Saint-Saëns, Camille > Carnival of the animals

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...

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...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...

Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie f...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Eguchi, Akira; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Goodyear, Stewart; Grant, Cameron; Hoeppner, Susan; Krosnick, Joel; Lindemann, Jens; Ma...
Conductors: Komatsu, Chosei;
Ensemble: ; Duo Concertante; Upper Valley Duo

This collection of the most beautiful, familiar and popular classical melodies of all time, selected from the Marquis catalog of fine classical recordings, features virtuoso...continue...

The Romantic Piano: A View from Sienna - works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Handel, Liszt et al. / Wilhelm Backhaus, R. Ganz; Vlad de Pachemnn

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2012-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 24 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Waltz; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major...

Recording information: 1908-1933....continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

Rare Goossens - Works by Fauré, Marcello, Piernel, Bax, Barthe, Colin, Saint-Saens / Léon Goossens, oboe

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Vocalise-étude; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello); Paul Pierne: Aubade, for oboe & piano; Gordon Bryan: Concerto no 1 in...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raybould, Clarence
Conductors: Susskind, Walter;
Ensemble: London Wind Quintette; Philharmonia Orchestra

These are recordings not available anywhere else, ranging from a 1925 pre-electric recording of Charles Colin's endearing "Concertino" to a 1947 reworking of Scarlatti themes....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

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...

Bonbons for Organ - 21 selectons by Handel, Mozart, Sousa, Verdi, Gounod, Daquin, Campra, Dubois et al. / Martin Setchell: organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Albert Renaud: Toccata in D minor, Op 108/1; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Elvira Madigan; Felix Arndt: Nola; Francois Dubois: Fiat lux; Martin Setchell: Three Piece Suit...
Performers: Setchell, Martin [Organ]

This album includes a selection of classic favorites, as well as Martin Setchell's own works. The classics include compositions by Mozart, Handel, Dubois, and many...continue...
Recording information: Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand (11/18/2000-11/19/2000)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....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 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

A Tribute to Erling Blondal Bengtsson - Elgar: Cello Concerto; works by Schubert, Corelli, Weber, Prokofiev et al/ Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata, Op. 5/5; Carl Maria von Weber: Adagio & Rondo, for cello & piano; Frédé...
Performers: Bengtsson, Erling Blondal; Kristjansson, Arni
Conductors: Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This release celebrates the 80th birthday of the distinguished Danish cellist Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. The recording provides a varied musical portrait of this renowned performer....continue...

Saint-Saens: Organ Works / Magne H Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Bénédiction nuptiale for Organ in F major, Op. 9; Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109; Carnival of the animal...
Performers: Draagen, Magne H.

The organ works of Saint-Saëns are not the ordinary fare of music listeners, or most organists. Despite the great recognition and popularity the composer enjoyed...continue...
Recording information: Katarina Church, Stockholm (05/08/2010-05/10/2010)....continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

Denon's Most Relaxing Series is a sales smash with over million sets sold

The original most relaxing classical music in the Universe has scanned over thousand

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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...

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...

For the Moment - Duos for two cellos by Boccherini, Flores, Albeniz, Boismortier, Kosma, Gliere et al. / Violoncello a deux

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-05-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C; Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores: A la luz del Candil, tango song; Gabriel Koeppen: Jiddish Song, for cello duo; Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Luis Teisseire: Cala...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Violoncello à Deux

A selection of colorful and well-known tunes in new arrangements for "violoncello à deux."...continue...
Recording information: MusicMakingPeople Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany (03/2011)....continue...

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Septet for Trumpet / André, Beroff, Collard, Debost

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Beroff, Michel; Cazauran, Jacques; Cipriani, Guy-Joel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Desurmont, Claude; Moglia, Alain; Perotin, Gerard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio à Cordes Français

Camille Saint-Saëns originally wrote his humorous suite "The Carnival of the Animals" for private performance to a group of friends, but today it is one...continue...
Recording information: Paris (03/01/1977/03/02/1977)....continue...

Classical Moods

1 CD / Signature / 2012-04-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 5...

With String & Pipe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-04-17

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Andante for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 75; Erik Gustafson: This Is the Truth Sent from Above, for voice, cello & organ; Into the Light, for cello & organ; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Huff, Harrylyn; O'Brien, Rebecca; Ou, Sam [Cello]; Repetto, Adriana

Recording information: Old South Church, Boston, MA (2011-03-12&2011-03-19&2011-)....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 & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Svenka Tangenter

5 CD / Caprice Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Martha Ohlson: Scales and exercise for piano (after Hilda Thegerström); Emil Sjögren: Pianosonat no 2 in A-dur, Op. 44; Erotikon no 3 in A major, for piano, Op. 10/3; Erotikon no 2 in D fla...
Performers: Ahlberg, Tor; Andersson, Gert-Ove; Andreason, Lottie; Andren, Sven-Gunnar; Baranowski, Wasili; Barere, Simon; Bengtsson, Ingmar; Bergfelt, Ingemar; Bergman, Holger; Bergman-Ryner, Doris; Berwald, Ast...
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Ehrling, Sixten; Frykberg, Sten; Leygraf, Hans; Wiklund, Adolf; Nilson, Göran W.; Grevillius, Nils; Mann, Tor; Järnefelt, Armas

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)

The Horn in Song

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-17

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Schwanengesang, D 957; Robert...
Performers: Bowermaster, Tod; Howsmon, James

Recording information: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Clonick Hall, Oberlin, O (02/10/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

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...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

La - Solo Cello Works by Morricone, Saint-Saens, Gagnon and Caccini / Vincent Belanger, cello

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, film score; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Vincent Belanger: Evolution, tango for solo cello on El Choclo; Mélancolie, for cell...
Performers: Bélanger, Antoine; Barney, Mélanie; Beaulieu, Nathalie; Belanger, Guy; Bell, Karen [Violin]; Belpaire, Nicolas; Blanchet, Helene; Dubuc, Valerie; Gagnon, Francois; Gervais, Lizann; Guen...
Conductors: Belanger, Guy

The originality of this disc lies in its blending the gypsy guitar sound with a complex jazz repertoire not easily available to gypsy musicians and...continue...

Classical Music for Meditation and Yoga

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of...
Performers: Collins, Finghin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Schoeman, Pieter

There is a strong connection between a healthy body & a sharp mind. So what could be better than a compilation of classical music with...continue...

The Most Essential Classical Music for Your Baby

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Rondo; Divertimento no 3; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Collins, Finghin; Kauten, Andrea [Piano]; Schmalfuss, Peter; Tiempo, Sergio; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors:
Ensemble: Saarland Radio Holzblaser-Trio; Stockholm Chamber Duo

Looking for a way to sooth a restless child & nurture their creative development? This album features a selection of the most beautiful & relaxing...continue...

Carnival of the Animals; Babar the Elephant; 5 Histoires / Jeremy Nicholas, narrator

1 CD / Netmark / 2011-10-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jacques Ibert: 5 Histoires; Francis Poulenc: L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, melodrama for narrator & piano (or orchestra), FP 129
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nettle & Markham Piano Duo

This imaginative and entertaining animal-themed CD for young and old includes the world premiere of new rhyming verses for Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals as...continue...
Recording information: Pebble Mill, Birmingham (12/1988)....continue...

Romance of the Flute & Harp / Philippa Davies, flute; Thelma Owen, harp

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Feuilles D'Automne; Benjamin Godard: Suite, Op. 116; Félix Godefroid: Etude de Concert for harp in E flat minor, Op. 193; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for...
Performers: Davies, Philippa; Owen, Thelma

Fourteen classic works including favorites such as 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy and 'Berceuse' by Fauré. Tender and sensitive performances by world-renown British flautist Philippa...continue...
Recording information: Seldon Hall, Haberdasher's Aske's School, Elstree, Hert....continue...

A Festival of French Organ Music: Bonnet, Dubois, Gigout, Widor, et al. / Ben van Oosten, organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2011-09-13

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Marche américaine, for organ, Op. 31/11; Gabriel Pierné: Pieces (3) for organ, Op. 29; Alexandre Guilmant: Invocation for organ in B flat; Allegretto for organ in B min...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

Ben van Oosten is among today's best-known organ virtuosos. His complete recordings of the organ works of Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, and Charles-Marie Widor are...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise Saint-Martin, Dudelange, Luxembourg, Belgium (04/2011)....continue...

Me on Wings of Song / Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for keyboard in E minor (WFN 18; variant of BWV 855), BWV 855a; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the B...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

This personal selection by award-winning pianist Konstantin Scherbakov, featuring such beautiful melodies as the Bach/Siloti Prelude in E minor, Lyadov Prelude Op.11, no.1, and the...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (02/15/2001-02/17/2001)....continue...

Classics at the Movies

4 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-08-09

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Tosca; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Davis, Catherine; Doherty, Diana; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elms, Lauris; Fowles, Glenys; Gifford, Duncan; Goodman, Isador; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Hunter, Rita; Ivashkin...
Conductors: Thomas, Patrick; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Motzing, William; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Challender, Stuart; Hogwood, Christopher; Pikler, Robert; Mester, Jorge; Bonynge, Richard; Stanhope, David; W...
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...continue...

Casals Encores / Alban Gerhardt , cello, Cecile Licad, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: David Popper: Chanson villageoise, Op. 62 no 2; Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 11 no 3; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn; Giovanni Sgambati:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Licad, Cecile

This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world's greatest...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (06/25/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...

Romantic Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool; Vittorio Rieti: Night Shadow (After Vincenzo Bellini); Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C ...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Wallis, Delia; Watson, Lilian
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kern, Terence; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: ; Finchley Children's Music Group

Je Chanterai la Joie ...

1 CD / Gallo / 2011-05-10

Works: Recorded Sound: Je chanterai la joie, beginning of concert at Temple de Champel, Geneva; Anonymous, English: Psalm 137 (138) In the presence of the angels, I will bless you, O Lord; Traditional Spiri...
Performers: Bailey, Anthony; Bakemhe, Claudia; Bakemhe, Diane; Buser, Felix; Bush, James [Cello]; Choir, Jonas; Cruz, Gaetan Da; Davies, Billy; Efua; Emery, Liselotte; Favre-Bulle, Pierre; Garling, Stefi; Garlin...

The Jonas Foundation operates programs in music for underprivileged youth in London, France, Berlin, Tbilissi, Switzerland and Armenia. This recording is a compilation of various...continue...

Timeless II

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-03-01

Works: Michael Dulin: Partita for piano (after Bach); Alone, for piano (after Chopin); Elle et Lui, for piano (after Chopin); Without a Word, for piano (after Rachmaninov); Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight S...
Performers: Dulin, Michael

Recording information: PSI Digital, Birmingham, AL....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...

Sunday Morning With Classical Cello

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2011-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Sonata no 2 in D major for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1028; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johannes Brahms:...
Performers: Jackson, Nicole; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Moss, Jed

Recording information: Rotosonic Sound, Holladay, Utay; Smeckey Studios, Czech Republic....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto; Carnival of the Animals; Cello Sonata No. 1; Romance and Serenade

1 CD / Mirare / 2010-12-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Romance for Horn and Orchestra in F major, Op. 36; Suite for cello & piano, Op....
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Demarquette, Henri; Engerer, Brigitte
Conductors: Swensen, Joseph;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Mirare’s release of Henri Demarquette playing the cello music of Saint-Saëns includes all the major works for cello solo as well as the beloved Carnival...continue...
Recording information: Studio 104 (11/2009)....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...

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan; Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell; Sergey Prokofiev: ...