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NEW ALBUM: MOZART FLUTE CONCERTOS

2023-12-06T08:32:06+01:00

NEW ALBUM RELEASED:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
CONCERTOS FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA
No.1 in G major & No.2 in D major, K. 313 & 314
JPK 21 03 23

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This album consists of famous works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: His two concertos for Flute and orchestra in G major and D major.
The 2nd concerto is an arrangement for flute and string orchestra.The fabulous soloist of both works is Spanish flutist Diego García Conde, accompanied by
the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Volker Hartung.
Mozart's Concerto No. 1 for Flute and Orchestra in G major, K. 313, was probably composed in Salzburg in January or February 1777 and is today one of the most important and most frequently performed works of the genre. In addition, it is the composer's only solo concerto initially written for flute and is sometimes required as a standard work for auditions. The range of the solo part ranges from d1 to g3.
Mozart's solo and chamber music works for flute are usually associated with the commission of the wealthy Dutch music lover Ferdinand Dejean (1731–1797) in Mannheim in 1778, whom the composer confusingly referred to in his letters as "de Jean," "De Jean," "de champs" as well as "our Indian, "Indian Dutchman" or "rich Dutchman." Dejean, himself a doctor of the Dutch East India Company and a flute dilettante, invited the young Mozart to write him works for flute and offered him a princely fee.

Dieses Album enthält die beiden Konzerte für Flöte und Orchester von Wolfgang Amadeus #Mozart:
Das Flötenkonzert Nr. 1 G-Dur KV 313 entstand 1778. Im Auftrag des niederländischen Flötisten Ferdinand De Jean im Jahr 1777 sollte Mozart vier Flötenquartette und drei Flötenkonzerte liefern, doch er vollendete nur zwei der drei Konzerte, KV 313 war das erste. Es gibt kein erhaltenes Manuskript, so dass es schwierig ist, Mozarts Intentionen eindeutig zu bestimmen. Es zählt jedoch heute zu den bedeutendsten und meistgespielten Werken der Gattung. Zudem ist es das einzige original für Flöte geschriebene Solokonzert des Komponisten und wird mitunter auch bei Probespielen als Standardwerk verlangt.
Das 2. Flötenkonzert in D-Dur ist in in einer Bearbeitung für #Flöte und Streicher zu hören. Der fabelhafte Solist ist der spanische Flötist Diego García #Conde, begleitet vom Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra unter Leitung von Volker Hartung.

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NEW ALBUM: MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS No. 12 & 14 with FILIPPO FAES

2023-11-18T09:09:34+01:00

NEUES ALBUM VERÖFFENTLICHT:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
KLAVIERKONZERTE NR.12 IN A-Dur KV 414 &
Nr.14 in ES-DUR KV 449
JPK 12 01 23

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Mozart's 12th Piano Concerto, like the piano concerto No.14 K. 449, is still part of the early Viennese concertos. Still, in terms of content and form, it moves further away from this creative phase and points to the second group of Viennese concertos, which begins with the 15th Piano Concerto. He wrote both concertos as early as 1782.
With the 14th Piano Concerto, Mozart is at the crossroads from the old form to a new classical concept of the piano concerto. He states that he treats the wind instruments ad libitum one last time. In a letter to his father in 1784, Mozart reported: "This is a concerto of an extraordinary kind, and written more for a small than a large orchestra." The accompaniment can also be played with string instruments. In this recording, K. 414 is played with an accompanying string orchestra, whereas K.415 is presented with a full orchestra, including wind players.
The soloist is the celebrated Italian Pianist Filippo Faes, one of the long-time favorite artists performing Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mozarts 12. Klavierkonzert gehört ebenso wie das Klavierkonzert Nr. 14 KV 449 zu den frühen Wiener Konzerten. Inhaltlich und formal entfernt sie sich jedoch weiter von dieser Schaffensphase und verweist auf die zweite Gruppe Wiener Konzerte, die mit dem 15. Klavierkonzert beginnt. Beide Konzerte schrieb er bereits 1782. Mit dem 14. Klavierkonzert steht Mozart an der Schnittstelle von der alten Form zu einer neuen klassischen Konzeption des Klavierkonzerts. Er gibt an, die Blasinstrumente ein letztes Mal ad libitum zu behandeln. In einem Brief an seinen Vater schrieb Mozart 1784: "Dies ist ein Konzert von außerordentlicher Art, das mehr für ein kleines als für ein großes Orchester geschrieben ist."
Die Begleitung kann auch mit Streichinstrumenten gespielt werden. In dieser Aufnahme wird KV 414 mit einem begleitenden Streichorchester gespielt, während KV 415 mit einem kompletten Orchester einschließlich Bläsern präsentiert wird.
Solist ist der gefeierte italienische Pianist Filippo Faes, einer der langjährigen Lieblingskünstler von Volker Hartung und Junge Philharmonie Köln.

NEW ALBUM: RICHARD WAGNER - OPERA EXCERPTS & OVERTURES

2023-10-06T09:31:54+02:00

NEW ALBUM RELEASED:

VOLKER HARTUNG CONDUCTS
RICHARD WAGNER : OPERA EXERPTS & OVERTURES
JPK 27 06 23

This album consists of excerpts and overtures from operas for orchestra by Richrd Wagner, conducted by Volker Hartung in exciting performances with his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra: Wagners Overtures to "The Flying Dutchman," "Meistersinger" and "Lohengrin". Moreover, there is a magnificent reading of Parsifal's Act III Finale.

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VIDEO AT YOUTUBE:
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NEW ALBUM RELEASED: VOLKER HARTUNG conducts WAGNER; BRUCH & OFFENBACH

2023-03-05T07:56:09+01:00

NEW ALBUM RELEASED:
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS BY RICHARD WAGNER, JACQUES OFFENBACH, MAX BRUCH and FELIX MENDELSSOHN.
This album consists of romantic masterworks for Orchestra conducted by Volker Hartung in exciting performances with his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra: Wagners Overture to "The Flying Dutchman," Max Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with the fabulous playing of american soloist Elizabeth Basoff. Moreover, there are magnificent readings of Felix Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony" and Overtures by Jacques Offenbach.
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Have fun!

NEUES ALBUM VERÖFFENTLICHT:
ROMANTISCHE MEISTERWERKE VON RICHARD WAGNER, JACQUES OFFENBACH, MAX BRUCH and FELIX MENDELSSOHN.
Dieses Album enthält Aufnahmen von Meisterwerken unter der Leitung von Volker Hartung in spannenden Aufführungen mit seinem Orchester Junge Philharmonie Köln: Wagners Ouvertüre zu "Der fliegende Holländer", Max Bruchs 1. Violinkonzert mit dem fabelhaften Spiel der Solistin Elizabeth Basoff. Darüber hinaus gibt es großartige Lesungen von Felix Mendelssohns "Italienischer Symphonie" und Ouvertüren von Jacques Offenbach.

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Viel Freude!

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NEW ALBUM PUBLISHED: RETRO PARTY & SWING MUSIC from THE ROARING TWENTIES

2022-04-26T11:23:01+02:00

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NEW ALBUM RELEASED:
DANCE and SWING MUSIC of the "ROARING TWENTIES"

The Cologne New Philharmonic and Volker Hartung invite you on a journey back in time to the 'Golden Twenties' and their ingenious swing music from Broadway to Berlin.
They immersed themselves in the playing style and sound aesthetics of the time and play in a unique playing style the best hits of the swing era from the original arrangements.

Some songs are so deeply rooted in the attitude to life of a region that one can rightly call them "Hits. " For New York and the American attitude to life, Broadway and its films, its shows, and theaters were and are a synonym of national cultural identity. Names of composers such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, and their melodies were omnipresent in New York, just as the film in Babelsberg in Berlin developed a unique cultural flowering. Talented film composers such as Friedrich Holländer became famous overnight through 'The Blue Angel.' The famous hit 'Falling in Love Again' and the legs of the beautiful Marlene Dietrich enchanted Berlin and the whole world.
Listen to the great film and dance tunes of the 'Golden Twenties' on a musical walk from Broadway to Berlin with the beguiling sound of the Cologne New Philharmonic under my direction.
Have much fun!

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NEW ALBUM PUBLISHED: J. BRAHMS 2nd Symphony & Hungarian Dances

2022-01-08T20:30:36+01:00

NEW ALBUM RELEASED: RACHMANINOFF Orchestral works

2022-01-08T20:24:49+01:00

NEW ALBUM: SERENADES with works by Suk, Dvorak, Rossini and others

2020-08-07T21:02:19+02:00

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On this album, Volker Hartung conducts his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra and its soloists in beautiful highlights of 19th Century Serenade music. Josef Suk (1874 - 1935) was a Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák's son-in-law, and a well-known violinist. He began his oeuvre with chamber music and, in wonderful sounding Dvořák tradition, with a four-movement string serenade op. 6, Several sources report that the avowed railway enthusiast Dvořák had encouraged his then-future son-in-law Suk to write down locomotive numbers at train stations. Dvořák Suk is also said to have passed tests on his knowledge of locomotive engineering to get Dvorak's approval to marry his daughter! Jules Massenet gained notoriety through the violin solo "Meditation, "which is part of the oriental influenced opera "Thaïs. " This solo is considered a famous encore in concerts and is often part of classical editions on specific topics.
Alexander Borodin composed his Second Quartet in D Major in 1881 and dedicated it to his wife. The quartet was supposed to be a 20th-anniversary gift with a program evoking the couple's first meeting in Heidelberg. The third movement, called "Nocturne," became popular.
Rossini wrote his Serenades when he was only 12 years old. On this album, the Serbian flute virtuoso Dejan Gavric plays one of these happy pieces together with the fabulous string players of the Cologne New Philharmonic.
Offenbach composed "Les Larmes de Jacqueline" in 1846 as the second in a set of three pieces under the title "Les Harmonies des Bois" (Op.76). During this time, Offenbach was traveling throughout Europe, performing as a cello virtuoso. Often performing his music, «Les Larmes de Jacqueline» was most likely composed for himself and his daughter Jacqueline. Jadranka Gasparovic performs this lovely piece in this recording.
Dvorák's Carnival Overture served as a musical farewell to his beloved Prague and, at the same time, as a greeting for the composer from New York, where he took on the job of director of the National Conservatory of Music. The carnival overture is about a lonely, sensitive visitor who comes to a city at nightfall where the carnival is in full swing. Everywhere you can hear the sound of instruments and singing. One can feel the joyful mood increasing to unrestrained cheerfulness.

NEW ALBUM: FROM VENICE WITH LOVE - Davide Toso plays works by Vivaldi, Boccherini, Mozart, and others

2019-06-09T05:14:30+02:00

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Davide Toso, the Italian Violinist from Venice, is one of the most renowned musicians in Italy.
As a longstanding and most beloved member and soloist with the Cologne New Philharmonic and its chamber orchestra, he has enchanted countless audiences in all parts of the world with his masterful and highly musical playing.
After 12 years with the Cologne New Philharmonic, he formed a famous string quartet in Italy, switched to the viola and is at present principal violist of the »La Fenice« Opera House Orchestra in Venice. On this album, JPK Musik is proud to present a beautiful collection of his art with works by Antonio Vivaldi, Boccherini, Donizetti, Mozart, and others.

Davide Toso, der italienische Geiger aus Venedig, ist einer der bekanntesten Musiker Italiens.
Als langjähriges, beliebtes Mitglied und Solist der Jungen Philharmonie Köln und ihres Kammerorchesters unter Leitung von Volker Hartung hat er mit seinem meisterhaften und hochmusikalischen Spiel unzählige Zuschauer in allen Teilen der Welt verzaubert.
Nach 12 Jahren bei Junge Philharmonie Köln gründete er in Italien ein berühmtes Streichquartett, wechselte zur Bratsche und ist derzeit Solobratschist des Opernhausorchesters »La Fenice« in Venedig. JPK Musik ist stolz darauf, auf diesem Album eine wunderschöne Sammlung seiner Kunst mit Werken von Antonio Vivaldi, Boccherini, Donizetti, Mozart und anderen zu präsentieren.

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NEW ALBUM: THE MAGIC OF CLARINET - Miltiadis Moumoulidis

2019-05-04T09:29:00+02:00

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NEW ALBUM RELEASED:

THE MAGIC OF CLARINET

Miltiadis Moumoulidis (Miltos Mumulides) is a phenomenal musician, one of the greatest masters of his art, and the best clarinetist I have ever heard. Since 1991 principal clarinetist of Cologne New Philharmonic he is now a professor at the University of Macedonia GR in Thessaloniki, Greece.
For many years, he has been a wonderful inspiration for us on many chamber music tours around the world and as soloist with our symphony orchestra.
On this Album, he gives incredible performances of famous Virtuosic showpieces for his instrument.
Under the title „Magic of the Clarinet“ this 2-set Album consists of the most popular and dazzling works for this beautiful instrument. The pieces were composed of the greatest virtuosos of the 19th century and famous composers who were in love with the sound of the clarinet. Volker Hartung and the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra are accompanying Mr. Moumoulidis. Also presented here is a lively recording of Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Quintet with soloists of the orchestra. Italian violinist Davide Toso plays 1st Violin, Christine Kaulbach, 2nd violin, Pavel Ulanicki, Cello and Volker Hartung plays the viola part.

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NEUES ALBUM:
DER ZAUBER DER KLARINETTE

Miltiadis Moumoulidis (Miltos Mumulides)ist ein phänomenaler Musiker, einer der größten Meister seiner Kunst und der beste Klarinettist, den ich je gehört habe. Seit 1991 ist er Solo-Klarinettist der Jungen Philharmonie Köln und nun Professor an der Universität von Mazedonien GR in Thessaloniki, Griechenland.
Seit vielen Jahren ist er eine wunderbare Inspiration für uns auf den vielen Kammermusik-Tourneen um die ganze Welt und als Solobläser unseres Symphonieorchesters.
Auf diesem Album ist er mit unglaublichen Aufnahmen berühmter virtuoser Prachtstücke für sein Instrument präsent.
Unter dem Titel „Magic of the Clarinet“ besteht dieses 2-Set-Album aus den beliebtesten und schillerndsten Werken für dieses schöne Instrument. Die Stücke wurden von den größten Virtuosen des 19. Jahrhunderts und berühmten Komponisten geschrieben, die den Klang der Klarinette liebten. Volker Hartung und die Junge Philharmonie Köln begleiten Miltos Mumulides. Zudem ist auch eine lebendige Aufnahme des Klarinettenquintetts von Carl Maria von Weber mit Solisten des Orchesters zu hören.
Davide Toso spielt 1. Violine, Christine Kaulbach die 2., Pavel Ulanicki, das Cello and Volker Hartung die Bratsche.

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Miltiadis Moumoulidis (Miltos Mumulides)est un musicien phénoménal, l’un des plus grands maîtres de son art et le meilleur clarinettiste que j’ai jamais entendu jouer. Depuis 1991, clarinettiste principal du New Philharmonic de Cologne, il est actuellement professeur à l'Université de Macédoine GR à Thessalonique, en Grèce.
Pendant de nombreuses années, il a été une merveilleuse inspiration pour nous lors de nombreuses tournées de musique de chambre dans le monde et en tant que soliste de notre orchestre symphonique.
Sur cet album, il donne d'incroyables performances de pièces maîtresses virtuoses célèbres pour son instrument.
Sous le titre "La magie de la clarinette", cet album de 2 séries comprend les œuvres les plus populaires et les plus éblouissantes de ce bel instrument. Les pièces étaient composées des plus grands virtuoses du 19ème siècle et de compositeurs célèbres amoureux du son de la clarinette. Volker Hartung et le nouvel orchestre philharmonique de Cologne accompagnent M. Moumoulidis. On y présente également un enregistrement animé du Quintette pour clarinette de Carl Maria von Weber avec les solistes de l’orchestre.
La violoniste italienne Davide Toso joue le 1er violon, Christine Kaulbach, le 2e violon, Pavel Ulanicki, le violoncelle et Volker Hartunge l’alto.

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NEW ALBUM: Joseph HAYDN -The 7 Last Words of Christ

2019-04-17T09:26:43+02:00

Clarinetist MILTIADIS MOUMOULIDIS plays MOZART

2019-04-13T09:42:39+02:00

Johann STRAUSS: Waltz in Vienna

2019-01-02T10:26:08+01:00

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Johann STRAUSS (1825-1899)

I. Frühlingstimmen, Op.410 Voices of Spring; Reve du Printemps

II. Overture from „The Gypsy Baron“
Ouvertüre zur Operette „Der Zigeunerbaron“ • Ouverture de l’opérette „Le Baron Gitane“

III. Overture from „Die Fledermaus“
Ouvertüre zur Operette „Die Fledermaus“ • Ouverture de l’ opérette „La Chauve-Souris“

IV. Champagner-Polka, Op.211

V. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op.214 Trish Trash Polka

VI. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314 The Blue Danube • Le Beau Danube bleu

VII. Wein, Weib und Gesang, op.333 Wine, Women and Song
VIII. Rosen aus dem Süden, Op.388 Walzer aus der Operette: „Das Spitzentuch der Königin"

IX. Perpetuum Mobile, Op.257 Ein Musikalischer Scherz • A musical joke

X. Kaiser-Walzer, Op.437* Emperor Waltz • Valse de l’empereur

XI. Unter Donner und Blitz op. 324 Thunder and Lightning Polka • La Foudre et les Éclairs

XII. Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228 (Johann Strauss Sr.)

For over 20 years, the Cologne New Philharmonic enchants its audience at the turn of the year with cheerful and contemplative programs from the rich repertoire of the Strauss dynasty and their contemporaries.
Anyone who engages in a New Year's Concert of this Orchestra knows that on this day the light muse governs with roguish humor and wit by principal conductor Volker Hartung.
This album contains both the classic Strauss highlights such as „Voices of Spring,“ the "Blue Danube" and the „Emperor Waltz“ as well as the sparkling and spirited musical jokes as „Under Thunder and Lightning,“ „Champagne-Polka“ and the ingenious „Perpetuum Mobile.“ Funny, entertaining and unforgettable moments await you while listening to the music as brilliantly played by this group.

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

JPK 01 01 19
HD Audio 24bit/ 48kHz

NEW ALBUM: TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto & Swan Lake Suite

2018-12-12T09:52:11+01:00

NEW ALBUM: DVORAK Cello Concerto; String Serenade, Nocturne op.40

2018-11-16T14:04:18+01:00

NEW ALBUM: TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto with Filippo Faes

2018-11-09T08:35:49+01:00

NEW ALBUM: BERNSTEIN, GERSHWIN, CHAPLIN, Modern Times

2018-11-08T22:40:02+01:00

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Charlie CHAPLIN (1898-1977)
Music from the Motion Picture »MODERN TIMES« (1936)
Musik aus dem Film „ Moderne Zeiten“
Musique du film „Les Temps modernes“

George GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue« for piano and orchestra (1924)
Rhapsody in Blue für Klavier und Orchester
Rhapsody in Blue, (1924), rhapsodie de concert pour orchestre jazz, piano et orchestre

Three Preludes (1926), No.1 Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Three Preludes, für Klavier, Nr.1 Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Trois préludes pour piano (1926), no.1 - Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

An American in Paris (1928)
Ein Amerikaner in Paris für Orchester
Un Américain à Paris (1928), un poème tonique avec des effets sonores réalistes

Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1961)
Symphonische Tänze aus „West Side Story“
Danses symphoniques de West Side Story

Filippo Faes, piano

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin as the greatest comedian and director of the cinema.It might be less known, that he composed his film music himself and even conducted it in the studio. But in his youth, Chaplin played the cello, and he was an excellent musician.
Presented here is the adorable music to his masterpiece »Modern Times«, his silent film comedy from 1936, in which the film genius satirizes the excesses of the industrial age - and for the first time - raises his voice in the famous 'Titina nonsense song'.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein Volker Hartung is presenting his recording of the New-York Musical »West Side Story«. The show was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet and plays in a downtown Manhattan setting. In 1961 Bernstein prepared a suite from it, titled „Symphonic Dances from West Side Story“. This suite is one of the most dazzling showpieces in the entire symphonic repertory.

Also included in this album celebrating the magic of New York are works of George Gershwin:
His masterpieces of Symphonic Jazz: „Rhapsody in Blue“ for piano and orchestra from 1924 and »An American in Paris«. Italian pianist Filippo Faes gives an admirable example of his great art, accompanied by Volker Hartung conducting his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra.
Gershwin himself wrote about his works: „I understand it as a sort of musical kaleidoscope of this fast-paced melting pot called America, as our Blues, our crazy city New-York“

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NEW ALBUM: CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1 with Natasa Majer

2018-10-31T07:06:42+01:00

Fabulous review by Jerry Dubins

2018-10-07T20:27:53+02:00

Jerry Dubins, music critic from „Fanfare Magazine“ in USA has written a fabulous and legendary review about the new 2-set album of Johannes Brahms’s piano concertos with Italian pianist Filippo Faes and the Cologne New Philharmonic under the direction of Volker Hartung
Here is the link:

http://fanfarearchive.com/ntbm/articles/faes-dubins.html

NEW RELEASE: Scheherazade

2018-09-16T09:54:13+02:00

NEW RELEASE: Vivaldi Baroque Concertos for flute, violin & cello

2018-04-06T19:13:23+02:00

Brahms: Symphony No.2 & String Sextet Op.18

2018-03-31T05:07:49+02:00

Gioachino Rossini: Overtures, Variations for Clarinet & Serenade for Flute and Strings

2018-02-02T08:15:19+01:00

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Gioachino ROSSINI

Overture from "William Tell"
Ouvertüre zur Oper „Wilhelm Tell“
Ouverture de l’ opéra „Guillaume Tell“

Overture from "The Italian in Alger"
Ouvertüre zur Oper „Die Italienerin in Algier“
Ouverture „L’ Italienne en Algers“

Overture from „The Barber of Seville“
Ouverture zur Oper „Der Barbier von Sevilla“
Ouverture „Le barbier de Seville“

Overture from "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella)
Ouverture zur Oper „La Cenerentola“ (Aschenputtel)
Ouverture de l’ opéra „La Cenerentola“ (Cendrillon)

Variations for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
Variationen für Klarinette und kleines Orchester
Variations pour clarinette et petite orchestre

Serenade for Flute and Strings
Serenade für Flöte und Streicher Nr. 3 C-Dur
Serenade pour flûte et cordes

Sonata for Strings in C Major
Sonate für Streicher Nr. 3 in C-Dur
Sonate pour cordes no. 3 en do majeur

Miltos Mumulides, clarinet • Dejan Gavric, flute

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

The Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Hartung are celebrating the genius of Gioachino Rossini, the most celebrated Opera Composer of all times.
His music sounds as Champagne sparkles!
Besides overtures to his famous operas Barber of Seville, The Italian in Alger, La Cenerentola and William Tell, this album contains instrumental works from his earliest days: Rossini wrote his sonatas for strings when he was just 12 years old. On this album Serbian flute virtuoso Dejan Gavric performs one of these joyful pieces together with the fabulous strings of the Cologne New Philharmonic.
With 18 years Rossini composed „Variations for Clarinet and small orchestra“. This work sounds like a coloratura aria for the clarinet and gives the soloist great opportunity to prove his virtuosic talents, as Greek clarinetist Miltos Mumulides shows brilliantly!

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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, Symphony No.41 "Jupiter"

2018-01-15T03:40:21+01:00

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major K. 364
Sinfonia Concertante für Violine, Viola und Orchester in Es-Dur KV 364
Symphonie concertante pour violon, alto et orchestre en mi bémol K 364

Davide Toso, violin • Christian Euler, viola

Symphony No. 41 in C Major K. 551 „Jupiter“
Sinfonie Nr.41 in C-Dur KV 551 „Jupiter“
Symphonie No.41 en do majeur K 551 „ Jupiter“

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

On this album soloists Davide Toso and Christian Euler are featured with superb playing in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterwork, the Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for violin, viola and orchestra. In addition Volker Hartung conducts his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra in a stellar performance of Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony.

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Edvard Grieg: Peer-Gynt Suite, Piano Concerto & Holberg Suite

2018-01-04T04:19:12+01:00

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Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)

Peer Gynt Suite Nr.1 op.46 & & Nr.2 op.55
Suite aus ‘Peer Gynt’ Nr.1 op.46 & Nr.2 op.55 •
‘Peer Gynt’ Suite Orchestrale n° 1 op.46 & n° 2 op.55

Piano Concert in A minor op.16
Klavierkonzert a-moll op.16
Concerto pour piano et orchestre en la mineur op.16

Suite ‘From Holberg’s Time’ for String Orchestra op.40
Holberg-Suite ‘Aus alter Zeit’ für Streichorchester op.40
Suite ‘Holberg‘ pour cordes op.40

Wang Hai Jie, piano
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

On this album Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra are presented in magical performances of Norvegian Composer Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, his Piano Concerto in A Minor with Chinese soloist Wang Hei Jie as well as the Suite »From Holberg's Time« for String Orchestra.

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Mozart: Symphony No.40, Bassoon Concerto & Flute Serenades

2017-12-11T02:07:41+01:00

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Symphony No.40 in G minor KV. 550
Symphonie Nr.40 g-moll KV 550
Symphonie No.40 en sol mineur KV 550

Bassoon Concerto in B flat majeur KV. 191
Konzert für Fagott und Orchester in B-Dur KV 191
Concert pour basson et orchestre en si bémol majeur KV 191
Deian Toptchiev, bassoon

Serenade for Flute & Strings No.1 D major K. 285
Serenade für Flöte und Streicher D-Dur KV. 285
Serenade pour Flute et cordes no.1 en ré majeur KV 285
Michael Schubert, flute

Serenade for flute & strings no.3 C major K. 285b
Serenade für Flöte und Streicher Nr. 3 C- Dur K. Anh.171/285b
Serenade pour Flute et cordes no.3 en Do majeur KV 285b
Ed Senechal, flute

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

This Album consists of popular works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: His Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, the fabulous Bassoon Concerto and his Serenades for Flute and Strings, played by the soloists of the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Volker Hartung

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Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony, Midsummer Nights Dream

2017-11-04T11:01:24+01:00

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Felix MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY

Symphony No.4 in A Major Op 90 „Italian“
Italienische Symphonie Nr.4 in A-Dur op.90
Symphonie „Italien“ en la majeur op. 90

Incidental Music to „The Midsummer Night’s Dream“ (excerpts)
Bühnenmusik zu Shakespeare’s „Sommernachtstraum“ op.61
Le Songe d’ une nuit d’été - musique de scène

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

This album is devoted to Symphonic Music of the great Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
His fiery »Italian Symphony« in A Major as well as excerpts from »A Midsummer Night’s Dream« incidental music, which he composed at the age of seventeen for a Berlin Theatre production of Shakespeare’s play.
Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra are presenting masterful readings of the works in these brilliant performances recorded in Germany and produced in 24bit HD Audio.

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Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings & Souvenir de Florence

2017-08-01T15:26:05+02:00

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Peter TCHAIKOVSKY
SERENADE FOR STRINGS • SOUVENIR DE FLORENCE

This album is devoted to Peter Tchaikovsky's work for String Orchestra: his wonderful Serenade for Strings in C major and the joyful Sextet 'Souvenir de Florence' which was inspired by his sojourn in Italy.
Volker Hartung conducts the fabulous string players of St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic Orchestra, world famous for their warm, sumptuous sound and their great musicianship in this brilliant recording.
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PETER TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings in c-major op.48
„Souvenir de Florence“ for String Orchestra d minor op.70
Andante Cantabile for Cello and Strings
Members of St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Volker Hartung, conductor
CD JPK 17 04 02 HD-Audio 24bit/48kHz

Brahms: Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2

2017-07-22T09:39:27+02:00

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JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op 15
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 d-moll op.15
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 1 en ré mineur op 15

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op 83
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur op.83
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no.2 en si bémol majeur op 83

Intermezzo op.118,2 in A major
Intermezzo op.116,4 in E major

FILIPPO FAES, piano

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 031216

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This 2-set album features both Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concertos, played by Italian pianist Filippo Faes together with Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most inspired performances of these works ever put on record.

It is available in 24-bit/48 kHz HD-Audio Sound.

Dvorak: Piano Concerto Op 33, Romance Op 11

2017-06-03T09:01:20+02:00

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Anton DVORAK
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, Op 33
Klavierkonzert g-moll op.33
Concerto pour piano et orchestre en sol mineur op 33

Romance for Violin and Orchestra F minor Op 11
Romanze für Violine und Orchester f-moll op. 11
Romance pour violon et orchestre en fa mineur op.11

OLEG POLIANSKY, piano
GEORGI JASHVILI, violin

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 170307

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Anton Dvorak's wonderful yet rarely performed Piano Concerto is paired on this album with the beautiful Romance Op 11 for Violin and Orchestra. Ukrainian pianist Oleg Poliansky displays a fantastic performance with wonderful energy and musicality. Georgian violinist Georgi Jashvili plays Dvorak’s Romance with great sensitivity and beautiful tone colors. Both soloists are accompanied by the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Volker Hartung.
This recording is mastered in 24bit/48kHz HD-Audio Sound.

Pergolesi; Stabat Mater for Soprano, Alto & Orchestra

2017-05-15T11:59:37+02:00

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Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, string orchestra & basso continuo
Stabat Mater für Sopran, Alt, Streichorchester und Basso Continuo
Stabat Mater pour soprano, alto, orchestre de cordes et basse continuo

Olga Shiryaeva, soprano
Olga Guseva, alto

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

The performance of a sacred masterpiece in the acoustics of a great cathedral gives the listener an experience of almost mystical dimensions. This is the case with this album of the famous Stabat Mater of Pergolesi, recorded in the ancient Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence in Southern France.

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Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, 3rd Piano Concerto, Symphony No.2

2017-04-20T04:35:36+02:00

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Overture to Collin's Tragedy „Coriolanus" Op.62
Ouvertüre zu Collin’s Tragödie „Coriolan“ op.62
Overture sur la tragédie de Collin „Coriolanus“op.62

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op 37
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 3 in c-moll op. 37
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no.3 en do mineur op. 37

Bagatelle for Piano, op.126 No.4 in B Minor

Symphony No. 2 in D major Op 36 (1801)
Symphonie Nr.2 D-Dur op.36
Symphonie no.2 en ré majeur op.36

FILIPPO FAES, piano
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 170325 DDD
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On this album Italian pianist Filippo Faes is soloist in Ludwig van Beethoven's third Piano Concerto and he plays with great bravura and wonderfully sensitive musicality. Volker Hartung leads his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra in most vivid and inspired performances of the Coriolanus Overture and Beethoven's Second Symphony.

W.A. Mozart Figaro Overture, Piano Concerto no.14, Prague Symphony

2017-03-17T01:59:38+01:00

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Overture to »The Marriage of Figaro«
Ouvertüre zur Oper »Figaro’s Hochzeit«

Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major K. 449
Klavierkonzert Nr. 14 Es-Dur KV 449
Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504 'Prague' Symphonie Nr.38 D-Dur KV 504 »Prager Symphonie«

FILIPPO FAES, piano
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 030117 DDD
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W.A. Mozart: Overture to »The Marriage of Figaro«, the Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449 and his famous Symphony No. 38 'Prague' are the titles for this new Album.
It consists of three works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which he wrote for his beloved public in Prague, where he celebrated his greatest success.
The Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Volker Hartung and Italian pianist Filippo Faes are brilliantly realizing these most beautiful master works, some of their all-time favourites.

Handel, Bach, Pachelbel: Glory and Splendor in the Age of Royal Baroque Music

2016-11-17T02:57:16+01:00

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Glory and Splendor in the Age of Royal Baroque Music

George Frederic Handel
Music to the Royal Fireworks Feuerwerksmusik
Harp Concerto in B flat major Harfen-Konzert B-Dur
Johann Pachelbel
Canon Kanon
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor Violinkonzert a-moll
Air & Badinerie

Konstanze Jarczyk, harp • Michael Schubert,flute
Volker Hartung, Davide Toso, Claudio Mahle, violin
Christine Kaulbach, viola • Pavel Ulanicki, cello
Holger Fabry, double bass

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD DDD
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Glory and Splendor of the age of Royal Baroque music is celebrated in this album by the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Volker Hartung.
George Frederic Handel’s „Music for the Royal Fireworks“ is a work of gigantic proportions
It was composed in 1748 for a fireworks display inspired by political events. The British King George II wanted a huge celebration with great fireworks and music on occasion of the Aachen peace treaty in October 1748.
The splendid and delightful Harp Concerto in B major is an original work by Handel and one of his most beautiful works, brilliantly performed by great German harpist Konstanze Jarczyk. Conductor Volker Hartung takes his violin as soloist in this passionate reading ofJ.S. Bach's Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor.
Johann Pachelbel’s famous Canon, the „Air“ from Bachs 3rd Overture Orchestra as well as a highly virtuoso performance of the „Badinerie“ by flutist Michael Schubert are concluding this beautiful album.

Beethoven Septet op.20, Variations for Clarinet

2016-11-01T06:39:29+01:00

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Septet E flat major op.20 (Version for Orchestra)
Septett Es-Dur op. 20 für Bläser und Streicher
Septuor en Mi bémol majeur op.20

Variations in D major for Clarinet and String Orchestra
Variationen für Klarinette und Streichorchester (WoO 44b)

MILTOS MUMULIDES, Clarinet
MEMBERS OF ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 00 07 16 DDD

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Ludwig van Beethoven was perhaps the first self-certain individual in modern times and his work the musical embodiment and fulfilment of political revolution. Beethoven began his composing career with the creation of chamber works. His Septet Op 20 in E flat Major op. 20 for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass was an instant great success in Vienna of 1799 and became one of the most popular works of Beethoven, witnessed numerous editions soon as well as arrangements for different instruments by the composer himself.
Conductor Volker Hartung thought to get a better dynamic balance between the strong wind instruments and the few strings in expanding this section. He uses the full string section of the orchestra, without changing the composition. On this album Maestro Hartung and the musicians from the Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonic Orchestra are performing with 10 Violins, 5 Violas, 5 Celli and 3 Double Basses for their new recording of Beethoven's masterpiece with the advantages of modern high-end sound recording technologies in 24bit/48kHz HD-Audio.

During a journey to Prague Beethoven wrote four pieces for Mandolin and Piano for Comtesse Josephine von Clary-Aldringen, a well-known singer and mandolin player.
Miltos Mumulides, principal Clarinetist of the Cologne New Philharmonic, arranged the present version for clarinet and string orchestra. It keeps closely to the original and is written in the original key. The elegant work is a shining little jewel, full of humor, with deep emotions in the minor variation ideally suited for the register of the clarinet and brilliantly performed soloist and orchestra!

Anton Dvorak Symphony No.9 'From the New World' - New Album released!

2016-10-14T03:57:21+02:00

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Anton DVORÁK
SYMPHONY No.9 in E minor 'FROM THE NEW WORLD'

This album features Antonin Dvorák´s most famous work, his Symphony No.9 'From the New World' in a passionate and inspired performance by the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Volker Hartung.
Performed at Kölner Philharmonie in Germany and mastered in gorgeous HD-24bit/48 kHz-Sound, this recording will you give you a wealth of listening pleasure!

Anton DVORAK
Symphonie Nr.9 e-moll op.95 »Aus der neuen Welt«
Symphony no.9 E-minor op.95 »From The New World«
Symphonie no.9 mi mineur op.95 »Du Nouveau Monde«
Cologne New Philharmonic Volker Hartung, conductor
CD JPK 52 01 08 HD-Audio 24bit/48kHz

C.P.E. Bach & J.S. Bach Concertos for Flute, Cello & Piano

2016-08-31T19:34:20+02:00

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C.P.E. & J.S. Bach Concertos for Flute, Cello & Piano

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Cello Concerto in A-Major • Violoncello-Konzert A-Dur Wq 172

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Flute Concerto in E minor BWV 1059 • Flötenkonzert in e-moll BWV 1059

Concerto for 2 Violins and Orchestra D Minor BWV 1043
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester d-moll BWV 1043

Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV 1052
Klavierkonzert Nr.1 D moll BWV 1052

Dejan Gavric, flute • Natasha Majer, piano
William Lithgow, cello • Alexej Sviatlovsky, Oleg Popov, violins
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

2 CD DDD
JPK 16 02 15
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Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp + Serenata Notturna - Now released

2016-06-17T14:12:17+02:00

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Overture to »Don Giovanni«
Ouvertüre zur Oper »Don Giovanni«

Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, K.299
Konzert für Flöte, Harfe und Orchester C-Dur KV 299 Serenade No.6 in D major, K.239 »Serenata Notturna«
Serenade No.6 »Serenade Notturna« in D-Dur KV 239 für Streicher & Pauken

Andreas Haas, flute • Johanna Reithmayer, harp
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

Live Recording from Kölner Philharmonie in January 2006
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Listen to the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Volker Hartung performing the Overture from Wolfgang Mozart's Opera 'Don Giovanni' - and his delightful double concerto for Flute, Harp and orchestra. Concluded by the wonderful serenade for string quartet, timpani and string orchestra 'Serenata Notturna', this album is a musical journey into the joyful and enlightened period of the Rokoko with its cultural splendor and grandeur.

Maurice Ravel & Manuel de Falla - Nights in Gardens of Spain - New Album released!

2016-06-06T14:09:44+02:00

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NIGHTS IN SPANISH GARDENS
Georges Bizet
Carmen-Suite no.1 for Orchestra (arr. by Arturo Toscanini)
Carmen-Suite Nr.1 für Orchester Suite de l' Opéra »Carmen« no.1 pour orchestre

Manuel de Falla
»El Amor Brujo - Love is Magic« for mezzo soprano and orchestra
»Liebeszauber« für Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester »L’Amour sorcier« pour mezzo-soprano et orchestre
»Nights in Gardens of Spain« for Piano and Orchestra
»Nächte in Spanischen Gärten« für Klavier und Orchester
»Nuits dans les Jardins Espagnols« pour piano et orchestre

Maurice Ravel
Boléro

Filippo Faes, Piano • Dora Brockmann, Mezzo Soprano
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor
CD JPK 00 45 71 DDD

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This Album celebrates the Magic of the Spanish South set to mesmerizing Music by Maurice Ravel, Georges Bizet and Manuel de Falla. De Falla' s wonderful impressions 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' for piano and orchestra evoke the feelings of the composer when he visited the Arabian Palaces in Andalusia, in Granada and Cordoba. Italian pianist Filippo Faes gives a delightful and most sensitive performance. De Fallas ballet score 'El amor brujo (Love, the Magician)', sang by the great mezzo-soprano Dora Brockmann is distinctively Andalusian in character with the songs in the Andalusian Spanish dialect of the Gypsies. The music contains moments of remarkable beauty and originality. The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 famous opera 'Carmen'. This recording provides a selection of the best pieces from both suites. Bolero, is Ravel's most famous musical composition and was originally written as a ballet score, but is now usually played as a concert piece. The composition was a sensational success when it was premiered at the Paris Opéra in 1928 and has become world-famous since then. This album contains the slowest, yet powerful rendition of this work on record by Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra.

Maurice Ravel's Bolero, Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite, Manuel de Falla's Ballet 'El amor brujo' and his piano concerto 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain ' - these late romantic masterworks are presented here in a fabulous recording by Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra. Italian pianist Filippo Faes gives one of the greatest readings on record of de Falla's impressions of Andalusia. A great album not to be missed - remastered in 24bit/ 48khz and presented in fantastic sound.

New Album: Shining Stars … Es leuchten die Sterne - German Silver Screen Classics!

2016-05-15T15:00:37+02:00

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SHINING STARS … Es leuchten die Sterne
Film & Light Music from the Golden 1920s to 1950s
German Silverscreen Classics • The Vintage Scores
Große Unterhaltungsmusik der 1920er bis 1950er Jahre in Original- Arrangements Les grandes œuvres de la musique legère 1920-1950 dans les arrangements originaux
Orient-Express, Malaga, Illusion, Das Nachtgespenst, Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins, Münchhausen-Suite, Piroshka-Suite, Klingende Wochenschau, Münchner Geschichten, Schöne Argentina, Lied der Lerche, Chianti-Lied, Capri-Fischer Bel Ami • Eau de Cologne, Señor und Señorita and much more...

Angèle Durand, Gerhard Jussenhoven, Willy Ketzer
Stefan Vincke, Martina Winter, Frank Struck
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

CD JPK 00 43 89 DDD
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On this 2-Set-Album you are listening to recordings of German Film and Light Music from the Thirties to the Fifties of the last century. The magic word of the jazz music at the time was SWING. This music found its way into the sound tracks of the first 'Talkies' and Shows since 1929 in Berlin. Most scores of these songs had been lost since WW II and could only be recovered by great efforts. After more than 80 years, this music is now again performed with its original arrangements and delights the ear of the listener with its amazing melodiousness and the magic of sound.

Tchaikovsky & Mussorgsky - new album released!

2016-02-28T05:20:04+01:00

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Capriccio Italien • Pictures at an Exposition
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Peter Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien op.45, Tondichtung für Orchester Capriccio Italien for orchestra op.45 Capriccio Italien op.45 pour orchestre

Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel
Bilder einer Ausstellung Pictures at an Exhibition • Images d‘un Exposition

Cologne New Philharmonic Volker Hartung, conductor

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Vivaldi Baroque Concertos

2016-01-06T11:23:16+01:00

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This album celebrates the magic of Antonio Vivaldi's Baroque Concertos composed in the wonderful city of Venice. It consists of some of the most delightful works for solo intruments and orchestra as well as overtures and concerti grossi of different periods by the composer.

Antonio Vivaldi Baroque Concertos

I. Sinfonia No. 3 G-dur for strings and basso continuo (from ‘Il Core delle Muse’, RV 149 )
II. Concerto for flute and strings in G minor ‘La Notte’ (op. 10 No. 2 RV 439)
III. Concerto for cello and strings in E-minor (from Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor, RV 40)
IV. Concerto for flute and strings in F major ‘La Tempesta di Mare (op. 10 No. 1 RV 433)
V. Concerto grosso in D minor op. 3 no.11 (from L’ Estro Armonico, Libro Secondo, RV 565)
VI. Concerto for guitar and strings in D major (RV 93)
VII. Concerto (Sinfonia) for strings and basso continuo in A Major (RV 158)

Dejan Gavric, flute • Davide Toso, Alexej Svatlovskij & Attila Sautov, violin
Pavel Ulanickiºº & Simon Kovarskij, cello • Frank Kedzierski, guitar

COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
VOLKER HARTUNG

Recorded at Altenberger Dom, Germany; Evang. Kirche Bad Neuenahr, Germany, Cathédrale St.Sauveur

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Hungarian Rhapsody - Airs Bohémiens

2015-12-21T07:56:30+01:00

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Hungarian Rhapsody * Airs Bohémiens
Video: Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Bizet/ Waxman • Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra Victor Monti • Czardas Liszt Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr.2 • Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 Zoltan Kodalyi Tänze aus Galantha • Dances from Galanta Johannes Brahms • Ungarische Tänze Nr.1, 5, 6 • Hungarian Dances • Danses Hongroises Pablo de Sarasate Zigeunerweisen • Gypsy Songs • Airs Bohémiens Johann Strauss • Overture to »The Gypsy Baron« • Ouvertüre zu »Der Zigeunerbaron« Mintcho Mintchev & Galina Stamenowa, Violin, Miltos Mumuides, Clarinet Cologne New Philharmonic Volker Hartung, conductor
This album presents dazzling performances of Hungarian and Spanish virtuoso showpieces for violin and symphony orchestra performed by Volker Hartung and his Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Bulgarian master violinists Mintcho Minchev and Galina Stamenova: Pablo de Sarasate's 'Gypsy Airs', Frank Waxman's incredible 'Carmen Fantasy' and Victor Monti's 'Czardas' are combined with some of the most exciting works of the symphonic repertory - Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, Brahms' Hungarian Dances and the sparkling 'Dances from Galanta' by Zoltan Kodaly.

Tango Argentino with Marikena Monti

2015-09-14T18:00:00+02:00

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Tango Argentino with Marikena Monti
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Cologne New Philharmonic Volker Hartung, conductor
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A Concert extravaganza of Argentine Tangos is presented here in exciting live-performances. This Album is the result of a unique cooperation between Volker Hartung, members of the Cologne New Philharmonic and some of the greatest and well-known tango players from Buenos Aires:
Maestro Adolfo Gomez, grand seigneur of Bandoneon, the young and genial Alberto Pereyra, the amazing pianist Roberto César Calixto Cicaré, who in his youth had played together with Oswald Fresedo, the double-bass virtuoso Pablo Gatto and last but not least, the wonderful tango singer Marikena Monti. Together with first-chair soloists of Junge Philharmonie Köln they formed a unique blend of European & Argentine band sound during their sejourn in Germany.
Together they revived the greatest tangos of the past century and brought this program to an enthusiastic German public. Rarely will one listen to a recording of Tango music played with more devotion and fire. The young musicians of the Cologne Orchestra were carried away and overwhelmed by the overpowering emotional impact of this great music. Some of them regard this experience to this day as the most musical rewarding in their memories.
One may listen to this feast of sound and emotion and feel the same joy, than they did, when recording it live in concerts at Düsseldorf and Bonn in October 1997.

The players were:
ADOLFO R.GOMEZ & GILBERTO PEREYRA, BANDONEON • PABLO GATTO, BASS • ROBERTO CESAR CALIXTO CICARÉ, PIANO MARIKENA MONTI, VOCAL • GEORGIANA COSTACHE, IGOR MEGERETSKY, MICHAEL GUREVICH, violins • VOLKER HARTUNG, viola
JADRANKA GASPAROVIC, cello

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Georges Boulanger: The Great Gypsy Violinist

2015-09-08T18:00:00+02:00

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Georges Boulanger: The Great Gypsy Violinist – 1934-1939 Recordings

Georges Boulanger conquered the field in Berlin of the 1930s as one of the greatest and most famous Gypsy Violinist with his incomparable tone, his vibrato, his great virtuosity and distinguished showmanship. Those who listen to his recordings have an encounter with greater art and much fun! One can hear his delightful compositions, his standards and classics, the tangos of his best time which, thanks to modern techniques, again sound fresh and new - better than ever.
It makes him unforgettable. Salon Music and Georges Boulanger: DA CAPO!

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Romantic Treasures

2015-08-25T07:30:00+02:00

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Romantic Treasures

Edvard GRIEG Piano Concerto a-minor op.16 • Holberg Suite for String Orchestra op.40
Giacomo PUCCINI »I Crisantemi« for string orchestra
Sergej Prokofiev Overture Overture on Hebrew Themes op.34

Volker Hartung, conductor; Wang Hai Jie, piano;
Members of Cologne New Philharmonic & St.Petersburg Academy Symphony Orchestra;
Mikhail Bondarev & Jekaterina Belissova, violin; Alexei Popov, viola;
Stanislav Lyamin, cello; Jevgeny Krivoshein, clarinet; Maxim Pankow, piano; Alexander Tchernoussov, bass

This album consists of a selection of some of the most beautiful works of the romantic 19th and early 20th century repertory.
The brilliant Piano Concerto by Edvard Grieg, played by Wang Haii Jie, one of China's New Generation of great piano talents.
»From Holberg's Time«, the delightful suite for string orchestra, Puccini's beautiful »I Crisantemi«and Prokofjevs seldomly played, but most interesting »Overture on Hebrew Themes« for clarinet, piano and strings.
Volker Hartung and the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra can be heard in some of their most vivid performances in the wonderful acoustics in Hamburg's and St.Petersburg's Concert Halls and recorded in brilliant 20bit/48 kHz high-end sound.
This album is a festival for your ears!

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Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Julia; Symphony No.5

2015-07-15T07:14:00+02:00

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Peter Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Julia • Symphony no.5 e-minor op.64
»Romeo und Julia« Fantasie-Ouverture • »Romeo et Juliette« Fantasie-Ouverture
Symphony no.5 e-minor op.64 • Symphonie Nr.5 e-moll op.64 • Symphonie no. 5 mi mineur op.64

Cologne New Philharmonic Volker Hartung, conductor
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Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony and Romeo & Julia Fantasy overture is presented here in an exiting performance under my direction at Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Germany.
This project was one of our most interesting and rewarding experiences and a great success with the audience in February 1998.
The wonderful playing by the Cologne Phil woodwind section was made possible by flutist Ed Senechal, Miltos Mumulides at the clarinet and bassoonist Dejan Topchiev together with their colleagues.
The famous French horn solo part in the slow movement was delivered 'con anima' and beautiful sound by Ansgar Faust. The great Jürgen Schuster played the Principal Trumpet. Concert masters Galina Stamenowa and Anja Bucoveç as well as principal cellist Jadranka Gasparovic and bassist Alexander Tchernoussov were leading the powerful string section.
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Tschaikowskys Fünfte Symphonie und die Romeo & Julia Fantasie Ouvertüre in einer feurigen Aufführung aus der Tonhalle Düsseldorf.
Dieses Projekt war eine unserer interessantesten und erfolgreichsten Erfahrungen und ein großer Erfolg beim Publikum im Februar 1998.
Das fabelhafte Zusammenspiel der Kölner Holzbläser wurde ermöglicht durch Ed Senechal an der 1.Flöte, Klarinettist Miltos Mumulides, Fagottist Dekan Topchiev und Kollegen. Das berühmte Horn-Solo im langsamen Satz blies Ansgar Faust mit viel Seele und schönem Ton. Der großartige Jürgen Schuster spielte die 1. Trompete.
Konzertmeisterinnen Galina Stamenowa und Anja Bukovec, sowie Solo-Cellistin Jadranka Gasparovic und Bassist Sascha Tchernoussov führten die großartige Streichergruppe an.

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Vivaldi Concertos for Piccolo Flute

2015-06-06T05:30:00+02:00

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CONCERTOS FOR PICCOLO FLUTE
DIE KONZERTE FÜR PICCOLOFLÖTE UND STREICHORCHESTER
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Konzert C· Dur RV 444 · Konzert a-moll RV 445 · Konzert C- Dur RV 443
Concerto in C Major RV 444 • Concerto in A minor RV 445 • Concerto in C Major KV 443

L'ESTRO ARMONICO
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Streichorchester a-moll op. 3,8
Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor op. 3,8

Michael Schubert, piccolo flute
Davide Toso and Stefan Filas, violins
COLOGNE NEW PHILHARMONIC
VOLKER HARTUNG, conductor

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In 1926 the musicologist Alberto Gentili discovered a wealth of unpublished and previously unknown original manuscripts by Vivaldi in a convent in Alessandria, Italy. After their significance became clear, their ensued a long legal battle over the publication and performance rights.
Not until after World War II could the works be made public. All of the newly discovered works, together with all the other works of Vivaldi's unpublished in his lifetime have been catalogued by Peter Ryom and bear an "R" number.
Among these are the three 'Piccolo Concertos' heard on this recording- the only known works Vivaldi composed for his smallest and most agile member of the orchestra family. The dates of composition cannot be established with certainty.
The instrument which Vivaldi knew, the sopranino recorder, bears important differences to the modern Boehm piccolo: The recorder is inserted between the lips and played vertically, the piccolo rests on the lower lip and is played transversely; the recorder had simple holes where the piccolo has silver keys and a modern scale allowing all chromatic possibilities.
The instrument played by Mr. Schubert in this recording was crafted from grenadilla wood (body) and sterling silver (mechanism) by Philipp Hammig, Markneukirchen, East Germany, in 1990.

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

2015-05-15T06:49:00+02:00

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Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Die Vier Jahreszeiten Les Quatre Saisons Davide Toso, violin Cologne New Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Volker Hartung, conductor

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Since its rediscovery in 1949, »The Four Seasons« by Vivaldi have been recorded many times and are one of the most frequently played classical works. Therefore we were always reluctant to add another to the very many already published CD· s. However, many of our loyal listeners asked us for our own version. We gladly obliged and since we have with Davide Toso an excellent musician from Vivaldi's Venetian home within our illustrious ranks, who has this specific musical language in his blood, we believe to add a strong personal and exciting interpretation to the general Vivaldi choir of recordings.