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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' / Royal Liverpool PO, Petrenko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Three weeks after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Shostakovich volunteered with the Home Guard in Leningrad. As the siege of...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, England (06/01/2012-06/03/2012)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Ginastera: String Quartet no 1 (1948); Dvorak: "American" Quartet; Shostakovich: Quartet no 8 / Simon Bolivar String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 20; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. ...
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Ensemble: Simon Bolivar String Quartet

Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suarez, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed...continue...
Recording information: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolív (02/2012)....continue...

The Soviet Experience, Vol. 3: Shostakovich: Quartets nos 9 - 12; Weinberg: Quartet no 6 / Pacifica Quartet

2 CD / Cedille / 2013-03-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 10 in A flat major, Op. 118; Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 122; Quartet for Strings no 12 in...
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Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet

The electrifying Pacifica Trio is back with the highly anticipated third installment of their acclaimed Soviet Experience series. This release focuses on Shostakovich's string quartets...continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 / Rozhdestvensky, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2013-03-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony is a powerful work and today stands not only as a chilling reminder of some of the darkest days of the 20th...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/30/1983)....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 "Rasumovsky" / Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"
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Ensemble: Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

The Valentin Berlinsky Quartet made an auspicious recording debut last year with highly acclaimed readings of Shostakovich's String Quartets 7 & 8, and Beethoven's first...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Seon, Switzerland (04/29/2012-05/01/2012)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major "Leningrad" / Andris Nelsons

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

A new chapter in this exciting performance history of the symphony has now been written by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under its music...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham (11/10/2011-11/12/2011)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Strauss, Shostakovich, Penderecki: Violin Sonatas / Jakub Haufa, violin; Marcin Sikorski, piano; Katarzyna Budnik-Galazka, viola

1 CD / CD Accord / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Krzysztof Penderecki: Chaconne, in memoria del Giovanni Paolo II, for ...
Performers: Budnik-Galazka, Katarzyna [Viola]; Haufa, Jakub; Sikorski, Michal

Three 20th century pieces are programmed on this disc, including Strauss, Shostakovich and Penderecki. The artists on this disc include violinist Jakub Haufa, pianist Marcin...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio (06/25/2012-06/28/2012)....continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

Symphonia Super Sampler - works by Shostakovich, Durufle, James Self, Berlioz, John Williams, Johnny Mercer et al. / Symphonia

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; James Barnes: Yorkshire Ballad; Tangents, for brass ensemble, Op. 109; Thom Ritter George:...
Conductors: Morris, R. Winston; Watson, Scott
Ensemble: Symphonia (Tuba Ensemble)

Morris and Watson first organized this 20 piece ensemble in 1995. It is formed of some of America's most legendary performers of the tuba and...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Shostakovich: Sonata for violin and piano; Sonata for viola and piano / O Kagan, violin; Yu. Bashmet, viola; S. Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

This disc features two of Shostakovich's chamber opuses performed by two of the best musicians of the 1980s: Oleg Kagan and Yuri Bashmet. Behind the...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Lenningrad" / Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

Melodiya presents a recording of Dmitri Shostakovich's famous opus, performed by one of the best interpreters of his music. Composed in the first months of...continue...
Recording information: 1986....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata / Sol Gabetta, cello; Olga Kern, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Kern, Olga
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

On this new, live album, Sol Gabetta plays with the Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel. No stra nger to the music of...continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 / Jerusalem Quartet

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ...
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Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet

This mid-priced him Gold collection of String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich features recordings by the highly acclaimed Jerusalem Quartet from 2005 and 2007. Shostakovich's 15...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" / Sergei Leiferkus, Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Kurt Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Spoken Word: Babi Yar, poem; The Loss, poem; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

The "Babi Yar" Symphony is one of Shostakovich's most extraordinary musical events. The soothing, lighter-toned bass voice of Sergei Leiferkus offers a chilling and moving...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (01/1993)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 7, 9 & 10; The Bolt and Michelangelo suites

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, songs (11) for bass & orchestra, Op. 145a (orchestration ...
Performers: Nesterenko, Evgeny
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra

To this day Gennady Rozhdestvensky stands as one of Russia's greatest conductors. Here the maestro conducts an all-Shostakovich program, touring the works of that 20th...continue...
Recording information: 1968-??-??&1976-??-??&1982-....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" / Kurt Masur - New York PO

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Superbly recorded on the spot with the New York Philharmonic, which finds it's best colors, this version of the Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 is one...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (05/1998)....continue...

Duo - Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Cello Sonatas by Debussy, Shostakovich and Brahms / Sol Gabetta, cello; Helene Grimaud, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Dmitry Shost...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Grimaud, Hélène

Two of today's most passionate and inspirational artist join forces in the recital program that brought audiences to their feet at the Menuhin Festival in...continue...
Recording information: Essen, Philharmonie, Alfried Krupp Saal (05/2012)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor; Shostakovich: Piano Trio no 2, Op. 67 / Trio Mondrian

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Mondrian

Trio Mondrian is one of the outstanding young ensembles helped by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust to develop and sustain an international career. With this new CD,...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin (08/10/2011-08/12/2011)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Symphony no 9 / Peter Jablonski, Cristina Ortiz

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Performers: Jablonski, Peter; Ortiz, Cristina; Simmons, Raymond
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich was the greatest composer of the Soviet era and throughout his life walked a tightrope between satisfying the authorities and voicing the hopes and...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Shostakovich: Preludes Op. 87 / Ensemble Caprice

2 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 87/7; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 18 in F minor, Op. 87/18; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 87/4; Prelude & Fugue f...
Performers: Bergeron, Louis Pierre; Brault, Olivier; Cohen, Josh; Helyard, Erin; Jennejohn, Matthew; Lariviere, Sophie; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; Maute, Matthias; Paull, Pemi
Conductors: Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

When J.S .Bach sent his carefully handwritten score of Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments to the margrave of Brandenburg in 1721, he could never have...continue...
Recording information: St-Augustin de Mirabel Church, Quebec, Canada (09/2011)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Festive Overture / Nowak, Royal PO

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Festive Overture, Op. 96
Conductors: Nowak, Grzegorz
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Two of Shostakovich's most famous and contrasting works are included here. Symphony No. 5 is dark and full of the drama of the Soviet age,...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (01/13/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Canto Perpetuo - Peteris Vasks: Episodi e Canto Perpetuo; Shostakovich: Trios nos. 1 & 2; Boulanger Trio

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Peteris Vasks: Episodi e canto perpetuo; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
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Ensemble: Boulanger Trio (Piano Trio)

The irresistible Boulanger Trio, composed of pianist Karla Haltenwanger, violinist Birgit Erz, and cellist Ilona Kindt have won a number of prizes worldwide and built...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal des RBB, Berlin (11/22/2010-11/25/2010)....continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Cellocinema - music for cello & piano by Rota, Herrmann, Piazzolla, Catalani, Janacek, Chaplin et al. / Eckart Runge, cello; Jacques Ammon, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-09-25

Works: Nino Rota: 8 1/2; Tom Waits: Helsinki Mood; Bernard Herrmann: Psycho; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Vuelvo al sur, tango song; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Carlos Gardel: Por una cabe...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cello Project

Whatever the cello project does Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon carry us off into faraway worlds, enchanting us like the magicians of the Big Screen....continue...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Daniel Barenboim: Rare First Recordings - works by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Shostakovich / Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sonata for keyboard in B flat major Op. 17/6, CW A12 (T. 342/3); Giovanni Pergolesi: Work(s); Sonata (no 4) for keyboard in G major (very doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Va...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 70th birthday in 2012. His commercial recording career began 57 years ago with three 45rpm discs, which are now among the...continue...

Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trios / Jasper Wood, violin; Yegor Dyachkov, cello; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Charles Ives: Trio, for violin, violoncello & piano, S. 86 (K. 2B1...
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Ensemble: Triple Forte (Piano Trio)

Triple Forte, Canada's elite piano trio presents its first CD recording. With near-limitless ability, violinist Jasper Wood, cellist Yegor Dyachkov and pianist David Jalbert will...continue...
Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill Univ (06/2010)....continue...

