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Wagner at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera

25 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nü...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Szell, George; Leinsdorf, Erich; Stiedry, Fritz; Bodanzky, Artur


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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner

1938

Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano), Lauritz Melchior (Tenor), Karin Branzell (Mezzo Sop

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Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropvich, Richter

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Penguin Guide
The warm, expansive music-making confirms even more clearly than before that the old view of this as one of Beethoven's weaker works is quite...continue...
Recording information: 1969....continue...

The Very Best of David Oistrakh

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Franz Schubert: Trio for Pi...
Performers: Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Shostakovich, Maxim; Malko, Nikolai

The first CD opens with a complete performance of one of the great masterpieces of the violin repertoire, the Violin Concerto in D by Brahms,...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Leon Fleisher, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-02-21

Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Leon Fleisher's Beethoven Concerto No. 1 is compelling, lively, sharply characterised - it ranks among the finest versions. Concerto No. 3 isn't quite...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; Lieder / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Lieder (8), Op. 49; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (6), Op. 56; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Lieder (5), Op. 4...
Performers: Peinemann, Edith; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Lisa Della Casa sings W.A. Mozart and Richard Strauss (rec. 1947-1960) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Strauss: Der Ros...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kirschstein, Leonore; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Böhm, Karl; Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Solti, Sir Georg; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Recording information: 1947-1960....continue...

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

50 Best Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s (1901-1951)

8 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Mus...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bela, Dajos; Bloch, Max; Branzell, Karin; Cavallaro, Carmen; Cebotari, Maria; Dorsey, Tommy [Trombone]; Eisinger, Irene; Engels, Friedrich Eugen; Geczy, Barnabas Von; Gerhardt, Ele...
Conductors: Strauss III, Johann; Krauss, Clemens; Barlow, Howard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Mengelberg, Willem; Böhm, Karl; Toscanini, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Prüwer, Juli...
Ensemble: ; Kölner Klavier-Trio ; Staatskapelle Berlin

A comprehensive collection of recordings of the music of Johann Strauss, almost all of them come from a Japanese collector, Mayumi Cho, who began collecting...continue...

Dvorak: Symphonies No. 9 "From The New World" / Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163
Conductors: Szell, George

Recording information: Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH....continue...

Mozart: Symphonies No. 35 & No. 39 / Szell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Szell, George

Icon: Emil Gilels - Complete EMI Recordings

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Szell, George; Ludwig, Leopold; Vandernoot, Andre; Cluytens, André; Maazel, Lorin

Emil Gilels was a highly awarded pianist from Odessa, Ukraine. He is well known for a virtuosity, lucidity, and purity of his pianism that captured...continue...

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: The Great EMI Recordings [11 CD]

12 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Wilhelm Müller: Der Dichter, als Prolog (poem); Der Dichter, als Epilog (poem); Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25); Die Forelle ("In ei...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Höll, Hartmut; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reimann, Aribert; Reutter, Hermann; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawall...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Szell, George

Since the 1950s, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has defined the art of lieder-singing. This 11-CD set brings together his landmark recordings for EMI, among them the song...continue...

Magic Flute - Live Salzburg 1959

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berry, Walter; Casa, Lisa della; Charlebois, Robert; Hotter, Hans; Jerger, Alfred; Koth, Erika; Majkut, Erich; Pernerstorfer, Alois; Plumacher, Hetty; Sailer, Friederike; Simoneau, Léopold [Te...
Conductors: Szell, George

Dvorak Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Rusalka; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Slavonic Dances (8) for Pia...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Price, Leontyne; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Santi, Nello; Szell, George; Litton, Andrew; Kempe, Rudolf; Munch, Charles

Brahms Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Concerto f...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Serkin, Rudolf; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Szell, George; Scholz, Alfred; Monteux, Pierre; Levine, James; Reiner, Fritz

Schubert Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Die Forelle" (The Trout); Ave Maria; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder")...
Performers: Amner, Richard; Deutsch, Helmut; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Istomin, Eugene; Kroyt, Boris; Roisman, Joseph; Rose, Leonard; Schneider, Mischa; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Stern,...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George

Recording information: 1936/1960....continue...

Mendelssohn Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scotch"; A Midsummer Nigh...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Edelmann, Sergei; Francescatti, Zino; Istomin, Eugene; Jansen, Rudolph [Piano]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Flor, Claus P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Munch, Charles

Schumann Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Fantasie in C major, Op. 17; Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring"; Myrthen, Op. 25; Er ists ("Frü...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rutenberg, Craig; Serkin, Rudolf; Szidon, Roberto
Conductors: Szell, George; Zinman, David; Ormandy, Eugene

J. Strauss Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Morgenblätter,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Reiner, Fritz

Wagner Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Shaw, Robert; Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich; Szell, George; Walter, Bruno

Icon - Richard Tauber

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Etienne-Nicolas Méhul: Joseph; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Georges B...
Performers: Besl, Karl; Brown, Nancy; Kahn, Percy; Lane, Evelyn; Lehmann, Lotte; Lynne, Carole; Merrem-Nikisch, Grete; Novotná, Jarmila; Rethberg, Elisabeth; Schwarz, Vera; Spoliansky, Mischa; Stägem...
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Geehl, Henry Ernest; Hauke, Ernst; Besl, Karl; Weigert, Hermann; Gurlitt, Manfred; Szell, George; Walter, Gustav; Weissmann, Frieder; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Sch&#...

You Are My Heart's DeLight

1 CD / Delta (UK) / 2009-10-13

Works: Franz Lehár: Work(s); The Count of Luxembourg; Paganini; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Jacques Offenbach: Tales of Hofmann; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Di...
Performers: Bela, Dajos; Lane, Evelyn; Lehmann, Lotte; Loseff, Mary; Tauber, Richard
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Szell, George; Bela, Dajos; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Dessau, Paul; Cloez, Gustave; Paulik, Anton; Lewis, Idris; Collinson, Frank; Goehr, Walter; Tauber, Richard; Geehl, Henry Ern...

2009 collection from the Austrian tenor, one of the world's greatest vocalists during the early part of the 20th Century. Born the son of an...continue...

Holnd Fstvl - A Dutch Miracle - Fifty Years - 1947-1997

7 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Ernani; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492...
Performers: Alva, Luigi; Ameling, Elly; Andreolli, Florindo; Andriessen, Louis; Arnaud, Claudine; Barbieri, Fedora; Barick, David; Barwahser, Hubert; Beekman, Marcel; Benschop, Yvonne; Berberian, Cathy; Beretty,...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Rescigno, Nicola; Abbado, Claudio; Maderna, Bruno; De Waart, Edo; Berio, Luciano; Britten, Benjamin; Alldis, John; Duffalo, Richard; Friesen, Heinz; Leeuw...
Ensemble: American Wind Orchestra; ASKO Ensemble; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Danzi Woodwind Quintet; English Opera Group; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Instrumen...

Barber: VLN Cto Op 14/Pno Cto Op 38/Orchestral

1 CD / Sony BMG Import / 2009-06-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Adagio for Strings; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas

Haydn: Early London Symphonies / George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-05-19

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Sympho...
Conductors: Szell, George

"Naturally, the modern instruments' colors are different from period instrument colors; the woodwinds brighter, the brass more brilliant and the strings more rounded, but the...continue...

Heritage Masters - Brahms: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Curzon, Szell, Knappertsbusch, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Szell, George; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Curzon's 1962 account of Brahms No. 1 with Szell remains one of the work's finest recordings: noble, dramatic, poetic. His Brahms No. 2...continue...

Beethoven Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Ax, Emanuel; Bell, Donaldson; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Previn, Andre; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

The Glenn Gould Trilogy: Ein Leben

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-11-18

Works: Michael Stegemann: The Glenn Gould Trilogy, A Life
Performers: Faull, Ellen; Gould, Glenn; Guerrero, Alberto; Landowska, Wanda; Marchese, Catherine; Menuhin, Yehudi; Naoumoff, Emile; Pratz, Albert; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Shulman, Suzanne; Vanni, Helen
Conductors: Jochum, Georg Ludwig; Bernstein, Leonard; Stokowski, Leopold; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Scherman, Paul; Reiner, Fritz; Adler, Peter Herman; Hill, David; Walter, Bruno; Szell, George
Ensemble: Symphonia Quartet

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85; Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104, etc / Fournier, Szell, Rosabud, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2008-09-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Wei...
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Holetschek, Franz
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Szell, George
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Beethoven's set of variants on Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' have Fournier working with multi-talented Franz Holetschek (5 April 1957) in the WDR studio. Eminently vocal...continue...

David Oistrakh - Complete EMI Recordings

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Fournier, Pierre; Gertovich, Joseph; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shapiro, Jacov; S...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George; Ehrling, Sixten; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo; Oistrakh, David; Matacic, Lovro von; Martinon, Jean; Shostakovich,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stockholm Festival Orchestra

"In each and every performance, Oistrakh demonstrates not only his impeccable technique but his warm tone and above all his irreproachable interpretations. No matter what...continue...

Salzburger Orchesterkonzerte 1957

3 CD / Orfeo / 2008-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Claude Debussy: La mer; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Szell, George

The Essential Rudolf Serkin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1; Cap...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

A "pianist's pianist" in the truest sense, Rudolf Serkin has inspired generations of musicians with the heroic purity and integrity of his playing. A self-effacing...continue...

Music for Weddings [RCA]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-05-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Rinaldo; Coronation Anthem; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Marc-Antoine Charpen...
Performers: Cockerton, Andrea; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Marsalis, Wynton; McVicker, William R.; Rushforth, Philip; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Watkinson, Andrew; Szell, George; Newman, Anthony; Davis, Colin; Bolton, Ivor; ; Cleobury, Nicholas; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; London Musici

Music for Fitness

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-05-27

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Antoni...
Performers: Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Hooker, Chris; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lowbury, Pauline; Marwood, Anthony
Conductors: Sheffer, Jonathan; Wojciechowski, Tadeusz; Slatkin, Leonard; Gerhardt, Charles; McGegan, Nicholas; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Eichhorn, Kurt; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Szell, George; Watkinson, Andre...

The Essential Leon Fleisher

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; C...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Szell, George; Ozawa, Seiji

Pianist Leon Fleisher joins the pantheon of America's cultural giants when he receives the 2007 Kennedy Center Honor in December. One of the most dazzling...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 25, Symphonies no 29, 40 / Szell

1 CD / Archipel / 2008-01-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos; Weber: Konzertstuck / Casadesus

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2007-10-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 79
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Robert Casadesus, like his mentor Ravel, was a classical pianist, believing in absolute fidelity to the score allied to a formal clarity imbued with a...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

George Szell: Salzburger Orchesterkonzerte [Box Set]

7 CD / Orfeo / 2007-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Curzon, Clifford; Firkusny, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George