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Schumann: Chamber Music with Winds In 1849 Schumann, like Debussy and Poulenc after him, spent some time writing music for wind instruments. This album celebrates the complete compositions of these works from 1849: Robert Schumann: …

Schubert: String Quartets Vol. 1 This CD brings us Schubert’s famous ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet in A minor, and his early quartet in D major D94. Schubert’s String Quartets are among the most frequently performed quartets of …

Daniel Müller – Schott plays Britten & Prokofiev The Symphony for Cello and Orchestra was composed by Benjamin Britten for the ailing cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. This composition features a great interplay between the cello soloist …

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Le Sacre du printemps The 29th of May, 2013 marks the 100th Anniversary of the legendary premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s …

Shostakovich: Sonatas Dmitri Shostakovich was a very prolific composer. He wrote highly original symphonies and chamber works, and he had to do so when artists experienced a high degree of government control in Russia. On …