Helen Schnabel sought out gems of the piano literature for her recordings that had largely been neglected. Here she plays the original transcription by Beethoven of his famous violin concerto (with C.F. Adler and Vienna Orchestra), plus two little known works for solo piano. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 6, Op. 61. Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata No. 4 in e minor, Op. 70, G. Francesco Malipiero: Poemi Asolani (Poems of Asolo).

Karl Ulrich Schnabel was highly regarded as a master teacher by a whole generation of pianists for his deep knowledge and understanding of the essence of the great classical composers. On this CD he performs what he taught, exquisite renditions of Mozart and Beethoven piano solo works. The CD comprises Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in c minor, K. 475; Sonata in c minor, K. 457; Andante in F Major, K. 616; and Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in E Major, Op. 109.

K.U. Schnabel accompanied his mother, the eminent Lieder singer Therese Behr already as a teenager. Here he received the deep and intimate knowledge necessary to interpret the classical composers including Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert with the incredible breadth of emotions he demonstrated and also taught throughout his life. This all Schubert CD comprises the Sonata in a minor, Op. 42, D. 845, the Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780, and the Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15, D. 760.

Schnabel (1909-2001), the son of famed pianist Artur Schnabel, began playing piano at the age of five and made his concert debut in 1926. In the following decades, he pursued a brilliant solo career as well as reviving the piano duo tradition, first performing four-hands with his father, then his American wife, Helen Fogel, and later with Joan Rowland. During his long career, he was also the teacher of several of the great pianists of our time, including Leon Fleisher, Peter Serkin, Richard Goode and Claude Frank.

This video includes biographical material about the Schnabel family, comments by Schnabel’s famous former students, and concentrates on Schnabel's later years as a master teacher. "Con Brio" is a musical term meaning spiritual fire, a cornerstone of Schnabel's teaching. The effect of this passion upon both pupil and audience is deeply moving. Schnabel also possessed a special genius to teach what most believe to be unteachable--musicality. Through the power of his dedication and example, he touched thousands during his remarkable life and career.

The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert at Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, June 14, 1997 Leon Botstein, Conductor and Music Director Malin Fritz, Mezzo-soprano; Jung-Hack Seo, Baritone The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York and the New Amsterdam Singers under the direction of Nicolal Kachanov.

In this tenth anniversary concert recording, this vital youth orchestra, with chorus and soloists, presents the rarely heard Moscow: Coronation Cantata for Czar Alexander III. Another rarity is John Knowles Paine's "As You Like It" Overture.

The Schnabel fourhand duo performed with great success all across America and Europe. They were known to truly play as one. On this 2-CD set a selection of their eclectic repertoire is presented encompassing such diverse composers as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonin Dvorak, Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Schubert, Georges Bizet, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms.

A swinging collection in which several composers pay joyful and imitative tribute to the dean of arrangers, Billy May. Featured is the outstanding West Coast big band of our time led by alto saxophonist Pat Longo. Billy May himself arranged the five accompaniments for Frank Sinatra, Jr.

This TownHall CD is a compilation of songs that arise when confronting political, social, racial, economic, or spiritual "railroad tracks" or boundaries. The twelve tracks include songs by each of the Mayorgas, Duke Ellington, Ewan MacColl, Dorsey Dixon and traditional songs in original arrangements.

Sheri Bauer-Mayorga's unique and expressive voice establishes her as a skillful and innovative interpreter capable of handling this unusual mix of musical genres. This collaboration with husband, Lincoln Mayorga, as pianist and producer, has turned out an original and beautifully transparent sounding recording. Instrumentation includes vocals, guitar, and accordion by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga, Lincoln Mayorga on piano, Pete Toigo on bass, Jeff Kraus on percussion and Trevor Caldwell on Low D whistle. The town of Chatham, New York makes a guest appearance on one tune with its local marching bands, the 2002 Chatham Fair, the local espresso bar, and the mayor's barking beagle.

American Snapshots is a program of songs and piano solos representing a "core sample" of American music; from traditional ballads to music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, John Jacob Niles, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Carmichael & Mercer, Annie Ross, John Fogerty, Otis Jackson, Bix Beiderbecke, Phil Ochs, Tom Lehrer, Malvina Reynolds, and each of the Mayorgas. Through the songs, the Mayorgas wend their way from America's mountaintops, to the ballads and be-bop of the city, and into the storm of American politics.

Yehuda Hanani, 'Cellist

Praised as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Jack Sanders' performances have included the Kapalua Music Festival of Hawaii, the Arrowhead Bach Festival, radio broadcasts, and solo performances with numerous orchestras, including the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Santa Fe, Modesto Symphony, Orange County Chamber Orchestra and South Coast Symphony. In this recording, Sanders features his broad range of playing styles, performing selections from Ponce, Carlevaro and Villa-Lobos.

The story of Russian-Jewish pianist Sofia Cosma, a phenomenal survivor of the cataclysmic events of the twentieth century, a great musician and teacher whose musical career was lost and found after many years of imprisonment and hard labor, and a devoted mother.

For the first time all four eminent Schnabel musicians are united on this 2-CD set. Artur Schnabel is heard in the 1939 Carnegie Hall performance of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, L. Barzin, cond. Artur and Therese Schnabel present Schubert and Schumann Lieder. Helen Schnabel plays the C.P.E. Bach Piano Concerto in D Major, and Karl Ulrich Schnabel performs the Capriccio by J.S. Bach, 19 Songs Without Words by Mendelssohn, as well as the Schubert Trio No. 1 with Alphonse Onnou, violin, and Robert Maas, violoncello.