Giuliani / Mcfadden / Kolk - Mauro Giuliani: Music for Two Guitars, Vol. 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Franz Anton Hoffmeister occupied an important place in Viennese musical and cultural life. He was much respected as a - his firm published works by Mozart and Haydn, and he was friendly with Beethoven - but also as a composer. He wrote at least eight operas, a substantial number of symphonies, and a large amount of music for the flute, a popular instrument amongst the wealthy amateurs of the time. He also wrote expressively and rewardingly for the piano, which had a similarly wide audience.Given Franz Anton Hoffmeister's pivotal role in Viennese musical life, as both and composer, it is not surprising that he wrote a significant body of music for the piano. The sonatas are not merely the preserve of the sophisticated amateurs for whom they were written. As his contemporaries observed, Hoffmeister's music showed original and expressive features, and the sonatas which survive in numerous handwritten copies were some of his most popular and admired works of the time. Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Minuetto Poco Allegretto - Trio - Da Capo Il Minuetto 3. Rondo Allegro 4. Allegro 5. Poco Adagio 6. Vivace 7. Andante Con Espressione 8. Rondo Allegro 9. Moderato 10. Adagio 11. Allegretto 12. Allegro 13. Adagio 14. Allegro

César Franck is perhaps best known for his organ works and late masterpieces such as the Violin Sonata. His Symphony in D minor has also been widely recorded and is often coupled with LeChasseur maudit, a work that ranks among his most popular and frequently performed orchestral works. Les Éolides and Psychéare more impressionistic in atmosphere, and much appreciated for their subtle orchestration and lyrical inventiveness. Jean-Luc Tingaud's recordings for Naxos have always done very well, with Poulenc's Les Biches (8. 573739) given a 10/10 score by ClassicsToday. Com, along with comments such as 'Tingaud's precise, clear-eyed direction is just what this music needs'. Vincent d'Indy's Second Symphony (8. 573522), also with the RSNO, was given a rave review by Fanfare 'This recording [by] Tingaud and his Scottish orchestra should absolutely fire up new interest in a composer who has been unjustly neglected. Very strongly, if not urgently, recommended. ' The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has a worldwide reputation for the quality of it's recordings, receiving two Diapason d'or de l'année awards for Symphonic Music and eight GRAMMY Award nominations over the last decade. The RSNO's numerous Naxos recordings include Roussel's Symphony No. 2(8. 570529) conducted by Stéphane Denève which gained the Gramophone 'Editor's Choice'. Album Tracks 1. Le Chasseur Maudit 2. Psyché - Poème Symphonique Première Partie 3. Deuxième Partie 4. Troisième Partie 5. Les Éolides

Winner of the 1900 Prix de Rome, Florent Schmitt stands alongside Debussy and Ravel as one of the most original French composers of his time. Schmitt's piano duos and duets are second only to Schubert in number and yet few have been recorded. The masterful Invencia Piano Duo seeks a redress of these grievances in this sensual and subtle . Album Tracks 1. Francaise 2. Polonaise 3. Viennoise 4. Somnolence 5. Souvenir de Ribeaupierre 6. Scintillement 7. Souhaits de Jeune Fille 8. Promenade a L'etang 9. Fete Septentrionale 10. Traversee Heureuse 11. Rhapsodie Parisienne