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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

International Record Review, June 2012
In many ways this is a fascinating release, mainly because of an odd feature. To be more specific, although the conductor...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (10/29/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (10/29/2011); Abbey Road Studios (11/02/2011-11/03/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Evans, Brummelstroete, Davislim, Davies

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Overtures

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Fidelio, Op. 72; King Stephen, Op. 117; Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

Since 1983, Yondani Butt has held the position of Resident Conductor of the Victoria International Festival, creating the highly successful Concerti Extravaganza series. Frequently in...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio 1....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Symphony No. 7 / Yondani Butt

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Yondani Butt has conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, American Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic of Canada, Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, London (10/13/2010/10/14/2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 109, Op. 110 & Op. 111

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-02-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]

Recording information: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York city (08/11/1997-08/13/1997)....continue...

Beethoven: Sonatas / Vladimir Feltsman, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]

Recording information: Fisher Performing Arts Center, Bard College, NY (06/06/2008-06/07/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Violin Sonatas

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Hough, Stephen; Mann, Robert [Violin]

Recording information: Theresa L. Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street YM/YWHA,....continue...

Beethoven: Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata in A Major, Op. 101

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101
Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]

"Feltsman deserves full credit for performances that are both original and technically remarkable, both in the "Hammerklavier" and in the gentler Piano Sonata No. 28...continue...
Recording information: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York city (08/11/1997-08/13/1997)....continue...

Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op. 20; Serenade in D, Op. 25

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-01-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D major, Op. 25
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble 360

Gramophone Magazine
The Septet is one of Beethoven's sunniest works, and Ensemble 360 promote the happy mood with playing that emphasises bright, clear tone and springy...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (05/28/2007-05/31/2007)....continue...

Beethoven String Quartets Live / Wihan Quartet [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Nimbus Records / 2010-01-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 no 6; Quartet for Strings no 7 ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Wihan Quartet

Run Time: 240 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Beethoven: Middle String Quartets

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings in F major, Hess 34/Op. 14 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"...

The Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, is heir to the great Czech musical tradition. The quartet's outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech...continue...

Beethoven: Early String Quartets / Wihan Quartet

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-08-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...

The Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, is heir to the great Czech musical tradition. The Quartet's outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech...continue...

Beethoven: Late String Quartets / Wihan String Quartet

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-06-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127; Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130; Grosse Fuge for Stri...

The Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, is heir to the great Czech musical tradition. The Quartet's outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech...continue...

Prima Voce - John Charles Thomas in Opera & Song

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2006-08-08

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Tito Mattei: Non è ver; Stefano...
Performers: Hollister, Carroll; Thomas, John Charles
Conductors: Tours, Frank; Finston, Nathaniel; Shilkret, Nathaniel
Ensemble: ; Orchestra

'If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza.'-Frank Chapman,...continue...

Prima Voce - Great Singers Vol 2 (1903-1939)

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2006-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Ernani; Traditional: Ma Lisette; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Les Huguenots; George Frederic...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Calvé, Emma; Chaliapin, Feodor; Cottone, Salvatore; de Luca, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Farrar, Geraldine; Favero, Mafalda; Flagstad, Kirsten; Garden, Mary; Gluck, Alma; Ivo...
Conductors: Blech, Leo; Barbirolli, John, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

...An utterly splendid collection, winners every one...a tour from one superlative to another. Gramophone. Very popular selection of arias and featuring the greatest singers recorded...continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, etc / Raphael Wallfisch, John York

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a Theme by Handel, WoO 45; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, ...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]; York, John

These recordings are base on the new Barenreiter Urtext Edition, published in 2004. This edition is the first to utilize a number of authentic manuscripts...continue...

Prima Voce - Lilli Lehmann

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; D...
Performers: Helbig, Hedwig; Lehmann, Lilli

Because of the superb quality and volume of her voice, German operatic soprano Lilli Lehmann became famous in the Wagnarian roles, but she was also...continue...

Surround Yourself with Beethoven / Goodman, Hanover Band

1 DVD Audio / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Hanover Band

Acclaimed by music critics as one of the finest period-instrument orchestras in the world, The Hanover Band has established an unrivalled reputation for the excellence...continue...

Prima Voce - Clara Butt

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2004-03-02

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Favorita; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Sosarme, HWV 30; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Ronald, Landon; Torrens, Grace
Conductors: Wood, Henry; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Ketèlbey, Albert W.

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Piano Classics - Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, et al

8 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-01-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332; Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Ludw...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Cherkassky, Shura; Deyanova, Marta; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Perlemuter, Vlado; Roberts, Bernard

This specially priced eight CD set features some of the greatest piano music written by the giants of the Classical and Romantic traditions. Each disc...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios Op 1 no 2 & 3 / Vienna Piano Trio

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-01-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Piano Trio

"...The playing is first-rate from all three, though I was continually drawn to the crisp, lively articulations of pianist Stefan Mendl. They see early Beethoven...continue...

Meditations for Spring - Copland, Beethoven, Vivaldi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-03-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Ludwig...
Performers: Anderson, John
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Adam, Fischer; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Grand Piano - Josef Hofmann - Liszt, Beethoven, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-06-15

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Venezia e Napoli, S 162 (Année de pèlerinage 2 supplement...
Performers: Hofmann, Josef [Piano]

Josef Hofmann enjoyed a phenomenal career performing all over the world. In 1927 he become the director of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he...continue...

Prima Voce - Helge Roswaenge - Beethoven, Massenet, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Adolphe Adam: Le postillon de Lonjumeau; Jules Massenet: Manon; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Mikhail Glinka: A Life for the Tsar;...
Performers: Perras, Margherita; Rosvaenge, Helge
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Schmidt, Franz; Moralt, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Born in Copenhagen in 1897, Helge Roswaenge was one of the most popular and beloved tenors of this century. In German-speaking areas he is so...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas / Hudson, Verney

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas (3) for violin & piano, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, Op. 23; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonatas (3) for violin...
Performers: Hudson, Benjamin; Verney, Mary

"Hudson's animated accents and brightness of tone make for a stylistically compelling reading, ably supported by the transparency of Verney's dancing phrases." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Grand Piano - Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, et al / Cortot

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-04-21

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonai...
Performers: Cortot, Alfred

"This Nimbus anthology gives convincing proof of Cortot's mastery: there is a magisterial keyboard command." -Classic CD...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Bernard Roberts

11 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no...
Performers: Roberts, Bernard

Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets / Medici Quartet

8 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C ...
Performers: Lewis, Anthony [cello]; Matthews, David [violin]; Robertson, Paul; Rowland-Jones, Simon; Van der Werff, Ivo-Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Medici String Quartet

Grand Piano - Ignaz Jan Paderewski

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Grand Bravura Fantasia on Paganini's "La Campanella", S 420; Soirée de Vienne 6 (after Schubert); Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke (4)...

Beethoven: Piano Trios Op 1 no 1, Op 11 / Vienna Piano Trio

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in B flat major, WoO 39; Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat ma...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Piano Trio

"This is a superb disc. The playing is all one could ask and then some...[The Vienna Piano Trio's] music-making represents all that is finest in...continue...

Beethoven: piano sonatas / Bernard Roberts

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sona...
Performers: Roberts, Bernard

Beethoven: Septett; Hindemith: Oktett / Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Paul Hindemith: Octet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello & bass
Performers: Brandhofer, Alois; Gawriloff, Saschko; Lemke, Hans; Mehne, Rainer; Seifert, Gerd; Steiner, Peter; Strehle, Wilfred; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet

Divas Arias, Vol1 (1906-35) / various artists

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Sebastián Yradier: La Calasera; Wolfgang...
Performers: Galli-Curci, Amelita; Hempel, Frieda; Koshetz, Nina; Lehmann, Lotte; Melba, Nellie; Muzio, Claudia; Nemeth, Maria; Norena, Eide; Patti, Adelina; Ponselle, Rosa; Tetrazzini, Luisa; Turner, Eva [Sopran...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Roy Goodman, Hanover Band, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: George, Michael; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Murgatroyd, Andrew

Operatic Arias - Chaliapin

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Mephistopheles' song of the flea; Anton Rubinstein: The Demon (Der Dämon), opera; Persian Songs (12), Op. 34; Anonymous: Mashenka; Down the Petersky; Johannes B...
Performers: Bazilevsky, Jean; Chaliapin, Feodor; Cozette, Michael; Godzinsky, G.; Kline, Olive; Newton, Ivor; Rabinowitch, Max; Schmidt; Sharpe, Cedric; Vocals], Margherita Carosio [Soprano
Conductors: Pitt, Percy; Pasternack, Josef A.; Byng, George W.; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Harrison, Julius; Bourdon, Rosario; Bellezza, Vincenzo; Steimann, Max; Coates, Albert; ; Collingwood, Lawrance; Büsser,...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika Orchestra

Prima Voce - Flagstad in Song

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48; Zärtliche Liebe, song for voice & piano, WoO 123; Richard Strauss: Lieder (6), Op. 17; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Eyvind A...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; McArthur, Edwin

"...There's nothing on this disc that isn't an object lesson in the technique of singing, and in the art of singing as communication...Cool purity and...continue...

Prima Voce - Kirsten Flagstad

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ah, Perfido!, ...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Lange, Hans; Ormandy, Eugene; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Over 76 minutes of opera arias from the German repertoire by the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the 20th century. Give this disc a spin and...continue...

Prima Voce - Björling Vol 2

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; An die Leier ("Ich will von Atreus Söhnen"), song for voice & piano, D. 737 (Op. 56/...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Ebert, Harry; Schymberg, Hjordis
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils