Brahms: Piano Concertos, Haydn & Handel Variations [Import]

Track Listings
1. Maestoso    
2. Adagio    
3. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo    
4. Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op.24    
5. Allegro Non Troppo    
6. Allegro Appassionato    
7. Andante    
8. Allegretto Grazioso    
9. Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a    

Brahms: Piano Concertos, Haydn & Handel Variations, Music, Ashkenazy, Haitinik, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Johannes Brahms, Bernard Haitinik, Classical
Complete Concertos / Overtures
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Complete Concertos / Overtures
Brahms , Cgb , Haitnk , and Schmidt-Isserstedt
Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B000076GYM
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding Budget Brahms .......2007-03-04

This is a budget Brahms set to cherish. I want to begin with addressing Szeryng's account of the violin concerto, which has now become one of my top three favorites of the oft recorded masterpiece. This was my first encounter with Szeryng in the Brahms concerto (I believe there is another recording in print with him under Dorati); however, I knew he was quite capable in Brahms as evidenced through his immaculate set of the violin sonatas with Rubinstein. I had no idea he was this capable. His entrance is powerful and the violin is miked pretty far forward giving us a very full tone from the outset. It only gets better from here. The adagio is bar-none the most expressive I have ever encountered, with Szeryng implementing the perfect blend of rubato/vibrato while keeping a stedy tempo. The finale is grand. Szeryng is technically brilliant, but not at the expense of warmth and detail. Haitink and the RCO are in top form, especially in the first movement where the orchestral tuttis are crisp with a Toscanini-like quality (by the way, the candenza Szeryng uses in the first movement is the Joachim [thank God]). As for the double concerto with Starker.... it's a great interpretation with some new things to say (especially in the finale); but, it really just gets outshined by the preceding three tracks. All in all, the price of this budget set is worth it just for this out of print (in any other reissue in the U.S. that is) version of the Violin concerto which stands tall with Perlman, Heifetz, and Oistrakh, as one of the greatest out there.

As for the piano concertos with Brendel, they are also very well interpreted; especially the second. In the B-flat major, Brendel and Haitink take pretty standard tempi, and although I wish Brendel was a bit more forceful and played with a bit less staccato at some points in the outer movements, the slow movement is sublime. Overall the second concerto, while probably not measuring up to the greats (Fleisher/Richter/Arrau/ etc.) is a success. I am not as enthusiastic about the D minor, mostly due to the absence of Haitink on the podium. Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt is directing and gives us a pretty weak orchestral accompaniment in a concerto which depends on it the most. This reading is simply no match for the Fleisher or Arrau recordings. However, this is a minor weak spot in three discs of otherwise very compelling Brahms. Every one of the overtures are done masterfully, and this may be one of my all time favorite versions of the Haydn variations, with Haitink bringing in that same Toscanini-like tautness which worked so well in the violin concerto.

So, at budget price, you need this collection; if for nothing else than one of the greatest Brahms violin concerto performances of all time (just think of the other two discs as bonuses). A more than justified addition to any collection.
The Violinist
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 The Violinist
Yehudi Menuhin , Johann Sebastian Bach , Bela Bartok , Ludwig van Beethoven , Alban Berg , Johannes Brahms , Max Bruch , Arcangelo Corelli , Edward Elgar , Franz Joseph Haydn , Edouard Lalo , Felix Mendelssohn , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Carl Nielsen , Niccolo Paganini , Camille Saint-Saens , Jean Sibelius , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Michael Tippett , Henri Vieuxtemps , Antonio Vivaldi , William Walton , Alberto Lysy , Anatole Fistoulari , Antal Dorati , Anthony Bernard , Gaston Poulet , John Pitchard , Mogens Woldike , Pierre Boulez , and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
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ASIN: B0000BWTKJ
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Affettuoso
  3. III. Allegro
  4. I. Allegro
  5. II. Andante
  6. III. Allegro Assai
  7. I. Allegro
  8. II. Adagio
  9. III. Allegro Assai
  10. I. Vivace
  11. II. Largo Ma Non Tanto
  12. III. Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody No. 2 (Lassu [Moderato] - Friss [Allegro Moderato])
  2. I. Allegro Non Troppo
  3. II. Andante Tranquillo
  4. III. Allegro Molto
  5. I. Andante
  6. I. Allegretto (Scherzando)
  7. II. Allegro
  8. II. Adagio

Tracks:

  1. Romance No. 1 In G Major
  2. I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Cadenza: Kreisler)
  3. II. Larghetto
  4. III. Rondo (Allegro) (Cadenza: Kreisler)
  5. I. Allegro Moderato
  6. II. Adagio
  7. III. Finale (Allegro Energico)

Tracks:

  1. Romance No. 2 In F Major, Op. 50
  2. I. Allegro Non Troppo (Cadenza: Kreisler)
  3. II. Adagio
  4. III. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace - Poco Piu Presto
  5. I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
  6. II. Andante
  7. III. Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Andante
  3. III. Allegro Molto
  4. I. Andante Tranquillo
  5. II. Presto Capriccioso Alla Napolitana & Trio (Canzonetta)
  6. III. Vivace

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro Moderato (Cadenza: Menuhin)
  2. II. Adagio Molto
  3. III. Finale (Presto) (Cadenza: Menuhin)
  4. I. Allegro
  5. II. Andante Cantabile
  6. III. Rondo (Andante Grazioso - Allegro Ma Non Troppo)
  7. I. Allegro Maestoso
  8. II. Andante
  9. III. Presto

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro Non Troppo
  2. II. Scherzando (Allegro Molto)
  3. III. Intermezzo (Allegretto Non Troppo)
  4. IV. Andante
  5. V. Rondo (Allegro)
  6. I. Allegro Non Troppo
  7. II. Andantino Quasi Allegretto
  8. III. Molto Moderato E Maestoso - Allegro Non Troppo
  9. Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
  10. Havanaise, Op. 83

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro Maestoso (Cadenza: Emile Sauret)
  2. II. Adagio Espressivo
  3. III. Rondo (Allegro Spiritoso)
  4. I. Andante - Moderato - Cadenza
  5. II. Adagio Religioso
  6. III. Scherzo (Vivace) & Trio
  7. IV. Finale (Allegro)
  8. I. Allegro Non Troppo
  9. II. Cadenza
  10. III. Adagio
  11. IV. Allegro Con Fuoco

Tracks:

  1. Serenade Melancolique
  2. I. Allegro Moderato
  3. II. Adagio Di Molto
  4. III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
  5. I. Praeludium (Largo)
  6. I. Allegro Cavalleresco
  7. II. Intermezzo (Poco Adagio)
  8. II. Rondo (Allegretto Scherzando)

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Largo
  3. III. Allegro
  4. I. Allegro Non Molto
  5. II. Adagio
  6. III. Presto
  7. I. Allegro
  8. II. Adagio
  9. III. Allegro
  10. I. Allegro Non Molto
  11. II. Largo
  12. III. Allegro
  13. I. Vivace - Allegro - Adagio - Vivace - Allegro - Largo Andante
  14. II. Allegro
  15. III. Grave - Andante Largo - Allegro
  16. Fantasia Concertante On A Theme Of Corelli

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Mostly Magnificent Menuhin, with a Few Reservations.......2004-01-06

The recent trend toward classical box sets focusing on the performer instead of the composer (see my reviews of the various DG/Decca "Original Masters" sets) continues with EMI's new "Yehudi Menuhin - The Violinist." Sure EMI's past sets have showcased individual performances by Samson Francois, Eugen Jochum and Rudolf Kempe to name a few, but it was always under the heading of a given composer's works, and in the cases mentioned above, to Chopin's piano pieces, Bruckner's Symphonies and Strauss' Orchestral Works respectively. Therefore, this Menuhin collection is the first of EMI's "Budget Box Sets" to showcase a performer playing the works of a variety of composers.

As Menuhin was an EMI recording artist for an incredible 68 years (1931-99), his performances for the label number in the hundreds. With so much music from which to choose, this 10-disc set aims "to highlight some of those alternative versions, including recordings that have not been easily available since the days of LP and others that have never previously appeared on CD." Therefore, the obvious mainstream, easily attainable recordings are omitted here -- for example, the Beethoven/Mendelssohn VCs with Furtwangler, the Elgar VC with the composer conducting, and the Bruch/Mendelssohn VCs with Susskind and Kurtz.

However, a lot of this material has been on disc before on titles which the serious collector most likely already owns. Most of the Bach is currently available as part of the Bach "Budget Box Series" title. The Bruch, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Vivaldi VCs were all available in the now out-of-print 2CD EMI Seraphim series. The Elgar and the Walton are still available in the "British Composers" series. And perhaps most annoyingly, the previously unpublished Beethoven VC and Tchaikovsky "Serenade melancolique" (available as a single disc), and the Beethoven Romance No. 2 (available on an EMI Encore title) were both reissued just a few months back.

But let's focus on the positive, which are the other rare performances, the most significant being the never before reissued 1954 performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 with John Pritchard and the Philharmonia. Other elusive recordings include Viuextemps and Paganini VCs with Fistoulari, Lalo and Saint-Saens works with Goossens, and excellent Berg and Bartok accounts with Boulez. Though I'm delighted at their inclusion, of lesser importance is a 1965 Bartok VC No. 2 with Dorati -- his mono EMI with Furtwangler and an earlier account with Dorati on Mercury Living Presence are far superior. Also, neither the Sibelius (Boult, 1955) nor Nielsen (Woldike, 1952) Concertos are truly Menuhin's cups of tea.

My last complaint has to do with the packaging. I know I'm being rather trite but it seems that EMI has taken the "slim" out of slim, paper-sleeved box sets with their latest batch of releases. Both this title and the new box of Liszt Orchestral Works by Masur are noticeably thicker than previous EMI sets featuring a similar number of discs. A minor point, but us serious classical collectors need every centimeter of space on our increasingly crowded CD shelves, not to mention the amount of wasted packaging.

Overall though, despite the fact that "Yehudi Menuhin - The Violinist" is not as essential a reissue as its counterparts in the "Original Masters" series, it is a delightful set that most collectors will thoroughly enjoy.
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Haydn Variations; Tragic Overture; Academic Festival Overture
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  • The latest incarnation of a great collaboration
 Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Haydn Variations; Tragic Overture; Academic Festival Overture

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ASIN: B000B668WW
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

  1. I. Maestoso
  2. II. Adagio
  3. III. Rondo (Allegro Non Troppo)
  4. Chorale: (St. Antoni)
  5. Variation I: Poco Piu Animato
  6. Variation II: Piu Vivace
  7. Variation III: Con Moto
  8. Variation IV: Andante Con Moto
  9. Variation V: Vivace
  10. Variation VI: Vivace
  11. Variation VII: Grazioso
  12. Variation VIII: Presto Non Troppo
  13. Finale: Andante

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegro Non Troppo
  2. II. Allegro Appassionato
  3. III. Andante
  4. IV: Allegretto Grazioso
  5. Tragic Overture Op.81
  6. Academic Festival Overture Op.80

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The latest incarnation of a great collaboration.......2006-07-24

Because the two Brahms piano concertos have been recorded so often, not enough new liisteners may know about this 1967 set from Barenboim and Barbirolli. These are grand, broad readings--the Second Concerto in particular is among the slowest on record. Don't mistake that for lack of drama. Barenboim throws himself into every note, and the sympathy between conductor and soloist reaches very deep emotionally (Gilels and Jochum, also slow, sound ponderous and "official" by comparison.) Barbirolli and Barenboim give themselves time to phrase with great expressivity, but what really keeps the tempo from lagging is Barenboim's powerful pianism, abetted by EMI's under-the-lid miking. There's not a seocnd when the piano sound isn't two inches from your ears--it's as thrilling as sitting on the bench beside Barenboim. Barbirolli captures the Jovial essence of the Academic Festival Over. quite wonderfully, as he does the dark drama of the Tragic Over.

Nothing here is less than memorable. If you want to hear Brahms interpreted very personally, as if he really matters, this set is one of a kind.
Mozart: Concertos for Two & Three Pianos
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    		Mozart: Concertos for Two & Three Pianos

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    ASIN: B0002J58W4
    Release Date: 2004-07-27
    Brahms: Piano Concertos/Variations on a Theme/Tragic Overture
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • There is no orchestra like WP
    • Sluggish First Concerto, uneven but sometimes brilliant Second
    • Very good performance of the 1st Concerto
    		 Brahms: Piano Concertos/Variations on a Theme/Tragic Overture

    Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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    3. Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

    ASIN: B000001GYE
    Release Date: 1997-07-15

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Maestoso
    2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Adagio
    3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Rondo: Allegro non troppo
    4. Variations On A Theme By Joseph Haydn Op. 56a

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto For Piano No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: Allegro non troppo
    2. Piano No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: Allegro appassionato
    3. Piano No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: Andante
    4. Piano No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: Allegretto grazioso
    5. Tragic Overture Op. 81

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars There is no orchestra like WP.......2006-02-05