The Legacy of Mahler: songs by Mahler, Berg, Schonberg, Shostakovich Britten / Virpi Raisanen, mezzo-soprano; Marita Viitaalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Alban Berg:...
Performers: Raisanen, Virpi; Viitasalo, Marita

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo -soprano Virpi Räisänen. Following her recent career change from a successful violinist to a...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (10/31/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/01/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/03/2011)....continue...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Shostakovich: Song of the Forests, Op. 81; Ten Poems, Op. 88; The Sun Shines Over the Motherland, Op. 90 / Vladimir Ivanovsky, tenor; Ivan Petrov, bass

1 CD / Praga / 2012-08-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: The Song of the Forests, oratorio, for tenor, bass, childrens chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 81; The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, cantata, for child chorus, chorus & orchestra,...
Performers: Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan
Conductors: Ulanov, Yevgeny; Ivancev, Konstantin; Sandler, Grigory
Ensemble: Leningrad Radio and TV Chorus; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR Symphony Orchestra

The latest in Praga's series of historic remasterings is a tribute to three outstanding Russian artists - conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky, choirmaster Alexander Yurlov and the...continue...

Fantasy 'n' symmetry - works by Handel, Blecharz, Pasovsky, Bach, Reiter et al. / QNG Recorder Collective

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Fugue for keyboard in C minor, HWV 610; Fugue for keyboard in B minor, HWV 608; Mary Ellen Childs: Parterre; Wojciech Blecharz: Airlines, for recorders; Johann Sebastian Bach...
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Ensemble: Quartet New Generation (QNG) (Recorder Ensemble)

Following the success of their debut album, Genuin presents the 2nd release of the Quartet New Generation. This release brings together baroque and contemporary works...continue...
Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunks Studio Franken, Nurnberg, Germany (02/24/2011-02/25/2011); Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal, Nürnberg, Germany (02/24/2011-02/25/2011); Bayerischer Run...continue...

Feste / "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Herbert Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana; Emmanuel Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comique in 3 acts; Andreas Makris: Aegean Festival Over...
Conductors: Colburn, Michael J.
Ensemble: The President's Own United States Marine Band

This recording offers music representative of the festival traditions of five different cultures: Russia (or more precisely, the former Soviet Union), Mexico, Poland (by way...continue...
Recording information: Rachel M. Schlesinger Hall, Northern Virginia Community (06/08/2009-06/12/2009)....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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Passacaglia - works by Reger, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Couperin, Kerll, Bach, et al. / Matthias Havinga, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Max Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia for organ in D minor; Dietrich Buxtehude: Passacaglia for organ in D minor, BuxWV 161; Felix Mendelssohn: Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Litt...
Performers: Havinga, Matthias

This original program by organist Matthias Havinga plays on the theme of the passacaglia throughout history: from its formal maturity in the 17th century through...continue...
Recording information: Kotka, Finland (09/16/2010-09/17/2010)....continue...

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (arr. by Barshai from String Quartet no 8 )
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was premiered in Leningrad on 21 November 1937 and was the composer's response to Pravda's earlier denunciation of his opera Lady Macbeth...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall....continue...

Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: The Cello Sonatas / Mayke Rademakers, cello; Matthijs Verschoor, piano

1 CD / Quintone / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
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Ensemble: Mayke & Matthijs (Cello, Piano)

In many ways, the cello sonatas of Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich are stylistic opposites. Where Rachmaninoff was entrenched in mellifluous Romanticism, Shostakovich worked in a modernistic,...continue...
Recording information: Westvest, Schiedam, NL (2012-01-19&2012-02-16_2012-)....continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

Rudolph Barshai Conducts Russian Music: Lokshin, Meerovich, Prokofiev, Weinberg et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135; Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a (arr. by Robert Barshai from String Quartet No 10); Prelude & Fugue fo...
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Rudolf Barshai's influence as a conductor of Russian music is hard to overstate. Combining an inexhaustible work ethic with a commitment to perfecting every detail...continue...