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Icon - Artur Schnabel plays Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC I/10), BWV 855 (BC L89); Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Toccata i...
Performers: Hobday, Claude; Maas, Robert; Onnou, Alphonse; Prevost, Germain; Schnabel, Artur; Schnabel, Karl Ulrich
Conductors: Boult, Adrian;
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte String Quartet

One of the great firebrands of the piano, Artur Schnabel was a player who never allowed technical expertise to get in the way of poetry...continue...

Mytime - My Bath Time

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (1...
Conductors: Jackson, Don
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mytime - My Walking Time

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, K 22; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; Solomon, ...
Conductors: Jackson, Don
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Kovacevich, Stephen; Ortiz, Cristina; Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Atzmón, Moshe; Chailly, Riccardo; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Davis, Colin; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Presenting some...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Davis, Arnet, Stephany, Kennedy, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Jeffrey, Darren; Stephany, Anna; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
If you want a traditionally conceived budget-price Requiem, well sung à superbly played and vividly recorded, Davis's performance has much to commend it.
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Mozart: Piano Concerto no 24; Schumann: Piano Concerto

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Evgeny Kissin provides a very individual yet compelling view of Mozart's C minor Concerto. Kissin is not afraid to use the full dynamic...continue...

Mozart: Violin Concertos No 4 & 5, Sinfonia Concertante / Heifetz, Primrose, et al

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2007-05-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"; Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d)
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Primrose, William
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Solomon, Izler
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Even though Heifetz cannot quite be defined a "Mozart interpreter", at least in the more commonly accepted meaning of the word, he always showed a...continue...

Original Masters - Clifford Curzon - Decca Recordings 1944-1970 Vol 4

7 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Ne...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Gal, Hans; Gunter, Horst; Hubner, Nikolaus; Krump, Johann; Patzak, Julius; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Szell, George; ; Beinum, Eduard Van; Britten, Benjamin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Members of the Vienna Octet (Members); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

British born pianist Clifford Curzon's recordings are collected in this fourth volume on Original Masters. The other sets were critically acclaimed and loved by critics....continue...

Arthur Schnabel plays Mozart

5 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d); Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Quartet for Piano and St...
Performers: Maas, Robert; Onnou, Alphonse; Prevost, Germain; Schnabel, Artur
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Rodzinski, Artur; Stiedry, Fritz
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; New Friends of Music Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Artur Schnabel once wrote: "Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of the notes; grown-ups avoid him because of the great quality of...continue...

Victoria de los Angeles - Baroque & Religious Arias

1 CD / Testament / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments H...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Menuhin, Yehudi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rothwell, Evelyn; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Goldsborough, Arnold; Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Collectors Edition - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rudolf Serkin

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 "Lützow"; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Hindemith, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Fuchs, Goossens, et al

1 CD / Classic Records / 2006-08-08

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Violin; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216
Performers: Fuchs, Joseph
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The Mozart Collection - Vesperes solemnes de confessore, etc

1 CD / Philips / 2006-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Ryland; Howell, Gwynne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"This disc could hardly present a more delightful collection of Mozart choral music... ranging from the early soprano cantata, Exsultate Jubilate, with its famous setting...continue...

Mozart 250 - A Celebration

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-02-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello no 6 in E flat major ("String ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Szell, George; Bruno, Weil; Lockhart, James; Brico, Antonia; Leppard, Raymond; Kubelik, Rafael; Faerber, Jörg; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Kuhn, Gustav; Zukerman, Pinchas; Maazel, Lori...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; London Symp...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

Original Masters - George Szell

5 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Lehmayer, Walter; Lorengar, Pilar
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The legendary conductor George Szell's recordings, made for Decca and Philips, have been highly praise and sought-after by collectors for years, this set contains all...continue...

Una Voce Poco Fa - Portrait of Teresa Berganza

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ch'io mi scordi di te...No...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Hagger, Roger; Lauret, Benito; Lavilla, Felix; Parsons, Geoffrey
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Lauret, Benito; Gombau, Gerardo
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza was one of the most sought-after artists for her interpretations of Rossini and Mozart for years from the late 1950s onwards. CD...continue...

By Request / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly); Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492; Così fan t...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; Fleming, Renée; Grusin, Dave; Levine, James; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Mackerras, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg; Summers, Patrick; Tate, Jeffrey; Levine, James
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's

Personnel: Renée Fleming (soprano); Joseph Calleja (tenor); Lee Ritenour (guitar); Dave Grusin (piano).

Recording information: London, England (05/1994-05/2003); New York, NY (05/1994-05/...continue...

Opera in English - Yvonne Kenny 2 - R. Strauss, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Capriccio, Op 85; Franz L...
Performers: Edwards, Catherine; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Tim; Kenny, Yvonne; Quinteiro, Eligio; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Woodhouse, Nigel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra - Salzburg Festival 1973-1977

4 CD / Andante / 2003-06-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Concerto for Violin in D major (doubtful, "Concerto no 7"), K(2) 271a (K. 271i); Ludwig v...
Performers: Gilels, Emil; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Sumptuously packaged... indispensable performances... This is one of the most important releases yet in Andante's upscale approach to historical issues." -...continue...

Mozart - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A ...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Damm, Peter; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Anda, Géza; Davis, Colin; Böhm, Karl; De Waart, Edo; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

Mozart - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Gran Partita; Ave verum corpus; Symp...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Gilels, Elena; Grumiaux, Arthu...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Anda, Géza; De Waart, Edo; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vi...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 20, 23, 24, 26 & 27 / Curzon

2 CD / Decca / 2002-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Concerto for Piano no 23...
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"...[This music] is so effortlessly natural and effective and it has a surface beauty that few can fail to find. Beneath that surface, however, it...continue...

Philips 50 - Mozart: The Violin Concertos / Grumiaux, et al

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-10-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 454; Sonata for violin & piano no ...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This is ideal Mozart playing - clear, radiant, warm and human. This Philips disc is a 'must' for all keen collectors of fine playing..." -Gramophone...continue...

Movie Adagios / Solti, Tebaldi, Lupu, Schiff, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Così fan tutte, K 588; Req...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brymer, Jack; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fleming, Renée; Gürtler, Dietfried; Hasson, Maurice; Krause, Tom; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp, Lucia;...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Segal, Uri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Atzmón, Moshe; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mauceri, John; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ingman, Nick; Chailly, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész,...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields members; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clevel...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Eloquence - Meditation Music - Music for Relaxation

1 CD / Decca / 2001-05-08

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; de Peyer, Gervase; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Blomstedt, Herbert; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Violin Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-20

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hasson, Maurice; Josefowicz, Leila; Juillet, Chantal; Kennedy...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Kempe, Rudolf; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Zinman, David; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas; ; Davis, Colin; Du...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony O...

Mozart: Wind Concertos / Tuckwell, de Peyer, Maag, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat majo...
Performers: Bennett, William; de Peyer, Gervase; Mack, John; McGill, David; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Malcolm, George; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This is a generous coupling featuring such well kown Mozart interpreters as Gervase de Peyer and Barry Tuckwell in his classic recordings from 1959 and...continue...

Galway: Sixty Years - Sixty Flute Masterpieces - Highlights

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for Flute solo ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Eastop, Philip; Galway, James; Gough, Rachel; Harada, Sadao; Hulse, Gareth; Isomura, Kazuhide; Moll, Phillip; Oundjian, Peter; Pay, Antony; Robles, Marisa; Yamashita, Kazuhito
Conductors: Galway, James; Faerber, Jörg; Mata, Eduardo; ; Chung, Myung-Whun; Liebermann, Lowell
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Tokyo String Quartet members; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn ; Zagreb Soloists

