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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake / Karajan - Vienna PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's three classic ballets combine his remarkable gift for melody with sparkling orchestration and a real sense of theatrical magic. Herber von Karajan and the...continue...

Song of the Night: Szymanowski: Violin Concerto no 1; Symphony no 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin - Boulez

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-24

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pierre Boulez honors singular Polish composer Karol Szymanowski by recording - live - the Violin Concerto no. 1 and the Symphony no. 3 "Song of...continue...
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Summer Classics / Bizet, Debussy, Vivaldi, Ravel, Rossini / Marriner, Karajan, Vienna PO, London SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93; Ottorino Respighi: Antiche arie ed danze, Op. 40; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Drea...
Performers: Milan, Susan; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Tortelier, Paul; Gardelli, Lamberto; Frémaux, Louis; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Very Best of Kyung-Wha Chung

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto...
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Frankl, Peter; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Wolinsky, Robert
Conductors: Chung, Kyung-Wha; ; Tennstedt, Klaus; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Chung Trio; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St Luke's Chamber Ensemble; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Mozart: Violin Concerto no 4, Sinfonia concertante / Walter Barylli, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-06-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Barylli, Walter; Doktor, Paul
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Prohaska, Felix
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Walter Barylli became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic at age 18. His recording of the concerto was made in 1944 when he was 23. The...continue...

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Brahms, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Nikolaj Znaider, Valery Gergiev, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Znaider, Nikolaj
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wherever violinist Nikolaj Znaider performs, he makes news. A critic's darling, reviewers worldwide agree that he is one of the leading musicians among the new...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1, Concerto for Violin & Cello / Willi Boskovsky, Wilhelm Furtwängler, et al

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2008-10-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Brabec, Emanuel
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The 'Double Concerto' performance given by Boskovsky (the then concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) and Brabec is quite touching. The two instruments seem to...continue...

Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

Leonard Bernstein/Kremer/Maisky / Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Volume three in DG's box set of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker features Gidon Kremer (violin) and Mischa Maisky (cello) performing Brahm's Violin Concerto...continue...
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Leonard Bernstein / Brahms Boxed Set / Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc. [5DVD]

5 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein and the Wiener Philharmoniker perform Brahms orchestral works. Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms's orchestral works with the...continue...
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto, "Kreutzer" Sonata / Repin, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Launching himself as a Deutsche Grammophon soloist with Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Vadim Repin is also notching up a personal "first". In spite of the fact...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 7 & 9, Missa solemnis / Bernstein

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Die Geschöpfe des ...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bartelink, Bernard; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Konig, Klaus; Krebbers, Herman; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Felix Weingartner, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-04-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Auber, Stefan; Long, Marguerite; Morales, Angelica; Odnoposoff, Ricardo
Conductors: Weingartner, Felix
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Maisky, Mischa; Pushkarev, ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Schiff, Heinrich; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Kremerata Baltica; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Always an explorer among today's virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest DG recordings, along with 25 minutes of...continue...

Simply Anne-Sophie

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Masur, Kurt; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the best-known classical musicians in the US, and her concert appearances are sold-out events. Her contributions to the violin repertoire,...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-5; Sinfonia Concertante / Gidon Kremer [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, ...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer offers the complete Mozart Violin Concertos with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In addition to the five concertos, Gidon...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Wiener Philharmoniker - live performances / Klemperer

8 CD / Testament / 2005-11-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Ambiance; Applause; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in...
Performers: Altmann, Volker; Berger, Roland; Cubasch, Christian; Hanak, Hans; Hogner, Gunter; Holetschek, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Mayerhofer, Karl; Ohlberger, Camillo; Pamperl, Ernst; Prinz, Alfred; Raab, Ferdinand;...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1968, a year of political turmoil in the world, began for Klemperer with a recording and performance in London of the Dresden version of Wagners...continue...

Korngold: Violin Concerto Op 35 / Schmid, Ozawa, Wiener PO

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-08

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Das Wunder der Heliane, opera, Op. 20; Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; Suite for 2 Violins, Cello an...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Früwirth, David; Schmid, Benjamin; Sigfridsson, Henri; Viersen, Quirine; Weinmeister, Hanna
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Carmen-Fantasie / Mutter, Levine, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin a...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Huberman plays Mozart & Bach / Huberman, Dobrowen, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2005-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Orgelbüc...
Performers: Huberman, Bronislaw; Schultze, Siegfried
Conductors: Dobrowen, Issay
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Mutter, Previn

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Second time around for Mutter and the Tchaikovsky Concerto offers a powerfully Romantic performance. The Korngold is rich in ripe melodies. An unexpected but...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Mutter, Previn

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter continues to re-explore the core of 19th century violin repertoire with Tchaikovsky's loved Violin Concerto. At the same time she presents her first...continue...

