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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 "Inextinguishable" & 5 / Ole Schmidt, London SO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Conductors: Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The Panufnik Legacies; London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live's The Panufnik Legacies offers a collection of new works by ten emerging young composers. These pieces were commissioned as part of the LSO...continue...

The Orchestral Music of Igor Pereverzev / Lee Reynolds, London SO; Maida Vale Singers

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Reynolds, Lee
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This is Ukrainian composer Igor Pereverzev's first recording in the west. This culturally rich, deep routed music represents the pure essence and soul of the...continue...

Fantasy and Farewell: Music for Viola and Orchestra - Michael McLean: Suite; Schumann: Marchenbilder; Shostakovich: Viola Sonata / Roger Myers, viola

1 CD / Delos / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Throughout its history the viola has served primarily as an ensemble instrument, with solo works largely restricted to recital music. This, violist Roger Myers' debut...continue...

The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Symphony Orchestra; Monteverdi Choir; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

Verdi & Wagner: Overtures & Preludes / Antal Dorati, London SO

2 CD / Widescreen / 2013-04-12

Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Emperor" / Christoph Eschenbach

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Sejii
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This release focuses on the Third and Fifth piano concertos - the former composed in 1800 and dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. The...continue...

Massenet: Werther / Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Patricia Petibon. Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

Jerome Moross: Symphony No. 1; The Last Judgement; Waltz Variations / JoAnn Falletta, London SO

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-02-12

Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Jerome Moross (1913-1983) was in the vanguard of composers who realized that there was a music of America, and for America written by Americans. This...continue...

Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Angel Romero, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Guitar Concerto no 3 in F major, Op. 70 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet);...
Performers: Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The magnificent gardens of the Spanish royal palace of Aranjuez a place in music history thanks to the Rodrigo guitar concerto. This recording with Angel...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1977/08/1982)....continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs; songs; Wolf: songs / Anneliese Rothenberger, soprano; Gerald Moore & Gunther Weissenborn, piano; Andre Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Li...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the recordings she made for Electrola in 1964, 1971 and 1974, Anneliese Rothenberger focused on two of the most important Lied composers of the...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Bürgerbräu, München (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Abbey Road Studios, London (1964-07-16_1964-07-18&1971-); Bü...continue...

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklarte Nacht / James McCracken, Gre Brouwenstijn, Nel Rankin, Forbes Robinson, John Lanigan. Stokowski

2 CD / Guild / 2013-01-08

Works: Spoken Word: BBC Announcement; Anonymous: English National Anthem; Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The performance of Gurrelieder comes from a performance at the Edinburgh International Festival, August 20, 1961, while Verklärte Nacht, with Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/20/1961); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (09/03/1952)....continue...

Solti: The Legacy, 1937-1997 / Angela Gheorghiu, Hans Hotter, Hildegard Behrens, Renee Fleming and Birgit Nilsson et al.

2 CD / Decca / 2012-12-04

Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Covent Garden; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchester der Bayreuther Festsiele; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

This 2-CD set contains over 150 minutes of many previously unpublished live recordings and studio items spanning Sir Georg Solti's entire professional career as well...continue...

French Classics / Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bizet, Ravel, et al. / Yondai Butt, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Michael Dalmau Colina: Baba Yaga; Isles of Schoals / Ira Levin and Ransom Wilson, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-11-13

Works: Michael Colina: Baba Yaga, fantasia for violin & orchestra; The Unbearable Lightness of Being, for orchestra; Quinta del Sordo, symphonic poem for orchestra; Isles of Shoals, concerto for flute & orc...
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Khitruk, Anastasia
Conductors: Levin, Ira; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In this world premiere recording, the three-time Grammy winner composer Michael Colina does it again with a stunning new release. "The LSO plays brilliantly...and this...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London, England....continue...

Prokofiev plays Prokofiev / Piero Coppola [Melodiya]

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11; The Love for Three Oranges; Pieces for piano, Op. 12; Sarcasms, Op. 17; Pieces for piano, Op. 52; Sonata no 4, Op. 29; Pieces for piano, Op. 59...
Performers: Prokofiev, Sergei
Conductors: Coppola, Piero
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra


Works:

Archival recordings from the 1920s and 1930s of Prokoviev interpreting his own compositions, including a famous recording of his third Piano Concerto with the London

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London Symphony Orchestra - Franck Zappa I & II / Kent Nagano

1 CD / Zappa Records / 2012-09-25

Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Bernstein: Candide Overture / Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rachmaninov was, by his own account, Svetlanov's favorite composer. This new live recording of his Symphony No.2 from the Royal Festival Hall in 1993 with...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos / Lief Ove Andsnes, piano; Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Leif Ove Andsnes has long been renowned for his powerfully emotive and disciplined performances of Rachmaninov - attributes prized by the supreme composer-pianist himself. This...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture / Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Holst: The Planets; Elgar: Enigma Variations / Sir Adrian Boult - London SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: The Ballets - Romeo & Juliet; Cinderella; Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije; Ivan the Terrible / [6 CDs]

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Kenneth Fuchs: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinum Mysterium / Michael Ludwig, violin; Paul Silverthorne, viola

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Kenneth Fuchs: Atlantic Riband, for orchestra; American Rhapsody, for orchestra; Divinum Mysterium, for viola & orchestra; Concerto Grosso, for string quartet & string orchestra; Discover the Wild, f...
Performers: Alberman, David; Hugh, Timothy; Lauri, Carmine; Ludwig, Michael; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Fuchs is one of America's leading composers and his latest collaboration with award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra - the first...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (08/18/2011-08/19/2011)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Performers: Brown, John; Cummings, Douglas; Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's great ballet scores are symphonic tone paintings full of drama and emotional power. André Previn's time as head of the London Symphony Orchestra was...continue...

Elgar: The Light of Life / Judith Howarth, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, John Shirley-Quirk, Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

With this re-release the superior offerings of master conductor Richard Hickox are made available to new audiences. Elgar, well-loved for his massive and mighty Dream...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance; Death of Tintagiles / Rosa Mannion, soprano; Thomas Randle, tenor; Matthew Brook, baritone

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, cantata (arr. by Jacobson from synopsis of Hugh the Drover, opera); The Death of Tintagiles, incidental music
Performers: Mannion, Rosa; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Though quite popular and well-explored, the catalogue of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams still boasts a few rarely-heard gems. Richard Hickox interprets these near-forgotten beauties...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/03/1997-10/04/1997)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 4 / Vladimir Ashkenazy - London SO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The opening of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto is arguably the most famous of any piano concerto, but astonishingly the work was dismissed as worthless when...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gidon Kremer, violin; Abbado - London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & ...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Figueroa, Guillermo; Hover, Herbert; How, Liang Ping; Jenner, Joanna; Kremer, Gidon; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Prystawski, Walter; Sato, Eriko
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Hofmann, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

A Delius Collection of Rare Historic Recordings / John Barbirolli, Eugene Goossens et al.

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-06-12

Conductors: Lambert, Constant; Goossens, Eugene
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The music of Delius has been recorded consistently ever since electrical recording began. This disc brings together a fascinating mix of familiar and less familiar...continue...

Puccini: Il Trittico / Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu et al. / Antonio Pappano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Penguin Guide
No previous recordings of the three one-Acters in Puccini's triptych bring quite such warmth or beauty or so powerful a drawing of the contrasts...continue...

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Wagner: Overture: The Flying Dutchman - LSO

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (10/29/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (10/29/2011); Abbey Road Studios (11/02/2011-11/03/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; Delibes; Rossini; Chopin / Peter Maag

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2012-05-01

Conductors: Maag, Peter; Peter Maag
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

No-one translated the magic of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" into music better than Mendelssohn, whose "Wedding march" from his incidental music to the play...continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Ravel: L'Enfant et Les Sortileges / Wyner, Taillon, Berbie, Auger

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Dohnányi: Konzertstück / Raphael Wallfisch, cello

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

This month, Chandos re-releases its recording of Dvorák's Cello Concerto in B minor and the Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra by Dohnányi, performed by the...continue...
Recording information: St Jude's Church, Central Square, London (07/04/1988-07/05/1988)....continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Sheila Armstrong, Gerald English, Thomas Allen

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; English, Gerald
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Carmina burana is fun: Carmina burana has emotions that are real. Those are the two distinctive points that come out very clearly in this...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (11/25/1974-11/27/1974)....continue...

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / McNair, Asaw, Lloyd, Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Performers: Conway, Claudia; Ferguson, Carl; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Newman, David; Rey, Sara
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Everything is heard with great clarity, the sensuousness of Britten's ravishing score, with all its mysterious harmonies and sonorities, is fully realized, action and reaction...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (12/1995)....continue...

Wagner: Orchestral highlights from Tristan und Isolde & Tannhäuser

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Das Rheingold; Götterdämmerung
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (06/09/2011/06/10/2011)....continue...

Bliss Conducts Bliss: Checkmate; Things to Come; Welcome the Queen et al.

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-03-08

Conductors: Bliss, Arthur
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Sinfonia of London

Britten: The Little Sweep; Cantata Academica, Op. 62 / English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten, director

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-03-08

Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Opera Group; London Symphony Orchestra

John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Britten: Cello Suite No. 3 / Steven Isserlis, cello

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Thrinos, for cello solo; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Described by the composer as 'an ikon in sound', The Protecting Veil exemplifies John Tavener's use of music to explore the spiritual and religious aspects...continue...

Kurt Weill: Die Sieben Todsünden / Julia Migenes, Robert Tear, Stuart Kale, Alan Opie, Roderick Kennedy

1 CD / CBS Records Import / 2012-01-31

Conductors: Tilson Thomas, Michael
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise; Aleko / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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

Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Price, Domingo, Milnes, Cossotto, Giaiotti, Bacquier

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2012-01-24

Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra