ArtNr. GMCD 7422

With Lance and Lute - Music of the Swiss Guardsmen in France
French army is well-enough known, and the important duties the Swiss Guardsmen undertake in protecting the Pope are familiar to all. But the music they composed and played for their
Composer: Not known - Manuscript from 1620-1645
Artists: Julian Behr (Lute)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7415

Music for the University Zurich
2014 saw the centenary of the consecration of the imposing University of Zurich main building, an important occasion marked by this outstanding concert of familiar, new and unfamiliar music -
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Edward Rushton (b.1972), Friedrich Hegar (1841-1927)
Artists: Musikkollegium Winterthur, Akademischer Chor Zürich (male voices), schmaz schwuler männerchor zürich, Männerchor Zürich, Wolf Matthias Friedrich (baritone), Soloists: Anna Gschwend, Stephanie Pfeffer, Sofía Pollak, Michaela Unsinn, Tamás Bertalan Henter, Reto Knöpfel, Ján Rusko, Philipp Scherer, Karl Scheuber, Anna Jelmorini (conductor)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7405/06

Piano Sonatas by Beethoven, Schnyder von Wartensee and Liste
This new recording of music by early 19th-century pianist composers breaks new ground, in that it juxtaposes a familiar Sonata by Beethoven with two important works by his contemporaries -
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee (1786-1868), Anton Liste (1772-1832)
Artists: Sona Shaboyan (piano)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7400

Volkmar Andreae - Symphony, Songs, Concertino
This is the latest volume in Guild's series of recordings of the music of the great Swiss composer and conductor Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962), and the third of his orchestral music.
Composer: Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962)
Artists: Benjamin Hulett (tenor), John Anderson (oboe), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marc Andreae (conductor)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7394

Volkmar Andreae - Piano & Violin Concertos
The music of the greatly significant Swiss composer and conductor Volkmar Andreae has, in recent years, been rescued from its unjust neglect by a series of fine releases of his
Composer: Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962)
Artists: Fali Pavri (piano), Christian Altenburger (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marc Andreae (conductor)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7377

Orchestral Music by Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962) - WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
Volkmar Andreae was in his day one of the leading conductors in Central Europe. As conductor of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra he dominated Swiss music life for almost half a
Composer: Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962)
Artists: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marc Andreae (conductor)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7374

Poetry in Music - Piano Music by Schumann, Kirchner, Huber, Liszt
We are very pleased to present this new recording by one of the more gifted pianists of the younger generation, focusing on the inherent poetry of much Romantic music for
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903), Hans Huber (1852-1921), Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Artists: Andrea Wiesli (piano)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7371

Hans Huber - Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Hans Huber is one of the most unjustly neglected composers of his generation (1852-1921), although in his native Switzerland he has always been very highly regarded - with good cause,
Composer: Hans Huber (1852-1921)
Artists: Gilles Colliard (violin), Timon Altwegg (piano)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7370

Piano Duets by Liste, Honegger, Schaeuble, Martin
This new recording of unique music for piano duet brings together four varied composers whose music is linked through the country of Switzerland. The largest work is the very rare
Composer: Anton Liste (1772-1832), Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Hans Schaeuble (1906-1988), Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Artists: See Siang Wong (piano I / primo), Hans Adolfsen (piano II / secondo)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7366/67

Czeslaw Marek - Songs & Choral Music
The Polish composer Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985) is one of the most highly-regarded of musicians in his native land but his music has been rarely heard outside of Poland. This unjust
Composer: Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985)
Artists: Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), William Dazeley (baritone), Krysztof Smietana (violin), Iain Burnside (piano), Philharmonia Chorus, David Hill (chorus master), Philharmonia Orchestra, Gary Brain (conductor)

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ArtNr. GMCD 7364/65

Czeslaw Marek - Piano Works
Czeslaw Marek, who died in 1985 aged 94 was a Polish-born composer and pianist who settled in Switzerland where he became a noted figure as a composer and pedagogue. His
Composer: Czeslaw Marek (1891-1985)
Artists: Marie-Catherine Girod (piano)

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