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Weber, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, et al / Furtwängler

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Dvorak / Jansons/BPO, Hilary Hahn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-03-29

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Antonín Dvorá...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mariss Jansons returns to direct the Berlin Philharmonic, rekindling their long-standing relationship that began in 1976. Jansons' fidelity to music composed during the Soviet era...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Invitation to the Dance / Barenboim/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlin music lovers know there is no better way of celebrating the New Year than revisiting the most beautiful works in the history of music...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Rattle/BPO, Matthews, Brownlee [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Gerhaher, Christian; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

A joyful celebration welcoming the New Year, this Gala from Berlin presents the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl Orff's famous...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
Region: All
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Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Rameau / Simon Rattle/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-01-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This 1993 recording must be hailed as a document of supreme historical importance as it is the first audio-visual live recording of a concert given...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
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Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as EUA 2072518. A "triumph...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A "triumph of remembrance," wrote Die Welt following this stirring concert given by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Seiji Ozawa and with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist....continue...
Run Time: 123 min.
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Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Klose

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; G...
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Abendroth, Hermann; Rother, Artur
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Margarete Klose was the celebrated prima dramatic contralto of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Her strong personality influenced the Berlin opera scene for a generation....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...

Karajan Gold - Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Mozart, Vivaldi, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsk...
Performers: Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), this double album showcases the greatest classical tracks conducted by the most...continue...

The Very Best of Adagio / Karajan

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Peer Gynt; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The "Very Best of Adagio" features over 2 hours of music on two CDs, specially priced at a "2 for 1" price....continue...

Handel, Haydn, et al: Trumpet Concertos / Maurice André

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-01-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; George Frederick Handel: Recorder Sonata in D minor, Op.1/9a, HWV 367a; Ge...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"In the hands of Maurice Andre, the solo trumpet became a vehicle for the musical taste, panache, and technical flexibility usually associated with the greatest...continue...

Music in the Weimar Republic - Berlin, 1929 / Walter, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 2004-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E flat major, BWV 552...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Klemperer, Otto; Kleiber, Erich; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Margarete Klose Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-01-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Giulio Cesare; Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Don...
Performers: Klose, Margarete; Lemnitz, Tiana
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Abendroth, Hermann; Rother, Artur; Kempe, Rudolf; Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich State Opera Orchestra; Prussian Staatskapelle Berlin

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven / Klemperer, Berlin PO

2 CD / Testament / 2003-11-01

Works: Recorded Sound: Rehearsal for the Concert at the Philharmonie; Applause; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (...
Performers: Eichler, Horst; Pfeifer, Karl; Rotzoll, Herbert
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan Forever - The Greatest Classical Hits

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-06-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Berman, Lazar; Cochereau, Pierre; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbe, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks / Kubelik, Berlin PO

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan - The Collection - Vivaldi, Bach / Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-04-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 violins, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 1), Op. 3/1, RV 549; Concerto for 4 Violin...
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Read, William Tim; Schwalbé, Michel; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First time on CD, this set features 4 previously unreleased concertos (L'estro armonico Nos. 1, 4, 7 & 10). "Marvelous precision and integration. The soloist...continue...

Beethoven: Overtures; Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 / Kempe

1 CD / Testament / 2002-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Johann Se...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"It is wonderful to have these EMI recordings of Kempe released on Testament. As in the other installments, Kempe gets very warm, musical performances from...continue...

Wilhelm Furtwängler - Recordings 1942-44 Vol 1

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sy...
Performers: Rohn, Erich
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded from live radio broadcast with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Berlin Philharmonic, these recordings were lost for many years, held in Russia after World War...continue...

Fire & Ice / Sarah Chang, Placido Domingo, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-01-08

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Ziegeunerweisen; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Antonin Dvorák: Romance for Violin an...
Performers: Chang, Sarah
Conductors: Domingo, Placido
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Ice finds Sarah Chang on scintillating form. In the Sarasate blockbusters, Chang never once sounds even remotely under technical pressure: harmonics, flying spiccato,...continue...

Complete Webern / Boulez

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-05-09

Works: Anton Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1; Movements (5), version for string orchestra, Op. 5; Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6; German Dances (6) for orchestra (arr. from Schubert); Im Sommerwin...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Cascioli, Gianluca; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Finckel, David; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hagen, Clemens; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; McCormick, Mary Ann; Oelz...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Singers; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain

This landmark set is the first and only complete edition of Webern's works. Among the composers of the Second Viennese School, Anton Webern always had...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Eliscu, Robert; Finke, Eberhard; Galway, James [Flute]; Janowitz, Gundula; Karcher, Heinrich; Piesk, Gunter; Prill, Gunter; Ridderbusch, Karl; Scholz, Rudolf; Schreier, Pete...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie...There is a strong sense of...continue...

Handel: The Water Music - Suites / Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-04-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The All-Star Christmas Album / Battle, Brightman, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Jester Hairston: Mary's boy child; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald an...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Davis, Carlene; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gardiner, John Eliot; Herrick, Christopher [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Davis, Carl; Karajan, Herbert von; Ocejo, José Luis; Gardiner, John Eliot; Daniel, Paul; Maazel, Lorin; ; Minkowski, Marc; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Singers; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; English Northern Philharmonia; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; London Sym...

Personnel: Ambrosian Singers (vocals); Paul Miles-Kingston (soprano, treble); Sarah Brightman, Kathleen Battle, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Bryn Terfel (baritone, b...continue...

The Classic Christmas Album / Carreras, Norman, Domingo, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Jean Joseph Mouret: Symphony de Fanfare; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Traditional: O Tannenbaum; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Barenboim, Daniel; Battle, Kathleen; Brewer, Edward; Carreras, José; Christ, Wolfram; Domingo, Placido; Economou, Nicolas; Läubin, Bernhard; Läubin, Hannes; Lä...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Abbado, Claudio; Daniel, Paul; ; Marin, Ion; Levine, James; Sanchez, Damian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Jung, Matthi...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bilbao Choral Society; Dresden Kreuz Choir; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; English Concert Choir; Laredo Choral Salvé; Lon...

Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos, etc / Karajan, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-07-15

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 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Hopkins, Shirley; Koch, Lothar; Picht-Axenfeld, Edith [Harpsichord, Piano]; Rutters, Matthias; Scherbaum, Adolf; Schwalbe, Michel; Steins, Karl; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Respighi: Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma, etc / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-05-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome; Pines of Rome; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, Op. 30 no 6/G 324 "Musica notturna di Madr...
Performers: Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Adagio / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-05-16

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johannes Brahms: Symphony...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Spierer, Leon
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon / Karajan, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1987-07-07

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blau, Andreas; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Resa, Neithard; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Kanon und Gigue; etc / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1987-07-07

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Violin,...
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Albinoni, Corelli / Karajan

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1985-04-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in F major...
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Doling, Wardemar; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Maas, Emil; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Schwalbé, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra