Ravel: Concertos and Solo Piano Works / Samson Francois, piano [3 CDs]3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-18 For the very first time, EMI Classics releases all of Samson Francoins' celebrated Ravel recordings in one 3-CD set, fully remastered. Known as one of...continue... ![]() Dame Janet Baker Anniversary Edition: The Great EMI Recordings [20 CDs]20 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-18 The English mezzo-soprano made her debut in 1956 as Miss Roza in The Secret and is considered an outstanding singing actress, widely admired or her...continue... ![]() Legendary Rubinstein! Chopin: Nocturnes 1-19; Mazurkas 1-51 (3 CDs) / Arthur Rubinstein, piano3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-18 EMI Classics is proud to release a new 3-CD box-set dedicated to an ironic artist: Arthur Rubinstein. Legendary Rubinstein! is a complete compilation o Nocturnes...continue... ![]() Voyages - Rachmaninov: Preludes, Opp. 23 & 32; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Tao; Monk / Conrad Tao, piano1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-11 At eighteen years old, Conrad Tao has already accomplished more than classical musicians do in a lifetime. A world-class pianist, concert - level violinist and...continue... ![]() Britten: Choral Works & Operas for Children - Noye's Fludde; Missa brevis; A Ceremony of Carols; War Requiem; The Little Sweep [7 CDs]7 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-06-04 In celebration of Benjamin Britten's 100th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Britten: Choral Works & Opera or children. This special collection of works by Benjamin Britten...continue... ![]() Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei Conductors: Pappano, Antonio Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue... ![]() Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht: Electrola Querschnitte1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 The 7-CD box Schone Nacht, du Liebesnacht presents original sets of highlights sung in German (plus bonus material) from the Italian and French repertoire -...continue... ![]() Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 20121 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue... ![]() Edda Moser: Electrola Recitals - Opera & Lied by R. Strauss; Schumann; Schubert; Mozart with Frick, Gedda, Rothenberger, Werba et al. [9 CDs]1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Edda Moser and EMI-Electrola - a special chapter in the history of recorded music. Two passions mark this longstanding cooperation: a love of opera especially...continue... ![]() Le Violon Roi - Concertos, chamber music & encores / Renaud Capucon, violin5 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 A violinist in a class of his own, Renaud Capucon shows why he is "Le Violon Roi" (The Violin King) in this 3-CD collection. As...continue... ![]() Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren - Opera highlights / Hermann Prey, Rudolf Schock, Lisa Della Casa, Leonie Rysanek, Elisabeth Grümmer6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 The 7-CD box Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren contains original sets of highlights (plus bonus material) from German-language repertoire, from such classics as Strauss's Rosenkavalier,...continue... ![]() Rudolf Schock: Electrola Querschnitte - Original Opera Highlights 1952-61 / 10 remastered CDs8 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 A delightfully natural and spontaneous style of singing, like Fritz Wunderlich, tenor Rudolf Schock enjoyed a legendary reputation and great popularity. The opera highlights from...continue... ![]() Music of Old Cities and Royal Courts, ranging from Monteverdi, Vivaldi & Handel to Sartorio, Schein and Pisendel / Wunderlich, Karajan, Lorengar, Harnoncourt et al.3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 In the legendary series Reflexe - Stationen Europaischer Musik, EMI Germany published recordings of Early Music between 1972 and 1983, ranging from the Middle Ages...continue... ![]() Otto Klemperer conducts Bach, Rameau, Handel, Gluck, Haydn [8 CDs]8 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-07 Conductors: Klemperer, OttoEnsemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphonies nos 2, 4, 7 / Otto Klemperer [6 CDs]6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-07 Conductors: Klemperer, OttoEnsemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue... ![]() Otto Klemperer conducts Twentieth Century Music - works by Hindemith, Klemperer, Stravinsky, Weill [4 CDs]3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-07 Conductors: Klemperer, OttoEnsemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue... ![]() Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / Marina Rebeka, Sara Mingardo, Francesco Meli, Alex Esposito. Pappano2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-23 Conductors: Pappano, AntonioEnsemble: Coro della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra della Accademia Naxionale di Santa Cecilia EMI Classics Releases an exciting new recording of Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa...continue... ![]() Opera 2013 - Operatic highlights featuring composers and artists who are all celebrating significant anniversaries in 20132 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-23 Opera 2013 is a glittering 2-CD collection of operatic highlights and arias featuring great composers and artists who are all celebrating significant anniversaries in 2013....continue... ![]() Barcarole: Favourite Orchestral Pieces by Bizet, Offenbach, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Gonoud et al. / Marriner1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Eugen Onegin; The Nutcracker; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Jules ...Performers: Kalafusz, Hans Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Sir Neville Marriner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Alongside recordings of Baroque and Classical repertoire, he has also made a...continue... Recording information: SDR-Studio, Villa Berg, Stuttgart (09/09/1987-03/12/1987)....continue... ![]() Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria / Catherine Dubosc. Richard Hickox and City of London Sinfonia1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Stabat Mater, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 148; Litanies à la vierge noire de RocamadourPerformers: Dubosc, Catherine Conductors: Hickox, Richard Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia He was a dandy - but also highly religious. He lived in the era of atonality, but his unmistakably personal music is firmly rooted in...continue... Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (09/1990)....continue... ![]() Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; OtelloPerformers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, M... Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue... ![]() Domenico Scarlatti: 16 Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Mikhail Pletnev, piano1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 96/L 465; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 146/L 349; Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 5...Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor] Domenico Scarlatti's 500 plus keyboard sonatas show a composer experimenting with form: way ahead of his Baroque contemporaries, the Italian wrote highly virtuoso mood pieces,...continue... Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (10/10/1994-10/11/1994)....continue... ![]() Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges, Op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Schuber...Conductors: Norrington, Roger Ensemble: ; London Classical Players Roger Norrington was the first conductor to rediscover the original sound of the Romantic era. His recordings of famous overtures from Schubert to Wagner showed...continue... Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/1988)....continue... ![]() Mozart: Mass in C minor / Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, Werner Krenn and Hans Sotin. Leppard1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Krenn, Werner; Sotin, Hans; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame Conductors: Leppard, Raymond Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra Together with Requiem, Mozart's C minor mass is one of the brilliant composer's great unfinished sacred works. The work combines monumental power, solemn spirituality and...continue... Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting (02/13/1973-02/15/1973)....continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète; Symphonies of Wind Intruments / Rattle, Berlin PO1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestraConductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Rite of Spring, original French title, Le sacre du printemps, is a 1913 ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. After the...continue... Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin....continue... ![]() Wie einst in schönen Tagen - Salonmusik der Belle Epoque / Cathy Berberian, Canino Zoller, Boettcher (Electrola Collection)1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Cathy Berberian, avant-garde cult diva of the 70s, leading a unique and highly entertaining program of vocal and instrumental Belle Epoque gems from David Popper,...continue... ![]() Albert Lortzing: Der Waffenschmied / Bohme, Prey, Schadle, Unger, Ollendorff. Lehan (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Lehan, FritzAlbert Lortzing was, as John Warrack has noted, "the most inventive composer of opera with spoken dialogue in mid-19th-century Germany," and his skills are evident...continue... ![]() Antonio Salieri: Les Danaides / Marshall, Gelmetti, Gimenez, Kavrakos, Bartha, Gelmetti (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Gelmetti, GianluigiAntonio Salieri, Mozart's and Gluck's highly underrated contemporary tells in his lyrical tragedy Les Danaides, the gruesome ancient Greek legend of King Danaus and his...continue... ![]() Reinhard Keiser: Die Grosmutige Tomyris / Fontana, Hirsti, Prégardien, Dahlberg. Linde (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Linde, Hans-MartinEnsemble: Linde Consort Reinhard Keiser, the "Honor of Germany", founder of the German baroque opera and contemporary of Handel, composed more than 100 oepras which are very popular...continue... ![]() Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann / Jerusalem, Scovotti, Fischer-Dieskau, Varady. Wallberg (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Wallberg, HeinzEnsemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra Jacques Offenbach's final masterpiece Les Contes d' Hoffmann is full of gorgeous melodies, seductive love scenes, and fantastic characters. This recording of Hoffmann's Erzahlungen is...continue... ![]() Alban Berg: Lulu / Rothenberger, Blankenheim, Meyer, Ludwig (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Ludwig, LeopoldEnsemble: Hamburg State Opera The legendary German Mozart & Strauss singer, Anneliese Rothenberger, totally clashed with her image of "charm and grace" in the scandalous role of Berg's Lulu....continue... ![]() Britten: Chamber & Instrumental Works - Quartets, Sonatas, Cello Suites; Phantasy; Rhapsody et al.6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 In celebration of Benjamin Britten's 100th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Britten: Chamber & Instrumental Works. English composer Benjamin Britten had a great affinity with chamber...continue... ![]() Bizet: Carmen in German / Ludwig, Schock, Muszely, Prey. Horst Stein (Electrola Collection)2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-02 Conductors: Stein, HorstEnsemble: Deutsch Opera Berlin Bizet's masterpiece opera Carmen tells the story of the downfall of Don Jose, a soldier who is seduced by the gypsy Carmen. The music of...continue... ![]() Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg / Soile Isokoski, David Kuebler, Iride Martinez, Andrew Collis and Juanita Lacarro. James Conlon2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Conlon, JamesEnsemble: Frankfurter Kantorei; Gurzenich-Orchester Koln ![]() Bizet: Carmen / Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Inva Mula. Michel Plasson3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Plasson, MichelEnsemble: Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse ![]() Mozart: Operas / Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte, Magic Flute / Klemperer11 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Klemperer, OttoEnsemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Wagner: Operatic Highlights; Richard Strauss: Tone Poems; Metamorphosen / Otto Klemperer5 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Klemperer, OttoEnsemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Vicente Sardinero, Noel Mangin and Robert Tear. Bartoletti2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Bartoletti, BrunoEnsemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Puccini: Turandot / Montserrat Caballe, Mirella Freni, Jose Carreras, Paul Plishka, Michel Senechal. Alain Lombard2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 ![]() Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams - The Complete EMI Recordings13 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 The Guardian, 28th March 2013 The symphonies are the bedrock of the set; this was Boult's second complete cycle on disc, and the benefits of his...continue... ![]() Bellini: I Puritani / Montserrat Caballe, Alfredo Kraus, Julia Hamari, Matteo Manuguerra, Agostino Ferrin. Riccardo Muti3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Muti, RiccardoEnsemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Giuseppe Taddei, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anna Moffo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Eberhard Wachter. Giulini2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Giulini, Carlo MariaEnsemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus ![]() Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Martti Talvela, Nicolai Gedda, Leonard Mroz, Aage Haugland, Bozena Kinasz3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Semkow, JerzyEnsemble: Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow; Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra ![]() Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Violeta Urmana, Placido Domingo, Luciana D'Intino, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Lado Ataneli3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Viotti, MarcelloEnsemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Munchner Kinderchor; Munchner Rundfunkorchester ![]() Massenet: Werther / Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Patricia Petibon. Antonio Pappano2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Pappano, AntonioEnsemble: London Symphony Orchestra ![]() Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Weikl, Heppner, Studer, Moll, van der Walt, Kallisch. Sawallisch4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 ![]() Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi and Raffaele Arie2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Serafin, TullioEnsemble: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ![]() Mediterraneo / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12 Works: Greek Traditional: Are mou rindineddha; Hasapiko; Amygdalaki tsakisa; Thalassa lypisou; Oriamu Pisulina; Agapimu fidela protini; Carlos Paredes: Sem saber; Anonymous: Tres sirenas; Abdülaziz, Su...Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Costa, Sandro Daniel [Guitar]; Dogan, Aytac; Mayoral, David; Misia [Portugal]; Papadopoulou, Katerina; Pinto, Daniel; Rial, Núria; Rial, NLria; S... Conductors: Pluhar, Christina Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar and I'Arpeggiata invite you on a musical cruise that will take you from Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of Spain, Catalonia, Greece,...continue... Recording information: Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris, Salle Byzantine, Pa (10/2012)....continue... ![]() Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini & Verdi Arias1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12 ![]() A Venetian Coronation 1595 - Andrea & Giovanni Gabrieli / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12 Conductors: McCreesh, PaulEnsemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players The fifth release in the Rediscoveries series from Virgin Classics is celebrated 1990 recording A Venetian Coronation 1595 by Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort...continue... |
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