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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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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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Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Leon Fleisher, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-02-21

Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Leon Fleisher's Beethoven Concerto No. 1 is compelling, lively, sharply characterised - it ranks among the finest versions. Concerto No. 3 isn't quite...continue...

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

Beethoven Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Ax, Emanuel; Bell, Donaldson; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Previn, Andre; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

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...

The Essential Rudolf Serkin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1; Cap...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

A "pianist's pianist" in the truest sense, Rudolf Serkin has inspired generations of musicians with the heroic purity and integrity of his playing. A self-effacing...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]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
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 ...

Classical Cuisine - A German Feast

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/6, HWV 294 (originally for harp); Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumro...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Fournier, Pierre; Francescatti, Zino; Marcellus, Robert
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne; Boult, Adrian; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Walter, Bruno; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

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 Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Francescatti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Szell, George; Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Brahms: Symphony no 1 / George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Mozart: Symphonies 28, 33, 35, etc / Szell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k); Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Le nozze di Fig...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 / Fleisher, Szell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1, 3; Sonatas 2, 3 / Graffman

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Performers: Graffman, Gary
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"Gary Graffman knows the Prokofiev 'Third' inside and out, and has the steel-like fingers to dig into the notes and toss them in every direction...It...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, etc / Szell, Cleveland SO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-06

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Capriccio italien, Op. 45
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Simply Summer

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Ed...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Carmignola, Giuliano; Leo Smit (ii) [Piano/Composer]; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Conductors: Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Colombier, Michel; Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Hunsberger, Donald; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Mancini, Henry
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; The Mancini Pops Orchestra

Personnel: Giuliano Carmignola (violin); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman , Gerhard Oppitz, Leo Smit (piano)....continue...

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

Mozart 250 - A Celebration

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-02-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello no 6 in E flat major ("String ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Szell, George; Bruno, Weil; Lockhart, James; Brico, Antonia; Leppard, Raymond; Kubelik, Rafael; Faerber, Jörg; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Kuhn, Gustav; Zukerman, Pinchas; Maazel, Lori...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; London Symp...

J.S. Bach: Works for Violin / Zino Francescatti

1 CD / Biddulph / 2005-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Performers: Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Zino Francescatti is now remembered as one of the finest violinists of the past century, and this CD presents his complete Bach recordings for Columbia...continue...

Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Fleisher, Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"The collaboration that Szell and Leon Fleisher accomplish in the Piano Concerto finds its peer only in the most exquisite chamber music performances. The passionate...continue...

Mozart; Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 / Szell, Curzon

1 CD / Urania (Italy) / 2005-10-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 33 in B flat major, K 319; Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, 4 Horns and Strings no 2 in D major, K ...
Performers: Angelucci, Ernani; Bloom, Myron; Curzon, Clifford; Goslee, George; Lifschey, Marc; Morris, Martin; Sharp, Maurice; Waas, Roy
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Expanded Edition - Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov / Szell, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Ravel & Stravinsky; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Anatol...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Brahms: Violin Concerto, etc / Oistrakh, Szell, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"There is now scarcely any need to write about Oistrakh's performance of the Brahms Concerto, combining as it does such complete command of technique with...continue...

Haydn: Symphony no 92, 94, 96 / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-04-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Essential Beethoven / Fleicher, Francescatti, Szell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bell, Donaldson; Berman, Lazar; Casadesus, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Francescatti, Zino; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 9, etc / Szell, Addison, Lewis, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bell, Donaldson; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Triple Concerto / Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Istomin, Eugene; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 8 / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Mozart: Symphonies no 35, 40, 41 /Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 1 & 6 / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 2 & 5 / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72)
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven - Super Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Howell, Gwynne; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis; Watkinson, Carolyn; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir

The Essential Beethoven

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bell, Donaldson; Berman, Lazar; Casadesus, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Francescatti, Zino; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

HERITAGE Prokofiev: Symphony no 5; Bartók / George Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-06-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"Szell's performance of this great symphony is absolutely magnificent...Virtuosity is the key note for the entire performance: the scherzo is enormously exciting, the Adagio becomes...continue...

Franz Joseph Haydn - Suprise and Farewell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; The Creation, H 21 no 2; Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Q...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Lancaster, Geoffrey; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marsalis, Wynton; Raskin, Judith; Reardon, John; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Szell, George; Leppard, Raymond; Bernstein, Leonard; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Solomons, Derek; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Camerata Singers; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; L'Estro Armonico; New York Philharmonic; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Tölz Boys Choir; Tafelmusik

Build Your Baby's Brain 2 - Through the Power of Mozart

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; German dances (3) for orchestra, K. 605; Concerto fo...
Performers: Casadesus, Robert; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; Entremont, Philippe; Gould, Glenn; Immler, Christian M.; Muller, Carsten; Windbach, Gerhard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Bruno, Weil; ; Zukerman, Pinchas; Kapp, Richard; Szell, George; Neidich, Charles; Kubelik, Rafael; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Ensemble Wien; European Baroque Soloists; Members of the Philharmonia Virtuosi (Members); Mozzafiato; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Tafelmusik Ba...

Researchers at the University of California at Irvine found that scores on intelligence tests rose by an average of eight to nine points immediately after subjects listened to the music of Mozart. It ...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms /Richter, Oistrakh, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-03-09

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

"[The Beethoven] is a marvelous performance that will clearly remain a classic for years to come. The Brahms receives an exceptionally rich performance." -Gramophone...continue...

HERITAGE Dvorák: Symphonies no 7-9, etc / Szell, Cleveland

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-06-16

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Bedrich Sm...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

HERITAGE Brahms: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Fleisher

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Waltzes (16)...
Performers: Eskin, Jules; Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"In 1965 37-year old Leon Fleisher, stricken with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, lost the use of his right hand and his career as one of the...continue...

Mozart: Overtures, etc / Schippers, Szell, Entremont, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Angelucci, Ernani; Bloom, Myron; Goslee, George; Lifschey, Marc; Morris, Martin; Sharp, Maurice; Waas, Roy
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Brico, Antonia; Szell, George; Walter, Bruno; Entremont, Philippe
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra

HERITAGE Schumann: The Four Symphonies / Szell, Cleveland

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Manfred, Op. 1...
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

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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

Trumpet - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D m...
Performers: Balm, Neil; Biggs, E. Power; Campion, David; Dean, Allan; Firth, Everett; Franks, Rod; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Gruberova, Edita; Hammer, Stephen; Marsalis, Wynton; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Molnar, A...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; ; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Hunsberger, Donald; Schuller, Gunther; Black, Stanley
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Orche...

Brass - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Canzon no 2, for 4 parts, C. 187; Canzon no 4, for 6 parts, C. 198; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power
Conductors: Akiyama, Kazuyoshi; Kazdin, Andrew; Peress, Maurice; Ormandy, Eugene; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Boulez, Pierre; Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble; Boston Symphony Brass; Canadian Brass; Chicago Symphony Brass; Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Brass; Columbia Brass Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Mozart Makes You Smarter

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Gran Partita; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter";...
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Casadesus, Robert; Fizdale, Robert; Gold, Arthur; Gould, Glenn; Haefliger, Andreas; Kussmaul, Jurgen; Neidich, Charles; Nordmann, Marielle; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Williams, ...
Conductors: Szell, George; Haenchen, Hartmut; Kubelik, Rafael; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; L'Archibudelli; Marlboro Festival Woodwind Ensemble; New York Philharmonic

Strauss - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Rasch ...
Conductors: Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Rabinowitz, Harry; Gosman, Lazar; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Black, Stanley
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Ensemble Wien; Ensemble Wien-Berlin; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra