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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...

Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Cyprien Katsaris: piano

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2013-02-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade, incidental music; Gayaneh, ballet; Circus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Symphony no 2, Op. 27; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

With this third volume in the "Piano Rarities" series, Cyprien Katsaris continues exploring the almost limitless world of transcriptions for solo piano. The album, largely...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg/Sandhausen (03/2009)....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...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

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...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

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...

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance / Pokorná, Belohlávek, Válek

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Masquerade
Performers: Pokorna, Mirka
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Válek, Vladimir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto / Leonid Kogan, violin; Antonin Jemelik, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto for Cello in E minor; Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, for orchestra; Gayane, ballet suite; Garun Yerevan, song for voice & piano; Za...
Performers: Jemelik, Antonin; Khachaturian, Aram; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Gauk, Aleksandr

Soviet composer, conductor and spontaneous musician - the three faces of Aram Khachaturian

"I am firmly convinced that truly great music must in all its

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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Giulini - Chicago SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Kor...
Performers: Sporsen, Torgny
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Maazel, Lorin; Järvi, Neeme; Knussen, Oliver; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Pictures at an Exhibition is an imaginative series of musical tableaux inspired by an art exhibition. Originally composed as a piano suite, it wasn't published...continue...

Khachaturian conducts Khachaturian, Vol. 1 - Symphony no 2

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-06-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Symphony no 2 in A minor ("Symphony with Bells"); Gayane, ballet; Circus
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram
Ensemble: ; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Along with Shostakovich's Sixth and Prokofiev's Fifth, Khachaturian's Symphony No. 2 - composed in the years of the Great Patriotic War - was inspired with...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory (02/15/1977)....continue...

Treasures of The Russian Ballet / Leningrad Kirov Ballet & Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Cinderella, Op. 87 - Ballet Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh (excerpts); L&#...
Performers: Fadeyechev, Nicolai; Lavrovsky, Mikhail; Liepa, Maris; Maximova, Ekaterina; Plisetskaya, Maya; Sizova, Alla; Soloviev, Yuri; Struchkova, Raisa; Timofeyeva, Nina; Ulanova, Galina; Vasiliev, Vladimir
Conductors: Hajibeyov, Niyazi; Faier, Yuri; Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Russia's two great ballet companies, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Kirov Ballet (now the Mariinsky) undertook their first major post-war tours in the early 1960s,...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Famous Ballet Music - works by Adam, Delibes, Massenet, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; The Sleeping Beauty, suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, suite; Spartacus, suite; Masquerade, suite; Léo D...
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Simonov, Yuri; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For lovers of ballet music, this superb 5-disc set is an attractive collection of famous ballet music, featuring such immortal ballets from Tchaikovsky, Adam, Khatchaturian,...continue...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane / Zdenek Chalabala

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Owing in large part to their exotic inspiration, Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade and Aram Khachaturian's Gayane are among the most beautiful and most frequently performed Russian and...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Spartacus Ballet Suites / Svetlanov

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, ballet suite; Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 1
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Khachaturian's earliest musical influences were the folk music of Georgia and of his ancestral homeland, Armenia. Gayaneh (1942) tapped into this...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (01/03/2000-01/06/2000)....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...

Dance Along / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Se...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Wordsworth, Barry; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Temirkanov, Yuri; Rosenthal, Manuel; Foley, Timothy; Previn, Andre; Bos...

This collection encourages children to get up and moving! Featuring the best dance music in the Classical world this compilation will keep little ears occupied,...continue...

My First Ballet Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Darius Milhaud: The...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Mogrelia, Andrew; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenerd, Ondrej; Casadesus, Jean-Claude; Kuchar, Theodore; Anichanov, André; Craft, Robert; Lyndon-Gee, Christop...

A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about... what world is this? This is the magical world...continue...

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...

Khachaturian: Spartacus / Jurowski, Bavarian Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-02-28

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Circus
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Bavarian Symphony Orchestra

First sketches for the Spartacus subject were already written in 1940, but completion of the ballet Gayaneh and the world war delayed their continuation. Not...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (1996-02-06_1996-02-09&1997-)....continue...

