Dukas, Paul [Composer] > EMI Classics

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...

Magical Music Box / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony; Gabriel Pierné: March of the Little Lead Soldiers, for orchestra/piano, Op. 14/6; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 4...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Strauss, Paul
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Previn, Andre; Blomstedt, Herbert; Boult, Adrian; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jansons, Mariss

Bringing magic and music together in a fun, interactive collection this compilation encourages children to explore their imaginations, expand their minds with fun facts and...continue...

Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprenticer; Symphony in C; etc. / Ogdon, Jaroussky, Dervaux

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Dukas: Symphony in C major; Ariane et Barbe-bleue; La Péri; Sonata for Piano in E flat minor; Sonnet "Amours," for voice & piano; Villanelle for horn & piano (or orchestra); The Sorcerer'...
Performers: Ducros, Jerome; Fowke, Philip; Jaroussky, Philippe; Ogdon, John; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors: Martinon, Jean; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; ORTF National Orchestra; Paris Opera Orchestra

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was extremely critical of his own work and destroyed a great deal. This accounts for the fact that he left a remarkably...continue...

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; The Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture; Ser...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer, Annie; Kok, Felix; Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Lympany, M...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Ozawa, Seiji; Lysy, Alberto; Jansons, Mariss; Jacquillat,...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Each CD included in this 6-CD set from EMI Classics is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille...continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothée; Co...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Icon - Leopold Stokowski - The Maverick Conductor

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; C...
Performers: Babikian, Virgina; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra

One of the most flamboyant conductors of the 20th century, Leopold Stokowski was born at Marylebone in London in 1882, the son of a Polish...continue...

Icon - Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Parikian, Manoug; ...
Conductors: Turner, Lawrence; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Susskind, Walter; Galliera, Alceo; Kletzki, Paul; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Hindemith, Paul; Cantelli, Guido; Haas, Karl; Westrup, Sir Jac...
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Hallé Orchestra; London Baroque Instrumental Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Abel, David [Violin]; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...