Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 in Building a Library with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 in Building a Library
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David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
Recommended version:
Salvatore Accardo (violin)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Eloquence ELQ4825085
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O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
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Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek
6 Impromptus Op.7 (no.6 in B major)
Performer: Can Çakmur.- Schubert + Voříšek + Chopin + Scriabin.
- BIS.
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Carl Orff
Olim lacus colueram (Carmina Burana)
Singer: Max Emanuel Cenčić. Choir: Zürcher Sing-Akademie. Choir: Zürcher Sängerknaben. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- Alpha.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth (Ballo 1)
Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repušić.- BR Klassik.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth (Ballo 3)
Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repušić.- BR Klassik.
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Ferruccio Busoni
Fantasia contrappuntistica (Fuga III & Intermezzo)
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: Karl Lutchmayer.- Chandos.
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Ferruccio Busoni
Fantasia contrappuntistica (Intermezzo)
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: Karl Lutchmayer.- Chandos.
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Jules Massenet
Grisélidis (Act 3 Prelude)
Orchestra: Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée. Conductor: Jean-Marie Zeitouni.- Bru Zane Records.
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Jules Massenet
Grisélidis (Loÿs, Loÿs!)
Singer: Vannina Santoni. Orchestra: Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée. Conductor: Jean-Marie Zeitouni.- Bru Zane Records.
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Eugène Ysaÿe
Exile
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Ensemble: Camerata Bern.- Alpha.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.7 in E minor (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- BR Klassik.
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James Scott Skinner
Hector the Hero
Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.- Linn Records.
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Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Performer: Seong‐Jin Cho.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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