I Love Ballet / Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Walton, Prokofiev, etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; William Walton: Façade; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet; Cinderella; Adolphe Adam...
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Previn, Andre; Irving, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von; Rosenthal, Manuel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wo...

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who...continue...

Kiss My Brass / Copland, Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, et al. US Navy Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; C. Bryan Kidd: Concert Moods, for trumpet; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Carnival of Venice, for cornet/trumpet & piano/band; Vincent Monti: Czardas, for po...
Performers: Blais, Ronald; Burke, Philip; Schroeder, John [Easy Listening]; Werden, David

Let everyone know how you feel about your military music (and brass!) with this exciting compilation album filled with thrilling brass performances from your favorite...continue...

Ballets Russes: Russian Dances and Ballets / Paavo Jarvi

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; The Nutcracker; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Golden Age; Jazz Suite no 2; Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Sergey Proko...
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Paris, Radio France, Auditorium Olivier Messiaen (2002-12-16_2002-12-21&2003-)....continue...

Elin Kolev

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2011-10-04

Works: Martin Stock: Wunderkinder, for violin & ensemble; Poesia, for violin & ensemble; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Op. 42; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; John Williams: Schindlers Liste; Pablo de Sarasate: Zi...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Kolev, Elin
Conductors: Branny, Helmut
Ensemble: Dresdner Kappelsolisten

Recording information: Coswig (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Osnabrück (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Coswig (08/15/2011-08/17/2011); Osnabrück (08/15/2011-08/17/2011)....continue...

Sounds of the Sea

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Claude Debussy: La Mer; Petite Suite...
Performers: Cole, Nadia; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Jones, Della; Klass, Myleene
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Khachaturian, Aram; Ansermet, Ernest; Britten, Benjamin; Wordsworth, Barry; Gergiev, Valery; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Vinden, Maurice; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Godfrey,...

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...

All Time Classics with Marian Arnold

3 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 174 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the most High with my whole heart; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Claud...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Peter; Forbes, Colin; Harvey, Michael Kieran; Hutchinson, Joyce; Kirkby, Emma; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lacey, Genevieve; Pinn...
Conductors: ; Kleiber, Carlos; Pesek, Libor; Tate, Jeffrey; Kempe, Rudolf; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Santi, Nello; De Waart, Edo; Challender, Stuart; Thomas, Patrick; Hopkins, John
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players; The English Concert

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

Russian Ballet Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Golden Age; Vincent Youmans: Tea For Two, song
Performers: Carol, Norman
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Irving, Robert; Paavo, Järvi

Legend

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2011-05-02

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española, Op. 47; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Seasons; Nutcracker; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Serse; Leo Gillis: Pick a Winner, for handbell ensemble; Michael H...
Conductors: Mäe, Aivar
Ensemble: Arsis Handbell Ensemble

Handbell music tradition in Estonia began in 1993 with the foundation of Arsis Handbell Ensemble. The youth groups presented on this release have grown out...continue...
Recording information: Tallinn, Estonia (04/10/2010-04/11/2010)....continue...

50 Best Ballet / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Eugene Onegin; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote; La Bayadère; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Cinderella; Aram Khachaturia...
Performers: Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel

50 Best Violin

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), Concerto no 1 in E "La primavera" (Spring); Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Vi...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gililo...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Tetzlaff, Christian; Pritchard, John; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Kurtz, Efrem; Dervaux, Pierre; Domingo, Placido; Ozawa, Seiji; Bergl...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante

American Artistry: Debut / Sarah Chang

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Fritz Kreisler: Tempo di Menuetto in the style of ...
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Rivers, Sandra

At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang was, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic...continue...
Recording information: American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters, New (03/16/1991-04/16/1991)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Lightly Classical

1 CD / Guild / 2011-02-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite; William Walton: Façade Suite no 2; Peter DeRose: The Lamp Is ...
Conductors: Challet, Pierre; Morley, Angela; Walton, William; De Vol, Frank; Torch, Sidney; Gamba, Piero; Williams, Charles; Munro, Ronnie; Green, Philip; Jones, Leslie; Kostelanetz, André; Carroll, David; ...

