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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...

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Legendary Masterwork Recordings

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Schreier, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Bongartz, Heinz; Markevitch, Igor; Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Documents - David and Igor Oistrakh Vol 2 - Mozart, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Piano Sonata "Les Adieux" / Zechlin, Sanderling, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Performers: Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Basics - Voices of Spring - Suppé, et al / Suitner, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Franz Schubert: Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Past...
Performers: Geszty, Sylvia; Leib, Gunther; Olbertz, Walter; Schorler, Renate; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Rögner, Heinz; Garaguly, Carl von; Suitner, Otmar; Mauersberger, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This best-selling series not only presents some of the finest works in the repertoire but, by drawing upon a wealth of the Berlin Classics, Deutsche...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, etc / Masur, Suske, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Movement for violin &...
Performers: Suske, Karl
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Collectors of chamber music will recognize this soloist as the first violinist of the Suske String Quartet. At the time of these recordings, he was...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 1-5, Triple Concerto

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Schiff, Heinrich; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Penguin Guide
...first-class in every way...With consistently clean, rhythmic playing, [Zacharias] gives fresh, bright performances...[the Trio's] rhythmic flair prompts Masur in turn to giv...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Beethoven / Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

A noted exponent of Liszt's piano works and a champion of the composer's forward-looking contributions to the development of music, Mr. Dichter was honored in...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1 & 6 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 2 & 5 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 8 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies no 4 & 7 / Masur, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies / Masur, et al

5 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus

One of the most critically acclaimed Beethoven cycles of the LP era is now available for the first time the way it was meant to...continue...

The #1 Beethoven Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sha...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Beaux Arts Trio; Burrows, Stuart; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gilels, Emil; I Musici; Italiano, Quartetto; Kovacevich, Stephen; Leipzi...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre; ; Fennell, Frederick; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Pops; I Musici; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Kovacevich; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Pilar Lorengar (soprano); Yvonne Minton (mezzo soprano); Stuart Burrows (tenor); Martti Talvela (bass voice); Itzhak Perlman, Pi...continue...

Hermann Abendroth 1939-1949 Performances - Beethoven, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2002-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Spoken Word: Work(s); Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare
This Music & Arts set is perhaps the single best introduction to Abendroth, because of the consistent high level of its performances and Maggie Payne's...continue...

Eloquence - Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Masur, et al

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Schreier, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Beethoven at Bedtime

1 CD / Philips / 1995-04-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Sonat...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Davidovich, Bella; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Italiano, Quartetto; Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; De Waart, Edo; Davis, Colin; Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the 18th Century; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Beethoven: Complete Overtures, etc / Masur, Marriner

2 CD / Philips / 1994-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; King Stephan, Op. 117; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138; Leonor...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra