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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21 / Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Uchida, Mitsuko
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The definitive Mozart pianist of our time continues her Grammy Award- winning series of concerto recording with no.9 known as "Jeunehomme" and very popular no....continue...
Recording information: Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio (04/05/2012-04/07/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 & 27 / Uchida

1 CD / Decca / 2011-05-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Uchida, Mitsuko
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Without question, Grammy Award winner, Mitsuko Uchida is recognized as among the greatest Mozart interpreters of our time. On her latest disc she continues her...continue...
Recording information: Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio (2010-04-15&2010-04-17_2010-)....continue...

Mozart Concertos / Mitsuo Uchida, Mozart, CVO

1 CD / Decca / 2009-09-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Uchida, Mitsuko
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"Throughout, Uchida (who recorded a cycle in the 1980s for Philips Classics with Jeffrey Tate conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) is aided by deeply engaged...continue...

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

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...

Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall / Mozart / Strauss / Suppe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2007-10-30

Works: Franz von Suppé: "Light Calvary" Overture; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Johann Strauss Jr.: ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Roschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Recorded live at the Carnegie Hall New York in October 2006, the programme includes Mozart's beloved 'Piano Concerto No. 17,' performed by acclaimed pianist Leif...continue...
Run Time: 79 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Maazel, White, Boatwright, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Boatwright, McHenry; Brown, William; Buck, John; Clemmons, Frarncois; Conrad, Barbara [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Deane, Christopher; Floyd, Alpha; Hagan, Samuel; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"If you like American music and-or if you like 20th century opera, you've got to hear this 1976 recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess with...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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Essential Piano - The Ultimate Piano Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; De Larrocha, Alicia; Katchen, Julius; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lapu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal; Schiff, And...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Davis, Colin; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

Katia & Marielle Labèque - Piano Fantasy

6 CD / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46); Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72); ...
Performers: Labeque, Katia & Marielle
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Fantasy / Ashkenazy, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Essential Violin - Over 2 1/2 hours of glorious melodies

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Niccolò Paganini: Conce...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Fujikawa, Mayumi; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hait...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Litton, Andrew; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Previn, Andre; Weller, Walter; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Or...

Personnel: Paul Coker, Ernest Lush, Phillip Moll (piano)....continue...

Midnight Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no...
Performers: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Gillespie, Rhondda;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; ; Patanè, Giuseppe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Malcolm, George; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonynge, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; I Salonisti; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Phi...

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marisa Robles (harp); Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy (violin); Miklós Perényi , Janos Starker (cello); Heinz Holliger (ob...continue...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber C...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Cuban Overture, etc/ Dorati, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Cuban Overture; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Davis, Ivan
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Minuets (6) for piano...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Burrows, Stuart; Gilels, Emil; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Mintz, Shlomo; Talvela, Martti; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Klee, Bernhard; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; I Musici; Philharmonia Orchestra

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings....continue...

For Your Life - For Your Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Horn no 4 in E ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Berbié, Jane; Cleveland Orchestra; Damm, Peter; Gililov, Pavel; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; London Symphony Orchestra; Maisky, Misc...
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Böhm, Karl; Pinnock, Trevor; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonia Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Narciso Yepes (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); David Oistrakh (violin); Mischa Maisky (cello); Irena Grafenauer (flute); Peter Damm (horn...continue...

Classics - Busoni: Piano Concerto / Ohlsson, Dohnányi

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-08-27

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
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: 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

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

Movie Adagios / Solti, Tebaldi, Lupu, Schiff, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Così fan tutte, K 588; Req...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brymer, Jack; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fleming, Renée; Gürtler, Dietfried; Hasson, Maurice; Krause, Tom; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp, Lucia;...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Segal, Uri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Atzmón, Moshe; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mauceri, John; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ingman, Nick; Chailly, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész,...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields members; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clevel...

Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, etc; Berg, Webern / Uchida

1 CD / Philips / 2001-04-10

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1
Performers: Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"Uchida's disc does not require an extended review. It is simply a classic recording, one that sets terms for looking at a given composer for...continue...

Romantic Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2000-06-13

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Erik Satie: Gymnop&...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Goossens, Marie; Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Rogé, Pascal; Si...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal...

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

Warsaw Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 1999-06-15

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto f...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Personnel: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano).

For this disc of film-related music, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet looks back to the black-and-white movies of the 1940s and 50s, when piano-orchestral wo...continue...

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...

Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Zimerman, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-02-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Concerto for Piano left hand
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"Zimerman's pianism is self-recommending. His trills in the first movement of the g major Concerto are to die for, his passagework in the finale crystal-clear,...continue...

Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, Sept Haïkaï, etc / Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-11-11

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi; Réveil des oiseaux, for piano & orchestra, I/40; Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Jones, Joela; Pollet, Francoise
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"Pierre Boulez's distinguished new series of Messiaen recordings continues with the 1936 song cycle 'Poemes pour Mi,' in its luminous orchestral guise, and two of...continue...

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 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

Telarc Collection, Vol. 3

1 CD / Telarc / 1992-06-23

Works: Louis Prima: Sing, Sing, Sing; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; John Field: Sonata for Piano (no 4) in B major, H. 17; Mark Fisher: When You're Smiling; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and J...
Performers: Curnow, Jeffrey; Daniels, Eddie; Dorsey, Don; Dunham, James [Viola]; George, Jimmy; Gillespie, Dizzy; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Hackleman, Martin; Hartman, Scott; Katz, Paul [C...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; Levi, Yoel; ; Shaw, Robert; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Schickele, Peter; Previn, Andre; López-Cobos, Jesús; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland String Quartet; Empire Brass; Greater Hoople Area Off-Se...

Franck: Symphonic Variations; Rachmaninov / Fleisher, Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-03-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Maurice Ravel: Miroirs
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Cleveland Orch

3 CD / Decca / 1989-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Cook, Terry; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Shearer, Mary
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Scriabin: Le poème de l'extase, etc / Ashkenazy, Maazel

1 CD / Decca / 1989-01-17

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 21 & 24 / Casadesus, Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-08-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra