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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 'Italian'; Hebrides Ov. / Kyung Wha Chung, violin; Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn composed his evocative overture The Hebrides after a tour Scotland. This brilliant musical seascape in sunshine and storm is a supreme example of Romantic...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies / Dohnanyi

4 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op....
Performers: Boch, Josef
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3; Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin, suite / Dohnanyi/Vienna PO [DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Richard Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, AV 85; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A versatile and highly respected conductor, Christoph von Dohnanyi has pursued a remarkable career both in Europe and the United States. His work has always...continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "W...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Classics - Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3, etc / Dohnányi

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-05-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Wells, Jeffrey
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

40 Famous Marches

2 CD / Decca / 2000-02-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Johann Strauss II: Jubelfest-Marsch (Jubilee Festival March), for orchestra (wit...
Performers: Curley, Carlo; Hurford, Peter; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Howarth, Elgar; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Weller, Walter; Blomstedt, Herbe...
Ensemble: ; Baroque Brass of London; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

This stirring collection of 40 of the world's most best-known classical marches includes Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance; Wagner: Grand March from Tannhauser; Schubert: Marche Militaire;...continue...

Mendelssohn: The Symphonies Vol 2 / Dohnányi, Vienna PO

2 CD / Decca / 1999-05-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fing...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"In Dohnanyi's reading of the "Italian" Symphony, the refinement and subtlety of Mendelssohn's orchestration kept striking me afresh - the string sound here is glorious,...continue...