Satie, Erik [Composer]

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

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

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

A Second of Silence / The Knights

1 Super Audio CD / Ancalagon Records / 2012-04-03

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 2; Philip Glass: Company; Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 3 in D...
Conductors: Jacobsen, Eric

The Knights are an orchestra of friends from a broad spectrum of the New York music world who cultivate collaborative music-making and creatively engage audiences...continue...
Recording information: LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Musi (06/23/2010-06/25/2010)....continue...

Essential Satie / Over 2 hours of colourful classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (...
Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Catherine; Litaize, Gaston; Queffelec, Anne; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Lanchbery, John; Dervaux, Pierre; Desgraupes, Bernard; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Erwartung

The French composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) was an eccentric character, whose large output of small pieces with ironic titles, mostly for solo piano,...continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

50 Best Berlin Philharmonic / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

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

French Orchestral Miniatures V.2

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-03-29

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, suite for orchestra, Op. 112; Vincent d'Indy: Karadec, petite suite, for orchestra, Op. 34; Gabriel Pierné: Pièces (3) for orchestra (Suite de C...
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

20th Century Classics: Satie - Ballets, Piano Works & Rarities

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version); Mercure, bal...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Litaize, Gaston; Mesple, Mady; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Auriacombe, Louis; Dervaux, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]

James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years At The Met

193 CD / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera; Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; John Harbison: The Gr...
Performers: Adams, Warren; Baker, Matt; Baker, Matt [Photography]; Bjorneboe, Andreas; Cardoso, Simone; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Flair, Nicholas; Fracker, Richard; Gallo, Sarah Weber; Greenlaw, Ian; Guyer, Joyce; ...
Conductors: Levine, James

The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met: a Box Set of 32...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; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothée; Co...
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...

The Perfect Evening: France

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-21

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Gabrie...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Australian Trio; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Grigoryan, Leonard; Grigoryan, Slava; Macliver, Sara; Tsunoda, Miki; Woodward, Roger
Conductors: Kelly, Brett; Stanhope, David; ; Walker, Antony; Bamert, Matthias; Hopkins, John; Rosen, Albert
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Battistin

The Ultimate Lullaby Collection

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano K 332; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Edvard Grieg: Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric pie...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Kirvessalo, Maarit; Loman, Judy; Mullerova, Hana; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Shulman, Nora; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Pesek, Libor; Judd, James; Edlinger, Richard; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander

Beautiful music for bedtime by the world's greatest composers....continue...

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

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...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Dreams

1 CD / Aparte / 2010-01-12

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccin...
Performers: Gaillard, Ophelie
Conductors: Redmond, Tim

Craig Leon's album for Joshua Bell of transcriptions for violin and orchestra (Romance of the Violin, Sony) was unanimously acclaimed, and quite naturally, this prompted...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London, England....continue...

Les Musiques de Picasso / Rafael Orozco, Alfred Cortot, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-07-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Enrique Morente: Buleria no 2; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano n...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bacan, Ines; Bacan, Pedro; Bauer, Marc; Bayo, Maria; Bostridge, Ian; Brezynski, Daniel; Carbonell, Antionia; Cerutti, Michel; Chicharito; Claret, Lluis; Cortes, Paco; Cortot, Alfred...
Conductors: Colomer, Edmon; Sanderling, Stefan; Munch, Charles; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Kaltenbach, Jérôme
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Spanish National Youth Orchestra

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Best Ballet 100 - Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Copland, etc / Rattle, Ozawa, Previn, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Conc...
Performers: Carol, Norman; Donohoe, Peter; Gammon, Philip; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel; Rattle, Simon, S...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

The Very Best of Satie

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Le Piège de Méduse, dances for piano; Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano; Petites pièc...
Performers: Eckhardt, Gabor; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Kaltenbach, Jérôme
Ensemble: ; Nancy Lyric Symphony Orchestra

Eccentric and quintessentially French, Erik Satie crossed from the 19th to the 20th century with a vision of the future that was filled with both...continue...

30th Anniversary Sampler - Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody, etc

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2006-10-10

Works: Tylman Susato: Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande danserye; George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no 1 in A major, Op. 11 no 1; Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin American Dances, for orchestra; Franz Li...
Performers: Blythe, Stephanie; Fan, Joel; Fleezanis, Jorja; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Graffman, Gary; Hell, Felix; Krol, Tim; Oswald, Mark; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Smith, Hugh
Conductors: Junkin, Jerry; Oue, Eiji; Lockhart, Keith; St. Clair, Carl; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: ; The University of Texas Wind Ensemble

A collection of highlights from critically acclaimed Reference Recordings releases, celebrating this esteemed independent label's 30th anniversary. "Brilliant performances, dazzling sound." -Washingto...continue...

Messe Basse: Gabriel Fauré & César Franck, Erik Satie & Jean Catorie

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-09-26

Works: César Franck: Messe solennelle, for 3 voices, chorus, organ, harp, cello & double bass, Op. 12, M. 61; Gabriel Fauré: Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ; Ave Maria, sacred song fo...
Performers: Dettra, Scott
Conductors: Litton, James

Belle Epoque

1 CD / Sony BMG Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Ernesto Tagliaferri: Piscatore 'e Pusilleco; Erik Satie: Je te veux (I Want You), café-concert song for voice & piano; Giacomo Puccini: E l'uccellino; Terra e mare, song for voice & piano; Alexa...
Performers: Bavaj, Lorenzo; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Lessky, Michael

Recording information: BmasB Estudios, Barcelona, Spain; Hey-U Studios, Vienna, Austria....continue...

Provence: A Romantic Journey

1 CD / Music Design / 2006-02-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Jules Massenet: Thaïs, opera in 3 acts; Léo Delibes: Lakmé, opera; Claude Debussy: Pr&eacu...
Conductors: Cozens, Charles; Skripka, Sergei

Recording information: Mosfilm Recording Studios, Moscow, Russia....continue...

The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

1 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34;...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Anda, Geza; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Davidovich, Bella; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Haselbock, M...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Järvi, Neeme; Munchinger, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Mauceri, John; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ; Malcolm, George; Judd, James; Anda, Géza
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Carlos Bonnell, Eduardo Fernandez , Göran Söllscher (guitar); Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); Heinz Holliger (oboe); G...continue...

Satie, Britten, Dvorak / Barbirolli, Concertgebouw Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 2003-08-01

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

This rare recording features Sir John Barbirolli's debut appearance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. His expressive, somewhat old-fashioned romantic approach to this magnificent repertoire is always...continue...

La vie est une parade /Patrice Michaels, Paul Freeman, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2003-01-01

Works: Erik Satie: La diva de l'Empire, song for voice & piano; Je te veux (I Want You), café-concert song for voice & piano; Mélodies (3) of 1916, for voice & piano; Mélodies (3) of 1886, fo...
Performers: Michaels, Patrice
Conductors: ; Feeman, Paul
Ensemble: ; Chicago Chamber Musicians

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Reveries / Eiji Oue, Minnesotta Orchestra

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2002-08-06

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op...
Conductors: Oue, Eiji

In many successful previous releases on Reference, Eiji Oue has shown an unusual flair for shorter, audience-friendly works. In this way, he is carrying on...continue...

Night Music 9 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C minor, K 457; Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"; Johann Sebastian Bach: S...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Prunyi, Ilona; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Edlinger, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Jean, Kenneth; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ligeti, András; Warchal, Bohdan; Lenárd, Ondrej; Dvorak, Jaroslav
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Night Music 7 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Vuggesang (Cradle Song), song transcription for piano, Op. 41/1; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances ...
Performers: Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Kejmar, Miroslav; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan; Zaritzkaya, Irina
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Warchal, Bohdan; Wordsworth, Barry; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Kopelman, Jozef; Skvor, Peter
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Berceuse - Music of Peace and Calm

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra,...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia
Conductors: ; Clark, Keith; Lenárd, Ondrej; Panula, Jorma; Breiner, Peter; Georgiadis, John; Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

The closest equivalent to the French title "Berceuse" is lullaby. This carefully chosen program features a beautiful selection of soothing and gentle melodies by composers...continue...

Satie: Parade, Trois Gymnopédies, etc / Kaltenbach, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-01

Works: Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Mercure, ballet in 3 scenes; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orche...
Conductors: Kaltenbach, Jérôme

Now famous through his "pop" classics, the hypnotic Gymnopedies, Satie scandalised audiences earlier this century with his bizarre ballets, Parade and Relache. His ribald fun,...continue...

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-03-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Con...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Caballe, Montserrat; Collard, Jeanine; du Pre, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Ferrier, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Helmis, Fritz; Ho...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Frémaux, Louis; Thompson, Bryden; Lombard, Alain; Kurtz, Efrem; Kaspszyk, Jacek; Karajan, Herbert von; Lysy, Alberto; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: Jocelyn Pook (vocals, violin, viola, keyboards); Kathleen Ferrier, Melanie Pappenheim (vocals); Montserrat Caballé, Zofia Kilanowicz, Mady Mesplé (soprano); Jeannine Collard, Dani...continue...

The Most Unforgettable Mellow Classics Ever

1 CD / Classics For Pleasure / 1999-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Christoph Willibal...
Performers: Briggs, Claire; Fowke, Philip; Katin, Peter; Marriner, Andrew; Ritchie, Stanley [Violin]
Conductors: Glover, Jane; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kovacevich, Stephen; Handley, Vernon; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Handford, Maurice; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Romance / Yoshikazu Mera

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-09-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Charles Gounod: Faust; Ave Maria; Erik Satie: Je te veux ...
Performers: Kino, Masayuki; Mera, Yoshikazu
Conductors: Genda, Shigeo

French Bonbons / Parkes, Grimethorpe Colliery Band

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Louis Ganne: Marche Lorraine for brass ensemble; Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Edouard Lalo: Rapsodie norvégienne, for orchestra; Gabriel Fauré...
Performers: Beatty, Jonathan; Kilroy, Mike; Marshall, Richard
Conductors: Parkes, Peter

The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1996-04-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; John Williams: Schindler's List; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Erdbeer, Johannes; Galway, James [Flute]; Garr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutherland, Iain; Muti, Riccardo; Previn, Andre; Sanderling, Kurt; Tennstedt, Klaus; Myers, Stanley; Cu, Ismael Fernandez de la; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); King's Colle...

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