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Mendelssohn Discoveries / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Work(s); Concerto for Piano in E minor; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Prosseda, Roberto
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Conductor Riccardo Chailly continues his long association with the Gewandhausorchester with this all-new recording of Mendelssohn. Each work was influenced by the composer's travels to...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata & Piano Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter, André Previn, Lynn Harrell, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820)
Performers: Harrell, Lynn; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

To mark the bicentenary (February 3, 2009) of Mendelssohn's birth, Anne-Sophie Mutter has recorded a very special tribute combining symphonic music and chamber works. This...continue...

The Mendelssohn Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Symphony no 5 in D maj...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; D'Arco, Annie; Katsaris, Cyprien; Parsons, Geoffrey; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Jordan, Armin; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; New College Choir, Oxford; Suisse Romande Orchestra

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

Greatest Works - Mendelssohn

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Hebrides Overture, in...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Valentin; Rohde, Peter Arne; Schmahl, Gustav; Schorler, Renate
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Koch, Helmut; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Moods - True Treasure - Pente, Haydn, etc / Obertz, Koch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Pietro Nardini: Concerto for Violin & orchestra in E minor; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Casper, Bernd; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Olbertz, Walter; Rösel, Peter; Scherzer, Manfred; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Suske, Karl; Timm, Ju...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt; ; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Basics - Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3, Violin Concerto

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This bargain-priced series from Berlin Classics continues with two outstanding recordings. In particular, the Mendelssohn disc allows us to savor the art of Igor Oistrakh...continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc / Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27
Performers: Springer, Ingeborg
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn's beautiful settings to Shakespeare are heard in this early performance by Gunther Herbig, now one of Europe's major conductors. The two Overtures, in Masur's...continue...

Mendelssohn: Die Jugendsymphonien / Masur, Gewandhaus Orch

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 1 in C major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 2 in D major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Masur Edition - Mendelssohn: Overtures / Gewandhausorchester

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Me...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Best of Maxim Vengerov

11 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Qu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chachamov, Revital; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Klein, Alex; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos, Romance / Janine Jansen, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85; Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Jansen, Janine; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

"Her violin tone is distinctive, clear and bright, not at all fruity in a conventional way, encouraging her to take a light, athletic view of...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eberle, Friedhelm; Katsaris, Cyprien; Oertel, Christiane; Schonheit, Michael; Schreier, Peter; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This newly reissued 5-CD budget boxed set offers critically acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's major orchestral music by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra featuring...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Masur, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-03-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn / Genwandhausorchester Leipzig / Anne Schwanewilms, Soprano, Petra-Maria Schnitzer

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-01-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 2
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly appears in his inaugural concert as Music Director of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. This DVD Video includes a bonus film: Chailly in Leipzig. The...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sinfonie "Lobegesang", etc / Chailly, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Schwanewilms, Anne; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Opera Chorus

This live recording is Riccardo Chaillys first concert as Music Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Opening night in Leipzig is a tradition that includes...continue...

Artist Portrait - Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 2004-03-16

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Camille ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Mehta, Zubin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos / Katsaris, Masur, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-07-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Concerto for Piano in A minor
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Rolla, János [Violin]
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, etc / Thibaudet, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2001-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14; Concerto for Piano no 2 i...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

While recordings of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto are numerous, major label recordings by top artists of this repertoire is quite rare. Jean-Yves Thibaudet's first recorded excursion...continue...

The Greatest Classics of All Time - 50 Weekend Classics

2 CD / Q Records / 2000-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Div for 2 Horns, Bassoon and Strings no 7 in D major, K 205 (167A); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; ...
Performers: Chen, Robert; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Gabriel, Elfrun; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Haupt, Eckart; Koch, Nora; Laforet, Marc; Pistorius, Andreas; Scholz, Katrin; Vogler, Jan; Walter, Johannes; Wat...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Blomstedt, Herbert; Güttler, Ludwig; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Kogan, Pavel; Straka, Zeljko; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Güttler, Ludwig; Kurz, Siegfried; Haenchen, Hartmut; Garagul...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Camerata Musica; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskape...

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Mendelssohn: Gala Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Performers: Erben, Frank-Michael
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Germany
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Kagan Edition Vol 15 - Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms

1 CD / Live Classics / 1997-11-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Konzertstück for violin & orchestra in D major, D. 345; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Dou...
Performers: Kagan, Oleg
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Katz, Arnold
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Novosibirsk Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

The Road I Travel / Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy, for violin & orchestra; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Vengerov, Masur

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-02-08

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra