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Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....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...

Essential Overtures - Over 2 hours of thrilling overtures (overture highlights only)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederi...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo; Rodzinski, Artur; Kempe, Rudolf; Tausky, Vilem; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert ...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

Essential Ballroom Classics - Over 2 hours of captivation dance music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

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

50 Best Overtures [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; Overture to L'italiana in Algeri; Overture to Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro;...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rodzinski, Artur; Lanchbery, John; Kempe, Rudolf; Serafi...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...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...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

The Best of Operetta / Wunderlich, Fassbaender, Gedda, Prey, Rothenberger

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Giuditta; Der Zarewitsch; Das Land des Lächelns; Das Land Des Lächelns; Fred Raymond: Maske In Blau;...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Barabas, Sari; Berry, Walter; Brokmeier, Willi; Dallapozza, Adolf; Donch, Karl; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forster, Jurgen...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Wallberg, Heinz; Moltkau, Hans; Michalski, Carl; Mattes, Willy

For Lovers: Romantic Classics / Beethoven, Burch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Strauss II

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 "Elvira Madigan", K. 467; Serenade no 13 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", K. 525; Concerto for Horn no 4, K. 495; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Yehudi; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Vlatkovic, Radovan
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, Sir Neville; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Kurtz, Efrem; Vonk, Hans; Susskind, Walter; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von

Essential Johann Strauss II / over 2 hours of exquisite Viennese classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Der Zigeunerbaron; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räub...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Kempe, Rudolf; Walter, Fried; Karajan, Herbert von; Domingo, Placido; Ackermann, Otto

The Viennese composer and conductor Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899) followed his father - also called Johann Strauss - in producing some of the...continue...

Morning Mood: Grieg, Bizet, Schubert, Mozart, Mendelssoh, Vivaldi, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite no 1, Op. 46; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; George Frederick Handel:...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Hörtnagel, Georg; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Frémaux, Louis; Boskovsky, Willi; Wand, Günter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

The Best of Strauss Waltzes: Emperor Waltz, et al / Willi Boskovsky

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op....
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Vienna Strauss 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

The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas / Willi Boskovsky

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Cagliostro in Wien; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Wiener Blut; Fürstin Ninetta;...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi

Viva Domingo!

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; Giavanna d'Arco; Otello; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; La clemenza di...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Domingo, Placido; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Gabriel, Ana; Graham, Susan; Hampson, Thomas; Milnes, Sherrill; Pandora; Sc...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barker, John; Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Chung, Myung-Whun; Levine, James; Pappano, Antonio; Prêtre, Georges; Bartoletti, Bruno; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Viotti, Marcello; Rudel, J...

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 4-CD set replete with extension liner notes, artist testimonials, and a career...continue...

The Very Best Of Placido Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Charles Goun...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Susan; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horton, Peter; Urmana, Violeta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John; Prêtre, Georges; Behr, Randall; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Rudel, Julius; Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Domingo, Placid...
Ensemble: ; Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 2-CD set of his greatest hits. A worldrenowned, multifaceted artist, Domingo, now...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...

Icon: Fritz Wunderlich - A Poet among Tenors

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Heinrich Finck: O schönes Weib; Heinrich Isaac: Mein Freud allein, song for 4 voices; Adam Krieger: Amanda, darf man dich wohl küssen?, song for voice & ensemble; Johann Sebastian Bach: Was...
Performers: Baumgartner, Georg; Cordes, Marcel; Engen, Keith; Frick, Gottlob; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hildebrand, Helga; Kastner, Gerhard; Kupper, Annelies; Lorengar, Pilar; Mathis, Edith; Muszely, Melitta; Naumann,...
Conductors: Forster, Karl; Müller-Kray, Hans; Klobucar, Berislav; Rothe, Ernst; Heger, Robert; Walter, Fried; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Michalski, Carl; Moltkau, Hans; Zanotelli, Hans; Stein, Horst; Kempe, Ru...

Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich was born into a musical family - his father was a choir director, his mother a violinist. As a young...continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...

J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus / Herbert von Karajan

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Unspecified: [Die Fledermaus] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (04/26/1955-04/30/1955)....continue...

Icon - Lucia Popp - Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Dvorak, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Laudate Dominum; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Il r&e...
Performers: Briggs, David; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Fischer, Georg; Bickenbach, Christfried; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Slatkin, Leonard; Krips, Josef; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Tennstedt, Klaus; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philha...

Icon - Richard Tauber

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Etienne-Nicolas Méhul: Joseph; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Georges B...
Performers: Besl, Karl; Brown, Nancy; Kahn, Percy; Lane, Evelyn; Lehmann, Lotte; Lynne, Carole; Merrem-Nikisch, Grete; Novotná, Jarmila; Rethberg, Elisabeth; Schwarz, Vera; Spoliansky, Mischa; Stägem...
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Hauke, Ernst; Besl, Karl; Weigert, Hermann; Gurlitt, Manfred; Szell, George; Walter, Gustav; Weissmann, Frieder; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Sch&#...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Herbert von Karajan - A profile of the artist and the man [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Various Works; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Various Works; Richard Wagner: Various Works; Johann Sebastian Bach: Various Works; Giacomo Puccini: Various Works; Johann Strauss Jr.: V...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Perhaps the most dominating figure in postwar classical music, Herbert von Karajan continues to stand as one of the most charismatic, enigmatic musical figures of...continue...

Best Karajan 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat majo...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baltsa, Agnes; Bottion, Aldo; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the...continue...

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

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...

Gemini - J. Strauss II: 19 Waltzes / Willi Boskovsky

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Wiener Blut; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwa...
Performers: Knabl, Rudi
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Great Conductors of the 20th Century / Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated...
Performers: Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Very Best of Lucia Popp

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (8...
Performers: Briggs, David; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan; Marriner, Sir Neville; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Tennstedt, Klaus; Fischer, Georg; Krips, Josef; Slatkin, Leonard; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Cleobury, Stephen

The Very Best of Placido Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Charles ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Susan; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horton, Peter; Urmana, Violeta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John; Prêtre, Georges; Behr, Randall; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Rudel, Julius; Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Domingo, Placid...
Ensemble: ; Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

The Very Best of Fritz Wunderlich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620;...
Performers: Lorengar, Pilar; Mathis, Edith; Schmidt, Liselotte; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Zanotelli, Hans; Stein, Horst; Klobucar, Berislav; Müller-Kray, Hans; Konwitschny, Franz; Heger, Robert; Kempe, Rudolf; Walter, Fried; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Moltkau, Hans; Michalski, Carl; Eis...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; FFB Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra

Strauss: Favorite Waltzes / Welser-Möst, London PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-04-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316); Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388); Der Zigeunerbaro...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vocalises / Natalie Dessay, Schönwandt, Berliner Sinfonie

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-06-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Alexander Alyabyev: The Nightingale; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rossignol; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Maurice Ravel: Pi&egrav...
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Waage, Richard
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

"...This collection of unlikely fare from the thinking man's coloratura is a delight from start to finish...Most of these works are avoided these days, so...continue...

Favorite Waltzes / Felix Slatkin, Miklós Rózsa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1995-10-17

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Die Fledermaus; Wiener Blut; Kaiserwaltzer ...
Conductors: Slatkin, Felix; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]
Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra