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Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Spectacular / Hilary Hahn

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Zinman, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Janowski, Marek

Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Ray Chen, violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Chen, Ray [Violin]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Observer
It's easy to see why Sony have snapped [Chen] up for star treatment. His tone is silken, his technique faultless, his musicianship persuasive as...continue...
Recording information: Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden (04/04/2011-04/09/2011)....continue...

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

The Original Jacket Collection: Julian Bream

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-04

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Aria with Variations, for guitar (music by Frescobaldi arranged by Segovia); Mateo Albéniz: Sonata for piano in D major, Op.13; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord i...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Maguire, Hugh; Malcolm, George; Pears, Peter, Sir; Weil, Terence; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Davis, Colin;
Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort

Tchaikovsky: Overtune Solennelle 1812; March Slav

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Marche slave, Op. 31; Suite no 1, Op. 43; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL....continue...

Keeping The Doors Open / Horowitz, Rostropovich, Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-11-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 50
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Mendelssohn Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scotch"; A Midsummer Nigh...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Edelmann, Sergei; Francescatti, Zino; Istomin, Eugene; Jansen, Rudolph [Piano]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Flor, Claus P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Munch, Charles

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Op. 49 & Op. 66

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak

"When old friends get together to make music, you can usually expect to hear something special; when those old friends are musicians of this standing...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (03/28/2009-03/29/2009)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor; Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-08-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Demenga, Patrick; Kavakos, Leonidas; Pace, Enrico
Conductors: Kavakos, Leonidas
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg

For his latest release, internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos celebrates the 200th birthday of Felix Mendelssohn, whose brief meteoric career helped shape Romantic...continue...

Vladimir Horowitz - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-06-23

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir

Original Jacket Collection - Vladimir Horowitz plays Bach, Poulenc, Schumann, et al

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-10-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Vladimir Horowitz:...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

In repertoire that reaches from the classical fizz of Clementi to the muscular modernism of Barber and Prokofiev, this collection spans Horowitz's entire international career,...continue...

The Essential Isaac Stern

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-04-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violi...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Casals, Pablo; Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mst...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Zukerman, Pinchas; Stern, Isaac; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern changed the world he lived in, both as a violinist of dazzling virtuosity and immense soul, and as a tireless, joyous humanitarian. Even...continue...

Songs Without Words - A Ken Burns Film "The War"

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-11

Works: William Walton: Henry V; Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Music for Movies; György Ligeti: Trio for Horn, Violin ...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Essential Hilary Hahn

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for V...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Marriner, Sir Neville; Janowski, Marek; Zinman, David
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Essential Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...

Appassionato / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: John Williams: Going To School, for cello & piano; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brunetti, Octavio; Casadesus, Gaby; D'Rivera, Paquito; Entremont, Philippe; Fan, Joel; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lubambo, Romero; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; S...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Morricone, Ennio; Abbado, Claudio

This album represents the entire span of Ma's recording career, beginning with his first recording (Saint-Saens 'The Swan') and culminating with three new tracks by...continue...
Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist hims...continue...

Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Francescatti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Szell, George; Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Simply Summer

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Ed...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Carmignola, Giuliano; Leo Smit (ii) [Piano/Composer]; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Conductors: Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Colombier, Michel; Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Hunsberger, Donald; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Mancini, Henry
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; The Mancini Pops Orchestra

Personnel: Giuliano Carmignola (violin); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman , Gerhard Oppitz, Leo Smit (piano)....continue...

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

O Holy Night / Marilyn Horne, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Christmas Traditional: Es ist ein R...
Performers: Asper, Frank W.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ottley, Jerold D.

Today's most beloved opera star delivers eternal performances of such Christmas classics as 'O Holy Night', 'Joy to the World', 'O Tannenbaum', 'The First Noel',...continue...

Expanded Edition - Humoresque / Isaac Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Caprice Viennois; Joh...
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

"Stern seems to enjoy playing a number of violinistic tricks here - portamento, vibrato, and sentimental phrasing... I suspect that he had fun making this...continue...

... And Serenity / Glenn Gould

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; English Suite no 4 in F major, BWV 809; Jean Sibelius: Sonatinas (3) for Piano, Op. 67; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Pian...
Performers: Gould, Glenn

Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos / Midori, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-08-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Midori
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Beyond Imagination

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-01-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsumme...
Performers: Babes, Opera; Bova, Jeff; Clarvis, Paul; Cohen, Jon; Cottle, Richard; Dalton, Mitchell; England, Karen; Goldberg, Ivor; Hartley, David; Knight, Rebecca; Kodo; Martin, Juan [Guitar]; Parricelli, John;...
Conductors: Masterson, Cliff; Griffiths, Paul Wynne; Ingman, Nick

Operababes: Rebecca Knight, Karen England.

Producers include: Jon Cohen, Noely, Anne Dudley, Frank Gallagher, Jim Steinman, Avi Geller.

Recorded in London, England and New York, New York...continue...

Mendelssohn, Shostakovich: Violin Concertos / Hahn, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-12-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

"The recorded sound in both works is generally open, rich, solid and well-balanced; though I detect a slight constriction in the overall sound field. Nothing...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Felix Mend...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Blegen, Judith; Carolan, Lucy; Deutsch, Helmut; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen; Finucane, Tom; Hadda, Natanja; Horne, Marilyn; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Kirkby, Emma; Lagoya, Alexa...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Mercurio, Steven; Rilling, Helmuth; Ottley, Jerold; Condie, Richard P.; ; Radu, Valentin; Parrott, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Bernius, Frieder; Newman, Anthony; M...
Ensemble: Ama Deus Ensemble; Ambrosian Singers; American Boychoir; Canadian Brass; Chestnut Brass Company; Choral Guild of Atlanta Brass Ensemble; Christmas Concert Choir; Cleveland Orchestra Brass Ensemble; C...

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos /Joshua Bell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-06-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg

This all-new recording re-unites Joshua Bell with conductor Sir Roger Norrington. These same two teamed up on the 2000 Grammy Award-winning recording of the Maw...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Serkin, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Triumph of the Piano - Keyboard Classics from Bach to Bartók

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-18

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 13/L 486; Wolfg...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Casadesus, Robert; Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Entremont, Philippe; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Groethuysen, Andreas; Immerseel, Jos van; Leonhardt, Gustav...
Conductors: Szell, George; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra members; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Bernstein Century - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Songs Without Words

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-11-16

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Four Chorale Preludes; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Song without words, Op. 67/2 (Allegro leggiero); Song Without Words for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 30...
Performers: Perahia, Murray

"...[Perahia's] performance of the 'Erlkonig' is not only powerful; it actually sent chills down my back, and it is the best performance I have ever...continue...
Personnel: Murray Perahia (piano).

The elegant and clean lyricism of Murray Perahia's playing fits this program of piano songs without words to a tee. Perahia has always had a wonderful knack f...continue...

Isaac Stern - My First 79 Years

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Johannes...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Oistrakh, David; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spaeter, Matthias; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander; Zuk...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection / Parrott

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Nos galan (New Year's Eve), carol (Welsh); Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu, carol (English); Ther Is No Ros' (Engli...
Performers: Balding, Caroline; Carolan, Lucy; Consort, Taverner; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lyons, William; MacNamara, Amanda
Conductors: ; Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir collaborated on this eclectic collection of Christmastime music. Songs include "Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu," "O Magnum Mysterium," "Hark! The Hera...continue...

Sing Choirs of Angels / Malle Babbe Women's Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-06

Works: Anonymous: Wohlau, wir heben mit Singen an; Gloria in excelsis; Gaude virgo mater Christi; Dona nobis pacem; Guillaume Dufay: Ave regina celorum; Tylman Susato: Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande ...
Conductors: Van Schaik, Leny
Ensemble: Malle Babbe Women's Choir

This eclectic and charming collection includes songs such as "Der Englishche Gruss," "Gaillarde," "Sainte Nuit," "Ave Regina Caelorum," "Leise Rieselt Der Schnee," "Stille Nacht," "Jodler-Andacht" and...continue...

HERITAGE Songs of Free Men / Paul Robeson, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-12-09

Works: Traditional: There is a balm in Gilead; The peat-bog soldiers; The Four Insurgent Generals; Song of the Plains; By and by; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; John Henry; Lehman Engel: Chassidi...
Performers: Brown, Lawrence [Classical]; Robeson, Paul
Conductors: Balaban, Emanuel
Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra

Bernstein Century - Great Marches

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-28

Works: John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis; The Thunderer; Washington Post; Hands Across the Sea; Stars and Stripes Forever; Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Josef Franz Wagner: Under the Double Eag...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Romantic Piano - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212;...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Groethuysen, Andreas; Haefliger, Andreas; Katsaris, Cyprien; Koyama, Michie; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Nakamura, Hiroko; Tal, Yaara; Terada, Etsuko

Cartoons - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Raymond Scott: Powerhouse; In an 18th-Century Drawing Room (after Mozart's piano sonata No 1),; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik...
Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Entremont, Philippe; Faine, Maria Luisa; Glazer, Frank; Herman, Woody; Hogner, Gunter; Hungarian State Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Kos...
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Chailly, Riccardo; ; Patanè, Giuseppe; Adler, Samuel; Kostelanetz, André; Bernstein, Leonard; Herman, Woody; Hu...
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Ensemble Wien-Berlin; Hungarian State Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; La Scala Theater Orchestra; New ...

This disc includes both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: HansJörg Schellenberger (oboe); Milan Turkovic (bassoon); Frank Glazer, Philippe Entremont, Maria Luisa Faine, Eugene List, Bar...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 2; Mendelssohn / Kaz, Mardjani

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-04-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Box III

12 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-19

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, H. 590.5 (also attributed to JS Bach as BWV 103; Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Trio sonata for 2 flutes & continuo no 3 in A...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Parnas, Leslie; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Ritter, John Steele; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schneider, Mischa; Spaeter, Ma...
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Make A Joyful Noise / Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 80, "Ei...
Conductors: Ottley, Jerold D.
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Mendelssohn: Piano Trios

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-05

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Istomin, Eugene; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac

The Great Thankgsgiving / Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-11-14

Works: George William Warren: God of our fathers; Joseph Frederick Wagner: Ballad of Brotherhood; Jean Sibelius: Masonic Ritual Music, Op. 113; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Song of thanksgiving; O clap your ha...
Performers: Asper, Frank; Cook, Susan; Cundick, Robert; Foster, Charles; Noyes, David; Schreiner, Alexander; Van Wagenen, Robert; Visher, Kathy
Conductors: Condie, Richard P.; Ottley, Jerold
Ensemble: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

Paper Music / Bobby McFerrin, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-07-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella...
Performers: Howard, Peter; James, Layton; McFerrin, Bobby
Conductors: McFerrin, Bobby
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Mendelssohn - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words; Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74; Song without words, Op...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Beths, Gijs; Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Cerutti, David; Cho-Liang, Lin; Dann, Steven; Entremont, Philippe; Gatwood, Jody; Hogner, Gunter; Jansen, Rudolf [Piano]; Koya...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; ; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Wien-Berlin

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Mendelssohn, Dvorák

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-05-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphonies nos 3 & 4

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-04-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Mardjani, Jahni
Ensemble: Georgian Festival Orchestra

Casals Edition - Brahms, Mendelssohn: Piano Trios / Hess

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-02-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Hess, Myra; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

Violin - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for o...
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Francescatti, Zino; Horigome, Yuzuko; Lamon, Jeanne; Maehashi, Teiko; Stern, Isaac; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Brieff, Frank; ; Szell, George; Koizumi, Kazuhiro; Mehta, Zubin; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orche...