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50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...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...

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...

The Best Classical Piano Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major Op. 53; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden

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...

The Very Best of Jessye Norman from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Franz Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D 291; Der Winterabend, D 938; Auflösung ("Verbirg dich, Sonne"), so...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Balwin, Dalton; Baquier, Gabriel; Burles, Charles; Carreras, Nicole; Debost, Michel; Duesing, Dale; Fontanarosa, Renaud; Gage, Irwin; LaFont, Jean-Phi...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Cambreling, Sylvain; Muti, Riccardo; Plasson, Michel

If anyone may lay claim to the title of prima donna assoluta of the late 20th century, it is surely Jessye Norman. She is one...continue...

Essential Ballroom Classics - Over 2 hours of captivation dance music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), waltz; Frühlingsst...
Performers: Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Morris, Gareth; Nilsson, Stig; Pane, Julio
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Jansons, Mariss; Boskovsky, Willi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Auge, J. Casas; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Ozawa, Seiji; Plasson, Michel; Paavo, Järvi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir;...

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...
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro / Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro
Performers: Gowland, Kevin
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Chorus

Simon Rattle, now head of the Berlin Philharmonic, also produced some acclaimed records with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Ravel's "Boléro" and "Daphnis et...continue...
Recording information: Butterworth Hall, University of Warwick (12/1990)....continue...

Dance Along / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Se...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Wordsworth, Barry; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Temirkanov, Yuri; Rosenthal, Manuel; Foley, Timothy; Previn, Andre; Bos...

This collection encourages children to get up and moving! Featuring the best dance music in the Classical world this compilation will keep little ears occupied,...continue...

Classical Clubhouse / Carnival of the Animals and Other Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Lucas, Brenda; Ogdon, John
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Edwards, Sian

This delightful collection includes the wonderfully narrated Carnival of the Animals and Peter and the Wolf as well as the joyous Mother Goose - three...continue...

Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Samson Francois, Andre Cluytens

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Francois, Samson
Conductors: Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire

Gramophone Magazine
Frantois's record of the Left-Hand Concerto is played with tremendous vitality and spirit. Its attractions are further enhanced by a splendidly detailed and sonorous...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

Boléro: The Best of Ravel / Karajan, Orchestre de Paris, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Rapsodie espagnole; Le tombeau de Couperin; La valse; Boléro
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

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

Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces; Concertino; Double Canon / Alban Berg Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for string quartet; Concertino, for string quartet; Double Canon for...
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Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartet

Recording information: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland....continue...

Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

Ravel, Poulenc, Debussy: Violin Concertos; Delius: Cello Concerto et al. / Tasmin Little, violin; Raphael Wallfisch, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonata Posthume for Violin and Piano; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Frederick Delius: Paris; Concerto for ...
Performers: Little, Tasmin; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Showcasing Tasmin Little's impressive versatility, these recordings highlight her sensitivity to both orchestral and chamber works. From the lyricism and blues-inspired melodies of Ravel's Violin...continue...

Violin Showpieces / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano; John Lemehan, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Zigeunerlied; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1...
Performers: Lane, Piers; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Little, Tasmin

Tasmin Little's formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including...continue...

Piano works by Chopin, Debussy, Ravel / Samson Francois, piano (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43; Polon...
Performers: Francois, Samson

Recognized worldwide as "the poet of the piano", Samson Francois was admired for his performances of Chopin, Debussy and Ravel. One critic hailed him as...continue...

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole; Une barque sur l'Ocean / Muti - Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Rapsodie espagnole; Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra
Performers: Panitz, Murray
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Gloriously spectacular, yet exquisitely subtle, the orchestral music of Ravel requires players who can render its iridescent colours and intoxicating rhythms with both exuberance and...continue...

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

Best of Herbert von Karajan / Handel, Mozart, Ravel, Smetana, Weber

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; German Dances (3), K 605; George Frederick Handel: Water Music - Suite; Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau), symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 2), J...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

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

Most Relaxing Classics / Cziffra, Meyer, Plasson, Lawrence-King

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 2; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for lute and two violins in D; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces ...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lawrence-King, Andrew; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Ragin,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; ; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Parrott, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Downes, Edward; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Danske Strings

Essential Harp / Nancy Allen, Ann Griffiths, Julia Thornton, Annie Challan, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire); Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Challan, Annie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Galway, James [Flute]; Geliot, Martine; Griffiths, Ann; Helmis, Fritz; Klinko, Markus; Nordmann, Marielle; Shifrin, David; Thornt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Olah, Erno; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Guschelbauer, Theodor; Witold, Jean; Bátiz, Enrique; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia; Paris National Opera 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...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Co...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogilevsky, Alexande...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

American Artistry: Eroica Trio

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn; Paul Schoenfield: Café Music
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Ensemble: Eroica Trio

One of the most sought-after trios in the world, the Eroica Trio thrills audiences with flawless technical virtuosity, irresistible enthusiasm and sensual elegance. Whether playing...continue...
Recording information: St. Stephen's Church, Tiburon, CA (07/04/1997-07/07/1997)....continue...

Springtime In The Park / EMI

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite no 1, Op. 46; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56; Gusta...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Fray, David; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Posch, Alois; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Martinon, Jean; Slatkin, Felix; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Eschenbach, Christoph; Fray, David; Berglund, Paavo; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Brown, Iona; Chang, Sarah; ; Nézet-Séguin, Yan...
Ensemble: ; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Spring is a season of immense beauty and magnificence. Flowers bloom to their fullest, and the trees are laden with sweet, juicy fruit, ripe enough...continue...

Lesson In Love / Kate Royal

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: William Bolcom: Waitin for voice & piano; Robert Schumann: Jemand, Op. 25 no 4; Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling I ("Mutter! Mutter! Glaube nicht!"), song for voice & piano (M; Lied der Bra...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm

A Lesson in Love tells the universal story of a love won and lost, containing beautiful and emotional German lieder and French melodies, as well...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (2010-04-18_2010-04-19&2010-)....continue...

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; The Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture; Ser...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer, Annie; Kok, Felix; Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Lympany, M...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Ozawa, Seiji; Lysy, Alberto; Jansons, Mariss; Jacquillat,...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Each CD included in this 6-CD set from EMI Classics is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille...continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Fleur de Paris / Berlin PO Cellists

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-05

Works: Vincent Scotto: Sous les ponts de Paris (Around the World); Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Georges Koger / Georges Ulmer: Pigalle; Charles Trénet: Que reste-t-il de nos amours?, song; M...
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Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra return to their "French Roots" with their latest release Fleur de Paris. Since their formation in 1974,...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 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

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

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...

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...
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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...

Debussy, Ravel: The Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Claude Debussy: Jeux; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Performers: Marion, Alain [Flute]
Conductors: Martinon, Jean

BBC Music Magazine
No hazy, lazy impressionism but rather a lithe, dancing sensuality informs Martinon's classic performances. Includes a muscular Jeux and passionate Faune.
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Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe, La Valse / Nezet-Seguin, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Valses nobles et sentimentales; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick

This album of orchestral works by Ravel marks Yannick Nezet-Seguin's debut recording with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. To the French-Canadian conductor, Maurice Ravel is the...continue...
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Icon - Leopold Stokowski - The Maverick Conductor

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; C...
Performers: Babikian, Virgina; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra

One of the most flamboyant conductors of the 20th century, Leopold Stokowski was born at Marylebone in London in 1882, the son of a Polish...continue...

British Music / Sir Simon Rattle

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Pomp a...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Elms, Roderick; Hampson, Thomas; Harrell, Lynn; Heinen, Ulrich; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mitchinson, John; Shirley-Qui...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Halsey, Simon;
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchest

This new 11CD box set in the Simon Rattle Edition contains many favorites from the English repertory including Elgar's Engma Variations and Violin Concerto, Walton's...continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)