Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

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CD / SACD: BR 100 381-385
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonies 1- 9

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55

CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60

CD 3
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”

CD 4
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93

CD 5
Symphony No. 9. in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
for orchestra, four solo voices and choir

Claudia Barainsky, Soprano
Christa Mayer, Alto
Thomas Michael Allen,Tenor
Konrad Jarnot, Baritone
Chor der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
(Choir Master Jan Hoffmann)
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Bartók / Janácek / Sibelius / Britten

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CD / SACD: BR 100 371
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Béla Bartók: Divertimento for Strings
Leós Janacek: Suite for Strings
Jean Sibelius: Impromptus op. 5 Nr. 5 & 6 for chamber orchestra
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony op. 4

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Arensky, Hindemith, Schreker and Mendelssohn: String Masterworks with the GCO Ingolstadt

CD / SACD:  ARS 38 253

  • Anton Arensky: Quartet “To the memory of P. I. Tchaikovsky” for String Orchestra op. 35a
  • Paul Hindemith: Five pieces for String Orchestra op. 44/4
  • Franz Schreker: Intermezzo and Scherzo for String Orchestra op. 8
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 10 in B minor for String Orchestra
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Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Bohuslav Martinů with Georgian Chamber Orchestra

CD / SACD:  ARS 38 191

  • Bohuslav Martinů: CONCERTINO H 232 (1933) for Piano Trio and String Orchestra
  • Bohuslav Martinů: CONCERTO H 231 (1933) for Piano Trio and String Orchestra
  • Bohuslav Martinů: Partita – Suite No. 1 H 212 (1931) for String Orchestra

Storioni Trio
Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

SWISS MADE: Juon / Müller / Bloch / Honegger

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CD / SACD:  ARS 38 177

  • Paul Juon: Suite op. 89 for Violin, Cello and String Orchestra (arr. Fabian Müller)
    Fabian Müller: Concerto per Klee for Cello, String Orchestra and two Horns
    Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem (arr. for Violin and String Orchestra by Fabian Müller)
  • Arthur Honegger: Symphony No. 2

Kamilla Schatz, Violin
Pi-Chin Chien, Cello
Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Special Limited Edition: 15 Years Ruben Gazarian & WCO Heilbronn

CD 1
Leoš Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra (I, II & IV movements)
Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings (with the Gewandhaus-Quartet)
Peter Tchaikovsky: From “The Seasons” – August
Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme by P. I. Tchaikovsky op. 35a
John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale (II & III movements)
Edvard Grieg: From Holbergs Time – Suite in an olden Style (I – Präludium  &  IV – Air)
Frederick Delius: Two Aquarelles ( Nr. 1)
Sergej Prokofjew: Visions fugitives, arranged for String Orchestra by Rudolf Barshai (I, V, VI, VIII, X & XI)
Igor Strawinsky: Concerto in Re (III movement)

CD 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Große Fuge op. 133
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: String Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet  No. 14 in C-sharp minor op. 131, arranged for String Orchestra by Dimitri Mitropoulos (I & VII movements)

CD 3
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major
Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphony in  E-flat major, Bryan Es1 (I & III movements)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major K. 543 (III & IV movements)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Ballet Music “The Creatures of Prometheus” (Overture, Introduction La Tempesta, I, II, II, VIII, X Pastorale & XV Coro e Solo di Viganò)

CD 4
Gabriel Fauré: Suite from “Pelléas et Mélisande”
Maurice Ravel: Suite from “Ma Mère l’Oye”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 4 in A major “Italian” (IV movement)
Louis Spohr: Symphony No. 2 (II movement)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 1 in C minor (II & III movements)
Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne – Suite No. 2 (II Intermezzo, III Minuetto & IV Farandole)

CD 5
Jean Sibelius: Valse triste
Arvo Pärt: “If Bach Had Been a Beekeeper”
Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne – Suite No. 1 (II Minuetto, III Adagietto & IV Carillon)
Peter Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music “The Nutcracker” (Schokolade-Spanish Dance, Trepak-Russian Dance, Finale and Apotheosis, Waltz of the Flowers)
Bedřich Smetana: My Fatherland (The Moldau & Šárka)

Original Master Live-Recordings from the Culture- and Congress Centre Harmonie Heilbronn, 2002-2017

Live at the Concertgebouw (Limited Edition)

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  • Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony op. 4
  • Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major op. 48 for Strings
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  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
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Wartime Consolations

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CD / SACD: Challenge Classics CC 72680

Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concertino op. 42
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes op. 47 No. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich: Unfinished Sonata (1945) for Violin and Piano

Linus Roth, Violin
José Gallardo, Piano
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Dmitry Shostakovich

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CD / SACD: BR 100 328
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Dmitry Shostakovich:
Chamber Symphony in C minor op. 110a (arr. by R. Barshai)
Chamber Symphony in A major op. 118a (arr. by R. Barshai)

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Franz Schubert

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Franz Schubert:
Symphony No. 7 in B minor D 759 “Unfinished”
Symphony No. 8 in C major D 944 “Great”

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Wagner / Bruckner

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CD: BR 100 391
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Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Anton Bruckner: String Quintet in F major (arranged for chamber orchestra by Hans Stadlmair)

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Peter Tchaikovsky

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CD / SACD: BR 100 380
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Peter Tchaikovsky:
“Souvenier de Florence” op. 70
Serenade in C major op. 48 for Strings

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Romances

CD: Deutsche Grammophon DG40106 / 481 1347

  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 61
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major op. 40
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major op. 50

Suyoen Kim, Violin
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Grigori Frid

Capriccio C5353

  • Concerto for Viola, Piano and String Orchestra, op. 73 (1981)
  • Symphony No. 3 for String Orchestra and Timpani, op. 50 (1964)
  • Two Inventions for String Orchestra, op. 46a (1962)

  • Isabelle Van Keulen, Viola
  • Oliver Triendl, Piano
  • Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Carmen Suite

CD:  LC 22898

Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Suite

  • Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Armenian Classic

CD Back to The Roots - Armenian Classic

CD BR 100 399
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…back to the roots: Armenian Classic

Eduard Mirzoyan: Symphony for Strings and Timpani
Tigran Mansurian: Fantasy for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Arno Babajanian: Elegie
Arno Babajanian: Poème
Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance

  • Vardan Mamikonian, Piano
    Peter Hartmann, Timpani
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Music by Fabian Müller with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra

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CD: MGB 6249

Fabian Müller:

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Labyrinth
Suite for Cello and String Orchestra
“Lied des Einsamen” for Alt-Saxophone and String Orchestra

Pi-Chin Chien, Cello
Adrian Oetiker, Piano
Harry White, Saxophone
Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Hommage à Weinberg

Capriccio C5366

  • Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Quintet op. 18 (Orchestral version by von Mathias Baier)
  • Mieczysław Weinberg: Children’s Notebook op. 16 & 19

  • Elisaveta Blumina, Piano
    Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Joseph Haydn & Johann Simon Mayr

CD / SACD: ARS 38 294

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 25 in C major
Johann Simon Mayr: Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra
Johann Simon Mayr: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra

Edna Stern, Piano
Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt

Joseph & Michael Haydn

Haydn Trumpet Concertos

CD / SACD: MDG 901 1395-6

Haydn Trumpet Concertos

Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Michael Haydn: Concertino for Trumpet in C major
Michael Haydn: Serenade in B flat major
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83 “The Hen” in G minor

Wolfgang Bauer, Trumpet
Marc Engelhardt, Bassoon
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Johann Molter

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CD / SACD: Coviello Classics  COV 31305

Johann Melchior Molter:

Concerto No. 3 for Trumpet, Strings and Basso continuo
Sinfonie D-Dur, MWV VII, 24
Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet, Strings and Basso continuo in A major
Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet, Strings and Basso continuo
Concerto No. 3 for Clarinet, Strings and Basso continuo in G major
Concerto No. 1 for Trumpet, Strings and Basso continuuo

  • Wolfgang Bauer, Trumpet
    Martin Spangenberg, Clarinet
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Cello Concertos

CD:   HC 16082

  • Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D major Hob. VIIb:2
  • Henri-Gustave Casadesus (previously attributed to Johann Christian Bach): Concerto for Cello and Strings in C minor W.C77
  • Jean-Baptiste-Aimé-Joseph Janson: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D major

    Valentin Radutiu, Cello
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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CD: BR 100 374
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major K. 314
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major K. 299
Flute Cocnerto No. 1 in G major K. 313

Gaby Pas-Van Riet, Flute
Cristiana Bianchi, Harp
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Mozart / Liszt / Bartok

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CD: NEOS 20901

Mozart / Liszt / Bartók Concerti

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat major K. 365
Franz Liszt: Concerto Pathétique for Two Pianos
Belá Bartók: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra

Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo
Franz Schindlbeck and Jan Schlichte, Percussion
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Feld, Weinberg, Theodorakis

CD:   HC 16099

  • Jindřich Feld: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1954)
    Mieczysław Weinberg: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No. 2 op. 148 (1987)
  • Mikis Theodorakis: Adagio for Solo-Flute, String Orchestra & Percussion

Kathrin Christians, Flute
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Sharon Kam: Opera!

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CD BER 300 547

Gioachino Rossini:
“Del periglio al fero aspetto”
Giusppe Verdi: Four Romances from Romanzen “Composizioni da camera”
Gioachino Rossini: Bolero
Giacomo Puccini: Three Canzone
Amilcare Ponchielli: “Paolo e Virginia”
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Intermezzo (“Susannas Geheimnis”),
Serenata (“Der Schmuck der Madonna”), Intermezzo (“Die vier Grobiane”), Danza napolitana (“Der Schmuck der Madonna”)
Gioachino Rossini: “Nacqui all’affano”
(arranged by Andreas N. Tarkmann, Jonathan Seers (Verdi))

  • Sharon Kam, Clarinet
    Zohar Lerner, Violin
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Mozart’s Piano Concertos with Cristina Marton

CD:   KuK 82 / ISBN 3-930643-82-0 / LC 11277

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 16 in D major K. 451
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor K. 466

Cristina Marton, Piano
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

CARNEVAL with Asya Fateyeva

CD: Berlin Classics  0301160BC

  • Christian Lauba: Opera Fantasy
  • Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra in E-flat major
  • Jules Massenet: “Va! Laisse couler mes larmes” from “Werther”
  • Alexei Shor: Verdiana
  • Lèo Delibes: “Vien, Mallika… Dôme épais” from “Lakmé”
  • Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche
  • Ruggero Leoncavallo: “Vesti la giubba” from “Pagliacci”
  • Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from “Romeo und Julia”

  • Asya Fateyeva, Saxophone
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

BACHIANA with Asya Fateyeva

CD: Berlin Classics  0300909BC

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: After Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in G minor BWV 1056
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos: Aria from “Bachianas Brasileiras” No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: After Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor BWV 1041
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: “Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben” from the Cantata “Lobet Gott in Seinen Reichen” BWV 11
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: After Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C minor BWV 1060 (Erik Schumann, Violin)
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Saxophone and small orchestra, W 490

  • Asya Fateyeva, Saxophone
    Erik Schumann, Violin
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
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Joseph & Michael Haydn: Horn Concertos

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CD: Berlin Classics  0300647BC

Joseph Haydn: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major Hob. VIId:3
Joseph Haydn: Horn Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIId:4
Michael Haydn: Horn Concerto (Concertino) in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto in E flat major (K. 370b/371, reconstructed)

Felix Klieser, Horn
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Flight of the Double B

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CD Deutsche Grammophon

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble Bee
Stuart Sankey: Carmen Fantasy on themes from Bizet’s Carmen for Double Bass and Orchestra
Giovanni Bottesini:
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra No. 2 in b minor
Elegie in D Major, No.1
Tarantella
Gioacchino Rossini: Une Larme
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Niccoló Paganini: Variations on „Dal tuo stellato soglio“ from Mose in Egitto by Rossini Op. 24
Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen

Minje Sung, Double Bass
Inja Choi, Piano
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Melodies for Percussion

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Melodies for Percussion

Ney Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra No. 1
Eugene Levitas: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo Recorder, Strings and Basso continuo
Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto for 8 Timpani, Winds and Strings

Babette Haag, Percussion
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Oboe Cosmopolitano

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Jean Marie Leclair: Concerto in C major op. 7, 3 for Oboe, Strings and Cembalo
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor
Johann Wenzel Stamitz: Concerto in C major for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo
Ivan Chandoschkin: Concerto for Oboe (Viola) and Strings

Lajos Lencsés, Oboe
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Preghiera

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CD Deutsche Grammophon

Jean Sibelius: Impromptu
Francesco Durante: Preghiera: Vergin, Tutto amor
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Niccolò Paganini: Preghiera Sonata
Ernest Bloch: Prayer
Robert Schumann: “Aus den hebräischen Gesängen” from “Myrthen” op. 25
Francesco Paolo Tosti: Preghiera
Luigi Luzzi: Ave Maria
Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria
Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria
Jules Massenent: Meditation from “Thais”
Olivier Messiaen: Louange à l’Eternité de Jésus from “Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps”
John Williams: Hauptthema from Schindler’s List

  • Richard Yongjae O’Neill, Viola
    Christopher Park, Piano
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

“The Princess and the Pea” & “The Beetle”

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Prinzessin auf der Erbse/Der Mistkäfer

CD Coviello Classics COV 91615

Andreas N. Tarkmann:
The Princess and the Pea”
The Beetle

  • Juri Tetzlaff, narrator
  • Children’s Choir of the Stuttgart Opera
  • Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn