Saint-Saëns, Camille

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....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...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

Quam Dilecta: French Romantic Choral Music / Choir of Christ's College, Rowland

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quam Dilecta, motet for voice & organ, Op. 148; Ave Maria, motet for chorus, Op. 145; Ave verum, motet for 4 female voices, organ & horn in D major; Offertoire pour la Touss...
Performers: Brown, Carys; Greaves, Alex; Lemaire, Marie; Puttick, Amy; Stiff, Robert; Thomas, Rachel [Soprano]; Wadsworth, William; Wallace, William [Tenor]
Conductors: Rowland, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of Christ's College

This collection of French Romantic choral music is performed by the choir of Christ's College, which has a 500 year history....continue...
Recording information: Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Portrait of a Legend - 17 arias from Mignon, La Cenerentola, Barber of Seville et al. / Giulietta Simionato, mezzo-soprano (mono)

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; L' Italiana in Algeri; Tancredi; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Jules M...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bettarini, Luciano; Pellegrino, Lilliana; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Rossi, Mario [Management]; Previtali, Fernando; Basile, Arturo; Ghione, Franco; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Erede, Alberto; Sanzogno, Nino; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

Born in 1910, Giulietta Simionato had a slow start with her career, but had her big breakthrough at La Scala in 1955. Her workload was...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1960....continue...

French Classics / Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bizet, Ravel, et al. / Yondai Butt, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Muisc Under the Stars / West Point Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Fillmore: The Circus Bee; Steven Reineke: Celebration Fanfare, for band; William Paris Chambers: Chicago Tribune March, for band; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; John Philip Sousa...
Performers: Messenger, MaryKay
Conductors: Holtan, Timothy J.; Ancelet, Treg
Ensemble: ; West Point Band

West Point Band's Music Under the Stars is full of sweeping, beautiful orchestration from the US Military Academy Concert Band. West Point has created a...continue...
Recording information: Sugar Loaf, NY (02/19/2008-02/22/2008)....continue...

Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for C...
Performers: Fortier, Isabelle; Tetreault, Stephane
Conductors: Gabel, Fabien
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec

Stéphane Tétreault was selected to participate at the prestigious 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. He was the youngest participant - personally selected by Michael...continue...
Recording information: Raoul-Jobin hall in Palais Montcalm, Québec (06/2012)....continue...

Romantique - Elina Garanca sings arias from Sapho, Dalila, Joan of Arc et al. / Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorite; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Orleanskaya deva (The Maid of Orléans); Charles Gounod: Sapho; Faust; La Reine de Saba; Nic...
Performers: Garanca, Elina
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Romantique is a knockout!

In Romantique, Elina Garanca makes a smashing return to the studio and puts her imprint upon the big Romantic repertory, brilliantly

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Recording information: Bologna, Salone Bolognini (03/2012)....continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Saint-Saens: The 5 Piano Concertos / Philippe Entremont, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 17; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, ...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Although Camille Saint-Saëns ranks among the most notable of French composers, he was also one of the leading pianists of his day - a child...continue...
Recording information: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al. [CD & DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

The Best Relaxing Classical Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Jules Massenet: Médit...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Kalafusz, Hans; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Millet, Danielle; Ogdon, John; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Boult, Adrian; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo;
Ensemble: ; Vienna String Sextet

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Giulini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1977-04-29_1977-04-30&1977-)....continue...

Le Charme de la Vieille Europe - Music for violin & orchestra by Warlock, Saint-Saens; Faure; Hemsi et al. / Roberto Sawicki, violin

1 CD / Doron / 2012-09-06

Works: Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite, for full orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Déluge, op. 45; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Gabriel Fauré: Shylock, op. 57; Ber...
Performers: Sawicki, Roberto
Conductors: Sawicki, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Lancy-Geneve

Famous Military and Concert Marches / Band of HM Royal Marines

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-09-06

Works: Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Bogey; Alfredo Javaloyes: El abanico; Louis Ganne: Marche Lorraine for brass ensemble; Hermann Starke: With Sword and Lance; Abe Holzmann: Blaze Away, for pops orchestra; J...
Conductors: Taylor, C.J.
Ensemble: ; Band of HM Royal Marines

A romp through the gamut of concert band marches - Sousa, Alford et al and some intriguing arrangements of marches from the core classical canon....continue...
Recording information: The National Dockyard Church, Chatham (10/1977)....continue...

Beecham conducts - Berlioz: Corsaire Overture; Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance; D'indy: Enchanted Forest; Saint-Saëns: Sym. 3

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Vincent d'Indy: La Forêt Enchantée, symphonic legend after Uhland for...
Performers: Gamley, Douglas; McCall, Tom; Vaughan, Denis
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This long-awaited live performance, from the Royal Festival Hall in October 1954, joins SOMM's growing collection of unforgettable performances by a conductor who genuinely loved...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Piano Concerto No. 2 / Peter Hurford, organ; Pascal Rogé, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Hurford, Peter; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Saint-Saens said of his magnum opus, "I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve...continue...

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works / Neeme Järvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Phaéton, Op. 39; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; La jeunesse d'Hercule, symphonic poem in E flat major, Op. 50; ...
Performers: Iwabuchi, Maya
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The works on this disc are all early, dating from the first half of the composing life of Saint-Saëns - that is, with the one...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2011-09/15/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 1; La Muse et la Poete / Pavel Gomziakov, cello

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
Performers: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Gomziakov, Pavel
Conductors: Fujioka, Sachio; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Ensemble: ; Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra

The Onyx début of distinguished violinist and conductor Augustin Dumay focuses on the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. The composer's popular first Cello Concerto is coupled...continue...

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 1 / Concertos by Paganini, Beethoven, Mozart, Shostakovich; Saint-Saens: Intro. Et Rondo Capriccioso

2 CD / Centaur / 2012-06-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: C...
Performers: Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Michael, Herman; Haitink, Bernard; Avison, John; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Andrew

Recording information: 1961-1986....continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Martin Turnovsky - Works by Martinu, Ibert, Hindemith, Myslivecek, Bizet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-06-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor, H. 143; Ricercari (3) for orchestra, H. 267; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind i...
Performers: Cerny, Ladislav; Hurnik, Ilja; Jásek, Ladislav; Navarra, André; Stepan, Pavel
Conductors: Turnovsky, Martin
Ensemble: ; Chamber Harmony; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Paradoxically, a greater opportunity to witness the artistry of the remarkable Czech conductor Martin Turnovsky, whose teachers included Karel Ancerl and George Szell, has been...continue...

Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies / Bernard Gavoty, organ; Martinon

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma"); Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gavoty, Bernard
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de l'ORTF

This complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on 2 CD's is a most welcome set. Saint-Saëns' music, always extremely well crafted, delights in melodic richness, colorful orchestration...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Patrie! Duets from French Romantic Opera by Halevy, Saint-Saens, Kosice , Gounod / Thébault, Pruvot

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Fromental Halévy: Charles VI; Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Jules Massenet: Eve; Le Mage; Charles Gounod: Polyeucte; Emile Paladilhe: Patrie!; Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd
Performers: Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: ; Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed...continue...
Recording information: Slovak State Philharmonic Hall, Kosice, Slovakia (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary - Great Moments

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Concerto for Piano no 27; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Concerto ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Benyamini, Daniel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Taub, Chaim; Ulivieri, Nicola; Zukerm...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert; Bertini, Gary; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Released to celebrate the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th anniversary, this two disc set features a collection of twenty-two key tracks excerpted from the Helicon Classics...continue...

Magical Music Box / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony; Gabriel Pierné: March of the Little Lead Soldiers, for orchestra/piano, Op. 14/6; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 4...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Strauss, Paul
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Previn, Andre; Blomstedt, Herbert; Boult, Adrian; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jansons, Mariss

Bringing magic and music together in a fun, interactive collection this compilation encourages children to explore their imaginations, expand their minds with fun facts and...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...

Candle Night Classics

2 CD / Intergroove Media / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Suite no 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana'; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 17 in A flat major, Op. 28/17, CT. 18...
Performers: Bolkvadze, Elisso; Dvarionaite, Aldona; Fedorov, Adil; Gelgotas, Valentinas; Ivanovich, Andrei; Karnavichius, Jurgis; Sanikidze, Tamara; Shakin, Vladimir; Spitkova, Helena; Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug; Titov, Alexander; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bubelnikov, Pavel; Gorkovenko, Stanislav; Dmitriev, Alexander; Chang, Yun-Sung; Lizzio, Alberto; Korchin, Leo; Kakhidze, Vakhtang

Trumpet & Orchestra: works by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Arutiunian et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet and flugelhorn [6 CDs]

6 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Henri Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1; Concerto for Bassoon in F m...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Strommen, Linda; Tempel, Thomas
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; Wolff, Hugh; Faerber, Jörg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boreyko, Andrey; Sondeckis, Saulius

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the world's finest young trumpet and flugelhorn players. In this boxed set is a collection of his recordings for trumpet...continue...

French Ballet Music: Debussy, Delibes, Gounod, Saint-Saens / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Le roi s'amuse, incidental music ("Six airs de danse dans le style ancien"); Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; L'Enfant prodigue; Camille Saint...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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The great thing about Beecham's conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and,...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

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...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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I Love Ballet / Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Walton, Prokofiev, etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; William Walton: Façade; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet; Cinderella; Adolphe Adam...
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Previn, Andre; Irving, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von; Rosenthal, Manuel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wo...

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" / Zubin Mehta

1 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gorin, Alexander [Organ]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms' Fourth Symphony, his last, was completed in 1885 - twelve years before his death. It is particularly notable for its finale, a rare example...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv....continue...

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...

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...

The Studio Recordings 1954-1960: Michael Rabin, violin

6 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

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: Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix

The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...