NEW: CRISTOFORI CF-887, Recorded in Moscow; benefit for Kitezh Children's Community of Russia.
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra: Martin Berkofsky, piano; Globalis Symphony Orcestra conducted by Konstantin Krimets; Chorus of the Music College of the Moscow Conservatory: live performance from Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall.
Brahms: Two Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano
Schumann: Fantasiestucke for Clarinet and Piano
Einar Johannesson, clarinet; Martin Berkofsky, piano
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AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE CRISTOFORI FOUNDATION:
CRISTOFORI CF-881: MARTIN BERKOFSKY PLAYS FRANZ LISZT
(See link below.)
(Recorded in Germany.) Rhapsodie hongroise No. 12, La Vallee d'Obermann, Legende: St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots, Apres une lecture du Dante-Fantasia quasi Sonata (Dante Sonata.)
Available for $15.00 (suggested donation) plus $2.75 postage/packing ($17.75 total,) directly from the Cristofori Foundation, Postbox 288, Casanova, Virginia, 20139-0288. Donations are tax-deductible and benefit Virginia's Fauquier Family Shelter for the homeless.
CRISTOFORI CF-882: WHITE TIE, BLUE GRASS
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MARTIN BERKOFSKY PLAYS FRANZ LISZT: Legende: St. Francois d'Assise. La predication aux oiseaux, God of Hungarians, Miserere d'Apres Palestrina, Deak, Sonata in B minor; CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: Africa; Fantasy Op. 89 for Piano and Orchestra, with the Lambeth Orchestra conducted by Christopher Fifield; The Orange Blossom Special with Judith Spokes, Violin, and Mark Head, Double-bass.
Available directly from the Cristofori Foundation, Postbox 288, Casanova, Virginia 20139-0288, for $15.00 (suggested donation) plus $2.75 postage/packing ($17.75 total.) All donations are tax-deductible and support the Cedar Lee Performing Arts Center.
Recorded at Harvard University, The Hungarian Embassy in Washington, Iceland State Radio, London, Belgrade, etc.
CRISTOFORI CF-883: MARTIN BERKOFSKY PLAYS RACHMANINOFF
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Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Pall P. Palsson, conductor. Also: Schumann Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for Clarinet and Piano; Einar Johannesson, Clarinet, Martin Berkofsky, Piano; the Reykjavik Wind Quintet: works of Bach, Grieg, Joplin, Kaldalons, Mozart, Palsson, Rimsky-Korsakov, Thorarinsson, and Thorsteinsson.
Available from the Cristofori Foundation, Postbox 288, Casanova, Virginia, 20139-0288, for $15.00, (suggested donation,) plus $2.75 postage/packing ($17.75 total.) All donations are tax-deductible and support Virginia's Fauquier Family Shelter for the homeless.
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SANCTUARY BLACK BOX BBM 1103: ALAN HOVHANESS WORLD PREMIERE
ALL PROFITS BENEFIT THE BESLAN SCHOOL TRAGEDY FUND
Alan Hovhaness: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (World Premiere Recording,) Martin Berkofsky and Atakan Sari, Pianos; Globalis Symphony Orchestra, Konstantin Krimets, Conductor. Also: Three Pieces for Two Pianos: Mihr (Berkofsky/Sari,) Ko Ola U (Berkofsky/Sergei Podobedov,) and Vijag (Berkofsky/Podobedov.) Also: Lousadzak, Concerto for Piano and Strings: Berkofsky/Krimets/Globalis Symphony Orchestra.
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CRYSTAL RECORDS CD814: ALAN HOVHANESS
Alan Hovhaness: Khaldis, Concerto for Piano, Four Trumpets, and Percussion. Martin Berkofsky, Piano, The Long Island Chamber Ensemble conducted by Lawrence Sobol. Also: Mount Katahdin, Sonata Op. 405 for Piano. Martin Berkofsky, Piano. Also: Fantasy, Op. 16: Alan Hovhaness, Piano.
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KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7422-2H1: ALAN HOVHANESS
Alan Hovhaness: Concerto No. 10, Op. 413, for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings. Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony.
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CRYSTAL RECORDS CD808: ALAN HOVHANESS
Alan Hovhaness: Saturn, Op. 243, with the Long Island Chamber Ensemble.
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VOX ALLEGRETTO ACD 8169: MAX BRUCH
Max Bruch: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 88a; Swedish Dances for Piano, Four-Hands; Fantasy for Two Pianos, Op. 11. With David Hagan, Piano, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lutz Herbig.
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NIMBUS NI 5584: NICOLAE BRETAN
Nicolae Bretan: Sacred Songs, with Ludovic Konya, Baritone; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Soprano; Ferdinand Weiss, Piano; Ronald Stalford, Organ; and Donald S. Sutherland, Organ.
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NIMBUS NI 5637: NICOLAE BRETAN
Nicolae Bretan: My Lieder-Land, Volume One. Martin Berkofsky, Ferdinand Weiss, Piano; Ludovic Konya, Baritone.
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NIMBUS NI 5640: NICOLAE BRETAN
Nicolae Bretan: My Lieder-Land, Volume Two. Martin Berkofsky, Ferdinand Weiss, Piano; Ludovic Konya, Baritone.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN-IGNAZ MOSCHELES: Duo Concertante, Op. 87b, for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Franz Liszt: Les Preludes (arranged by the composer for piano, four-hands;) Frederic Chopin: Rondo in C Major for Two Pianos, Op. 73; Camille Saint-Saens: Polonaise for Two Pianos, Op. 77. With Martin Berkofsky and David Hagan, Piano; Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lutz Herbig.
ANGEL S-36997
MAX BRUCH: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 88a, (first recording;) Sechs Klavierstucke, Op. 12; Zwei Klavierstucke, Op. 14. London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati; Martin Berkofsky and Nathan Twining, Piano.
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POSEIDON SOCIETY 1010: ALAN HOVHANESS
ALAN HOVHANESS: Saturn for Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano. The Long Island Chamber Ensemble: Martin Berkofsky, Piano; Lawrence Sobol, Clarinet; Kate Hurney, Soprano.
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POSEIDON SOCIETY 1011: ALAN HOVHANESS
ALAN HOVHANESS: Khaldis; Concerto for Piano, Four Trumpets, and Percussion. With The Long Island Chamber Ensemble, Martin Berkofsky, Piano.
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MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MHS 3522/23
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH-MAX REGER: The Six Brandenburg Concerti arranged for Piano, Four-Hands. With Martin Berkofsky and David Hagan, Piano.
MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MHS 824464
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH-MAX REGER: The Four Orchestral Suites arranged for Piano, Four-Hands. With Martin Berkofsky and David Hagan, Piano.
MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MHS 3572
NICOLAE BRETAN: Romanian and Hungarian Lieder. With Ludovic Konya, Baritone, Martin Berkofsky and Ferdinand Weiss, Piano.
MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MHS 3779
NICOLAE BRETAN: Lieder on Poems of Endre Ady. With Ludovic Konya, Baritone, Martin Berkofsky and Ferdinand Weiss, Piano.
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