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Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

Ravi Shankar: Symphony / Anoushka Shankar, sitar

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-04-24

Works: Ravi Shankar: Symphony no 1
Performers: Shankar, Anoushka
Conductors: Murphy, David
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded live at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London on 1 July 2010 First and only available recording of this most anticipated work by one...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (07/01/2010).

It would be hard to overstate the significance Ravi Shankar has had in introducing Indian classical music to ...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Gemini - Shankar: Sitar Concertos, etc / Previn, Mehta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Ravi Shankar: Morning Love; Raga piloo; Prabhati; Concerto for Sitar; Raga purlya kalyan; Swara-kakali; Concerto for Sitar no 2 "Raga-Mala"
Performers: Chakravarti, Kamala; Emery, Terence; Menuhin, Yehudi; Rakha, Alla, Ustad; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Shankar, Ravi
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

East Meets West

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-09-14

Works: Ravi Shankar: Raga Piloo for sitar, violin & tabla; Sawara Kakali for sitar, violin & tabla (based on Raga Tilang); Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Béla Bar...
Performers: Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda

"...technically brilliant, highly engaging performances. Daniel Hope gives the Bartok an exceptionally cinvincing and incisive reading and the Schnittke Sonata deserves the attention of these...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin); Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar).

Recording information: NDR, Rolf-Liebe...continue...

West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions [BGO]

1 CD / Beat Goes On / 2001-11-15

Works: Ravi Shankar: Prabhati for sitar, violin & tabla; Raga Puriya Kalyan; Sawara Kakali for sitar, violin & tabla (based on Raga Tilang); George Enescu: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 25
Performers: Menuhin, Hephzibah; Menuhin, Yehudi; Rakha, Alla; Sen, Prodyot; Shankar, Ravi

Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar); Ravi Shankar; Prodyot Sen (tanpura); Yehudi Menuhin (violin); Hephzibah Menuhin (piano); Alla Rakha (tabla).

That a Western violinist should choose to pair with...continue...

Shankar: Sitar Concerto, etc / Shankar, Previn, London Sym

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1987-11-18

Works: Ravi Shankar: Morning Love; Concerto for Sitar
Performers: Chakravarti, Kamala; Rakha, Alla, Ustad; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Shankar, Ravi
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra