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111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style / Denyce Graves

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Yo soy María, tango song (from the operetta María de Buenos Aires); Los paladros perdidos; Milonga sin palabras, for bandoneón & piano; Jose María Vitier:...
Performers: Acevedo, Memo; Amira, John; Aslan, Pablo; D'Rivera, Paquito; Danielson, Nick; Del Curto, Hector; Elfenbein, Jay; Elias, Eliane; Granados, Marco; Graves, Denyce; Grinhauz, Léo; Grinhauz, Leo; J...

Personnel: Denyce Graves (mezzo soprano); Leo Grinhauz (cello); Susan Palma-Nidel, Marco Granados (flute); Hector del Curto (bandoneon); Paquito d'Rivera (clarinet); Eliane Elias, Chucho Valdés, ...continue...

Teresa Berganza Sings South American Songs

1 CD / Claves / 2002-02-01

Works: Traditional: A casinha pequenina; Ernani Braga: Capim di Pranta; Egenho Novo; Nigue-nigue-ninhas; Sâo Joâo-dâ-ra-râo; O' Kinimba; Carlos Guastavino: Abismo de sed; Bonita rama...
Performers: Alvarez-Parejo, Juan Antonio; Berganza, Teresa

Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 10 "Amerindia" / Ben-Dor, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-09-26

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Symphony no 10, for orchestra (Sinfonia ameríndia), for 3 soloists, chorus & orchestra, A. 511
Performers: Ford-Livene, Nimon; Wood, Carla
Conductors: Ben-Dor, Gisele

Here is a surprising winner from Santa Barbara! And apparently the key is Gisele Ben-Dor, a conductor with "ferocious" talent (Los Angeles Times). This work...continue...