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Giuseppe Verdi Rarities

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-06-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Ernani; Attila; I due foscari; I vespri siciliani; Aida, opera
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Sibelius, Shostakovich [50 CDs]

50 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Bernstein, Leonard; Bohm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliott; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Kleiber, Carlos; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic


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Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orche

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Schumann: Complete Recordings by Maurizio Pollini, piano

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin (09/1999)....continue...

Gyorgy Ligeti: Atmospheres

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: György Ligeti: Atmosphères, for large orchestra; Volumina, for organ; Lux aeterna, for 16 unaccompanied voices; Study no 1 "Harmonies," for organ; Lontano, for orchestra; Ramifications, f...
Performers: Zacher, Gerd
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Franz, Helmut; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio

Verdi: Six Great Operas - Aida; Un Ballo; Don Carlos; Falstaff; Macbeth; Simon Boccanegra / Piero Cappuccilli, Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Bryn Terfel, Shirley Verrett

14 CD / Decca / 2012-10-16

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: La Scala Opera Chorus; La Scala Opera Orchestra

Claudio Abbado's Verdi recordings with La Scala, Milan have gained iconic status in the course of time. Here, along with a magnificent Falstaff - with...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Tamas Vasary; Ivo Pogorelich, pianists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]; Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Abbado, Chicago SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings form the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtouso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Debussy: Nocturnes; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Scriabin: Poem of extacy / Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The year of celebrating Debussy continues with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in this luminous album....continue...
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 27 and 20 / Maria Joao Pires, piano; Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart Bologna

The sublime results were worth the wait: after forty years of collaboration, Maria Joao Pires and Maestro Claudio Abbado record two of Mozart's most beloved...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Teatro Manzoni, Bologna & Auditorium Konzert (09/2011)....continue...

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen / Gyorgy Kurtag, Friedrich Goldmann, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: György Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan, for guitar & instrumental groups, Op. 15c; Stele, for orchestra, Op. 33; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Performers: Ruck, Jurgen
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Goldmann, Friedrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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From today's vantage point it would be easy to underestimate the impact of Stockhausen's unheralded use of his resources - three conductors, three orchestras, a...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin, Germany (12/1994)....continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gidon Kremer, violin; Abbado - London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & ...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Figueroa, Guillermo; Hover, Herbert; How, Liang Ping; Jenner, Joanna; Kremer, Gidon; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Prystawski, Walter; Sato, Eriko
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Hofmann, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Evgeny Kissin, piano - Abbado, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 51; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
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Four Rossini Operas: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il Viaggio a Reims / Claudio Abbado

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Here- in a single box-set for the first time - are Claudio Abbado's celebrated recordings of four great Rossini comic operas, featuring fine singers and...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Time Traveller: Weimar Germany

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1 with Finale, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 24 no 1; Kammermusik no 2, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 36 no 1; Kurt Weill: Alabama Song, for voice & orchestra (from "Aufs...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Muldowney, Dominic; Klemperer, Otto; Welser-Möst, Franz; Metzmacher, Ingo; Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss

Famed for its divine decadence, explosive politics, rampant inflation and feverish creativity. Germany's Weimar Republic - born in the wake of World War I -...continue...

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances / Abbado - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Wien (06/1982)....continue...

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos / Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Faust, Isabelle
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

Violinist Isabelle Faust is featured on a disc of German violin concertos that marks the début recording for harmonia mundi by the great Italian conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Mozart: Flute Concertos nos 1 & 2; Concerto for Flute & Harp / Emmanuel Pahud, flute

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d)
Performers: Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Pahud, Emmanuel
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds; Flute & Harp Concerto / Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Allegrini, Alessio; Carbonare, Alessandro; Gelmondo, Letizia; Navarro, Lucas Macias; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

Having released three Pergolesi albums in 2010 and a Bach set in 2011, Maestro Abbado continues his devotion to 18th-century repertoire with three albums of...continue...
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Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century / Abbado, Sinopoli, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rund and Berliner Philharmoniker

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio

From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40 / Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

The 2008 Archiv Produktion recordings of Claudio Abbado's recordings of Mozart Symphonies with the Orchestra Mozart, received critical acclaim - the critics reaching for superlatives...continue...
Recording information: Bologna, Auditorium Teatro Manzoni (06/2008/06/2009)....continue...

Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 / Alessio Allegrini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447; Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Allegrini, Alessio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

Extending Claudio Abbado's 75th birthday celebrations into 2009, Deutsche Grammophon releases his first recording of the Mozart Horn Concertos. This is the first album of...continue...
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Beethoven: Fidelio / Abbado, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann

2 CD / Decca / 2011-08-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The central tenor role of Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio is knows as one of the most demanding and difficult in all opera. For his first...continue...
Recording information: KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland (08/12/2010/08/15/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Bo Skovhus, Cheryl Studer, Cecilia Bartoli - Abbado

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Scheiwein, Robert; Schneider, Ronald
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Full track lists and synopses n English, German and French. On this specially priced 3 CD album Claudio Abbado brings to Figaro, Mozart's "sublime mixture...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria (01/1994/02/1994)....continue...

Classical Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Liszt: Liebestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benedetti, Nicola; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fisc...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo; Fischer, Adam; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Chailly, Riccardo; Armiliato, Marco; Lanchbery, John; Fischer, Iván; Dutoit, Charles; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name...continue...

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Abbado

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B f...
Performers: Aviat, Victor; Carmignola, Giuliano; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Waskiewicz, Danusha
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The maturity and wisdom harvested from a lifetime of making music on the highest level ennobles Maestro Abbado’s leadership. The sublime simplicity of their performance...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli, Reggio Emilia (04/21/2007)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Yuja Wang joins the legendary maestro on her first orchestral album. To the challenging Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, she adds the daunting Rhapsody on...continue...
Recording information: Ferrara, Teatro Communale di Ferrara (04/2010)....continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

Plácido Domingo: The Opera Collection [26 CDs]

26 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Jacques Offenbach: Ga&...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Cuenod, Hugues; Domingo, Placido; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Ellis, Osian; Laciura, Anthony; Leiferkus, Sergei; Nesterenko, Evgeny; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Prestia, Giacomo; Schade, Michael;...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Marin, Ion; Prêtre, Georges; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kleiber, Carlos; Chung, Myung-Whun; Solti, Sir ...

Domingo reaches his 70th birthday and Deutsche Grammophon celebrates by releasing 'The Opera Collection', a collection of his amazingly rich DG/Decca catalog recognizing the tenor's...continue...

Artist's Choice

3 CD / Decca Import / 2011-01-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for P...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Abbado, Claudio

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

1 CD / Decca / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Caldara: La Morte d'Abel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Florez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Antonini, Giovanni; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

After great success with the deluxe edition, Sospiri is now available in a jewel version. In this special new collection, Cecilia sings tender, sensual arias...continue...

Mahler: The People's Edition [Limited Edition]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-12-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Gansch, Hans; Schwalbe, Michel; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Mehta, Zubin; Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Bernstein, Leonard; Solti, Sir Georg; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Chailly, Riccardo

Over 5000 votes have been cast in Deutsche Grammophon’s Mahler web-poll, over 400 customers have submitted their suggestions for a complete Mahler Symphony cycleand now...continue...

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...

Pergolesi Collection / Abbado, Carmignola, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concerto for Violin in B flat major; Salve Regina; Mass (Kyrie & Gloria), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major (4 versions); Salve regina, for countertenor & ...
Performers: Antonaz, Laura; Balducci, Antonella; Bertotti, Lavinia; Cangemi, Veronica; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dominguez, Rosa; Gallo, Lucio; Grandini, Alfredo; Harnisch, Rachel; Kleiter, Julia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Pergolesi Year 2010 celebrates the birth 300 years ago of a first rank composer. Had Pergolesi not died young, his name would rank among the...continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Vivaldi: Farnace; Antonio Caldara: La morte d'abel figura di quella del nostro redentore; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Savini, Mary Cotton; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Minkowski, Marc; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Fischer, Adam; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability...continue...

Schubert: Symphonies / Abbado

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 1 in D major, D 82; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125; Symphony no 3 in D major, D 200; Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...

Verdi: Aida [Highlights]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Nucci, Leo; Obraztsova, Yelena; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Personnel: Katia Ricciarelli (vocals); Leo Nucci, Ruggero Raimondi, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elena Obraztsova (vocals)....continue...

Ravel: Boléro, Rapsodie Espagnole, etc / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane pour une infante défunte
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: London, Watford Town Hall (06/1985)....continue...

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances / Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphonie No. 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Recording information: London, Walthamstow Town Hall (02/1985)....continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
Recording information: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg....continue...