    Wiener Philarmoniker , or Vienna Philarmonic, is a truly wonderful orchestra. The crispy brass section, the sunny woodwinds, the noble string sonority ... a class in itself. Even with average conducting, one has to praise the level and sound the orchestra usually achieves in this repertoire. These Brahms pieces are part of its core, basic repertoire. In the piano concerto Pollini shows a truly great command of the keyboard together with a certain "objectivity" in his touch coupled with power and sensitivity when needed. The orchestra, I like most under Abbado. Bohm makes WP sound with majesty but sometimes underpowered. Balances under Bohm are focused on strings rather than winds, but I think that is a part of a "pre-historically informed practices" age. Strongly recommended unless you have a particular favourite of yours.

    3 out of 5 stars Sluggish First Concerto, uneven but sometimes brilliant Second.......2005-11-10

    These analog performances predate Pollini's digital remakes by twenty years--the Brahms First under Bohm is from 1979, the Second under Abbado from 1976. I would go into detaialed comparison with the later verions, both under Abbado but with the Berlin Phil. instead of Vienna, except that there really isn't any comparison. DG's analog sound here is close on the piano, distant for the orchestra, but both sound veiled, and orchestral detail is murky. The remakes are in distinctly better sound and have the added impact of a live concert.

    As to the performances themselves, Pollini improved on both works in the 19990's. Bohm offers a solid, unimaginative accompaniment in the First Concerto that seems to have affected Pollini--he shows hardly any of his usual dash and bravura. The slow movement is especially inert; the finale doesn't catch fire, either. By comparison, Abbado offers really splendid, vigorous accompaniment in the 1997 remake, and Pollini rises to the occasion there, giving one of the best Brahms Firsts on record.

    As to the Second Concerto, which I like much better, Pollini's first version offers a wonderful opening movement with Abbado diecting the lushest orchestral tones imaginable and Pollini doing the same with his rounded, broad phrasing. Pollini's way with Brahms is always unhurried, deep, secure in tone. The muffled sonics detract from the overall impact, however. The Scerhzo is much less explosive than one sometimes hears (e.g., Richter in his classic RCA account with Leinsdorf) but all the better for that; Pollini is in comand without having to hector or bang. But then the last two movements sink into indifference. It's hard to get the second half of this concerto to make an impression equalling the first half. Pollini and Abbado don't seem to try very hard. A strange falling-off, but it doesn't matter, really, since their 1995 remake is so powerful, belonging in the first rank (where I'd also put Richter, Gilels with Reiner, Fleisher with Szell, nd one of my favorites, Barenboim with Barbirolli).

    All in all, only a bargain if you absolutely have to save money, or if you relish the glorious collaboration of Pollini and the Vienna Phil. in the Second Cncerto.

    4 out of 5 stars Very good performance of the 1st Concerto.......1999-04-25

    Poliziani and Bohm show that you don't have to smooth out the very dramatic and, to this listener at least, fascinating moods swings of the music in order to maintain it's continuity and coherence.

    The other performances are good too, but in the Haydn Variations I prefer the Szell-Cleveland Orchestra rendition available in Sony's Essential Classics series.
    Classics for Relaxation
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      ASIN: B0001MZ804
      Release Date: 2004-04-06

      Tracks:

      1. Prelude a l'AprMidi d'un Faune - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
      2. Agnus Dei - Ricardo Casinelli, ,
      3. Four Seasons -- 2nd Movement: Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Martin Sieghart, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
      4. Orfeo Ed Euridice 2nd Act -- Ballo: Andante (Dance of the Blessed ...) - Wilhelm Keitel,
      5. Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 62 "O Lieb So Lang" du ... - Peter Schmalfuss
      6. Ice Skaters Waltz "Las Patineurs" Excerpt - Gerhard Becker, Berlin Symphony Orchestra
      7. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Death of Ase - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
      8. Air - Artur Faihs, Frida Faihs
      9. Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a III: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
      10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, No. 1: Aria - Christiane Jaccottet
      11. Tales of Hoffman "Barcarolle" - Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Rainer
      12. Suite Bergamasque III: Clair de Lune - Peter Schmalfuss
      13. Landler, Op. 171, No. 4 - Peter Schmalfuss
      14. Ave Verum Corpus, Motet K. 618 - Rolf Schweizer,
      15. Preludes, Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major: Sostenuto "Raindrops" - Bianca Sitzius
      16. Canon in D major: Preludes - Bernhard G Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
      17. Elegies for Piano, Op. 34 I: Wounded Heart - Stefan Jeschko

      Tracks:

      1. Preludes, Book 1 No. 8: "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" - Peter Schmalfuss
      2. Suite Espa, Op. 47 Sevilla - Irina Kircher
      3. Water Music Suite, Allegro - Oliver VonDohnanyi
      4. Humoresque, Op. 101 - Erich Appel, Oliver Colbentson
      5. Songs Without Words for Piano, Book 2, Op. 30, No. 6 in F sharp minor - Sylvia Capova
      6. Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Dance of the Swans - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
      7. Divertimento No. 1 in B flat major, 2nd Movement - Chorale Saint Antoni Andante,
      8. Symphony No. 5, 4th Movement: Adagietto - Anton Nanut
      9. Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 - Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
      10. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Anitra's Dance - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
      11. Preludes, Op. 3, No. 2 in C sharp minor - Yuri A. Rozum
      12. Tale of the Tsar Saltan -- Flight of the Bumble Bee - Camerata Rhenania, Hanspeter Gmur
      13. Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter," 1st Movement: ... - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
      14. Finlandia, Op. 26/7 - Roland Donatte,
      15. Etudes, Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" - Peter Schmalfuss
      16. Serenade in E major, Op. 22, 1st Movement: Moderato - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

      Tracks:

      1. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, 2nd Movement: ... - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha,
      2. Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a, Arab Dance - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
      3. Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major "A Musical Joke," ... - Capella Istropolitana
      4. Faust "Margarethe" -- Ballet Music, Allegretto - The London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
      5. Gymnopedies No. 3 - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
      6. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, 2nd Movement; Waltz - Kurt Redel
      7. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 Traumerei - Peter Schmalfuss
      8. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Adagio - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
      9. Waltz in A flat major, Op. 69/1 - Peter Schmalfuss
      10. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, Adagio Non Troppo - Libor Pesek, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
      11. Largo from Xerxes - Ernst Riedlinger
      12. Symphony No. 22 in E flat major, "Philosopher," Adagio
      13. Quintet in E minor, G. 451, Allegro Moderato - Karl Heinz Ber, Hans Kalafusz, GKehr, Gunter Lemmen, Siegfried Palm
      Brahms: Piano Concertos, Haydn & Handel Variations
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        		Brahms: Piano Concertos, Haydn & Handel Variations
        Ashkenazy , Haitinik , and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
        Manufacturer: Decca/Universal
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        The Decca Records StoreThe Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000068QRT
        Release Date: 2002-05-31

        Tracks:

        1. Maestoso
        2. Adagio
        3. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo
        4. Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op.24
        5. Allegro Non Troppo
        6. Allegro Appassionato
        7. Andante
        8. Allegretto Grazioso
        9. Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a
        500 Classic Masterpieces
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          		500 Classic Masterpieces

          Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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          ASIN: B00008FZWM
          Release Date: 1992-11-04
          Brahms: The 4 Symphonies: Overtures; Haydn Variations; Piano Concertos; Violin Concerto
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            		Brahms: The 4 Symphonies: Overtures; Haydn Variations; Piano Concertos; Violin Concerto

            Manufacturer: RCA
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            The Good Life: The Greatest Waltzes, Sonatas and Concertos (Box Set)
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              Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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              ASIN: B0007NMKNK
              Release Date: 2005-02-15

              Track Listings:

              1. Breath In A Ram's Horn/Pines Songs/E.E. Cummings Songbook
              2. Bruch: Symphony No 1; Violin Concerto No 3 / London SO
              3. Caldara: The Card Game
              4. Canto Gregoriano [Import]
              5. Carols For a Blue Christmas
              6. Cello Sonata
              7. Charles Ives: The Sonatas For Violin And Piano
              8. Christmas Dinner
              9. Classical Guitar Christmas
              10. Copland and Bernstein-The Composer as Performer

              Track Listings

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              Our Most Beloved

              Sorrel Doris Hays Plays the Piano Music of Henry Cowell

              The Essential Etta James

              Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World [Live] [Original recording remastered]

              Good Thoughts

              The Big Throwdown

              The Best of Jack Jones [Import]

              Simpson: Violin Sonata

              Ten Years in One Night [Import]

              Tavener: We Shall See Him As He Is

              The Best Recordings 1936-1947

              Reventon Tropical del Ano

              Para Estar Contigo [Import]

              Primal Solos

              Hollywood: My Way/Broadway: My Way