Artist: Claudio Astronio The Venetian composer Tomaso Albinoni was one of the very first composers to regularly use the three-movement form for concertos already employed by Giuseppe Torelli in his Sinfonias written for the instrumental groups at San Petronio in Bologna. |
Artist: David Oistrakh This collection of performances from violinist David Oistrakh features a selection of delightful instrumental masterpieces and neglected gems. A champion of authentic European musical tradition, Oistrakh is joined here by pianist Frida Bauer for emotional readings of works by Janácek, Ysayë, Ravel, Bartók and Prokofiev. |
Artist: Yvonne Lefebure “It has already been thirty years since Yvonne Lef?bure left us… Over these decades, we were very anxious to faithfully honour the memory of this woman who, never hesitated in giving her trust to the two novices that we were at the dawn of the 1970s. |
Artist: VA |
Artist: Maurizio Pollini Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release a stunning new recording of Beethoven piano sonatas by Maurizio Pollini. This final recording from 2014 brings a 40-year project to completion: he now presents studio recordings of all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas. |
Artist: Maurizio Pollini |
Artist: Martha Argerich Martha Argerich was born on 5th June 1941 in Buenos Aires. Her interest in the piano showed itself when she was three. At the age of eight she made her debut concert playing Beethoven's first concerto and the following year she gave Mozart's Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 and Bach's French Suite in G, BWV 816. |
Artist: Hauser & London Symphony Orchestra |
Artist: Alban Berg Quartett Beethoven's influence over the string quartet was profound; in his hands, the genre acquired a new significance, becoming a powerful vehicle for the expression and exploration og an inner world. Featured in this box set is the Alban Berg Quartett's acclaimed recordings of the complete cycle |
Artist: Stefan Askenase |