The collection of music on this recording proves that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not insurmountable; that many composers had lighter...continue...

Russian & Armenian Music for Two Pianos / Duo Reine Elisabeth

1 CD / Telos / 2011-01-25

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayane; Alexander Tcherepnin: Fantasy for 2 pianos; Pieces (3) for 2 pianos; Arno Babadjanian: Armenian Rhapsody, for 2 pianos
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Reine Elisabeth

Recording information: Tonstudio Vagnsson, Hannover....continue...

Khatchaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh Highlights

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus (excerpts); Gayaneh (excerpts)
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill

Kirill Karabits is without doubt one of the most exciting conductors of the younger generation. Now principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, his reputation...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (07/01/2010/07/02/2010)....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...

Khachaturian: Symphonic Highlights from Gayane, Spartacus, Masquerade

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-01-11

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Spartacus; Masquerade
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

Aram Khachaturian was born in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, in 1903, and died in Moscow in 1978. He came to the study of music quite...continue...

Lyndon Baglin's Best of Brass

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Bert Paige / Pol Stone: Marching The Blues, march for band & percussion; Philip Lane: Childs Play, for brass & percussion; Cheeky Little Charleston, for brass & percussion; Peter Warlock: Capriol Sui...
Conductors: Seaman, Nigel
Ensemble: Best of Brass

A Classical Knight

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-10-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Johann Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet; Irish Tradi...
Performers: Knight, Hyperion

Simetra

1 CD / Gallo / 2010-10-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 311; Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano and Strings in G m...
Performers: Trio Artemis

Trio Artemis was founded in 1995 when the musicians were studying at the Zurich University of the Arts. They perform with a contagious enthusiasm and...continue...
Recording information: Casinotheater Winterthur (08/2009)....continue...

Musical Handyman

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-08-17

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjez; Georges ...
Performers: Duck-Chong, Jenny; Dudman, Michael; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Morgan, Alison; Munro, Ian; Olding, Dene; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Russell, Sally-Anne; Schaupp, Karin; Spina, Rosario La; Tedeschi, Si...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Northey, Benjamin; Woods, Thomas; Dommett, Leonard; Measham, David; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Challender, Stuart; Swierczewski, Michel; Nicholls, Christopher; Bonynge, Richard; Stanhope,...

20th Century Classics: Khachaturian - Piano Concerto

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Pictures of Childhood; Gayaneh; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Masquerade Suite
Performers: Katz, Mindru; Oistrakh, David; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Boult, Adrian; Newman, Alfred

50 Best Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto no 1 in E 'La primavera'; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D mi...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Eisenberg, Matthias; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Gutierrez, Horacio; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Ormandy...

Candlelight Classics - Music for Romance

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio in D flat...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Nicholson, Pamela; Prats, Jorge Luis; Rhodes, Paul; Seow, Yitkin; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]; Wei, Xu
Conductors: Schenck, Andrew; Bátiz, Enrique; Tjeknavorian, Loris; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Guitar Trio

Khatchaturian: Gayne Ballet Suite

2 CD / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet Suite
Conductors: Fistoulari, Anatole

This three perennial favorite was originally released on Everest Records and features true audiophile recordings in CD and DVD audio combo presentations. It was recorded...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England....continue...

Khachaturian: Famous Ballet Suites

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-05-04

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, ballet suite; Spartacus, ballet suite; Maskarade (Masquerade), ballet suite
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

These are the Essential Works of Aram Khachaturian performed by the RPO under the inspired baton of Yuri Simonov, unrivalled in this repertoire....continue...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...

I Love Ballet

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; William Walton: Façade, for reciter & e...
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Previn, Andre; Irving, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von; Rosenthal, Manuel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wo...

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who...continue...

White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Spartacus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; Kikimora, Op. 63; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overtur...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; Members of the Royal Dutch Marine Band (Members)

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Khatchaturian: Spartacus / Vasiliev, Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2009-10-06

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Conductors: Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Chorus; Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

Spartacus is one of Aram Khachaturian’s most popular works. Based on events surrounding the Third Servile War, the scenario follows the exploits of the leader...continue...
Run Time: 137 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
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