Vážná hudba, Strana 6

The Verdi Quartet - boosted especially by the legendary Amadeus-Quartet and influenced by the Melos-Quartet in many ways - has already caused sensation at hänssler Classic with...

Johann Sebastian Bach was a master of conveying the feeling of joy in music - from understated expressions of contentment to the glorious outbursts of Heavenly Choirs! The...

Haydn's Mass in B flat Major, Hob. XXII:12, is the fourth of the six great concerted masses that he composed in his later years, all of them used to celebrate the name-day of...

The current CD follows upon the tremendous critical success of violinist Friedemann Eichhorn's first disc of the music of Astor Piazolla, Le Grand Tango (hänssler CD 93.205)....

Britten's "War Requiem" may be one of the largest and most shaking works of the 20th century. The work was an immediate success following its premiere on May 30th 1962 for the...

Antonio Salieri's works for the stage were long considered the epitome of the art of musical drama. Many of his operas were idolized and considered to be among the best music...

With exception of Beethoven, there was probably no greater composer for the piano in the Germanic tradition than Franz Schubert. The expressive scope and mastery of form is...

Cellist Peter Bruns has established a distinguished performing career with his committed music-making and creative programming. His previous recording of rare (and recently...

Inspired by the composition Surama that Alfonso Montes dedicated to us, the Amadeus Guitar Duo has put together a CD of music from southern Europe (Italy and Spain) and South...

World Premiere Recording Gubaidulina's mammoth St. John was written in two parts, the Passion to a commission from the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart to celebrate the...

Helmuth Rilling’s interpretation of Bach’s dramatic St. John Passion remains one of the definitive versions ever recorded. The following disc features a program of arias and...

With exception of Beethoven, there was probably no greater composer for the piano in the Germanic tradition than Franz Schubert.Its expression strength is undisputed, both in...

The "Transfigured " series has been the focus of South African Pianist Petronel Malan (currently living in the US) provides a singular perspective on music history. The theme of...

The story of how the aristocratic harpsichord ultimately gave way to the more expressive piano is well known. By the time of Bach's death in 1750, the harpsichord was already...

Thomas Fey and the Heidelberger Sinfoniker present the second volume of the definitive Mendelssohn symphony cycle! Thomas Fey has been a long-term advocate of the orchestral...

"Handel's Saul is an operatic oratorio with ever intensifying action and increasingly drastic scenes. Handel seems to have been especially moved by this particular text. He...

The so-called "Lord Nelson" Mass dates from 1798 when the composer was 66 and in the middle of an autumnal creative outburst that included "The Seasons", "The Creation" and the...

Hailed by the international media as “a massive talent with astonishing dynamic and expressive range…,” Chuanyun Li is one of the foremost violinists of his generation from...

Thomas Fey and the Heidelberger Sinfoniker present the first volume of what will become the definitive Mendelssohn cycle of the new century! Thomas Fey has been a long-term...

Throughout the 19th century, many German composers wrote reams of sacred music for use in the church. Sadly, much of this music has been lost and forgotten to posterity,...