Beethoven, Ludwig van

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

12 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Blumier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

Finally! Following excursions into the late and very latest years of musical romanticism, well received opera recordings, and a journey to Russia, the Beethoven Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/29/2012-05/31/2012)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Münchner Philharmoniker

When Rudolf Kempe was principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic back in the 1970's, the culmination of his long career was the recording of the...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerbräukeller, Munich....continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Osorio, Jorge Federico
Conductors: Fuente, Herrera de la

Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Symphony No. 5 / Colin Jacobsen, Jan Vogler, Antti Siirala

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Siirala, Antti; Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Jacobsen, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Knights

Together for the first time since their highly acclaimed 2010 recording New Worlds, renowned cellist Jan Vogler and New York-based orchestra, The Knights are back...continue...
Recording information: New York, NY (2012-01-07&2012-01-09&2012-)....continue...

Viktor Ullmann: Piano Concerto Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Herbert Schuch, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Concerto for piano & orchestra, Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Elts, Olari
Ensemble: ; WDR Symphony Orchestra Koln

On his Oehms Classics debut, pianist Herbert Schuch performs Viktor Ullmann's Piano Concerto supplemented by Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Ullmann's Piano Concerto was composed...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie Cologne (03/21/2011-03/24/2011)....continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

The Super Telarc Sound 1

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Antonio Vivaldi: Spring; Autumn; Winter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Brown, Ray [Australia]; Jackson, Milt; Minnelli, Liza; Pass, Joe; Peterson, Oscar; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Ozawa, Seiji; Serkin, Rudolf; Previn, Andre; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Nacht der Traume: Orchestral Songs / Stefan Blunier, WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne / Bo Skohvus, baritone

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Louis Spohr: Songs (6) for baritone, violin & piano, Op. 154; Ludwig van Beethoven: Es war einmal ein König, song for voice, men's choir & piano, Op. 75/3; Franz Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartaru...
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne

Baritone Bo Skovhus was born in Denmark and studied at the Academy of Music in Aarhus, the Royal Academy for Opera of Copenhagen, and in...continue...
Recording information: Klaus von Bismarck-Saal, Köln (02/02/2009-02/07/2009)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Munich Philharmonic

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerbräu, München (1971-12-20_1971-12-23&1972-)....continue...

Edition Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Vol. 2 - works by Weber, Wagner, Mozart Verdi & Beethoven / Schmitz, Brecher

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isold...
Performers: Baumer, Margarete; Dahlberg, Friedrich; Daum, Heinz; Horand, Theodor; Meinl-Weise, Rita; Olberts, Joseph; Reinecke, Paul; Schaffrian, Rosl; Schmitz, Paul; Schurhoff, Lotte; Schwenkreis, Willi; Seider...
Conductors: Brecher, Gustav; Schmitz, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig

This second CD in the series featuring historical recordings by the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig contains recordings from 1929 to 1945, most of them published for...continue...

Klassik

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Gerlovic, Vanda; Pivka, Marian; Ruk-Focic, Bozena
Conductors: Abel, Hermann; Pitamic, Alexander von; Münchner, Herbert; ; Nanut, Anton
Ensemble: ; Zagreb Soloists

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Van Cliburn: Piano Legend

3 CD / Audiophile Legends Import / 2012-12-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Ludwi...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Reiner, Fritz; Hendl, Walter

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Jacoby, Ingrid
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. This recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (07/30/2011/07/31/2011)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Glenn Gould in Concert: Salzburg 1959 - Bach: Goldberg Variations; Moscow 1957: Bach: 3 Part Sinfonias; Leningrad 1957 - Bach, Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Glenn Gould, piano

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 788 (BC L43); Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard no 5 in E flat majo...
Performers: Gould, Glenn
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...

Beethoven: 5 Piano Concertos / Glenn Gould, piano; Bernstein, Golschmann, Stokowski

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. ...
Performers: Gould, Glenn
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Bernstein, Leonard; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; American Symphony Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 3; Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 "Italian" / Tafelmusik, Bruno Weil

1 CD / Tafelmusic / 2012-10-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Tafelmusik presents Beethoven's landmark Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" - an heroic and monumental symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon - and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian."...continue...
Recording information: Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning (05/24/2012-05/27/2012)....continue...

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book, The Mozart Question with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi et al.

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin; Spoken Word: The Mozart Question; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Summer; The Four Seasons. Winter; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin no 1 in G mi...
Performers: Beer, Susanne; Edwards, Catherine; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Liebeck, Jack; Schoeman, Pieter
Conductors: Collon, Nicholas

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book The Mozart Question, an eloquent and ultimately uplifting story charting a small boy's discovery of his love for...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/18/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Sir John Eliot Gardiner (recorded live at Carnegie Hall)

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Revolutionnaire et Romantique

Nearly 20 years after their acclaimed Beethoven Symphonies recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique returned to this...continue...
Personnel: David Watkin (cello); Michael Niesemann (oboe).

Recording information: Stern Auditorium/Perleman Stage, Carnegie Hall, New Yor (11/16/2011)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven: Sonatas nos 3, 4, 17, 18, 27, 28, 30, 31 & 32; Concerto no 3

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; 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. 11...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra

The hardworking Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter is said to have given more concerts than any other pianist of the 20th century, due in part to...continue...
Recording information: 1952-??-??&1965-??-??&1972-....continue...

Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; Bagatelles, Opp. 33 & 126; Choral Fantasy / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Bagatelle for piano in F major, Op. 33/3; Bagatelle for piano in C major, Op. 33/5; Bagatelle for piano in C major, Op. 11...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt

Personnel: Sviatoslav Richter (piano).

Recording information: Moscow (1959/1952)....continue...

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Russian Nat'l Orch., Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven and Brahms sonatas and concerto

2 CD / Widescreen / 2012-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

These recordings are offered for the first time in the same edition. Until now it was not possible, because for half a century have belonged...continue...

Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies / Bruggen, Orch. of the 18th Century

5 Super Audio CD / Glossa / 2012-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 6 in F maj...
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the 18th Century

It was some years after founding the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century in 1981 that Frans Brüggen first turned his attention to the music of...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain