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1▶CD: The Great Piano Concertos (I)
2▶CD: The Great Mozart Concertos
3▶CD: From Vivaldi to Bach: The Great Concertos on Period Instruments
4▶CD: The Great Violin Concertos
5▼CD: Great Concertos for Various Instruments
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1Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio [excerpt]
solo guitar:
Sharon Isbin (classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Lausanne Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo3:01
2Concert champêtre: II. Andante (Mouvement de sicilienne)
harpsichord:
Maggie Cole (harpsichordist) (in 1988-02)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 1988-02)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1988-02)
recording of:
Concert champêtre, FP 49 : II. Andante, Mouvement de Sicilienne (for harpsichord) (in 1988-02)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (from 1927 until 1928)
part of:
Concert champêtre, FP 49 (for harpsichord)
Francis Poulenc6:11
3Danses sacrée et profane: Danse sacrée
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
harp:
Marie-Claire Jamet (harpist) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l’ORTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
recording of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103: Danse sacrée (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1904-04 until 1904-05)
part of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103, CD 113
Claude Debussy4:39
4Danses sacrée et profane: Danse profane
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
harp:
Marie-Claire Jamet (harpist) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de l’ORTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
recording of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103: Danse profane (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1904-04 until 1904-05)
part of:
Deux danses pour Harpe et Orchestre, L. 103, CD 113
Claude Debussy4:38
5Harold en Italie: Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soir [excerpt]
solo viola:
Gérard Caussé (violist)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16: II. Marche des pélerins chantant la prière du soir. Allegretto
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16 (Symphonie en 4 parties avec un alto principal)
Hector Berlioz4:09
6Cello Concerto in B minor: I. Allegro [excerpt]
cello:
Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist)
orchestra:
Oslo‐Filharmonien (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
edit of:
Cello Concerto, op. 104: I. Allegro by Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic), Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Antonín Dvořák6:16
7Cello Concerto in G: II. Adagio
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist) (in 1990-02)
solo cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist)
orchestra:
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra (Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra) (in 1990-02)
conductor:
Juha Kangas (in 1990-02)
recorded at:
Järvenpää-talo: Sibelius-sali (Järvenpää Hall: Sibelius hall) in Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland (in 1990-02)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 7 in G major, G. 480: II. Adagio
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 7 in G major, G. 480
Luigi Boccherini4:06
8Oboe Concerto in C Minor: II. Adagio
oboe:
Ray Still (oboist)
orchestra:
Academy of London
conductor:
Richard Stamp
recording of:
Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attrib. Alessandro Marcello): I. Allegro moderato
additional composer:
Alessandro Marcello
composer:
Benedetto Marcello (composer)
part of:
Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attrib. Alessandro Marcello)
recording of:
Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attrib. Alessandro Marcello): II. Adagio
additional composer:
Alessandro Marcello
composer:
Benedetto Marcello (composer)
part of:
Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attrib. Alessandro Marcello)
Benedetto Marcello3:52
9Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor: III. Rondo. Allegretto
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
clarinet:
Antony Pay (clarinetist) (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
conductor:
Antony Pay (clarinetist)
balance engineer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
recording of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegretto (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73 (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73)
Carl Maria von Weber6:19
10Cello Concerto no. 2 in D: III. Finale. Allegro
producer:
Tony Harrison (producer and sound engineer for classical music)
solo cello:
Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist) (from 1991-09-25 until 1991-09-28)
orchestra:
Det Norske Kammerorkester (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) (from 1991-09-25 until 1991-09-28)
conductor:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (from 1991-09-25 until 1991-09-28)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg
recorded at:
Uranienborg kirke in Oslo, Norway (from 1991-09-25 until 1991-09-28)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101: III. Rondo: Allegro (from 1991-09-25 until 1991-09-28)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101
Joseph Haydn4:39
11Cello Concerto in A minor: II: Langsam [excerpt]
solo cello:
Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
partial recording of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: II. Langsam (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1850-10-10 until 1850-10-24)
part of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Robert Schumann3:36
12Don Quixote [excerpt]
solo cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist)
solo viola:
Cynthia Phelps (American violist)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
partial recording of:
Don Quixote (op 35; TrV 184)
premiered in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1898-03-08)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1897)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 35) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 184)
Richard Strauss2:29
13Cello Concerto in E minor: III. Adagio
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist) (in 1988-07)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1988-07)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-07)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio (in 1988-07)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar4:47
14Cello Concerto: II. Andante sostenuto
engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (in 1988)
cello:
Ralph Kirshbaum (cellist) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (in 1988)
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor) (in 1988)
recorded at:
St Peter’s Church (Morden) in Morden, Merton, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988)
recording of:
Cello Concerto, op. 22: II. Andante sostenuto (in 1988)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (from 1945-01 until 1945-11-27)
part of:
Cello Concerto, op. 22
Samuel Barber7:45
15Organ Concerto no. 4 in D minor, op. 7: IV. Allegro
recording of:
Organ Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: IV. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309
George Frideric Handel3:22
16Cello Concerto in A: III. Allegro assai
producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
cello:
Anner Bylsma (cellist) (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
conductor:
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor, harpsichordist) (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
balance engineer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer) (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172, H. 439: III. Allegro assai (from 1988-11-18 until 1988-11-20)
composer:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (German classical composer) (in 1753)
arrangement of:
Keyboard Concerto in A major, Wq. 29, H. 437: III. Allegro assai
part of:
Cello Concerto in A major, Wq. 172, H. 439
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach5:01
17Concerto for Two Mandolins in G, RV 532: III. Allegro
engineer, editor and balance engineer:
Alessandra Galleron
executive producer:
Alain Lanceron
producer:
Nicolas Bartholomée (French sound engineer and producer of classical recordings)
cello:
Maurizio Naddeo (cellist)
harpsichord and organ:
Sergio Ciomei
mandolin:
Sonia Mauer (mandolinist), Sonia Maurer (Italian mandolinist) and Giovanni Scaramuzzino (mandolinist)
solo mandolin:
Sonia Maurer (Italian mandolinist) and Giovanni Scaramuzzino (mandolinist)
theorbo:
Ugo Nastrucci and Giangiacomo Pinardi
viola:
Ernesto Braucher, Stefano Marcocchi and Diego Mecca (violist)
violin:
Fabio Biondi (conductor/violinist), Robert Brown (Classical music violist), Lorenzo Colitto, Luca Giardini (classical violinist), Carla Marotta, Raffaello Negri, Andrea Rognoni and Renata Spotti (Classical violinist)
violone:
Francisco Montero (double bassist)
orchestra:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra) (from 2001-10-09 until 2001-10-12)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (conductor/violinist) (from 2001-10-09 until 2001-10-12)
recorded at:
San Giovanni Evangelista in Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 2001-10-09 until 2001-10-12)
recording of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532: III. Allegro (from 2001-10-09 until 2001-10-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto in G major for Two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo, RV 532
recording of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: III. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
Antonio Vivaldi3:19
6▶CD: The Great Piano Concertos (II)

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