Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra > Markevitch, Igor

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

Basics - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Rösel, Markevitch, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Scherzo for Piano in C sharp minor; Ein Kinderscherz; Une larme; Intermezzo for Piano in B minor "in modo classico"; Hopak; Night on the Bare Mountain
Performers: Rosel, Peter
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The successful 'Basics' series is expanding its range with 2-CD sets: repertory classics in magnificent recordings that should be in every CD collection - at...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc / Markevitch

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

All the way back in 1953 Igor Markevitch (1912-1983) recorded a classic performance of Pictures with the Berlin Philharmonic. Twenty years later he returned to...continue...

Peaceful Inspirations

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; El sombrero de tres picos; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Rapsodie espagnole; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird;...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Kempe, Rudolf; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Suitner, Otmar; Kegel, Herbert; Markevitch, Igor; Garaguly, Carl von
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden Staatskapelle Kammerharmonie Bläsersoliste ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This unusual and inspirational series - devoted to the concept of "releasing your inner power through the harmony of choice classical music" - continues with...continue...