Debussy, Claude > Clair de lune

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 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...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Sweet Dreams Lullabies

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-15

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 1...
Performers: Hu, Yongmei [Piano]

Recording information: The Barber Shop Studios, Hopatcong, NJ....continue...

French Violin Sonatas: Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Yu-Chien Tseng, violin; Inga Dzekster, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-01-08

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Clair de lune; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Dzektser, Inga [Piano]; Tseng, Yu-Chien

Fuga Libera is happy to announce the beginning of a collaboration with young Taiwanese violinist Yu-Chien Tseng, Fifth Prize winner of the Reine Elisabeth Violin...continue...
Recording information: flagey Studio 4, Brussels (08/23/2012-08/26/2012)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen

1 CD / Quicksilver Records / 2012-12-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Beau soir; La fille ...
Conductors: Cohen, Sheldon
Ensemble: Pacific Pops Orchestra

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

The Romantic Piano: A View from Sienna - works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Handel, Liszt et al. / Wilhelm Backhaus, R. Ganz; Vlad de Pachemnn

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2012-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 24 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Waltz; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major...

Recording information: 1908-1933....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...

Aquarelles - Erik Satie, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt / Valerie Milot, harp

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Marcel Tournier: Suite for harp no 4 ("Images"), Op. 39; Fra...
Performers: Milot, Valerie [Harp]

With its ability to delicately suggest, obliquely seduce, and transport us to an "elsewhere" whose quaint, old-fashioned colors have nevertheless lost nothing of their power,...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (04/2012)....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...

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

Im Freien - works by Edvard Grieg, Béla Bartók, Claude Debussy / Nils Anders Mortensen, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Estampes (3) for Piano; Clair de lune; Edvard Grieg: Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Béla Bartók: Out of Doors, suite...
Performers: Mortensen, Nils Anders

The music on this album finds itself out of doors - in the moonlight with Debussy, beneath the night sky with Grieg, or out among...continue...
Recording information: Borge Church, Lofoten, Norway (04/11/2011-04/14/2011)....continue...

Encore! - works by Beethoven, Myers, Debussy and Chopin / Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 27/2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. ...
Performers: Somero, Jouni

A collection of popular encores is performed by Finnish pianist Jouni Somero....continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations; Prelude & Fugue no 22 (Well-Tempered Clavier); Concerto for Piano in F minor; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no...

Denon's Most Relaxing Series is a sales smash with over million sets sold

The original most relaxing classical music in the Universe has scanned over thousand

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Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

Denon's Most Relaxing Series is a sales smash with over million sets sold

The original most relaxing classical music in the Universe has scanned over thousand

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Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Clair de Lune: Debussy Favorites / Zoltan Kocsis; Katia & Marielle Labeque et al.

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arabesques (2) for Piano; La plus que lente; Préludes, Book 1; Petite suite ...
Performers: Badings, Vera; Barnes, James Earl; Hutchins, Timothy; Kocsis, Zoltan; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dutoit, Charles; Ansermet, Ernest; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Debussy's most popular and famous piano piece opens this generously-filled 2-CD program of piano and orchestral works by the great French composer; Clair de lune...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Classical Moods

1 CD / Signature / 2012-04-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 5...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Debussy: Clair de lune / Natalie Dessay, Philippe Cassard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Quatre chansons de jeunesse - 1. Pantomime (Debussy); Clair de lune; Pierrot; Apparition; E...
Performers: Cassard, Philippe; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Michel, Catherine [Harp]

Clair de Lune, the new album from leading soprano Natalie Dessay, celebrates the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth with a brilliant survey of his...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris (2011-11-12_2011-11-13&2011-)....continue...

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Most Essential Classical Music In Movies

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 "Fate"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Requiem, K. 626; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Carl Orff: Carmi...
Performers: Mawe, Henrik; Perez, Jose; Schnorr, Klemens
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Gmür, Hanspeter
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Music's impact on movies is undeniable. It enhances the total film experience. With this collection of 17 tracks we have gathered a wide range of...continue...

Children's Corner: Debussy Orchestrations of Caplet, Ansermet, Stokowski, Ravel

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-11-15

Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Epigraphes antiques (6); Clair de lune; Suite for Piano "Pour le piano"; Tarentelle styrienne; Estampes (3) for Piano; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: Québec Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Talmi leads Canada's oldest symphony orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) in this recording of music by Debussy originally composed for piano and...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-David, Lévis, Québec, Canada (03/30/2006-03/31/2006)....continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

A Golden Proportion Recital / Nicholas Ross, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-11-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d); Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 10/1, CT. 14; Etude for piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 10/2, C...
Performers: Ross, Nicholas

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
A recital must be enjoyable on purely musical grounds by anyone who enjoys classical music in general. Beyond that,...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Chapel, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virg (2010-12-13&2010-12-16&2011-)....continue...

Classical Music for Meditation and Yoga

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of...
Performers: Collins, Finghin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Schoeman, Pieter

There is a strong connection between a healthy body & a sharp mind. So what could be better than a compilation of classical music with...continue...

The Most Essential Classical Music for Your Baby

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Rondo; Divertimento no 3; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Collins, Finghin; Kauten, Andrea [Piano]; Schmalfuss, Peter; Tiempo, Sergio; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors:
Ensemble: Saarland Radio Holzblaser-Trio; Stockholm Chamber Duo

Looking for a way to sooth a restless child & nurture their creative development? This album features a selection of the most beautiful & relaxing...continue...

Classical Chillout [X5]

2 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maur...
Performers: Bagger, Boris Björn; Collins, Finghin; Kunt, Václav; Matousek, Bohuslav; Novotna, Kveta; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Perry, George; Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]; Schmalfuss, Peter; Schoeman, Piete...
Conductors: Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Joo, Arpad; Marturet, Eduardo; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Arp, Klaus; Lajcik, Milan; Dejmek, Zdenek; Griffiths, Howard

The inherent soothing power of classical music is a perfect way to experience a few hours of true escapism. It is music that has a...continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...

Debussy songs: Recueil Vasnier / Anne Renouprez, soprano; Eliane Reyes, piano

1 CD / Pavane / 2011-10-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Caprice ("Quand je baise, pâle de fièvre"). song for voice & piano, L. 5; Po&egra...
Performers: Eliane, Reyes, [Piano]; Renouprez, Anne; Saelens, Yves

Recording information: Trooz (11/01/2010-11/03/2010)....continue...

The Original Jacket Collection: Julian Bream

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-04

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Aria with Variations, for guitar (music by Frescobaldi arranged by Segovia); Mateo Albéniz: Sonata for piano in D major, Op.13; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord i...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Maguire, Hugh; Malcolm, George; Pears, Peter, Sir; Weil, Terence; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Davis, Colin;
Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort

Baby to Be / Tender Classical Music for Your Unborn Baby

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no ...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Santini, Gabriele

Baby to Be is a beautiful collection of tender Classical music for the unborn child. With serene Classical music from greats like Mozart, Brahms, Bach...continue...

Sensual Classics: Romance

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Antiche Arie e Danze; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 7 in C major, Hob.1; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C major, RV 82; F...
Performers: Koch, Nora; Michallik, Oskar; Pekinel, Güher [Piano]; Pekinel, Süher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stöckigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; ; Pommer, Max; Kegel, Herbert; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Music Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gitarren-Duo Klaus & Rainer Feldmann; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Romance of the Flute & Harp / Philippa Davies, flute; Thelma Owen, harp

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Feuilles D'Automne; Benjamin Godard: Suite, Op. 116; Félix Godefroid: Etude de Concert for harp in E flat minor, Op. 193; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for...
Performers: Davies, Philippa; Owen, Thelma

Fourteen classic works including favorites such as 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy and 'Berceuse' by Fauré. Tender and sensitive performances by world-renown British flautist Philippa...continue...
Recording information: Seldon Hall, Haberdasher's Aske's School, Elstree, Hert....continue...

Me on Wings of Song / Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for keyboard in E minor (WFN 18; variant of BWV 855), BWV 855a; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the B...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

This personal selection by award-winning pianist Konstantin Scherbakov, featuring such beautiful melodies as the Bach/Siloti Prelude in E minor, Lyadov Prelude Op.11, no.1, and the...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (02/15/2001-02/17/2001)....continue...

Piano Dreams: works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, et al. / Avia Romm, piano

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Polonaise for keyboard in G minor (AMN II/10, doubtful; perhaps by C.P.E. Bach), BWV Anh. 119; Minuet in D minor, BWV Suppl. 114; Minuet fo...
Performers: Romm, Avis

Escape with a sublime piano collection of the most popular and relaxing music of all time. Peace of mind is just a moment away. Pianist...continue...

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

Very Best of Leif Ove Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Jansons, Mariss; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Essential Harp / Nancy Allen, Ann Griffiths, Julia Thornton, Annie Challan, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire); Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Challan, Annie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Galway, James [Flute]; Geliot, Martine; Griffiths, Ann; Helmis, Fritz; Klinko, Markus; Nordmann, Marielle; Shifrin, David; Thornt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Olah, Erno; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Guschelbauer, Theodor; Witold, Jean; Bátiz, Enrique; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia; Paris National Opera Orchestra

The Guitarist

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Lute no 4 in E major, BWV 1006a; Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española, Op. 47; Cantos de España, Op. 232; Agustín Ba...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Kain, Timothy; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Rolla, János [Violin]; Tognetti, Richard; Frémaux, Louis; Groves, Charles, Sir