Pappano, Antonio > Modern Period

Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue...

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

Verismo Arias

1 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: Riccardo Zandonai: Giulietta e Romeo; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Fedora; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: La bohème, opera; Pagliacci; Pi...
Performers: Della, Cristina; Feola, Rosa; Kaufmann, Jonas; Reale, Cristina; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Jonas Kaufmann returns to the Italian verismo tradition to sing arias that define opera's most passionate and vulnerable leading men. Kaufmann's international reputation is soaring...continue...
Recording information: Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Petrassi Hall (03/18/2010-03/22/2010); Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Petrassi Hall (03/2010)....continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Antonio Pappano, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Ganassi, Sonia; Harteros, Anja; Pape, Rene; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"There's not much to be picky about in Antonio Pappano's excellent version; he straddles the line between the work's theatrical and "spiritual" sides and conveys...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 1, etc / Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Jones, Tim; Pappano, Antonio [Conductor]
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Chang brings clear-sighted belief to everything she touches. Her range is generous indeed, from barely audible ghostly voices to high octane drama, though the attendant...continue...