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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète; Symphonies of Wind Intruments / Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rite of Spring, original French title, Le sacre du printemps, is a 1913 ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. After the...continue...
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (four movement version) / Simon Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Anton Brucker died before he was able to complete the final fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony, and in the years since then the work...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/07/2012-02/09/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double & Triple Concertos / Oistrakh, Rostropovich & Richter [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op....
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Penguin Guide
The roster of artists... is breathtaking... The soloists revel in the multiplicity of ideas.
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Karajan - Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Karajan, Herbert von; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Read, William Tim
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A truly record-breaking recording: Anne Sophie Mutter's reading of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", conducted by the man who discovered her, Herbert von Karajan, was the...continue...
Recording information: Hofburg, Vienna (06/1984)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6; Swan Lake Suite / Karajan - Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Two great milestones in the discography of Frank Peter Zimmermann, one of the finest of German violin virtuosi. Graceful elegance marks his Mozart interpretations, while...continue...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Sir John Barbirolli, BPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Barbirolli brings out the grotesque brilliance of the second movement beautifully, is entirely at home in the clattering uproar of the Rondo-Burleske, and digs...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (1964-01-10_1964-01-11&1964-)....continue...

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 / Karajan, BPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The Unfinished is superbly played, with the utmost refinement in the second movement à The Ninth is taut, mainly swift and ultimately exultant, with...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (1975-01-08&1977-06-10_1977-)....continue...

Trumpet Concertos by Hummel, L. Mozart, Telemann & Vivaldi / Maurice Andre

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7;...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Maurice AndrT's account of the Hummel Concerto is splendid, properly jaunty in the first movement, with a nobly contoured Andante and a brilliant, fast...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (05/28/1974-05/29/1974)....continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropvich, Richter

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Penguin Guide
The warm, expansive music-making confirms even more clearly than before that the old view of this as one of Beethoven's weaker works is quite...continue...
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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...

Kurt Weill: Symphonies 1 & 2; Broadway Songs; Concerto for Violin & Winds / Hampson, Hadley, Zimmermann

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 1 ("Berliner Symphonie"); Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; One Touch of Venus; Knickerbocker Holiday; The Firebrand of Florence; Love Life; Johnny ...
Performers: Adler, Stephen; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Carl, Jeffrey; Dee, Christopher; Dore, Michael; Edwards, Terry [Bass Vocal]; Fardell, Robert; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Green, Simon ...
Conductors: Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

The year 1933 marks a clear divide in the life and music of Kurt Weill (1900-1950). This was the year in which he fled Nazi...continue...
Recording information: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Philharmonie, Berlin (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Lyndhurst Ha...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Simon Rattle - Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/07/2002-09/10/2002)....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

Schoenberg: Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1; Acompanying Music to a Film Scene; Chamber Symphony No. 1

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Arnold Schoenberg: Incidental Music to a Motion Picture Scene, Op. 34; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Following the release of the complete Brahms symphonies ("Altogether a marvelous achievement" - The Daily Telegraph), Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have performed...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (2009-10-30&2009-10-31&2009-)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem; Ave Verum / Riccardo Muti - Berlin PO, Waltraud Meier, James Morris

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers: Pace, Patrizia; Sjokvist, Gustav
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart's Requiem is surrounded by mystery and myth: commissioned anonymously by a wealthy aristocrat through an enigmatic 'grey messenger', it was left incomplete when the...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/14/1987-02/15/1987)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphonies 4 & 6 / Riccardo Muti - Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Praising Riccardo Muti's 'ability to keep his eye on a point of culmination and to thrust it home with the maximum power, emotional as well...continue...

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Very Best of Leif Ove Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Jansons, Mariss; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Vickers, Dernesch, Ludwig, Schreier, Ridderbusch

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; German Opera Chorus

Jon Vickers (Tristan), Helga Dernesch (Isolde), Christa Ludwig (Brangaene), Karl Ridderbusch (Konig Marke), Walter Berry (Kurwenal), Bernd Weikl (Melot), Peter Schreier (Hirt/Stimme eines jungen Seema...continue...

Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2; The Seven Deadly Sins; Songs / Jansons, Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), opera; Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven De...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Caley, Ian; Constable, John; Hampson, Thomas; Rippon, Michael; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Elise; Tomlinson, John; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muldowney, Dominic; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, etc / Simon Rattle, Susan Graham, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36
Performers: Graham, Susan
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Having championed Russian and German repertoire in three 2008 releases to-date, this ever versatile and inventive orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle now...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - 100th Anniversary Edition

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Les offrandes oubliées; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Chronochromie; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Command, Michele; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Hakim, Naji; Hind, Rolf; Langridge, Philip; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Messiaen, Oliv...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Baudo, Serge; Dorati, Antal; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble

To celebrate Messiaen's centenary, EMI Classics is releasing a boxed set with of 14 CDs of his greatest music, including 4 CDs of solo organ...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pré, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon;...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Fidelio / Rattle, Denoke, Berlin PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Denoke, Angela; Ebenstein, Thomas; Held, Alan; Polgar, Laszlo; Quasthoff, Thomas; Tibrea, Ion; Trost, Rainer; Villars, Jon
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - Handel, Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Prokofiev, etc

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andan...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kagan, Oleg; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: ; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von; Nikolayevsky, Yuri
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Members of the Borodin Quartet (Members); Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Moscow Conservatoire Instrumental Ensemble; Orchestre de Paris; Philhar...

"His complete recordings for the EMI label are undeniably an excellent choice. The best of Richter's solo recordings here are those of Schubert and Schumann....continue...

David Oistrakh - Complete EMI Recordings

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Fournier, Pierre; Gertovich, Joseph; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shapiro, Jacov; S...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George; Ehrling, Sixten; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo; Oistrakh, David; Matacic, Lovro von; Martinon, Jean; Shostakovich,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stockholm Festival Orchestra

"In each and every performance, Oistrakh demonstrates not only his impeccable technique but his warm tone and above all his irreproachable interpretations. No matter what...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler", etc / Karajan, Ormandy, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonia serena; Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Der Schwanendreher; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra
Performers: Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Hindemith, Paul; Ormandy, Eugene; Shallon, David; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
An excellent two-disc mid-price Hindemith collection containing some pretty impressive performances.

The Philadelphia recordings are very fine: both ...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major "Classical", etc / Dutiot, Argerich, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Symphony no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Beroff, Michel; Portal, Michel; Starker, Janos; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinsky: Symphonies / Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

Most people know Igor Stravinsky through his magnificent ballet scores, but as Sir Simon Rattle says: "If you know only 'Firebird', 'Petrushka', the 'Rite of...continue...

The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter / Karajan, Muti, Ozawa, Mutter, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons)...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Karajan, Herbert von; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Read, William Tim; Scholz, Rudolf
Conductors: Accardo, Salvatore; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

At the age of six, Anne-Sophie Mutter was turned on to the violin after hearing David Oistrakh play the Brahms sonatas and being awed by...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Borodin: Symphony no 2, etc / Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; Prince Igor
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For the famous Silvesterkonzert performance this New Year's Eve at the Berlin Philharmonie, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have chosen Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an...continue...

Debussy: Images, etc; Ravel / Simon Rattle, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Le roi Lear; Jeux; Images for Orchestra; Pagodes, for piano, L. 100/1; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; La boîte à joujoux (The Toybox), balle...
Performers: Ewing, Maria; Gavrilov, Andrei; Ousset, Cecile
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Rattle is no more at home than when conducting masterpieces from the 20th-century repertoire, and in this set of 5 CDs he can be heard...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 9 / Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This past November, EMI Classics released a digital-only recording of Mahler's 'Ninth Symphony' with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmoniker, coinciding with their performances at...continue...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

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; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...continue...

Nielsen: Clarinet and Flute Concertos, Wind Quintet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Flute, FS 119; Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Quintet for Winds, Op. 43
Performers: Baborak, Radek; Kelly, Jonathan; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Schweigert, Stefan
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

On this EMI Classics album, Emmanuel Pahud fulfills a lifelong dream of recording the Nielsen Flute Concerto, accompanied of course by Simon Rattle and the...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 88 - 92, etc / Rattle, Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 89 in F major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89; Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91; Symphony no...
Performers: Faust, Georg; Kelly, Jonathan; Schweigert, Stefan; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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To hear this great music played by an orchestra of the calibre of the Berlin Philharmonic is a rare treat indeed. These are...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walt...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra of...

Bruckner: Symphony no 4 / Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"in terms of its richness of orchestral sound, variety of timbres, and wide dynamic range, this recording is one of the most delightful and inviting...continue...

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5 & 6 / Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Holst: The Planets / Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer; Kaija Saariaho: Asteroid 4179; Matthias Pintscher: Towards Osiris; Mark-Anthony Turnage: Ceres; Brett Dean: Komarov's Fall...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A high-profile release of the Holst masterpiece 'The Planets' is long overdue, the Berlin Philharmonic having last recorded it with the legendary Herbert von Karajan...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, et al

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Len...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bye, Torkil; Gogolewskaja, Larissa; Hannisdal, Per; Hink, Werner; Kubmaul, Rainer; Nilsson, Stig; Postinghel, Marco; Quandt, Ludwig; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan; Svenheden, ...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmoni...

In contrast to the standard practice of recording symphonic cycles with a single orchestra, Mariss Jansons set out to record these symphonic cornerstones of 20th...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Sa...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Abel, David [Violin]; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 1 and 14 / Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Performers: Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

2006 marks 100 years since the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest composers of the symphony. Sir...continue...