Among the many child prodigies that have made their mark in the history of music, Felix Mendelssohn is, along with Mozart, possibly the most impressive. By the age of fifteen he had already composed 13 string symphonies and a number of concertos, and his first ‘proper’ symphony was not far away. He wasn’t just highly productive, however – his contemporaries already recognized the high quality of the works he produced: ‘Felix Mendelssohn composes with the greatest conceivable ease and with inextinguishable abundance of spirit, the most difficult pieces…’ wrote a German reviewer in 1822. Both pieces recorded here were composed with Mendelssohn’s friend and violin teacher, Eduard Ritz, in mind. Felix himself premièred the Double Concerto in D minor with Ritz in May 1823 at one of the famous Sunday concerts at the Mendelssohn residence in Berlin, but except for a second outing later the same year, the work remained unperformed until 1957. Here the piano part – in turn quick-silvery and lyrical – is defended by the Russian-born pianist Polina Leschenko, making her first appearance on BIS. She is partnered by Richard Tognetti, artistic director and leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.  Tognetti also leads seven of his colleagues from the ACO in the String Octet in E flat major, which Mendelssohn composed as a birthday present for Eduard Ritz. Written two years after the concerto, the octet only received its first public performance in 1836 but quickly became immensely popular. Although it belongs to the genre of chamber music, Mendelssohn himself underlined that it was to be played ‘in symphonic orchestral style by all the instruments’. He also explored the orchestral potential of the work at a performance of his Symphony No.1 in 1829, replacing the symphony’s minuet with an expanded arrangement of the Octet’s scherzo.

• Wykonawca Leschenko Polina , Tognetti Richard
• Data premiery 2013-03-01
• Nośnik SACD

Tracklista: CD 1 1. Orchestral Introduction - Fenton; 'Yet Hear Me Speak' 2. Chorus Of Young Women; 'Fair And Fair And Twice So Fair' 3. Anne Page; 'But Listen, Good Mine Host' 4. Orchestral Introduction - Sir Hugh Evans; 'When As We Sat In Papylon' 5. Peter Simple; 'Yonder He's Coming' 6. Page 'Come, Master Ford' 7. Orchestral Introduction - Mrs Ford 'What, John! What, Robert! 8. Mrs Ford; 'Alas, My Love, You Do Me Wrong' 9. Mrs Quickly; 'Mistress Ford!' 10. Ford, Chorus Of Men; Ah! 11. Orchestral Introduction - Pardon Me, Wife 12. There Is An Old Tale Goes That Herne The Hunter 13. Interlude 14. Orchestral Introduction 15. The Windsor Bell Hath Struck Twelve 16. Ah - Who Comes Here? 17. But Till 'Tis One O'clock' 18. Dance Of The Fairies 19. But Stay! I Smell A Man Of Middle Earth 20. Nay, Do Not Fly 21. My Heart Misgives Me 22. Stand Not Amazed CD 2 1. Orchestral Introduction 2. Anne Page; 'Ahem' 3. Anne Page; 'This Is My Father's Choice' 4. Page; 'How Now, What Does Master Fenton Here?' 5. Dr Caius; 'Vere Is Dat Knave Rugby?' 6. Episode 7. Bardolph, Nym, Pistol; 'How Now, Mine Host Of The Garter' 8. Sir John Falstaff; 'I Spy Entertainment In Her' 9. Pistol; 'Wilt Thou Revenge? 10. Ford; 'Love My Wife? I Will Be Patient' 11. Orchestral Introduction 12. Mrs Qiuickly; 'Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More' 13. Sir John Falstaff; 'Bardolph! Bardolph, I SAY!' 14. Sir John Falstaff; 'Go Thy Ways, Go Thy Ways, Old Jack!' 15. Ford; 'Sir, My Name Is Brook' 16. Ford; 'Ha, Is This A Version?'  

• Wykonawca Thompson Adrian
• Data premiery 2001-06-25
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: CD 1 1. Introduzione - Quattro! Sei! 2. Rigida E Assai La Sera 3. Signora, E Qui La Sitta Del Padron 4. Egli Mi Disse 5. Son Gente Risoluto 6. Altra Volta Quell Uomo Vedesti? 7. Signori, Vi Presento Lazinski 8. Principessa Ci Fate Languir 9. La Donna Russa 10. Ma Dunque E Amor - Amor Ti Vieta 11. Se Innocente Sei Davvero, Credera 12. Portentoso!...Strepitoso! 13. Orchestral Interlude 14. Grech!...I Vostri Uomini 15. Mia Madre, La Mia Vecchia Madre 16. Lo Mi Domando Ancora 17. Vedi, Io Piango CD 2 1. Dice La Capinera 2. Quanto Sei Bella 3. E Voi Piu Non Tubate? 4. Quel Truce Sgherro 5. La Montanina Mia 6. Jariskin Reco All Imperatore 7. Boroff?...Lui! 8. Tutto Tramonta

• Wykonawca Dessi Daniela
• Data premiery 2018-02-16
• Nośnik CD

This is the fourth volume in Chandos’ series devoted to the music of the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, described by Gramophone as a ‘veritable dream team’ in a review for Vol. 1, are joined on this recording by the cellist and exclusive Chandos artist Paul Watkins.Lutosławski drew his main thematic material for Little Suite (Mała suita) from folk melodies from the village of Machów in south-east Poland. As such he was following one of the paths recommended by the communist government for connecting to the ‘broad masses’ by creating what today might be called ‘people’s music’. In this work Lutosławski demonstrates his characteristic lightness of touch, excellent ear for orchestral timbre, and ability to transform his material into something highly individual.The Second Symphony (1965 – 67) was Lutosławski’s first large-scale orchestral work since the Concerto for Orchestra (1950 – 54), and a lot had happened in Poland since the premiere of that work. The government had significantly eased its cultural restrictions for music, which meant that Polish composers were becoming increasingly exposed to new ideas from the West. Lutosławski, ever his own man, chartered a distinctive path through this thicket of new music, and by the mid-60s he had developed his own individual and expressive idiom. In the Second Symphony, he creates an atmosphere of tense anticipation in the opening stages, before drawing the listener into the ensuing, more purposefully developed music, which reaches a climactic explosion and resolution.Paul Watkins is the soloist in the Cello Concerto, one of the most original works of recent times. While Lutosławski insisted that this highly dramatic work was a purely musical drama, Mstislav Rostropovich, its dedicatee, considered the music to be a mirror of his own battles with the authorities in the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and ’70s.In Grave, for solo cello and strings, for the first time in his life (not counting folk-inspired pieces), Lutosławski based a work on the music of another composer: the first four notes of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. He takes Debussy’s motif and transforms it from intense musings into a free-flowing succession of robust and vigorous shapes.

• Wykonawca Watkins Paul
• Data premiery 2012-11-01
• Nośnik SACD

Virgin Steele nazywani weteranami metalu na 35 lecie sceniczne postanowili wydać pięciopłytowy box zatytułowany „Seven Devils Moonshine” z różnorodnymi nagraniami. Znajdziemy tu zarówno nowe utwory, jak i stare nagranie w odświeżonych wersjach. Box zawiera łącznie aż 88 utworów z gatunku metalu, które zabierają nas w podróż po dyskografii Virgin Steele. Tracklista: CD 1 1. Conjurtion Of The Watcher 2. Don't Say Goodbye (Tonight) 3. Rain Of Fire 4. Annihilation 5. Hellfire Woman 6. Children Of The Storm 7. The Chosen Ones 8. The Succubus 9. Minuet In G Minor 10. The Redeemer 11. I Am The One 12. Hot An Wild 13. Birth Through Fire 14. Guardians Of The Flame 15. The Final Days 16. A Cry In The Night 17. Queen Of The Dead (Nordic Twilight Version) - Bonus Track CD 2 1. Flames Of Thy Power (From Blood They Rise) 2. Through The Ring Of Fire 3. Invictus 4. Crown Of Glory (Unscarred) (In Fury Mix) 5. Kingdom Of The Fearless (THe Destruction Of Troy) 6. The Spirit Of Steele (Battle Mix) 7. A Symphony Of Steele (Acoustic Version) 8. The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii) 9. I Will Come For You 10. Dust FRom The Burning (Orchestral Version) - Bonus Track 11. Noble Savage (Long Lost Early Mix) 12. Mists Of Avalon 13. Emalaith CD 3 1. I Will Come For You (Orchestral Version) 2. Queen Of The Dead (Orchestral Version) 3. The Orpheus Taboo (Orchestral Version) 4. Kingdom Of The Fearless (Orchestral Version) 5. The Black Light Bacchanalia (Orchestral Version) 6. Zeus Ascendant 7. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)Orch 8. Rumanian Folk Dance No. 3 "PE LOC" 9. Delirium "Excerpt" 10. Snakeskin Voodoo Man (Orchestral Version) 11. The Enchanter 12. Bone China 13. No Quarter 14. Bone China "Reprise" 15. Chloe Dancer 16. Gentle Groove 17. Darkness-Darkness 18. Death Letter Blues 19. Spoonful CD 4 1. Seven Dead Within 2. Green Dusk Blues 3. Psychic Slaughter 4. Bonedust (Orchestral Version) 5. Hearts On Fire 6. Child Of The Morning Star 7. Murder In High-Gloss Relief 8. Feral 9. Justine 10. Princess Amy 11. Wicked Game 12. Little Wing 13. The Gods Don't Remember CD 5 1. The Evil In Her Eyes 2. Feelin' Alright 3. Sister Moon 4. Sweating Into Dawn 5. Summertime 6. Black Leaves Swirl Down My Street 7. Rip Off 8. The Gods Are Hungry Poem 9. The Poisoned Wound 10. The Birth Of Beauty 11. Profession Of Violence.. 12. Rock Steady 13. Nutshell 14. Slow & Easy "Intro" 15. Jesus Just left Chicago 16. Soul Kitchen 17. When The Music's Over 18. Crawling King Snake 19. When The Music's Over "Reprise" 20. Imhullu 21. After Dark 22. Wake The Dead 23. The Graveyard Dance 24. The Triple Goddess 25. Twilight Of The Gods (Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version) 26. Transfiguration (Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version)

• Wykonawca Virgin Steele
• Data premiery 2018-11-30
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: CD 1 1. Luxferre 2. Let My People Be 3. Of War 4. Antigod 5. For a Thousand Years 6. Shadows of the Sword 7. In The Deep 8. Mother Night 9. Pagan Trance 10. In Gold We Trust 11. Soul Invictus 12. The Truth is Marching On CD 2 (Bonus) 1. Into The Pentagram 2. Reign of Light – Live 3. Slavocracy – Live 4. Antigod – Dark Night Remix 5. War Eternal – Orchestral 6. Lucifer – Orchestral 7. Ten Thousands Years - Orchestral

• Wykonawca Samael
• Data premiery 2019-04-19
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: 1. Genesis2. Shinai3. Downbeat4. No Good (Extended Mix)5. Make Your Own6. Run Amok7. Chains8. Party at the Castle9. Aria (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 1068)10. Improvisació 1

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2017-12-08
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: 1. Ondine 2. Ondine (Orchestral Version) 3. Le Gibet 4. Le Gibet (Orchestral Version) 5. Scarbo 6. Scarbo (Orchestral Version) 7. Prelude 8. Forlane 9. Menuet 10. Rigaudon 11. Menuet Antique 12. Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte 13. Alborada Del Gracioso 14. Ondine (Piano Version) (Bonus Track)  

• Wykonawca Eschenbach Christoph
• Data premiery 2006-01-01
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista:1. Orchestral Works (33 Tracks On 2 Discs)

• Data premiery 2008-06-02
• Nośnik CD / Album

Tracklista:1. Overture2. Orchestral Suite from Act III. Prelude3. Orchestral Suite from Act III. Dance of the Apprentices4. Orchestral Suite from Act III. Entry of the Masters5. Overture6. Overture7. Prelude to Act I8. Prelude, (Act I)9. Liebestod, (Act III)

• Data premiery 2011-04-18
• Nośnik CD / Album