Topic of the Month

Dear friends of classical music,

on this website we present to you various CDs that match our respective topic of the month. Upcoming topics are:

2012

February - With spirit through the winter

March - Artist Portrait: Wolfgang Rihm

April - 60 years of Schwetzinger Festspiele

Liszt, Franz (Komp) / Gorus, Julian (Klavier)
Années de Pèlerinage

Compact Disc
Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) is a set of
three suites for solo piano. Liszt's complete musical style is evident
in this masterwork, ranging from virtuosic fireworks to deeply personal emotional statements....
Takemitsu, Toru (Komp) / Moroi, Saburo (Komp) / Ikebe, Shin-Ichiro (Komp) / Fuji
Gerhard Oppitz - Japanese Piano Works

Compact Disc
The program covers 70 years of Japanese classical music, beginning with a Piano Sonata by the German-trained Saburo Moroi. Moroi was Japan's first great symphonist and his musical language shows the influence of Hindemith. "Second...
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Dirigent) / Beethoven, Ludwig van (Komp) / Furtwängler, Wi
Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Furtwängler & Beethoven

Doppel-CD
Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler requires no introduction. His recordings of Wagner and Beethoven remain among the most coveted and controversial ever committed to disc. Even Arturo Toscanini, usually regarded as Furtwängler's complete...
Mahler, Gustav (Komp) / Gielen, Michael (Dirigent) / Kallisch, Cornelia (Mezzoso
Das Lied von der Erde

Compact Disc
Much has been written about Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, and
deservedly so. Das Lied is undeniably one of the most passionate and compelling works in all of classical music. Mahler himself described it as “…the most personal...
Schumann, Robert (Komp) / Poppen, Christoph (Dirigent) / Uhlig, Florian (Klavier
Sämtliche Werke für Klavier und Orchester

Compact Disc
As a very special companion disc to the haenssler CLASSIC recording of Schumann's complete works for violin and orchestra, we are proud to present an integral recording of the composer's works for PIANO and orchestra - including a World...
Haydn, Joseph (Komp) / Fey, Thomas (Dirigent) / Bruns, Wilhelm (Interpret) / Hei
Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 31 (Volume 14)

Compact Disc
As a complement to the complete recording of the symphonies, Thomas Fey presents Haydn's Horn Concertos as a special treat! Above all, Wilhelm Bruns performing on a natural horn is a sensation. Bruns' mastery of these difficult scores...
Turina, Joaquin (Komp) / Antunes, Celso (Dirigent) / Duchonova, Lucia (Sopran) /
Canto a Sevilla

Compact Disc
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) is one of the most important 20th century Spanish composers, second only to Manuel de Falla. Born in the Andalusian city of Seville, he was throughout his life fascinated by the hustle and bustle of this city....
Schumann, Robert (Komp) / Gonzales, Pablo (Dirigent) / Neudauer, Lena / Deutsche
Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra

Compact Disc
An exceptional record in many ways! Firstly, there is no other CD that gathers together all pieces for violin and orchestra by Robert Schumann. Secondly, this recording was made using the recently published critical edition of the Violin...
Salieri, Antonio (Komp) / Fey, Thomas (Dirigent) / Mannheimer Mozartorchester (O
Ouvertures & Stage music

Compact Disc
Despite the popular mythology, Antonio Salieri was not envious of Mozart. Rather than a sinister rival, Salieri was an outstanding composer who developed his own unique musical language, who sadly, languished in infamy and obscurity for...
Beethoven, Ludwig van (Komp) / Uhlig, Florian (Klavier)
Piano Variations

Compact Disc
Not since Alfred Brendel's acclaimed recordings from decades ago, has a pianist undertaken the project to record all of Beethoven's lesser-known variation cycles. Yes, the "Diabelli" variations have been programmed hundreds of times, but...
Schostakowitsch, Dmitri (Komp) / Lin, Jenny (Klavier)
24 Preludes & Fugues op. 87

Doppel-CD
Intelligent programming, a highly developed musical sensitivity and an extraordinary sense of the musical possibilities of the piano are the hallmarks of Jenny Lin's of artistic personality. Her extraordinary range includes hyper-virtuosic...
Schumann, Robert (Komp) / Schubert, Franz (Komp) / Beethoven, Ludwig van (Komp)
Liederabend 1965

Compact Disc
Fritz Wunderlich was one of the most unusual and captivating tenors of the last fifty years. In his tragically short career, he displayed an extraordinary musical versatility - from masterworks of the early Baroque cantatas to Alban Berg's...
Haydn, Joseph (Komp) / Meta4 (Ensemble)
String Quartets op. 55,1-3

Compact Disc
At last!! An exciting new string quartet from Finland: META4!! For years, the musical world has enjoyed the exciting musical visions of a generation of Finnish conductors and pianists, and now, from the Land of Sibelius comes a new sound...
Haydn, Joseph (Komp) / Minetti-Quartett (Ensemble)
String Quartetts, op 64,4 / 74,3 / 76,5

Compact Disc
The Austrian Minetti Quartet, formed in 2003, has quickly developed into one of the most in-demand young ensembles in Europe. Their 2008/09 has already been hailed as one of the concert events of the season, with performances at the...
Liszt, Franz (Komp) / Eichhorn, Friedemann (Interpret) / Arens, Rolf-Dieter (Int
Works for Violin and Piano

Compact Disc
Friedemann Eichhorn is a German violinist with the unique gift of projecting into different musical idioms. That versatility was first demonstrated in the release of two successful disc of Tango arrangements, and now, his mastery of the...