Mozart for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-03-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; A...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute]; Levine, Julius; Price, Leontyne; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Suk, Josef; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Mata, Eduardo; ; Hlavacek, Libor; Galway, James [Flute]; Schneider, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Guarneri Quartet; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Tokyo String Quartet

Wiener Opernlieblinge von seinerzeit / Güden, Kunz, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 1999-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Richard Wagner:...
Performers: Alsen, Herbert; Cebotari, Maria; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Konetzni, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kunz, Erich; Lorenz, Max; Reining, M...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Moralt, Rudolf; ; Rother, Artur; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Weissmann, Frieder; Böhm, Karl; Baltzer, Erwin; Steinkopf, Hans; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Mozart for Morning Meditation

1 CD / Philips / 1998-08-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gran Partita; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor...
Performers: Czako, Eva; Gerecz, Arpad; Giuranna, Bruno; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Janzer, Georges; Leister, Karl; Lesueur, Max; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pelliccia, Arrigo; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Uchi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Beaux Arts Trio; English Chamber Orchestra; Hagen String Quartet; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Hilde Güden - Die frühen Aufnahmen 1942-1951

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, opera, J. 277 (Op. 77); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Giaco...
Performers: Friedrich, Karl; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Steeger, Gerhard; Krips, Josef; May, Hans; Loibner, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Promenade Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

James Galway - Meditations

2 CD / RCA Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardell...
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Moll, Phillip; O'Riley, Christopher; Robles, Marisa [Harp]
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Galway, James [Flute]; Faerber, Jörg; Scimone, Claudio; Measham, David; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Mata, Eduardo; Gerhardt, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Zagreb Soloists

Mozart: The Concert Arias / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, et al

5 CD / Decca / 1997-11-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola agl'occhi miei, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 272; Vado, ma dove?, K 583; O temerario Arbace!...Per quel paterno, recitative a...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Corena, Fernando; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gruberova, Edita; Hobarth, Elfriede; Knussen, Stuart; Kuchl, Rainer; Laki, Krisztina; Parsons, Geoffrey; Te Kanaw...
Conductors: Fischer, György; Pritchard, John; Peters, Reinhard; Quadri, Argeo
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Haydn Orchestra

Renée Fleming - Signatures / Solti, London Symphony

1 CD / Decca / 1997-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Benjamin Britten: P...
Performers: Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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Mozart: The Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orch

10 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Better Thinking through Mozart

1 CD / RCA Records / 1996-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Gran Partita; Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a...
Performers: Anda, Geza; De Larrocha, Alicia; Galway, James [Flute]; Iturbi, Amparo; Iturbi, Jose
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Anda, Géza; Davis, Colin; Mata, Eduardo; Robles, Marisa [Harp]
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Winds of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Wi

Basic 100 Vol 55 - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc /Stoltzman

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Stoltzman, Richard; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Mata, Eduardo
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Strings

Mozart: The Works for Flute / Nicolet, Bennett, Barwahser

2 CD / Philips / 1994-08-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flu...
Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; Baumann, Hermann; Bennett, William; Czako, Eva; Ellis, Osian; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Janzer, Georges; Nicolet, Aurele; Thunemann, Klaus
Conductors: Zinman, David; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Grumiaux Trio; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, etc / Galway, Thomas

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 (374d); Divertimento for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Moll, Phillip
Conductors: Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Masonic Music / Kertész, Krenn, London Symphony

1 CD / Decca Import / 1990-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h); Dir, Seele des Weltalls, K. 429; Lied zur Gesellenreise, K 468; Die Maurerfreude, K. 471; Masonic Funeral Music in C...
Performers: Fischer, Georg; Krause, Tom; Krenn, Werner
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Symphonien no 40 & no 41 "Jupiter" / Abbado, LSO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1987-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, etc / Davis, Te Kanawa, et al

1 CD / Philips / 1986-01-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Ryland; Howell, Gwynne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 21 & 23 / Serkin, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1983-06-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra