Grieg, Edvard > Blomstedt, Herbert

Grieg: Peer Gynt; Piano Concerto / Stephen Kovacevich, piano; Colin Davis; Herbert Blomstedt

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's music, while based on the German tradition, magically captures the spirit and grandeur of his native Norway. Peer Gynt includes two perennial favorites, "Morning...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...

Classical Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Liszt: Liebestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benedetti, Nicola; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fisc...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo; Fischer, Adam; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Chailly, Riccardo; Armiliato, Marco; Lanchbery, John; Fischer, Iván; Dutoit, Charles; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name...continue...

Pieces in the Original Style 2

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-08-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations); Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Conce...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Fleming, Renee; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal; Schiff, Andras
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Blomstedt, Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Summers, Patrick; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg

For Your Life - For a Sunday Morning

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D m...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Dart, Thurston; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Symphony, San Franci...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Paray, Paul; Agoult, Raymond; Ansermet, Ernest; Davis, Colin; Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Ensemble; Suisse...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Thurston Dart (harpsichord).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyle classical music series, For a Sunday Morning collects liv...continue...

Eloquence - Meditation Music - Music for Relaxation

1 CD / Decca / 2001-05-08

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; de Peyer, Gervase; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Blomstedt, Herbert; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra