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1. Eötvös conducts Stockhausen
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen
It may be true that Karlheinz Stockhausen's Gruppen for three orchestras (1955-1957) can only be appreciated in concert, where the ensembles' ... More
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2. Ferdinand Ries: Concert Overtures
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Howard Griffiths (conductor)
composed by Ferdinand Ries
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3. Arrau Plays Chopin: The Two Concertos
performed by Claudio Arrau (piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Frédéric Chopin
While Claudio Arrau later made magisterial recordings of both Chopin's piano Concertos in the early '70s with Eliahu Inbal conducting the London ... More
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4. Prokofiev: Le Pas d'Acier; L'enfant prodigue (2003)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Michail Jurowski (conductor)
composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Prokofiev's 1927 ballet Le Pas d'Acier (The Step of Steel), given here in its rarely encountered complete form, is known for its motoric character ... More
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5. Benjamin Bilse: Waltzes; Marches; Polkas
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Christian Simonis (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Bilse
It is the Strauss family that comes to mind when dance music of the middle nineteenth century is mentioned, but other continental cities had their ... More
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6. Hornkonzerte
performed by Andrew Joy (horn), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Hans Georg Pflüger, Othmar Schoeck, Richard Strauss
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7. Alfredo Casella: Sinfonia per Orchestra, Op. 63; Italia, Op. 11
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Alun Francis (conductor)
composed by Alfredo Casella
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8. Offenbach: Cello Concertos
performed by Guido Schiefen (cello), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Jacques Offenbach
Before hearing Jacques Offenbach's works for cello and orchestra, abandon any expectations of serious concerto writing, and prepare instead for ... More
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9. Walter Gieseking plays Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel & Bach (2007)
performed by Walter Gieseking (piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Claude Debussy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann
Born in Lyons, France, pianist Walter Gieseking was largely respected for his execution and interpretation of Ravel and Debussy. His repertoire, ... More
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11. Grieg: Complete Symphonic Works, Vol. 1
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Eivind Aadland (conductor)
composed by Edvard Grieg
The first volume of Audite's Complete Symphonic Works of Edvard Grieg includes two of his most popular orchestral works, the Peer Gynt Suites No. 1 ... More
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12. Grieg: Complete Symphonic Works, Vol. 2 (2011)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Eivind Aadland (conductor)
composed by Edvard Grieg
Like Vol. 1 of Audite's survey of Edvard Grieg's complete symphonic music, Vol. 2 cleverly combines familiar with more obscure. The part of familiar ... More
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13. Prokofiev: Chout (2003)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Michail Jurowski (conductor)
composed by Sergey Prokofiev
This is an excellent version of the complete score to Prokofiev's still somewhat neglected early ballet Chout. Michail Jurowski and the WDR Sinfonie ... More
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14. Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (2011)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler
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15. Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
composed by Richard Strauss
In this recording of Strauss' Eine Alpensinfonie and Till Eulenspiegel, great playing and fine sound are nearly undone by rushed conducting. The WDR ... More
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16. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") (2003)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Originally planned as a choral tribute to Lenin, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was transformed by the siege of Leningrad into a paean to that city's ... More
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17. Friedrich Cerha: Bruchstück, geträumt; Neun Bagatellen; Instants (2011)
performed by Klangforum Wien, Zebra Trio, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Friedrich Cerha
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18. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10; Glanert: Theatrum bestiarum (2007)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
composed by Detlev Glanert, Dmitry Shostakovich
Unlike some of Shostakovich's symphonies that carry a specific subtitle or outlined program, the Tenth Symphony carries no such descriptive subtitles ... More
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19. Mahler: Symphonie No. 7 (1991)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Gary Bertini (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler
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20. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 (2006)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Dmitry Shostakovich's sardonic Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1935-1936) marks an important stage in his career, for it was the last of his early, avant ... More
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21. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 (2006)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor Semyon Bychkov has recorded with some of the greatest orchestras in the world, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonia ... More
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22. Shostakovich: "Leningrad" Symphony 7
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Rudolf Barshai (conductor)
composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
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23. John Cage: One9 and 108 (2002)
performed by Mayumi Miyata (sho), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by John Cage
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24. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 (1989)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Günter Wand (conductor)
composed by Franz Schubert
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25. Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de Feu; Scherzo fantastique (2011)
performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)
composed by Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky's early ballet The Firebird was written for the same group of Paris-based Russians who just a few years later would shock the world with ... More
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