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Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...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

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...

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

2 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Burroughs, Jessica; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry

The Sleeping Beauty is considered Tchaikovsky's greatest ballet, with its illustrative score that includes favourite moments such as the Rose Adagio and the great Sleeping...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (05/31/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

Liszt: Mayerling / Royal Ballet, ROH Orch., Wordsworth [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Work(s)
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Edward Watson takes the role of Crown Prince Rudolf in Kenneth MacMillan's compelling ballet which lives out the final eight years of Rudolf’s life with...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish...continue...

Liszt: Mayerling / Royal Ballet, ROH Orch., Wordsworth [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-04-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Work(s)
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and it will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1025D. Edward Watson...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Walsh, Ashmole [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Performers: Ashmole, David; Walsh, Christine
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra

This ballet is the magical tale of the beautiful Princess Aurora, condemned to sleep for one hundred years under a spell from the wicked Fairy...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Premières & Encores - Pierson, Rawsthorne, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-03-11

Works: Henry Hugo Pierson: Macbeth, symphonic poem, Op.54; Alan Rawsthorne: Cortèges, fantasy overture for orchestra; David Morgan: Contrasts, for orchestra; Francis Chagrin: Helter Skelter, concert ov...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Handley, Vernon; Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the 'Britain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands' edition of the 'Twentieth Century Composers' series, Humphrey Searle commented on Alan Rawsthorne: "I feel that his contribution...continue...

Bizet: Symphony in C major, etc / Frühbeck de Burgos, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-07-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Jeux d'enfants, for piano 4 hands, Op. 22; Symphony in C major; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Joeres, Dirk; Frühbeck de Burgos, R.
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; West German Sinfonia

"This... will give much pleasure... de Burgos brings an idiomatic Iberian flavor... and the Southern French taste of the other music is no less well...continue...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

Drive Time - Autobahn

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-06-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Maurice Jarre: Mad Max; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Johannes B...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Mehta, Zubin; Jarre, Maurice; Kostelanetz, André; Fiedler, Arthur; Thomas, Michael Tilson; ; Maazel, Lorin; Boulez, Pierre; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Wien-Berlin

Janine Jansen

1 CD / Decca / 2004-03-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E...
Performers: Jansen, Janine
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Janine Jansen (violin).

Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, London, England (02/20/2003/02/21/2003)....continue...

Bedroom Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ansermet, Ernest; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bennett, William; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Britten, Benjamin; Brown, Iona; Cleobury, Nicholas; Cleobury, Step...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Ansermet, Ernest; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Cleobury, Nicholas; Britten, Benjamin; Guest, George; Malcolm, George; J...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romand...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Alexandre Lagoya, Steve Erquiaga, Eduardo Fernandez , Pepe Romero, Göran Söllscher (guitar); Mischa Maisky, Julian Lloy...continue...

The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

1 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34;...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Anda, Geza; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Davidovich, Bella; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Haselbock, M...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Järvi, Neeme; Munchinger, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Mauceri, John; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ; Malcolm, George; Judd, James; Anda, Géza
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Carlos Bonnell, Eduardo Fernandez , Göran Söllscher (guitar); Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); Heinz Holliger (oboe); G...continue...

Opera Without Words - Aida, Tosca, Lakmé, Carmen, etc

1 CD / Decca / 2002-10-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) ...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Listen, Learn and Grow - Playtime

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jablokov, Alexander; Müller, Dario; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore; Walter, Alfred; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Stri...

Rossini - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La gazza ladra; La scala di seta; L'italiana in Algeri; Semiramide; Guglielmo Tell; Guillaume Tell; Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Neidich, Charles; Nucci, Leo
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Marin, Ion; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Davis, Andrew; Neidich, Charles; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; EIAR Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Mozzafiato; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Can-Can and Other Dances from the Opera

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-02-06

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaîté Parisienne; Charles Gounod: Faust; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; M...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth; Clark, Keith