Prokofiev, Bartók - Pianos - Argerich

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano concerto No. 1 in D flat major, op. 10

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano concerto No. 3, Sz 119

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26

Martha Argerich, piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit

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Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Bartók - Concertos - Gilels, Richter

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Piano concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23
Piano concerto No. 2 in G, op. 44
Piano concerto No. 3 in E flat,op. 75
Emil Gilels, piano
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Lorin Maazel

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano concerto No. 5 in G minor, op. 55
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano concerto No. 2 Sz 83
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Orchestre de Paris
Lorin Maazel

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Bartók - Violin concerto no. 2 - Shaham, Boulez

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 Sz 112
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 Sz 87
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 Sz 90

Gil Shaham, violin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez

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Bartók - Chailly - Concerto for Orchestra, The Miraculous Mandarin

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Orchestra
The Miraculous Mandarin

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ricardo Chailly, conductor

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Stravinsky - Salonen - Le Sacre du printemps

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Night on Bald Mountain (original version)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19, Sz. 73 (concert version)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Le Sacre du printemps (version 1947)

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

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Bartok - Celibidache - Concerto for orchestra

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Orchestra

Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

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Bartok - Solti - Concerto for Orchestra

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Orchestra
Dance Suite
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir George Solti, conductor

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Trios for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Suite

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Contrasts

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
L'Histoire du Soldat, Suite

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Trio

Michaela Paetsch Neftel, violin
Ralph Manno, clarinet
Liese Klahn, piano

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Bartók - Kertesz - Duke Bluebeard's Castle

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Duke Bluebeard's Castle

Bluebeard____________________ Walter Berry
Judith______________________Christa Ludwig

London Symphony Orchestra
István Kértész, conductor

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Penderecki - Mutter - Metamorphosen

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933)
Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76, BB 85

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Lambert Orkis, conductor

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Szymanowski - Dorati - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Symphony No. 3 'Song of the Night'*
Symphony No. 2

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Two Pictures

Ryszard Karczykowski, tenor*
The Kenneth Jewell Chorale (Chorus master: Eric Freudigan)*
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor

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Bartok - Abbado - The Miraculous Mandarin

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19)
Two Portraits (Két portré), for violin & orchestra, Sz. 37, BB 48b (Op. 5)
London Symphony Orchestra

Leos Janácek (1854-1928)
Sinfonietta for orchestra ("Military," "Sokol Festival"), JW 6/18
Berliner Philharmoniker

Claudio Abbado, conductor

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Bartok - Donohoe, Rattle - Piano concertos

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Sz. 83, BB 91
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly)

Peter Donohoe, piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor

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Bartok: Divertimento - Romanian Folk Dances

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Divertimento, Sz 113
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 68

Leos Janácek (1854-1928)
Mladi

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Bartók - Anda, Fricsay - The piano concertos

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Sz. 83, BB 91
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly)

Géza Anda, piano
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

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Great Conductors of the 20th century: Ernest Ansermet

CD 01
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Chant du Rossignol, poème symphonique
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Scheherazade, op. 35
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

CD 02
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
The Isle of the Dead, op. 29
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
La Valse
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Le Roi malgré lui: Fête polonaise
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

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Bernstein: Symphonic dances from "West Side Story"

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Arr.: Paul McKibbins & Robert Philipps (percussion ar.: Peter Sadlo)

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Three Preludes
(Arr.: Gregory Stone)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Sonata for two pianos and percussion

Guher & Suher Pekinel, piano
Peter Sadlo - Stefan Gagelmann, percussion

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Bartok - Solti - Legends 1965

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for Orchestra
Dance Suite
The Miraculous Mandarin - Suite, op. 19

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir George Solti, conductor

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