc has done in this recording of a live concert by the Empire Brass Quintet in effective arrangements of Baroque favorites and rarities. It may seem odd to hear a Handel Violin Sonata or a Telemann Trio Sonata played by a brass-organ combo, but it works thanks to clever arrangements and superb playing. A highlight here is the Largo of the Handel work, where marvelous horn and ...
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Priest on the Run
from: Dorian Recordings
: :Take a fine organist, a crack brass ensemble, bathe in wide-ranging, vivid sound, and you've got a recipe for an exciting disc. That's what Telarc has done in this recording of a live concert by the Empire Brass Quintet in effective arrangements of Baroque favorites and rarities. It may seem odd to hear a Handel Violin Sonata or a Telemann Trio Sonata played by a brass-organ combo, but it works thanks to clever arrangements and superb playing. A highlight here is the Largo of the Handel work, where marvelous horn and ...
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