Original Masters - Carl Schuricht

5 CD / Decca Import / 2004-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Ca...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Schuricht held many conducting posts as well as making guest appearances around the world, including America. In the later years of his life he...continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Haydn: Symphonies, etc

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Bilgram, Hedwig; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kuchl, Rainer; Moll, Kurt; Ollmann, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Schloter, Elmar; Sotin, Hans; Thomas-Mifune, Werner; Vocals], Thoma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Among the often overlooked aspects of Leonard Bernstein's legacy is his sure touch with the great classicists, especially Haydn. This four-disc treasury of Haydn masterpieces...continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Brahms: Symphonies, etc

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Variations on a Theme of Haydn fo...
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is a Brahms cycle to be reckoned with... The results are vital and provocative, and they are enhanced by recorded sound that is remarkable...continue...

Brahms - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Versunken ("Es brausen der Liebe Wogen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 86/5; Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Songs (5) for voice & piano,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Milstein, Nathan; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Fischer, Iván; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Best of New Year's Concert

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2003-12-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz f...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Krips, Josef; Maazel, Lorin; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji; Swoboda, Karl; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Muti, Riccardo; Krips, Josef; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Brokovsky, Willi; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Thielemann, Honeck, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-09-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Honeck, Rainer
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"[Thielemann]'s tempos, though on the slow side, are well judged, and he skillfully integrates the various episodes into a satisfying and structurally sound presentation." -...continue...

Brahms, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Christian Ferras, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2003-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

20/21 - Schnittke: Concerti grossi 1 & 5 / Kremer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-11-12

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso no 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings; Concerto Grosso no 5, for violin, piano & orchestra; Quasi una sonata, for violin & chamber orchestra
Performers: Grindenko, Tatjana; Keuschnig, Rainer; Kremer, Gidon; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Schiff, Heinrich; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Kremer imbues this material with his own brand of nervous expression. When couples with Schnittke's already hyper-intense music, it may enhance it or turn you...continue...

Brahms: 4 Symphonies, Haydn Variations / Böhm, Vienna PO

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Tragic Overture, Op. 8...
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"The chief glory of this record is the rapt and intense account of the Alto Rhapsody issued here for the first time... The spacious view...continue...

Classics - R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Four Last Songs

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-09-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Four Last Songs, AV 150
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Kuchl, Rainer
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"The performance contains moments of haunting serenity, energetic bravado, and languorous sound. The Vienna ensemble play with sharpness of attack, clarity of line and balance...continue...

Classics - Strauss: Don Juan, Don Quixote /Previn, Vienna PO

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-06-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Koll, Heinrich; Kuchl, Rainer
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Masters of the Bow - Violin / Accardo, Bell, Grumiaux, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-03-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D maj...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Bell, Joshua; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Feldman, Jonathan; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, I...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Foster, Lawrence; Gamba, Piero; Dutoit, Charles; Litton, Andrew; Abbado, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic ...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Karl Böhm, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Il rè pastore, K 208; Così fan tutte, K 588; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Chi sa qual sia, K 582; Vado, ma dov...
Performers: Dickie, Murray; Felbermayer, Anny; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kunz, Erich; Ludwig, Christa; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard; Ste...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Leitner, Ferdinand; Blech, Harry; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: London Mozart Players; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Hilde Güden - Wie die Welt sie kannte

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Il rè pastore, K 208; Idomeneo; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (...
Performers: Barylli, Walter; Boskovsky, Willi; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Krauss, Clemens; Loibner, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

The Classic Christmas Album / Carreras, Norman, Domingo, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Jean Joseph Mouret: Symphony de Fanfare; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Traditional: O Tannenbaum; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Barenboim, Daniel; Battle, Kathleen; Brewer, Edward; Carreras, José; Christ, Wolfram; Domingo, Placido; Economou, Nicolas; Läubin, Bernhard; Läubin, Hannes; Lä...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Abbado, Claudio; Daniel, Paul; ; Marin, Ion; Levine, James; Sanchez, Damian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Jung, Matthi...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bilbao Choral Society; Dresden Kreuz Choir; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; English Concert Choir; Laredo Choral Salvé; Lon...

Mahler: Symphonies no 2 & 4 / Claudio Abbado

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-09-16

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Neblett, Carol; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos, etc / Kremer, Harnoncourt

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"... [Kim Kashkashian's] golden, burnished tone is on a par with - and well contrasted to - Gidon Kremer's slender sound on the violin. Both...continue...

Romance

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-09-19

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35;...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: 5 Violin Concertos, etc / Perlman, Levine, Vienna PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1995-07-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Rondo for Flute and Strings ...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, etc / Solti

2 CD / Decca / 1994-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Performers: Kuchl, Rainer; Magad, Samuel
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites / Levine, Wiener Philharmoniker

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-09-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Kuchl, Rainer
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Carmen-Fantasie / Mutter, Levine, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-10-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henryk Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin a...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"It is unashamedly a fun record, and even Mutter has rarely played with such freedom and warmth." -Gramophone...continue...

Mozart: Symphony no 33, Serenata Notturna, etc / Böhm

1 CD / Orfeo / 1992-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c)
Performers: Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Streng, Rudolf
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Great Violin Concertos / Yehudi Menuhin

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1991-07-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: C...
Performers: Ferras, Christian; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Kurtz, Efrem
Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Mutter, Karajan, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1989-02-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra