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Charles Reiner Collection Marvin Duchow Music Library Mcgill University Audio/Video Collection Prepared by Elliott Cairns Edited by Cynthia Leive July, 2010 Charles Reiner Collection Marvin Duchow Music Library McGill University Audio/Video Collection Prepared by Elliott Cairns Edited by Cynthia Leive July, 2010 Audiocassettes: Bach, Johann Sebastian. The Art of Fugue. Zoltán Kocsis. Philips, 412 729-4. P 1985 by Philips. [2 audiocassettes; not in collection.] Bach, Johann Sebastian. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. Andras Schiff. London Records, 414 388-4. P 1986 by The Decca Record Co. Ltd. [2 audiocassettes; similar item: McGill CD 290.] Schubert, Franz. 8 Symphonies. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Karl Böhm. Deutsche Grammophon, 3378 082. P 1963, 1966, 1972, 1973 by Polydor International. (Includes Schubert symphonies 1-8 and music for “Rosamunde,” D. 797.) [5 audiocassettes; similar item: McGill CD 17612.] Compact Discs: Berlioz, Hector. Symphonie Fantastique. The Philadelphia Orchestra. Riccardo Muti. EMI, 7 47278 2. P 1985 by EMI Records Ltd. [Not in collection.] Béroff, Michel and Jean-Philippe Collard. [Piano Music for Four Hands by Debussy and Ravel.] EMI, CDM 7 63156 2. P 1989 by EMI Pathé Marconi. (Includes Debussy 6 épigraphes antiques, petite suite, marche écossaise, lindaraja, en blanc et noir; Ravel ma mère l‟oye, sites auriculaires, frontispice.) [Not in collection.] Brahms, Johannes. Piano Music of Brahms. Robert Silverman. Musica Viva, MVCD1028. P and © by CBC Enterprises/Les Enterprises Radio-Canada. (Includes Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1; Variations on and Original Theme, Op. 21 No. 1; Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118.) [McGill CD 5395.] Brahms, Johannes. String Quartets Op. 51 Nos. 1&2. Gabrieli String Quartet. Chandos Records, CHAN 8562. P and © 1987 by Chandos Records Ltd. [Not in collection; burned disc.] Brahms, Johannes. Symphonie No. 3. Wiener Philharmoniker. Leonard Bernstein. Deutsche Grammophon, 410 083-2. P 1983 by Polydor International. (Includes Brahms symphony no. 3 and variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn.) [McGill CD 107.] 1 Brahms, Johannes. Symphonie No. 4. Wiener Philharmoniker. Leonard Bernstein. Deutsche Grammophon, 410 084-2. P 1983 by Polydor International. (Includes Brahms symphony no. 4 and tragic overture, op. 81.) [Not in collection.] Cherkassky, Shura. In Concert 1984, Vol. 1. Nimbus Records, NIM 5020. P 1985 by Nimbus Records. (Includes Schumann etudes symphoniques, op. 13; Brahms variations on a theme of Paganini, op. 35; Hofmann „kaleidoskop,‟ op. 40. Chasins „rush hour in Hong Kong‟ from “three Chinese pieces.‟) [McGill CD 23413.] Cherkassky, Shura. In Concert 1984, Vol. 2. Nimbus Records, NIM 5021. P 1985 by Nimbus Records. (Includes Busoni arrangement of chaconne from partita in d minor for violin (Bach); Berg sonata, op. 1; Liszt „funérailles‟; Beethoven sonata in e flat, op. 27, no. 1.) [Not in collection; slight water damage to liner notes.] Chopin, Frédéric. The Complete Etudes. Louis Lortie. Chandos Records, CHAN 8482. P and © 1986 by Chandos Records Ltd. [McGill CD 90.] Chopin, Frédéric. Œuvres pour piano. Gabriela Montero. Palexa, CD-0510. P 1999 by Productions Polyphonie Inc. [Major water damage to liner notes; not in collection.] Chopin, Fryderyk. Piano Sonatas. Idil Biret. Naxos, 8.550363. P and © 1991 by HNH International Ltd. [McGill CD 3020.] Chopin, Fryderyk. Scherzi and Impromptus. Idil Biret. Naxos, 8.550362. P and © 1991 by HNH International Ltd. (Includes Scherzi Nos. 1-4, Impromptus Nos. 1-4, and Allegro de concert op. 46.) [McGill CD 3019.] Chung, Lucille. Premier enregistrement. Palexa, CD-0505. P and © by Productions Polyphonie, Inc. (Includes Liszt rhapsodie espagnole, Prokofiev sonata no. 2, Schubert- Liszt three songs, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy songs without words (excerpts) and scherzo in e minor, Messiaen Première communion de la Verge from vingt regards sur l‟enfant jésus.) [McGill CD 18522.] Debussy, Claude. Préludes, 1er livre. Jean-François Aontonioli. SANYO Japan, CD 50-9008. P 1990 by Production Claves. (Includes Debussy 12 préludes, 1er livre; six épigraphes antiques.) [Not in collection.] Debussy, Claude. Préludes, 2e livre. Jean-François Aontonioli. SANYO Japan, CD 50-8607. P 1989 by Production Claves. (Includes Debussy 12 préludes, 2e livre; berceuse héroïque; page d‟album; élégie.) [Not in collection.] Falla, Manuel de. The Three Cornered Hat/El amor brujo. Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Charles Dutoit. With Colette Boky and Huguette Tourangeau. Decca, 410 008-2. P and © 1983 by the Decca Record Company Limited. [McGill CD 252.] 2 Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra. A Selection of the Recordings of the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra. P and © 1998. (Includes Bach Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in d major, bwv 1050; Mozart symphony in g major, k. 318; Schubert quartet-movement in c minor, op. posth.; Grieg holberg – suite; Liszt-Wolf P. Hungarian rhapsody no. 12.) [Not in collection.] Gauvin, Karina, Michael McMahon, and Nora Shulman. Images de Noël. CBC Records, MVCD 1131. P and © 1999 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio- Canada. [Not in collection.] Gershwin, George. Greatest Hits. CBS Records, MLK 39454. © 1984 by CBS, Inc. [Not in collection.] Hiltbrand, Louis. Œuvres de Louis Hiltbrand. P and © 1993 by Edith Hiltbrand-Andrade. [Mcgill CD 9260.] Horowitz, Vladimir. Scriabin. CBS Records, MK 42411. P 1987 by CBS, Inc. [Not in collection.] Kempff, Wilhelm. Wilhelm Kempff joue Bach. Deutche Grammophon, 439 673-2. P 1976 by Polydor International. (Includes transcriptions of Bach and Gluck by Wilhelm Kempff; Bach suite anglaise no. 3 and suite française no. 5.) [2 discs; not in collection.] Lapierre, Isabelle. Montréal, Paris, Chicago. With Michèle Gaudreau and André Sébastien Savoie. ATMA, ACD 2 2154. P and © 1998 by Production Disques ATMA Records Inc. [McGill CD 22544.] Lipatti, Dinu. “Les Inédits.” Archiphon, ARC-112/113. P 1995 by Archiphon. [2 discs; not in collection.] Liszt, Franz. Etudes d‟Exécution Transcendante, S139. Jorge Bolet. Decca, 414 601-2. P 1986 by The Decca Record Co. Ltd. [Similar item: McGill CD 845.] Lythgoe, Clive. Gershwin. Rainbow, OQ0016. P and © 1987 by Object Enterprises, Ltd. [Not in collection.] Mandel, Alan. American Piano, Volume One. Premier Recordings, PRCD 1013. P and © 1991 by Premier Recordings, Inc. (Includes Alex North “a streetcar names desire” (nine piano sequences); Vernon Duke sonata “souvenir de venise”; Morton Gould prelude and toccata; Elie Siegmeister “Sunday in Brooklyn.”) [Not in collection.] McMillan, Kevin and Michael McMahon. Lieder on Poems of Heinrich Heine. CBC Records, MVCD 1052. P and © 1992 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio- Canada. [McGill CD 5396.] Montero, Gabriela. En Concert à Montréal. Palexa, CD-0501. P 1996 by Production Polyphonie. (Includes Chopin nocturne in b flat minor, op. 9, no. 1; Chopin nocturne in f 3 sharp major, op. 15, no. 2; Chopin polonaise in f sharp minor, op. 44; Chopin polonaise- fantasie in a flat major, op. 61; Rachmaninov prelude in g major, op. 32 no. 5; Rachmaninov prelude in d major, op. 23, no. 4; Rachmaninov sonata no. 2 in b flat minor, op. 36; Liszt paraphrase rigoletto (G. Verdi); Chopin mazurka in c sharp minor, op. 63, no. 3.) [McGill CD 18521.] Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Symphonies. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Karl Böhm. Deutsche Grammophon, 429 521-2. P 1966 Polydor International. (Includes Symphonies 35, 36, and 38.) [Not in collection.] Neeley, Marilyn. [Plays Brahms, Mozart, Debussy, Liszt.] Virtuoso, CD 2991. © 1992 by Virtuoso Productions. [Not in collection.] North, Alex. Spartacus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. MCA, MCAD-10256. © 1991 by Universal City Studios, Inc. [Not in collection.] Peres, Ricardo. Dance of the White Indian: piano music of South America. Novadisc, ND-0293- CD. P and © 1993 by Novadisc. (Includes Villa Lobos dansa do indio branco; Peres/Piazzola improvisation on “verano porteño”; Guarnieri sonatina no. 3 (in the g- clef); Villa Lobos alma brasileira; Villa Lobos bachianas brasileiras #4; Peres/Piazzola improvisation on “adios nonino.”) [McGill CD 11378.] Prokofiev, Sergey. Symphony No. 5. Saint Louis Symphony. Leonard Slatkin. RCA, RCD1- 5035. P 1984 by RCA Records. [Not in collection.] Quilico, Louis. Great Verdi Arias. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Uri Mayer. CBC/Radio- Canada SMCD5043. P and © 1986 by CBC Enterprises/Les Enterprises Radio-Canada. (Includes excerpts from Falstaff, La Forza del Destino, Rigoletto, Otello, Macbeth, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera.) [McGill CD 63.] Rachmaninoff, Sergei. The Complete Recordings. RCA Victor, 09026-61265-2. © 1992 by BMG Music. (Includes Rachmoninoff performing works by himself and by others.) [10 discs; McGill CD 3444.] Rachmaninov, Sergei. „Corelli‟ Variations/Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39. Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca, 417 671-2. P and © 1988 by the Decca Record Company Limited. [McGill LP 6223.] Richter, Sviatoslav. Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov. VMI, VDC-1033. P. 1985 by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (Includes Tchaikovsky excerpts from “the seasons,” op. 37b; Rachmaninov excerpts from “etudes-tableaux,” op. 33 and op. 39.) [Not in collection.] Rubinstein, Artur. The Rubinstein Collection. RCA Corporation, 5673-2-RC. P and © 1987 by BMG Music. (Includes Franck prelude, chorale and fugue; Bach-Busoni chaconne; Liszt sonata in b minor.) [Not in collection.] 4 Schubert, Franz. Œuvres pour piano, Vol. 1. Frank Lévy. Palexa, CD-0504. P and © Productions Polyphonie Inc. [McGill CD 23427.] Schubert, Franz. Sonatas Nos. 13 & 14. Sviatoslav Richter. Melodiya, MCD 10030. P 1980 by Melodiya. [Similar item: McGill CD 246.] Scriabin, Alexander. Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2. Gordon Fergus-Thompson. Academy Sound and Vision, CD DCA 882. P and © 1994 by Academy Sound and Vision Ltd. (Includes two nocturnes, op. 5; piano sonata no. 2 in g sharp minor “sonata-fantasy”, op. 19; piano sonata no. 3 in f sharp minor, op. 23; twelve etudes, op. 8.) [Signed by performer; not in collection.] Scriabine, Alexandre. L‟œuvre pour piano, volume 1. Joseph Villa. Dante, PSG 8801. P 1988 by Lor Disc[?]. (Includes sonatas nos. 3, 4, 5, and 7; poème, op. 32, no.1; Feuillet d‟album, op. 45, no. 1; mazurka. Op. 25, no. 3.) [Not in collection.] Scriabine, Alexandre. L‟œuvre pour piano, volume II. Joseph Villa. Dante, PSG 8902. P 1989 by Lor Disc[?]. [Not in collection.] Stamitz, Johann.
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