MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 1 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2014) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Following the great success of our new complete recording – and the most comprehensive one ever – of Bach’s organ works (German Record Critics Prize for the Year 2009) Gerhard Weinberger now turns to a new edition featuring the organ compositions of Max Reger in performances on selected magnificent organs surviving from the Reger period. prestomusic
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist :
CD1 recorded at Thomaskirche Leipzig, March 29-31, 2012.
CD2 recorded at Marienkirche Salzwedel, April 3-4, 2013.
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 2 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2015) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Gerhard Weinberger has launched a complete recording of Reger’s organ oeuvre on cpo: an auspicious beginning. In this repertoire too, he proves to be an extraordinary interpreter with both virtuosity and discerning nuance. prestomusic
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist :
CD1 recorded Dom zu Verden a.d. Aller, September 3 & 4, 2010.
CD2 recorded at Eglise Saint Martin Dudelange, March 31-April 3, 2011.
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 3 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2016) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Along with other chorale fantasias and chorale preludes, vol.3 of our edition of Max Reger’s organ works presents his Twelve Pieces op.59. These works inaugurated Reger’s series of composite works intended for practical use in religious services. These are the only works by Reger based on Gregorian melodies, which, however in no way evoke modal harmonic structures but are fully integrated into his complex harmonic structures. prestomusic
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist :
CD1: Played on the Wilhelm Sauer Organ, Dom St. Petri Bremen (1894)
CD2: Played on the Wilhelm Sauer Organ, Stadtkirche Bad Salzungen (1909)
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 4 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2017) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

The Reger Edition continues, following three releases accompanied by rave reviews from the critics. klassik-heute wrote in 2015, ‘In this sumptuous music Gerhard Weinberger turns enthusing technical virtuosity into an audio event. We can eagerly look forward to the other volumes of this complete recording and already certify that this edition will do an outstanding job of initially introducing the Reger beginner to his organ cosmos.’ And Musik & Theater opined in 2016, ‘These discs rank with the best currently available recordings in the field of Reger’s organ music.’ Vol. 4 again features two CDs in the best Surround Sound. The focus is formed by Reger’s op. 57, to which he added the adjective ‘Symphonic’, thereby making it absolutely clear that this work would represent a high point not only in his own organ oeuvre but also in the whole of the organ literature. In his op. 145 collection published in early 1916 – first designated as the ‘Seven Organ Pieces’ in posthumous editions – all the pieces have in common the quotation of chorales corresponding in content to the particular work title. The Introduction and (above all) the Passacaglia in F minor are surely the most outstanding numbers among the twelve pieces constituting his Monologues op. 63. prestomusic
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist 1 :
1-2.    Symphonische Phantasie Und Fuge D-moll Op. 57    (20:35)
3-9.    Sieben Orgelstücke Op. 145 (Sieben Fantasien Zu Den Hauptfesten Des Kirchenjahres)    (51:42)
Tracklist 2 :
1-3.      Aus Monologe Op. 63: Introduktion Und Passacaglia Nr. 5, 6; Ave Maria Nr. 7    (19:04)
4-9.  Sechs Trios Op. 47    (18:08)
10-16.  Suite Op. 92    (30:18)
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 5 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2018) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

CPO's successful Reger edition continues here with the fifth volume in the successful series, even as critics are still raving about the previous release. Musik & Theater wrote of Volume 4: "These recordings number among the best currently available." The German organist and choral conductor, Gerhard Weinberger, studied organ with Franz Lehrndorfer and church music at the Musikhochschule in Munich. In 1971, he was the prize winner in organ at the renowned international ARD Music Competition. In 1974, after spending three years directing the choir at Saint Lorenz Basilica in Kempten, Gerhard Weinberger assumed a teaching post in organ and church music at the Munich Musikhochschule. He was Professor of Organ there from 1977 to 1983. Currently he is Professor of Organ and Director of the Church Music Department at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and of the Leipzig New Bach Society directorate. Gerhard Weinberger's wide repertoire ranges from pre-Baroque to music of the 20th century, with a special emphasis on the works of J.S. Bach and Max Reger. He has given recitals throughout Europe, Asia and America. amazon
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist 1 :
1-2.    Aus "Monologe" Op. 63, Heft 3. Toccata Und Fuge E-Moll (Nr. 9 Und 10)     (12:18)
3-10.    Aus "Zweiundfünfzig Leicht Ausführbare Vorspiele Zu Den Gebräuchlichsten Evangelischen Chorälen" Op. 67    (17:44)
11-15.  Aus "Zwölf Stücke" Op. 65    (25:59)
16-17.  Präludium Und Fuge Fis-Moll Ohne Opuszahl    (6:12)
Tracklist 2 :
1-2.      Präludium Und Fuge Gis-Moll Ohne Opuszahl    (9:57)
3-8.  Aus "Zehn Stücke" Op. 65    (26:07)
9-15.  Aus "Zweiundfünfzig Leicht Ausführbare Vorspiele Zu Den Gebräuchlichsten Evangelischen Chorälen" Op. 67    (15:09)
16-17.  Aus "Vier Präludien Und Fugen" Op. 85    (9:29)
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 6 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2019) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Our successful Reger edition now once again continues, and the critics continue to be more than enthusiastic about the volumes released to date. Musik & Theater has even claimed, 'These recordings number among the best releases currently available in the field of Reger’s organ music'. And Vol. 6 again presents two SACDs in the best Surround Sound. The thirty little chorale preludes for the most familiar numbers in the Chorales op. 135a, composed by Reger expressly with the organist’s traditional duties in mind, occupy the center stage. A glance at the countless pieces of so-called practical liturgical music composed before and after Reger demonstrates that the quality of this collection can hardly be overestimated, given the fact that it offers what might be termed 'Reger en miniature'. The wealth of the compositional ideas selected by him justifies the presentation of op. 135a in its entirety. amazon
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist 1 :
1-3.    Introduktion, Passacaglia Und Fuge E-Moll Op. 127    (31:18)
4-9.    Aus "Zweiundfünzig Leicht Ausführbare Vorspiele Zu den Gebräuchlisten Evangelischen Chorälen" Op. 67 (1901/02): Heft 3    (15:12)
10-11.  Aus Choralvorspiele Op. 79b (1904)    (2:47)
12-14.  Aus "Zwölf Stücke" Op. 80 (1902/04)    (15:03)
Tracklist 2 :
1.  Präludium C-Moll WoO VIII/6 (1900)    1:11
2.  Fuge C-Moll WoO IV/8 (1901)    2:42
3-7.    Dreißig Kleine Choralvorspiele Zu Den Gebräuchlichsten Chorälen Op. 135a (1914), Nr. 1-15    (23:26)
Credits :
Organ – Gerhard Weinberger 
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

MAX REGER — Organ Works Vol. 7 (Gerhard Weinberger) 2CD (2021) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (tracks), lossless

A premium Hybrid SACD double-disc release from CPO, featuring Gerhard Weinberger performing Organ Works Vol. 7 by Max Reger. This edition continues Weinberger’s acclaimed Reger cycle, recorded on historic German instruments and praised for its clarity, power, and authenticity. A must-have for collectors of organ repertoire and 20th-century sacred music recordings.
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Tracklist 1 :
1-2.    Variationen Und Fuge Über Ein Originalthema Fis-Moll Op. 73 (1903)    (39:08)
3-6.    Präludium Und Fuge G-Dur Nr. 3    (13:07)
Tracklist 2 :
1-2.    Phantasie Und Fuge C-Moll Op. 29 (1898)    (15:11)
3-4.    Aus ''Fünf Leicht Ausführbare Präludien Und Fugen'' Op. 56 (1903)    
        Präludium Und Fuge D-Moll Nr. 2    (7:18)
5-9.    Aus Kompositionen (Choralvorspiele) Op. 79b    (16:02
10-11.  Aus ''Fünf Leicht Ausführbare Präludien Und Fugen'' Op. 56 (1903)    Präludium Und Fuge H-Moll Nr. 5    (12:39)      
12-13.    Phantasie Und Fuge D-Moll Op. 135b, Erstfassung (1915)    (21:37)    
Credits :
Organ [Dresden] – Gerhard Weinberger (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13)
Organ [Mannheim] – Gerhard Weinberger (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6)
Cover – Christiane Grimm, Design – Lothar Bruweleit

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH : Opera Overtures Vol. 1 (The Hanover Band · Anthony Halstead) (1995) APE (image+.cue), lossless

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JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH : Opera Overtures Vol. 2 (The Hanover Band · Anthony Halstead) (1997) APE (image+.cue), lossless

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JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH : Opera Overtures Vol. 3 (The Hanover Band · Anthony Halstead) (2002) APE (image+.cue), lossless

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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN : Hamburgische Kapitänsmusik 1755 (La Stagione Frankfurt · Michael Schneider) 2CD (1999) APE (image+.cue) lossless

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JOSEF MYSLIVECEK : Symphonies · 5 Overtures (Michi Gaigg · Orfeo Barockorchester) 2CD (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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LEOPOLD MOZART : 7 Symphonies (Bohdan Warchal · Slovak Chamber Orchestra) (1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

