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Buy Now	Schnabel: Violin Sonatas (more) »rank: 187431 by: Tetzlaff, Litwin :Album Description:'Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Stefan Litwin click into the dramatic core of each movement, mustering up all the color, rhythmic crispness, and contrast of character this music needs to sustain its fascinating (if sometimes rambling) case...All told, this disc is a must for anyone interested in Artur Schnabel the composer.'-CLASSICS TODAY (9/9 rating!) Very few people are aware that the famous pianist Artur Schnabel (1882–1951) left behind an extensive and influential œuvre as a composer; and the works are of such originality that it is difficult to place the composer in any of the recognized styles of the 20th century. Violinist ...	Buy Now	The Kiri Selection (more) »rank: 189148 from: Angel Records :Album Description:'Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Stefan Litwin click into the dramatic core of each movement, mustering up all the color, rhythmic crispness, and contrast of character this music needs to sustain its fascinating (if sometimes rambling) case...All told, this disc is a must for anyone interested in Artur Schnabel the composer.'-CLASSICS TODAY (9/9 rating!) Very few people are aware that the famous pianist Artur Schnabel (1882–1951) left behind an extensive and influential œuvre as a composer; and the works are of such originality that it is difficult to place the composer in any of the recognized styles of the 20th century. Violinist ...
Buy Now	Love's Serenade, Vol. 3: Original Recordings 1939-1947 (more) »rank: 217600 from: Naxos :Album Description:'Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Stefan Litwin click into the dramatic core of each movement, mustering up all the color, rhythmic crispness, and contrast of character this music needs to sustain its fascinating (if sometimes rambling) case...All told, this disc is a must for anyone interested in Artur Schnabel the composer.'-CLASSICS TODAY (9/9 rating!) Very few people are aware that the famous pianist Artur Schnabel (1882–1951) left behind an extensive and influential œuvre as a composer; and the works are of such originality that it is difficult to place the composer in any of the recognized styles of the 20th century. Violinist ...	Buy Now	Paul Hindemith: Symphonia Serena (1946) / Symphony 'The Harmony of the World' (1951) (more) »rank: 221360 by: Dennis Simons : :Symphonia Serena is the third of Hindemith's six symphonies. Composed in 1946, it's an athletic work, more along the lines of a concerto for orchestra. Hindemith, perhaps more so than any other composer, wrote his symphonies with a wide range of instrumental parts. (Some critics disliked the way Hindemith wrote roles for amateur players in a symphony orchestra. But if Symphonia Serena's only fault is its simplicity, then to hell with those guys.) Hindemith's Die Harmonie de Welt is a 1951 work that led to the 1957 opera of the same name. It's less moody than the Symphonia, but good nonetheless. --Paul Cook
Buy Now	Casals Festivals at Prades, Vol. 2 (more) »rank: 189428 from: Music & Arts Program : :Symphonia Serena is the third of Hindemith's six symphonies. Composed in 1946, it's an athletic work, more along the lines of a concerto for orchestra. Hindemith, perhaps more so than any other composer, wrote his symphonies with a wide range of instrumental parts. (Some critics disliked the way Hindemith wrote roles for amateur players in a symphony orchestra. But if Symphonia Serena's only fault is its simplicity, then to hell with those guys.) Hindemith's Die Harmonie de Welt is a 1951 work that led to the 1957 opera of the same name. It's less moody than the Symphonia, but good nonetheless. --Paul Cook	Buy Now	Grandi Voci: Renata Tebaldi (more) »rank: 38277 from: Decca : :Symphonia Serena is the third of Hindemith's six symphonies. Composed in 1946, it's an athletic work, more along the lines of a concerto for orchestra. Hindemith, perhaps more so than any other composer, wrote his symphonies with a wide range of instrumental parts. (Some critics disliked the way Hindemith wrote roles for amateur players in a symphony orchestra. But if Symphonia Serena's only fault is its simplicity, then to hell with those guys.) Hindemith's Die Harmonie de Welt is a 1951 work that led to the 1957 opera of the same name. It's less moody than the Symphonia, but good nonetheless. --Paul Cook
Buy Now	Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra; Violin Concerto; Rococo Variations (more) »rank: 162044 from: EMI Classics : :Symphonia Serena is the third of Hindemith's six symphonies. Composed in 1946, it's an athletic work, more along the lines of a concerto for orchestra. Hindemith, perhaps more so than any other composer, wrote his symphonies with a wide range of instrumental parts. (Some critics disliked the way Hindemith wrote roles for amateur players in a symphony orchestra. But if Symphonia Serena's only fault is its simplicity, then to hell with those guys.) Hindemith's Die Harmonie de Welt is a 1951 work that led to the 1957 opera of the same name. It's less moody than the Symphonia, but good nonetheless. --Paul Cook	Buy Now	Verdi - Falstaff / Terfel, Pieczonka, Hampson, Röschmann, Shtoda, Diadkova, Berlin Phil., Abbado (more) »rank: 165222 by: Berliner Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Verdi, Bryn Terfel, Claudio Abbado, Adrianne Pieczonka, Thomas Hampson, Anatoli Kotscherga, Larissa Diadkova, Stella Doufexis, Daniil Shtoda, Enrico Facini, Dorothea Röschmann : 's Best of 2001:A common failing of recent Falstaff recordings is the hole in the middle--the larger-than-life Sir John sung by baritones several sizes too small for the role, both vocally and dramatically. That problem doesn't exist here. Bryn Terfel's outsized singing personality perfectly matches Verdi's conception. Whether bellowing in rage, preening in praise of his fleshly abundance, or crooning sweet nothings to his intended conquests, Terfel dominates this performance as a Falstaff should. As his adversaries, Thomas Hampson's Ford is outstanding, well-sung and characterized, and Adrianne Pieczonka's Mistress Ford is quite good, too. Indeed, there's little to complain about with the rest ...
Buy Now	Great Renata Tebaldi (Multipak) (more) »rank: 78625 by: Renata Tebaldi : 's Best of 2001:A common failing of recent Falstaff recordings is the hole in the middle--the larger-than-life Sir John sung by baritones several sizes too small for the role, both vocally and dramatically. That problem doesn't exist here. Bryn Terfel's outsized singing personality perfectly matches Verdi's conception. Whether bellowing in rage, preening in praise of his fleshly abundance, or crooning sweet nothings to his intended conquests, Terfel dominates this performance as a Falstaff should. As his adversaries, Thomas Hampson's Ford is outstanding, well-sung and characterized, and Adrianne Pieczonka's Mistress Ford is quite good, too. Indeed, there's little to complain about with the rest ...	Buy Now	Wagner ·Terfel: Berliner Philharmoniker / Abbado (more) »rank: 94589 from: © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg : :Bryn Terfel brings a resonant voice and wide emotional range to Wagner's bass-baritone roles. He's a touching Flying Dutchman, a grief-laden Amfortas in two scenes from Parsifal, a wise, sympathetic Hans Sachs in the two monologues from Die Meistersinger, and at his best in a smoothly sung rendition of Wolfram's Evening Star aria from Tannhäuser. The only quibble is a degree of overemoting that can sectionalize scenes through an excess of passion where understatement often works better. The first part of 'Leb' wohl,' for example, is delivered with a surplus of anger where sad resignation would be more appropriate, since Wotan's fury has ...