Catalogue Number:
 476 7405
Barcode:
 0028947674054
Label:
 DG Eloquence CD
Release date:

22 January

ARTISTS
Edith Peinemann , violin; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Peter Maag [Concerto]
English Chamber Orchestra / Rafael Kubelík [Serenade]

TRACKLISTING
DVORÁK
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Two of Dvorák's sunniest inspirations on CD together. The rare recording of the Violin Concerto with German violinist Edith Peinemann is once more made available, and Kubelík's recording of the Serenade was always one of the most highly recommended.
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Catalogue Number:
 476 8717
Barcode:
 0028947687177
Label:

Philips Eloquence CD

Release date:
22 January

ARTISTS
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Antal Dorati

TRACKLISTING
SMETANA: Má Vlast

Dorati made two recordings, both with the Concertgebouw, of Smetana's epic cycle of tone poems Má Vlast . This first, very rare, mono recording, made in 1956 hardly sounds 50 years old - such was the acoustic of the Concertgebouw, not to mention the high quality of the recording itself. As for the performance, it's a winner - it sweeps along in Vysehrad and Vltava and gathers almost explosive momentum in the more dramatic of the tone poems. Released on CD for the first time!
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Catalogue Number:
 476 2451
Barcode:
 0028947624516
Label:
 Decca Eloquence CD
Release date:
22 January

TRACKLISTING
MOZART
Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, KV 365
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Sir Georg Solti, piano
English Chamber Orchestra

Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, KV 242                 
András Schiff, piano
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Sir Georg Solti, piano
English Chamber Orchestra

Piano Concerto in D minor, KV 466                             
English Chamber Orchestra
directed from the keyboard by
Sir Georg Solti

One of many Mozart recordings that will be released on Eloquence this Mozart Year, this happy assembly of pianists and conductors sharing the honours for three Mozart concertos makes a welcome return to the Decca catalogue.

'I can almost see Solti with that inimitably alert and gleeful expression that goes with his making music of this fresh and life-enhancing kind' [Concerto for 2 Pianos]

'The finale, a kind of rondo-minuet, is delightful, with energetic keyboard work that nevertheless dances' [Concerto for 3 Pianos] Gramophone
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Catalogue Number:
 476 8484
Barcode:
 0028947684848
Label:
 Decca Eloquence CD
Release date:
22 January

ARTISTS
Julius Katchen, piano

TRACKLISTING
BRAHMS: Handel Variations; Paganini Variations (Books I & II)
SCHUMANN: Études symphoniques

Julius Katchen, that colossus that bestrode the pianistic firmament for all too short a time, recorded the Brahms Handel and Paganini Variations three times, twice in mono and once in stereo. Surprisingly, these much-praised 1958 recordings have never before been issued on CD and are now being made available singly, on Eloquence as well as part of an 8CD 'Original Masters' tribute Decca box. All of Katchen's dare-devilry in the Paganini set comes to the fore. The coupling, Schumann's Études symphoniques, likewise also receives its CD debut.

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Catalogue Number:
 476 8494
Barcode:
 0028947684947
Label:
 Decca Eloquence CD
Release date:
22 January

TRACKLISTING
GRIEG
Holberg Suite, Op. 40            
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34   
Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63   
The death of Aase (from Peer Gynt, Op. 23)           
Ceremonial March (from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56)  
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Willi Boskovsky

Lyric Pieces, Op. 54                                                                                                        
London Symphony Orchestra / Stanley Black

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen       
London Proms Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras

In 1976 Willi Boskovsky, unusually perhaps, made a lovely Grieg record for Decca. About a third of it was briefly issued in the 1980s on Decca's 'Headline' series but now, for the first time, we offer the whole record, with the bonus of Stanley Black's recording of the four Lyric Pieces (on CD for the first time) and the very young Charles Mackerras' Wedding Day at Troldhaugen. The superb Decca sonics - vividly jumping out of the speakers - add considerably to the enjoyment of the performances.

'an attractive Grieg program and the recording is both rich and brilliant' [Boskovsky] Penguin Guide

'a most pleasant selection of Grieg miniatures played with sympathy and taste' [Mackerras] Penguin Guide
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Catalogue Number:
 476 8743
Barcode:
 0028947687436
Label:
 Decca Eloquence CD
Release date:
22 January

ARTISTS
Bergen Symphony Orchestra / Karsten Andersen
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Jesús López-Cobos

TRACKLISTING
GRIEG : Symphony in C minor
GOLDMARK : Rustic Wedding Symphony

A delightful - and generous (80+ minutes) - coupling of two singular symphonies. Grieg's Symphony in C minor is an early effort and the first ever recording of this work with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra and Karsten Andersen makes its first international appearance on CD. The charming Rustic Wedding Symphony, full of good humour and boisterous spirits, has not been available for some time and makes an ideal coupling.

'The Decca recording is truthfully balanced, with good perspective and colour, and detail reproduces with fine definition' [Grieg] Penguin Guide

  López-Cobos directs a refreshing and attractive reading' [Goldmark] Penguin Guide

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