Friday, October 31, 2014

Reposted: Wolkenstein, de la Rue, Byrd, Gabrieli

Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377-1445) and his Italian contempories
Les Menestrels (Viennese ensemble for early music)
Recorded on the occasion of the Landshuter Hofmusiktage 1998, under the motto "German-Italian Relations in Music".
Total Time: 67:04
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Pierre de la Rue (c. 1460-1518):
The Complete Magnificats - Three Salve Reginas

VivaVoce
Peter Schubert, Artistic Director

Recorded 2005/2006, Published 2007
2 CDs 61:53 + 58:00
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

William Byrd (1539/40-1623):
Gradualia (The Marian Masses)

The William Byrd Choir,
Gavin Turner, director

Recorded 1990, re-published 2002
Total Time: 79:39
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1553/6-1612):
Canzoni et Sonate Vol I (Music for brass)
London Symphony Orchestra Brass
Eric Crees

Recorded 1996
Total Time: 52:27
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Friday, October 24, 2014

Reposted: C. Ives: String Quartets, Violin Sonatas, Piano Sonata, Marine Band

Charles Ives: String Quartet No. 1 (From the Salvation Army)
String Quartet No. 2

Blair String Quartet: Christian Teal - violin, Cornelia Heard - violin, John Kochanowski - viola, Felix Wang - cello
Recorded 2004
Time Total: 50:19
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Charles Ives: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos. 1 - 4
Curt Thompson - violin, Rodney Waters - piano
Recorded 1998
Time Total: 76:47
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Charles Ives: Variations on 'America'
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band
Colonel Timothy W. Foley, Director

Recorded 2003
Time Total: 73:22
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2 for Piano, 'Concord, Mass.: 1840-60'
plus: Varied Air and Variations, The Celestial Railroad, Transcriptions form 'Emerson' No. 1
Steven Mayer, piano
Recorded 2002
Time Total: 72:35
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Reposted: J. Haydn & J. S. Bach: String Quartets

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Savior on the Cross op. 51 (Hob.III: 50 - 56)
Version for String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola (alto)
David Finckel, cello

Recorded 2002, Published 2004
Total Time 69:03
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Juilliard String Quartet: Robert Mann, Violin
Joel Smirnoff, Violin
Samuel Rhodes, Viola
Joel Krosnick, Cello

Recorded 1987, Published 1992
2 CDs, 44:13 + 45:40
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer

Joseph Haydn: String Quartets op. 33 ("Russian Quartets"):
No 1 in B minor
No 2 in E flat major "The joke"
No 3 in C minor "The bird"
No 4 in B flat major
No 5 in G major "How do you do?"
No 6 in D major
Kodály Quartet
Recorded 1993, Published 1994
2 CDs, 54:41 + 53:38
Reposted in the Kammermusikkammer