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Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (09/14/1980-09/15/1980); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (09/14/1980-09/15/1980); Abbey Road Studios, London (11/27/1972-11/28/1972); No. 1 Studio, A...continue...

Summer Classics / Bizet, Debussy, Vivaldi, Ravel, Rossini / Marriner, Karajan, Vienna PO, London SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93; Ottorino Respighi: Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Drea...
Performers: Milan, Susan; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Tortelier, Paul; Gardelli, Lamberto; Frémaux, Louis; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Famous Mendelssohn Recordings

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-05-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Performers: Dorfmann, Ania
Conductors: Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Goehr, Walter; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris

Mendelssohn: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Claudio Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This is hearty and robust music-making, the central fugato [of the final movement of the Third Symphony] joyfully resounding from every corner of the roomAfter...continue...

The Perlman Edition - Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn / Perlman

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-10-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

"Ormandy, known as one of the finest collaborators in concerto performances, outdoes himself here, leaning into the music for maximum expression; and the Philhadelphia Orchestra...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / John Ogdon, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2003-04-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Rondo brillant, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 29; John Ireland: The Holy Boy, p...
Performers: Ogdon, John
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"These are beautiful performances of the concertos - as fine as any ever made. Ogdon is brilliant, tempos are moderate, and the orchestra is excellent....continue...

Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies, 7 Overtures / Abbado, London SO

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-05-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cav...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Connell, Elizabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Abbado makes a welcome appearance in Collectors Edition at last, with his classic recording of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies and selected Overtures - now...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Ruy Blas Overture, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-08-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Romantic Piano Concertos - Brahms, Schumann, etc / Margalit

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Margalit, Israela
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"These are bold and muscular performances" -Fanfare "a particularly brilliant recording" -Gramophone...continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc / Maag, London SO

1 CD / Decca Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Lowe, Marion; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus Women

"Peter Maag is in complete sympathy with Mendelssohn's music...The LSO plays superbly throughout, in the very highest class of orchestral playing." -Gramophone...continue...

Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony, etc / Cantieri, London Symph

1 CD / Point Classics / 1997-10-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Conductors: Cantieri, Cesare
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The Clarinet in Concert - Bruch, et al / Thea King

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-03-01

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet & viola with orchestra, in E minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert Piece for Clarinet, Basset Horn and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 113; Concert Piece for Clarinet,...
Performers: Dobree, Georgina; Imai, Nobuko; King, Thea
Conductors: Francis, Alun; Judd, James; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Rossette Anday

1 CD / Preiser / 1992-11-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Georges...
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Dawson, Herbert
Conductors: Alwin, Carl; Prüwer, Julius; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-04-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Ouvertures / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-04-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Overtu...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra