Gershwin, George > Piano

Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet

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

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...
Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano]

Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 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

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....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 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 Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

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

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Sensatiable

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-17

Works: Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Don't Cry for Me Argentina, song (for the musical Evita); Pie Jesu (fro...
Performers: Akin, Joseph [Vocals]; Akin, Mary Penick; Ernst, Janna [Piano]; Gabka, Jane; Gisclair, Jean-Paul; Gisclair, Lauren Mouney; Hardin, Harry; Kelly, Frankie J.; Meyer, Joseph [Composer]; Nolan, Jesse; Pe...

Recording information: Axistudio, New Orleans, LA....continue...

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Gershwin & Me

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Oh, Kay!; Goldwyn Follies; Strike up the Band; 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Lady, be Good; Nice Work If You C...
Performers: Tedeschi, Simon
Conductors: Northey, Benjamin

George Gershwin: Gershwin at the Keyboard / Ivar Anton Waagaard, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Funny Face; Rhapsody in Blue; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Impromptu in Two Keys, for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Sleepless Night, prelude for piano (Melody no 17, reconstructed...
Performers: Waagaard, Ivar Anton [Piano]

Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (09/18/2010-09/20/2010)....continue...

Souvenir d'Amérique / Andreas Froelich, piano; Friedemann Eichhorn, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; William Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle; Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique, variations on "Yankee Doodle", for v...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Frölich, Andreas [Piano]

Recording information: Aula Minor, Monastery Rolduc, Kerkrade (NL) (02/22/2012-02/24/2012)....continue...

Get Happy , virtuoso showtunes for piano by Berlin, Gershwin, Loewe, Porter, Sondheim et al. / Jenny Lin, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2012-10-30

Works: Irving Berlin: Blue Skies; Top Hat; Earl Wild: I Got Rhythm, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs); Embraceable You, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs); Fascinatin' Rhy...
Performers: Lin, Jenny [Piano]

Jenny Lin's latest release on the Steinway & Sons label is a spectacular collection of show tunes arranged by Greg Anderson, Marc-André Hamelin, Stephen Hough,...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (05/31/2012-06/02/2012)....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...

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

Live at the Kulturpalast Dresden - The SWR Big Band plays Duke ellington, George Gershwin and Sammy Nestico

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Sammy Nestico: A Swingphonic Collection, for big band; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Duke Ellington: Harlem
Performers: Farrent, Karl; Godfroid, Marc; Kuhn, Axel [Bass]; Paquette, Pierre; Wagenleiter, Klaus; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marshall, Wayne

Perhaps no other musical style has exerted a greater influence on the culture of the first half of the 20th century than Jazz. This utterly...continue...
Recording information: Kulturpalast Dresden (07/17/2011).

The phrase "German swing" may still cause a few hairs to stand up on the back of the neck, but this competent release is more the produ...continue...

George Gershwin: Songbook; Rhapsody in Blue et al. / Michael Endres, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-08-28

Works: George Gershwin: Funny Face; Rhapsody in Blue; Preludes (3) for piano; Jazzbo Brown Blues, for piano (after Gershwin's Porgy and Bess); Novelette in Fourths, rag for piano; Rialto Ripples, rag for pi...
Performers: Endres, Michael

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On the other hand, the main recording I have been listening to for 25 years (by Clive Lythgoe) is the only...continue...
Recording information: WDR Funkhaus Köln, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (07/05/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris / André Previn, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of...continue...

American Song

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Elliott Carter: Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for ...
Performers: Dickinson, Meriel; Dickinson, Peter

Essential American Classics - Over 2 hours of America's best-loved classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Bamboula, danse des nègres for piano, Op. 2, D. 13 (RO 20); Stephen Foster: My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano; Beautiful dreamer; Edward MacDowell: To a Wild Rose;...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Barclay, John; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; Criswell, Kim; Gardner, Simon; Glaser, Matt; Goodchild, Mark; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Foley, Timothy; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Slatkin, Felix; Richardson, Neil; McGlinn, John; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bátiz, Enrique; Davies, Dennis R.; Paavo, Järvi; Warren-Green,...

Great Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Gershwin Plus: Piano Solos and Novelty Arrangements / Geoffrey Haydon, piano

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2012-05-08

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Nobody but You, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George...
Performers: Haydon, Geoffrey

Pianist Geoffrey Haydon plays piano solos and novelty arrangements by Gershwin. Haydon has successfully bridged both classical and jazz styles of performance. He has received...continue...
Recording information: Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (09/01/1994); Georgia State University Recital Hall (09/01/1994); Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (12/07/1993/07/24/2000); Ge...continue...

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Gershwin: Music for Two Pianos / Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianists

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Two Waltzes in C, for piano; Blue Monday; Goldwyn Follies; Girl Crazy
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]

Jazzy swing and classical virtuosity - interpreted by an unusual ensemble: the sisters Katja and Marielle Labeque are one of today's best-known piano duos, and...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England (07/1987)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto

1 CD / Regis Records / 2012-04-02

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: List, Eugene
Conductors: Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal

Idiomatic performances of three of Gershwin's most popular orchestral works....continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Recital Favorites by Nissman, Volume 8

1 CD / Pierian / 2012-02-28

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Robert Schumann: Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Benjamin...
Performers: Nissman, Barbara

Barbara Nissman continues her ten-part series of Recital Favorites with a program of 19th and 20th century music that also includes the first recording of...continue...
Recording information: Mary Pappert School of Music, PNC Bank Recital Hall at (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2 / Orio Weiss, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Recording information: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA (11/17/2010-11/20/2010)....continue...

Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2, etc. / Orio Weiss, JoAnn Falletta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; I Got Rhythm
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Run Time: 58 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray
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Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah Walker and Roger Vignoles in Cabaret

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: George Gershwin: Blah, Blah, Blah, song (from Delicious, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Tell me more; Girl Crazy; Cole Porter: The tale of the oyster (or The song of the ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Recording information: Wigmore Hall (06/17/1988)....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; 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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Trumpet In Blue: works by Gershwin, Bernstein, Touvron / Guy Touvron, Chantal Riou

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2012-01-10

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Strike up the Band; Guy Touvron: Couleur Gershwin, for trumpet, violin & piano; Daniel Guyot: Ciné-Gershwin, for trumpet & piano; Leonard Bernstein: Rondo for ...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice; Glasko, Michel; Moreau, Herve; Riou, Chantal [Piano]; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]

Arrangements for trumpet of some of Gershwin's and Bernstein's most popular works are performed by internationallyknown artist Guy Touvron. Touvron has more than 100 recordings...continue...
Recording information: Paris (02/2011)....continue...

Songs of the Spirit

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-12-13

Works: Traditional Spiritual: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit; Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?; Traditional: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy; I Must Tell Jesus; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us; Joh...
Performers: Bell, Laura [Piano]

The Classic 100: 20th Century

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-12-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 i...
Performers: Goodman, Isador; Grigoryan, Slava; Hall, Dimity; Kain, Timothy; Katchen, Julius; Lazaroff-Somssich, Alison; Li-Wei; Souter, Vanessa
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas; Steinberg, William; Kertész, István; Walker, Antony; Thomas, Patrick; Kelly, Brett; Mester, Jorge; Otterloo, Willem Van; Northey, Benjamin; Porcelijn, David

The Historical Gershwin

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-12-06

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Lady, be Good; Goldwyn Follies; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; Porgy & Bess; Oh,...
Performers: Astaire, Fred; Bailey, Mildred; Bargy, Roy; Cole, Nat "King"; Fitzgerald, Ella; Garland, Judy; Gershwin, George; Holiday, Billie; Jolson, Al; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; Monroe, Marilyn; Robeson, Paul; Si...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

HISTORICAL RECORDINGS WITH GERSHWIN AT THE PIANO These two remarkable CDs are the direct testimony of George Gershwin's discographic legend....continue...

American Piano: Gottschalk, Jopin & Gershwin / Leonard Pennario, Joshua Rifkin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Columbia, caprice américaine for piano, Op. 34, D. 38 (RO 61); Marguerite, grande valse brillante for piano, Op. 76, D. 92 (RO 158); La Gallina, danse cubaine for piano,...
Performers: Pennario, Leonard; Rifkin, Joshua

Essential Ragtime / Joplin, Lamb, Turpin, Gershwin, et al. / Souter, Shields, pianos

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; Harmony Club Waltz, for piano; Elite Syncopations; Bethena; Solace; Reflection Rag, syncopated musings for piano; Tom Turpin: Harlem Rag, for piano; Cha...
Performers: Shields, Roger; Souter, Martin

Ragtime fun to get your fingers & toes a tappin'! Brilliant piano music by Joplin & other light-hearted American composers of the day. Highlights include...continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Four Faces of Jazz / Weill, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Milhaud

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-10-11

Works: Kurt Weill: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife), song for voice & piano (from "Die Drei; Anstatt-daá-Song (Instead-of Song), for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroscheno...
Performers: Parkhouse, David
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard
Ensemble: London Festival Recording Ensemble

Recording information: Decca Studio No. 3, West Hampstead, London (08/16/1971-08/18/1971)....continue...

Music by Monti, Fauré, Ravel, Gershwin et al. / Katharine Gowers, violin; Charles Owen, piano

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Vittorio Monti: Czardas; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; ...
Performers: Gowers, Katherine; Owen, Charles

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Fidgety Feet, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical); But Not for Me, so...
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Joanna Macgregor returns with yet another incredible album: a collection of Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, The Gershwin Songbook and Broadway...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

Ravel Meets Gershwin / Rattle/Berlin PO, Dianne Reeves [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-08-30

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; A Damsel in Distress, film score; The Show is On; Girl Crazy; Funny Face; Rosalie; A Damsel in Distress; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Ravel: La val...
Performers: Hutchinson, Gregory; Martin, Peter; Reeves, Diane; Rogers, Reuben
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A true celebration is to welcome the New Year with one of the best orchestras in the world. The Gala from Berlin 2003 presents the...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Famous Violin Encores: Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, et al. / Alexander Markov, violin

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice &...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Alexander Markov (violin) and Dmitriy Cogan (piano) come together to perform modernity's favorite violin encores. In this hour of music, enjoy your favorite violin pieces...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium des Halles, Paris, France (12/20/1993-12/23/1993)....continue...

Classics at the Movies

4 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-08-09

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Tosca; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Davis, Catherine; Doherty, Diana; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elms, Lauris; Fowles, Glenys; Gifford, Duncan; Goodman, Isador; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Hunter, Rita; Ivashkin...
Conductors: Thomas, Patrick; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Motzing, William; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Challender, Stuart; Hogwood, Christopher; Pikler, Robert; Mester, Jorge; Bonynge, Richard; Stanhope, David; W...
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players