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HINDEMITH : Viola Concertos (Brett Dean · Queensland Symphony Orchestra· Werner Andreas Albert) (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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CLARA SCHUMANN : Complete Piano Works (Jozef De Beenhouwer) 3CD (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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KABALEVSKY : Complete Piano Concertos • Fantasy • Rhapsody (Michael Korstick • Alun Francis) 2CD (2012) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

CD1
1-3    Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 9
4-6    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 23 (original version)

CD2
1    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50
4     Fantasy in F minor after Schubert D 940
7    Rhapsody, Op.75
8    Piano Concerto No. 4 in C major for piano & strings, Op. 99     

Piano - Michael Korstick
Orchestra - NDR Radiophilharmonie
Conductor - Alun Francis

DMITRI KABALEVSKY : Symphonies 1-4 (Eiji Oue) 2xCD (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

To the extent that Dmitry Kabalevsky has been viewed as the Soviet composer par excellence, his reputation has suffered in the west, especially since the end of the Cold War. Certainly, some of his less politically rewarded contemporaries have risen to greater prominence in the same period, and this demonstrates a shift in public opinion, from favoring the tuneful and conservative music of Kabalevsky to exploring the deeper, agonized expressions of such artists as Dmitry Shostakovich and Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Particularly in the realm of the symphony, Kabalevsky's four symphonies are far less significant than Shostakovich's fifteen or Weinberg's twenty five, which reflect in their troubled music much of what was wrong in the Soviet Union, while Kabalevsky's adhere to the party line and portray a heroic Russian populism that rings false today. This is not to say that Kabalevsky's symphonies are bad music, for they are constructed quite well in the expansive, late Romantic style, and anyone who appreciates highly melodic music in the tradition of Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninov will find these works easy to appreciate. Indeed, the lively performances of Eiji Oue and the NDR Radio Philharmonic convey their excitement over these rarely recorded works, and their muscular energy makes them worth hearing, even though they are among the shallowest of twentieth century symphonies and of primary interest to students of Russian history. CPO's sound quality is excellent, so the performances come across with natural orchestral colors and resonance. by Blair Sanderson  

Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

CD1
1-2    Symphony No. 1 Op. 18 In C Sharp Minor    (19:35)
3-5    Symphony No. 2 Op. 19 In C Minor (1934)    (25:37)

CD2
1-2    Symphony No. 3 Op. 32 In B Flat Minor For Orchestra And Mixed Chorus »Requiem Für Lenin« (1933)    (19:07)
3-7    Symphony No. 4 Op. 54 In C (1955-56)    (41:12)

Chorus – The Choir Of Hungarian Radio (2-1 to 2-2), NDR Chor
Orchestra – NDR Radiophilharmonie
Conductor – Eiji Oue 

ARAM KHACHATURIAN : Piano Concerto • Concerto-Rhapsody (Stepan Simonian, Daniel Raiskin) (2018) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Piano Concerto In D Flat Major    (34:18)
Concerto-Rhapsody For Piano & Orchestra    20:36

Conductor – Daniel Raiskin
Orchestra – Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Piano – Stepan Simonian 

MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG : String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Quatuor Danel) (2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Even though the dominant figures of Soviet music were Dmitry Shostakovich and Sergey Prokofiev, it has become clear that the work of a third composer, Polish-born Mieczyslaw Weinberg, should be ranked as equally significant. His reputation has rapidly increased in the west due to a growing number of major recordings that confirm his standing, and his impressive compositions are valued by some critics as every bit the equal of any of the better-known modernist masterpieces. In light of the renascence of Weinberg's music, CPO has begun a project with the Quatuor Danel to record the 17 string quartets, and this first volume shows promising signs that the whole series will be required listening. The String Quartet No. 4, Op. 20 (1945), was a product of World War II and it reflects the turmoil of the time, while the String Quartet No. 16, Op. 130 (1981), is a brooding, introspective work of Weinberg's late period, comparable in its fatalistic mood to some of Shostakovich's dark explorations. The Quatuor Danel plays with taut muscularity, and the tension of Weinberg's fiercely dissonant counterpoint is sustained in each quartet through the group's controlled energy and penetrating tone. The close miking may make listening a little disagreeable -- especially when the players' breathing is audible -- but the musical value of these performances is high and listeners should be prepared to concentrate on this album without distractions and to face it without concern for comfort: this is bracing music, indeed, but well worth the effort. by Blair Sanderson  

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996)

String Quartet No. 4 Op. 20 In E Flat Major    (34:52)
String Quartet No. 16 Op. 130 In A Flat Major    (30:18)

Ensemble – Quatuor Danel

MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG : String Quartets, Vol. 2 (Quatuor Danel) (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996)

String Quartet No. 7 Op. 59 In C    (28:10)
String Quartet No. 11 Op. 89 In F    (21:26)
String Quartet No. 13 Op. 118, In One Movement    14:07

Ensemble – Quatuor Danel