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Manhattan Playboys: American Light Classics / Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Captain Blood; Robert Farnon: Manhattan Playboy; How Beautiful Is the Night; Leroy Anderson: Forgotten Dreams; Trumpeter's Lullaby; Cy Coleman: I'm a brass band; Morton Gould...
Conductors: Sutherland, Iain

Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, complete incidental music / Univ. of NC School of the Arts Drama Soloists

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, incidental music, Op. 11
Conductors: Mauceri, John
Ensemble: University of North Carolina Symphony Orchestra

Korngold's music for Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado about Nothing, premiered in Vienna in 1920, enjoyed instant success and soon spread around the world. But the...continue...
Recording information: Scoring Stage, School of Filmmaking, University of Nort (03/12/2012-03/23/2012)....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...

Exiles' Café - works by Bartok, Bowles, Sahl, Milhaud, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Fairouz / Lara Downes, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2013-02-26

Works: Béla Bartók: Hungarian folksongs (3) from the Csik district, Sz 35a; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6/1, CT. 51; Mazurka for piano no 49 in F minor,...
Performers: Downes, Lara [Piano]

This music comes from the Exiles' Café, a place both real and metaphorical where the travelers of the world gather to find a home away...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Seine gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Adolphe Adam: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Allessandro Stradella; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote...
Performers: Schmidt, Joseph

Joseph Marx: Rhapsodie; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite / New York Piano Quartet

1 CD / Urlicht / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Marx: Quartet for Piano and Strings in the form of a Rhapsody; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite for 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (left hand)
Conductors:
Ensemble: New York Piano Quartet

The chamber music of Joseph Marx, a composer most well known for his late romantic Lieder, has undergone a renaissance in the last few years....continue...
Recording information: Edith Memorial Chapel, The Lawrenceville School, Lawren (03/07/2012-03/08/2012)....continue...

Korngold: Works for violin and piano; String Sextet in D major / Daniel Gaede, violin; Xuesu Liu, piano

1 CD / Phil.Harmonie / 2013-01-29

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Serenade, for violin & piano (from Der Schneemann); Caprice fantastique, for violin & piano (from Wichtelmännchen) (authorized arr. by Rèvay, Rózsika); Die tot...
Performers: Gaede, Daniel; Liu, Xuesu [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic String Sextet; Philharmonisches Streichsextett

The sweet pain of homesickness and the will to hang on to the irretrievable past - this is not only the central motif of Erich...continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

A Time for Us / Angele Dubeau, violin. La Pieta

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Nino Rota: A Time for Us (Love Theme from the film Romeo and Juliet); John Williams: Memoirs of a Geisha; Far and Away; Schindler's List; John Barry: Dances with Wolves; Andrea Morricone: Cinema Para...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle
Conductors: Dubeau, Angèle
Ensemble: ; La Pieta

This is the exclusively in English version of Angele Dubeau's release "A Time For Us / Silence a Joue" re-released for the American market....continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Matthieu de Beloeil (11/2011).

Silence, on joue! is a gathering of familiar themes from the movies, some of which -- like John Williams' Schindler's Lis...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...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt

2 CD / Myto Records Import / 2012-11-06

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Performers: Benningsen, Lilian; Kusche, Benno
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz

Recording information: München (1952)....continue...

A Late Quartet - Music by Angelo Badalamenti [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Angelo Badalamenti: A Late Quartet, film score; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt; Cristian Puig: Bulerias del encuntreno, song; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Lidstrom, Mats; Lysell, Kjell; Puig, Cristian; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Grace, Jeff; LoDuca, Joseph

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op. 35; Songs by Wolf, Korngold & Mahler / Roderick Williams, baritone; Helmut Deutsch, piano (live, Wigmore Hall, 2/25/11)

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-09-25

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Liederbuch II; Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch); Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blum...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Described by Opera magazine as 'Britain's best baritone', London- born Roderick Williams and leading pianist Helmut Deutsch perform an atmospheric Liederabend, featuring some of the...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (02/25/2011)....continue...

Korngold: String Sextet Op. 10; Piano Quintet Op. 15 / Camerata Freden

1 CD / Tacet / 2012-09-25

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10; Quintet for piano & strings in E major, Op. 15
Performers: Hell, Thomas [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Camerata Freden

Expressionistic variety of sound and colorful gliding impressionistic harmonies, the melodic invention of a somnambulist and, at the same time, wakeful attention to detail come...continue...
Recording information: 2011....continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renée; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmi...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

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Time Traveller: Weimar Germany

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1 with Finale, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 24 no 1; Kammermusik no 2, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 36 no 1; Kurt Weill: Alabama Song, for voice & orchestra (from "Aufs...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Muldowney, Dominic; Klemperer, Otto; Welser-Möst, Franz; Metzmacher, Ingo; Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss

Famed for its divine decadence, explosive politics, rampant inflation and feverish creativity. Germany's Weimar Republic - born in the wake of World War I -...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

Korngold: Piano Quartet & String Sextet / Stott, Stumm, Lafollette

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Quintet for piano & strings in E major, Op. 15; Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10
Performers: Lafollette, Bartholomew; Stott, Kathryn; Stumm, Jennifer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

Described by the magazine Gramophone as 'one of the finest young string quartets', whose members are 'musicians with fascinating things to say', the Doric String...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Barber & Korngold: Violin Concertos; Waxman, Williams / Alexander Gilman

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-02-28

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy, for violin & orchestra; John Williams: Schindler's List
Performers: Gilman, Alexander
Conductors: So, Perry
Ensemble: ; The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

On his new CD issued by OehmsClassics, Alexander Gilman dedicates himself to two grandiose violin concertos composed within six years of each other: Barber's Concerto,...continue...
Recording information: Cape Town, South Africa (12/2010)....continue...

Rudolph Ganz: Historical Recordings From The Collections of The Zentralbibliothek Zurich

1 CD / Guild / 2012-02-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Mignon,...
Performers: Ganz, Rudolf
Conductors: Ganz, Rudolf

Rudolph Ganz, born in Zurich in 1877, was among the most influential Swiss musicians abroad in the first half of the 20th century. Included on...continue...

Korngold: Die stumme Serenade / Warah Wegener, Leone, Reich, Rodde et al.

2 CD / CPO / 2012-01-31

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die stumme Serenade (The Silent Serenade), musical comedy, Op. 36
Performers: Aschmoneit, Wolf; Buchwald, Frank; Gundert, Franziska; Hollerbach, Juliane; Klockow, Werner; Lauer, Jutta; Lefari, Lena; Leone, Anna-Lucia; Manz, Kerstin; Radde, Birger; Reich, Sebastian; Wegener, Sa...
Conductors: Simon, Klaus
Ensemble: Holst Sinfonetta

Korngold's last stage work set in Naples around 1820 may have been a bit silly, but the music is extraordinarily appealing and attractive. Stylistically, Die...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, EWERK, Freiburg (04/20/2009-04/24/2009)....continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

Storyteller / Tine Thing Helseth

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: How Fair This Spot; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Songs (5), Op. ...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Gimse, Havard; Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

For her debut recording with EMI Classics, Tine Thing Helseth takes on the mantle of story teller through her interpretation and repertoire curation. This collection...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic @ The Friary, West Everton (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Presenting Rachel Patrick / Ravel, Strauss, Korngold, Boren, etc.

1 CD / Enharmonic Records / 2011-12-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E fla...
Performers: Boren, Benjamin; Patrick, Rachel

A graduate of the University of Michigan and Indiana University, violinist Rachel Patrick is an avid chamber musician, recitalist, soloist and orchestral player. She is...continue...

The Unforgotten Voice / Hermann Prey, baritone

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Oscar Straus: Die Musik kommt; Ein Walzertraum; Victor Hollaender: Die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten, for voice & orchestra; Hoffmann: Pinocchios Lied, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Conradin Kreutz...
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Behrend, Siegfried; Engel, Karl; Heinemann, Herbert; Holm, Richard; Koth, Erika; Malzer, Martin; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Raucheisen, Michael; Rothenberger, ...
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Geese, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Walter, Fried; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gruber, Arthur; Mälzer, Martin; Schick, Tristan
Ensemble: ; Members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (Memb

Tchaikovsky, Korngold: Concertos / Laurent Korcia, violin

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-11-15

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Korcia, Laurent
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: ; Liege Royal Philharmonic

Over 5 years ago Korcia recorded an album of "core repertoire" dedicated to Bartok. Here today with a new album the violinist performs one of...continue...
Recording information: Salle Philharmonique de Liège (Belgium) (07/2011)....continue...

The Golden Age of Hollywood / Music from Casablanca, Taxi Driver, Psycho, Gone with the Wind, et al.

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Jerome Moross: The Big Country; Max Steiner: Casablanca; Gone With The Wind; Miklós Rózsa: Spellbound Concerto, for piano & orchestra; Ben-Hur; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho Suite; Taxi Driver; ...
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Todd, Phil
Conductors: Serebrier, José;
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic title tracks, themes and suites from films that became legends during Hollywood's Golden Age. Recording is performed in a true swashbuckling style by the...continue...
Recording information: Watford Colosseum, London (09/15/2005/09/16/2005)....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, K 219 "Turkish"; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin no...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Müller-Schott, Daniel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Key...
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...

Modern Times / Songs by Schreker, Gal, Eisler, Korngold, et al. / Christian Immler, bass-baritone

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Schreker: Das feurige Männlein (The Fiery Gnome), for voice & piano; Und wie mag die Liebe dir kommen sein, for voice & piano; Hans Gál: Melodien (5) for medium voice & piano, Op. 33;...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Immler, Christian

Most of these Lieder are on CD for the first time! Many Austro-German composers of the 19th century followed Franz Schubert in elevating the Lied...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, BR München, Germany (01/2011)....continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Temp...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Korngold: Die tote Stadt / Vogt, Pavlovskaya, Nagy, Fassbender, Ryberg, et al.

2 CD / Oehms / 2011-09-27

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Performers: Fassbender, Hedwig; Nagy, Michael
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Frankfurt Opera Orchestra

Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The opera, based on Bruges-la-Morte, a short novel by...continue...
Recording information: Oper Frankfurt....continue...

The Opera Show

2 CD / / 2011-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball); Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers); Tancredi; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Th...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Campbell, Fiona; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cautoruccio, Paolo; Cossotto, Fiore...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Frizza, Riccardo; Divall, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Varviso, Silvio; Armiliato, Marco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Do...

Young Hearts On Fire / Music for Strings by Korngold, Rossini & Mendelssohn

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings no 10 in B minor; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sextet for strings in D, Op. 10; Gioachino Rossini: Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) no 6 in D major
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Caméléon

Mozart was a great idol for all three of the composers featured here, and all three were compared to him. The disc features works from...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, The Netherlands Broadcasting Music Center, Hi (05/14/2010-05/21/2010)....continue...

Alois Unerhört: The Boy and His Voice / Franz Farnberger, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-08-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicc...
Performers: Bayer, Benjamin; Farnberger, Franz; Kohne, Karsten; Muhlbacher, Alois; Schlogl, Christoph

Recording information: Stift St. Florian (2009-2010)....continue...

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

20th Century Classics: Korngold / Ulf Hoelscher, violin; Glenn Dicterow, violin; Barbara Hendricks, soprano, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40; Sonata for violin & piano in G major, Op. 6; Sechs einfache Lieder, Op. 9; Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; ...
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hoelscher, Ulf; Margalit, Israela
Conductors: Mattes, Willy; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...continue...

Cello Concertos: Korngold, Goldschmidt, Bloch

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-06-14

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for cello & orchestra in C, Op 37; Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Berthold Goldschmidt: Concerto for cello & orchestra
Performers: Raiskin, Daniel; Rheinische Philharmonie State Orchestra; Steckel, Julian [Cello]
Conductors: Raiskin, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonic

Extremely rare recordings of essential concertos of the 20th century from versatile cellist Julian Steckel, First Prize winner at the ARD International Music Competition in...continue...
Recording information: Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz (06/2009-11/2009)....continue...

Documents of a singing career: Annelies Kupper

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit; Don Giovanni; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Eugen d'Albert: Die toten Augen; Tiefland; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Sta...
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Kupper, Annelies; Reinmar, Hans; Schlemm, Anny; Windgassen, Wolfgang [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Sandberg, Herbert; Heger, Robert; Kraus, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Reinshagen, Victor; Rother, Artur; Lehmann, Fritz

Annelies Kupper (1906-1987) was born in Poland. She was a schoolteacher while at the same time studying voice. She launched her stage career at the...continue...

Korngold: Songs, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Lieder (3) for voice & piano, Op. 22; Unvergänglichkeit, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs of the Clown, for voice & piano, Op. 29; Lieder (4) (from Shakespear...
Performers: Schenker-Primus, Uwe; Simon, Klaus; Stallmeister, Britta

Korngold followed in the footsteps of the great late romantic composers Strauss, Mahler and Pfitzner, his unwavering commitment to refined melody, ravishing harmony and formal...continue...

Korngold: Symphony in F sharp

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-04-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40; Tänzchen im alten Stil, for orchestra
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Combining a popular masterwork with a rare discovery, this Korngold album couples the monumental Symphony in F sharp with Tänzchen im alten Stil. His only...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...

Groteske / Two violins, cello & piano by MacMillan & Korngold

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-04-12

Works: Kieren MacMillan: Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Charpentier, for 2 violins, cello & piano; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite for 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (left hand)
Performers: Chen, Wendy; Diaz, Andres [Cello]; Fewer, Mark; Swartz, Jonathan

A stellar group of musicians offer a world premiere recording of a work by Kieren MacMillan (b.1969) that was commissioned by one of the violinists...continue...
Recording information: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, A (03/05/2010-03/06/2010)....continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live From Lugano Festival 2010

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for 2 Pianos in C major, B 27/O...
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Drobinsky, Marc; Edelmann, Sergei; Grassi, Danilo; Griguoli, Carlo Maria; Gurn...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

This eighth annual 3-CD set celebrates the musical fruits of a project in which young artists join seasoned performers, including Ms. Argerich, in the exploration...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano (06/2010)....continue...

Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis

1 CD / RCA Records / 2011-03-01

Works: Max Steiner: Now, Voyager; Dark Victory; A Stolen Life; In This Our Life; Jezebel; Beyond the Forest; The Letter; All This, and Heaven Too; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

Conducted by Charles Gerhardt and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recording information: 02/1973.

This is one of several albums in the RCA-BMG Classic Film Scores serie...continue...

The Hollywood Cello

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-12-14

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Romance-Impromptu (written for the film "Deception"), for cello & piano; Die tote Stadt; Richard Hageman: Recitative and Romance, for cello & piano; Lazare Saminsky: Chasidic...
Performers: Hamilton, Gregory [Cello]; Hamilton, Kate; Hamilton, Robert [Piano]

This recording offers concert works for cello by film composers of the Golden Era. Cellist Gregory Hamilton is on the faculty at Concordia College and...continue...

The Sea Hawk: The Classic Film Scores of Erich Korngold

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Of Human Bondage; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Juarez; Kings Row; The Constant Nymph; Captain Blood; Anthony Adverse; Between Two Worlds; Deception; Devotion; ...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

This circa-1970 collection of some of Erich Korngold's most famous film themes is a fine place for newcomers to start. And while the originals are preferable, they aren't always easy to track down. Pl...continue...

Corigliano, Rota, Korngold: Piano Music

1 CD / Analekta / 2010-09-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sonata for piano no 2 in E major, Op. 2; Nino Rota: Préludes (15) for piano; John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy
Performers: Briere, Jimmy [Piano]

Jimmy Briere is recognized as one of the most brilliant Canadian pianists of his generation. Praised by the critic for his inspired performances, his career...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Benoît de Mirabel, Québec (06/21/2010-06/23/2010)....continue...

Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 16; Quartet for Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 26; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 34

The Doric String Quartet is now firmly established as one of the outstanding quartets of its generation. Now in its eleventh season, it regularly performs...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (04/05/2010-04/07/2010)....continue...