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Tine / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kathryn Stott, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Impromptu, for trumpet & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Albumleaf for trumpet & piano in D flat major; George Enescu: Legende; Edvard Hagerup Bull: Perpetuum mobile, for trumpet & piano; G...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing; Stott, Kathryn

TINE is the eponymous recital disc by the exciting young Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Her first two albums for EMI Classics (Storyteller and...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (06/24/2012-06/27/2012)....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...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux Opp. 33 & Op. 39 / Vladimir Ovchinnikov, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: 6 Etudes Tableaux; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39
Performers: Ovchinnikov, Vladimir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (12/1989)....continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Dances from Aleko / Royal Liverpool PO, Petrenko

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-22

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko conducts the RLPO for Rachmaninov's much loved and best known symphony - No. 2 in E minor. Also included are the Dances form...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool....continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album / Alexandre Tharaud, Barbara Hendricks, Samson Francois Alexis Weissenberg, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Heitor Villa-Lobos...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Barley, Peter; Francois, Samson; Garcia, José Luis; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Ousset, Cécile; Tharaud, Al...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Labadie, Bernard; Bátiz, Enrique; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos; Les Violons du Roy

EMI Classics is proud to present Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, an exciting new release featuring 15 pieces of classical music personally...continue...
When E.L. James was writing her Twilight-slash-fic-turned-BSDM potboiler Fifty Shades of Grey, she apparently fueled her writing sessions by listening to tons of classical music. Once the book turned ...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos / Lief Ove Andsnes, piano; Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Leif Ove Andsnes has long been renowned for his powerfully emotive and disciplined performances of Rachmaninov - attributes prized by the supreme composer-pianist himself. This...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live from Lugano Festival 2011

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and C...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Hall, Lucia; Leschenko, Polina; Levionnois, Yan [Cello]; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Schwarzberg, Dora; ...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual...continue...
Recording information: 06/2011....continue...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...continue...

Alison Balsom / Bach, Debussy, Piazzolla, etc.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Escualo; Libertango; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; James MacMillan: Seraph for Trumpet and String Orchestra; Sergey R...
Performers: Balsom, Alison

British trumpet sensation Alison Balsom is poised to take the U.S. by storm, and this new self-titled album heralds her first mass-market foray and marks...continue...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat Mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

Björling, like Gigli and Caruso before him, was idolised in his time as the operatic tenor par excellence in the Italian repertoire. He was a...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Caprice Bohemien / Vasily Petrenko, RLPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in E minor/E major, Op. 12; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Caprice Bohemien is one of Rachmaninov's earlier works, composed just before his Frist Symphony, and is a colorful fantasy on a gypsy theme, Much of...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (2009-09-23&2010-07-07_2010-)....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...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Tchaikovsy: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Mikhail Rudy, piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

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; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a t...
Performers: Rudy, Mikhail
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4; Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 / Michelangeli, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11
Performers: Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Gracis, Ettore; Stoutz, Edmond de
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise; Aleko / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Very Best of Leif Ove Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Jansons, Mariss; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Very Best of Kyung-Wha Chung

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto...
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Frankl, Peter; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Wolinsky, Robert
Conductors: Chung, Kyung-Wha; ; Tennstedt, Klaus; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Chung Trio; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

50 Best Berlin Philharmonic / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Oistrakh, David; Kempe, Rudolf; Jansons, Mariss; Domingo, Placido; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pappano, Antonio

Classical 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Capu...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Müller, Eduardo; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Prizeman, Robert; ; Gergiev, Valery; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Serafin, Tullio; Nézet-Sé...
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ebène ; Scottish Ensemble

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Lyadov / Pappano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Anatol Lyadov: The enchanted lake, Op. 62; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Following the critically acclaimed and award winning recordings of choral masterpieces Rossini: Stabat Mater and Verdi: Requiem, conductor Antonio Pappano leads the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale...continue...
Recording information: Sala Santa Cecilia, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome (11/2009/12/2009)....continue...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 / Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes teams up once again with conductor Antonio Pappano on his new recording of Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 &...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Autumn In The Park

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Baker, Chet [Trumpet/Vocals/Composer]; Bean, Hugh; Chang, Han-Na; Chang, Sarah; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Freeman, Russ [Piano]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Daniel, Paul; ; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Bill Charlap Trio; New Philharmonia Orchestra

In the Park is an exciting new compilation series featuring recordings from the world-renowned vaults of EMI Classics. The first title in the series, 'In...continue...

Debussy: Songs; A Hommage to Jenny Tourel / Hendricks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Ariettes oubliées; Fêtes galantes (3), song cycle for voice & piano, Set I, L. 80; Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire; Chansons (3) de Bilitis; Gioachino Rossini: Péch&#...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Scheja, Staffan

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...

Icon: Emil Gilels - Complete EMI Recordings

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Szell, George; Ludwig, Leopold; Vandernoot, Andre; Cluytens, André; Maazel, Lorin

Emil Gilels was a highly awarded pianist from Odessa, Ukraine. He is well known for a virtuosity, lucidity, and purity of his pianism that captured...continue...

Essential Relaxing Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Kalafuzs, Hans; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lym...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss; Olah, Erno; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Thompson, B...

This album brings together many of the most relaxing pieces of classical music, most of which have been heard in major films. The Baroque era...continue...

Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini, Collard, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Fliter, Ingrid; Foldes, And...

The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is acknowledged as one of the finest composers of piano music and some of his best-loved works are in this...continue...

50 Best Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto no 1 in E 'La primavera'; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D mi...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Eisenberg, Matthias; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Gutierrez, Horacio; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Ormandy...

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

Festival de Lugano 2009 / Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Incidental Music, Op. 21; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Drobinsky, Marc; Fagone, Enrico; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Hall, Lucia; Hoss...
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the seventh annual...continue...
Recording information: Lugano Festival, Switzerland (06/2009)....continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...