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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...

Circus & Magic / Ernest Bloch, Claude Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev, Gyorgy Ligetti, Igor Stravinsky / Reinis Zarins, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Ernest Bloch: Circus Pieces (4), for piano; Claude Debussy: Masques; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (3) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 95; Gy...
Performers: Zarins, Reinis [Piano]

Pianist Reinis Zarins, a noted prize-winner and international performer, has compiled favorite pianistic sketches of magical themes together for this release. Whimsy and pathos combine...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Sussex, England (06/19/2012-06/21/2012)....continue...

Essence of Christmas / Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Bridge, Tchaikovsky, Buys / Quintessenz - Leipzig Flute Ensemble

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-11-13

Works: Frank Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley, H 155; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Préludes...
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Ensemble: Quintessenz (Flute Ensemble)

The Essence of Christmas is the Leipzig Flute Ensemble Quintessenz second release on the Genuin label. Anna Garzuly, who leads the ensemble, has studied in...continue...
Recording information: Paul-Gerhard-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany (02/27/2012)....continue...

Pure Spa Gold Coast

1 CD / Water Music Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C; Claude Debussy: Hommage à Rameau, for piano, L. 110/2; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Préludes, Book 1; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Ch...
Performers: Kej

Zino Francescatti, Violin: A Treasury of Studio Recordings 1931-1955 / Zino Francescatti, violin [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Préludes, Book 1; Maurice...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Casadesus, Robert; Faure, Maurice; Francescatti, Zino; Lanner, Max
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André

In late-1930s America the Great Depression raged on, affecting all parts of life, not least the arts. Whereas European violinists had once flocked to the...continue...

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...

The Debussy Recordings / Samson Francois, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Masques; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabe...
Performers: Francois, Samson

EMI Classics is proud to present for the very first time the complete Samson Francois Debussy recordings in one box. This three CD set features...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 Britannic Organ, Vol. 3 / Rare historic Welte rolls played back on the Britannic Organ

2 CD / Oehms / 2012-03-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Lowell Mason: Bethany, hymn for organ; Arthur Sullivan: Proprior Deo ("Nearer, My God, To Thee"), hymn for chorus; John Bacchus...
Performers: Bonnet, Joseph; Bossi, Marco Enrico; Cate, Bernard ten; Franz, Franz Xaver; Goss-Custard, Harry; Hauser, Hans; Lemare, Edwin; Mania, Paul; Philipp, Franz; Rumsey, David; Schnabel, Artur; Wolstenholme...

Volume 3 from the series of the Welte-Philharmonic- Organ, which was originally built for the Britannic ocean liner, is dedicated primarily to entertainment on board...continue...
Recording information: Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen, Switzerland (07/2011-08/2011)....continue...

Svenka Tangenter

5 CD / Caprice Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Martha Ohlson: Scales and exercise for piano (after Hilda Thegerström); Emil Sjögren: Pianosonat no 2 in A-dur, Op. 44; Erotikon no 3 in A major, for piano, Op. 10/3; Erotikon no 2 in D fla...
Performers: Ahlberg, Tor; Andersson, Gert-Ove; Andreason, Lottie; Andren, Sven-Gunnar; Baranowski, Wasili; Barere, Simon; Bengtsson, Ingmar; Bergfelt, Ingemar; Bergman, Holger; Bergman-Ryner, Doris; Berwald, Ast...
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Ehrling, Sixten; Frykberg, Sten; Leygraf, Hans; Wiklund, Adolf; Nilson, Göran W.; Grevillius, Nils; Mann, Tor; Järnefelt, Armas

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Wild Blue Yonder: works by Debussy, Schoenberg, Barnes Mogensen et al. / US Air Force Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-01-31

Works: James Barnes: Dreamers..., for band; Wild Blue Yonder, for band; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Arnold Schoenberg: Theme and Variations for wind band in G minor, Op. 43a; Michael Mogensen: ...
Conductors: Layendecker, Dennis M.
Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band Washington DC

The United States Air Force Band proudly commemorates the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force with a collection of music as diverse as...continue...

Spices: France, Italy, Spain - Your journey through classical music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Paul Bazelaire: Suite Francaise; Maurice Ravel: A la manière; Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Jean Françaix: L'heure du berger; Quintette...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Boucher, Remi; Dube, Raphael; Dubeau, Angele; Kay, Francine; Laplante, Andre; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Lefevre; Milot, Valerie [Harp]; Pierri,...
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav; ; Dessaints, Raymond; Turovsky, Yuli; Rescigno, Joseph; Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Similia; Ensemble Amati (Montreal); Ensemble Caprice; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

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

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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The Art of Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven & Mozart [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154; Polonaise for piano no 6 i...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Pollini, Maurizio; Katlewicz, Jerzy

This is a 3-CD limited-edition hardcover book, with repertoire chosen personally by the artist, consisting of complete works (not extracts or "bits and pieces") from...continue...

True North Harp Duo - works by Mendelssohn, Rameau and Franck / Lynne Aspnes & John Wickey, harps

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-12-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; On Wings of Song; Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Or...
Conductors:
Ensemble: True North Harp Duo (Harp duo)

With a rich and orchestral sound, impeccable ensemble and innovative programming the harp duo of Lynne Aspnes and John Wickey performs throughout the U.S. and...continue...
Recording information: Tempest Studios, Tempe, AZ (2010)....continue...

Portrait: Claude Debussy [10 CDs]

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-12-06

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Images for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Petite su...
Performers: Agosti, Guido; Collart, Claudine; Cortot, Alfred; Danco, Suzanne; Gieseking, Walter; Gulda, Friedrich; Horowitz, Vladimir; Plantey, Bernard; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Inghelbrecht, Désiré-Emile; Markevitch, Igor; Monteux, Pierre; Ansermet, Ernest; Mengelberg, Willem; Cluytens, André

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

Duncan J. Cumming, Piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-07-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1; Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Ce qu'...
Performers: Cumming, Duncan

Recording information: Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine....continue...

Debussy: 2 Arabesques; Clair de Lune; Golliwogg's Cakewalk

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-06-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabesque, for piano no 2 in G major, L. 66/2; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Passepied, for piano (Suite Bergamasque no 4), L. 75/4; Rêverie, for ...
Conductors: O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]

Born in Manchester in 1964, Ronan O'Hora studied with Professor Ryszard Bakst at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he won several awards, including...continue...

Liverpool Spectacular!

1 CD / Priory / 2011-06-14

Works: Charles Gounod: La Reine de Saba; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in B minor; Jon Fjellestad: Toccata for organ; Daniel Rathbone: Vlaamse Beiaard, carillon for organ; Marian Sawa: Etude no 9 f...
Performers: Lea, Richard

Organist Richard Lea is organist and assistant director of music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool. A graduate of the Royal...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, Lancashire (03/22/2010-03/24/2010)....continue...

Om en Resa / Hans-Goran Elfving, piano

1 CD / Nosag / 2011-05-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest, prelude for piano, L. 117/7; Images for Piano, Set 2; Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Emil Sjögren: Andantino ur Sremningar, for pia...
Performers: Elfving, Hans-Goran

Hans-Göran Elfving is one great Swedish piano soloist who worked for 60 years as a knight fighting for new music. He has appeared partly with...continue...

The Debussy Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Children's Corner; Syrinx; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Quartet for Strings in G minor; Préludes, Book 1; Pelléas e...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Jouvet, Philippe; Martineau, Malcolm; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Tappy, Eric; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Jordan, Armin; Conlon, James

Debussy: Entre Quatre-z-Yeux / Daniel Barenboim [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-01-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel

According to Claude Debussy, “Music begins where the words end.” It builds a bridge between reality and unreality. In his Preludes, he left the music...continue...
Run Time: 59 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Colin Matthews: The Debussy Preludes

2 CD / Halle Records / 2011-01-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Brouillards, prelude for piano, L. 123/1; Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest, prelude for piano, L. 117/7; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Les sons et les parfums tournent d...
Conductors: Elder, Mark

A special release compiled of previous acclaimed Hall·releases includes the complete orchestrations by composer Colin Matthews of the 24 Debussy Preludes. Previous releases of Matthews’...continue...

Accentus / Concerto Köln

4 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lie...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Breslick, Pavel; Champion, Romain; Degout, Stephane; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Maurer, Daniel; Piau, Sandrine; Saraf, Aurelie; Weisser, Johannes; Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Maîtrise de Paris ; Monts du Reuil

Debussy: Preludes

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Danseuses de Delphes, prelude for piano, L. 117/1; Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; La danse de Puck, prelude for piano, L. 117/11; Prélude no 9 (La sér...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge

Jorge Bolet made this superbly languid and delicate recording of 16 Préludes by Debussy less than two years before his untimely death in 1990 at...continue...
Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (09/1989)....continue...

A Unique Classical Guitar Collection - Bach, Sor, et al / Peter Riis, Stockholm Guitar Quartet, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Opus 3 (Sweden) / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Partita for Lute in C minor, BWV 997; Enriqué Granados: Colecci&oacu...
Performers: Peder Riis
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Guitar Quartet

The Romantic Virtuoso / Jorge Bolet

4 CD / Decca / 2010-10-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Morceaux de fan...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Solti, Sir Georg

This specially priced 4-CD set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a Decca...continue...

Poètes du Piano - Live Recital / Pascal Rogé

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for Piano no 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 no 1; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op....
Performers: Roge, Pascal

Recorded live, this recital captures Pascal Roge playing the repertoire that has earned him the reputation as one of the world's greatest interpreters of music...continue...
Recording information: Old Granary Studio, Beccles, Norfolk (10/23/2009-10/25/2009)....continue...

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Voyage à Paris

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Improvisation no 13 for piano in A minor (Allegretto comodo), FP 170/1; Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf"; Claude Debussy: Préludes,...
Performers: McCallum, Greg

This recording explores the evolution of French piano music from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. This era was one of the richest in...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (01/08/2008-06/24/2009)....continue...

Icon - Nathan Milstein - Aristocrat of the Violin

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon; Irving, Robert
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Ivan Moravec Plays French Music

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Les sons et les parfums tournent dans...
Performers: Moravec, Ivan

Debussy: L'Oeuvre Complete Pour Piano / Jean Boguet

4 CD / Tudor / 2009-06-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Danse bohémienne; Mazurka for Piano; Ballade slave; Hommage à Haydn; Estampes (3) for Piano; Nocturne for Piano in D flat major; Masques; Suite for Piano "Pour le piano"...
Performers: Boguet, Jean

Winter Solstice: Beautiful Music for Solitude and Reflection

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-06-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139; Benj...
Performers: Biber, Kristy; Drury, David; Gifford, Duncan; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Grigoryan, Slava; Kenny, Yvonne; Kenyon, Clare; Macliver, Sara; McCallum, Stephanie; McGuire, Marshall; Sheldon, Jane; Spina, Rosari...
Conductors: Stanhope, David; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Lehmann, Wilfred; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Mould, Stephen; Westlake, Nigel; Rudner, Ola; Caetani, Oleg;
Ensemble: ; Guitar Trek

Wrap yourself in music this winter! Composers across the ages have been inspired by this season of fresh stillness, dancing snowflakes, mighty storms and sleeping...continue...

In the Shade of Forests / Graffin, Désert

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 28; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Sonata Posthume for Violin and Piano; Claude Debussy: Nocturne and Scherzo for Cello and Piano; Il...
Performers: Desert, Claire; Graffin, Philippe

"The cover of this CD sports a double title: 'In the Shade of Forests' and 'The Bohemian World of Debussy Enescu Ravel.' Both halves are...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Homage to Debussy / Eric Himy

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Préludes, Book 1; Prélude no 9 (La sérénade interrompue); La fille aux cheveux de lin; Prélu...
Performers: Himy, Eric

Mr. Himy began piano studies at age six, giving his first concert at age 10. He was guest soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at...continue...

Transcriptions - Barber, Mahler, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Wolf, Berg, etc / Equilbey, Accentus

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lie...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Boucard, Celine; Champion, Romain; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Corbel, Pierre; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Padaut, Catherine
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Accentus; Accentus Chamber Choir; Les monts du Reuil

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel: Klavierwerke

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; Images for Piano, Set 2; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117; Pour les degrés ...

Stravinsky: Music for 4 Hands; DEbussy, Bolcom, etc / Paul Jacobs, Aaron Copland, Oppens

2 CD / Arbiter / 2008-04-29

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for piano, 4 hands (1912 & 1948 reductions); Pieces (3) transcribed for piano, 4 hands (from Pieces for string quartet); Concerto for 2 solo...
Performers: Copland, Aaron; Jacobs, Paul; Oppens, Ursula

Paul Jacobs and Ursula Oppens recorded Stravinsky's piano music for four hands in 1977 and 1981. It receives its first CD release here, restored from...continue...

Orchestrations by Sir Henry Wood - Bach, etc / Braithwaite

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Polish Dances...
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

New recordings! Sir Henry Wood (1869–1944) is one of the most beloved figures in British musical history. For half a century he conducted the popular...continue...

A Classical Christmas - Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, etc

3 CD / Metro Triples / 2007-11-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for Violin in E major, RV 270 "Il Riposo-Per il Natale"; Astor Piazzolla: Invierno porteño; George Fred...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Chiarappa, Carlo; Rilling, Helmuth; Rouvier, Jacques; Tropp, Vladimir; Vad, Knud
Conductors: ; Inbal, Eliahu; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Neumann, Václav; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; I Solisti Italiani

Choral Arrangements - Ravel, Wolf, Berg, etc / Gottwald

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-11-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No; Rückert Lieder (5); Maurice Ravel: Poèmes (3) de Stéphane Malla...

Choral director, composer and musicologist, Clytus Gottwald turns his attention to complex and masterly choral arrangements of works from the late nineteenth and early twentieth...continue...

Classique & Zen

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; L'Olimpiade, opera ...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, Francois-Frederic; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Salle, Lise de la; Say, Fazil; Smith, Hopkinson; Sokolo...
Conductors: ; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lislevand, Rolf; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Kapsberger; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques