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Haydn: 7 London Symphonies / Claudio Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Blankestijn, Marieke; Boyd, Douglas; Conway, William; Wilkie, Matthew
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death in style with some of the most elegant orchestra playing on disc - finally available again. In the...continue...

Marches & Dances - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, etc / Claudio Abbado, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Contradances (5), K 609; Contredanse for orchestra in D major, K. 609/3; German Dances (3), K 605; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Franz Schubert: Galop & ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Gretchen; Erfurt, Ulrike; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hasler, Renate; Kenny, Yvonne; Nafe, Alicia; Pogson, Geoffrey; Sandison, Gordon; Sattmann...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). The maestro himself,...continue...

In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

Opera News
Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sting, Abbado/Chamber Orch. Of Europe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Sting
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by Muppet-like characters....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Maria Joao Pires - With Passion

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Noc...
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

This new 2-CD compilation attest to the unique artistry of Maria Joao Pires with recordings of solo works by Mozart, Schubert, and Chopin, along with...continue...

Collectors Edition - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rudolf Serkin

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 "Lützow"; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Quasthoff - The Voice

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; An den Frühling, D 338; Schwanengesang, D 957; Greisengesang, D 778; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quell...
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Thielemann, Christian;
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Berliner Barock Solisten; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"There's no question regarding this singer's extraordinary gifts, either in a technical sense or as an interpreter of songs--as I noted previously, he has a...continue...

Mozart Collection - Piano Concertos 14, etc / Pires, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Truly outstanding Mozart playing. - Gramophone...continue...

Children's Classics - Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Britten

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-09-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; ORTF National Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann: Piano Concerto, etc / Pires, Abbado, Dumay, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-05-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Pires, Maria-Joao; Wang, Jian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Pride of place on this disc goes to the Quintet, in which Pires and her colleagues achieve a stimulating combination of conviction and spontaneity. The...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Abbado, Keenlyside, Remiglio, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-08-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Heilmann, Uwe; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Pace, Patrizia; Remigio, Carmela; Salminen, Matti; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

For the first time on disc, opera lovers can enjoy Bryn Terfel performing the role for which he has won international acclaim - Leporello in...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 17 & 21 / Pires, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-06-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Playing what sounds like a modern piano of unusual tonal crispness, Maria Joao Pires also satisfies, with shapely phrasing and lovely sonorities, and this whole...continue...

Mad About Italian Opera

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-09-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gaetano...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Baniewicz, Vera; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gullino, Walter; Larmore, Jennifer; Mora, Fernando de la; Pavarotti, Luc...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Granada - The Greatest Hits of Placido Domingo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-08-23

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; Peeters, Marcel; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa...

Schubert: Messe G-dur; Schumann: Requiem für Mignon /Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-07-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Tantum ergo in E flat major, D 962; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Robert Schumann: Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Bryndorf, Katrine; Pita, Jorge Antonio; Poschner, Brigitte; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

Rossini: Overtures / Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; L'italiana in Algeri; Guillaume Tell; La Cenerentola; La scala di seta; La gazza ladra
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Schubert: Rosamunde / Abbado, von Otter, CO of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-06-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, etc / Sting, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1991-05-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: March in B flat major, Op. 99; Peter and the Wolf; Overture on Hebrew Themes for Orchestra in C minor, Op. 34a; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Performers: Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

BBC Music Magazine
There's a real sense that Sting is enjoying being part of the music-making, adding to the drama with his quaking grandfather voice... and...continue...

Schubert: Symphony no 8, Grand Duo / Abbado, CO of Europe

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1989-05-02

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Sonata for Piano 4 hands in C major, D 812/Op. 140 "Grand Duo"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 6 / Abbado, CO of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1989-01-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Recording information: Wien, Konzerthaus, Groáer Saal....continue...